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| Umizaru | |
Cover of the first volume
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| 海猿 | |
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| Genre | Drama, romance |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shūhō Satō |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Sunday |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1998 – 2001 |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Live-action television film | |
| Directed by | Yoshiko Hoshida |
| Written by | Yasuo Hasegawa |
| Original network | NHK |
| Released | July 13, 2002 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Live-action television film | |
| Umizaru 2 | |
| Directed by | Yoshiko Hoshida |
| Written by | Yasuo Hasegawa |
| Original network | NHK |
| Released | August 18, 2003 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Television drama | |
| Umizaru Evolution | |
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| Produced by |
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| Written by | Yasushi Fukuda |
| Music by | Naoki Satō |
| Studio | Fuji TV / Kyodo |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | July 5, 2005 – September 13, 2005 |
| Episodes | 11 |
| Related works | |
Umizaru (Japanese: 海猿, lit. 'Sea Monkeys') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shūhō Satō. It was serialized by ShogakukaninWeekly Young Sunday from 1998 to 2001. Yōichi Komori is credited with the original idea for the series, and he also did the research to make the series more authentic.
The series focuses on Daisuke Senzaki, an officer in the Japan Coast Guard, and tells the stories of shipwreck rescues and other incidents where the coast guard plays a role. The plotlines in the series were drawn from incidents and accidents which actually happened while the manga was being written (similar to the "ripped from the headlines" tagline used by various Law & Order series).
The manga has been adapted into two NHK high-definition specials, four films, and one drama series.
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Title: 海猿
Title (romaji): Umizaru
Also known as: Umizaru Evolution / Sea Monkey
Format: Renzoku
Genre: Action, human drama, romance
Episodes: 11
Viewership ratings: 13.1
Broadcast network: Fuji TV
Broadcast period: July 5–September 13, 2005
Air time: Tuesday 21:00
Theme song: Ocean by B'z
Synopsis:
A story of friendship, love and the brutal training of 14 Japan Coast Guard officers becoming rescuer divers. The rescuer divers, on the front line in rescue activities in heavy seas and always one step away from death, are a group of specialists in a profession that only 1% of all Coast Guard officers qualify for. In order to receive that qualification they have to undergo 50 days of grueling training in rescue activities. The young Coast Guard officers, including Daisuke Senzaki, take on the challenge of that hellish training. The story concentrates on the lives of the divers after having passed their examination.
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