Tottemo! Luckyman | |
とっても! ラッキーマン (Tottemo! Rakkīman) | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Hiroshi Gamo |
Published by | Shueisha |
Imprint | Jump Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | August 16, 1993 – July 7, 1997 |
Volumes | 16 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Osamu Nabeshima |
Produced by |
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Written by | Yoshio Urasawa |
Music by | Yusuke Honma |
Studio | Pierrot |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | April 6, 1994 – March 23, 1995 |
Episodes | 50 |
Game | |
Tottemo! Luckyman: Everyone Loves Lucky Cookie!! | |
Developer | Bandai |
Publisher | Bandai |
Platform | Game Boy |
Released | September 22, 1994 |
Game | |
Tottemo! Luckyman: Lucky Cookie Roulette Assault!! | |
Developer | Bandai |
Publisher | Bandai |
Platform | Super Famicom |
Released | June 30, 1995 |
Tottemo! Luckyman ( Japanese: とっても! ラッキーマン, Hepburn: Tottemo! Rakkīman, lit. "Absolutely! Luckyman") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Gamo. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from August 1993 to July 1997, with its chapters collected in 16 tankōbon volumes. The series follows the adventures of a bizarre superhero named Luckyman and his fights against various aliens and other enemies threatening the Earth.
A 50-episode anime television series adaptation by studio Pierrot was broadcast on TV Tokyo between April 1994 and March 1995. Two video games Game Boy and Super Famicom consoles have been released, and the titular character Luckyman has been featured in the "Jump" crossover video games Jump Ultimate Stars and J-Stars Victory VS.
Yōichi Tsuitenai is the unluckiest boy in his hometown. One day, his luck truly ran out when he was crushed by an alien spaceship, killing him. But in this time of need, he was discovered by Luckyman, a cosmic superhero, who gives him the superpower of being extremely lucky. Now Yōichi, as Luckyman, must defend the Earth from aliens invading to conquer it, with the help of his sidekick, Endeavorman, their friend Superstarman, and three others, Victoryman, Friendshipman, and Geniusman.
The Best 16 Super Heroes (ナイナイシックスティーン, Nai Nai Shikkusutīn), is an elite team of 16 special heroes assembled by the chairman of the Hero Committee, an organization for super heroes, located on a hero-populated planet called the Hero Star. The team is formed up of the main team of six heroes selected by the Chairman as elites to fight aliens on Earth, and 10 contestants from the 1053rd Hero Tournament that all won. "Nai Nai (ナイナイ)" is an onomatopoeia for the sound created when the 16 heroes all fire their beams at something.
The Hand Squadron Finger Rangers (お手手戦隊指レンジャー, Otete Sentai Yubi Renjā) are the five villains in Yotchan's team. They fight in cylindrical metal suits, each of a different color, and act as fingers for a giant hand. Eventually, these characters all die, except for Geniusman, Speedman, and Yotchan.
Written and illustrated by Hiroshi Gamo, Tottemo! Luckyman debuted with a one-shot in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump on April 12, 1993, and was later serialized in the same magazine from August 16 of that same year to July 7, 1997. [2] Shueisha collected its chapters in sixteen tankōbon volumes published between February 1994 and October 1997. [3] [4] Shueisha re-published the series in eight digital volumes, released on June 29, 2012. [5] [6]
A 50-episode anime television series, animated by studio Pierrot and directed by Osamu Nabeshima , was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 6, 1994, to March 23, 1995. [7] [8]
No. | Title | Original air date [9] |
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1 | "Lucky Alien Mantis!" Transliteration: "Kamakiri Seijin de Rakī!" ( Japanese: かまきり星人でラッキー!) | April 6, 1994 |
2 | "Lucky Oldman!" Transliteration: "Oyajiman de Rakī!" ( Japanese: おやじマンでラッキー!) | April 13, 1994 |
3 | "Lucky Birdman!" Transliteration: "Bādoman de Rakī!" ( Japanese: バードマンでラッキー!) | April 20, 1994 |
4 | "Lucky Strongest Baron!" Transliteration: "Saikyō Danshaku de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: 最強男爵でラッキー!) | April 27, 1994 |
5 | "Lucky Beastmaster-man!" Transliteration: "Mōjūtsukaiman de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: 猛獣使いマンでラッキー!) | May 4, 1994 |
6 | "Lucky Geekman!" Transliteration: "Otakkīman de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: オタッキーマンでラッキー!) | May 11, 1994 |
7 | "Lucky Busaikugon!" Transliteration: "Busaikugon de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: ブサイクゴンでラッキー!) | May 18, 1994 |
8 | "Lucky Endeavorman!" Transliteration: "Doryokuman de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: 努力マンでラッキー!) | May 25, 1994 |
9 | "Lucky Thousand-Faced-man!" Transliteration: "Sengaoman de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: 千顔マンでラッキー!) | June 1, 1994 |
10 | "Lucky Strongest Baron Again!" Transliteration: "Matamata Saikyō Danshaku de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: またまた 最強男爵でラッキー!) | June 8, 1994 |
11 | "Lucky Medachi's Transformation!" Transliteration: "Medachi Henshin de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: めだち変身でラッキー!) | June 15, 1994 |
12 | "Lucky Art Alien!" Transliteration: "Geijutsuseijin de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: 芸術星人でラッキー!) | June 22, 1994 |
13 | "Lucky Art Alien Continuation!" Transliteration: "Geijutsuseijin de Rakkī! no Tsuzuki!" ( Japanese: 芸術星人でラッキーのつづき!) | June 29, 1994 |
14 | "Lucky Undiscouraged Strongest Baron!" Transliteration: "Korizu ni Saikyō Danshaku de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: こりずに最強男爵でラッキー!) | July 6, 1994 |
15 | "Lucky Party-Vandal-man!" Transliteration: "Pātī Arashiman de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: パーティー荒らしマンでラッキー!) | July 13, 1994 |
16 | "Lucky
Merman!" Transliteration: "Hangyojin de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: 半魚人でラッキー!) | July 20, 1994 |
17 | "Lucky
Paparazzo-man!" Transliteration: "Okkakeman de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: おっかけマンでラッキー!) | July 27, 1994 |
18 | "Lucky Debt-Birdman!" Transliteration: "Shakkin Toriman de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: 借金トリマンでラッキー!) | August 3, 1994 |
19 | "Lucky Medachi's Secret!" Transliteration: "Medachi no Himitsu de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: 目立の秘密でラッキー!) | August 10, 1994 |
20 | "Lucky Bombman!" Transliteration: "Bakudanman de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: 爆弾マンでラッキー!) | August 17, 1994 |
21 | "Lucky Covering of
Nattō!" Transliteration: "Nattōzuke de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: 納豆づけでラッキー!) | August 24, 1994 |
22 | "Lucky Covering of
Nattō Continuation!" Transliteration: "Nattōzuke de Rakkī no Tsuzuki!" ( Japanese: 納豆づけでラッキーのつづき!) | August 31, 1994 |
23 | "Lucky G-5!" Transliteration: "Jīgo de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: G-5でラッキー!) | September 7, 1994 |
24 | "Lucky
Cinderella!" Transliteration: "Shinderera de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: シンデレラでラッキー!) | September 14, 1994 |
25 | "Lucky Evil Teacher-man!" Transliteration: "Gokuaku Kyōshiman de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: 極悪教師マンでラッキー!) | September 21, 1994 |
26 | "Lucky
Sports day-man!" Transliteration: "Undōkaiman de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: 運動会マンでラッキー!) | September 28, 1994 |
27 | "Lucky
Edo period!" Transliteration: "Edo jidai de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: 江戸時代でラッキー!) | October 13, 1994 |
28 | "Lucky Ninjaman!" Transliteration: "Ninjaman de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: 忍者マンでラッキー!) | October 20, 1994 |
29 | "Lucky Sportsman!" Transliteration: "Supōtsuman de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: スポーツマンでラッキー!) | October 27, 1994 |
30 | "Lucky United Alien!" Transliteration: "Gattaiseijin de Rakkī!" ( Japanese: 合体星人でラッキー!) | November 3, 1994 |
31 | "Reunion! The Three Brothers: Shori, Yujō, and Doryoku" Transliteration: "Saikai! Shōri, Yūjō, Doryoku Sankyōdai" ( Japanese: 再会! 勝利・友情・努力三兄弟) | November 10, 1994 |
32 | "Emergency! Crisis in the Universe!!" Transliteration: "Hijōjitai! Zen Uchū no Kiki!!" ( Japanese: 非常事態! 全宇宙の危機!!) | November 17, 1994 |
33 | "Endeavorman's Past! Betrayal of Brothers" Transliteration: "Doryokuman no Kako! Anitachi no Uragiri" ( Japanese: 努力マンの過去! 兄たちの裏切り) | November 24, 1994 |
34 | "Targeted Hero Committee Chairman!!" Transliteration: "Nerawareta Hīrō Kyōkai Kaichō!!" ( Japanese: 狙われたヒーロー協会会長!!) | December 1, 1994 |
35 | "Attack! The Terrifying Killer Hitman!!" Transliteration: "Raishū! Kyōfu no Koroshiya Hittoman!!" ( Japanese: 来襲! 恐怖の殺し屋ヒットマン!!) | December 8, 1994 |
36 | "Horror! Hand Squadron Finger Rangers!!" Transliteration: "Kyōfu! Otete Sentai Yubi Renjā" ( Japanese: 恐怖! お手手戦隊指レンジャー!!) | December 22, 1994 |
37 | "Now! The Greatest Battle of the Universe!" Transliteration: "Ima, Hajimaru! Uchū Saidai no Tatakai!!" ( Japanese: 今、始まる! 宇宙最大の戦い!!) | January 1, 1995 |
38 | "Shocking! Green Pinkie's True Identity!!" Transliteration: "Shōgeki! Koyubi Gurīn no Shōtai!!" ( Japanese: 衝撃! 小指グリーンの正体!!) | January 1, 1995 |
39 | "Perfect! Speedman Turbo!!" Transliteration: "Kanzen Karada! Supīdoman Tābo!!" ( Japanese: 完全体! スピードマンターボ!!) | January 5, 1995 |
40 | "Second Enemy! Yellow Ring Finger" Transliteration: "Daini no Teki! Kusuriyubi Ierō" ( Japanese: 第二の敵! 薬指イエロー) | January 12, 1995 |
41 | "Third Enemy! Steel Power Duo" Transliteration: "Daisan no Teki! Kōtetsu Pawā Futarigumi" ( Japanese: 第三の敵! 鋼鉄・パワー二人組) | January 19, 1995 |
42 | "Revival! Beautiful Brotherly Love" Transliteration: "Fukkatsu! Utsukushiki Kyōdai Ai" ( Japanese: 復活! 美しき兄弟愛) | January 26, 1995 |
43 | "50 Years of Suffering! The Power of
Tofu
Geta" Transliteration: "Kusetsu Goju-nen! Tōfu Geta no Iryoku" ( Japanese: 苦節50年! 豆腐ゲタの威力) | February 2, 1995 |
44 | "Blast! Endeavorman's Anger!!" Transliteration: "Bakuhatsu! Ikari no Doryokuman!!" ( Japanese: 爆発! 怒りの努力マン!!) | February 9, 1995 |
45 | "Storm of Blood! Endeavorman's Full Power" Transliteration: "Chi no Arashi! Doryokuman no Furu Pawā" ( Japanese: 血の嵐! 努力マンのフルパワー) | February 16, 1995 |
46 | "Hero Legend! The Tragedy of Geniusman" Transliteration: "Hīrō Densetsu! Tensaiman no Higeki" ( Japanese: ヒーロー伝説!天才マンの悲劇) | February 23, 1995 |
47 | "Showdown! Luckyman vs. Geniusman" Transliteration: "Taiketsu! Rakkīman tai Tensaiman" ( Japanese: 対決! ラッキーマン対天才マン) | March 2, 1995 |
48 | "Brutal! The Most Painful Killing Method!!" Transliteration: "Zannin! Saikō ni Kurushī Koroshi Kata!!" ( Japanese: 残忍! 最高に苦しい殺し方!!) | March 9, 1995 |
49 | "Strong Engemy! The Invincible Reforman" Transliteration: "Kyōteki! Muteki no Yonaoshiman" ( Japanese: 強敵! 無敵の世直しマン) | March 16, 1995 |
50 | "Final Battle! The Strongest Combined Power!!" Transliteration: "Saigo no Kessen! Saikyō no Gattai Pawā!!" ( Japanese: 最後の決戦! 最強の合体パワー!!) | March 23, 1995 |
A video game, titled Tottemo! Luckyman: Everyone Loves Lucky Cookie!! (とっても! ラッキーマン ラッキークッキーみんな大好きー!!, Tottemo! Rakkīman: Rakkī Kukkī Minna Daisukī!!, "Absolutely! Luckyman: Everyone Loves Lucky Cookie!!"), was developed by Bandai and released for the Game Boy on September 22, 1994. [10] Another video game, titled Tottemo! Luckyman: Lucky Cookie Roulette Assault!! (とっても! ラッキーマン ラッキークッキールーレットで突撃ー!!, Tottemo! Rakkīman: Rakkī Kukkī Rūretto de Totsugekī!!, "Absolutely! Luckyman: Lucky Cookie Roulette Assault!!"), also developed by Bandai, was released for the Super Famicom on June 30, 1995. [11]
Luckyman was featured as a playable character in two Jump crossover fighting games, Jump Ultimate Stars for the Nintendo DS, released on November 23, 2006; [12] and J-Stars Victory VS for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, released on March 19, 2014, in Japan, [13] and in June 2015 in Europe and North America. [14]