Gekikō Kamen
Also recorded as Gekikou Kamen · Gekiko Kamen
Gekikō Kamen
- Creator
- Takayuki Yamaguchi
- Date
- 2021
- Language
- Japanese
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Key facts
• Ja Kanji — 劇光仮面 • Genre — Tokusatsu
Key facts
Key facts
• Type — manga • Author — Takayuki Yamaguchi • Publisher — Shogakukan • Imprint — Big Superior Comics • Magazine — Big Comic Superior • First — December 10, 2021 • Volumes — 9 Gekiko Kamen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takayuki Yamaguchi. It began serialization in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine in December 2021.
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Synopsis
Set in modern times, Otoya Jissoji is a 29-year-old man who works part time jobs in art modelling and selling customized model kits. In his university days, he was a member of a club named "Tokubiken", where they would design cosplays of their favorite tokusatsu works. Jissoji still clings on to those days due to his lack of social skills. After the death of a colleague in their club, the members including Jissoji decide to reunite.
Publication
Publication
Written and illustrated by Takayuki Yamaguchi, Gekiko Kamen began serialization in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine on December 10, 2021. Its chapters have been collected into nine tankōbon volumes as of June 2026.
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The series has been recommended by tokusatsu filmmakers Shinji Higuchi and Takashi Yamazaki, and manga artists Kazuhiko Shimamoto and Yoshihiro Togashi. The series was ranked fifth in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook for the best manga for male readers. The series was ranked sixteenth in Freestyle magazine's "The Best Manga" 2023 edition, it was also ranked 20th in the 2024 edition. The series was nominated for the 16th Manga Taishō and was ranked ninth. The manga was nominated for the 2024 Next Manga Award in the print category.
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- 1.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. October 28, 2022.
- 2.Hodgkins, Crystalyn. Shigurui's Takayuki Yamaguchi Launches Gekiko Kamen Manga. Anime News Network. November 14, 2021.
- 3.Shogakukan.
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- 12.Pineda, Rafael Antonio. Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2023 Rankings (Updated). Anime News Network. December 12, 2022.
- 13.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. December 20, 2022.
- 14.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. December 22, 2023.
- 15.Cayanan, Joanna. Minoru Toyoda's Kore Kaite Shine Manga Wins 16th Manga Taisho Awards. Anime News Network. March 27, 2023.
- 16.Oricon News. June 21, 2024.
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