F is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Noboru Rokuda. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1986 to 1992, with its chapters collected in 28 tankōbon volumes. The story follows Gunma Akagi, a country boy who fulfills his dream by racing in a Formula One car. The series has been followed by F Regeneration Ruri (2002–2006), F Final (2009–2011), and Final Complete (since 2020).
| F | |
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| Genre | Sports |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Noboru Rokuda |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Big Comic Spirits |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1986 – 1992 |
| Volumes | 28 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Koichi Mashimo |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Hideo Takayashiki |
| Music by |
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| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | March 9, 1988 – December 23, 1988 |
| Episodes | 31 |
| Manga | |
| F Regeneration Ruri | |
| Written by | Noboru Rokuda |
| Published by |
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| Magazine | Weekly Autosport |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | June 2002 – March 2006 |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| F Final | |
| Written by | Noboru Rokuda |
| Published by |
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| Magazine | Best Car |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | September 26, 2009 – September 26, 2011 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| F Complete | |
| Written by | Noboru Rokuda |
| Published by | Beaglee |
| Magazine | Manga Ōkoku |
| Original run | December 25, 2020 – present |
A 31-episode anime television series adaptation, animated by Studio Deen, was broadcast on Fuji TV from March to December 1988.
In 1991, F won the 36th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.
Characters
- Gunma Akagi
- Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki
- Gorou
- Voiced by: Akio Ohtsuka
- Souichirou Akagi
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Ito
- Kazuto Hiziri
- Voiced by: Hirotaka Suzuoki
- Sayuri
- Voiced by: Kazue Takahashi
- Shouma
- Voiced by: Kiyoyuki Yanada
- Yuuma
- Voiced by: Kouji Tsujitani
- Ruiko
- Voiced by: Rei Sakuma
- Junko Komori
- Voiced by: Sakiko Tamagawa
- Kinoshita
- Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba
- Tamotsu Oishi
- Voiced by: Shinnosuke Furumoto
- Kishida
- Voiced by: Tohru Furuya
- Yasuda
- Voiced by: You Yoshimura
- Yuki
- Voiced by: Youko Mizutani
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Noboru Rokuda, F was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1986 to 1992.[1] Shogakukan collected its chapters in 28 tankōbon volumes, released from June 1986 to January 1993.[2][3]
A second series, titled F Regeneration Ruri (F REGENERATION 瑠璃), was serialized in Sanei's Weekly Autosport from June 2002 to March 2006.[4] Shueisha collected its chapters in 12 tankōbon volumes, released from April 18, 2003, to December 19, 2006.[5]
A third series, titled F Final, was serialized in Kodansha BC's Best Car from September 26, 2009,[6] to September 26, 2011.[7] Futabasha collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes, released on June 28 and July 12, 2013.[8][9]
A fourth series, F Complete started publication on Beaglee's Manga Ōkoku website on December 25, 2020.[10]
Anime
A 31-episode anime television series adaptation, animated by Studio Deen, was broadcast on Fuji TV from March 9 to December 23, 1988.[11][12] For the first 21 episodes, the opening theme is "F" by the Burst and the ending theme song is "Jama wa Sasenai" (邪魔はさせない) by Hiroshi. For episodes 22–31, the second opening theme is "Love Affair" by Kojiro Shimizu and the second ending theme is "You Are My Energy" by Shinji Harada.
Reception
In 1991, F won the 36th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.[13]
References
External links
- F at Japan Authors' Gallery at the Wayback Machine (archived 2015-04-04)
- Official anime website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2008-12-31) (in Japanese)
- F (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia