is a Japanese
manga
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 history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan.
Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...
's
manga magazine ''
Big Comic Spirits'' from December 2004 to February 2009, with its chapters collected in 15 volumes. A second manga series, titled ''Bambino! Secondo'', was serialized in the same magazine from April 2009 to December 2012, with its chapters collected in 13 volumes. An 11-episode
television drama
In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional te ...
adaptation was broadcast on
Nippon TV from April to June 2007.
In 2008, ''Bambino!'' received the 53rd
Shogakukan Manga Award
The is one of Japan's major manga
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 history in earlier Japanese art. The term is ...
for the general category.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by , ''Bambino!'' was serialized in
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan.
Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...
's
manga magazine ''
Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' from December 13, 2004, to February 23, 2009. Shogakukan collected its chapters in 15 volumes, released from March 30, 2005,
to April 30, 2009.
A direct sequel, , was serialized in the same magazine from April 6, 2009, to December 17, 2012. Shogakukan collected its chapters in 13 volumes, released from August 28, 2009,
to January 30, 2013
Volumes
=''Bambino!''
=
=''Bambino! Secondo''
=
Drama
An eleven-episode
television drama
In film and television show, television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or docudrama, semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humour, humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional te ...
adaptation, starring
Jun Matsumoto as Shogo Ban, was broadcast on
Nippon TV from April 18 to June 27, 2007.
The opening song is "
We Can Make It!" by
Arashi
is a Japanese boy band consisting of five members formed under the Johnny & Associates talent agency. The members are Satoshi Ohno, Sho Sakurai, Masaki Aiba, Kazunari Ninomiya, and Jun Matsumoto. Arashi officially formed on September 15, 199 ...
.
Episodes
Soundtrack CD
The music of the drama series was composed by
Yugo Kanno. A soundtrack CD was released by
VAP on May 20, 2007.
Reception
The ''Bambino!'' manga received the 53rd
Shogakukan Manga Award
The is one of Japan's major manga
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 history in earlier Japanese art. The term is ...
for the general category in 2008, along with Takeshi Natsuhara's and Kuromaru's ''
Kurosagi''.
At the 53rd in 2007, the ''Bambino!'' television drama series was awarded four prizes. They were: Best Actor (
Jun Matsumoto), Supporting Actor (
Kitamura Kazuki), Best Director and Special Award.
Notes
References
External links
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{{Shogakukan Manga Award - General
2007 Japanese television series endings
2009 manga
2012 comics endings
Cooking in anime and manga
Japanese television dramas based on manga
Manga adapted into television series
Nippon Television dramas
Seinen manga
Shogakukan manga
Television shows written by Yoshikazu Okada
Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga