Smuggler (manga)

Smuggler
Cover of the volume
スマグラー
(Sumagurā)
GenreCrime[1]
Suspense[2]
Manga
Written byShohei Manabe
Published byKodansha
English publisher
  • NA: One Peace Books
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
Original runMarch 24, 2000 – June 24, 2000
Volumes1
Live-action film
Smuggler: Carry Your Own Future
Directed byKatsuhito Ishii
Written by
  • Katsuhito Ishii
  • Masatoshi Yamaguchi
  • Kensuke Yamamoto
Music by
  • Toshiro Nakagawa
  • Tatsuo Yamaguchi
Studio
Licensed byFunimation
ReleasedOctober 22, 2011 (2011-10-22)
Runtime114 minutes

Smuggler (Japanese: スマグラー, Hepburn: Sumagurā) (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shohei Manabe. It was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon from March to June 2000, and published in a single volume. A live-action film adaptation was released in October 2011.

Development

Manabe took inspiration from the works of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino in the making of the series.[3]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Shohei Manabe, the series was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon from March 24, 2000,[a] to June 24, 2000.[b][6] Its chapters were collected into a single tankōbon volume, released on August 21, 2000.[7] A one-shot prequel by Manabe was released in Monthly Afternoon on August 25, 2011.[8]

In August 2005, Tokyopop announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[9] After Tokyopop ceased publishing the series, it was licensed by One Peace Books in March 2013.[10]

Film

A live-action film adaptation, titled Smuggler: Carry Your Own Future (スマグラー おまえの未来を運べ, Sumagurā: Omae no Mirai o Hakobe) was announced in October 2010.[11] Directed by Katsuhito Ishii and starring Satoshi Tsumabuki, the film was released on October 22, 2011.[12] A spin-off drama for mobile devices was released on October 7, 2011.[12]

In March 2012, Cinema Asia Releasing announced that they licensed the film for international distribution.[13] However, in January 2014 Funimation and Giant Ape Media announced that they licensed the film. They released the film on DVD on April 1, 2014.[14]

Reception

Ken Haley from Pop Culture Shock praised the story and characters, though felt the art in the early portion of the series was ugly and amateurish.[1] In Manga: The Complete Guide, writer Jason Thompson praised the artwork as realistic and the story as "well-written [and] tightly plotted".[2]

Notes

  1. ^ Debuted in the magazine's May 2000 issue.[4]
  2. ^ Finished in the magazine's August 2000 issue.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Dacey, Katherine; Haley, Ken; Finnegan, Erin (November 30, 2007). "Manga Minis, November 2007". Pop Culture Shock. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  2. ^ a b Thompson, Jason (July 3, 2012). Manga: The Complete Guide (Google Play Books). Del Rey Books. pp. 1143–1144. ISBN 978-0-345-53944-1.
  3. ^ 真鍋昌平が石井克人と対談、実写「スマグラー」に興奮. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 21, 2011. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  4. ^ アフタヌーン2000年5号詳細情報. manganetto.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 23, 2026. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  5. ^ アフタヌーン2000年8号詳細情報. manganetto.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on February 23, 2026. Retrieved February 22, 2026.
  6. ^ 真鍋昌平「SMUGGLER」映画に妻夫木聡、監督は石井克人. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 25, 2010. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  7. ^ "ＳＭＵＧＧＬＥＲ" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on March 4, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  8. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (August 25, 2011). "Smuggler Manga 1-Shot Published Before Film's Opening". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  9. ^ Macdonald, Christopher (August 9, 2005). "Tokyopop Licenses Smuggler". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  10. ^ Ressler, Karen (March 4, 2013). "One Peace Books Adds Ichiya Sazanami's Black Bard, Shohei Manabe's Smuggler Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  11. ^ Loo, Egan (October 24, 2010). "Shohei Manabe's Smuggler Crime Manga Gets Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  12. ^ a b Sherman, Jennifer (October 5, 2011). "Manga-Based Smuggler Film Gets Spinoff Mobile Drama". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  13. ^ Grace, Kimberly (March 21, 2012). "Cinema Asia Releasing Adds Live-Action Smuggler Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  14. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (January 25, 2014). "Funimation Offers Live-Action Smuggler Film on DVD". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 25, 2020.
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