Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin- facts for kids
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First tankōbon volume cover
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Quick facts for kids 銀牙 -流れ星 銀-(Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin) |
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| Written by | Yoshihiro Takahashi |
| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Original run | December 12, 1983 – March 23, 1987 |
| Volumes | 18 |
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| Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin | |
| Directed by | Tomoharu Katsumata |
| Produced by | Kazuo Yokoyama |
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| Music by | Gorō Oumi |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Network | TV Asahi |
| Original run | April 7, 1986 – September 22, 1986 |
| Episodes | 21 |
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Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin- (Japanese: 銀牙 -流れ星 銀-, Hepburn: Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin) is a popular Japanese manga and anime series. It was created by Yoshihiro Takahashi. The story is about a brave dog named Gin.
The manga was first published in a magazine called Weekly Shōnen Jump. This happened from 1983 to 1987. All the chapters were later put into 18 books. In 1987, the series won a special prize. It received the Shogakukan Manga Award for being the best shōnen series. Shōnen manga is made for young boys. In 2020, the manga became available in North America.
Story of Gin
The story of Silver Fang follows a young Akita Inu puppy named Gin. Gin means "silver" in Japanese. He lives with his human owner, a boy named Daisuke. But Gin decides to leave his home. He joins a group of wild dogs.
This group of dogs is gathering strong dogs from all over Japan. Their mission is to fight a very dangerous bear. This bear is called Akakabuto, which means "red helmet". Akakabuto has many other bears working for him.
The story starts by showing things from the humans' point of view. But soon, it switches to follow the dogs. Yoshihiro Takahashi got the idea for the story from a news article. It was about hunting dogs that were left alone. These dogs then started living in the wild.
Anime Series
Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin- was also made into an anime TV show. Toei Animation produced this show. It had 21 episodes.
When the anime was released in Western countries, some parts were changed. This was done to make it more suitable for younger viewers. Some violent scenes were removed. This also meant that some important parts of the story were taken out. Even some character deaths were not shown. Because of old sound-editing tools, some background music was also lost.
The anime has been translated into many languages. These include Korean, Thai, Finnish, Hungarian, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish. In 2003, the full, unchanged version of the anime came out. It was released on DVD in Finland and Sweden. Later, in 2006, a similar DVD set came out in Denmark and Norway. It had new voiceovers in Danish and Norwegian.
The original 18 manga books are also being released in Finland. This started in May 2010. A special book about Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin came out in 2011. It was called Ginga Seiken Densetsu Meteor Gin (銀牙聖犬伝説, Meteor Gin). After Silver Fang ended, a new series began. It is called Weed (銀牙伝説ウィード, Ginga Densetsu Wīdo). This sequel started in December 2011.
You can also read the manga on your phone or tablet. It is available for iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch. You can find it in Apple's iTunes App Store. It is also available in English.
Media
Manga
The Silver Fang manga series has 18 volumes. Each volume contains several chapters of the story.
Anime
The TV show was made by TV Asahi and Toei Animation. Tomoharu Katsumata was the director. Mitsuru Majima and Kenji Terada wrote the scripts. Jōji Yanase designed the characters. Gorō Oumi created the music.
The show was on TV Asahi every Monday. It aired from April 7 to September 22, 1986. There were 21 episodes in total. The anime only covered the story up to the fight with Akakabuto. The later parts of the manga were not made into anime. Also, some parts of the story were simplified in the anime. Some dogs had fewer lines or appeared less often than in the manga. The songs for the show were sung by Takayuki Miyauchi. These were "Nagareboshi Gin" for the opening and "TOMORROW" for the ending.
Images for kids
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First tankōbon volume cover
See also
In Spanish: Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin para niños
