Gun Frontier
| Gun Frontier | |
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ガン フロンティア (Gan Furontia) |
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| Genre | Western, Buddy comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Leiji Matsumoto |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Play Comic |
| Original run | 1972 – 1975 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Novel | |
| Gun Frontier II | |
| Written by | Leiji Matsumoto |
| Published by | Daiwa Shobo |
| Published | April 1999 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Soichiro Zen |
| Studio | Vega Entertainment |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | AT-X |
| English network | |
| Original run | March 28, 2002 – June 24, 2002 |
| Episodes | 13 |
Gun Frontier (ガン フロンティア Gan Furontia?) is a 1972 manga by Leiji Matsumoto. It introduces Tochiro Oyama, best friend to Matsumoto's classic hero, Captain Harlock, who is in turn depicted as a gunslinger in the Old West. In sharp contrast to other Matsumoto's stories, Gun Frontier is a comedy adventure rather than a space opera. Also, unlike other Harlock stories, in Gun Frontier, Harlock is depicted as Tochiro's sidekick.
It is a harsh and barren wasteland, where the weak aren't allowed to dream. It is also a sacred land for true men, for there is no place a man can feel more alive. This is the Gun Frontier. Sea Pirate Captain Harlock and the errant samurai, Tochiro arrive in the United States on the Western Frontier. Along with a mysterious woman they meet along the way, the two friends challenge sex rings, bandits, and corrupt sheriff. They are searching for a lost clan of Japanese immigrants, and they will tear Gun Frontier from end to end until they find it.
Since the original manga, there has been a novel and a 2002 anime adaption of the series.
Tochiro Oyama
Franklin Harlock Jr.
Sinunora
Shizuku
Darkmeister is the leader of the "organization" that guides the world. He desires Tochiro and all the other Japanese immigrants so that he can force them into slavery. He wants to use their superior knowledge of metalcraft (Known as Stardust Steel) to create unparalleled weapons to use in war to overthrow the American government. His face is never shown, but he is revealed to have incredibly long fingernails. It is also believed that he wears a mask of some kind.
In 1975 the original manga series was completed into two volumes. In 1988 the manga was reprinted and which Leiji Matsumoto added more content into. In 1999, Leiji Matsumoto published his first novel, Gun Frontier II. The novel was published by Daiwa Shobo and it was told in a non-erotic way compared to the original manga. The novel is now out of print.
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