Touch (manga)
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| タッチ (Tacchi) |
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| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance, School, Sports |
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| Authored by | Mitsuru Adachi |
| Publisher |  Shogakukan Glénat Star Comics |
| Serialized in | Shonen Sunday |
| Original run | 1981 – 1986 |
| No. of volumes | 26 |
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| Directed by | Hiroko Tokita |
| Studio | Group TAC, Studio Gallop |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | March 24, 1985 – March 22, 1987 |
| No. of episodes | 101 |
| Movie: Touch: Sebangō no Nai Ace | |
| Directed by | Gisaburō Sugii |
| Studio | Group TAC |
| Released | 1986-04-12 |
| Runtime | 93 minutes |
| Movie: Touch 2: Sayonara no Okurimono | |
| Directed by | Naoto Hashimoto |
| Studio | Group TAC |
| Released | 1986-12-13 |
| Runtime | 80 minutes |
| Movie: Touch 3: Kimi ga Tōri Sugita Ato ni | |
| Directed by | Akinori Takaoka |
| Studio | Group TAC |
| Released | 1987-04-11 |
| Runtime | 83 minutes |
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Touch (タッチ Tacchi?) is a Japanese high school baseball manga by Mitsuru Adachi. It was originally serialized in the weekly manga magazine Shonen Sunday from 1981—1986. The manga was also adapted into a 101-episode TV anime series[1], three theatrical anime movies, two TV anime specials[2], a live action tv drama special, and a live action movie released in 2005.
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[edit] Story
Touch follows the lives of three people: Kazuya and Tatsuya Uesugi (identical twin brothers) and Minami Asakura. They've lived next to each other since they were babies, and their parents even built a playhouse in the yard between the houses in order to keep them outside and not destroying the regular houses. As they grew into their teens, they suddenly noticed that one of them was a girl, and Kazuya and Minami became closer. Kazuya, the younger twin, was an excellent student (as was Minami). Tatsuya was really talented and profound but was also a bit of a slacker. Since middle school, Kazuya has received awards and recognition for excellence as a pitcher and baseball player. Tatsuya, however, is more inclined to let his brother take the limelight, as he is unwilling to directly compete with Kazuya. This includes Minami as well; while most people (including the parents) assume and suggest that Minami will be with Kazuya as a perfect couple, Minami tend to prefer Tatsuya.
During the first year in high school, however, Kazuya is hit and killed by a truck while saving a child on his way to the final match of the local qualifying baseball tournament.
Because of Kazuya's death, Tatsuya is eventually convinced by Minami to take over where his brother left off and help lead the team to Kōshien, the stadium where the national high school baseball championships are held. At first, Tatsuya doesn't want to have anything to do with it, but after talking to many friends and thinking it over, he decides to become focused and help out the team. At the same time, Minami dedicates herself to making it to the All Japan Gymnastics Tournament. Touch tells the story of how Kazuya's memory brings them together.
[edit] Anime
[edit] Cast
- Tatsuya Uesugi: Yuji Mitsuya
- Minami Asakura: Noriko Hidaka
- Kazuya Uesugi: Keiichi Nanba
- Kōtarō Matsudaira: Shōzō Hayashiya (9th)
- Akio Nitta: Kazuhiko Inoue
- Shōhei Harada: Banjō Ginga
- Sakata: Minoru Inaba
- Kuroki: Kaneto Shiozawa
- Isami Nishimura: Ryusei Nakao
- Coach Nishio: Koichi Kitamura
- Haruko Uesugi: Kazue Komiya
- Yuka Nitta: Miina Tominaga
- Minami's father: Hiroshi Masuoka
- Eijirō Kashiwaba: Hideyuki Tanaka
- Eiichirō Kashiwaba: Kenji Utsumi
[edit] TV staff
- Planning: Tadashi Oka (Fuji TV) & Yoshirō Kataoka (ADK), in cooperation with Kiyoshi Usami (OB Planning)
- Executive Producers: Yoshinobu Nakao (Fuji TV), Chihiro Kameyama (Fuji TV), Masashi Fujihara, Shigetsugu Tsuiki
- Art Director: Shichirō Kobayashi
- Backgrounds: Kobayashi Production
- Photography: Studio Gallop
- Music Director: Fusanobu Fujiyama
- Music Work: Zack Promotion
- Music: Hiroaki Serizawa
- Assistant Animation Director: Minoru Maeda
- Series Bungei Organization: Yumiko Takaboshi, Satoshi Namiki
- Title Animation: Gisaburō Sugii, Minoru Maeda, Akinori Nagaoka
- Animation Director: Tsuneo Maeda
- Series Director: Hiroko Tokita
- Assistant Director: Gisaburō Sugii
- Production Assistance: Studio Junio, Studio Gallop, Kitty Films
- Produced by: Toho, Group TAC, ADK
[edit] TV theme songs
[edit] Opening
- Episodes 1-27: Touch, by Yoshimi Iwasaki
- Episodes 28-56: Ai ga Hitoribocchi, by Yoshimi Iwasaki
- Episodes 57-79: Che! Che! Che!, by Yoshimi Iwasaki
- Episodes 80-93: Hitoribocchi no Duet, by Yumekojo
- Episodes 94-101: Jōnetsu Monogatari, by Yoshimi Iwasaki
[edit] Ending
- Episodes 1-27: Kimi ga Inakereba, by Yoshimi Iwasaki
- Episodes 28-62: Seishun, by Yoshimi Iwasaki
- Episodes 63-79: Yakusoku, by Yoshimi Iwasaki
- Episodes 80-101: Kimi wo Tobashita Gogo, by Yumekojo
[edit] European Dubbed Versions
- French: Theo ou la Batte de la Victoire, premiered in France in 1991 on "La Cinq", since rebroadcast on TMC and the Mangas channel. In this version, Tatsuya and Kazuya are named "Theo and Kim Brandel", and Minami is renamed "Debbie." Of note is the fact that Tatsuya and Kazuya are played by the same voice actor (Thierry Bourdon) in this version.
- Italian: Prendi il mondo e vai, premiered in Italy in 1988 on Italia 1, rebroadcast in 2004 on Italia Teen Television. In this version, Tatsuya and Kazuya are named "Tom and Kim Brandel," and Minami's name is shortened to "Mina."
- Spanish: Bateadores
[edit] Manga
There are a total 26 volumes.
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[edit] TV Drama
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[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ (Japanese) List of all episodes in Story section. Retrieved on September 13, 2006.
- ^ Touch. Retrieved on September 13, 2006.
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Touch anime movie
- (Japanese) Touch 2 anime movie
- (Japanese) Touch 3 anime movie
- (Japanese) Live action Touch movie (official site)
- (English) Adachi-Manga - A site that translates Adachi Mitsuru's works.
