BakéGyamon
- Creator
- Kazuhiro Fujita
- Language
- Japanese
- Genre
- action anime and manga
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• Ja Kanji — 妖逆門 • Ja Romaji — Bakegyamon • Genre — * Adventure • Fantasy • Creator — Kazuhiro Fujita
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• Type — manga • Author — Mitsuhisa Tamura • Publisher — Shogakukan • Imprint — Shōnen Sunday Comics • Magazine — Weekly Shōnen Sunday • First — March 1, 2006 • Last — March 20, 2007 • Volumes — 5
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• Type — tv series • Director — Hiroshi Negishi • Writer — Kazuho Hyodo • Music — Kazunori Miyake • Studio — Radix Ace Entertainment • Network — TV Tokyo • First — April 3, 2006 • Last — March 26, 2007 • Episodes — 51
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• Portal — yes BakéGyamon is a Japanese manga and anime series, with its concept created by Kazuhiro Fujita. The manga series, written and illustrated by Mitsuhisa Tamura, was published in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from March 2006 to March 2007, with its chapters collected in five tankōbon volumes. In North America, Viz Media published it in English in 2009. The 51-episode anime television series, directed by Hiroshi Negishi and produced by Radix Ace Entertainment, was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 2006 to March 2007.
Plot
Plot
Sanshiro Tamon's chances of having an adventure are slim to none in his tiny island hometown, until the day a mysterious stranger named Fue invites him to play a game. Sanshiro is taken to a backwards universe to play BakéGyamon, a game pitting monsters against monsters. Along the way he meets other players who have a particular reason for being there; to obtain the wish that is granted to the winner.
Manga
Manga
BakéGyamon concept was created by Kazuhiro Fujita and the manga was written and illustrated by Mitsuhisa Tamura. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from March 1, 2006, to March 20, 2007. Shogakukan collected its chapters in five tankōbon volumes, released from June 16, 2006, to May 18, 2007. In North America, the manga was licensed by Viz Media in 2008, and published it as BakéGyamon: Backwards Game. The five volumes were released from March 3 to December 1, 2009. Chuang Yi licensed the manga in English in Singapore.
Anime
Anime
A 51-episode anime television series directed by Hiroshi Negishi and produced by Radix Ace Entertainment was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 3, 2006, to March 26, 2007.
Video game
Video game
A Nintendo DS 3D fighting game was published by Takara Tomy on March 1, 2007.
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