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The Golden Bat
Ōgon Bat (Japanese: 黄金 バット, Hepburn: Ōgon Batto; literally Golden Bat), known as Phantaman or Fantomas in various countries outside Japan, is a Japanese superhero created by Suzuki Ichiro and Takeo Nagamatsu in autumn of 1930 who originally debuted in a kamishibai (paper theater). Ōgon Bat is considered by some to be the world's first superhero and the first in Japanese media, The Golden Bat also predates later superhero characters such as the Japanese kamishibai character Prince of Gamma (debut early 1930s), and the American comic book characters Superman (debut 1938) and Batman (debut 1939).
The franchise's storylines generally depict Ōgon Bat, a mysterious cackling, albeit heroic skull-faced warrior fighting against the evil Dr. Nazō and his gang who wants to dominate the world and destroy all order.
Ōgon Bat later appeared in numerous Japanese pop culture media, including manga, anime, and Japanese films, as well as toys (including by Marusan Shōten in 1998-2001) and postage stamps dating back to 1932. It was adapted into various live-action films and a popular anime television series in 1967.
Before Ōgon Bat debuted, in 1930, a villainous protagonist was created known as Kuro Bat (黒バット "Black Bat") depicted committing robberies until Ōgon Bat debuted and defeated him. Since Ōgon Bat was more popular with children, Kuro Bat was reworked as the series' main villain he is better known as to this day as "Dr. Nazō" with Ōgon Bat taking the latter's place as the titular protagonist.
Ōgon Bat was created by 16-year-old Takeo Nagamatsu and 25-year-old Suzuki Ichiro in 1931, and was named after the Golden Bat cigarette brand and about 440 volumes were released over a two-year period starting in 1931. The two were inspired by drawings of mythological characters in Tokyo's Ueno Royal Museum to create a new hero based on science rather than mythology. The franchise was also co-illustrated and written by Koji Kata, a friend of Nagamatsu. The character debuted in a kamishibai, a type of traveling show in which a sequence of pictures are shown, narrated by a storyteller. The character was popular enough to survive the decline of kamishibai following World War II, and was eventually adapted into manga by Shōnen Gahōsha that ran from 1948-1950 (including one by Osamu Tezuka) and anime.
Most of Nagamatsu's original works no longer exist due to most of them being lost or destroyed by fires in the war. What is known to remain of the original is 37 paintings of the original Ôgon Bat itself which were kept and preserved by Nagamatsu's eldest daughter Taniguchi Yoko. However, no known paintings of the original Kuro Bat also still exist.
The character featured in three live-action movies: Golden Bat: The Phantom of the Skyscraper (黄金バット 摩天楼の怪人), released by Shin-eiga Co., Ltd. and distributed by Toei in 1950 based on the manga adaptation by Shōnen Gahōsha; Golden Bat also released by Toei in 1966; and the comedy biopic Here comes the Golden Bat! (黄金バットがやってく), released in 1972 by Toho. He also appeared in a 52-episode anime series that aired on Nippon TV from 1967 to 1968. He was voiced by Osamu Kobayashi in both the live-action film by Toei and Anime version.[citation needed]
Since the character was so popular in South Korea, they made their own mockbuster versions without authorization, such as featuring Golden Bat modeled on D.C's Batman with a yellow suit colorization to match Golden Bat's characteristics in movies such as Black Star and Golden Bat (검은별과 황금박쥐) released in 1979 and a live-action knock-off version of the latter known as Super Betaman and Mazinger V (스타 짱가 Z 마징가 V 슈퍼 베타맨) in 1990. And in 1991, another Korean live-action parody film was madeYoung-Gu and the Golden Bat (영구와 황금박쥐) as part of the Young-Gu and Taengchil comedy series starring comedian Shim Hyung-rae as Young-Gu.
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The Golden Bat
Ōgon Bat (Japanese: 黄金 バット, Hepburn: Ōgon Batto; literally Golden Bat), known as Phantaman or Fantomas in various countries outside Japan, is a Japanese superhero created by Suzuki Ichiro and Takeo Nagamatsu in autumn of 1930 who originally debuted in a kamishibai (paper theater). Ōgon Bat is considered by some to be the world's first superhero and the first in Japanese media, The Golden Bat also predates later superhero characters such as the Japanese kamishibai character Prince of Gamma (debut early 1930s), and the American comic book characters Superman (debut 1938) and Batman (debut 1939).
The franchise's storylines generally depict Ōgon Bat, a mysterious cackling, albeit heroic skull-faced warrior fighting against the evil Dr. Nazō and his gang who wants to dominate the world and destroy all order.
Ōgon Bat later appeared in numerous Japanese pop culture media, including manga, anime, and Japanese films, as well as toys (including by Marusan Shōten in 1998-2001) and postage stamps dating back to 1932. It was adapted into various live-action films and a popular anime television series in 1967.
Before Ōgon Bat debuted, in 1930, a villainous protagonist was created known as Kuro Bat (黒バット "Black Bat") depicted committing robberies until Ōgon Bat debuted and defeated him. Since Ōgon Bat was more popular with children, Kuro Bat was reworked as the series' main villain he is better known as to this day as "Dr. Nazō" with Ōgon Bat taking the latter's place as the titular protagonist.
Ōgon Bat was created by 16-year-old Takeo Nagamatsu and 25-year-old Suzuki Ichiro in 1931, and was named after the Golden Bat cigarette brand and about 440 volumes were released over a two-year period starting in 1931. The two were inspired by drawings of mythological characters in Tokyo's Ueno Royal Museum to create a new hero based on science rather than mythology. The franchise was also co-illustrated and written by Koji Kata, a friend of Nagamatsu. The character debuted in a kamishibai, a type of traveling show in which a sequence of pictures are shown, narrated by a storyteller. The character was popular enough to survive the decline of kamishibai following World War II, and was eventually adapted into manga by Shōnen Gahōsha that ran from 1948-1950 (including one by Osamu Tezuka) and anime.
Most of Nagamatsu's original works no longer exist due to most of them being lost or destroyed by fires in the war. What is known to remain of the original is 37 paintings of the original Ôgon Bat itself which were kept and preserved by Nagamatsu's eldest daughter Taniguchi Yoko. However, no known paintings of the original Kuro Bat also still exist.
The character featured in three live-action movies: Golden Bat: The Phantom of the Skyscraper (黄金バット 摩天楼の怪人), released by Shin-eiga Co., Ltd. and distributed by Toei in 1950 based on the manga adaptation by Shōnen Gahōsha; Golden Bat also released by Toei in 1966; and the comedy biopic Here comes the Golden Bat! (黄金バットがやってく), released in 1972 by Toho. He also appeared in a 52-episode anime series that aired on Nippon TV from 1967 to 1968. He was voiced by Osamu Kobayashi in both the live-action film by Toei and Anime version.[citation needed]
Since the character was so popular in South Korea, they made their own mockbuster versions without authorization, such as featuring Golden Bat modeled on D.C's Batman with a yellow suit colorization to match Golden Bat's characteristics in movies such as Black Star and Golden Bat (검은별과 황금박쥐) released in 1979 and a live-action knock-off version of the latter known as Super Betaman and Mazinger V (스타 짱가 Z 마징가 V 슈퍼 베타맨) in 1990. And in 1991, another Korean live-action parody film was madeYoung-Gu and the Golden Bat (영구와 황금박쥐) as part of the Young-Gu and Taengchil comedy series starring comedian Shim Hyung-rae as Young-Gu.