Zeni Geba: Difference between revisions

| image = Zeni Geba bunkoban 1.png

| caption = Cover of the first ''[[bunkoban]]'' volume

| publisher = {{ubl|[[Shogakukan]]|[[Asahi Sonorama]]}}

| writer = [[Yoshikazu Okada (screenwriter)|Yoshikazu Okada]]

{{Nihongo|'''''Zeni Geba'''''|銭ゲバ}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[George Akiyama]]. The series was originally serialized in [[Shogakukan]]'s [[Shōnen manga|''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 about a boy named {{Nihongo|Fūtarō Gamagōri|蒲郡風太郎}} who lived in extreme [[extreme poverty]], who gained affluence and influence through a series of murders.<br />

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 [[Kenichi 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>