1996 · Comedy drama
Monkey Turn
PlayStation exclusive
Japanese manga series
- Released
- 1996
- Platforms
- PlayStation 2
- Genres
- Comedy drama
- Developers
- —
- Publishers
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- Country
- Japan
About
Monkey Turn (Japanese: モンキーターン, Hepburn: Monkī Tān) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsutoshi Kawai. It was serialized in Shogakukan magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from August 1996 to January 2005, with its chapters collected in 30 tankōbon volumes. The manga spawned two anime television series adaptations, Monkey Turn and Monkey Turn V, which were both produced by OLM and aired on TV Tokyo in 2004, totalling 50 episodes.
Monkey Turn won the 45th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2000.
The articlegameplay, story, development, reception
Story
The series follows Kenji Hatano, a young man who sets out to master the world of kyōtei (hydroplane racing). Over the course of the series he develops a serious rivalry with fellow racer Hiro Doguchi.
Reception
The manga series won the 45th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category in 2000.
Editions and related releases
- Derivative works
- Monkey Turn
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