Idaten Jump
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Cover of the first volume of Idaten Jump featuring Sho Yamato.
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IDATEN翔 (Idaten Janpu) |
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| Genre | Adventure, Sports |
| Manga | |
| Written by |
Toshihiro Fujiwara Ko Etori |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Demographic | Kodomo |
| Magazine | Comic BonBon |
| Original run | 2005 – 2006 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takayuki Hamana |
| Written by | Fumihiko Shimo |
| Music by | Yasuharu Takanashi |
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Trans Arts Production I.G (co-operation) |
| Licensed by | Hasbro |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| English network | YTV, Cartoon Network |
| Original run | October 1, 2005 – September 9, 2006 |
| Episodes | 52 |
Idaten Jump (Japanese: IDATEN翔 Hepburn: Idaten Janpu?) is a manga series created by Toshihiro Fujiwara and Ko Etori serialized in Comic BonBon. The manga tells the story about a boy named Sho Yamato who loves mountain biking. It was adapted into a 52-episode anime by Aniplex, whose original name is 韋駄天翔. A toyline was also made by Tomy. The manga was released in America by Tokyopop, with all the sound effects in Japanese only.
Sho Yamato is a boy who enjoys MTB (short for "mountain biking") a whole lot. He's always practiced at the "X-Zone" (a place which his dad Takeshi made for MTB) with his friends Kakeru and Makoto while riding on a bike his dad has built called "Flame Kaiser". One day, he was challenged to a race by a MTB team called Team Shark Tooth and whoever won the race will get the X-Zone. For Sho, the X-Zone had always been a place of happy memories. He had spent many days there with his father who had disappeared, so he could not lose the game. During the race with Team Shark Tooth's leader Gabu Samejima, black smoke suddenly covered the ground around them, and they were sent to another world that's also called the "X-Zone."
When Sho woke up, he found Kakeru, Makoto, and his MTB Flame Kaiser were also there. Of course, they did not know where they were. While they were wondering what had happened, MTB riders came. They challenged Sho to an Idaten battle, a form of MTB race in the X-Zone. They said the only way for Sho to return is by collecting 10 gold emblems by winning Idaten battles with their emblems. This is how Sho came down to compete in Idaten Battles at various courses such as ghost towns, volcanoes, ancient ruins, deserts, and snow-topped mountains. Now Sho must Idaten Battle for the sake of returning home.
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