- Abu-san
Infobox animanga/Header
name = Abu-san
caption =
ja_name = あぶさん
ja_name_trans =
genre =Baseball Infobox animanga/Manga
title =
author =Shinji Mizushima
publisher = flagicon|JapanShogakukan
demographic =Seinen
magazine =Big Comic Original
first = 1973
last = ongoing
volumes = 90nihongo|"Abu-san"|あぶさん is abaseball manga byShinji Mizushima that has been serialized in "Big Comic Original " since 1973. It tells the story of fictionall baseball player nihongo|Yasutake Kageura|景浦安武|Kageura Yasutake. Despite enjoying a long serialization spanning over 30 years, it has received noanime or live-action adaptations. In 1977, it received theShogakukan Manga Award forseinen /general manga.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=2008-01-22]In 2004, Mizushima auctioned off the right to appear as a character in "Abu-san" for over ¥3 million, as a fundraiser for Mangajapan. [cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-09-02/become-a-manga-character | title=Become a Manga Character | date=2004-09-02 | publisher=Anime News Network | accessdate=2007-12-31]
The
Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks currently honours Squad no.90, which belongs to Yasutake Kageura.References
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