Hana no Asuka-gumi! (Japanese: 花のあすか組!, lit. "The Glorious Asuka Gang!") is a Japanese manga by Satosumi Takaguchi serialized in Monthly Asuka. It was adapted into a television drama series, two live action films, two OVAs and two drama CDs. It is one of the series with delinquent girls (sukeban) popular in the 1980s.[1] Two new manga series were published, one from 2003 to 2009 and the other from 2007 to 2008.
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| Genre | Drama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Written by | Satosumi Takaguchi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Magazine | Monthly Asuka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Demographic | Shōjo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Original run | 1985 – 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Volumes | 27+6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Recently, in July 2019, a new manga series was released called Hana no Asukagumi! Infinity and it ended on November 7, 2021.[2]
Reception
editMore than 10 million copies were sold of the manga by November 2005.[3]
Media adaptations
editAnime
editThere are two OVAs: Shin Kabukicho Story Hana no Asuka-gumi!, released on June 12, 1987[4] and Hana no Asuka-gumi! Lonely Cats Battle Royale, released in 1990.[5] Lonely Cats Battle Royale was thought to be lost until an anonymous individual mailed a tape of the OVA to anime enthusiast and youtuber Kenny Lauderdale in 2019.[6]
TV drama
edit| Hana no Asuka-gumi! | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Megumi Odaka Natsuki Ozawa Hikari Ishida |
| Narrated by | Ryou Nakanishi |
| Ending theme | "Get a Chance" sung by BaBe "BLUE WIND" sung by Megumi Odaka "Kanashige Dane" sung by ASUKA-GUMI |
| Composer | Toshiaki Tsushima |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language | Japanese |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Production | |
| Production company | Toei Company |
| Original release | |
| Network | Fuji Television |
| Release | April 11 – September 26, 1988 |
A television drama series was broadcast on Fuji Television from April 11 to September 26, 1988.[7]
Cast
edit- Megumi Odaka as Asuka Kuraku
- Natsuki Ozawa as Miko Dōmoto
- Hikari Ishida as Harumi Kōzuki
- Shiori Sakura as Hibari
- Risa Honda as Kasuga
- Masami Hayami as Kaze
- Mika Chiba as Hayashi
- Emi Wakui as Hi
- Kyōko Ninagawa as Yama
- Megumi Ishii as Kyōko Kuraku
Live action films
editTwo live action films have been produced: the first, directed by Yōichi Sai and released on August 13, 1988[8] and the second, Hana no Asuka-gumi! Neo, directed by Yutaka Tsurita and released on April 25, 2009.[9]
References
edit- ^ Yuri Manga: Sukeban Deka Archived 2015-09-05 at the Wayback Machine Review by Erica Friedman of Yuricon in Okazu
- ^ "CD Japan- Hana No Asuka Gumi! Infinity 9 (Feel Comics)". CDJapan. Archived from the original on 2022-07-03. Retrieved 2022-07-03.
- ^ "NTTドコモ/ i-mode公式サイトに 電子コミックサイト「恋 ｺﾐ」オープン！！" (PDF). Sega Sammy Group. 2007-01-01. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-01-01. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
- ^ 花のあすか組！ 新歌舞伎町ストーリー (1987). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ 花のあすか組！２ ロンリーキャッツ・バトルロイヤル (1990). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ "The Anime With Zero Clips or Screenshots Online - Hana no Asuka Gumi 2". YouTube. 30 October 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.
- ^ 花のあすか組！ (1988). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on April 22, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ 花のあすか組！ (1988). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on June 6, 2015. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
- ^ "花のあすか組 NEO! (2008)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on May 28, 2016. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
External links
edit- New Hana no Asuka-gumi! at Shodensha (in Japanese)
- Hana no Asuka-gumi! at IMDb
- Hana no Asuka-gumi! Neo at IMDb
- Hana no Asuga Kumi BS Hen on CDJapan
- Hana no Asuka-gumi! (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia