is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

Kōji Kumeta is a Japanese manga artist. His most famous works are '' Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club'', '' Katteni Kaizō'', '' Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei'', and '' Joshiraku''. The bulk of Kumeta's work was published in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'', until the abru ...

. It was serialized in

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's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''

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'' from April 1991 to August 1996, with its chapters collected in 23 volumes.

Plot

The series follows Getto Rando, who has been living in Canada and playing

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there since he was ten. However, he also earned himself a very long suspension due to cheating and thus was more or less forced to return to Japan where he was recruited by Hamatsu High School in

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, even though ice hockey is not popular in southern Japan and the school only has a

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rink.

Characters

; :A very skilled hockey player and has won multiple scoring titles in Canadian leagues of his age group. However, he is not afraid to go outside the rulebook to achieve victory. ; :Soara is the manager of the hockey team. She is a bit uptight and constantly has to keep Getto and the rest of the hockey club in check. ; :The coach of the hockey team, Kentaro was the former captain until his need for glasses sidelined him. ; :Maiko is one of the most voluptuous girls in school and holds the title of Miss Hamatsu High. She is close friends with Soara. ; :A former teammate of Getto from Canada. Rob becomes an exchange student and finds himself at Hamatsu High School. Like Getto he was suspended from the leagues in Canada. He was banned for his violent outbreaks. ; :The gentle giant of the hockey club. He is a timid guy and is often taken advantage of or made fun of by the other members of the hockey club, despite the strength he possesses.

Publication

''Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club'' is written and illustrated by

. It was serialized in

's ''

'' from April 3, 1991, to August 7, 1996. Shogakukan compiled its individual chapters in 23 volumes, released from January 18, 1992, to November 18, 1996. Shogakukan re-released the series into eleven '' wideban'' volumes, published from December 16, 2000, to August 9, 2002.

Volumes

References

External links

''Go!! Southern Ice Hockey Club'' at WebSunday
{{Weekly Shōnen Sunday - 1990–1999 Comedy anime and manga Ice hockey in anime and manga Kōji Kumeta Shogakukan manga Shōnen manga