Kōtarō Makaritōru!

Kōtarō Makaritōru! (コータローまかりとおる!, "Kōtarō Forces His Way Through!") is a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Hiruta. It was published by Kodansha in Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1982 to 1994 and collected in 59 tankōbon volumes, and was followed by two sequel series: Shin Kōtarō Makaritōru!, which ran from 1995 to 2001 and collected in 27 volumes, and Kōtarō Makaritōru! L, which ran from 2001 to 2004 and collected in eight volumes. It was adapted into a live-action movie and a novel in 1984 and a pachinko game in 2007.

Kōtarō Makaritōru!
Cover art for the first bunkoban edition volume of Kōtarō Makaritōru!, released in Japan by Kodansha on October 8, 2004.
コータローまかりとおる!
Manga
Written byTatsuya Hiruta
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 25, 1982 – January 7, 1995
Volumes59
Manga
Shin Kōtarō Makaritōru!
Written byTatsuya Hiruta
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 18, 1995 – January 22, 2001
Volumes27
Manga
Kōtarō Makaritōru! L
Written byTatsuya Hiruta
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 30, 2001 – 2004
Volumes8

In 1986, Kōtarō Makaritōru! received the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen.[1]

Characters
Main article: List of Kōtarō Makaritōru! characters

Kōtarō Shindō - A high-school-aged karate prodigy who is descended from a long line of ninja. Although a fighting genius, he lacks common sense and inhibitions, but has a strong sense of justice. He is frequently in trouble with school officials, and often attempts to steal girls' underwear, especially his friend Mayumi's. He is very protective of his long hair, his collection of stolen underwear, and Mayumi.

Mayumi Watase - Captain of the 7th Discipline Squad, Mayumi is Kōtarō's childhood friend and main romantic interest. She is the only person who is able to keep Kōtarō under control. Although not as skilled as Kōtarō, she is proficient in the basics of karate and judo. She is also a member of the school's Decency League, in spite of Kōtarō's disapproval.

Teruhiko Tenkōji - A bald samurai who patrols the school as the enforcer of the Decency League. He initially appears to be an enemy of Kōtarō, but as the series progresses he gradually becomes his main rival and best friend. He comes from a traditional upper-class family and has an iinazuke (fiancée chosen by his parents) named Sayoko. He is highly sensitive about mockery of his baldness, and maintains that his head is actually shaved. He is the only character in the series whose fighting ability is equivalent to Kōtarō's, though they have never fought on genuinely even terms, and it is implied that both of them are reluctant to do so, in case it jeopardises their friendship.

Volume list

Part 1 - Beginning of Kōtarō
Volume Kodansha Tong Li Publishing
Release dateISBNRelease dateISBN
1 1983-1-18ISBN 978-4-06-172874-5 1993-3-30ISBN 957-34-0157-6
2 1983-2-17ISBN 978-4-06-172876-9 ISBN 957-34-0158-4
3 1983-4-14ISBN 978-4-06-172889-9 ISBN 957-34-0159-2
4 1983-7-15ISBN 978-4-06-172907-0 ISBN 957-34-0160-6
5 1983-9-14ISBN 978-4-06-172917-9 ISBN 957-34-0161-4

Part 2 - Princess Clara's visit
Volume Kodansha Tong Li Publishing
Release dateISBNRelease dateISBN
6 1983-11-16ISBN 978-4-06-172929-2 1993-3-30ISBN 957-34-0162-2
7 1984-2-14ISBN 978-4-06-172948-3 1993-4-30ISBN 957-34-0163-0
8 1984-6-14ISBN 978-4-06-172961-2 ISBN 957-34-0164-9
9 1984-7-13ISBN 978-4-06-172979-7 ISBN 957-34-0165-7

Part 3 - War in D Block
Volume Kodansha Tong Li Publishing
Release dateISBNRelease dateISBN
10 1984-10-11ISBN 978-4-06-172997-1 1993-4-30ISBN 957-34-0166-5
11 1984-12-13ISBN 978-4-06-173013-7 ISBN 957-34-0167-3
12 1985-3-15ISBN 978-4-06-173028-1 ISBN 957-34-0168-1
13 1985-6-14ISBN 978-4-06-173049-6 1993-5-15ISBN 957-34-0160-X
14 1985-8-12ISBN 978-4-06-173063-2 ISBN 957-34-0170-3
15 1985-11-15ISBN 978-4-06-173089-2 ISBN 957-34-0171-1
16 1986-2-13ISBN 978-4-06-173121-9 ISBN 957-34-0172-X

Part 4 - School Tournament
Volume Kodansha Tong Li Publishing
Release dateISBNRelease dateISBN
17 1986-4-16ISBN 978-4-06-173139-4 1993-5-15ISBN 957-34-0173-8
18 1986-7-16ISBN 978-4-06-173156-1 ISBN 957-34-0174-6
19 1986-9-16ISBN 978-4-06-173174-5 1993-10-20ISBN 957-34-0175-4
20 1986-11-17ISBN 978-4-06-173191-2 ISBN 957-34-0176-2
21 1987-2-13ISBN 978-4-06-311212-2 1993-11-30ISBN 957-34-0177-0
22 1987-4-14ISBN 978-4-06-311230-6 ISBN 957-34-0178-9
23 1987-7-13ISBN 978-4-06-311259-7 ISBN 957-34-0179-7
24 1987-9-11ISBN 978-4-06-311277-1 1993-12-30ISBN 957-34-0180-0
25 1987-11-11ISBN 978-4-06-311295-5 ISBN 957-34-0181-9
26 1988-2-12ISBN 978-4-06-311314-3 ISBN 957-34-0182-7

Side Series
Volume Kodansha Tong Li Publishing
Release dateISBNRelease dateISBN
27 1988-4-12ISBN 978-4-06-311333-4 1994-2-25ISBN 957-34-0183-5
28 1988-6-14ISBN 978-4-06-311354-9 1994-3-15ISBN 957-34-0184-3

Part 5 - National Tournament
Volume Kodansha Tong Li Publishing
Release dateISBNRelease dateISBN
29 1988-8-11ISBN 978-4-06-311372-3 1994-4-10ISBN 957-34-0185-1
30 1988-10-12ISBN 978-4-06-311390-7 1994-5-5ISBN 957-34-0186-X
31 1988-12-12ISBN 978-4-06-311407-2 1994-6-5ISBN 957-34-0187-8
32 1989-3-8ISBN 978-4-06-311429-4 1994-6-25ISBN 957-34-0188-6
33 1989-5-15ISBN 978-4-06-311446-1 1994-7-30ISBN 957-34-0189-4
34 1989-7-12ISBN 978-4-06-311464-5 1994-9-15ISBN 957-34-0190-8
35 1989-9-11ISBN 978-4-06-311482-9 1994-10-15ISBN 957-34-0191-6
36 1989-11-13ISBN 978-4-06-311501-7 1994-11-10ISBN 957-34-0192-4

Part 8 - Band Series
Volume Kodansha Tong Li Publishing
Release dateISBNRelease dateISBN
37 1990-2-14ISBN 978-4-06-311524-6 1995-1-10ISBN 957-34-0193-2
38 1990-4-12ISBN 978-4-06-311547-5 1995-1-25ISBN 957-34-0194-0
39 1990-7-11ISBN 978-4-06-311580-2 1995-3-10ISBN 957-34-0195-9
40 1990-9-12ISBN 978-4-06-311596-3 1995-4-20ISBN 957-34-0196-7
41 1990-12-11ISBN 978-4-06-311620-5 ISBN 957-34-0197-5

Part 7 - The Senyō Clan
Volume Kodansha Tong Li Publishing
Release dateISBNRelease dateISBN
42 1991-2-13ISBN 978-4-06-311636-6 1995-4-30ISBN 957-34-0198-3
43 1991-4-12ISBN 978-4-06-311654-0 1995-8-25ISBN 957-34-0199-1
44 1991-7-12ISBN 978-4-06-311686-1 1995-9-5ISBN 957-34-0200-9
45 1991-10-11ISBN 978-4-06-311717-2 1995-11-15ISBN 957-34-0201-7
46 1992-1-13ISBN 978-4-06-311744-8 1995-12-20ISBN 957-34-0202-5
47 1992-3-13ISBN 978-4-06-311761-5 1996-1-20ISBN 957-34-0203-3
48 1992-6-15ISBN 978-4-06-311791-2 1996-3-10ISBN 957-34-0204-1
49 1992-9-9ISBN 978-4-06-311821-6 1996-6-25ISBN 957-34-0205-X
50 1992-12-11ISBN 978-4-06-311850-6 1996-8-25ISBN 957-34-3654-X
51 1993-3-12ISBN 978-4-06-311878-0 1996-10-25ISBN 957-34-3667-1
52 1993-6-14ISBN 978-4-06-311908-4 1996-11-25ISBN 957-34-3668-X
53 1993-9-13ISBN 978-4-06-311935-0 1997-1-5ISBN 957-34-3669-8
54 1993-12-13ISBN 978-4-06-311965-7 1997-2-10ISBN 957-34-3670-1
55 1994-3-15ISBN 978-4-06-311993-0 1997-3-25ISBN 957-34-3671-X
56 1994-5-13ISBN 978-4-06-312014-1 1997-4-15ISBN 957-34-3672-8
57 1994-8-10ISBN 978-4-06-312040-0 1997-7-20ISBN 957-34-3673-6
58 1994-10-14ISBN 978-4-06-312059-2 1997-9-20ISBN 957-34-3674-4
59 1994-12-9ISBN 978-4-06-312078-3 1997-11-25ISBN 957-34-3675-2

References
  1. Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Retrieved 2007-08-21.
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