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Minami no Teiō (ミナミの帝王; lit. 'King of Minami') is a Japanese manga series written by Dai Tennōji [ja] and illustrated by Rikiya Gō [ja]. It has been serialized in Nihon Bungeisha's Weekly Manga Goraku from 1992 to 2026. It is one of the longest manga series, with 188 volumes published. It has been adapted into several live-action films,[1] including original videos and two television films[2][3] and also into two original video animations.[4][5]

WrittenbyDai Tennōji [ja]
IllustratedbyRikiya Gō [ja]
PublishedbyNihon Bungeisha
MagazineWeekly Manga Goraku
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Minami no Teiō
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Ginjirou Manda
ミナミの帝王
Manga
Written byDai Tennōji [ja]
Illustrated byRikiya Gō [ja]
Published byNihon Bungeisha
MagazineWeekly Manga Goraku
Original run1992 – 2026
Volumes188
Manga
Minami no Teiō: Young-hen
Written byDai Tennōji
Illustrated byRikiya Gō
Published byNihon Bungeisha
MagazineWeekly Manga Goraku
Original run2006 – 2013
Volumes9
Original video animation
Directed byYoshitaka Fujimoto
Released22 September 1993
Runtime46 minutes
Original video animation
Directed byYoshitaka Fujimoto
Released27 May 1994
Runtime45 minutes
Live-action television film
Nanba Kin'yū-den Minami no Teiō Tokubetsu-hen Mitsuyaku
Released21 December 1996 (1996-12-21)
Live-action television film
Shin Minami no Teiō
Released21 September 2010 (2010-09-21)
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Premise

Set in Osaka Minami [ja], the story follows Ginjiro Manda (萬田銀次郎), a ruthless loan shark who charges ten percent interest every ten days. Feared as the "Demon of Minami", Manda is uncompromising in his collection methods and is infamous for pursuing those who flee.

Media

Manga

Written by Dai Tennōji [ja] and illustrated Rikiya Gō [ja], Minami no Teiō started it serialization in Nihon Bungeisha's Weekly Manga Goraku in 1992.[6] It finished after 34 years in the magazine on 27 February 2026.[7] Nihon Bungeisha released its first tankōbon volume on 16 March 1992.[8] The 188th and last volume was released on 9 April 2026.[9]

Volumes

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No. Release date ISBN
116 March 1992[10]978-4-537-03744-9
23 June 1992[11]978-4-537-03759-3
32 September 1992[12]978-4-537-03778-4
416 November 1992[13]978-4-537-03793-7
53 March 1993[14]978-4-537-03816-3
628 April 1993[15]978-4-537-03830-9
71 July 1993[16]978-4-537-03842-2
81 September 1993[17]978-4-537-03854-5
91 November 1993[18]978-4-537-03866-8
109 February 1994[19]978-4-537-03878-1
119 April 1994[20]978-4-537-03891-0
129 June 1994[21]978-4-537-03904-7
139 August 1994[22]978-4-537-03917-7
148 October 1994[23]978-4-537-03929-0
159 December 1994[24]978-4-537-03943-6
169 February 1995[25]978-4-537-03956-6
177 April 1995[26]978-4-537-03969-6
189 June 1995[27]978-4-537-03982-5
199 August 1995[28]978-4-537-03995-5
209 October 1995[29]978-4-537-09607-1
2116 December 1995[30]978-4-537-09623-1
2210 February 1996[31]978-4-537-09643-9
236 April 1996[32]978-4-537-09656-9
247 June 1996[33]978-4-537-09666-8
255 August 1996[34]978-4-537-09675-0
269 October 1996[35]978-4-537-09684-2
275 December 1996[36]978-4-537-09696-5
287 February 1997[37]978-4-537-09706-1
299 April 1997[38]978-4-537-09718-4
309 June 1997[39]978-4-537-09728-3
319 August 1997[40]978-4-537-09738-2
329 October 1997[41]978-4-537-09749-8
335 December 1997[42]978-4-537-09760-3
349 February 1998[43]978-4-537-09770-2
359 April 1998[44]978-4-537-09779-5
369 June 1998[45]978-4-537-09788-7
378 August 1998[46]978-4-537-09797-9
388 October 1998[47]978-4-537-09806-8
397 December 1998[48]978-4-537-09817-4
409 February 1999[49]978-4-537-09828-0
418 April 1999[50]978-4-537-09840-2
429 June 1999[51]978-4-537-09849-5
437 August 1999[52]978-4-537-09859-4
449 October 1999[53]978-4-537-09874-7
456 December 1999[54]978-4-537-09884-6
4619 February 2000[55]978-4-537-09896-9
4719 April 2000[56]978-4-537-09912-6
4819 June 2000[57]978-4-537-09924-9
496 October 2000[58]978-4-537-09945-4
509 December 2000[59]978-4-537-09959-1
518 February 2001[60]978-4-537-09973-7
529 April 2001[61]978-4-537-09987-4
537 June 2001[62]978-4-537-10001-3
549 August 2001[63]978-4-537-10018-1
559 October 2001[64]978-4-537-10030-3
568 December 2001[65]978-4-537-10045-7
578 February 2002[66]978-4-537-10060-0
589 April 2002[67]978-4-537-10076-1
597 June 2002[68]978-4-537-10092-1
609 August 2002[69]978-4-537-10108-9
619 October 2002[70]978-4-537-10126-3
629 December 2002[71]978-4-537-10144-7
637 February 2003[72]978-4-537-10164-5
649 April 2003[73]978-4-537-10183-6
659 June 2003[74]978-4-537-10200-0
667 August 2003[75]978-4-537-10216-1
679 October 2003[76]978-4-537-10233-8
689 December 2003[77]978-4-537-10252-9
699 February 2004[78]978-4-537-10270-3
709 April 2004[79]978-4-537-10286-4
719 June 2004[80]978-4-537-10303-8
729 August 2004[81]978-4-537-10320-5
737 October 2004[82]978-4-537-10339-7
749 December 2004[83]978-4-537-10358-8
759 February 2005[84]978-4-537-10374-8
769 June 2005[85]978-4-537-10408-0
7710 August 2005[86]978-4-537-10423-3
787 October 2005[87]978-4-537-10442-4
799 December 2005[88]978-4-537-10458-5
809 February 2006[89]978-4-537-10475-2
817 April 2006[90]978-4-537-10491-2
828 June 2006[91]978-4-537-10501-8
839 August 2006[92]978-4-537-10518-6
846 October 2006[93]978-4-537-10586-5
858 December 2006[94]978-4-537-10557-5
869 February 2007[95]978-4-537-10598-8
879 April 2007[96]978-4-537-10631-2
887 June 2007[97]978-4-537-10649-7
899 August 2007[98]978-4-537-10693-0
909 October 2007[99]978-4-537-10724-1
917 December 2007[100]978-4-537-10753-1
929 April 2008[101]978-4-537-10807-1
939 June 2008[102]978-4-537-10832-3
948 August 2008[103]978-4-537-10858-3
959 October 2008[104]978-4-537-10880-4
968 December 2008[105]978-4-537-10904-7
979 February 2009[106]978-4-537-10926-9
989 April 2009[107]978-4-537-10948-1
9910 June 2009[108]978-4-537-10964-1
1008 August 2009[109]978-4-537-10988-7
1018 October 2009[110]978-4-537-12502-3
10210 February 2010[111]978-4-537-12562-7
10310 April 2010[112]978-4-537-12582-5
10428 June 2010[113]978-4-537-12603-7
1059 August 2010[114]978-4-537-12625-9
1068 October 2010[115]978-4-537-12646-4
1078 December 2010[116]978-4-537-12681-5
1089 February 2011[117]978-4-537-12712-6
1098 April 2011[118]978-4-537-12730-0
11016 July 2011[119]978-4-537-12764-5
1118 August 2011[120]978-4-537-12773-7
1128 October 2011[121]978-4-537-12792-8
1139 December 2011[122]978-4-537-12823-9
1147 April 2012[123]978-4-537-12873-4
1158 June 2012[124]978-4-537-12894-9
1169 August 2012[125]978-4-537-12918-2
1179 October 2012[126]978-4-537-12939-7
1187 December 2012[127]978-4-537-12969-4
1199 February 2013[128]978-4-537-12996-0
1209 April 2013[129]978-4-537-13019-5
1217 June 2013[130]978-4-537-13042-3
1229 August 2013[131]978-4-537-13062-1
1239 December 2013[132]978-4-537-13106-2
1248 February 2014[133]978-4-537-13135-2
1259 April 2014[134]978-4-537-13152-9
1269 June 2014[135]978-4-537-13172-7
1279 August 2014[136]978-4-537-13191-8
1289 October 2014[137]978-4-537-13209-0
1298 December 2014[138]978-4-537-13235-9
1309 April 2015[139]978-4-537-13275-5
1319 June 2015[140]978-4-537-13297-7
1328 August 2015[141]978-4-537-13323-3
1339 October 2015[142]978-4-537-13348-6
1349 December 2015[143]978-4-537-13374-5
1359 February 2016[144]978-4-537-13401-8
1369 April 2016[145]978-4-537-13426-1
1379 June 2016[146]978-4-537-13451-3
1388 August 2016[147]978-4-537-13469-8
1398 October 2016[148]978-4-537-13490-2
14010 December 2016[149]978-4-537-13517-6
1419 March 2017[150]978-4-537-13555-8
14210 May 2017[151]978-4-537-13579-4
14310 July 2017[152]978-4-537-13601-2
1447 September 2017[153]978-4-537-13621-0
1459 November 2017[154]978-4-537-13649-4
1469 January 2018[155]978-4-537-13676-0
1479 March 2018[156]978-4-53-713706-4
1489 July 2018[157]978-4-537-13769-9
1497 September 2018[158]978-4-537-13804-7
1509 November 2018[159]978-4-537-13837-5
1519 January 2019[160]978-4-537-13856-6
1529 March 2019[161]978-4-537-13892-4
1538 June 2019[162]978-4-537-13932-7
1549 September 2019[163]978-4-537-13975-4
1559 December 2019[164]978-4-537-14175-7
15610 February 2020[165]978-4-537-14201-3
1579 May 2020[166]978-4-537-14239-6
15818 July 2020[167]978-4-537-14262-4
15917 October 2020[168]978-4-537-14294-5
1609 February 2021[169]978-4-537-14338-6
1618 May 2021[170]978-4-537-14370-6
16218 August 2021[171]978-4-537-14398-0
16318 October 2021[172]978-4-537-14420-8
1649 December 2021[173]978-4-537-14438-3
16519 February 2022[174]978-4-537-14464-2
1669 May 2022[175]978-4-537-14500-7
1677 July 2022[176]978-4-537-14524-3
1689 November 2022[177]978-4-537-14566-3
1699 February 2023[178]978-4-537-14605-9
1707 April 2023[179]978-4-537-14630-1
17118 May 2023[180]978-4-537-14643-1
1728 August 2023[181]978-4-537-14679-0
17310 October 2023[182]978-4-537-14702-5
1747 December 2023[183]978-4-537-14735-3
1758 February 2024[184]978-4-537-14765-0
1768 April 2024[185]978-4-537-14802-2
1777 June 2024[186]978-4-537-14833-6
1787 August 2024[187]978-4-537-14864-0
1798 October 2024[188]978-4-537-14905-0
1809 December 2024[189]978-4-537-14934-0
1817 February 2025[190]978-4-537-14958-6
1829 April 2025[191]978-4-537-17215-7
1839 June 2025[192]978-4-537-17248-5
1847 August 2025[193]978-4-537-17274-4
1859 October 2025[194]978-4-537-17304-8
18626 December 2025[195]978-4-537-17347-5
1879 February 2026[196]978-4-537-17361-1
1889 April 2026[9]978-4-537-17374-1
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Minami no Teiō: Young-hen

A prequel manga, titled Minami no Teiō: Young-hen (ミナミの帝王 ヤング編, Minami no Teiō Yangu-hen) (and later Minami no Teiō: Young-hen – Riken Kūkō (ミナミの帝王 ヤング編 利権空港, Minami no Teiō Yangu-hen Riken Kūkō)), was published from 2006 to 2013, and nine volumes were released from 30 November 2006 to 29 June 2013.[197][198][199][200]

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No. Release date ISBN
19 November 2006[201]978-4-537-10550-6
28 December 2006[202]978-4-537-10561-2
39 March 2007[203]978-4-537-10613-8
410 May 2007[204]978-4-537-10641-1
519 November 2007[205]978-4-537-10777-7
619 December 2007[206]978-4-537-10778-4
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Minami no Teiō: Young-hen – Riken Kūkō

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No. Release date ISBN
118 July 2009[207]978-4-537-10987-0
28 August 2011[208]978-4-537-12774-4
329 June 2013[209]978-4-537-13054-6
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Films

The first original video film was released on 26 June 1992.[210] The first theatrical film was released on 26 June 1993.[211]

Incomplete list

  • The King of Minami Returns: Scholarship and Oreore Fraud (2016)
  • The King of Minami The Movie (2017)
  • The King of Minami Returns: The Price of a Life (2017)
  • The King of Minami Returns: Light and Shadow (2017)

Reception

By January 2026, the manga had over 60 million copies in circulation.[212]

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