- Wild 7
Infobox animanga/Header
name = Wild 7
caption = "Wild 7" cover, released inCanada and theUnited States byComics One
ja_name = ワイルド7
ja_name_trans =
genre = Action, Adventure, DramaInfobox animanga/Manga
title =
author =Mikiya Mochizuki
publisher = flagicon|JapanShōnen Gahosha Company
publisher_en = flagicon|Canada flagicon|United StatesComics One (Defunct)
demographic =Shōnen
magazine = flagicon|JapanShōnen Gahosha Company
first = September 1969
last = July 1979
volumes = 48Infobox animanga/Drama
title =
director =Hideo Rokka ,Mio Ezuki ,Sadao Nozoki andYasuharu Hasabe
network = NTV
first =October 9 ,1972
last =March 26 ,1973
slot =
episodes = 25Infobox animanga/OVA
title =
director =Kiyoshi Egami
studio =
licensor = flagicon|Canada flagicon|United StatesEnoki Films ,Urban Vision
episodes = 2
released = 1994
runtime = 50 minutesInfobox animanga/Anime
title = Wild 7 Another
director =
studio =
licensor = flagicon|Canada flagicon|United StatesEnoki Films ,Urban Vision
network = flagicon|Japan AT-X
network_other = flagicon|Brazil flagicon|Bolivia flagicon|Chile flagicon|Colombia flagicon|Ecuador flagicon|PeruAnimax
first =April 27 ,2002
last =August 31 ,2002
episodes = 13
episode_list =Nihongo|"Wild 7"|ワイルド7|Wairudo Sebun is a live action series based on a manga released in 1969 by creator
Mikiya Mochizuki . There have also been anOVA and a spin-offanime .The creation of the manga had been based on the condition that
Japan and other non-communist countries were facing in the 1960s and 70s with the rise of militant student activists and politicians being caught and seen as corrupt with their economies recovering from the days ofWorld War II [ [http://www.animejump.com/index.php?module=prodreviews&func=showcontent&id=422 "Wild 7", Volume 1.] Retrieved on December 11, 2007.] .Plot
In the wake of rising criminality and terrorist activities in
Japan againstJapan ese nationals, the Japanese National Police Agency has no choice but to authorize the mobilization of a special Counter-terroristMotorcycle unit consisting ofreform edconvicts , ranging from simple thugs, individuals forced into prison for simple petty trouble and formerYakuza henchmen and leaders to combat armed criminals and terrorists.Variants
Anime
The "Wild 7" OAV was merely an adaptation of the manga version. But "Wild 7 Another" is a sequel of 13 episodes set after the OAV. It was shown in
Japan fromApril 27 toAugust 31 of 2002 before airing it inAnimax forSouth America n viewers fromSeptember 9 toNovember 28 of 2006. [ [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4184 "Wild 7 Another" Page.] Retrieved on December 11, 2007.]Live Action
Despite being popular with TV viewers, it was forced to end the show after 25 episodes due to concerns of violence being shown on the "Wild 7" drama. [ [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4183 "Wild 7" Live-Action TV Page.] Retrieved on December 11, 2007.]
Reception
Tony Salvaggio had said that "Wild 7" was one of the best manga/anime from the 1960s and 1970s, similar to what "
Golgo 13 " and "Speed Racer " had been through as they had fueledadventure to its readers and viewers [http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/index.cgi?column=cmi&article=2480 Old School/New School.] Retrieved on December 11, 2007.] . He had even pointed out that "Wild 7" may have been the antithesis to the popularity of the "A-Team". [http://www.comicbookresources.com/columns/index.cgi?column=cmi&article=2480 Old School/New School.] Retrieved on December 11, 2007.]However, Mike Toole of Anime Jump had said that the OVA's character designs are so horrible that the mangaka may have been responsible for it [http://www.animejump.com/index.php?module=prodreviews&func=showcontent&id=178 "Wild 7".] Retrieved on December 11, 2007.] . But he later suggested that the director of the "Wild 7" OVA,
Kiyoshi Egami , should be held responsible for the OVA character design instead ofMikiya Mochizuki . [http://www.animejump.com/index.php?module=prodreviews&func=showcontent&id=178 "Wild 7".] Retrieved on December 11, 2007.]References
External links
* [http://takumi.main.jp/wild7/ Wild 7 Forever Fan Site] ja icon
* [http://wild7world.hp.infoseek.co.jp/ Wild 7 World on Web Drama Fan Site] ja icon
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