Bats & Terry
Bats & Terry | |
![]() Cover of the first volume of Bats & Terry, as published in Japan by Kodansha | |
バツ&テリー (Batsu & Terii) | |
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Genre | Sports |
Manga | |
Written by | Yasuichi Oshima |
Published by |
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Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | 1982 – 1987 |
Volumes | 24 |
Anime film | |
Directed by | Nobuo Mizuta |
Produced by |
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Written by | Tatsumi Yano |
Studio | Sunrise |
Released | March 14, 1987 |
Runtime | 80 minutes |
Game | |
Publisher | Use Corporation |
Genre | Action |
Platform | Nintendo Entertainment System |
Released |
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Bats & Terry (バツ&テリー, Batsu & Teri) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuichi Oshima. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1982 to 1987. Batsu & Terī received the 1984 Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category.[1] Kodansha published the manga's 24 tankōbon volumes to December 1987. The manga's license was transferred to Ichijinsha and was published into four wideban volumes.
The manga was adapted into an animated movie by Sunrise. Directed by Mitsuko Kase and Tetsuro Amino, the movie was released in Japan on March 14, 1987. A VHS was released for the movie on April 21, 1987.[2]
The manga was adapted into a side-scrolling action game for the Famicom. The game was developed and released by Use Corporation on July 22, 1987.[3]
Manga[]
Kodansha published the manga's 24 tankōbon volumes to December 1987.[4] The manga was re-released into 12 kanzenban volumes between March 1991 and August 1991.[5][6] The manga's license was transferred to Ichijinsha. Ichijinsha published the manga into four aizoban (wide-ban) volumes between July 27, 2008 and November 25, 2008.[7][8]
Game[]
The player controls a baseball superhero named Batsu (Bats) who must use baseballs to defeat his opponents. Being hit once reverts him to "normal" Terii (Terry), who swats at his opponents using a baseball bat. Opponents include machinery, humanoids, and animals. Killing opponents while in Terii form results in a larger energy bar.
References[]
- ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ "バツ&テリー [VHS]" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ "Bats and Terry". GameFAQs. Retrieved 2008-11-25.
- ^ バツ&テリー 24 (少年マガジンコミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4063113051.
- ^ バツ&テリー 1 (KCスペシャル) (in Japanese). ASIN 4063055019.
- ^ バツ&テリー 12 (KCスペシャル) (in Japanese). ASIN 4063055124.
- ^ バツ&テリー 愛狂抗争編(前) (in Japanese). Ichijinsha. Archived from the original on 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
- ^ バツ&テリー αα死闘編 (in Japanese). Ichijinsha. Archived from the original on 2008-12-24. Retrieved 2009-07-21.
External links[]
- Batsu & Teri at Yasuichi Oshima Official Website (in Japanese)
- Bats & Terry (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga series
- 1982 manga
- 1987 anime films
- 1987 video games
- Japan-exclusive video games
- Nintendo Entertainment System games
- Nintendo Entertainment System-only games
- Use Corporation games
- Shōnen manga
- Video games developed in Japan
- Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōnen)
- Kodansha manga
- Ichijinsha manga
- Sunrise (company)