is a Japanese
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
series written and illustrated by Kouji Mori. It was serialized in
Hakusensha
is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV ...
's
manga magazine ''
Young Animal
In the English language, animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups.
The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is ''The Book of Saint Al ...
'' from October 2000 to May 2008, with its chapters collected in 18 volumes.
Plot
Bullied, suicidal and wandering the street at night, Yuu Kamishiro, a young teen, uses techniques of
martial arts
Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; a ...
to find the power within. All to defend the only place where he feels his life matters, his "holyland".
Media
Manga
''Holyland'', written and illustrated by , was serialized in
Hakusensha
is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo.
The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV ...
's
manga magazine ''
Young Animal
In the English language, animals have different names depending on whether they are male, female, young, domesticated, or in groups.
The best-known source of many English words used for collective groupings of animals is ''The Book of Saint Al ...
'' from October 12, 2000, to May 23, 2008. Hakusensha collected its chapters in eighteen volumes, released from June 29, 2001,
to July 29, 2008.
The manga was licensed in Italy by .
Volumes
Drama
''Holyland'' was adapted into a 13-episode
Japanese television drama
, also called , are television programs that are a staple of Japanese television and are broadcast daily. All major TV networks in Japan produce a variety of drama series including romance, comedy, detective stories, horror, jidaigeki, thriller ...
, which was broadcast on
TV Tokyo
JOTX-DTV (channel 7), branded as and known colloquially as , is a television station headquartered in the Sumitomo Fudosan Roppongi Grand Tower in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan, owned and operated by the subsidiary of listed certified b ...
in 2005.
A 4-episode
Korean television drama
Korean dramas (; RR: ''Han-guk deurama''), more popularly known as K-dramas, are television series in the Korean language, made in South Korea.
They are popular worldwide, especially in Asia, partially due to the spread of Korean popular cultu ...
adaptation was broadcast from April 28 to May 19, 2012.
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2005 Japanese television series debuts
2005 Japanese television series endings
Hakusensha manga
Japanese television dramas based on manga
Manga adapted into television series
Martial arts anime and manga
Seinen manga
TV Tokyo original programming