History Manga / DogSoldier

''Dog Soldier'' is a {{Seinen}} manga, from 1987-1992, by Creator/TetsuyaSaruwatari, who would later illustrate ''Manga/RikiOh'' and after that create ''Manga/HighSchoolExcitingStoryTough''. The main character is John Kyosuke Hiba, a former [[UsefulNotes/TheModernDayRambo Green Beret]] living in poverty who is hired/blackmailed by the Japanese government to do dangerous jobs. There were 12 volumes, with the first 3 having been scanlated. There is also an extremely obscure 1989 {{OVA}} titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDIVCJnFyC8 Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past]]''. This manga is basically the American action movies of the TheEighties in manga form.

* GentleGiant / TheBigGuy: Fudo Masami.

* GentleGiant/TheBigGuy: Fudo Masami.

* ShoutOut: Well, aside from Hiba looking like Franchise/{{Rambo}}, an early villain looks REMARKABLY like [[Film/{{Commando}} Bennett]], while one of Hiba's (former) partners is named [[Film/{{Predator}} Dutch]].

''Dog Soldier'' is a {{Seinen}} manga, from 1987-1992, by Creator/TetsuyaSaruwatari, who would later illustrate ''Manga/RikiOh'' and after that create ''Manga/HighSchoolExcitingStoryTough''. Basically the action movies of the TheEighties in manga form, the main character, John Kyosuke Hiba, a former [[UsefulNotes/TheModernDayRambo Green Beret]] living in poverty who is hired/blackmailed by the Japanese government to do dangerous jobs,. There were 12 volumes, with the first 3 having been scanlated. There is also an extremely obscure 1989 {{OVA}} titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDIVCJnFyC8 Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past]]''.

* CaptainErsatz: John Kyosuke Hiba is one of ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}''.
** Guy Kazama in ''VideoGame/LastAlert'' is also an ersatz of ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}'', and shares [[Creator/AkiraKamiya the same voice actor]] as Hiba in the OVA.

* ShoutOut: Well, aside from Hiba looking like Rambo, an early villain looks REMARKABLY like [[Film/{{Commando}} Bennett]], while one of Hiba's (former) partners is named [[Film/{{Predator}} Dutch]].

''Dog Soldier'' is a {{Seinen}} manga, from 1987-1992, by Creator/TetsuyaSaruwatari, who would later illustrate ''Manga/RikiOh'' and after that create ''Manga/HighSchoolExcitingStoryTough''. Basically the action movies of the TheEighties in manga form, the main character, John Kyosuke Hiba, a former [[UsefulNotes/TheModernDayRambo Green Beret]] living in poverty who is hired/blackmailed by the government to do dangerous jobs,. There were 12 volumes, with the first 3 having been scanlated. There is also an extremely obscure 1989 {{OVA}} titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDIVCJnFyC8 Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past]]''.

''Dog Soldier'' is a {{Seinen}} manga, from 1987-1992, by Creator/TetsuyaSaruwatari, who would later illustrate ''Manga/RikiOh'' and after that create ''Manga/HighSchoolExcitingStoryTough''. Basically the action movies of the TheEighties in manga form, the main character, John Kyosuke Hiba, a former [[UsefulNotes/TheModernDayRambo Green Beret]] living in poverty who is hired/blackmailed by the government to do dangerous jobs, is a ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}'' lookalike. There were 12 volumes, with the first 3 having been scanlated. There is also an extremely obscure 1989 {{OVA}} titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDIVCJnFyC8 Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past]]''.

''Dog Soldier'' is a {{Seinen}} manga, from 1987-1992, by Creator/TetsuyaSaruwatari, who would later illustrate ''Manga/RikiOh'' and after that create ''Manga/HighSchoolExcitingStoryTough''. Basically the action movies of the TheEighties in manga form, the main character, John Kyosuke Hiba, is a ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}'' lookalike. There were 12 volumes, with the first 3 having been scanlated. There is also an extremely obscure 1989 {{OVA}} titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDIVCJnFyC8 Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past]]''.

''Dog Soldier'' is a {{Seinen}} manga, from 1987-1992, by Saruwatari Tetsuya, who would later illustrate ''Manga/RikiOh'' and after that create ''Manga/HighSchoolExcitingStoryTough''. Basically the action movies of the TheEighties in manga form, the main character, John Kyosuke Hiba, is a ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}'' lookalike. There were 12 volumes, with the first 3 having been scanlated. There is also an extremely obscure 1989 {{OVA}} titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDIVCJnFyC8 Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past]]''.

''Dog Soldier'' is a {{Seinen}} manga, from 1987-1992, by Saruwatari Tetsuya, who would later illustrate ''Manga/RikiOh'' and after that create ''Manga/HighSchoolExcitingStoryTough''. Basically the action movies of the TheEighties in manga form, the main character, John Kyosuke Hiba, a ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}'' lookalike. There were 12 volumes, with the first 3 having been scanlated. There is also an extremely obscure 1989 {{OVA}} titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDIVCJnFyC8 Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past]]''.

''Dog Soldier'' is a {{Seinen}} manga, from 1987-1992, by Saruwatari Tetsuya, who would later illustrate ''Manga/RikiOh'' and after that create ''Manga/HighSchoolExcitingStoryTough''. It is the action movies of the TheEighties in manga form, with the main character a ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}'' lookalike. There were 12 volumes, with the first 3 having been scanlated. There is also an extremely obscure 1989 {{OVA}} titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDIVCJnFyC8 Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past]]''.

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** Guy Kazama in ''VideoGame/LastAlert'' is also an ersatz of ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}'', and shares [[Creator/AkiraKamiya the same voice actor]] as Hiba in the {{OVA}}.

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''Dog Soldier'' is a {{Seinen}} manga, from 1987-1992, by Saruwatari Tetsuya, who would later illustrate ''Manga/RikiOh'' and after that create ''Manga/HighSchoolExcitingStoryTough''. It is the action movies of the TheEighties in manga form, with the main character a {{Rambo}} lookalike. There were 12 volumes, with the first 3 having been scanlated. There is also an extremely obscure 1989 {{OVA}} titled ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDIVCJnFyC8 Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past]]''.

''Dog Soldier'' is a {{Seinen}} manga, from 1987-1992, by Saruwatari Tetsuya, who would later illustrate ''Manga/RikiOh'' and after that create ''Manga/HighSchoolExcitingStoryTough''. It is the action movies of the TheEighties in manga form, with the main character a {{Rambo}} lookalike. There were 12 volumes, with the first 3 having been scanlated. There is also an extremely obscure 1989 {{OVA}} called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDIVCJnFyC8 Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past]]''.

''Dog Soldier'' is a {{Seinen}} manga, from 1987-1992, by Saruwatari Tetsuya, who would later illustrate ''Manga/RikiOh'' and after that create ''Manga/HighSchoolExcitingStoryTough''. It is the action movies of the TheEighties in manga form, with the main character a {{Rambo}} lookalike. There were 12 issues, with the first 3 having been scanlated. There is also an extremely obscure 1989 {{OVA}} called ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDIVCJnFyC8 Dog Soldier: Shadows of the Past]]''.

''Dog Soldier'' is a {{Seinen}} manga, from 1987-1992, by Saruwatari Tetsuya, who would later illustrate ''Manga/RikiOh'' and after that create ''Manga/HighSchoolExcitingStoryTough''. It is the action movies of the TheEighties in manga form, with the main character a {{Rambo}} lookalike.