Plamo-Kyoshiro

Plamo-Kyoshiro
Cover of the first edition, August 20, 1982
プラモ狂四郎
(Puramokyōshirō)
Genre Action, Comedy, Tournament, Mecha, Science fiction
Manga
Written by Hisashi Yasui
Illustrated by Koichi Yamato
Published by Kodansha
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Comic BomBom
Original run August 20, 1982 – December 17, 1986
Volumes 15 (original print)
Sequels

  • Shin Plamo Kyoshiro (1987–1988)

Plamo-Kyoshiro (プラモ狂四郎, Puramokyōshirō) is a 1982 manga belonging to the Gundam franchise, written by Hisashi Yasui and illustrated by Koichi Yamato. It was published from August 20, 1982 until December 17, 1986 in Comic BomBom magazine of Kodansha publishing house, receiving eventual reprints. This was the very first production of the Gundam franchise in its entire history, that showed idea of battles with customized Gundam Plastic Models. This idea has proven to be a very powerful concept, and has been used later in other productions of the franchise, such as Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G, Gundam Build Fighters and Gundam Build Fighters Try.

Plot

The manga is aimed to the audience of Plastic model fans., The story of Plato-Kyoshiro's is about Shiro Kyoda, a young man from Tamiya city and a student of the Bandai Elementary School. Shiro is great enthusiast of Plastic Models and Plamo Battles. Shiro's dream is to become the representative of Japan in the World Simulation Tournament and be able to fight in the finals in the Battle of Hobbytopia. In addition to that, the comic had original Mecha designs that gave rise to the series of Mobile Suit Variations and BB Senshi.

Production

Plamo-Kyoshiro was written by Hisashi Yasui and illustrated by Koichi Yamato. In 1981 Kodansha had released the first issue of its magazine Comic Bom Bom. At that precise moment, the publisher was planning to launch a manga adaptation of the Mobile Suit Gundam movies, but the publisher was unable to get Sunrise's authorization on time. As an alternative plan, the publisher contacted Hisashi Yasui to create a new series. That's how Plamo-Kyoshiro was born .

In 1979 was released Mobile Suit Gundam, the first series of the Gundam franchise. In 1980 The toy company Bandai began to penetrate for the first time on the sale of plastic models, a hobby quite widespread in the world, but at that time, but hardly known in Japan. To publicize this new product, Bandai sponsored events and specialized magazines in the hobby of Plastic models along with other advertising techniques. The Plamo-Kyoshiro manga was created as a tool to publicize the plastic models that Bandai was launching at the time.

The story of the Manga and the idea of Plamo Battles were concepts specially designed to arouse the interest of the readers for the hobby of Plastic models. In the manga, the characters appear buying plastic models of Gundam Series and from other famous series ( Votoms, Dunbine, Dougram, Vifam, L-Gaim, Xabungle, Baldios ) and feature films ( Star Wars, Exorcist, Thunderbirds, Blue Thunder ) as well as models of airplanes tanks and other models of vehicles to use them in the simulation. In addition, the characters appear customizing and creating their own original models of Vehicles and Robots. Apart from this, you can see the characters using branded products from companies dedicated to the Plasticmodel industry and numerous references to famous companies, products and people related to this hobby .

Media

Manga

The original edition had 15 volumes and was in publication from August 20, 1982 until December 17, 1986 in Comic Bom Bom magazine by Kodansha. In 1989 a Single Volume was published entitled Plamo-Kyoshiro-Musha Gundam Version; This volume deals with the episode in which the Musha Gundam appeared. In 1990 a second edition of 11 volumes was launched. In 1999 a 6-volume Deluxe edition was published. Between 2002 and 2004 an Economic Version of 13 volumes was published and in the year 2008 a paperback edition of 10 volumes was published. All the Plamo-Kyoshiro publications, from the original 1982 until the last of 2008 have all been published by Kodansha.2 The manga has also received several sequels and derivatives:

The success of Plamo Kyoshiro marked a trend at the time of its publication and several publishers wanted to have a manga on battles of plastic models. Coro Coro Comic launched a few similar-themed manga such as Plamo Tensai Esper Taro, 3D Koshien Plamo Daisaku, Majin Eiyuuden Wataru and Majin Kaihatsu Daisakusen. Hobby Boy Hitto-kun was another manga that was published in Terebi Magazine2 (a sister magazine of Comic Bom Bom ). It was not a new manga, but a derivative of Plam Kyoshiro. The protagonist of this series is Hitto Ebara and is about his simulation battles with Kyoshiro.

Anime

Plamo-Kyoshiro has never received an animated adaptation, but there are several references to manga in other animated series of the Gundam franchise:

  • Virtually the whole manga concept was used in the anime Model Suit Gunpla Builders Beginning G, Gundam Build Fighters and Gundam Build Fighters Try.
  • In Plamo Kyoshiro the players use psychic power to control the robots as avatars of themselves as if the model and the player were a single being. This concept was used as the basis of Mobile Fighter G Gundam, where fighters handle their robots as their bodies. The fire fist of Domon Kashu and the God Gundam with the face of Domon is an aspect taken from the manga.
  • The Perfect Gundam appeared in the last episode of Gundam Build Fighters piloted by the father of Sei Iori.
  • In Gundam Build Fighters Try, The Musha Gundam appears in the first episode, and the Perfect Gundam 3 Red Warrior appears in the middle of the series. These appearances are a tribute to the manga.

Derivatives

Musha Gundam (武者 頑駄無 Musha Gandamu?) are Gundam units modelled after samurai, ninja, or other forms of feudal Japanese warriors. Musha Gundam first appeared in Plamo Kyoshiro. In the story, the SD Gundam is an original Gundam created by Kyoshiro (protagonist) for a showdown with Shigeru (antagonist). The original design of the SD form Musha Gundam is credited to Koichi Yamato.

Videogames

Shiro Kyoda and his iconic robot the Perfect Gundam, have made appearances in some videogames.

SD Gundam G Generation Series
Another Century's Episode series
  • Another Centurys Episode 3 THE FINAL (PS3)
Gundam Extreme Vs. series
  • Gundam Extreme Vs. Full Boost
  • Gundam Extreme Vs. Maxi Boost
Gundam War
  • Gundam War :Colectible card game

See also

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