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Mitsuru Adachi ( あだち充 or 安達 充 , Adachi Mitsuru ? ) is a mangaka born February 9, 1951 in Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture, . [1] After graduating from Gunma Prefectural Maebashi Commercial High School in 1969, Adachi worked as an assistant for Isami Ishii. [2] He made his debut in 1970 with Kieta Bakuon , based on a manga originally created by Satoru Ozawa. Kieta was published in Deluxe Shōnen Sunday (a manga magazine published by ) . Adachi is well known for romantic comedy and sports manga (especially baseball) such as , , , and Miyuki . He has been described as a writer of "delightful dialogue", a genius at portraying everyday life, [3] "the greatest pure storyteller", [4] and "a master mangaka". [5] He is of the few mangaka to write for shōnen, shōjo, and seinen manga magazines, and be popular in all three. His works have been carried in manga magazines such as Weekly Shōnen Sunday , Ciao , Shōjo Comic , Big Comic , and Petit Comic , and most of his works are published through Shogakukan and Gakken. He was one of the flagship authors in the new Monthly Shōnen Sunday magazine which began publication in June 2009. Only two short story collections, and Short Program 2 (both through Viz Media), have been released in North America.

He modelled his use of あだち rather than 安達 after the example of his older brother Tsutomu Adachi. In addition, it has been suggested that the accurate portrayal of sibling rivalry in Touch may come from Adachi's experiences while growing up with his older brother. Adachi did the character designs for the OVA series Nozomi Witches , so he is sometimes incorrectly given credit for creating the original series. Contents. Brief history. Prior to 1969, Adachi began submitting works to the manga magazine COM . In 1969, he followed his older brother's lead and moved to to begin work as an assistant to mangaka Isami Ishii [1] The following year, he made his professional debut with Kieta Bakuon . He continued publishing various short stories and shorter series throughout the 1970s based on works created by others, the most well known being his adaptation of Rainbowman from 1972-1973. In 1978, he published his first original series, , in Weekly Shōnen Sunday . He published two other original series, Hiatari Ryōkō! from 1979 to 1981 in Weekly Shōjo Comic , and Miyuki from 1980-1984 in Shōnen Big Comic . Adachi became a household name with the publication of his series Touch from 1981 to 1986 in Weekly Shōnen Sunday . In 1982, Hiatari Ryōkō! was adapted into a live action TV drama series. The following year, 1983, was a big year for Adachi. He received the 28th Annual Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen/shōjo manga his two series Touch and Miyuki . [6] His Miyuki series was adapted into both a TV anime series and a live-action film, and Nine was adapted into three films, with another following in 1984. Touch was adapted into a TV anime series in 1985, and the series ran for two years on Fuji TV. Adachi's romantic shōjo manga series, Slow Step was serialized in Ciao from 1986 to 1991, and another romantic comedy series, , appeared in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1987 to 1989. Adachi then released Niji Iro Tōgarashi , a fantasy medieval romantic comedy manga series, from 1990 to 1992 in Weekly Shōnen Sunday . Jinbē , a romantic comedy about the relationship between a stepfather and stepdaughter, was serialized in Big Comic Original from 1992 to 1997. Adachi's longest manga series, H2 was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1992 to 1999 and compiled in 34 volumes. This manga was adapted into a TV anime series which aired on TV Asahi from 1995 to 1996. From 2000 to 2001, Adachi published a fantasy romantic comedy series in Weekly Shōnen Sunday titled Itsumo Misora . His next longer series was the boxing romantic comedy, Katsu! , published from 2001 to 2005 in Weekly Shōnen Sunday . In 2005, H2 was adapted into a live action drama series aired on TBS in Japan, and Touch was adapted into a live action movie released by Toho. He also began his manga series , serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday . The following year, Rough was adapted into a live action movie, also released by Toho. Due to achieving total manga sales numbering over 200 million volumes, Weekly Shōnen Sunday devoted issue 26 in 2008 to Adachi and his works. In 2009, Adachi won the 54th Annual Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga for Cross Game , [7] which was adapted into a TV anime series which began airing on TV Tokyo in April 2009. Adachi began a new manga series, Q and A , in the inaugural issue of Monthly Shōnen Sunday in June 2009. Works. In chronological order. Short works. Many of Adachi's short works have been collected in Short Program , an anthology series with four volumes as of June 2009 [update] . He has also had a set of related short stories serialized in Big Comic Original and collected in one volume as Bōken Shōnen . These stories are about men connecting (sometimes literally) with their youth.

Ruthless Trap ( 無情の罠 , Mujō no Wana ? ) (March 1971, Deluxe Shōnen Sunday ) The Foghorn Sounded ( 裂けた霧笛 , Saketa Muteki ? ) (1971, summer vacation issue, Weekly Shōnen Sunday , originally created by Hisao Maki) Fresh Blood of the Final Round ( 鮮血の最後ラウンド , Senketsu no Saigo Raundo ? ) (November 1973, Bessatsu Shōnen Sunday , originally created by Tomoaki Inoue) Dream Slugger ( まぼろしの強 打者 , Maboroshi no Kyōdasha ? ) (February 1974, Bessatsu Shōnen Sunday , originally created by Kōta Seki) Little Boy (1974, originally created by Mamoru Sasaki) A Blow for That Girl! ( あの娘に一本! , Ano Musume no Ippon! ? ) (1975 issue 4/5, Weekly Shōjo Comic ) Ace of Hearts ( ハートのA , Hāto no Ēsu ? ) (1975 issues 33-38, Weekly Shōjo Comic , originally created by Akira Saiga) Gamushara ( がむしゃら ? ) (1976 issues 5/6 - 18, Weekly Shōnen Sunday , originally created by Jūzō Yamasaki) Whimsical Punch ( きまぐれパンチ , Kimagure Panchi ? ) (1977 issue 34, Weekly Shōjo Comic ) A Word from the Freeloader ( 居候よりひとこと , Isōrō yori Hitokoto ? ) (1978 issue 11, Weekly Shōjo Comic ) Pair of Aces ( エースふたり , Ēsu Futari ? ) (1978 issue 16, Weekly Shōjo Comic ) Wind in the Green Leaves ( 青葉に風 , Aoba ni Kaze ? ) (1978 issue 20, Weekly Shōjo Comic ) Ken ( ケン ? ) (1978 issue 28, Weekly Shōjo Comic ) The Youthful Path ( 青春一直線 , Seishun Itchokusen ? ) (1978 issue 37, Weekly Shōjo Comic ) Teens ( ティーンズ , Tīnzu ? ) (1978, issue 42, Weekly Shōjo Comic ) What's Going On? ( なにがなんだか , Nani ga Nanda ka ? ) (1985 issues 1-2, Shōnen Big Comic ) Purple ( むらさき , Murasaki ? ) (June 1985, Ciao ) Change ( チェン ジ , Chenji ? ) (October 1985 special issue, Weekly Shōnen Sunday ) At the Intersection ( 交差点前 , Kōsaten Mae ? ) (1986 issue 4, Shōnen Big Comic ) Plus 1 ( プラス1 , Purasu Wan ? ) (June 1986, Ciao ) The Current State of Affairs ( 近況 , Kinkyō ? ) (January 1987, Shōnen Big Comic ) Short Program ( ショートプログラム , Shōto Puroguramu ? ) (1987 special issue, Young Sunday ) Take Off ( テイク・オフ , Teiku Ofu ? ) (1988 issue 7, Young Sunday ) 4 on the Richter Scale ( 震度4 , Shindo Yon ? ) (1988 issue 27, Weekly Shōnen Sunday') The Road Home ( 帰 り道 , Kaeri Michi ? ) (1989 issues 20-21, Young Sunday ) Square Sea ( 四角い海 , Shikakui Umi ? ) (1998 30th Anniversary Special Issue, Weekly Shōnen Sunday ) Sayonara Game ( さよならゲーム , Sayonara Gēmu ? ) (Spring Special Issue 1991, Big Comic ) Before Spring Comes. ( 春がくる前に… , Haru ga Kuru Mae ni. ? ) (April 1992, Petit Comic ) Blowing Any Which Way ( どこ吹く風 , Doko Fuku Kaze ? ) (1992 issue 8, Big Comic Spirits ) #Short Program 2|5x4P (1992 issues 14-18, Big Comic Superior ) Aim at the Ace! ( エースをつぶせ! , Ēsu o Tsubuse! ? ) (October-November 1992, Elementary 4th Graders ) Spring Call ( スプリング・コール , Supuringu Kōru ? ) (1993 issue 15, Weekly Shōnen Sunday ) Spring Passes ( ゆく春 , Yuku Haru ? ) (1993 issue 17, Big Comic Spirits ) A Stop on the Way ( 途中下車 , Tochū Gesha ? ) (1994 issue 36, Weekly Shōnen Sunday ) Target Wakaba ( 若葉マーク , Wakaba Māku ? ) (1995 issue 1, Young Sunday ) Angel's Hammer ( 天使の ハンマー , Tenshi no Hanmā ? ) (1998 issue 6, Big Comic ) Geta and Diamonds ( 下駄とダイヤモンド , Geta to Daiyamondo ? ) (1999 issue 17, Young Sunday ) Memory Off ( メモリーオフ , Memorī Ofu ? ) (2000 issues 6-7, Weekly Shōnen Sunday ) White Summer ( 白い夏 , Shiroi Natsu ? ) (2002 issues 36-37, Weekly Shōnen Sunday , originally created by Buronson) (2005 issue 36/37 - 2007 issue 5/6, Young Sunday ) The Runaway God ( 逃げた神様 , Nigeta Kamisama ? ) (16 October 2005 issue, Big Comic One ) Short Mail ( ショートメール , Shōto Mēru ? ) (2006 Special Winter Issue, Shōnen Sunday Super ) A Word from the Freeloader, Continued ( 続・居候よりひとこと , Shoku Isōrō yori Hitokoto ? ) (??) It's Hard Being a Freeloader ( 居候はつらいよ , Isōrō wa Tsurai yo ? ) (??) Lovers Declaration ( 恋人宣言 , Koibito Sengen ? ) (??) Season (??) Series. Adaptations. These series were based on works originally created by another author or artist. Katsu!

Katsu! ( カツ ? ) is a sports manga by Mitsuru Adachi which was serialized in the manga magazine Shōnen Sunday from 2001 to 2005. It centers around a freshman student, Katsuki Satoyama, as he discovers his near-legendary skill in boxing. Contents. Katsuki Satoyama and his best friend Kyōta Kawakami, both age 15, enroll in Mizutani Boxing Gym to get close to their tomboyish crush, Katsuki Mizutani, whose father owns it. However, Satoyama soon finds out that she is distant from her father. Worse, it turns out that she hates boxing. In a sparring match, everyone soon discovers Satoyama's hidden, yet unpolished, skill in boxing. Satoyama soon learns that Mizutani is really in love with boxing, but disdains it because it's a man's sport in which she cannot participate. Mizutani then takes it upon herself to be Satoyama's trainer and manager in order to reach the championship belt. Satoyama complies to be closer to his crush. As the story progresses, we soon find out that Satoyama has a hidden past and lineage, one which could give him the necessary skill and talent to be a legendary professional boxing champion. Characters.

Kyōta Kawakami ( 川上 京太 , Kawakami Kyōta ? ) (male) Katsuki Satoyama's best friend in middle and high school. A talented boxer in his own right, who enjoys the sport and learns well at Mizutani Gym. He likes Katsuki Mizutani and initially joined the gym in order to get closer to her. Occasionally wants to test his strength against Katsuki Satoyama. He had a girlfriend who dumps him quickly. Hachigorō Satoyama ( 里山 八 五郎 , Satoyama Hachigorō ? ) Father of Katsuki Satoyama and Chiyaki Satoyama. Formerly a pro boxer known as "Rabbit Sakaguchi", but took his wife's surname when he married and retired. His last match as a professional boxer was against Ryūsuke Akamatsu, the biological father of Satoyama Katsuki. The match proved to be fatal for Akamatsu, who died 1 month later after the event. A widower of some years, who occasionally likes to flirt. He was maneuvered into taking a job as the coach of the Kouyou High School boxing club, where both Katsukis are. He was known for his defensive, point-scoring style of boxing. His professional boxing record is 12-0-10. Tsuyoshi Mizutani (male) Former Oriental champion, and owner of Mizutani Gym. Father of Katsuki Mizutani and ex-husband of Harune Mizutani. Tends to drink and get violent a lot, but loves his daughter and is quite protective of her. He has a grudge against the pro boxer named "Rabbit" Sakaguchi, who defeated him twice due to disqualification. He also prefers the hard-hitting, give-and-take style of boxing. Chiyaki Satoyama Younger sister of Katsuki Satoyama and daughter of Hachigorou Satoyama. Quite clumsy, and also loves to throw things at people, which trained others in the household to dodge very well. Quite a helpful, friendly little girl who occasionally teases her brother. Admires Shinichi Misaki, the ace pitcher. Harune Mizutani Mother of Katsuki Mizutani, and the parent she lives with. Divorced her husband a few years ago on grounds of drunkenness and violence. Runs an okonomiyaki restaurant that the Satoyamas sometimes patronise. Hates boxers and will not allow them to eat at her shop. Tells everyone she is a widow, rather than divorced. Takamichi Kimoto (male) Childhood friend of Katsuki Mizutani, who was very often bullied. Admired Katsuki a lot when she defended him, but regrets that doing so forced her to become a tomboy. Took up boxing to be able to defeat her and allow her to act like a girl again, and became very very good at it. Has a crush on her, and is Katsu Satoyama's first rival. Belongs to the Asakura High Boxing club. Tadashi Sakura (male) One of the pro boxers training regularly at Mizutani Gym. A great admirer and fan of Rabbit Sakaguchi, and the person who revealed his identity to Tsuyoshi Mizutani. An advocate of the defensive, point-scoring style as well. Was the first person to give Katsu tips on how to box properly Shuusaku Nikaidou (male) A boxer who formerly trained at the Mizutani Gym, but who was sent to juvenile detention for a couple of years. Defeated Sakura when he was just a middle-schooler. Now wants to earn his pro license. Former childhood friend of Katsuki Satoyama, and a bully to Kyouta Kawakami. Has a liking for Katsuki Mizutani as well. Minori Hanzawa (female) A former classmate of Katsuki Satoyama and Kyouta Kawakami in middle school. Has a liking for Katsu and always tries to get him to go on dates with her. Views Katsuki Mizutani as a rival, and a violent girl. Studies at the same high school as Takamichi Kimoto, and gives Satoyama valuable information about his boxing style. Shinichi Misaki (male) An ace baseball pitcher who made it to Koshien and back. Took up boxing as a change of sport, but also as a dream of following in his idol's footsteps. Falls for Katsuki Mizutani when he meets her, and announces it to the world. Good friends with Jin Uchida since childhood. Is a genius boxer in his own right, and is Katsuki Satoyama's major rival in the series. He and Jin greatly admired Ryūsuke Akamatsu as their childhood hero. His boxing style is completely base from coping Akamatsu off of the tv, causing him to be a southpaw. Jin Uchida A young man who chose work and training for a pro boxing license over high school. Trains at Kouei Gym, where Rabbit Sakaguchi formerly trained at as well. Has a dark and serious appearance, and is extremely, violently dangerous when provoked. A good friend of Shinichi Misaki since childhood. Kouei Gym Manager (male?) The manager of the Kouei Gym, where Rabbit Sakaguchi used to train, and where Jin Uchida is training now. Is friendly and helpful towards both Katsukis because of his relationship with Hachigorou Satoyama. Also knows the reason behind Rabbit Sakaguchi's retirement. Shoken Gym Manager (male?) Former manager of the Shoken Gym, where a great boxing star Ryuusuke Akamatsu trained. Runs a soba shop now. Has a granddaughter, Riko. Riko Granddaughter of the former manager of Shoken Gym. She seems to have loved Ryūsuke Akamatsu since she was a child and after seeing Satoyama, she decides to seduce him to become pro and then marry him.