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Bow (manga)
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Wikipedia article
, also known as 'Bow Wow', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in Shogakukan's 'seinen' manga magazine 'Big Comic Superior' from 1992 to 2000, with its chapters collected in eleven 'tankbon' volumes. A forty-episode anime television series adaptation by Nippon Animation was broadcast on TV Asahi from 1993 to 1994; a short film was also released in 1994.
Synopsis
The series follows Bow, a bull terrier that, starting out as a stray dog, lounges in with a struggling manga artist for a while before being adopted by Sayaka, a third grader and the daughter of a yakuza family. Initially the father is unwilling to take the dog in, especially as he is extremely accident-prone, but changes his mind after Bow saves the life of his gang's boss.
The rest of the story follows Bow's mishaps with Sayaka, her family (particularly her father, who shares an antagonistic relationship with him) and pets, along with the rest of the neighborhood.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by , 'Bow' was serialized in Shogakukan's 'seinen' manga magazine 'Big Comic Superior' from 1992 to 2000. Shogakukan collected its chapters in eleven 'tankbon' volumes, released from March 30, 1993, to March 30, 2000.Anime
A forty-episode anime television series (containing two segments each), titled , was broadcast on TV Asahi from October 14, 1993, to September 22, 1994. Lindberg performed the opening theme song, , and the first ending theme ; the second ending theme is by Ed Yamaguchi and Bow.A 22-minute film, titled was released on August 20, 1994.
Video game
A video game developed by Takara, titled was release for the Super Famicom on April 28, 1994.References
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