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Gon (manga)

Gon
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Cover of early English translation, featuring Gon
ゴン
Manga
Written by Masashi Tanaka
Published by Kodansha
English publisher
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Weekly Morning
Original run 19912002
Volumes 7
Game
Gon
Developer Tose
Publisher Bandai
Genre Platformer
Platform Super Famicon
Released
  • JP: November 11, 1994
Anime television series
Directed by Kim Gil-Tae
Written by Isao Murayama
Studio Kodansha, Daewon Media
Original network TXN (TV Tokyo) (Japan), AT-X (Japan), Kidz TV (Turkey)
English network
AUS
Original run April 2, 2012September 26, 2015
Episodes 76 (120)
Game
Gon: Baku Baku Baku Baku Adventure
Developer Namco Bandai Games
Publisher Bandai
Genre Platformer
Platform Nintendo 3DS
Released
  • JP: June 14, 2012
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Gon (Japanese: ゴン?) is a tiny fictional dinosaur and the title character of a Japanese manga series created by Masashi Tanaka. The Gon series features the completely wordless adventures of the irascible title character as he interacts with the natural world, depicted by Tanaka in lush, realistic detail. Gon somehow survived the extinction of his fellow dinosaurs and interacts with paleolithic animals.

Gon was most notable outside Japan for his appearance in the PlayStation version of Tekken 3. An animated TV series began airing in Japan on April 2, 2012. In 1998, the manga received an Excellence Prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival. Gon now has an American show on Netflix as of 2013

Gon's exact saurian species is never delved into. He vaguely resembles an outdated depiction of a generic carnosaur in a tripod stance, only about the size of a small dog. He is an omnivore with an enormous appetite. He possesses enormous power and endurance for his size, his feats of strength including supporting his own weight with his jaws, to being able to partially lift a fully grown African Elephant. His scaly hide is almost impenetrable, being able to shrug off the bites of larger predators..

Gon's intelligence seems to fluctuate in each adventure, ranging from total cluelessness (such as failing to notice a bird nest on his head for weeks), to strategic cunning (using a lion as a beast of burden to capture prey).

In Tekken 3, Gon is fireproof, has the ability to spit fireballs and use toxic farts. He vocalizes in chirps and shrieks, reminiscent of raccoons and parrots.


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