Written and illustrated by
Takao Saito, Golgo 13 has been serialized in the semimonthly manga magazine Big Comic since its January 1969 issue, published in October 1968.[1] The chapters have been collected into tankōbon volumes by
Shogakukan and
Leed Publishing, a spinoff of the author's own Saito Production,[2] since June 21, 1973.[3] As of July 2024, 213 volumes of the tankōbon edition have been published,[4] while the bunkoban edition has 172 volumes.[5]
In 2006, Golgo 13 was brought back by Viz as part of their Viz Signature collection. The stories are picked from the forty-year history of the manga, and do not necessarily represent the original's order of publication. A total of thirteen volumes were published, with the thirteenth volume being published on February 19, 2008. Each volume ends with an editorial commentary on Golgo 13 as a cultural phenomenon in Japan.[6]
581. "" (深海の盾・無音潜水艦, "Shinkai no tate muon sensui kan")
Chapters not yet in Tankōbon format
582. "" (マルタの騎士(カヴァリエーレ), "Maruta no kishi (kavarieire)")
583. "White Hacker" (ホワイトハッカー, "Howaito hakkā")
584. "" (情報屋の弟子, "Jōhō-ya no deshi")
585. "" (地獄のホバートレース, "Jigoku no Hobāto reisu")
586. "" (パンダ外交, "Panda gaikō")
587. "" (ゴルゴダの少女, "Gorugoda no shōjo")
588. "" (ナイルの野望, "Nairu no yabō")
589. "" (マークスマン選抜射手, "Mākusu man senbatsu ite")
590. "" (カタールの剣, "Katāru no ken")
591. "" (運の悪い女, "Un no warui onna")
592. "" (複数弾同時着弾, "Fukusū-dan dōji chakudan")
593. "AI Metis" (AIメティス, "AI Metisu")
594. "" (カリブ海の覇権, "Karibu-kai no haken")
595. "" (楽園の女, "Rakuen no onna")
596. "" (死者の手, "Shisha no te")
597. "" (幻滅のアトランティス, "Genmetsu no Atorantisu")
598. "" (モルドバの咆哮(さけび), "Morudoba no hōkō (sakebi)")
599. "" (臆病者は誰か?, "Okubyō-sha wa dare ka?")
600. "" (銀翼の花嫁, "Gin'yoku no hanayome")
601. "" (癒されぬ傷, "Iyasarenu kizu")
602. "" (地図無き悪霊の森, "Chizu naki akuryō no mori")
603. "" (パンドラの甕(かめ), "Pandora no kame (kame)")
604. "" (RBGの悪夢, "RBG no akumu")
605. "" (地球の裏側で, "Chikyū no uragawa de")
606. "Easy Job" (EASY JOB, "Easy Job")
607. "" (アルマジロの春, "Arumajiro no haru")
608. "Jigsaw Code" (ジグソー・コード, "Jigusō kōdo")
609. "" (依頼なき狙撃, "Irai naki sogeki")
610. "" (覚悟がすべて, "Kakugo ga subete")
611. "" (逆心のプラントアカデミー, "Gyakushin no puranto akademī")
612. "" (偶然の先に, "Gūzen no saki ni")
613. "" (オープンダイアローグ, "Ōpun daiarōgu")
614. "" (最終ウイルス, "Saishū uirusu")
615. "" (雉も鳴かずば, "Kiji mo nakazu ba")
616. "Lady Finger" (レディ・フィンガー, "Redi fingā")
617. "" (データセンター奪取, "Deita sentā dasshu")
618. "" (鳥を見た, "Tori o mita")
619. "" (超絶技巧ツィガーヌ, "Chōzetsu gikō")
620. "" (ラスト・ラフ, "Rasuto rafu")
621. "" (ベテランズ・デイ, "Beteranzu dei")
622. "" (闇から闇へ, "Yami kara yami e")
623. "" (藪の中のG, "Yabunonaka no G")
624. "+ One-shot" (+ワンショット, "+ wan shotto")
625. "" (アルプホルンが鳴る時, "Arupuhorun ga naru toki")
626. "" (海を見ていた女, "Umi o mite ita onna")
627. "" (刃の裁き, "Ha no sabaki")
628. "" (霧と薔薇の葬送, "Kiri to bara no sōsō")
629. "" (逆転の先に, "Gyakuten no saki ni")
630. "" (死神は誰?, "Shinigami wa dare?")
631. "" (ホンジュラスの兄弟, "Honjurasu no kyōdai")
Chapters left out from the books
These chapters have been left out completely from the SP tankōbon editions.[2]
237. "" (幻の栽培, "Maboroshi no saibai")
This chapter was pulled from reprints due to protests from the Iranian Embassy over the portrayal of the country and
Ayatollah Khomeini within the story.
This chapter was originally pulled from the tankōbon editions due to the unfavorable portrayal of the
Palestine Liberation Organization, but was later included in vol. 175 of the sōshūhen edition; in that edition, the PLO was substituted with a fictional, equivalent organization.
266. "Vatican Set" (バチカン・セット, "Bachikan setto")
This chapter was pulled from the tankōbon due to the portrayal of the Vatican, with money laundering and other criminal actions depicted within Vatican.[2]
Special 20. "" (疫病神の道標, "Yakubyō kami no dōhyō")
This chapter contained a case of an actor being blackmailed due to him testing positive for AIDS; it was likely pulled due to insensitivities regarding the disease.
Special 32. "" (告発の鉄十字, "Kokuhatsu no tetsu jūji")
This chapter, dealing with a former Nazi doctor, featured an image of Duke Togo wearing a Nazi uniform.
100. "The Serizawa Family Murders" (芹沢家殺人事件, "Serizawa-ka satsujin jiken")
Special 66. "Flagburner" (星条旗を撃つ, "Seijō-ki o utsu")
Reference list
^ゴルゴ13(さいとう・プロ) [Golgo 13 (Saito Production)] (in Japanese). Saito Production. Archived from
the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2009.
Written and illustrated by
Takao Saito, Golgo 13 has been serialized in the semimonthly manga magazine Big Comic since its January 1969 issue, published in October 1968.[1] The chapters have been collected into tankōbon volumes by
Shogakukan and
Leed Publishing, a spinoff of the author's own Saito Production,[2] since June 21, 1973.[3] As of July 2024, 213 volumes of the tankōbon edition have been published,[4] while the bunkoban edition has 172 volumes.[5]
In 2006, Golgo 13 was brought back by Viz as part of their Viz Signature collection. The stories are picked from the forty-year history of the manga, and do not necessarily represent the original's order of publication. A total of thirteen volumes were published, with the thirteenth volume being published on February 19, 2008. Each volume ends with an editorial commentary on Golgo 13 as a cultural phenomenon in Japan.[6]
581. "" (深海の盾・無音潜水艦, "Shinkai no tate muon sensui kan")
Chapters not yet in Tankōbon format
582. "" (マルタの騎士(カヴァリエーレ), "Maruta no kishi (kavarieire)")
583. "White Hacker" (ホワイトハッカー, "Howaito hakkā")
584. "" (情報屋の弟子, "Jōhō-ya no deshi")
585. "" (地獄のホバートレース, "Jigoku no Hobāto reisu")
586. "" (パンダ外交, "Panda gaikō")
587. "" (ゴルゴダの少女, "Gorugoda no shōjo")
588. "" (ナイルの野望, "Nairu no yabō")
589. "" (マークスマン選抜射手, "Mākusu man senbatsu ite")
590. "" (カタールの剣, "Katāru no ken")
591. "" (運の悪い女, "Un no warui onna")
592. "" (複数弾同時着弾, "Fukusū-dan dōji chakudan")
593. "AI Metis" (AIメティス, "AI Metisu")
594. "" (カリブ海の覇権, "Karibu-kai no haken")
595. "" (楽園の女, "Rakuen no onna")
596. "" (死者の手, "Shisha no te")
597. "" (幻滅のアトランティス, "Genmetsu no Atorantisu")
598. "" (モルドバの咆哮(さけび), "Morudoba no hōkō (sakebi)")
599. "" (臆病者は誰か?, "Okubyō-sha wa dare ka?")
600. "" (銀翼の花嫁, "Gin'yoku no hanayome")
601. "" (癒されぬ傷, "Iyasarenu kizu")
602. "" (地図無き悪霊の森, "Chizu naki akuryō no mori")
603. "" (パンドラの甕(かめ), "Pandora no kame (kame)")
604. "" (RBGの悪夢, "RBG no akumu")
605. "" (地球の裏側で, "Chikyū no uragawa de")
606. "Easy Job" (EASY JOB, "Easy Job")
607. "" (アルマジロの春, "Arumajiro no haru")
608. "Jigsaw Code" (ジグソー・コード, "Jigusō kōdo")
609. "" (依頼なき狙撃, "Irai naki sogeki")
610. "" (覚悟がすべて, "Kakugo ga subete")
611. "" (逆心のプラントアカデミー, "Gyakushin no puranto akademī")
612. "" (偶然の先に, "Gūzen no saki ni")
613. "" (オープンダイアローグ, "Ōpun daiarōgu")
614. "" (最終ウイルス, "Saishū uirusu")
615. "" (雉も鳴かずば, "Kiji mo nakazu ba")
616. "Lady Finger" (レディ・フィンガー, "Redi fingā")
617. "" (データセンター奪取, "Deita sentā dasshu")
618. "" (鳥を見た, "Tori o mita")
619. "" (超絶技巧ツィガーヌ, "Chōzetsu gikō")
620. "" (ラスト・ラフ, "Rasuto rafu")
621. "" (ベテランズ・デイ, "Beteranzu dei")
622. "" (闇から闇へ, "Yami kara yami e")
623. "" (藪の中のG, "Yabunonaka no G")
624. "+ One-shot" (+ワンショット, "+ wan shotto")
625. "" (アルプホルンが鳴る時, "Arupuhorun ga naru toki")
626. "" (海を見ていた女, "Umi o mite ita onna")
627. "" (刃の裁き, "Ha no sabaki")
628. "" (霧と薔薇の葬送, "Kiri to bara no sōsō")
629. "" (逆転の先に, "Gyakuten no saki ni")
630. "" (死神は誰?, "Shinigami wa dare?")
631. "" (ホンジュラスの兄弟, "Honjurasu no kyōdai")
Chapters left out from the books
These chapters have been left out completely from the SP tankōbon editions.[2]
237. "" (幻の栽培, "Maboroshi no saibai")
This chapter was pulled from reprints due to protests from the Iranian Embassy over the portrayal of the country and
Ayatollah Khomeini within the story.
This chapter was originally pulled from the tankōbon editions due to the unfavorable portrayal of the
Palestine Liberation Organization, but was later included in vol. 175 of the sōshūhen edition; in that edition, the PLO was substituted with a fictional, equivalent organization.
266. "Vatican Set" (バチカン・セット, "Bachikan setto")
This chapter was pulled from the tankōbon due to the portrayal of the Vatican, with money laundering and other criminal actions depicted within Vatican.[2]
Special 20. "" (疫病神の道標, "Yakubyō kami no dōhyō")
This chapter contained a case of an actor being blackmailed due to him testing positive for AIDS; it was likely pulled due to insensitivities regarding the disease.
Special 32. "" (告発の鉄十字, "Kokuhatsu no tetsu jūji")
This chapter, dealing with a former Nazi doctor, featured an image of Duke Togo wearing a Nazi uniform.
100. "The Serizawa Family Murders" (芹沢家殺人事件, "Serizawa-ka satsujin jiken")
Special 66. "Flagburner" (星条旗を撃つ, "Seijō-ki o utsu")
Reference list
^ゴルゴ13(さいとう・プロ) [Golgo 13 (Saito Production)] (in Japanese). Saito Production. Archived from
the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved July 11, 2009.