Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M


caption = Volume 16 of Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M
ja_name = め組の大吾
ja_name_trans = Megumi no Daigo
genre = Action, AdventureInfobox animanga/Manga
title =
author = Masahito Soda
publisher = flagicon|Japan Shogakukan
publisher_en = flagicon|USA Viz Media

demographic = Shōnen
magazine = flagicon|Japan Shōnen Sunday
first = 1995
last = 1999
volumes = 20Infobox animanga/Movie
title = Megumi no Daigo
director = Susumu Nishizawa
studio = Sunrise
released = 1999-07-27
runtime = 45 minutesInfobox animanga/Drama
title = Fire Boys (Megumi no Daigo)
director = Go Shichitaka, Take Narita, Hirosuke Mitake, Taro Kinoshita, Osamu Yonekawa, Ryouichi Tanaka
network = Fuji TV
first = 2004-01-06
last = 2004-03-16
slot =
episodes = 11

nihongo|"Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M"|め組の大吾|Megumi no Daigo is a shōnen manga by Masahito Soda. The manga has been released in its entirety by Viz Media in the United States. In 1997, it received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen.cite web | url=http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html | title=小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | accessdate=2007-08-19]

Plot

As a child Daigo Asahina's life was saved by a fireman. He grew up and never forgot the brave, nameless man who rescued and inspired him to become a firefighter himself. Now as a firefighter in training at Medaka-Ga-Hama Fire Station in Sengoku City, Daigo must grow up quickly, learn the ropes, and find out if he truly has what it takes to become a heroic fireman.

Characters

;Daigo Asahina:The protagonist of the story, he is an eighteen year old fool who thinks he knows everything about fighting fires on the first day of work.

;Capt. Gomi:The captain of Fire Company M whose easy-going attitude is initially off-putting to the overzealous Daigo.

;Ms. Ochiai:Daigo's high school teacher who continues to offer encouragement even though he is no longer her student. She treats him as though he is her little brother, though Daigo has feelings for her.

;Shiro Amakasu:Daigo's serious-minded rival at Kujiradai Fire Station, one of the busiest stations in the area.

References

External links

* [http://www.ex.org/3.7/28-manga_sunday1.html EX.org]
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