Hotman
| Hotman | |
 First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Enzo Furiya (left) and his daughter Nanami (right) | |
| ホットマン (Hottoman) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Sho Kitagawa |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1997 – 2000 |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by |
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| Original network | TBS |
| Original run | April 3, 2003 – December 23, 2004 |
| Episodes | 23 |
Hotman (Japanese: ホットマン, Hepburn: Hottoman) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sho Kitagawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 1997 to 2000, with its chapters collected in 15 tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into a two-season television drama broadcast on TBS; the first one was broadcast from April to June 2003, and the second one from October to December 2004.
Plot
[edit]The series follows Enzo Furiya (降矢円造, Furiya Enzō) (portrayed by Takashi Sorimachi), an ex-delinquent and currently a school art teacher who takes care of his 5-year-old daughter, Nanami Furiya (降矢 七海, Furiya Nanami) (portrayed by Nana Yamauchi), of whom he has no idea who her mother is. He also lives with his four siblings whose fathers are all different. Enzo's daughter suffers from severe atopic dermatitis, so he throws himself into managing her diet to alleviate her condition. Enzo pursues life passionately for his little girl and his family. This is a story about how desperately Enzo tries to hold his family together in spite of all the hardships.
Media
[edit]Manga
[edit]Written and illustrated by Shō Kitagawa, Hotman was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 1997 to 2000.[2] Shueisha collected its chapters in fifteen tankōbon volumes, released from June 19, 1997, to October 19, 2000;[3] an additional volume, Hotman 2003, was released on June 20, 2003.[4]
Drama
[edit]The manga was adapted into a television drama which was broadcast for two seasons on TBS. The first season was broadcast from April 10 to June 19, 2003;[5] the second season, Hotman 2, was broadcast from October 7 to December 23, 2004.[6]
See also
[edit]- Nineteen 19, another manga series by the same author
References
[edit]- ^ 『オールドルーキー』放送記念! 反町隆史主演『ホットマン』シリーズ初配信決定. News Mynavi (in Japanese). Mynavi Corporation. June 5, 2022. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ 反町隆史：主演ドラマ「ホットマン」シリーズがParaviで初配信 日曜劇場「オールドルーキー」放送記念で. Mantan Web (in Japanese). June 5, 2022. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ ホットマン. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on April 28, 2003. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ ホットマン2003. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on July 2, 2003. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ ホットマン (in Japanese). Avec Company. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- ^ ホットマン２ (in Japanese). Avec Company. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
Further reading
[edit]- Clements, Jonathan (May 19, 2009). "Settling Down". The Official Schoolgirl Milky Crisis Blog. Archived from the original on September 28, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Official drama website at TBS (season 1) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2004-10-13) (in Japanese)
- Official drama website at TBS (season 2) at the Wayback Machine (archived 2005-01-22) (in Japanese)
- Hotman (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia