Bari Bari Densetsu

Bari Bari Densetsu (Japanese: バリバリ伝説, Hepburn: Baribari Densetsu, lit. "Vroom Vroom Legend") is a Japanese motorbike racing-themed manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1983 to 1991, with its chapters collected in 38 tankōbon volumes.

Bari Bari Densetsu
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Gun Koma
バリバリ伝説
(Baribari Densetsu)
Manga
Written byShuichi Shigeno
Published byKodansha
ImprintMagazine KC
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 9, 1983 – July 17, 1991
Volumes38
Original video animation
Directed by
Produced by
Written by
  • Yūji Watanabe
  • Mami Watanabe (2)
Music byIchirō Nitta
StudioPierrot
Released May 10, 1986 – December 16, 1986
Runtime
  • 50 minutes (1)
  • 54 minutes (2)
Episodes2

Earlier parts of the story focus both on high school life as well as street racing. At first the characters are illegal street racers (Japanese: hashiriya) that race on public roads, particularly on the winding mountain roads known as tōge. Those kind of racers were called "rolling-zoku", a type of bōsōzoku, and were seen as a social problem in Japan. Later parts of the story revolve around professional motorcycle racing events held on road circuits like the All Japan Road Race Championship.

A two-episode original video animation (OVA) adaptation produced by Pierrot, "Part I: Tsukuba Arc" and "Part II: Suzuka Arc", was released in 1986. The episodes were later re-edited and released in theaters in August 1987 by Nippon Herald (now part of Kadokawa Pictures).

In 1985, it won the ninth Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category.

Characters
Gun Koma (巨摩 郡, Koma Gun)
Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka
A motorcycle racer. He rides a Honda CB750 as well as a Suzuki GSX-R.
Ai Itou (伊藤 歩惟, Itō Ai)
Voiced by: Yōko Oginome
Gun's girlfriend.
Hideyoshi Hijiri (聖 秀吉, Hijiri Hideyoshi)
Voiced by: Ryūsei Nakao
Gun's friendly rival. He rides a Suzuki Katana.
Hiro Okita (沖田 比呂, Okita Hiro)
Voiced by: Issei Futamata
Gun's best friend. He rides a Kawasaki Z400GP.
Miyuki Ichinose (一ノ瀬 美由紀, Ichinose Miyuki)
Voiced by: Keiko Toda
The daughter of the Ichinose Racing Team president. She is in love with Hiro. Miyuki rides a Honda VT250F.
Tomoyo Hijiri (聖 知代, Hijiri Tomoyo)
Voiced by: Akiko Hiramatsu
Hideyoshi's sister. She lost her parents in car accident.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno, Bari Bari Densetsu was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from March 9, 1983,[1] to July 17, 1991.[2] Kodansha collected its chapters in thirty-eight tankōbon volumes, released from October 14, 1983,[3] to August 6, 1991.[4]

Reception

In 1985, it won the ninth Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category.[5]

References
  1. 週刊少年マガジン1983年12. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  2. 週刊少年マガジン1991年30. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  3. バリバリ伝説（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  4. バリバリ伝説（３８） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved December 8, 2021.
  5. Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 2007-08-16. Retrieved 2007-08-21.


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