Gun Frontier
Gun Frontier (ガン フロンティア, Gan Furontia) is a 1972 manga by Leiji Matsumoto. It introduces Tochiro Oyama, best friend to Matsumoto's classic hero, Captain Harlock, who is in turn depicted as a gunslinger in the Old West. In sharp contrast to other Matsumoto's stories, Gun Frontier is a comedy adventure rather than a space opera. Also, unlike other Harlock stories, in Gun Frontier, Harlock is depicted as Tochiro's sidekick.
| Gun Frontier | |
Cover of the first volume of the manga. | |
| ガン フロンティア (Gan Furontia) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Western, Buddy comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Leiji Matsumoto |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Magazine | Play Comic |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1972 – 1975 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Novel | |
| Gun Frontier II | |
| Written by | Leiji Matsumoto |
| Published by | Daiwa Shobo |
| Published | April 1999 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Sōichirō Zen |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Doctor Serial Nishioka |
| Music by | Hiroshi Motokura |
| Studio | Vega Entertainment |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | AT-X |
| English network | |
| Original run | March 28, 2002 – June 24, 2002 |
| Episodes | 13 |
It is a harsh and barren wasteland, where the weak aren't allowed to dream. It is also a sacred land for true men, for there is no place a man can feel more alive. This is the Gun Frontier. Sea Pirate Captain Harlock and the errant samurai, Tochiro arrive in the United States on the Western Frontier. Along with a mysterious woman they meet along the way, the two friends challenge sex rings, bandits, and corrupt sheriff. They are searching for a lost clan of Japanese immigrants, and they will tear Gun Frontier from end to end until they find it.
Since the original manga, there has been a novel and a 2002 anime adaption of the series.