History Manga / KyojinNoHoshi

* AnimatedAdaptation: A 182 episode animated series aired from 1968 to 1971 -- it was the ''second ever'' sports-based anime to hit Japanese televisions, being beaten to the punch by ''Manga/SpeedRacer'' one year prior. It also spawned two anime sequels (1977's Shin Kyojin no Hoshi and 1979's Shin Kyojin no Hoshi II), several anime movies (Chizome no Kesshousen [1969], Ike Ike Hyuuma [1969 as well], Dai League Ball [1970], Shukumei no Taiketsu [1970], and The Movie [1982]), and a 13-episodes OVA centered on Hyuuma's FriendlyRival Mitsuru Hanagata (Special Edition: Fierce Tiger Hanagata, 2002).
* AnimationBump: Being created in 2002, the ''Fierce Tiger Hanagata'' [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVAs]] have a much smoother animation quality than the prior three TV series.
* AscendedExtra: Mitsuru Hanagata was introduced as mere rival for Hyuma, but went on to become such a popular character that he ended up getting OAVs dedicated to him in 2002, and in 2006, mangaka Yoshiyuki Murakami wrote ''Shinyaku "Kyojin no Hoshi" Hanagata'' -- basically a retelling of the original manga from Mitsuru's point of view.

* AnimatedAdaptation: A 182 episode animated series aired from 1968 to 1971 -- it was the ''second ever'' sports-based anime to hit Japanese televisions, being beaten to the punch by ''Manga/SpeedRacer'' one year prior. It also spawned two anime sequels (1977's Shin Kyojin no Hoshi and 1979's Shin Kyojin no Hoshi II), several anime movies (Chizome no Kesshousen [1969], Ike Ike Hyuuma [1969 as well], Dai League Ball [1970], Shukumei no Taiketsu [1970], and The Movie [1982]), and a 13-episodes OVA centered on Hyuuma's FriendlyRival Mitsuru Hanagata (Special Edition: Fierce Tiger Hanagata, 2002).
* AnimationBump: Being created in 2002, the ''Fierce Tiger Hanagata'' [[OriginalVideoAnimation OVAs]] have a much smoother animation quality than the prior three TV series.
* AscendedExtra: Mitsuru Hanagata was introduced as mere rival for Hyuma, but went on to become such a popular character that he ended up getting OAVs dedicated to him in 2002, and in 2006, mangaka Yoshiyuki Murakami wrote ''Shinyaku "Kyojin no Hoshi" Hanagata'' -- basically a retelling of the original manga from Mitsuru's point of view.

* AnimatedAdaptation: A 182 episode animated series aired from 1968 to 1971 -- it was the ''second ever'' sports-based anime to hit Japanese televisions, being beaten to the punch by ''Manga/SpeedRacer'' one year prior. It also spawned two anime sequels (1977's Shin Kyojin no Hoshi and 1979's Shin Kyojin no Hoshi II), several anime movies (Chizome no Kesshousen [1969], Ike Ike Hyuuma [1969 as well], Dai League Ball [1970], Shukumei no Taiketsu [1970], and The Movie [1982]), and a 13-episodes OAV centered on Hyuuma's FriendlyRival Mitsuru Hanagata (Special Edition: Fierce Tiger Hanagata, 2002).
* AnimationBump: Being created in 2002, the ''Fierce Tiger Hanagata'' OAVs have a much smoother animation quality than the prior three TV series.

* AbusiveParents: Ittetsu Hoshi was ''intended'' to come off as merely a [[ParentsAsPeople flawed but loving father]] who simply wanted his son to achieve his full potential, even if that meant giving his son ToughLove. Since Hyuuma's childhood consisted of nothing but TrainingFromHell punctuated with constant verbal abuse when he faltered or acted defiant, and Hyuuma's older sister Akiko was forced to fill the role of her dead mother to support the two of them during this, a lot of readers didn't agree. In-universe, Hyuuma does resent his father for a while, before reconciling, and Akkiko is far more judging of Ittetsu than her little brother is.

* AnimationBump: Being created in 2002, the ''Fierce Tiger Hanagata'' OAVs have a much smoother animation quality than the 1968 anime.
* AscendedExtra: Mitsuru Hanagata was introduced as mere rival for Hyuuma, but went on to become such a popular character that he ended up getting OAVs dedicated to him in 2002, and in 2006, mangaka Yoshiyuki Murakami wrote ''Shinyaku "Kyojin no Hoshi" Hanagata'' -- basically a retelling of the original manga from Mitsuru's point of view.
* BashBrothers: Chuuta Ban is Hyuuma's best friend, but that never stops the two of them from ribbing each other or competing with all their might. [[spoiler:Then Chuuta gets scouted for a rival baseball team, and things ''really'' get strained between them.]]
* BreakTheCutie: Hyuuma is a nice guy, but ''holy shit'', the amount of suffering he goes through is ridiculous, including but not limited to: his mom dying, [[TrainingFromHell a childhood of brutal training]], [[spoiler:his sickly love interest Mina Hidaka ''dying'' whilst he's playing baseball]], and finally [[spoiler:suffering a catastrophic CareerEndingInjury in the form of permanent damage to his dominant hand and arm]].
* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: A flashback in the anime establishes that Ittetsu was a brooding, dour man even in his youth, but his light-hearted and optimistic future wife balanced him out. Her death broke the last straws holding him together after his CareerEndingInjury, and he spiralled ''deep'' into depression and alcoholism, with the only thing he found to live for being his dream to train Hyuuma to be a famous baseball player.
* CallingTheOldManOut: As she ages, Akkiko grows increasingly less tolerant of her father Ittetsu's crap, and she does her best to protect her little brother Hyuuma from his crazier moments. Ironically, Hyuuma tends to be the one pushing for them to reconcile when she grows particularly aggravated with him. [[spoiler:Two of the biggest examples are one time when she ''walks out on her father'', and after Hyuuma suffers his CareerEndingInjury, which leads to her bitterly chewing Ittetsu out for all the suffering he put Hyuuma through.]]
* CareerEndingInjury: The manga places a great deal of emphasis on the immense physical demands required to be a professional sports player, and the brutal finality with which a career can be ended if the body breaks down and doesn't heal right. Ittetsu's entire drive to push Hyuuma into baseball is after his own baseball career was ended by a gunshot wound he took to the arm during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII and subsequently aggravated until it permanently crippled him by rushing back into playing. [[spoiler:Ironically, the series ends with Hyuuma crippling his own left hand as well, ending his baseball career.]]
* CoolBigSis: Akkiko is Hyuuma's substitute mother and showers him with the love and affection he can't get from his father. As a result, he adores her.

* ParentsAsPeople: Ittetsu Hoshi is a ''mess'' of a man; cruel, demanding, and a raging alcoholic. But he's also deeply tormented by the death of his wife and the loss of his beloved baseball career, and he wants Hyuuma to become a star baseball player to become wealthy and safe, as well as to relieve his old glories.
* PromotionToParent: With her mother dead and her father a brooding, crippled, baseball-obsessed drunk, Akkiko Hoshi had no choice but to step into the role as the maternal head of the Hoshi family.
* TrainingFromHell: Ittetsu's training of Hyuuma was extreme to the point of insanity, often putting him at severe risk of physical injury.
* ToughLove: Ittetsu's treatment towards Hyuuma as a child was meant to "toughen him up" so he could become a great baseball player and live a comfortable, easy life.

It was followed by ''Shin Kyojin no Hoshi'' (新巨人の星 / ''New Star of the Giants'', 1976-1977 -- ''Yomiuri Weekly''), a ''much'' less popular sequel. After disappearing from the public eye since a career-ending injury, an adult Hyuma Hoshi unexpectedly returns to the Giants as a pinch hitter/runner, and later as a pitcher with his uninjured arm. Unlike most of his old colleagues and rivals, Hyuma seems to be cursed to live a life fully dedicated to baseball -- will he take his body to harmful extremes with the help of his father, just like in the past? Drawn once again by Noboru Kawasaki, whose style became more complex. Recieved a StealthSequel in ''Kyojin no Samurai Honoo'' (巨人のサムライ炎 / ''The Samurai Flame of the Giants''[[note]]or "Honoo, the Samurai of the Giants"[[/note]], 1979-1980 -- ''Yomiuri Weekly''), drawn by Joya Kagemaru, where Hyuma acts as the titular baseball player Honoo Mizuki's coach.

[[caption-width-right:1000: [[IWorkAlone ''"No matter how much the world praises me, I can't help but stand here on my own."'']]]]

[[caption-width-right:1000: [[IWorkAlone ''"No matter how much the world praises me, I can't help but stand here on my own."'']]

[[caption-width-right:1000:]]

[[caption-width-right:1000:some caption text]]

''Kyojin no Hoshi'' (巨人の星 / ''Star of the Giants''[[note]][[DoubleMeaningTitle Can also be read as]] ''Hoshi of the Giants''[[/note]], 1966-1971 -- ''Shōnen Magazine'')was a baseball manga written by Creator/IkkiKajiwara. Its story is simple: Hyuma Hoshi, a frail and impoverished boy, is harshly trained by his father Ittetsu (himself an ace baseball player before a WWII injury) to become the best baseball pitcher in Japan and one of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants Yomiuri Giants]]' best stars [[PyrrhicVictory at all costs]]. This work, which immediately became one of the ''manga'' industry's biggest hits, [[TropeCodifier singlehandedly codified]] the 60s-70s ''[[GamingAndSportsAnimeAndManga spokon]]'' ("'''Spo'''rts" + "''Ki'''kon'''''" / ''perseverance'') manga genre, which focused on tropes like [[TrainingFromHell extremely sadistic physical and mental training]], ascetic devotion to self-improvement, near-quixotic self-sacrifice, isolation from friendships and other percieved weaknesses, obsessive rivalries, physics-defying [[SignatureMove signature moves]] and tragic endings. Drawn by Noboru Kawasaki, also known for ''Inakappe Taishō'' and ''The Song of Tentomushi'' -- his other major work with Kajiwara was ''Otoko no Jōken'' (男の条件 / ''Qualifications of a man'', 1968-1969 -- ''Magazine/ShonenJump''), a drama about a poor boy [[SelfMadeMan struggling to become]] a manga artist, which was later heavily referenced by ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}''

It was followed by ''Shin Kyojin no Hoshi'' (新巨人の星 / ''New Star of the Giants'', 1976-1977 -- ''Yomiuri Weekly''), a ''much'' less popular sequel. After disappearing from the public eye since a career-ending injury, an adult Hyuma Hoshi unexpectedly returns to the Giants as a pinch hitter/runner, and later as a pitcher with his uninjured arm. Unlike most of his old colleagues and rivals, Hyuma seems to be cursed to live a life fully dedicated to baseball -- will he take his body to harmful extremes with the help of his father, just like in the past? Drawn once again by Noboru Kawasaki, whose style became more complex. Recieved a StealthSequel in '''Kyojin no Samurai Honoo''' (巨人のサムライ炎 / ''The Samurai Flame of the Giants''[[note]]or "Honoo, the Samurai of the Giants"[[/note]], 1979-1980 -- ''Yomiuri Weekly''), drawn by Joya Kagemaru, where Hyuma acts as the titular baseball player Honoo Mizuki's coach.

''Kyojin no Hoshi'' (巨人の星 / ''Star of the Giants''[[note]][[DoubleMeaningTitle Can also be read as]] ''Hoshi of the Giants''[[/note]], 1966-1971 -- ''Shōnen Magazine'')was a baseball manga written by Creator/IkkiKajiwara. Its story is simple: Hyuma Hoshi, a frail and impoverished boy, is harshly trained by his father Ittetsu (himself an ace baseball player before a WWII injury) to become the best baseball pitcher in Japan and one of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants Yomiuri Giants]]' best stars [[PyrrhicVictory at all costs]]. This work, which immediately became one of the ''manga'' industry's biggest hits, [[TropeCodifier singlehandedly codified]] the 60s-70s ''[[GamingAndSportsAnimeAndManga spokon]]'' ("'''Spo'''rts" + "''Ki'''kon'''''" / ''perseverance'') manga genre, which focused on tropes like [[TrainingFromHell extremely sadistic physical and mental training]], ascetic devotion to self-improvement, near-quixotic self-sacrifice, isolation from friendships and other percieved weaknesses, obsessive rivalries, physics-defying [[SignatureMove signature moves]] and tragic endings. Drawn by Noboru Kawasaki, also known for ''Inakappe Taishō'' and ''The Song of Tentomushi'' -- his other major work with Kajiwara was ''Otoko no Jōken'' (男の条件 / ''Qualifications of a man'', 1968-1969 -- ''Magazine/ShonenJump''), a drama about a poor boy [[SelfMadeMan struggling to become]] a manga artist, which was heavily referenced by ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}''

''Kyojin no Hoshi'' (巨人の星 / ''Star of the Giants''[[note]][[DoubleMeaningTitle Can also be read as]] ''Hoshi of the Giants''[[/note]], 1966-1971 -- ''Shōnen Magazine'')was a baseball manga written by Creator/IkkiKajiwara. Its story is simple: Hyuma Hoshi, a frail and impoverished boy, is harshly trained by his father Ittetsu (himself an ace baseball player before a WWII injury) to become the best baseball pitcher in Japan and one of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants Yomiuri Giants]]' best stars [[PyrrhicVictory at all costs]]. This work, which immediately became one of the ''manga'' industry's biggest hits, [[TropeCodifier singlehandedly codified]] the 60s-70s ''[[GamingAndSportsAnimeAndManga spokon]]'' ("'''Spo'''rts" + "''Ki'''kon'''''" / ''perseverance'') manga genre, which focused on tropes like [[TrainingFromHell extremely sadistic physical and mental training]], ascetic devotion to self-improvement, near-quixotic self-sacrifice, isolation from friendships and other percieved weaknesses, obsessive rivalries, physics-defying [[SignatureMove signature moves]] and tragic endings. Drawn by Noboru Kawasaki, also known for ''Inakappe Taishō'' and ''The Song of Tentomushi'' -- his other major work with Kajiwara was ''Otoko no Jōken'' (男の条件 / ''Qualifications of a man'', 1968-1969 -- ''Magazine/ShonenJump''), a drama about a poor boy [[SelfMadeMan struggling to become]] a ''manga'' artist, which was heavily referenced by ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}''

''Kyojin no Hoshi'' (巨人の星 / ''Star of the Giants''[[note]][[DoubleMeaningTitle Can also be read as]] ''Hoshi of the Giants''[[/note]], 1966-1971 -- ''Shōnen Magazine'')was a baseball manga written by Creator/IkkiKajiwara. Its story is simple: Hyuma Hoshi, a frail and impoverished boy, is harshly trained by his father Ittetsu (himself an ace baseball player before a WWII injury) to become the best baseball pitcher in Japan and one of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants Yomiuri Giants]]' best stars [[PyrrhicVictory at all costs]]. This work, which immediately became one of the ''manga'' industry's biggest hits, [[TropeCodifier singlehandedly codified]] the 60s-70s ''[[GamingAndSportsAnimeAndManga spokon]]'' ("'''Spo'''rts" + "''Ki'''kon'''''" / ''perseverance'') ''manga'' genre, which focused on tropes like [[TrainingFromHell extremely sadistic physical and mental training]], ascetic devotion to self-improvement, near-quixotic self-sacrifice, isolation from friendships and other percieved weaknesses, obsessive rivalries, physics-defying [[SignatureMove signature moves]] and tragic endings. Drawn by Noboru Kawasaki, also known for ''Inakappe Taishō'' and ''The Song of Tentomushi'' -- his other major work with Kajiwara was ''Otoko no Jōken'' (男の条件 / ''Qualifications of a man'', 1968-1969 -- ''Magazine/ShonenJump''), a drama about a poor boy [[SelfMadeMan struggling to become]] a ''manga'' artist, which was heavily referenced by ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}''

''Kyojin no Hoshi'' (巨人の星 / ''Star of the Giants''[[note]][[DoubleMeaningTitle Can also be read as]] ''Hoshi of the Giants''[[/note]], 1966-1971 -- ''Shōnen Magazine'')was a baseball manga written by Creator/IkkiKajiwara. Its story is simple: Hyuma Hoshi, a frail and impoverished boy, is harshly trained by his father Ittetsu (himself an ace baseball player before a WWII injury) to become the best baseball pitcher in Japan and one of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants Yomiuri Giants]]' best stars [[PyrrhicVictory at all costs]]. This work, which immediately became one of the ''manga'' industry's biggest hits, [[TropeCodifier singlehandedly codified]] the 60s-70s ''[[GamingAndSportsAnimeAndManga spokon]]'' ("'''Spo'''rts" + "''Ki'''kon'''''" / ''perseverance'') ''manga'' genre, which focused on tropes like [[TrainingFromHell extremely sadistic physical and mental training]], ascetic devotion to self-improvement, near-quixotic self-sacrifice, isolation from friendships and other percieved weaknesses, obsessive rivalries, physics-defying [[SignatureMove signature moves]] and tragic endings. Drawn by Noboru Kawasaki, also known for ''Inakappe Taishō'' and ''The Song of Tentomushi'' -- his other major work with Kajiwara was '''Otoko no Jōken''' (男の条件 / ''Qualifications of a man'', 1968-1969 -- ''Magazine/ShonenJump''), a drama about a poor boy [[SelfMadeMan struggling to become]] a ''manga'' artist, which was heavily referenced by ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}''

'''''Kyojin no Hoshi''''' (巨人の星 / ''Star of the Giants''[[note]][[DoubleMeaningTitle Can also be read as]] ''Hoshi of the Giants''[[/note]], 1966-1971 -- ''Shōnen Magazine'')was a baseball manga written by Creator/IkkiKajiwara. Its story is simple: Hyuma Hoshi, a frail and impoverished boy, is harshly trained by his father Ittetsu (himself an ace baseball player before a WWII injury) to become the best baseball pitcher in Japan and one of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants Yomiuri Giants]]' best stars [[PyrrhicVictory at all costs]]. This work, which immediately became one of the ''manga'' industry's biggest hits, [[TropeCodifier singlehandedly codified]] the 60s-70s ''[[GamingAndSportsAnimeAndManga spokon]]'' ("'''Spo'''rts" + "''Ki'''kon'''''" / ''perseverance'') ''manga'' genre, which focused on tropes like [[TrainingFromHell extremely sadistic physical and mental training]], ascetic devotion to self-improvement, near-quixotic self-sacrifice, isolation from friendships and other percieved weaknesses, obsessive rivalries, physics-defying [[SignatureMove signature moves]] and tragic endings. Drawn by Noboru Kawasaki, also known for ''Inakappe Taishō'' and ''The Song of Tentomushi'' -- his other major work with Kajiwara was '''Otoko no Jōken''' (男の条件 / ''Qualifications of a man'', 1968-1969 -- ''Magazine/ShonenJump''), a drama about a poor boy [[SelfMadeMan struggling to become]] a ''manga'' artist, which was heavily referenced by ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}''

It was followed by '''Shin Kyojin no Hoshi''' (新巨人の星 / ''New Star of the Giants'', 1976-1977 -- ''Yomiuri Weekly''), a ''much'' less popular sequel. After disappearing from the public eye since a career-ending injury, an adult Hyuma Hoshi unexpectedly returns to the Giants as a pinch hitter/runner, and later as a pitcher with his uninjured arm. Unlike most of his old colleagues and rivals, Hyuma seems to be cursed to live a life fully dedicated to baseball -- will he take his body to harmful extremes with the help of his father, just like in the past? Drawn once again by Noboru Kawasaki, whose style became more complex. Recieved a StealthSequel in '''Kyojin no Samurai Honoo''' (巨人のサムライ炎 / ''The Samurai Flame of the Giants''[[note]]or "Honoo, the Samurai of the Giants"[[/note]], 1979-1980 -- ''Yomiuri Weekly''), drawn by Joya Kagemaru, where Hyuma acts as the titular baseball player Honoo Mizuki's coach.

'''Kyojin no Hoshi''' (巨人の星 / ''Star of the Giants''[[note]][[DoubleMeaningTitle Can also be read as]] ''Hoshi of the Giants''[[/note]], 1966-1971 -- ''Shōnen Magazine'')was a baseball manga written by ''Creator/IkkiKajiwara''. Its story is simple: Hyuma Hoshi, a frail and impoverished boy, is harshly trained by his father Ittetsu (himself an ace baseball player before a WWII injury) to become the best baseball pitcher in Japan and one of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants Yomiuri Giants]]' best stars [[PyrrhicVictory at all costs]]. This work, which immediately became one of the ''manga'' industry's biggest hits, [[TropeCodifier singlehandedly codified]] the 60s-70s ''[[GamingAndSportsAnimeAndManga spokon]]'' ("'''Spo'''rts" + "''Ki'''kon'''''" / ''perseverance'') ''manga'' genre, which focused on tropes like [[TrainingFromHell extremely sadistic physical and mental training]], ascetic devotion to self-improvement, near-quixotic self-sacrifice, isolation from friendships and other percieved weaknesses, obsessive rivalries, physics-defying [[SignatureMove signature moves]] and tragic endings. Drawn by Noboru Kawasaki, also known for ''Inakappe Taishō'' and ''The Song of Tentomushi'' -- his other major work with Kajiwara was '''Otoko no Jōken''' (男の条件 / ''Qualifications of a man'', 1968-1969 -- ''Magazine/ShonenJump''), a drama about a poor boy [[SelfMadeMan struggling to become]] a ''manga'' artist, which was heavily referenced by ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}''

* '''Kyojin no Hoshi''' (巨人の星 / ''Star of the Giants''[[note]][[DoubleMeaningTitle Can also be read as]] ''Hoshi of the Giants''[[/note]], 1966-1971 -- ''Shōnen Magazine'')was a baseball manga written by ''Creator/IkkiKajiwara''. Its story is simple: Hyuma Hoshi, a frail and impoverished boy, is harshly trained by his father Ittetsu (himself an ace baseball player before a WWII injury) to become the best baseball pitcher in Japan and one of the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yomiuri_Giants Yomiuri Giants]]' best stars [[PyrrhicVictory at all costs]]. This work, which immediately became one of the ''manga'' industry's biggest hits, [[TropeCodifier singlehandedly codified]] the 60s-70s ''[[GamingAndSportsAnimeAndManga spokon]]'' ("'''Spo'''rts" + "''Ki'''kon'''''" / ''perseverance'') ''manga'' genre, which focused on tropes like [[TrainingFromHell extremely sadistic physical and mental training]], ascetic devotion to self-improvement, near-quixotic self-sacrifice, isolation from friendships and other percieved weaknesses, obsessive rivalries, physics-defying [[SignatureMove signature moves]] and tragic endings. Drawn by Noboru Kawasaki, also known for ''Inakappe Taishō'' and ''The Song of Tentomushi'' -- his other major work with Kajiwara was '''Otoko no Jōken''' (男の条件 / ''Qualifications of a man'', 1968-1969 -- ''Magazine/ShonenJump''), a drama about a poor boy [[SelfMadeMan struggling to become]] a ''manga'' artist, which was heavily referenced by ''Manga/{{Bakuman}}''