Tsuribaka Nisshi | |
The cover of the first volume of Tsuribaka Nisshi
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釣りバカ日誌 | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Jūzō Yamasaki |
Illustrated by | Kenichi Kitami |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Demographic | Seinen |
Magazine | Big Comic Original |
Original run | 1979 – present |
Volumes | 95 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tetsuo Imazawa |
Original run | 2002-11-02 – 2003-09-13 |
Episodes | 36 |
Live action film series (1988–2009) | |
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Tsuribaka Nisshi (釣りバカ日誌?, "Fishing Fool's Diary") is a fishing manga by Jūzō Yamasaki and Kenichi Kitami that has been serialized in Big Comic Original since 1979. It won the 28th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1983. The series has been adapted into a popular and long running movie series, as well as an anime TV series.
The story focuses on salaryman Densuke Hamasaki (a.k.a. Hama-chan), whom his supervisor Sasaki has dubbed the "Fishing Baka" because of his passion for fishing. One day Hama-chan meets and befriends an older fisherman named Su-san, who turns out to be Ichinosuke Suzuki, the CEO of the "Suzuki Construction" company that Hama-chan works for. The stories tend to focus on their relationship inside and outside of the office.