Peacemaker Kurogane

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Peacemaker Kurogane
First English edition of Peacemaker Kurogane, published by ADV Manga
PEACE MAKER鐵
(Pīsu Meikā Kurogane)
GenreHistorical, samurai[1]
Manga
Peace Maker
Written by
Monthly Shōnen Gangan
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 12, 1999 – August 11, 2001
Volumes6 (List of volumes)
Manga
Written byNanae Chrono
Published by
ADV Manga (former)
  • Tokyopop (former)
    • Magazine
    DemographicShōnen
    Original run2001 – present
    Volumes17 (List of volumes)
    Anime television series
    Directed byTomohiro Hirata
    Produced by
    • Naomi Nishiguchi
    • Akio Matsuda
    • Yūsuke Abe
    • Yōko Kawahara
    • Shūji Ono
    • Sumihiro Kamitamari
    Written byNahoko Hasegawa
    Music by
    TV Kanagawa
    English network
    Original run October 7, 2003 – March 24, 2004
    Episodes24 (List of episodes)
    Anime film
    • Part 1: Belief
    • Part 2: Friend
    Directed byShigeru Kimiya
    Produced by
    • Kazuhiko Hidano
    • Sachi Kawamoto
    • Satoshi Fukao
    • Noritomo Isogai
    • Tetsuya Kakita
    • Haruka Kakuya
    • Yōko Shiraishi
    • Shigeto Takeyama
    • Fumihiro Andō
    Written byEiji Umehara
    Music byRyosuke Nakanishi
    StudioWhite Fox
    Released
    • June 2, 2018 (2018-06-02) (part 1)
    • November 17, 2018 (2018-11-17) (part 2)
    Runtime109 minutes (total)

    Peace Maker Kurogane (Japanese: PEACE MAKER鐵, Hepburn: Pīsu Meikā Kurogane) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nanae Chrono. It is unrelated to the Peace Maker manga by Ryōji Minagawa. The story begins in 19th century Japan before the Meiji Restoration, a chain of events that led to enormous changes in Japan's political and social structure while the seeds of the revolution are being planted. The story follows the boy protagonist, Tetsunosuke Ichimura, who joins the Shinsengumi (initially as Toshizō Hijikata's page) while seeking strength to avenge his parents' death at the hands of a Chōshū rebel.

    It is a sequel to Shinsengumi Imon Peace Maker (新撰組異聞PEACE MAKER, Shinsengumi Imon Pīsu Meikā), which was published by

    Monthly Shōnen Gangan. Shinsengumi Imon Peace Maker was licensed in North America by Tokyopop.[2]

    Plot

    Main article: List of Peacemaker Kurogane characters

    The story is focused on the main character, Tetsunosuke Ichimura, who is an energetic, short and very childlike fifteen-year-old (16 in the manga). He and his older brother Tatsunosuke are left to fend for themselves after the vicious murder of their parents. While Tetsunosuke wants to get revenge, his pacifist brother is not so inclined. "Tatsu" joins a special police force dubbed the Shinsengumi, as an accountant to earn a living, his brother "Tetsu" wishes to join as a soldier to seek his revenge. The story chronicles Tetsu's trials and tribulations as a struggling page craving redemption. He develops relationships with all the legendary members of the Shinsengumi army helping them with their various struggles as he constantly battles his own against himself. At the story's climax, Tetsu discovers himself and the overwhelming responsibility the power he is searching for holds.

    Media

    Manga

    Main article: List of Peace Maker chapters

    Peace Maker

    Peace Maker (Shinsengumi Imon Peace Maker (新撰組異聞PEACE MAKER, Shinsengumi Imon Pīsu Meikā)) was published from April 12, 1999, to August 11, 2001, in Japan by

    Monthly Shōnen Gangan
    and was compiled in six volumes by Enix.

    The sequel to Peace Maker transferred to Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade. Mag Garden republished Peace Maker in five tankōbon volumes on September 10, 2005.[3]

    Mag Garden edition was licensed and published in North America and Germany by

    Star Comics and in France by Kami. Kami released the manga's five tankōbon volumes between September 20, 2006, and July 11, 2007.[12][13]

    Peace Maker Kurogane

    Peace Maker Kurogane itself was started as a new series in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade in 2001[14] and transferred to Monthly Comic Garden in 2014. Mag Garden released the manga's first tankōbon volume on October 10, 2002.[15]

    Peacemaker Kurogane was licensed by ADV Manga,[16] which released three volumes between October 4, 2004, and March 22, 2005,[17][18] before putting it on hold indefinitely. After the license lapsed, Tokyopop acquired it[19] and released the manga's first volume on March 10, 2009.[20] It released four volumes in total. The manga was licensed and published in France by Kami,[21] in Germany by Tokyopop, and in Russia by Comics Factory.[22] Tokyopop Germany released the manga's first five tankōbon volumes between June and October 2005.[23][24]

    Anime

    Main article: List of Peacemaker Kurogane episodes

    An

    QTV and Hero
    .

    The anime uses two pieces of theme music. "You Gonna Feel" by Hav is the opening theme, while "Hey Jimmy!" by Hav is the ending theme of the anime.[30]

    Gonzo Digimation released the anime's seven DVDs between December 21, 2003, and June 25, 2004.[31][32] Gonzo Digimation released the DVD box set, containing all 7 DVDs, on December 22, 2004.[33] ADV Films released the anime's seven DVDs between September 14, 2004, and September 13, 2005. ADV Films released the DVD box set, containing all 7 DVDs, on November 15, 2005.

    On April 14, 2016, it was announced that the manga would receive a new anime adaptation,[34][35] which was later confirmed to be a two-part anime film[36] that adapted a later arc of Peacemaker Kurogane. It is directed by Shigeru Kimiya and written by Eiji Umehara,[37] with animation produced by White Fox and character designs by Sayaka Koiso.[38][39] The first part titled Peacemaker Kurogane: Belief (PEACE MAKER 鐵　～想道～, Pīsu Meikā Kurogane: Omou-michi) premiered in Japan on June 2, 2018. The second part titled Peacemaker Kurogane: Friend (PEACE MAKER 鐵　～友命～, Pīsu Meikā Kurogane: Yūmei) premiered on November 17, 2018.[40]

    Drama and animation CDs

    On December 21, 2003,

    Joji Nakata, Takaya Toshi, Kappei Yamaguchi, Kenji Nomura, Kousuke Torimi and Takahiro Sakurai.[47]

    On March 10, 2004, a soundtrack CD was released for the opening theme of Peacemaker Kurogane, "You Gonna Feel" by Hav.[48]

    Live-action TV

    A ten-episode live-action TV series adaptation of the manga aired on

    TBS entitled Shinsengumi Peace Maker (新撰組PEACE MAKER, Shinsengumi Pīsu Meikā). It premiered on January 15, 2010, and concluded on March 19, 2010.[49]

    Reception

    Mania.com's Megan Levey commends the tension and emotion of the second volume of Peacemaker Kurogane that "seems to just ring from the pages".[50] Mania.com's Megan Levey commends the third volume of the manga for its "very close facial expressions" in its artwork but criticises the manga's color pages for coming "across as extremely flat and somewhat washed out".[51]

    Peacemaker was ranked 9th as the "Favorite Anime Series" in the 26th annual Animage readers' poll.

    Science Fiction Weekly's Tasha Robinson commends the anime for its "highly textured, detailed and beautifully rendered semi-historical drama, very much in the spirit of Rurouni Kenshin" whenever Tetsu "drops to the background" or "shuts up for a few scenes".[59]

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    External links
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