YOMITAIMagazine titlesKarate Master
Karate Master
空手バカ一代
- Volumes
- 📚 29 vols
- Publication
- 📅 1971–1977
- Reading time
- ⏱ about 12–17 hr
Status: Completed / Published in: Weekly Shonen Magazine / Kodansha
Overview (spoiler-free)
Synopsis
Modeled on the life of real karateka Mas Oyama, this biographical martial-arts manga depicts his grueling path toward establishing full-contact karate.
Spoiler-free editorial summary.
Reading-time estimate
⏱ about 12–17 hr
About 3 weeks 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
Tag-derived profile (0–100), provided as a quick guide to the series' tone and style.
Series information
- Original title
- 空手バカ一代
- Volumes
- 29
- Publication
- 1971–1977
- Creators
- Kajiwara Ikki (Story), Kagemaru Joya (Art), Tsunoda Jirou (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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