| Judo-bu Monogatari | |
Firsttankōbon volume cover | |
| 柔道部物語 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Martial arts[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Makoto Kobayashi |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Imprint | Yanmaga KC Special |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Magazine |
| Original run | 1985 –1991 |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Hidetoshi Omori |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Released | March 25, 1991 – June 25, 1991 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Episodes | 2 |
Judo-bu Monogatari (柔道部物語;lit. 'Judo Club Story') is a Japanesemanga series written and illustrated byMakoto Kobayashi. It was serialized inKodansha'sseinen manga magazineWeekly Young Magazine from 1985 to 1991, with its chapters collected in 11tankōbon volumes. A two-episodeoriginal video animation (OVA) adaptation was released in 1991. Another manga series created by Kobayashi and Olympic gold medalist judoka,Yuko Emoto, titledJJM: Joshi Judou-bu Monogatari, started in 2016.
Written and illustrated byMakoto Kobayashi,Judo-bu Monogatari was serialized inKodansha'sseinen manga magazineWeekly Young Magazine from 1985 to 1991.[2][3] Kodansha collected its chapters in 11tankōbon volumes, released from June 15, 1987,[4] to August 13, 1991.[5]
A related manga series, titledJJM: Joshi Judou-bu Monogatari (JJM 女子柔道部物語; "Women's Judo Club Story"), with an original story byYuko Emoto,1996 Atlanta OlympicWomen's Judo-61 kg gold medalist, featuring a female protagonist, started in Kodansha'sEvening on August 9, 2016.[6][7]
A two-episodeoriginal video animation (OVA) adaptation byStudio Deen was released on VHS from March 25 to June 25, 1991.[8][9][10]