King Golf

King Golf (キング ゴルフ, Kingu Gorufu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ken Sasaki. It was serialized by Shogakukan in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from August 2008 to October 2011, before being transferred to Shōnen Sunday S in January 2012. It has been collected into 35 tankōbon volumes as of November 2019. It follows the story of high school student Sōsuke Yōke, as he begins his career in golf and over time obtains many wins and defeats various opponents.

King Golf
Twenty-fourth volume of King Golf, released in Japan by Shogakukan on March 19, 2015
キング ゴルフ
(Kingu Gorufu)
Manga
Written byKen Sasaki
Published byShogakukan
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 20, 2008 – present
Volumes35

It won the award for Best Shōnen manga at the 56th Shogakukan Manga Award in 2011.

Story

A young talented delinquent loves a challenge. He has fought near everyone to reign supreme in his region. One day he realizes that people may fear him but they don't admire him. On that day a rival who plays golf looks down on our young delinquent. What ensues is a story of inspirational drive, courage and competitiveness. Will Sōsuke Yōke "the predator" overcome all and become the King of Golf?

Publication

King Golf is written and illustrated by Ken Sasaki. It was first published in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from August 20, 2008 to October 12, 2011.[1][2][3] It was transferred to Shōnen Sunday S on January 25, 2012.[4][5] Shogakukan has compiled its individual chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on January 16, 2009.[6] As of November 18, 2019, thirty-five volumes have been published.[7]

List of volumes
No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBN
1 January 16, 2009[6]ISBN 978-4-09-121578-9
2 March 18, 2009[8]ISBN 978-4-09-121619-9
3 June 18, 2009[9]ISBN 978-4-09-122021-9
4 September 17, 2009[10]ISBN 978-4-09-121728-8
5 December 18, 2009[11]ISBN 978-4-09-122045-5
6 March 18, 2010[12]ISBN 978-4-09-122193-3
7 June 18, 2010[13]ISBN 978-4-09-122333-3
8 September 17, 2010[14]ISBN 978-4-09-122524-5
9 December 17, 2010[15]ISBN 978-4-09-122697-6
10 March 18, 2011[16]ISBN 978-4-09-122796-6
11 May 18, 2011[17]ISBN 978-4-09-122877-2
12 July 15, 2011[18]ISBN 978-4-09-123207-6
13 October 18, 2011[19]ISBN 978-4-09-123340-0
14 January 18, 2012[20]ISBN 978-4-09-123539-8
15 January 18, 2012[21]ISBN 978-4-09-123587-9
16 June 18, 2012[22]ISBN 978-4-09-123706-4
17 October 18, 2012[23]ISBN 978-4-09-123899-3
18 February 18, 2013[24]ISBN 978-4-09124186-3
19 June 18, 2013[25]ISBN 978-4-09-124318-8
20 October 18, 2013[26]ISBN 978-4-09-124475-8
21 February 18, 2014[27]ISBN 978-4-09-124566-3
22 June 18, 2014[28]ISBN 978-4-09-124668-4
23 October 17, 2014[29]ISBN 978-4-09-125309-5
24 March 18, 2015[30]ISBN 978-4-09-125600-3
25 August 18, 2015[31]ISBN 978-4-09-126195-3
26 November 18, 2015[32]ISBN 978-4-09-126490-9
27 April 18, 2016[33]ISBN 978-4-09-126824-2
28 September 16, 2016[34]ISBN 978-4-09-127338-3
29 February 17, 2017[35]ISBN 978-4-09-127503-5
30 August 18, 2017[36]ISBN 978-4-09-127577-6
31 December 18, 2017[37]ISBN 978-4-09-127881-4
32 May 18, 2018[38]ISBN 978-4-09-128251-4
33 November 16, 2018[39]ISBN 978-4-09-128588-1
34 May 17, 2019[40]ISBN 978-4-09-129165-3
35 November 18, 2019[7]ISBN 978-4-09-129447-0

Reception

King Golf won the award for Best shōnen manga at the 56th Shogakukan Manga Award in 2011.[41]

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