is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

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. It was serialized in

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's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1988 to 1993, with its chapters collected in 19 ''

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'' volumes. It was adapted into a two-episode

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(OVA) animated by

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in 1992. A sequel, titled ''Gorillaman'', was serialized in ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 2020 to 2022. In 1990, ''Gorillaman'' won the 14th

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in the general category.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by

, ''Gorillaman'' was serialized in

's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1988 to 1993. Kodansha collected its chapters in nineteen ''

'' volumes, released from April 6, 1989, to October 6, 1993. For the magazine's 40th anniversary, Sakuishi launched a two-chapter story in ''Weekly Young Magazine'', under the title ''Gorillaman 40'', on October 12 and 17, 2020; it was later serialized in the same magazine from March 28 to August 22, 2022. Kodansha collected its chapters in three ''tankōbon'' volumes, released from April 6 to September 6, 2022; in the third volume it was announced that the series will have a "Family Arc"

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manga.

Original video animation

The series was adapted into a two-episode

(OVA) animated by

, released on June 25 and December 24, 1992.

Reception

In 1990, alongside '' The Silent Service'', ''Gorillaman'' won the 14th

in the general category.

References

External links

* {{J.C.Staff OVAs Comedy anime and manga J.C.Staff Kodansha manga Seinen manga Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (General)