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| Dokaben | |
 Firsttankōbon volume cover, featuring Taro Yamada (bottom left) | |
| ドカベン | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shinji Mizushima |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Imprint | Shōnen Champion Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
| Original run | April 24, 1972 –March 27, 1981 |
| Volumes | 48 |
| Anime television series | |
| Produced by | Tadami Watanabe |
| Written by | Eiji Okabe |
| Music by | Shunsuke Kikuchi |
| Studio | Nippon Animation |
| Original network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| Original run | October 6, 1976 – December 26, 1979 |
| Episodes | 163[1] |
| Manga | |
| Dai Kōshien | |
| Written by | Shinji Mizushima |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Imprint | Shōnen Champion Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
| Original run | March 23, 1983 –August 7, 1987 |
| Volumes | 26 |
| Manga | |
| Dokaben Professional Baseball | |
| Written by | Shinji Mizushima |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Imprint | Shōnen Champion Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
| Original run | March 23, 1995 –December 25, 2003 |
| Volumes | 52 |
| Manga | |
| Dokaben Superstars | |
| Written by | Shinji Mizushima |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Imprint | Shōnen Champion Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
| Original run | January 8, 2004 –May 8, 2012 |
| Volumes | 45 |
| Manga | |
| Dokaben Dream Tournament | |
| Written by | Shinji Mizushima |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Imprint | Shōnen Champion Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
| Original run | May 29, 2012 –June 28, 2018 |
| Volumes | 34 |
Dokaben (Japanese:ドカベン)[a] is a Japanesebaseballmanga series written and illustrated byShinji Mizushima. The original series was serialized inAkita Shoten'sshōnen manga magazineWeekly Shōnen Champion from April 24, 1972, to March 27, 1981, but it was followed by several sequel series running until 2018. Chapters of the series were published into 205tankōbon volumes in total, making it the series with thesecond highest number of volumes. It was also made into ananime by the same name. It was immensely popular in Japan during its original release, and is one of the most popular sports manga of all time.
Dokaben is centered on Taro Yamada and his teammates Iwaki, Tonoma, and Satonaka and was focused mainly on their activity as ahigh schoolbaseball team. At first, it focused on Yamada, Iwaki, and Sachiko and was set in Takaoka Middle School. But in Volume 8 the team is transferred to Meikun High School for their baseball skills.
The story ofDokaben continues inDai Kōshien,Dokaben Pro Baseball Story, andDokaben SuperStars Story.
In 1989,Capcom released anarcade video game based on the manga.[2]
