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{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Copyedit|date=March 2009}}
 
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name image = Zeni Geba bunkoban 1.png
| imagecaption = Cover =of the first ''[[bunkoban]]'' volume
| caption =
| ja_kanji = 銭ゲバ
| ja_romaji =
| genre =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title author = [[George Akiyama]]
| publisher = {{ubl|[[Shogakukan]]|[[Asahi Sonorama]]}}
| author = George Akiyama
| magazine demographic = ''[[Shōnen Sundaymanga|Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]''
| illustrator =
| publisherimprint = Shōnen Sunday Comics
| magazine = [[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]
| publisher_en =
| publisher_other =
| demographic =
| magazine = [[Shōnen Sunday|Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]
| magazine_en =
| magazine_other =
| published =
| first = 1970
| last = 1971
| volumes = 2
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/DramaVideo
| specialtype = drama
| title =
| director =
| ja_romajiproducer =
| writer = [[Yoshikazu Okada (screenwriter)|Yoshikazu Okada]]
| captionmusic =
| studio =
| network = [[Nippon News Network|NNN]]
| network_en =
| network_other =
| released =
| first = 17 January 2009
| last = 14 March 2009
| episodes = 9
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
 
{{Nihongo|'''''Zeni Geba'''''|銭ゲバ}} is a Japanese [[manga]] storyseries written and illustrated by [[George Akiyama]]. The series was originally serialized in [[Shogakukan]]''s [[Shōnen Sundaymanga|''shōnen'' manga]] magazine ''[[Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]'' from 1970 to 1971, with its chapters collected into two ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes. ''Shōnen Sunday'' was once specified as "harmful" in some prefectures when the series has started, because of its violent and drastic depiction.<ref>{{jain iconlang|ja}} [https://www.nikkansports.com/entertainment/news/p-et-tp0-20081203-436023.html article from nikkansports.com {{nihongo2|松ケン今度は「銭ゲバ」個性的キャラ怪演}}], viewed on March 28th, 2009.</ref>
 
The story was that by extreme poverty,about a boy named {{Nihongo|Fūtarō Gamagōri|蒲郡風太郎}} repeatedwho murderslived andin grasped[[extreme moneypoverty]], who gained affluence and honorinfluence through a series of murders.<br />
The series was dramitized into a [[TV drama|TV series]] in 2009, and was aired from January to March by the [[Nippon News Network|NNN TVs]] in Japan, starring [[Ken'ichi Matsuyama]]. The original story was released shortly after when [[Student activism]] was on in Japan and thus reflected such historical backgrounds as represented in its use of the word {{nihongo|ゲバ|geba}} in the title. The background of the TV series, on the other hand, was adjusted to reflect the 2009 world, including positioning of the main character as {{nihongo|a temp worker|派遣社員|haken shain}} working at a factory.<ref>{{ja icon}} Interview with George Akiyama:[https://trendy.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/special/20090204/1023364/?P=8 ''From "Zeni Geba" to "Seisho" (the Bible) - George Akiyama talks about life'' (『銭ゲバ』から『聖書』まで、ジョージ秋山が語る人生の極意)], on nikkei Trendy.net, viewed March 28th, 2009.</ref>
''Zeni'' means money in Japanese and ''Geba'' means die Gewalt (power) in German, so the title can be translated into "Moneypower".
 
A film of ''Zeni Geba'' was released in 1970, directed by Yoshinori Wada, starring [[Jūrō Kara]] and [[Mako Midori]], and featuring an appearance by science fiction author [[Izumi Suzuki]].
==General description==
The series was dramitizeddramatized into a [[TV drama|TV series]] in 2009, and was aired from January to March by the [[Nippon News Network|NNN TVs]] in Japan, starring [[Ken'ichiKenichi Matsuyama]]. The original story was released shortly after when [[Student activism]] was on in Japan and thus reflected such historical backgrounds as represented in its use of the word {{nihongo|ゲバ|geba}} in the title. The background of the TV series, on the other hand, was adjusted to reflect the 2009 world, including positioning of the main character as {{nihongo|a temp worker|派遣社員|haken shain}} working at a factory.<ref>{{jain iconlang|ja}} Interview with George Akiyama:[https://trendy.nikkeibp.co.jp/article/special/20090204/1023364/?P=8 ''From "Zeni Geba" to "Seisho" (the Bible) - George Akiyama talks about life'' (『銭ゲバ』から『聖書』まで、ジョージ秋山が語る人生の極意)], on nikkei Trendy.net, viewed March 28th, 2009.</ref>
''Zeni'' means money in Japanese and ''Geba'' means die Gewalt (power) in German.
The ''[[gekiga]]'' comic strip was serialized from No. 13 in 1970 to No. 6 in 1971 in ''[[Shōnen Sunday|Weekly Shōnen Sunday]]''.
 
The story was that by extreme poverty, a boy named {{Nihongo|Fūtarō Gamagōri|蒲郡風太郎}} repeated murders and grasped money and honor.
 
==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.ntv.co.jp/zenigeba/ Official NTV website] {{ja icon}}
 
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1360719/ ''Zenigeba'' at IMDb]
{{Weekly Shōnen Sunday - 1970–1979}}
 
==External links==
* [https://www.ntv.co.jp/zenigeba/ Official NTV website] {{jain iconlang|ja}}
* [httphttps:https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1360719/ ''Zenigeba'' at IMDb]
 
[[Category:Japanese drama television series]]
[[ko:제니게바]]
[[jaCategory:銭ゲバ1970 manga]]
[[Category:Shōnen manga]]
[[Category:Television shows written by Yoshikazu Okada]]
[[Category:Nippon Television dramas]]