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GETA FILMS handles overseas visualization rights, including film adaptations, TV series adaptations, and TV anime adaptations, for the works of two of the world's most famous cartoonists, who is Kengo HANAZAWA & Hideo YAMAMOTO.
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Voyeurs, Inc.
【Original Title】Shin Nozoki-Ya
【Episodes】114 Episodes
【Author】 Hideo YAMAMOTO【Year】 1993-1997
【Synopsis】
Ken runs the detective agency Voyeurs, Inc., with his assistant, Smiley, and former veteran investigator, Cho. One day, they receive a request from a man to investigate his daughter Reika's behavior. She appears to be a model student on the surface, but she is actually involved in managing a prostitution ring that recruits high school girls. Upon learning that Reika's actions stem from her father, Ken decides to protect her.
Okama Report
【Original Title】Okama Hakusho
【Episodes】61 Episodes
【Author】 Hideo YAMAMOTO【Year】 1989-1991
【Synopsis】
Shinya Okama, the protagonist of the story, takes one look at a girl he saw in a photo and falls in love with her. However, it turns out to be his own self, dressed as a woman in a drunken stupor!
When Shinya makes his debut as hostess Catherine at a gay bar called Maurice's, he falls in love with Miki, who looks exactly like him in drag.
ICHI
【Original Title】Ichi
【Episodes】11 Episodes
【Author】 Hideo YAMAMOTO【Year】 1993
【Synopsis】
Ichi Shiroishi, who is bullied but strong in karate, and Dai Akaguma, who attended the same dojo as a child and later became a delinquent feared by all students. Akaguma is annoyed by Ichi, who never challenged him to a fight. But when someone whispers something in Ichi's ear...?
Furthermore, a transfer student from Kansai, Onisame, appears in front of Ichi... What will be Ichi's fate?
BOYS ON THE RUN
【Original Title】Boys on the Run
【Episodes】116 Episodes
【Author】 Kengo HANAZAWA【Year】 2005-2008
【Synopsis】
Tanishi, 27, is a sales employee of a small toy manufacturer. A virgin man who has never had a girlfriend in his life lives with his parents. One day, a colleague of a company, Chiharu, whom Tanishi is in love with her, told him that she is pregnant. Aoyama who impregnates Chiharu is a guy working for a rival company of Tanishi’s and who also gives Tanishi advice on how to see Chiharu. Chiharu asks Tanishi to sign on an abortion consent form since she has been abandoned by Aoyama. Tanishi raises his anger toward Aoyama and declares "I will come to beat you within this month." But in his life, Tanishi has never had a fight. Suzuki, a colleague and an ex-boxer, comes to and forces Tanishi rigorous training in order to teach him simple boxing skills. And the day of the fight, Tanishi confronts Aoyama who masters Capoeira. The fate of an unsuccessful business man begins to move forward by the boxing encounter.
PILLBOX
【Original Title】Tokkaten
【Episodes】7 Episodes
【Author】 Kengo HANAZAWA【Year】 2012
【Synopsis】
This is a collection of Kengo HANAZAWA's short stories.
BURIAL PIT – In the last summer of high school, 3 boys try to make a peephole in the girl’s room. “Dull Moon” – Naohide, is stripped naked and keeps on the highschool rooftop, meets Kumiko who is also bullied. Then, Kumiko suggest something to Naohide.
MESSAGE FROM JOHNNY – Johnny, aims to assassinate the gang boss, confines a high school girl, Kaori, who saw Johnny holds a gun. But this is the beginning of a strange life together.
RING GIRL – A drunk girl gets in a taxi, and the driver, ex-Boxing gym owner, finds she has outstanding punch.
VOYEUR
【Original Title】 Nozoki-Ya
【Episodes】114 Episodes
【Author】 Hideo YAMAMOTO【Year】 1992
【Synopsis】
Ken's occupation is a professional "peeping tom" who can look into any person's life upon request, and even look deep into the target's mind with his cloudy left eye. Ken is also well versed in all the techniques of the underworld, including wiretapping and picketing. Smile, a rookie who is inexperienced at his job but takes on difficult cases with a passionate heart, and Chou, an old- timer with the hearing ability of a dolphin who has a deep relationship with the police due to his extensive experience at a credit bureau, run a detective business called "Peeping Investigation" with a delivery van.
ICHI: THE KILLER
【Original Title】 Koroshiya Ichi
【Episodes】103 Episodes
【Author】 Hideo YAMAMOTO【Year】 1998-2001
【Synopsis】
A fierce killing between Ichi, a cutthroat and ex-bullied child, and Kakihara, a masochist gang, kicks off. The timid youth Ichi has a strong sadistic nature in his heart. On the other hand, Kakihara feels pleasure in being targeted for life. When two fates meet, the city of Shinjuku is stained with blood.
Homunculus
【Original Title】 Homunculus
【Episodes】158 Episodes
【Author】 Hideo YAMAMOTO【Year】 2003-2011
【Synopsis】
A homeless man named Susumu Nakoshi meets a medical student named Manabu Itoh. Nakoshi agrees to undergo surgery to have a hole drilled in his skull in exchange for 700,000 yen. Afterwards, Nakoshi began seeing people as strange shapes when he closed his right eye and looked at them with his left. Itoh explains, "You can see other people's deep-seated psychological states visualized before your eyes," and he names this strange phenomenon "homunculus." Nakoshi then begins to interact with various people struggling with their inner darkness.
HIKARI-MAN
【Original Title】 HIKARI-MAN
【Episodes】158 Episodes
【Author】 Hideo YAMAMOTO【Year】 2015-2020
【Synopsis】
Hikari Shirochi is a high school boy who enjoys building his own PCs and gaming. One day, he is electrocuted in his room and gains a special power that allows him to move freely wherever there is electricity or light — as HIKARI-MAN! He uses his powers to get revenge on the bullies who picked on him. However, he then ends up being targeted by them again.
Gorillaman
【Original Title】 Gorirāman
【Episodes】218 Episodes
【Author】 Harold Sakuishi
【Year】 1988-1993
【Synopsis】
Sadaharu Ikedo, a transfer student, is very quiet. For some reason, however, he gets along well with a group of delinquents who give him the nickname "Gorillaman" and ask him to join them.
Gorillaman is so strong that he can easily defeat any ordinary delinquent in a fight. This is why he was forced to transfer schools. However, because he is quiet and rarely expresses himself, his friends are unaware of how formidable he is. This is a coming-of-age story depicting the high school life of Gorillaman and his friends.
Bakaichi
【Original Title】 Bakaichi
【Episodes】42 Episodes
【Author】 Harold Sakuishi
【Year】 1995
【Synopsis】
Kazuyoshi Oba, also known as Bakaiichi. He's a big Jackie Chan fan and he's pretty good at fighting, but he's also a high school student who doesn't take life too seriously. The new teacher, Shigezo Sekine, is trying to get him to join the martial arts club that just got started. Sekine, who used to be a disciple and close friend of karate legend Masahiko Inoue, somehow sees Bakaiichi's talent for martial arts.
Stopper Busujima
【Original Title】 Stopper Busujima
【Episodes】128 Episodes
【Author】 Harold Sakuishi
【Year】 1996-1998
【Synopsis】
High schooler Taikou Busujima wants to play pro baseball, but he's got a rep for bad behavior, so he's not allowed to join the baseball team. He gets kicked out of high school after getting into a fight outside of school. But thanks to Kogure, a scout from a small-time baseball team who had been watching Busujima since middle school, he finally got picked as a team player. Busujima, who had been reluctant to join the team, won them over with his powerful fastball and volunteered to be the team's stopper.
Rin
【Original Title】 RiN
【Episodes】41 Episodes
【Author】 Harold Sakuishi
【Year】 2013-2016
【Synopsis】
Norito Fushimi's school life is a total bore. But he's got this dream of becoming a manga artist. During summer break, he goes to an editorial office with his masterpiece, but the feedback is pretty rough. Even though Norito is devastated, he refuses to give up on his dream and continues to pour himself into his manga. Meanwhile, Rin Ishido, a girl with mysterious powers, is also struggling to find her place in the world. When they meet, a dramatic story begins to unfold.
Minna no
Tonio-chan
【Original Title】 Minna no Tonio-chan
【Episodes】23 Episodes
【Author】 Sota Sugahara
【Year】 2002
【Synopsis】
It's a new type of manga made with CG. It's a set of surreal and cute short stories about the slightly creepy but cute 5-year-old Tonio and friends. It includes the original story "Arubaito (BUTTON)" from the 2022 anime series "500 Million Years Button".
Minna no
Tonio-chan: Return
【Original Title】 Minna no Tonio-chan: Return
【Episodes】18 Episodes
【Autho18r】 Sota Sugahara
【Year】 2006
【Synopsis】
Welcome back to Tonio's weird and wonderful world!
He's a kid, but he's also wise beyond his years. He's got a bit of a rough side, but he's also gentle. He's very human. It's a set of short stories about Tonio, a "pure and fool".
Detroit Metal City
【Original Title】 Detroit Metal City
【Volumes】10
【Author】 Kiminori Wakasugi
【Year】 2005-2010
【Synopsis】
Soichi Negishi is a shy young musician who dreams of a career in pop music. However, dreams don't pay the bills, so he became the lead singer and guitarist of the blackened death metal band Detroit Metal City (DMC). In his stage costume, he adopts the persona of "Johannes Krauser II", a terrorist demon from hell said to have raped and killed his parents.
Soichi is not recognized for the music he wants to make, but he unleashes his hidden talent for metal and thrills his followers.
KAPPEI
【Original Title】 KAPPEI
【Volumes】6
【Author】 Kiminori Wakasugi
【Year】 2011-2014
【Synopsis】
In preparation for July 1999, as prophesied by Nostradamus, men are training themselves to save humanity from chaos. One day, the master gathers his disciples, who have acquired unparalleled power. Awkwardly, he says, "We should disband now."
It is now 2011, and the end of the world still shows no signs of arriving. This is the story of a man who was never needed in his time and could never become the savior of the world.
Rhyming Man
【Original Title】 Rhyming Man
【Episodes】36 Episodes
【Author】 Kiminori Wakasugi
【Year】 2017-2018
【Synopsis】
Fumio is a high school student. His father was once a famous rapper, but he is now unemployed. He has been drilling rap into Fumio since he was a child, but Fumio has grown to hate rap. At school, MC Bigger, an upperclassman and rapper, kicks him around, making him hate rap even more. Fumio's father is scheduled to perform in an MC battle as part of his comeback show but must withdraw due to injury. When Fumio learns that his father's opponent is MC Bigger, he decides to take the stage as Rhyme Man and participate in the rap battle. He gradually begins to rediscover the appeal of rap that he once despised.
Drunk Jiangshi
【Original Title】 Drunk Jiangshies
【Episodes】24 Episodes
【Author】 Kiminori Wakasugi
【Year】 2021-2023
【Synopsis】
In an era of jiangshi, Shen has a mission. His father was a skilled martial artist who fought jiangshi, but he was bitten and turned into one himself. Now, he seems to have become the most powerful Emperor Jiangshi.
To defeat his father and give him a proper burial, Shen vows to become a Taoist priest. However, Shen is more skilled in drunken boxing. Thus begins the story of kung fu, a father, a son, and fate.