Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin- (Japanese: ?? -??? ?

-, Hepburn: Ginga:
Nagareboshi Gin) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro
Takahashi. It was published by Shueisha in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1983 to 1987,
and collected in 18 bound volumes. It received the 1987 Shogakukan Manga Award for
best shonen series. It was licensed in North America in 2020 by Manga Planet.

The series tells the story of a young Akita Inu pup called Gin (Japanese for
"silver") who leaves his master, a young boy named Daisuke, to join a pack of wild
dogs. The pack is gathering strong dogs from all over Japan to fight a giant,
monstrous, bloodthirsty and deranged Kodiak bear named Akakabuto (Japanese for "red
helmet") and his entire army of bears. The story begins from the point of view of
the humans, but swings to the dogs afterwards. Takahashi was reportedly inspired by
a news article about hunting dogs that had been abandoned by their owners and had
begun living as wild animals.

Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin- was adapted as a 21-episode anime television
series by Toei Animation. In western countries, the anime was released as a set of
four VHS tapes, and censored for violent images to make the anime more suitable for
younger audiences. This led to the removal of several plot-critical scenes,
including all footage from the episodes preceding the series finale as well as the
deaths of certain characters. Due to limitations of sound-editing at the time this
resulted in the background music of certain scenes to be lost.

The anime has been dubbed in Korean, Thai,[2] Finnish, Hungarian, Danish,
Norwegian, and Swedish. In 2003, the uncensored and non-dubbed version of the anime
was released in Finland and Sweden as a 5 DVD box set. A corresponding DVD set was
released in Denmark and Norway on October 3, 2006, with new dubs in both Danish and
Norwegian. The Finnish publisher Punainen j�ttil�inen is releasing the original 18-
volume manga with the first volume published in May 2010.[3] The Ginga: Nagareboshi
Gin data book, Ginga Seiken Densetsu Meteor Gin (??????, Meteor Gin) was released
in September 2011 and after Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin- ends, its sequel,
Weed (????????, Ginga Densetsu Wido) started to be published in December 2011.[4]

The manga has been released for iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch at Apple's iTunes App
Store and it is also available in English.[5]

Plot
See also: List of Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin- characters

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Media
Manga
No. Release date ISBN
01 � �
Chapters 1�3
02 � �
Chapters 4�7
03 � �
Chapters 8�11
04 � �
Chapters 12�15
05 � �
Chapters 16�19
06 � �
Chapters 20�22
07 � �
Chapters 23�25
08 � �
Chapters 26�28
09 � �
Chapters 29�31
10 � �
Chapters 32�34
11 � �
Chapters 35�37
12 � �
Chapters 38�40
13 � �
Chapters 41�42
14 � �
Chapters 43�44
15 � �
Chapters 45�46
16 � �
Chapters 47�48
17 � �
Chapters 49�50
18 � �
Chapters 51�54
Anime
The TV series was produced by TV Asahi and Toei Animation, with Tomoharu Katsumata
serving as series director, Mitsuru Majima and Kenji Terada writing the scripts,
Joji Yanase designing the characters and Goro Oumi composing the music. It was
broadcast every Monday from 19:30 to 20:00 (Japan Standard Time) on TV Asahi
affiliate stations from April 7 to September 22, 1986, for a total of 21 episodes.
The anime adaptation ended with the Akakabuto arc, and the Hakkenshi arc was not
produced. In addition, the development of the last half of the story is simplified,
with some dogs lacking any lines and their appearances reduced compared to the
original manga. Takayuki Miyauchi performed both the opening and ending themes,
"Nagareboshi Gin" and "TOMORROW".

No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date

1 "The Birth of Gin, a Little Hero!"
Transcription: "Chiisana hiro Gin no tanjo!" (Japanese: ???????????!) Tomoharu
Katsumata Mitsuru Majima April 7, 1986
2 "Gin, Tomorrow Lies on the Other Side of Effort"
Transcription: "Gin yo, doryoku no muko ni ashita ga aru"
(Japanese: ??????????????) Kazunori Tanahashi Mitsuru Majima April 14,
1986
3 "The Friendship of Gin, Who Risked His Life"
Transcription: "Inochi o kaketa Gin no yujo" (Japanese: ?????????) Yugo
Serikawa Mitsuru Majima April 21, 1986
4 "The Challenge Of the Gigantic Bear Akakabuto!"
Transcription: "Kyodai kuma Akakabuto e no chosen!" (Japanese: ???????????!)
Kazumasa Horikawa Mitsuru Majima April 28, 1986
5 "Heroic! A Triumph Covered in Scars"
Transcription: "Sozetsu! Kizu darake no shori" (Japanese: ??! ???????) Tomoharu
Katsumata Mitsuru Majima May 5, 1986
6 "Howl! The Mountains are Calling"
Transcription: "Hoero! Yama ga yondeiru" (Japanese: ???! ???????) Kazunori
Tanahashi Mitsuru Majima May 12, 1986
7 "Carve it Into Your Heart! A Male's Heated Oath"
Transcription: "Mune ni kizame! Atsuki otoko no chikai" (Japanese: ????! ??????)
Yugo Serikawa Mitsuru Majima May 19, 1986
8 "Now! The Journey of Males"
Transcription: "Ima! Otoko-tachi no tabidachi" (Japanese: ?! ???????) Kazumasa
Horikawa Kenji Terada May 26, 1986
9 "Demon Dogs! Kai's Three Brothers!"
Transcription: "Maken! Kai no Sankyodai!" (Japanese: ??! ??????) Tomoharu Katsumata
Mitsuru Majima June 2, 1986
10 "Monster! Moss's Soldiers of the Misty Peak"
Transcription: "Kaibutsu! Kasumigaoka no Mosu gundan" (Japanese: ??! ???????)
Kazumasa Horikawa Kenji Terada June 9, 1986
11 "Ninja Dogs! The Black Shadow of Iga Village!"
Transcription: "Ninken! Iga no sato ni kuroi kage" (Japanese: ??! ????????)
Kazumasa Horikawa Kenji Terada June 16, 1986
12 "Ben in Danger! The Confrontation in the Ninja Territory!"
Transcription: "Ayaushi Ben! Ninja yashiki no taiketsu!!"
(Japanese: ?????! ???????!!) Tomoharu Katsumata Mitsuru Majima June 23,
1986
13 "Justice! The Requirements of a Leader"
Transcription: "Seigi! Rida e no joken" (Japanese: ??! ????????) Tomoharu Katsumata
Mitsuru Majima June 30, 1986
14 "Advancing! The Small Young Commander"
Transcription: "Susume! Chiisana wakadaisho" (Japanese: ??! ??????) Kazunori
Tanahashi Mitsuru Majima July 7, 1986
15 "Benizakura! A Male Known as the Strongest on Earth!"
Transcription: "Benizakura! Chijo saikyo to yobareru otoko!"
(Japanese: ??! ??????????) Tomoharu Katsumata Kenji Terada July 14,
1986
16 "Hot Tears! Overcoming the Death of a Companion"
Transcription: "Atsuki Namida! Nakama no shi o norikoete"
(Japanese: ???! ??????????) Masayuki Akihi Mitsuru Majima July 21, 1986
17 "Now is the Time to Gather! To Serve Under the Supreme Commander!"
Transcription: "Ima, shuketsu no toki! Sodaisho no moto e!"
(Japanese: ??????! ???????!!) Kazumasa Horikawa Kenji Terada July 28, 1986
18 "Fight to the Death! The Time when a Male Abandons His Life!!"
Transcription: "Shito! Otoko ga inochi o suteru toki!!" (Japanese: ??! ????????!!)
Tomoharu Katsumata Mitsuru Majima August 4, 1986
19 "Sorrow! The Last Moments of Benizakura, Who Bloomed in Crimson"
Transcription: "Hiso! Shinku ni saita Benizakura no saigo"
(Japanese: ??! ???????????) Masayuki Akihi Mitsuru Majima August 18, 1986
20 "Burn, Gin! Now Let Us See the Courage of a Male!"
Transcription: "Moeyo Gin! Ima koso misero otoko no yuki!!"
(Japanese: ????! ??????????!!) Tomoharu Katsumata Mitsuru Majima
September 8, 1986
21 "Gin! Embark on the Journey of a New Male!"
Transcription: "Gin yo! Arata naru otoko no tabidachi e!!"
(Japanese: ??! ??????????!!) Tomoharu Katsumata Mitsuru Majima September
22, 1986
Reception
It received the 1987 Shogakukan Manga Award for best shonen series.[6]

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External links
Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin on Toei Animation website
Stage play Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin - Kizuna-hen
Stage play Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin - Gajo Kessen-hen
Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin- (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin- at IMDb
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