BakéGyamon
A backwards game where monsters battle for wishes.
BakéGyamon began as a manga in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from March 2006 to March 2007, written and illustrated by Mitsuhisa Tamura based on a concept by Kazuhiro Fujita. Its five volumes were later released in English by Viz Media in 2009. A 51-episode anime adaptation, directed by Hiroshi Negishi and produced by Radix Ace Entertainment, aired on TV Tokyo from April 2006 to March 2007.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Adventure, Fantasy
- Creator
- Kazuhiro Fujita
Facts from the source article.
Did You Know?
- The protagonist Sanshiro Tamon is invited to play by a mysterious stranger named Fue.
- The game takes place in a backwards universe.
Media
The manga ran in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from March 2006 to March 2007, with its five volumes released between June 2006 and May 2007. Viz Media picked it up for North America in 2008, releasing it as BakéGyamon: Backwards Game from March to December 2009, while Chuang Yi handled the English version in Singapore. A 51-episode anime, directed by Hiroshi Negishi and produced by Radix Ace Entertainment, aired on TV Tokyo from April 2006 to March 2007. Takara Tomy also put out a Nintendo DS 3D fighting game on March 1, 2007.
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