Kiichi!!

Kiichi!!
First tankōbon volume cover
キーチ!!
Manga
Written byHideki Arai
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Superior
Original runJuly 27, 2001 – February 24, 2006
Volumes9
Manga
Kiichi VS
Written byHideki Arai
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Superior
Original runAugust 10, 2007 – July 12, 2013
Volumes11

Kiichi!! (キーチ!!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideki Arai. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from July 2001 to February 2006, with its chapters collected in nine tankōbon volumes. It tells the story of Kiichi's life beginning at the age of three. A sequel, titled Kiichi VS, was serialized in the same magazine from August 2007 to July 2013, with its chapters collected in eleven tankōbon volumes.

Story

The series begins with Kiichi, aged three, and living with his parents. In the second volume they are killed, and he runs away from home. After living with some homeless people for a while, he ends up surviving in the woods by himself for nearly a year before being returned to his grandparents.

The second arc of the story begins with Kiichi in fifth grade, teaming up with a much more verbal and intelligent friend. They attempt to save a girl from classroom bullies, and then discover her father is forcing her to work as a prostitute. Political pressure keeps the police from doing anything about it, and they are forced to stage a hostage crisis in front of the capitol building to gain media attention.

Kiichi VS takes place ten years later, and finds Kiichi running a large organization dedicated to improving the world.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Hideki Arai, Kiichi!! was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from July 27, 2001, to February 24, 2006.[a][4] Shogakukan collected its chapters in nine tankōbon volumes, released from January 30, 2002, to May 30, 2006.[5][6]

A sequel to the series, titled Kiichi VS (キーチVS), was serialized in Big Comic Superior from August 10, 2007, to July 12, 2013.[7][8][9][10] Shogakukan collected its chapters in eleven tankōbon volumes, released from April 26, 2008, to August 30, 2013.[11][12]

Kiichi!!

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1January 30, 2002[5]978-4-09-186061-3
2July 30, 2002[13]978-4-09-186062-0
3February 28, 2003[14]978-4-09-186063-7
4July 30, 2003[15]978-4-09-186064-4
5June 30, 2004[16]978-4-09-186065-1
6July 30, 2004[17]978-4-09-186066-8
7June 30, 2006[18]978-4-09-186067-5
8February 28, 2006[19]978-4-09-186068-2
9May 30, 2006[6]978-4-09-180380-1

Kiichi VS

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1April 26, 2008[11]978-4-09-181868-3
2October 30, 2008[20]978-4-09-182206-2
3April 30, 2009[21]978-4-09-182480-6
4October 30, 2009[22]978-4-09-182756-2
5April 28, 2010[23]978-4-09-183147-7
6November 30, 2010[24]978-4-09-183412-6
7July 29, 2011[25]978-4-09-183832-2
8January 30, 2012[26]978-4-09-184195-7
9June 29, 2012[27]978-4-09-184529-0
10January 30, 2013[28]978-4-09-184863-5
11August 30, 2013[29]978-4-09-185397-4

Legacy

Manga author Tatsuki Fujimoto commented the influence that Arai's Kiichi!! and The World Is Mine had on his manga series Fire Punch.[30]

Notes

  1. ^ It started in the magazine's 16th issue of 2001,[1] released on July 27 of that same year;[2] it finished in the magazine's sixth issue of 2006,[1] released on February 24 of that same year.[3]

References

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  2. ^ ビッグコミック スペリオール 第16号7月27日（金）発売!!. Big Comic Superior (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 18, 2001. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  3. ^ 事業PRページ. Big Comic Superior Official Homepage (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 22, 2006. Retrieved August 31, 2025. ビッグコミックスペリオール第6号2月24日（金）発売!!
  4. ^ 映画「愛しのアイリーン」特集 新井英樹インタビュー (3/4) - コミックナタリー 特集・インタビュー. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 3, 2018. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  5. ^ a b キーチ!! / 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved January 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  6. ^ a b キーチ!! / 9 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved January 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ ビッグ スペリオール ８／２４. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  8. ^ 【ビッグコミックスペリオール】ビッグコミックスペリオール１７号発売中！. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). August 10, 2007. Archived from the original on January 10, 2008. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  9. ^ 新井英樹「キーチVS」完結、若き憂国者たちの物語に幕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 12, 2013. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  10. ^ "Ki-itchi Vs termina". manga-news.com (in French). July 12, 2013. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  11. ^ a b キーチVS / 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved January 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  12. ^ キーチVS / 11 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved January 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ^ キーチ!! / 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved January 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  14. ^ キーチ!! / 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved January 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  15. ^ キーチ!! / 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved January 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  16. ^ キーチ!! / 5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved January 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  17. ^ キーチ!! / 6 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved January 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  18. ^ キーチ!! / 7 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved January 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  19. ^ キーチ!! / 8 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved January 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  20. ^ キーチVS / 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved January 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  21. ^ キーチVS / 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved January 9, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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  24. ^ 【11月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 30, 2010. Archived from the original on January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  25. ^ 【7月29日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 29, 2011. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
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  30. ^ 【インタビュー】藤本タツキ『ファイアパンチ』ネットでも話題騒然になった第1話・衝撃的なネームを超特別公開!!. Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. June 9, 2017. Archived from the original on October 19, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

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