Solar Boy Django (manga)
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is a manga
series based on the Boktai
series of video games. The manga was written by Makoto Hijoka and published in Shogakukan
's CoroCoro Comic
from September 2003 to July 2007.
The story follows Django, a young vampire hunter
searching for his older brother Sabata.
The townspeople soon tell Django about "The Count", a vampire who uses the Undead to attack the town. Django goes to the Count's castle to confront him. After defeating the Count, Luna, vampire clad in armor, appears before Django. Django recognizes the scar on the vampire's hand and comes to the conclusion that Luna is his brother Sabata. Thus, his quest begins.
The story is divided in four arcs:
. Django meets Nero, an Immortal who after being defeated joins forces with the heroes, much like the Count did in the Luna Arc.
The main character. Son of Red Ringo, the legendary Vampire Hunter who fought Black Dain.
Otenko
Messenger of the Sun. Resurrected thanks to Django's efforts, makes Django realize he is the Solar Boy.
Arnica
A half-vampire, half-human girl. Django's very first friend when he began his journey.
Sabata
A famous Vampire Hunter. He was kidnapped by Dain and was transformed into the Dark Boy.
Ringo
The Legendary Vampire Hunter who fought Dain. He is Django's and Sabata's father.
Dain
Boss of the Vampires. He kidnapped Sabata in order to resurrect Jormungandr.
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series based on the Boktai
Boktai
Boktai is a video game series developed by Konami for the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS handheld consoles. The title is an abbreviation of the series' full Japanese title Bokura no Taiyō or Our Sun. They are recognized for using a solar sensor that is a key element of gameplay...
series of video games. The manga was written by Makoto Hijoka and published in Shogakukan
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan...
's CoroCoro Comic
CoroCoro Comic
is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan, starting on May 15, 1977. Its main target is elementary school aged boys, younger than the readers of shōnen manga...
from September 2003 to July 2007.
The story follows Django, a young vampire hunter
Vampire hunter
A vampire hunter or vampire slayer is a character in folklore and fiction who specializes in finding and destroying vampires, and sometimes other supernatural creatures....
searching for his older brother Sabata.
Plot
Django, a vampire hunter, is looking for his brother Sabata. When he arrives at a town, he meets Master Otenko, Messenger of the Sun. Otenko informs Django he is the one spoken of in the Legend of the Solar Boy, a descendant of the Solar Tribe.The townspeople soon tell Django about "The Count", a vampire who uses the Undead to attack the town. Django goes to the Count's castle to confront him. After defeating the Count, Luna, vampire clad in armor, appears before Django. Django recognizes the scar on the vampire's hand and comes to the conclusion that Luna is his brother Sabata. Thus, his quest begins.
The story is divided in four arcs:
Luna Arc
This is when Django begins his journey. He must defeat all the Immortals to go to the Dark Castle and face Luna. After killing the vampires and going to the Dark Castle, it turns out that Luna is simply a suit of armour, and that Sabata is held hostage by Black Dain.Dain Arc
Django must go to Dain's castle to rescue Sabata. He still has hope he can turn Sabata back into a human, but he must fight Dain's new immortals on the way. To make it worse, he finds that his father Ringo, who is now a vampire, has lost his mind and attacked him. It's only matter of time until Jormungandr gets revived by Dain.Return to San Miguel Arc
After defeating Black Dain, Django returns to San Miguel to find a vampire attacking it, with a 50,000 Soll bounty on its head. Also, Django meets up with an old friend, but not in the way he had hoped.Django & Sabata Arc
"Django & Sabata" is based on Lunar KnightsLunar Knights
Lunar Knights, known in Japan as and abbreviated Boktai DS, is a science-fantasy game and is the fourth title in the Boktai series of games developed by Kojima Productions, announced at E3 2006. It begins a new story arc, and follows new protagonists and hence has also been marked as the beginning...
. Django meets Nero, an Immortal who after being defeated joins forces with the heroes, much like the Count did in the Luna Arc.
Characters
DjangoThe main character. Son of Red Ringo, the legendary Vampire Hunter who fought Black Dain.
Otenko
Messenger of the Sun. Resurrected thanks to Django's efforts, makes Django realize he is the Solar Boy.
Arnica
A half-vampire, half-human girl. Django's very first friend when he began his journey.
Sabata
A famous Vampire Hunter. He was kidnapped by Dain and was transformed into the Dark Boy.
Ringo
The Legendary Vampire Hunter who fought Dain. He is Django's and Sabata's father.
Dain
Boss of the Vampires. He kidnapped Sabata in order to resurrect Jormungandr.
Volumes
- ISBN 978-4091427656 (Released on March 27, 2004)
- ISBN 978-4091427663 (Released on August 27, 2004)
- ISBN 978-4091427670 (Released on January 28, 2005)
- ISBN 978-4091427687 (Released on July 28, 2005)
- ISBN 978-4091400789 (Released on February 27, 2006)
- ISBN 978-4091401892 (Released on August 28, 2006)
- ISBN 978-4091402851 (Released on February 27, 2007)
- ISBN 978-4091403469 (Released on July 27, 2007)