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Cobra (manga)

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Cobra (manga)

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Buichi Terasawa's first manga series was Cobra, which initially appeared as a one-shot in 1977 within Weekly Shōnen Jump.[1][2] The series merges elements of spaghetti westerns with Japanese "wandering swordsman" narratives and a protagonist reminiscent of James Bond.[1][3] Sales of Cobra have reached around 50 million copies, placing it among the best-selling manga series ever published in Weekly Shōnen Jump.[4]

Quick Facts

Serialization
Weekly Shōnen Jump, November 1978 to November 1984
Volumes
18 tankōbon volumes
Manga sales
50 million copies in Japan
Creator
Buichi Terasawa
Publisher
Shueisha
Genre influences
  • Spaghetti Western
  • samurai stories
  • James Bond
  • Disney

Facts from the source article.

Making and release

Terasawa created the Psychogun weapon before designing the titular character, wanting a hero who could carry a concealed weapon.[3] An anime television series titled Space Cobra aired on Fuji Television from October 7, 1982, to May 19, 1983.[5] For the series' 30th anniversary, two OVAs and a television series were created under the Cobra the Animation line.[6] In 2016, Shibuya Productions announced a new animated series called Cobra: Return of Joe Gillian, but the project was not launched.[7][8]

Terasawa modeled the hero's demeanor on French actor Jean-Paul Belmondo's phlegmatic performances in films such as Breathless and That Man from Rio.[3][9] The Royal Sisters got their names from the then-up-and-coming actresses Dominique Sanda and Catherine Deneuve.[3] Weekly Shōnen Jump serialized Cobra from the issue dated November 6, 1978, through the issue dated November 12, 1984, after which it was compiled into eighteen tankōbon volumes.[2] Viz Communications issued a partial English-language release of the manga in the United States during 1990, consisting of twelve books with dialogue adaptation by Marv Wolfman.[10]

What the cited sources add

The anti-hero Cobra was drawn based on Jean-Paul Belmondo's face, with his phlegmatic style referencing the actor's 1960s adventure films.[9] Metreau stated that Cobra's humorous style and sexual references found an echo in the detective series City Hunter.[9] According to Marie Pruvost-Delaspre, Shinichiro Watanabe's anime Cowboy Bebop and Space Dandy owe their nostalgic appearance and ironic tone to Cobra.[11][9] Biscay stated that Cobra Return of Joe Gillian was 80% written by Hervé Trouillet and 20% by himself, with production by Shibuya Productions in collaboration with Terasawa's A-Girl Rights.[8]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Cobra (manga)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Karahashi, Takayuki, "Anime Interviews: The First Five Years of Animerica, Anime & Manga Monthly (1992–97)", Cadence Books, 1997, p. 126–133 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Cobra (manga)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Mandarake, March 21, 2009; Media Arts Database; Media Arts Database; Media Arts Database; BookOffOnline; BookOffOnline (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Cobra (manga)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: ""Cobra" par Buichi Terasawa, son créateur original", AlloCiné, November 8, 2010; Karahashi, Takayuki, "Anime Interviews: The First Five Years of Animerica, Anime & Manga Monthly (1992–97)", Cadence Books, 1997, p. 126–133; "Interview With Space Adventure Cobra Creator Buichi Terasawa", Right Stuf; Metreau, Joel, ""Cobra": Le succès de la série d'animation japonaise raconté en cinq points", 20 minutes, February 4, 2015; Potet, Frédéric, "Buichi Terasawa, le Cobra mord encore", Le Monde, February 29, 2016; Metreau, Joel, ""Cobra": Le succè en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Cobra (manga)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes", Visible Ink Press, January 1, 2004, p. 147–150; Patten, Fred, "Watching Anime, Reading Manga: 25 Years of Essays and Reviews", Stone Bridge Press, 2004, p. 242; "【連載開始40周年「コブラ」】前代未聞！ 王様ゲームを融合したカルタを発売！", prtimes.jp, April 20, 2018; "Cobra – Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga", Anime News Network, November 11, 2010; Potet, Frédéric, "Buichi Terasawa, le Cobra mord encore", Le Monde, February 29, 2016; Metreau, Joel, ""Cobra": Le succès de la série d' en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Cobra (manga)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Movie Square; Movie Square; "Interview With Space Adventure Cobra Creator Buichi Terasawa", Right Stuf; "Goods >> DVD・ミュージックCD >> DVD", Buichi.com; "Right Stuf, Inc. Acquires Space Adventure Cobra: The Original TV Series", Right Stuf, January 15, 2013; Ressler, "North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 2–8", Anime News Network, March 4, 2014; Ressler, "North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 4–10", Anime News Network, May 6, 2014; Pineda, Rafael Antonio, "Crunchyroll Adds Space Adventure Cobra, Cat's Eye to Catalog", Anime News Netwo en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Cobra (manga)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Loo, Egan, "Cobra Manga Said to Have Received Hollywood Film Offer (Updated)", Anime News Network, June 25, 2008 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Cobra (manga)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Lafleuriel, Erwan, "Cobra, Shenmue 3, Astroboy : interview avec Shibuya Productions – Cobra: Return of Joe Gillian", IGN, March 23, 2016; Loo, Egan, "Monaco's Shibuya Productions Posts Cobra: Return Of Joe Gillian Series Teaser", Anime News Network, February 28, 2016; Lafleuriel, Erwan, "Cobra, Shenmue 3, Astroboy : interview avec Shibuya Productions – Cobra: Return of Joe Gillian", IGN, March 23, 2016; "Cobra Return of Joe Gillian", Shibuya Productions; Loo, Egan, "Monaco's Shibuya Productions Posts Cobra: Return Of Joe Gillian Series Te en.wikipedia.org
  8. Lafleuriel, Erwan, "Cobra, Shenmue 3, Astroboy : interview avec Shibuya Productions – Cobra: Return of Joe Gillian", IGN, March 23, 2016. facts only, no text reused. fr.ign.com
  9. Metreau, Joel, ""Cobra": Le succès de la série d'animation japonaise raconté en cinq points", 20 minutes, February 4, 2015. facts only, no text reused. 20minutes.fr
  10. Wikipedia, "Cobra (manga)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "The Superhero Book: The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Comic-Book Icons and Hollywood Heroes", Visible Ink Press, January 1, 2004, p. 147–150; Terasawa, "Cobra", Cobra, 1990, p. 2; "Creek & River Launches Project to Promote Japanese Authors Globally", Creek & River, January 22, 2015 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  11. Wikipedia, "Cobra (manga)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Metreau, Joel, ""Cobra": Le succès de la série d'animation japonaise raconté en cinq points", 20 minutes, February 4, 2015; news.denfaminicogamer.jp, July 9, 2019; "Devil May Cry director Hideki Kamiya Interview: Translated from Devil May Cry: Graphic Edition"; "PS2 News: CVG goes straight to hell with Devil May Cry director", Computer and Video Games (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Cobra (manga) (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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