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Heat (manga)
Heat (Japanese: HEAT-灼熱-, Hepburn: Hīto Shakunetsu) is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from 1998 to 2004. It was adapted into a two live-action films which premiered in 2004. In 2002, Heat won the 47th Shogakukan Manga Award for the general manga category. PlotThe story follows a young man named Tatsumi Karasawa (唐沢 辰巳, Karasawa Tatsumi), who suddenly rises in the criminal world of Shinjuku, Tokyo, and becomes the leader of a group of amateurs who show no reluctance to face police and gangs alike. His successes in the Tokyo underground cause a chief and a yakuza boss to create a conspiracy to eliminate him. MediaMangaWritten by Buronson and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, Heat was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from 1998 to 2004.[2] Shogakukan collected its chapters in seventeen tankōbon volumes, released from March 30, 1999, to May 28, 2004.[3] FilmsTwo live action films distributed by KSS, Heat and Heat 2, premiered on February 14, 2004.[4][5] The films, directed by Kenji Yokoi, star Shinji Kasahara as Tatsumi Karasawa.[4][5] Heat and Heat 2 were released on home video on April 9 and May 14, 2004, respectively.[4][5] ReceptionHeat won the 47th Shogakukan Manga Award for the general manga category in 2002.[6] References
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