Savings Soldier Cashman (1990 Manga)
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 Savings Soldier Cashman (1990 Manga) Chapter 1 Original V-Jump Title Page | |||
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| Author | Akira Toriyama | ||
| Publisher | Shueisha (JP) | ||
| Publication | V-Jump | ||
| Demographic | Shōnen | ||
| Manga Series | |||
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V-Jump (First Trial Run) (12 December 1990 - 27 November 1991) | ||
| Chapters | 3 | ||
- This article is about the original, three-chapter 1990-1991 manga series by Akira Toriyama. For information about the reboot manga series illustrated by Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru, see Savings Soldier Cashman (1997 Manga).
Savings Soldier Cashman is a three-chapter manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama, which originally ran in the debut, three-issue trial run of Shueisha's V-Jump magazine between 1990 and 1991.
The series was first collected in 1997's third Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theater volume, and collected after that in additional compilation volumes of Akira Toriyama content.
Name
The title Savings Soldier Cashman is comprised of three parts:
- 貯金 (chokin) meaning "savings" (i.e., money put aside)
- 戦士 (senshi) meaning "soldier" or "warrior" or "fighter"
- キャッシュマン (kyasshuman) combining the English words "cash" and "man"
Alternate English translations of the series' title across time and fandoms have included "Savings Warrior Cashman" and "Soldier of Savings Cashman".
The character's name has been written as "CASH MAN" in certain splashes (including V-Jump covers and Weekly Shōnen Jump promotions), but was consistently written as one word within Toriyama's own illustrations.
Characters
Main Characters
- TBD
Supporting Characters
- TBD
Production
Shueisha launched V-Jump as a special extra publication of Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1990 with a three-issue trial run. Akira Toriyama provided three chapters (one per issue) of the original Savings Soldier Cashman for this run. Cashman served as the main character of focus of the first issue's cover, secondary/background on the second issue cover, and as an insert-circle spotlight on the third issue cover.
In a special page following the first chapter in the debut issue, alongside a larger splash with step-by-step instructions on how to perform Cashman's trademark special pose, a small selection of early designs by Akira Toriyama is shared. Toriyama apparently had difficulty designing a main "hero" character (as it had been some time since designing Son Goku), but in addition to the rough sketch of the logo, they felt it all turned out perfect. It was decided from the start that Cashman would have a sword for a weapon. The early design is very simplified, allowing a showcase of the muscle definition, and at this point Cashman's attennae had not yet been included.[1]
In the trial run's second issue (and alongside the second Cashman manga chapter), a three-page splash showcased an upcoming 25cm soft vinyl figure kit of Cashman in the works, planned for around a ¥2,000 price tag at general release. A prototype of the figure was hand-painted by Toriyama, and was set as a giveaway for V-Jump readers at that upcoming summer's V-Festival.[2] Immediately following the third (and final) chapter in the trial run's third issue, a special page notes that there was overwhelming response and demand from V-Jump readership to the figure as promoted in the previous issue, and that a lottery would be held (by readers sending in a postcard with the lottery ticket cut out of the issue) to select 3,000 readers who would then have the opportunity to pay ¥2,460 to finally purchase this previously-announced Cashman figure.[3]
During this roughly year-long span of the initial V-Jump trial run, Dragon Ball's ongoing serialization in Weekly Shōnen Jump spanned from midway into the Freeza arc up to Trunks' appearance and the subsequent battle with No. 19 and No. 20. Toriyama mentioned his work on Cashman several times in as part of his regular comments in Weekly Shōnen Jump. The first came alongside chapter 298 in the 1990 #48 issue (released 30 October 1990, a little more than a month out from the V-Jump premiere):
11月に出るＶジャンプにのる読切を進めているところです。楽しみにしてて下さいね！<明>
I'm making progress on the one-shot that will be in the V-Jump coming out in November. Please look forward to it! (Akira)
The second comment came alongside chapter 300 in the 1990 #50 issue (released 10 November 1990, just about a month out):
Ｖジャンプの読切の締切まっ最中！！ＤＢとも重なり厳しいけれど，楽しみにして下さい<明>
I'm coming right down to the wire with my one-shot for V-Jump!! It's intense with it coming right on top of Dragon Ball, but please look forward to it. (Akira)
The next comment came alongside chapter 324 in the 1991 #23 issue (released 14 May 1991), midway through his work on the second Cashman chapter:
もっかＶジャンプ用の読切を執筆中！半年ぶりのCASHMAN。何だか懐かしい感じです!?<明>
Once again, I'm in the middle of drawing a one-shot for V-Jump! It's my first Cashman in half a year. For some reason, I'm feeling nostalgic?! (Akira)
As the second issue of V-Jump hit store shelves (and with it the second Cashman chapter), Toriyama once again plugged it alongside chapter 329 in the 1991 #28 issue (released 18 June 1991, about a week after the respective V-Jump issue release):
発売中のＶジャンプの読切も，よかったらＤＢ同様に読んでいただければと思います，ハイ。<明>
If you'd like, I'd be very happy if you could read my one-shot in the V-Jump on sale now alongside Dragon Ball. (Akira)
Toriyama then plugged the upcoming third chapter of Cashman alongside chapter 346 in the 1991 #46 issue (released 22 October 1991):
11月発売予定のＶジャンプ。そのための読切を執筆するためスケジュールを只今調整中です<明>
V-Jump is planned to go on sale in November. Right now, I'm adjusting my schedule in order to pen a one-shot for it. (Akira)
The series gets one final plug alongside chapter 349 in the 1991 #49 issue (released 12 November 1991, one day ahead of the respective V-Jump issue):
13日発売のＶジャンプに載る『キャッシュマン』。こちらの方も読んで下さいよろしくね。<明>
Cashman will be in the V-Jump coming out on the 13th. Please read that, too. (Akira)
Toriyama also provided similar short comments for all three issues of the first V-Jump trial run with the three respective Cashman chapters:
頑張って描いた読切です。本誌同様、楽しんで下さい。
I worked hard drawing this one-shot. Please enjoy it the same way as you would in the main magazine.[a]
キツイＳ（スケジュール）だったけど描き上げました！楽しく読んでね
My schedule was tight, but I finished drawing it! Please enjoy reading it.
Ｃ（キャッシュ）マン・シリーズは一応これで完結。感想送ってね。
With this, the Cashman series comes to a close, more or less. Send me your thoughts.
From the original three-chapter run over 1990-1991 into early 1997, no new Cashman material was produced. A reboot manga series written by Takao Koyama and illustrated by Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru debuted in the June 1997 issue of V-Jump and ran for 17 chapters (with a single-issue break), wrapping up in the December 1998 issue. This was complemented by a short original video animation in summer 1997 in conjunction with that year's V-Jump Festival.
In August 1997, the original Savings Soldier Cashman chapters by Toriyama were collected into the third Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theater (alongside Dub & Peter-1, Go! Go! Ackman, and select other one-shots).
Chapters
The original Savings Soldier Cashman manga does not have specific chapter titles, either in its original V-Jump serialization or in collected editions. Certain pages that were produced in full color for the original V-Jump serialization as presented in greyscale in all collected editions.
| Title Page | Chapter Number | Pages | V-Jump Issue | Sale Date | Publication Source(s) |
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1 | 25 | December 12th Issue, Weekly Shōnen Jump Special Edition (First Trial Run; Issue #1) |
12 December 1990 | [4] |
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2 | 25 | June 26th Issue, Weekly Shōnen Jump Special Edition (First Trial Run; Issue #2) |
12 June 1991 | [5] |
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3 | 21 | November 27th Issue, Weekly Shōnen Jump Special Edition (First Trial Run; Issue #3) |
13 November 1991 | [6] |
Releases
Beyond its original V-Jump serialization, Savings Soldier Cashman has been reprinted in various publications:
- Greyscaled in the Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 3 compilation, released 04 August 1997
- Greyscaled in the Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 3 compilation, released 21 June 2004
- Greyscaled in the An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama Vol. 2 compilation, released 18 September 2008
Savings Soldier Cashman finally saw an English release as part of Viz's "Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater" in December 2021 (a hardcover print and digital release combining all three ____piece Theater volumes), translated by Greg Werner.[7]
Legacy
In an accompanying comment in Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX 3, Toriyama notes the superhero subject matter:
これ、Ｖジャンプの創刊時に掲載された作品ですね。ヒーロー物にしたのは、当時子供と一緒にヒーロー物を見ていて詳しくなったからかな。ボクの子供の頃は変身ヒーロー番組はなかったので、それほど詳しくはなかったんですが。時間的には厳しかったから、進んで読み切りを書いたことは過去に一度もないです（笑）。楽しかった読み切りはなにかなー、比較的楽しく書けたのは『SAND LAND』と『COWA!』と最初の『ネコマジンがいる』かなー。
This is something that was published when V-Jump first launched. I think I made it into a superhero story because I was watching a lot of them with my kids at the time, so I'd become quite familiar with them. There weren't any transforming hero shows back when I was a kid, so I hadn't had any previous exposure to them. I was really tight on time, so I had never actually volunteered to write a one-shot before (laughs). I wonder which one-shots I enjoyed writing the most... I think the ones I found relatively fun to write were probably Sand Land, COWA!, and the first Neko Majin is Here.
In the "Tori-Toyo Free Talk" web version published on the official V-Jump website in conjunction with volume 1 of the Dragon Ball Super manga's collected edition, Toyotarō noted that he, "really liked the laid-back outlook" of Akira Toriyama's Savings Warrior Cashman and other things from that period.[8]
External Links
- https://dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_1153.html
- https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_1153.html
- https://dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_2592.html
- https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_2592.html
- https://dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_2565.html
- https://en.dragon-ball-official.com/news/01_2565.html
Notes
- ↑ By "main magazine" here Toriyama is referring to Weekly Shōnen Jump.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "キミもマネしよう!!CMの名乗りポーズ". V-Jump, December 12th Issue, Weekly Shōnen Jump Special Edition (First Trial Run; Issue #1). Japan: Shueisha, 12 December 1990. (p. 70)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VJでるでるNEWS". V-Jump, June 26th Issue, Weekly Shōnen Jump Special Edition (First Trial Run; Issue #2). Japan: Shueisha, 12 June 1991. (pp. 29-31)
- ↑ "ソフビモデルCASH MAN 限定通信販売のおしらせ!!". V-Jump, June 26th Issue, Weekly Shōnen Jump Special Edition (First Trial Run; Issue #3). Japan: Shueisha, 13 November 1991. (p. 274)
- ↑ "Savings Soldier Cashman". V-Jump, December 12th Issue, Weekly Shōnen Jump Special Edition (First Trial Run; Issue #1). Japan: Shueisha, 12 December 1990. (pp. 45-69)
- ↑ "Savings Soldier Cashman". V-Jump, June 26th Issue, Weekly Shōnen Jump Special Edition (First Trial Run; Issue #2). Japan: Shueisha, 12 June 1991. (pp. 93-117)
- ↑ "Savings Soldier Cashman". V-Jump, June 26th Issue, Weekly Shōnen Jump Special Edition (First Trial Run; Issue #3). Japan: Shueisha, 13 November 1991. (pp. 253-273)
- ↑ Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater. America: Viz, 07 December 2021. ISBN 1974723488.
- ↑ "ドラゴンボール超インタビュー「とりとよ放談」inVJ". VジャンプWEB. Retrieved: 04 May 2026.
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