YOMITAIMagazine titlesThe Champion Futo
The Champion Futo
チャンピオン太
- Volumes
- 📚 5 vols
- Publication
- 📅 1962–1963
- Reading time
- ⏱ about 2–3 hr
Status: Completed / Published in: Weekly Shonen Magazine / Kodansha
Overview (spoiler-free)
Synopsis
Athletic boy Futo Daito is told his small build makes him unsuitable for wrestling, so he becomes Rikidozan's pupil. He invents signature moves, challenges wrestlers of every size, and aims to become world champion.
Spoiler-free editorial summary.
Reading-time estimate
⏱ about 2–3 hr
About 1 week at 5 hours per week
Basis: Volumes × 30 minutes per volume. This is an estimate, not an official figure.
Series profile
- Action
- Adventure
- Comedy
- Romance
- Mystery
- Dark
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Series information
- Original title
- チャンピオン太
- Volumes
- 5
- Publication
- 1962–1963
- Creators
- Kajiwara Ikki (Story), Tatsuo Yoshida (Art)
- Creator metadata
- MangaDex source record
- Publication family
- Magazine titles
- Magazine / platform
- Weekly Shonen Magazine
- Publisher
- Kodansha
- English title source
- MangaDex (international)
- Cover metadata
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