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 . It was serialized in
Kodansha
is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...
's
manga magazine ''
Weekly Shōnen Magazine
is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published on Wednesdays in Japan by Kodansha, first published on March 17, 1959. The magazine is mainly read by an older audience, with a significant portion of its readership falling under the male high ...
'' from April 1988 to October 1996, with its chapters collected in 44 volumes. A second series, ''Doctor K'', was serialized in the same magazine from October 1996 to October 1998, with its chapters collected in ten volumes. A third series, ''K2'', was serialized in Kodansha's
manga magazine ''
Evening'' from May 2004 until February 2023, when the magazine ceased its publication, and moved to the ' online platform in March of that same year. Its chapters have been collected in 47 volumes as of May 2024.
By September 2021, the overall manga franchise had over 15 million copies in circulation.
Publication
Written and illustrated by , with medical supervision from Tohoru Nakahara, ''Super Doctor K'' was serialized in
Kodansha
is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...
's
manga magazine ''
Weekly Shōnen Magazine
is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published on Wednesdays in Japan by Kodansha, first published on March 17, 1959. The magazine is mainly read by an older audience, with a significant portion of its readership falling under the male high ...
'' from April 6, 1988, to October 2, 1996. Kodansha collected its chapters in 44 volumes, released from August 17, 1988, to December 13, 1996.
A sequel, titled ''Doctor K'' (rendered in Latin-script), was serialized in the same magazine from October 9, 1996, to October 21, 1998. Its chapters were collected in ten volumes, released from April 17, 1997, to November 17, 1998.
Another manga series, titled ', started in Kodansha's
manga magazine ''
Evening'' on May 11, 2004. ''Evening'' ceased publication on February 28, 2023, and the series moved to Kodansha's ' online platform on March 26 of the same year. Kodansha released the first volume on November 22, 2004; with the release of the 46th volume of ''K2'' on December 21, 2023, the overall series reached 100 volumes. As of May 22, 2024, 47 volumes have been released.
Reception
By September 2021, the overall manga franchise had over 15 million copies in circulation.
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Kodansha manga
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