Dokaben (Japanese: ドカベン) is a baseball manga by Shinji Mizushima, serialized in Akita Shoten Weekly ShÅnen Champion magazine from April 24, 1972 to March 27, 1981. Chapters of the series published in 48 TankÅbon volumes by Akita Shoten. It was later made into an anime by the same name. It was immensely popular in Japan during its original release, and in sports manga of all time it likely ranks second only to Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue.
A dokaben is a kind of bento box which the protagonist, Taro Yamada, likes to eat.
Outline
Dokaben is centered on Taro Yamada and his teammates Iwaki, Tonoma, and Satonaka and was focused mainly on their activity as a high school baseball team. At first, it focused on Yamada, Iwaki, and Sachiko and was set in Takaoka Middle School. But in Volume 8 the team is transferred to Meikun High School for their baseball skills.
The story of Dokaben continues in Dai KÅshien, Dokaben Pro Baseball Story, and Dokaben SuperStars Story.
Characters
Meikun High School baseball team
Yamada generation
- Taro Yamada (å±±ç"°å¤ªéƒŽ,, Yamada TarÅ)
- Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka
- Position: Catcher
- Masami Iwaki (岩鬼æ£ç¾Ž,, Iwaki Masami)
- Voiced by: Tessho Genda
- Position: Third Baseman
- Kazuto Tonoma (殿馬一人,, Tonoma Kazuto)
- Voiced by: Kaneta Kimotsuki
- Position: Second Baseman
- Satoru Satonaka (里ä¸æ™º,, Satonaka Satoru)
- Voiced by: Akira Kamiya
- Position: Pitcher
- Santaro Hohoemi (å¾®ç¬'三太郎,, Hohoemi SantarÅ)
- Voiced by: Yoshito Yasuhara
- Position: Catcher, Left fielder
Senior / Younger student
- Sho Doigaki (土井垣将,, Doigaki ShÅ)
- Voiced by: Katsuji Mori
- Position: Catcher, First Baseman
- Tetsuji Yamaoka (山岡鉄å¸,, Yamaoka Tetsuji)
- Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba
- Position: Center fielder
- Mitsuo Kita (北満ç"·,, Kita Mitsuo)
- Voiced by: Kazuomi Ikeda
- Position: Right fielder
- Koichi Ishige (石毛幸一,, Ishige KÅichi)
- Voiced by: Bungo Nakano
- Position: Shortstop
- Keiichi Nagisa (渚åœä¸€,, Nagisa Keiichi)
- Voiced by: Toshio Furukawa
- Position: Pitcher
- Tomoaki Takashiro (高代智秋,, Takashiro Tomoaki)
- Voiced by: YÅ« Mizushima
- Position: Shortstop, Second Baseman
Manager
- Ieyasu Tokugawa (å¾³å·å®¶åº·,, Tokugawa Ieyasu)
- Voiced by: Reizou Nomoto
- Manager of Meikun High School baseball team
Yamada family
- Sachiko Yamada (å±±ç"°ã‚µãƒå,, Yamada Sachiko)
- Voiced by: Minori Matsushima
- Taro's 9-year-old little sister
- Ji-chan (ã˜ã£ã¡ã‚ƒã‚")
- Voiced by: Minoru Yada
- Taro's grandfather
- "Ji-chan" means grandpa in English
Rivals
Kanagawa
- Mamoru Shiranui (ä¸çŸ¥ç«å®ˆ,, Shiranui Mamoru)
- Voiced by: Osamu Ichikawa
- Daigoro Unryu (雲竜大äº"郎,, UnryÅ« DaigorÅ)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Ohtake
- Gosuke Domon (土門剛介,, Domon GÅsuke)
- Voiced by: Mugihito
- Goro Tanitsu (è°·æ´¥å¾éƒŽ,, Tanitsu GorÅ)
- Voiced by: Yoku Shioya
- Gonza Nankai (å—海権左,, Nankai Gonza)
- Voiced by: Setsuo Wakui
- Shinji Kobayashi (å°æž—真å¸,, Kobayashi Shinji)
- Voiced by: Makio Inoue
KantÅ
- Gosuke Gama (è³€é–"剛介,, Gama GÅsuke)
- Voiced by: Takeshi Kuwabara
- Hayato Kagemaru (影丸隼人,, Kagemaru Hayato)
- Voiced by: Masane Tsukayama â†' Michihiro Ikemizu (ep. 82)
- Jiro Kinoshita (木下次郎,, Kinoshita JirÅ)
- Voiced by: Haruya Kato
- Chuji Kunisada (å›½å®šå¿ æ²»,, Kunisada ChÅ«ji)
- Voiced by: Kaneto Shiozawa
- Fumio Ataru (ä¸äºŒç¾Žå¤«,, Ataru Fumio)
- Voiced by: Ryoichi Tanaka â†' Takashi Tanaka
Whole Japan
- Sankichi Sakata (å‚ç"°ä¸‰å‰,, Sakata Sankichi)
- Voiced by: Yoshito Yasuhara
- Kojiro Inukai (犬飼å°æ¬¡éƒŽ,, Inukai KojirÅ)
- Voiced by: Masato Ibu
- Takezo Inukai (犬飼æ¦è"µ,, Inukai TakezÅ)
- Voiced by: Shingo Kanemoto
- Tsutomu Ogata (ç·'方勉,, Ogata Tsutomu)
- Voiced by: Rokuro Naya
- Ryo Inugami (犬神了,, Inugami RyÅ)
- Voiced by: Shun Yashiro
- Kazuma Musashibo (æ¦è"µåŠæ•°é¦¬,, MusashibÅ Kazuma)
- Voiced by: Osamu Saka
- Hikaru Yoshitsune (義経光,, Yoshitsune Hikaru)
- Voiced by: Rokuro Naya
Others
- Natsuko Natsukawa (å¤å·å¤å,, Natsukawa Natsuko)
- Voiced by: Yuko Maruyama
- Iwaki's girlfriend
- Toshiko Kobayashi (å°æž—ç¨"å,, Kobayashi Toshiko)
- Voiced by: Mami Koyama
- Shinji Kobayashi's little sister
Manga
When Takehiko Inoue (author of Slam Dunk & Vagabond )was young, he drew a lot of spectacular scene from Tokaben, the first manga he paid.
Cultural references
- In the "Simpsons Comics internationale" in issue #132, the Japanese supplement (Too crazy, Juvenile Prankster, BARTOMU! (serialized in "Laughing Laughing everyone is laughing")) opens as a parody of Dokaben, with Bartomu playing for the "Yokohama Li'l Ninjas," and an art style heavily based on Dokaben's highly recognised style of art.
Art style
The art style of Dokaben is very rubbery and motional, with surprisingly dynamic use of speed lines, with a heavy use of black and very straightforward body construction. The motion and Dynamics are highly retained even in reprints. In his book Reinventing Comics, Scott McCloud mentions it as the example of the sports genre, drawing high recognition to the style.
References
External links
- Official Nippon Animation Dokaben introduction page (Japanese)
- Dokaben (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Dai Koushien (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Dokaben Professional Baseball (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Dokaben Superstars (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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