Kappa no Kaikata
| Kappa no Kaikata | |
 Manga volume 1 cover | |
| カッパの飼い方 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yūgo Ishikawa |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Imprint | Young Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | February 6, 2003 – July 15, 2010 |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Nagisa Miyazaki |
| Produced by |
|
| Written by | Nagisa Miyazaki |
| Music by | Masaki Tsurugi |
| Studio | Picture Magic |
| Original network | Animax |
| Original run | October 4, 2004 – April 4, 2005 |
| Episodes | 26 |
Kappa no Kaikata (カッパの飼い方, lit. 'How to Breed Kappa') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūgo Ishikawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 2003 to 2010, with its chapters collected in 15 tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation, consisting of 26 episodes of three minutes each, produced by NAS and animated by Picture Magic, was broadcast on Animax from 2004 to 2005.
Story
[edit]A young man named Watashi (私, lit. "I" or "Me"), upon passing by a pet shop on his way home, happens upon a water Kappa in the window, which he buys, names Kaatan (かぁたん), and is determined to raise as a pet. Never having owned a kappa before, he relies on a book that specializes in information on how to raise and train kappa. However, Kaatan is harder to train than it immediately seems, and a lot of patience is exerted by Watashi in his effort.
Characters
[edit]- Watashi (私)
- Voiced by: Masato Hagiwara
- Kaatan (かぁたん)
- Voiced by: Chiro Kanzaki
- Ms. Sakamoto (坂本さん, Sakamoto-san)
- Voiced by: Nao Yamauchi
- Ms. Tamada (玉田さん, Tamada-san)
- Voiced by: Junko Takeuchi
- Mr. Tadokoro (玉田さん, Tadokoro-san)
- Voiced by: Eiji Takemoto
- Hercules (ヘラクレス, Herakuresu)
- Voiced by: Yoshihiro Takayama
Media
[edit]Manga
[edit]Written and illustrated by Yūgo Ishikawa, Kappa no Kaikata was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from February 6, 2003,[2] to July 15, 2010.[3] Shueisha collected its chapters in 15 tankōbon volumes, released from October 17, 2003,[4] to October 19, 2010.[5]
Volumes
[edit]| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | October 17, 2003[6] | 978-4-08-876514-3 |
| 02 | March 19, 2004[6] | 978-4-08-876582-2 |
| 03 | August 19, 2004[6] | 978-4-08-876660-7 |
| 04 | March 18, 2005[6] | 978-4-08-876770-3 |
| 05 | August 18, 2005[6] | 978-4-08-876840-3 |
| 06 | February 17, 2006[6] | 978-4-08-877038-3 |
| 07 | July 19, 2006[6] | 978-4-08-877112-0 |
| 08 | January 19, 2007[6] | 978-4-08-877201-1 |
| 09 | July 19, 2007[6] | 978-4-08-877294-3 |
| 10 | January 18, 2008[6] | 978-4-08-877375-9 |
| 11 | August 19, 2008[7] | 978-4-08-877491-6 |
| 12 | February 19, 2009[8] | 978-4-08-877594-4 |
| 13 | September 18, 2009[9] | 978-4-08-877724-5 |
| 14 | March 19, 2010[10] | 978-4-08-877809-9 |
| 15 | October 19, 2010[5] | 978-4-08-879039-8 |
Anime
[edit]An anime television series adaptation, consisting of 26 episodes of three minutes each, produced by NAS and animated by Picture Magic, was broadcast on Animax from October 4, 2004, to April 4, 2005.[11][12][13]
References
[edit]- ^ Bürk, Katja (February 16, 2010). "Kappa no Kaikata". animepro.de (in German). Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ 週刊ヤングジャンプ 2003年10号 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 6, 2003. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ ヤンジャン、トラウマイスタの中山敦支が青年誌初登場. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 15, 2010. Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ カッパの飼い方 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on November 23, 2005. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ a b 【10月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 19, 2010. Archived from the original on January 21, 2022. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j カッパの飼い方 (10件中1～10件). s-book.com (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on March 29, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ カッパの飼い方 11 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on September 12, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ Ishikawa, Yūgo (February 19, 2009). カッパの飼い方 12 (in Japanese). Shueisha. ISBN 978-4-08-877594-4.
- ^ カッパの飼い方 13 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on September 27, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ 【3月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 19, 2010. Archived from the original on January 10, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ カッパの飼い方 (in Japanese). ADK Emotions Inc. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ 生徒会にも穴はある！. Mangapedia. Voyage Group. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ Oppliger, John (August 27, 2010). "Ask John: What Anime Have the Longest & Shortest Openings?". AnimeNation Anime News Blog. AnimeNation. Archived from the original on December 26, 2010. Retrieved January 11, 2024.
Three minute long episodes of Kappa no Kaikata have only a five second opening animation.
External links
[edit]- Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-02-06) (in Japanese)
- Kappa no Kaikata (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia