| Gon | |
 Cover of early English translation, featuring Gon. | |
| ゴン | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Masashi Tanaka |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Weekly Morning |
| Original run | 1991 –2002 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Video game | |
| Gon | |
| Developer | Tose |
| Publisher | Bandai |
| Genre | Platformer |
| Platform | Super Famicom |
| Released |
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| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kim Gil-Tae(Chief Director) |
| Produced by | Ahn Hyun-Dong Ham Wook-Ho Osamu Yoshiba |
| Written by | Isao Murayama |
| Music by | Kim Tae-hoon |
| Studio | Daewon Media |
| Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo) |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 2, 2012 – September 26, 2015 |
| Episodes | 76 (120)[1][2] |
| Video game | |
| Gon: Baku Baku Baku Baku Adventure | |
| Developer | Namco Bandai Games |
| Publisher | Bandai |
| Genre | Platformer |
| Platform | Nintendo 3DS |
| Released |
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Gon (Japanese:ゴン) is a Japanesemanga series created byMasashi Tanaka. The series follows the adventures of the titular dinosaur character. The manga has spawned multiple adaptations, including video games and an anime series.
Gon is about a small dinosaur, named Gon, and his adventures in the wilderness. The manga makes use of no dialogue or sound effects and follows an episodic format. Each episode typically follows Gon trying to find something he wants (usually food, sleep, or solitude) and becoming entangled in the lives of other creatures in the surrounding area, with his encounters ranging from friendly to violent. The manga has very little continuity between episodes.[3]
The first video game adaptation of the manga wasGon, a platforming game on theSuper Famicom.[4] Another platformer,Gon: Baku Baku Baku Baku Adventure, was developed for theNintendo 3DS and released in Japan on June 14, 2012, and later inSouth Korea byNamco Bandai Games.[5] Gon is also a licensed playable character appearing in the 1997 fighting gameTekken 3.[6][7]
An animated television series co-produced byKodansha and Korean publisherDaewon Media aired in Japan from April 2, 2012, to March 25, 2013. It featuresMotoko Kumai as the voice of Gon.[8] The anime was added toNetflix in 2016.[9]
Gon won multiple awards in 1998, including the Excellence Award in the Manga division at the secondJapan Media Arts Festival in 1998,[10] theEisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of Foreign Material and Best Humor Publication at theEisner Awards,[11] and the award for Best French Edition of Foreign Material at the 1998 Manga Festival in France.[12]
The manga has been praised for its lack of dialogue or onomatopoeic words, which allows it to be universally understood and appreciated regardless of the reader's background.[3]
