Holyland (manga)

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Holyland
First tankōbon volume cover
ホーリーランド
(Hōrīrando)
GenreMartial arts[1]
Manga
Written byKouji Mori
Published byHakusensha
ImprintJets Comics
MagazineYoung Animal
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 12, 2000 – May 23, 2008
Volumes18

Holyland (Japanese: ホーリーランド, Hepburn: Hōrīrando) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouji Mori. It was serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal from October 2000 to May 2008, with its chapters collected in 18 tankōbon volumes.

Plot[edit]

Starting out in a gaming district at night, a small group of high schoolers are talking about a "Thug Hunter", an unknown fighter who is knocking out local tough kids and bullies at night on the streets. He is said to be unrecognizable and unremarkable in appearance, yet, strong enough to defeat kids with a hard reputation. This group of high schoolers is led by a dashing former high school boxing club member, known for his martial prowess, named Izawa Masaki. Another member of the group meets them and tells them of the Thug Hunter bumping-off and knocking out another delinquent that very night. Curious, and in an effort to meet this fighter, Masaki tells his men to spread out and find him. Along the way, running through the gaming district, he sees a young, meek and unremarkable looking kid, who nonetheless leaves an imprint on him. Doubting that teen being able to be the Thug Hunter, he continues on, only starting to believe it after the teen is long-since lost in the crowds of the late-night district.

The young, meek teen that Misaki encountered is Yu Kamashiro. Yu is socially awkward, eats alone, and hears talk of the "Thug Hunter" while eating at school. It makes him feel unsettled, hearing about his exploits, but he feels that he has no place else to go but the streets at night. He briefly encounters a girl from his class, Isawa Mai, who feels a weird sensation that makes her think that Yu is like her brother.

Later on, while walking the streets, it is revealed that more than just Misaki's gang is out searching for the Thug Hunter, as the toughs and delinquents that Yu has beaten have come from different schools and encouraged their respectful gangs and combat-based clubs to search for the Thug Hunter and defeat him. Finding out what he looks like, Yu is saved from one of these gangs by Kenichi Senada, a classmate of his, at an arcade after defeating yet another thug; this one from Seda Shou High School. Finally, not being alone, Yu is not challenged out by a local gang and for the first time is shown what it is like to have a friend. He and Kenichi start hanging out, even spending an evening gaming with Mai and her friends, as they know Kenichi.

A gang from Seda Shou High School, still looking for revenge against the Thug Hunter for defeating one of their own, recruits Iwado, a judo prodigy to finish the Thug Hunter and bring street cred to their high school once again. Finding Yu, the next night, Yu's identity as the Thug Hunter is revealed to the dumbfounded Kenichi and the Seda Shou gang surrounds Yu, forcing him into fighting Iwado. Misaki, already knowing of Iwado and the threat of judo, rushes to the scene with friends when word of the fight gets out.

In a stunning upset, even after getting brutally slammed, Yu rises again and defeats Iwado. Misaki keeps the Seda Shou gang from hurting Yu by declaring him underneath Misaki's protection. The fighting reputation of Misaki and his gang are enough to keep the Seda Shou gang at bay.

Yu stays off of the street for a couple of weeks and avoids Kenichi while at school before encountering him once again at a park in the gaming districts. When asked about the origins of his fighting skills, Yu talks of his past. Two years ago, Yu was the subject of constant bullying and haunted by "looks of pity" to the point where he avoided school in an effort to be numb from all feeling. His family was initially supportive, allowing him to take online courses, but the parents soon argued. Yu was lonely and was still not numb to the painful memories and thoughts of inadequacies. He attempted suicide one day, but was unable to jump off of the building he had selected. Wandering the city, he came across a boxing book. It is there that he learned of the one-two combination and basic boxing concepts. A group of bullies found him one day checking out another boxing book, and after taunting Yu to return to class, Yu surprises even himself and throws a jab to one of them. Still not used-to fighting back, he is mercilessly beaten. When he returned home that day, he began doing push-ups and practicing the one-two combo five-thousand times a day. Kenichi heads off to work as Misaki arrives in time to rescue Yu from another group of Seda thugs, who are now armed.

Misaki warns Yu to keep pushing forward in his street fighting knowledge/training or disappear from the streets for good. Not having any other place to go, Yu opts to stay. Misaki teaches Yu some boxing footwork about shifting and leaves. Yu also peacefully encounters Iwado again, hearing Iwado tell him that Yu is stronger than he thinks.

Meanwhile Shougo Midorikawa, a karate ace at Daizawa High School is angry at not being able to pursue revenge against Yu, seeing as one of the thugs he bumped off was done on their turf. He stages a coup, beating the old leader of the gang and going after Yu personally.

Media[edit]

Manga[edit]

Holyland, written and illustrated by Kouji Mori [ja], was serialized in Hakusensha's seinen manga magazine Young Animal from October 12, 2000,[a] to May 23, 2008.[5] Hakusensha collected its chapters in eighteen tankōbon volumes, released from June 29, 2001,[6] to July 29, 2008.[7]

The manga was licensed in Italy by RW Edizioni [it].[8]

Volumes[edit]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 June 29, 2001[6]978-4-592-13741-2
2 November 29, 2001[9]978-4-592-13742-9
3 April 26, 2002[10]978-4-592-13743-6
4 September 27, 2002[11]978-4-592-13744-3
5 March 28, 2003[12]978-4-592-13745-0
6 September 29, 2003[13]978-4-592-13746-7
7 February 27, 2004[14]978-4-592-13747-4
8 November 29, 2004[15]978-4-592-13748-1
9 March 29, 2005[16]978-4-592-13749-8
10 April 28, 2005[17]978-4-592-13750-4
11 October 28, 2005[18]978-4-592-14311-6
12 March 29, 2006[19]978-4-592-14312-3
13 August 29, 2006[20]978-4-592-14313-0
14 January 29, 2007[21]978-4-592-14314-7
15 June 29, 2007[22]978-4-592-14315-4
16 November 29, 2007[23]978-4-592-14316-1
17 April 28, 2008[24]978-4-592-14317-8
18 July 29, 2008[7]978-4-592-14318-5

Drama[edit]

Holyland was adapted into a 13-episode Japanese television drama, which was broadcast on TV Tokyo in 2005.[25]

A 4-episode Korean television drama adaptation was broadcast from April 28 to May 19, 2012.[26][27]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ It debuted in the magazine's 20th issue of 2000,[2][3] released on October 12 of the same year.[4]

References[edit]

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  12. ^ ホーリーランド HOLYLAND 5 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  13. ^ ホーリーランド HOLYLAND 6 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
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  15. ^ ホーリーランド HOLYLAND 8 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  16. ^ ホーリーランド HOLYLAND 9 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  17. ^ ホーリーランド HOLYLAND 10 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  18. ^ ホーリーランド HOLYLAND 11 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  19. ^ ホーリーランド HOLYLAND 12 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  20. ^ ホーリーランド HOLYLAND 13 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  21. ^ ホーリーランド HOLYLAND 14 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  22. ^ ホーリーランド HOLYLAND 15 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  23. ^ ホーリーランド HOLYLAND 16 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  24. ^ ホーリーランド HOLYLAND 17 (in Japanese). Hakusensha. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
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  26. ^ U-KISS ドンホ主演、初放送控えた「ホーリーランド」原作よりリアルに！. Kstyle (in Japanese). Line Corporation. April 28, 2012. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  27. ^ U-KISS ドンホ、戦いの技術伝授…男性ファン歓呼. Kstyle (in Japanese). Line Corporation. May 19, 2012. Archived from the original on June 11, 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.

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