Gon (manga)
| Gon | |
Cover of early English translation, featuring Gon
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| ゴン | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Masashi Tanaka |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Weekly Morning |
| Original run | 1991 – 2002 |
| Volumes | 7 |
| Game | |
| Gon | |
| Developer | Tose |
| Publisher | Bandai |
| Genre | Platformer |
| Platform | Super Famicon |
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| 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 | |
| Original run | April 2, 2012 – September 26, 2015 |
| Episodes | 76 (120) |
| Game | |
| Gon: Baku Baku Baku Baku Adventure | |
| Developer | Namco Bandai Games |
| Publisher | Bandai |
| Genre | Platformer |
| Platform | Nintendo 3DS |
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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 He vaguely resembles an outdated depiction of a generic carnosaur in a tripod stance, only about the size of a small dog.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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