Gokudō-kun Man'yūki
| Gokudo the Adventurer | |
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ゴクドーくん漫遊記 (Gokudō-kun Man'yūki) |
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| Genre | Action, comedy, supernatural, fantasy |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Usagi Nakamura |
| Illustrated by | Takeru Kirishima |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
| Original run | June 1, 1991 – September 1, 1999 |
| Volumes | 13 |
| Light novel | |
| Gokudo-kun Man'yūki Gaiden | |
| Written by | Usagi Nakamura |
| Illustrated by | Takeru Kirishima |
| Published by | MediaWorks |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
| Original run | June 10, 1993 – June 2001 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Manga | |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Dengeki Daioh |
| Original run | 1995 – 2000 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kunihisa Sugishima |
| Studio | Trans Arts |
| Licensed by |
Enoki Films Media Blasters (expired) Discotek Media (sub-licensed) |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | April 2, 1999 – September 24, 1999 |
| Episodes | 26 |
Gokudo-kun the Adventurer (ゴクドーくん漫遊記 Gokudō-kun Man'yūki) is a fantasy light novel series created by Usagi Nakamura. The light novel was first serialized by Kadokawa Shoten in their light novel magazine Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko. It was later adapted into a manga in 1995 and released in Dengeki Daioh magazine. An anime adaptation was produced by Trans Arts and aired on TV Tokyo from 2 April 1999 to 24 September 1999, with a total of 26 episodes.
Enoki Films holds the United States anime license under the name Jester the Adventurer. In 2001, AnimeWorks translated and released the anime on DVD as simply Gokudo. On 18 July 2016, Discotek Media announced it had licensed the anime from Enoki Films. A DVD collection was released on 27 September later that year.
The story focuses on an adventurer named Gokudo. Unlike most protagonists he is an antihero, willing to resort to violence to fulfill his agenda. He does not hesitate to abuse the needs of people, sell out his friends to save himself, run away from any dangers, or ditch others who helped him if he does not have any more interest in them. His life starts to change when he finds a magical Genie named Djinn who wants to grant him three wishes. While people would benefit from having three wishes, in his case it leads him to a lot of trouble, and it doesn't take long before he tries to escape from Djinn, and every other person he meets.
Other important characters are the Old Seer (or the Queen of the Magic World), who constantly appears out of nowhere, seemingly only to make Gokudo suffer more; Rubette La Lette, a noble girl with a tomboy attitude who sees Gokudo as a rival; and Prince (called Niari by the Old Seer), a mage much better at handling women than Gokudo will ever be.
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