Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M | |
め組の大吾 (Megumi no Daigo) | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Masahito Soda |
Published by | Shogakukan |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Shōnen Sunday Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | September 6, 1995 – June 16, 1999 |
Volumes | 20 |
Anime film | |
Directed by | Susumu Nishizawa |
Music by | Shirō Hamaguchi |
Studio | Sunrise |
Released | July 27, 1999 |
Runtime | 45 minutes |
Television drama | |
Directed by |
|
Original network | Fuji TV |
Original run | January 6, 2004 – March 16, 2004 |
Episodes | 11 |
Sequel | |
|
Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M ( Japanese: め組の大吾, Hepburn: Megumi no Daigo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masahito Soda. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from September 1995 to June 1999, with its chapters collected in 20 tankōbon volumes.
The manga has been licensed in North America by Viz Media. An anime film produced by Sunrise was released in July 1999. A television drama adaptation was broadcast on Fuji TV in 2004. A manga sequel, titled Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange, started in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine in October 2020.
In 1996, Daigo of Fire Company M won the 42nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category. By December 2022, the manga had over 14 million copies in circulation.
As a child, Daigo Asahina's life was saved by a fireman. He grew up and never forgot the brave, nameless man who rescued and inspired him to become a firefighter himself. Now as a firefighter in training at Medaka-Ga-Hama Fire Station in Sengoku City, Daigo must grow up quickly, learn the ropes, and find out if he truly has what it takes to become a heroic fireman.
Written and illustrated by Masahito Soda, Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from September 6, 1995, [3] to June 16, 1999. [4] Shogakukan collected its chapters in twenty tankōbon volumes, released from January 18, 1996, [5] to August 7, 1999. [6] Shogakukan republished the series into eleven bunkoban volumes from October 4, 2005, [7] to May 13, 2006. [8]
In North America, Viz Media licensed the manga for English language release. The twenty volumes were released from December 10, 2002, [9] to November 13, 2007. [10] In December 2013, Viz Media published the series digitally on their platform. [11] [12] [13]
A sequel, titled Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange, started in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine on October 6, 2020. [14]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | January 18, 1996 [5] | 4-09-123681-2 | December 10, 2002 (
LR)
[9] July 1, 2003 ( RL) [15] |
978-1-56931-860-7 (
LR) 978-1-56931-955-0 ( RL) |
2 | March 18, 1996 [16] | 4-09-12368-2-0 | March 1, 2003 [17] | 978-1-56931-879-9 |
3 | June 18, 1996 [18] | 4-09-123683-9 | June 1, 2003 [19] | 978-1-56931-881-2 |
4 | August 10, 1996 [20] | 4-09-123684-7 | September 10, 2003 [21] | 978-1-56931-991-8 |
5 | August 10, 1996 [22] | 4-09-123685-5 | December 3, 2003 [23] | 978-1-59116-093-9 |
6 | February 18, 1997 [24] | 4-09-123686-3 | March 3, 2004 [25] | 978-1-59116-137-0 |
7 | April 18, 1997 [26] | 4-09-123687-1 | June 9, 2004 [27] | 978-1-59116-315-2 |
8 | June 18, 1997 [28] | 4-09-123688-X | August 31, 2004 [29] | 978-1-59116-464-7 |
9 | September 18, 1997 [30] | 4-09-123689-8 | December 14, 2004 [31] | 978-1-59116-634-4 |
10 | November 18, 1997 [32] | 4-09-123690-1 | March 15, 2005 [33] | 978-1-59116-635-1 |
11 | February 18, 1998 [34] | 4-09-125341-5 | June 7, 2005 [35] | 978-1-59116-795-2 |
12 | April 18, 1998 [36] | 4-09-125342-3 | September 6, 2005 [37] | 978-1-59116-980-2 |
13 | June 18, 1998 [38] | 4-09-125343-1 | December 13, 2005 [39] | 978-1-4215-0130-7 |
14 | September 18, 1998 [40] | 4-09-125344-X | March 14, 2006 [41] | 978-1-4215-0318-9 |
15 | December 10, 1998 [42] | 4-09-125345-8 | June 13, 2006 [43] | 978-1-4215-0451-3 |
16 | March 18, 1999 [44] | 4-09-125346-6 | September 12, 2006 [45] | 978-1-4215-0452-0 |
17 | April 17, 1999 [46] | 4-09-125347-4 | December 12, 2006 [47] | 978-1-4215-0453-7 |
18 | June 16, 1999 [48] | 4-09-125348-2 | March 13, 2007 [49] | 978-1-4215-0890-0 |
19 | July 17, 1999 [50] | 4-09-125349-0 | July 10, 2007 [51] | 978-1-4215-0891-7 |
20 | August 7, 1999 [6] | 4-09-125350-4 | November 13, 2007 [10] | 978-1-4215-0892-4 |
An anime film produced by Sunrise premiered on July 27, 1999. [52]
A 11-episode Japanese television drama was broadcast on Fuji TV from January 6 to March 16, 2004. [53] [54]
By December 2022, the manga had over 14 million copies in circulation. [55]
Daigo of Fire Company M won the 42nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category in 1996. [56] The manga was awarded an Excellence Award in the Manga Division at the 2nd Japan Media Arts Festival in 1998. [57]
Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M | |
め組の大吾 (Megumi no Daigo) | |
---|---|
Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Masahito Soda |
Published by | Shogakukan |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Shōnen Sunday Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | September 6, 1995 – June 16, 1999 |
Volumes | 20 |
Anime film | |
Directed by | Susumu Nishizawa |
Music by | Shirō Hamaguchi |
Studio | Sunrise |
Released | July 27, 1999 |
Runtime | 45 minutes |
Television drama | |
Directed by |
|
Original network | Fuji TV |
Original run | January 6, 2004 – March 16, 2004 |
Episodes | 11 |
Sequel | |
|
Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M ( Japanese: め組の大吾, Hepburn: Megumi no Daigo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masahito Soda. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from September 1995 to June 1999, with its chapters collected in 20 tankōbon volumes.
The manga has been licensed in North America by Viz Media. An anime film produced by Sunrise was released in July 1999. A television drama adaptation was broadcast on Fuji TV in 2004. A manga sequel, titled Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange, started in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine in October 2020.
In 1996, Daigo of Fire Company M won the 42nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category. By December 2022, the manga had over 14 million copies in circulation.
As a child, Daigo Asahina's life was saved by a fireman. He grew up and never forgot the brave, nameless man who rescued and inspired him to become a firefighter himself. Now as a firefighter in training at Medaka-Ga-Hama Fire Station in Sengoku City, Daigo must grow up quickly, learn the ropes, and find out if he truly has what it takes to become a heroic fireman.
Written and illustrated by Masahito Soda, Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from September 6, 1995, [3] to June 16, 1999. [4] Shogakukan collected its chapters in twenty tankōbon volumes, released from January 18, 1996, [5] to August 7, 1999. [6] Shogakukan republished the series into eleven bunkoban volumes from October 4, 2005, [7] to May 13, 2006. [8]
In North America, Viz Media licensed the manga for English language release. The twenty volumes were released from December 10, 2002, [9] to November 13, 2007. [10] In December 2013, Viz Media published the series digitally on their platform. [11] [12] [13]
A sequel, titled Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange, started in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine on October 6, 2020. [14]
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | January 18, 1996 [5] | 4-09-123681-2 | December 10, 2002 (
LR)
[9] July 1, 2003 ( RL) [15] |
978-1-56931-860-7 (
LR) 978-1-56931-955-0 ( RL) |
2 | March 18, 1996 [16] | 4-09-12368-2-0 | March 1, 2003 [17] | 978-1-56931-879-9 |
3 | June 18, 1996 [18] | 4-09-123683-9 | June 1, 2003 [19] | 978-1-56931-881-2 |
4 | August 10, 1996 [20] | 4-09-123684-7 | September 10, 2003 [21] | 978-1-56931-991-8 |
5 | August 10, 1996 [22] | 4-09-123685-5 | December 3, 2003 [23] | 978-1-59116-093-9 |
6 | February 18, 1997 [24] | 4-09-123686-3 | March 3, 2004 [25] | 978-1-59116-137-0 |
7 | April 18, 1997 [26] | 4-09-123687-1 | June 9, 2004 [27] | 978-1-59116-315-2 |
8 | June 18, 1997 [28] | 4-09-123688-X | August 31, 2004 [29] | 978-1-59116-464-7 |
9 | September 18, 1997 [30] | 4-09-123689-8 | December 14, 2004 [31] | 978-1-59116-634-4 |
10 | November 18, 1997 [32] | 4-09-123690-1 | March 15, 2005 [33] | 978-1-59116-635-1 |
11 | February 18, 1998 [34] | 4-09-125341-5 | June 7, 2005 [35] | 978-1-59116-795-2 |
12 | April 18, 1998 [36] | 4-09-125342-3 | September 6, 2005 [37] | 978-1-59116-980-2 |
13 | June 18, 1998 [38] | 4-09-125343-1 | December 13, 2005 [39] | 978-1-4215-0130-7 |
14 | September 18, 1998 [40] | 4-09-125344-X | March 14, 2006 [41] | 978-1-4215-0318-9 |
15 | December 10, 1998 [42] | 4-09-125345-8 | June 13, 2006 [43] | 978-1-4215-0451-3 |
16 | March 18, 1999 [44] | 4-09-125346-6 | September 12, 2006 [45] | 978-1-4215-0452-0 |
17 | April 17, 1999 [46] | 4-09-125347-4 | December 12, 2006 [47] | 978-1-4215-0453-7 |
18 | June 16, 1999 [48] | 4-09-125348-2 | March 13, 2007 [49] | 978-1-4215-0890-0 |
19 | July 17, 1999 [50] | 4-09-125349-0 | July 10, 2007 [51] | 978-1-4215-0891-7 |
20 | August 7, 1999 [6] | 4-09-125350-4 | November 13, 2007 [10] | 978-1-4215-0892-4 |
An anime film produced by Sunrise premiered on July 27, 1999. [52]
A 11-episode Japanese television drama was broadcast on Fuji TV from January 6 to March 16, 2004. [53] [54]
By December 2022, the manga had over 14 million copies in circulation. [55]
Daigo of Fire Company M won the 42nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category in 1996. [56] The manga was awarded an Excellence Award in the Manga Division at the 2nd Japan Media Arts Festival in 1998. [57]