is a Japanese manga series written by

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and illustrated by

Ryoichi Ikegami is a Japanese manga artist that usually works as the illustrator in collaboration with a writer. He is best known for ''Crying Freeman'' (1986–1988), written by Kazuo Koike, and '' Heat'' (1999–2004), written by Buronson. The latter won the ...

. It was serialized in

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's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

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'' from 1998 to 2004. It was adapted into a two live-action films which premiered in 2004. In 2002, ''Heat'' won the 47th

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga and features candidates from a number of publishers. It is the oldest manga award in Japan, being given since ...

for the general manga category.

Plot

The story follows a young man named , who suddenly rises in the criminal world of

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, and becomes the leader of a group of amateurs who show no reluctance to face police and gangs alike. His successes in the Tokyo underground cause a chief and a yakuza boss to create a conspiracy to eliminate him.

Media

Manga

Written by

and illustrated by

, ''Heat'' was serialized in

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

'' from 1998 to 2004. Shogakukan collected its chapters in seventeen ''

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'' volumes, released from March 30, 1999, to May 28, 2004.

Films

Two

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films distributed by KSS, ''Heat'' and ''Heat 2'', premiered on February 14, 2004. The films, directed by , star as Tatsumi Karasawa. ''Heat'' and ''Heat 2'' were released on home video on April 9 and May 14, 2004, respectively.

Reception

''Heat'' won the 47th

for the general manga category in 2002.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Heat (Manga) Ryoichi Ikegami Action anime and manga Seinen manga Shogakukan manga Thriller anime and manga Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga Yakuza in anime and manga Yoshiyuki Okamura