Osomatsu-kun
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is a comedy manga series by Fujio Akatsuka which ran in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine from 1962 to 1969. The series revolves around a group of sextuplet brothers who cause all sorts of mischief. It has been adapted into two different anime series of the same name, the first of which was produced by Studio Zero in 1966, and the second by Studio Pierrot in 1988. A new anime series by Pierrot, Mr. Osomatsu,adult animated series began airing in October 2015 to celebrate Akatsuka's 80th birthday, with a manga adaptation by Masako Shitara serialized in Shueisha's You magazine from Janua
Key facts
- Animanga/Header.name
- Osomatsu-kun
- Animanga/Header.image
- OsomatsukunDVD.jpg
- Animanga/Header.caption
- DVD box cover of the 1988 anime series
- Animanga/Header.ja_kanji
- おそ松くん
- Animanga/Header.genre
- ComedySurreal comedySlapstick
- Animanga/Print.type
- manga
- Animanga/Print.author
- Fujio Akatsuka
- Animanga/Print.publisher
- ShogakukanKodanshaShōnen Gahosha
- Animanga/Print.first
- April 15, 1962
- Animanga/Print.last
- January 15, 1969
- Animanga/Print.volumes
- 34
- Animanga/Video.type
- film
- Animanga/Video.director
- Ryuichi Okumura
- Animanga/Video.studio
- Studio Pierrot
- Animanga/Video.network
- FNS (Fuji TV)
- Animanga/Video.first
- February 13, 1988
- Animanga/Video.last
- December 30, 1989
- Animanga/Video.episodes
- 86
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Encyclopedic overview
15 sectionsContents
- Characters
- The Matsuno sextuplets
- Supporting characters
- Media
- Manga
- Anime
- 1966 series
- 1988 series
- Drama
- Cast
- Video games
- ''Mr. Osomatsu''
- Reception
- References
- External links
is a comedy manga series by Fujio Akatsuka which ran in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine from 1962 to 1969. The series revolves around a group of sextuplet brothers who cause all sorts of mischief. It has been adapted into two different anime series of the same name, the first of which was produced by Studio Zero in 1966, and the second by Studio Pierrot in 1988. A new anime series by Pierrot, Mr. Osomatsu,adult animated series began airing in October 2015 to celebrate Akatsuka's 80th birthday, with a manga adaptation by Masako Shitara serialized in Shueisha's You magazine from January 2016.
This series helped establish Akatsuka's reputation as a gag comic artist, long before his other popular manga, Tensai Bakabon, was released. Several adaptations of Charlie Chaplin routines can be found in the manga.
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