Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei
Japanese manga series
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Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei (炎の闘球児 ドッジ弾平; 'Flaming Rugby Boy: Dodge Danpei') is a Japanese manga series about dodgeball written and illustrated by Tetsuhiro Koshita, which was serialized in Shogakukan's CoroCoro Comic magazine from 1989 to 1995. An anime television series produced by Animation 21 aired from October 1991 to September 1992, along with eight video game adaptations.[1]
| Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei | |
 First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Danpei Ichigeki | |
| 炎の闘球児 ドッジ弾平 | |
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| Genre | Action, comedy, sports |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tetsuhiro Koshita |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | CoroCoro Comic |
| Original run | 1989 – 1995 |
| Volumes | 18 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Sasagawa |
| Written by | Takashi Yamada |
| Music by | Ryuichi Katsumata |
| Studio | Animation 21 |
| Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo) |
| Original run | October 14, 1991 – September 21, 1992 |
| Episodes | 47 |
| Manga | |
| Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko | |
| Written by | Tetsuhiro Koshita |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Weekly CoroCoro Comic |
| Original run | November 28, 2022 – present |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Anime television series | |
| Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko | |
| Directed by | Hiroshi Ikehata |
| Written by | Kazuho Hyōdō |
| Music by |
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| Studio | Cue |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, MBS, BS11, MTV |
| Original run | July 6, 2026 – present |
| Episodes | 6 |
A sequel series, titled Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko, began serialization on the Weekly CoroCoro Comic website on November 28, 2022.[2] It was nominated for the Next Manga Award in the web manga category in 2023.[3] An anime television series adaptation of the sequel produced by Cue premiered in July 2026.
Plot
Danpei Ichigeki loves dodgeball and is excited to join the dodgeball club when he enters elementary school. On the morning of the entrance ceremony, Danpei visits the grave of his father, Danjūrō, who was a famous dodgeball player, and knocks over his gravestone with a hard throw. Inside, he finds a ball, which he assumes is a gift; he eventually joins the dodgeball club after passing the difficult entrance exam.
Characters
Tamagawa Dodge Club
- Danpei Ichigeki (一撃 弾平)
- Voiced by: Noriko Hidaka
- Chin'nen Kobotoke (小仏 珍念)
- Voiced by: Masako Nozawa
- Misato Tōdō (藤堂 みさと)
- Voiced by: Satoko Kitō
- Tsutomu Miura (三浦 つとむ)
- Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi/Akiko Suzuki
Year 1
- Taisei Mikasa (三笠 大成)
- Voiced by: Kiyoyuki Yanada
- Takashi Hiura (火浦 高志)
- Voiced by: Shin'ichirō Miki
- Masaru Kazami (風見 勝)
- Voiced by: Jun'ichi Kanemaru
- Manabu Hayami (速水 学)
- Voiced by: Kyōsei Tsukui
- Masaru Hijikata (土方 大)
- Voiced by: Hidenari Ugaki
Year 4
- Osamu Ozaki (尾崎 治)
- Voiced by: Toshiharu Sakurai
- Tsuyoshi Kinoshita (木下 つよし)
- Voiced by: Shin'ichirō Miki
- Yūichi Takeda (武田 勇一)
- Voiced by: Kiyoyuki Yanada
- Yūji Takeda (武田 勇二)
- Voiced by: Jun'ichi Kanemaru
- Kōji Sakamaki (逆巻 浩司)
Year 5
- Jirō Murakami (村上 ジロー)
- Sawamura (沢村)
Danpei's Family
- Haruka Ichigeki (一撃 遙)
- Voiced by: Rumiko Ukai
- Danjūrō Ichigeki (一撃 弾十郎)
- Voiced by: Tesshō Genda
- Mr. Tama (タマ公, Tama-kō)
- Voiced by: Ayako Shiraishi
- Father Ikkyū (一球和尚, Ikkyū-oshō)
- Voiced by: Kaneta Kimotsuki
Tamagawa Elementary
- Principal Kuga (久我校長, Kuga-kōchō)
- Voiced by: Toshiya Ueda
- Tōdō (藤堂)
- Voiced by: Toshiharu Sakurai
- Tatsuya Kuroiwa (黒岩 竜也)
- Voiced by: Chika Sakamoto
- Tatsuya's Father
- Voiced by: Mitsuaki Hoshino
- Kanō (叶)
St. Arrows Institute
- Taiga Nikaidō (二階堂 大河)
- Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki
- Gō Igarashi (五十嵐 剛)
- Voiced by: Hideyuki Umezu
Tosa Attackers
- Ryūta Sakamoto (坂本 龍太)
- Voiced by: Kenshi Tobiyama
- Ryūnosuke Sakamoto (坂本 龍之進)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Ito
Black Armors
- Arashi Midō (御堂 嵐)
- Voiced by: Shigeru Nakahara
- Jun Takayama (高山 準)
- Voiced by: Hidenari Ugaki
- Shun Usami (宇佐美 俊)
- Voiced by: Masami Kikuchi
- Mamoru Kunidera (国寺 護)
Arasaki Elementary
- Tōma Rikuō (陸王 冬馬)
- Voiced by: Jun Nakahara
- Akira Shirakawa (白川 晶)
- Voiced by: Wataru Takagi
Kazama Elementary
- Kōji Sakamaki (逆巻 浩司)
- Godai (五大)
Genbu Elementary
- Hyō Sakaki (賢木 豹)
- Kumamaru Sakaki (賢木 熊丸)
Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko
- Danko Ichigeki (一撃 弾子)
- Voiced by: Manaka Nakayama[4]
- Chinko Kobotoke (小仏 珍子)
- Voiced by: Kaori Maeda[4]
- Mochiko Etai (江袋 もち子)
- Voiced by: Akira Sekine[4]
- Susan Canon (スーザン・キャノン)
- Voiced by: Yō Taichi[4]
- Honey Otohana (音花 羽仁衣)
- Voiced by: Yū Sasahara[4]
- Danpei Ichigeki (adult) (一撃 弾平)
- Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi[5]
- Chin'nen Kobotoke (adult) (小仏 珍念)
- Voiced by: Tetsu Inada[5]
- Peiko Nikaidō (二階堂 平子)
- Voiced by: Yuki Wakai[6]
- Hako Mikasa (三笠 はこ)
- Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka[7]
- Hayami Hiura (火浦 颯美)
- Voiced by: Kanna Nakamura[7]
- Jyuri Igarashi (五十嵐 柔里)
- Voiced by: Yuka Iguchi[7]
- Ruka Sakamoto (坂本 龍華)
- Voiced by: Satomi Akesaka[7]
- Zoe (ゾーイ)
- Voiced by: Fairouz Ai[7]
- Ran Midou (御堂 蘭)
- Voiced by: Mariya Ise[7]
Media
Manga
Anime
An anime television series adaptation of Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei, produced by Animation 21 and directed by Hiroshi Sasagawa, aired for 47 episodes from October 14, 1991, to September 21, 1992, on TV Tokyo and its affiliates.
An anime television series adaptation of the sequel Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko was announced on July 11, 2025.[8][9] It is produced by Cue and directed by Hiroshi Ikehata, with Kazuho Hyōdō handling series composition, Narihito Sekikawa designing the characters and serving as the chief animation director, and Yasunori Iwasaki and Ren Tsukagoshi composing the music.[4] The series premiered on July 6, 2026, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[5] The opening theme song is "Kaishin no Ichigeki" (会心の一劇; A Masterful Play) performed by Momoiro Clover Z,[7] while the ending theme song is "Welcome to Azatosa World" (Welcome to あざとさワールド), performed by Iris.[6]
Episodes
Video games
- Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei (March 28, 1992, Famicom, published by Sunsoft)
- Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei (April 24, 1992, Game Boy, published by Hudson Soft)
- Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei (July 10, 1992, Mega Drive, published by Sega)[12]
- Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei (July 31, 1992, Super Famicom, published by Sunsoft)
- Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei (August 7, 1992, Game Gear, developed by Sims, published by Sega)
- Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei (September 25, 1992, PC Engine, developed by AIM, published by Hudson Soft)
- Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei 2 (March 26, 1993, Famicom, published by Sunsoft)
- Pigu-Wang Tongki M (피구왕통키M "Dodgeball King Tongki M") (September 6, 2018, Android/iOS, developed by Snowpipe)
See also
Notes
- All English titles are taken from Aniplus Asia.
- Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.