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− | '''''Adventure Hero's Books (アドベンチャーヒーローブックス)''''' | + | '''''Adventure Hero's Books (アドベンチャーヒーローブックス)''''' is a series of books based on popular video games, television shows, and anime targeted toward children and early teens. The books were published by [[Keibunsha]] and edited by [[Studio Hard]]. 46 volumes were published from 1985-1988, all exclusively to Japan. Different formats were used for different books, including standard [[comics|mangas]] (called コミック版 [komikku ban] comic version), puzzle books, and branching-plot [[game book]]s. The books were written and illustrated by a variety of artists. |
− | Like with many Japanese books aimed at children | + | Like with many Japanese books aimed at children and early teens, the content sometimes goes beyond what American censors would allow including swearing and partial-nudity. |
− | I first learned about this series after stumbling across book | + | ==Personal== |
+ | I first learned about this series after stumbling across book 31, which was posted on an ''[[Ultima (universe)|Ultima]]'' Web site. Seeing that it was numbered, I searched online and found the series. Much like [[Wanpakku Comics]], I really wish these would have been localized to English, because I would have been all over them in the 80s. | ||
==Issues== | ==Issues== | ||
− | {| class="wikitable sortable" | + | I've been able to find scans of three of the books. |
− | ! Issue !! Topic !! Format !! | + | |
+ | {| class="wikitable sortable" | ||
+ | ! Issue !! Topic !! Format !! English Title !! Japanese Title !! Writer !! Illustrator | ||
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− | | 1 || [[The Tower of Druaga]] || Game Book || | + | | 1 || ''[[The Tower of Druaga]]'' || Game Book || || ドルアーガの塔外伝 || [[Mitsunori Kitadono]] || [[Mitsunori Kitadono]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 2 || [[Challenger ( | + | | 2 || ''[[Challenger (video game)|Challenger]]'' || Game Book || || チャレンジャー 秘宝よ永遠に! || [[Mitsunori Kitadono]], [[Eyumiko Muranaka]], [[Misa Ikeda]] || [[Yutaka Kondo]] |
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− | | 3 || [[Mobile Suit Gundam]] || Game Book || || 機動戦士ガンダム 最期の赤い彗星 | + | | 3 || ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' || Game Book || || 機動戦士ガンダム 最期の赤い彗星 || [[Hiroshi Yamaguchi]] || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 4 || [[The Legend of Kage]] || Game Book || || 影の伝説 魔神バラコンダの謎 | + | | 4 || ''[[The Legend of Kage]]'' || Game Book || || 影の伝説 魔神バラコンダの謎 || [[Akira Takeda]], [[Naoki Kusano]] || [[Junichi Nakamura]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 5 || [[Super Mario Bros.]] || Manga || | + | | 5 || ''[[Super Mario Bros.]]'' || Manga || || スーパーマリオブラザーズ外伝 || [[Rikio Harada]] || [[Shina Tachibana]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 6 || [[Mobile Suit Gundam]] || Game Book || || 機動戦士ガンダム 灼熱の追撃 | + | | 6 || ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' || Game Book || || 機動戦士ガンダム 灼熱の追撃 || [[Hiroshi Yamaguchi]] || [[Hirokazu Yuki]], [[Masayuki Hidaka]], [[Makoto Kobayashi]] (Cover) |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 7 || [[Solomon's Key]] || Manga || | + | | 7 || ''[[Solomon's Key]]'' || Manga || || ソロモンの鍵外伝 || [[Mitsunori Kitadono]] || [[Akio Hosogai]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 8 || [[Super Mario Bros. | + | | 8 || ''[[Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels]]'' || Manga || || スーパーマリオブラザーズ外伝2 || [[Rikio Harada]] || [[Shina Tachibana]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 9 || [[Gall Force]] || Game Book || || ガルフォース 忘却の惑星 | + | | 9 || ''[[Gall Force]]'' || Game Book || || ガルフォース 忘却の惑星 || [[Yu Kawamorita]], [[Mitsunori Kitadono]] || [[Mitsushige Hayata]] (Shigeru Akimoto), [[Aki Tanaka]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 10 || [[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]] || Game Book || | + | | [[:File:Adventure Hero's Books - 10 - Adventure of Link - Legend of Hyrule Heroes.pdf|10]] || ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link]]'' || Game Book || Link's Adventurous Quest: The Legend of Real Hero in Hyrule || リンクの冒険 ハイラル英雄伝説 || ? || [[Ryo Nakamura]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 11 || [[Super Star Force: Jikureki no Himitsu]] || Manga || || スーパースターフォース | + | | 11 || ''[[Super Star Force: Jikureki no Himitsu]]'' || Manga || || スーパースターフォース || [[Himi Nabura]] || [[Becker Suzuki]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 12 || [[Daiva]] || Game Book || || ディーヴァ 女戦士ミリスの挑戦 | + | | 12 || ''[[Daiva]]'' || Game Book || || ディーヴァ 女戦士ミリスの挑戦 || [[Naoki Kusano]], [[Mitsutaka Todo]] || [[Ogu Bokkue]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 13 || [[The Legend of Zelda]] || | + | | [[:File:Adventure Hero's Books - 13 - Legend of Zelda, The - New.pdf|13]] || ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' || Game Book || The Legend of Zelda: An Original Version || 新・ゼルダの伝説 || [[Mitsunori Kitadono]] || [[Ikuo Miyazoe]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 14 || | + | | 14 || Wilder Senshi Giles Ankoku no Yoma Wakusei || Manga || || ワイルダー戦士ジレス 暗黒の妖魔惑星 || [[Rikio Harada]] || [[Chiaki Hoshino]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 15 || [[Relics]] || ? || || レリクス 闇からの侵略者 | + | | 15 || ''[[Relics]]'' || ? || || レリクス 闇からの侵略者 || [[Ryoko Sekijima]] || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 16 || [[Mobile Suit Gundam]] || ? || || 機動戦士Ζガンダム ジェリド出撃命令 | + | | 16 || ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' || ? || || 機動戦士Ζガンダム ジェリド出撃命令 || [[Hiroshi Yamaguchi]] || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 17 || [[Deadly Towers]] || Manga || || 魔鐘 ルーバス復活の陰謀 | + | | 17 || ''[[Deadly Towers]]'' || Manga || || 魔鐘 ルーバス復活の陰謀 || [[Yuji Honda]] || [[Akio Hosogai]] |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 18 || [[Space Sheriff Shaider]] || Game Book || || 宇宙刑事シャイダー 挑戦者時空を越えて | + | | 18 || ''[[Space Sheriff Shaider]]'' || Game Book || || 宇宙刑事シャイダー 挑戦者時空を越えて || [[Nobuyuki Shioda]] || [[Yutaka Kondo]] |
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− | | 19 || [[Fairytale ( | + | | 19 || ''[[Fairytale (video game)|Fairytale]]'' || ? || || メルヘンヴェール 妖怪バーニバオの謎 || ? || ? |
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− | | 20 || [[Rygar]] || Manga || || アルゴスの戦士外伝 聖戦士誕生 | + | | 20 || ''[[Rygar (NES)|Rygar]]'' || Manga || || アルゴスの戦士外伝 聖戦士誕生 || ? || ? |
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− | | 21 || [[Crystal Triangle]] || ? || || 禁断の黙示録 クリスタル・トライアングル | + | | 21 || ''[[Crystal Triangle]]'' || ? || || 禁断の黙示録 クリスタル・トライアングル || ? || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 22 || [[Deep Dungeon]] || Game Book || || ディープダンジョン ルウの遺産 | + | | 22 || ''[[Deep Dungeon]]'' || Game Book || || ディープダンジョン ルウの遺産 || ? || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 23 || [[Athena ( | + | | 23 || ''[[Athena (video game)|Athena]]'' || Manga || || アテナ 幻想界の大妖魔 || ? || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 24 || [[Ai Senshi Nicol]] || Manga || || 愛戦士ニコル 宇宙の絆 | + | | 24 || ''[[Ai Senshi Nicol]]'' || Manga || || 愛戦士ニコル 宇宙の絆 || ? || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 25 || [[Armored Trooper Votoms]] || Game Book || || 装甲騎兵ボトムズ 復讐の惑星シド | + | | 25 || ''[[Armored Trooper Votoms]]'' || Game Book || || 装甲騎兵ボトムズ 復讐の惑星シド || ? || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 26 || [[Cleopatra no Maho]] || ? || || クレオパトラの魔宝 古代王朝の王冠 | + | | 26 || ''[[Cleopatra no Maho]]'' || ? || || クレオパトラの魔宝 古代王朝の王冠 || ? || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 27 || [[Airwolf]] || ? || || 超音速攻撃ヘリ エアウルフ 東京極秘指令 | + | | 27 || ''[[Airwolf]]'' || ? || || 超音速攻撃ヘリ エアウルフ 東京極秘指令 || ? || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 28 || | + | | 28 || Mirai Shinwa Javuuasu Yami no Hangyakusha || Manga || || 未来神話ジャーヴァス 闇の反逆者 || ? || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 29 || [[Knight Rider]] || Game Book || || ナイトライダー 無人兵器ゴリアテの挑戦 | + | | 29 || ''[[Knight Rider]]'' || Game Book || || ナイトライダー 無人兵器ゴリアテの挑戦 || ? || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 30 || [[Life Force]] || Game Book || || サラマンダ ラティス救出作戦 | + | | 30 || ''[[Life Force]]'' || Game Book || || サラマンダ ラティス救出作戦 || ? || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | + | | [[:File:Adventure Hero's Books - 31 - Ultima - Kingdom of Britannia Crisis.pdf|31]] || ''[[Ultima: Exodus]]'' || Game Book || Ultima: Kingdom of Britannia Crisis || ウルティマ ブリタニア王国の危機 || [[Keizo Kikushima]], [[Ryoko Sekishima]] || [[Jun Kobayashi]] | |
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− | | 32 || | + | | 32 || Seiken Saikokariba Gaiden || Manga || || 聖剣サイコカリバー外伝 || ? || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 33 || [[Minelvaton Saga: Ragon no Fukkatsu]] || ? || || ミネルバトンサーガ 暗黒神ゾーンの復讐 | + | | 33 || ''[[Minelvaton Saga: Ragon no Fukkatsu]]'' || ? || || ミネルバトンサーガ 暗黒神ゾーンの復讐 || ? || ? |
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− | | 34 || [[Kalin no Tsurugi]] || Game Book || || カリーンの剣外伝 魔道士伝説 | + | | 34 || ''[[Kalin no Tsurugi]]'' || Game Book || || カリーンの剣外伝 魔道士伝説 || ? || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 35 || | + | | 35 || Tainetsu Soko Regashiamu G Keikaku Gekimetsu Sakusen || Game Book || || 耐熱装甲レガシアム G計画撃滅作戦 || ? || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 36 || | + | | 36 || ''[[Gall Force 2: Destruction]]'' || Game Book || || ガルフォース2 カオス秘密基地を叩け || ? || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 37 || | + | | 37 || Akuryonoyakata Kaijin Rapurinsu no Chosen || ? || || 悪霊の館 怪人ラプリンスの挑戦 || ? || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 38 || [[Masked Rider Black]] || Game Book || || 仮面ライダーBLACK 魔軍のバトル | + | | 38 || ''[[Masked Rider Black]]'' || Game Book || || 仮面ライダーBLACK 魔軍のバトル || ? || ? |
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− | | 39 || [[Final Fantasy]] || ? || || ファイナルファンタジー クリスタル継承伝説 | + | | 39 || ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' || ? || || ファイナルファンタジー クリスタル継承伝説 || ? || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 40 || [[Jaseiken Necromancer]] || Game Book || || 邪聖剣ネクロマンサー イシュメリア魔空戦記 | + | | 40 || ''[[Jaseiken Necromancer]]'' || Game Book || || 邪聖剣ネクロマンサー イシュメリア魔空戦記 || ? || ? |
|- | |- | ||
− | | 41 || | + | | 41 || Meiroban Kaijin Rapurinsu no Chosen 2 Gokumonjima no Ketto || ? || || 迷路版 怪人ラプリンスの挑戦2 獄門島の決闘 || ? || ? |
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− | | 42 || [[Aura Battler Dunbine]] || Game Book || || 聖戦士ダンバイン 妖魔城塞ザーウェル | + | | 42 || ''[[Aura Battler Dunbine]]'' || Game Book || || 聖戦士ダンバイン 妖魔城塞ザーウェル || ? || ? |
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− | | 43 || [[Mobile Suit Gundam]] || Game Book || || 機動戦士ガンダム シャアの帰還 逆襲のシャア外伝 | + | | 43 || ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam]]'' || Game Book || || 機動戦士ガンダム シャアの帰還 逆襲のシャア外伝 || ? || ? |
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− | | 44 || [[Jake Hunter]] || ? || || 探偵 神宮寺三郎 原宿・表参道殺人事件 | + | | 44 || ''[[Jake Hunter]]'' || ? || || 探偵 神宮寺三郎 原宿・表参道殺人事件 || ? || ? |
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− | | 45 || | + | | 45 || Ashugine 爬人 no Yokoshimato || ? || || アシュギーネ 爬人の邪都 || ? || ? |
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− | | 46 || [[Deep Dungeon 3]] || ? || || ディープダンジョン3 魔界都市からの脱出 | + | | 46 || ''[[Deep Dungeon 3]]'' || ? || || ディープダンジョン3 魔界都市からの脱出 || ? || ? |
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Latest revision as of 17:09, 30 August 2022
Adventure Hero's Books (アドベンチャーヒーローブックス) is a series of books based on popular video games, television shows, and anime targeted toward children and early teens. The books were published by Keibunsha and edited by Studio Hard. 46 volumes were published from 1985-1988, all exclusively to Japan. Different formats were used for different books, including standard mangas (called コミック版 [komikku ban] comic version), puzzle books, and branching-plot game books. The books were written and illustrated by a variety of artists.
Like with many Japanese books aimed at children and early teens, the content sometimes goes beyond what American censors would allow including swearing and partial-nudity.
Personal
I first learned about this series after stumbling across book 31, which was posted on an Ultima Web site. Seeing that it was numbered, I searched online and found the series. Much like Wanpakku Comics, I really wish these would have been localized to English, because I would have been all over them in the 80s.
Issues
I've been able to find scans of three of the books.
Issue | Topic | Format | English Title | Japanese Title | Writer | Illustrator |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | The Tower of Druaga | Game Book | ドルアーガの塔外伝 | Mitsunori Kitadono | Mitsunori Kitadono | |
2 | Challenger | Game Book | チャレンジャー 秘宝よ永遠に! | Mitsunori Kitadono, Eyumiko Muranaka, Misa Ikeda | Yutaka Kondo | |
3 | Mobile Suit Gundam | Game Book | 機動戦士ガンダム 最期の赤い彗星 | Hiroshi Yamaguchi | ? | |
4 | The Legend of Kage | Game Book | 影の伝説 魔神バラコンダの謎 | Akira Takeda, Naoki Kusano | Junichi Nakamura | |
5 | Super Mario Bros. | Manga | スーパーマリオブラザーズ外伝 | Rikio Harada | Shina Tachibana | |
6 | Mobile Suit Gundam | Game Book | 機動戦士ガンダム 灼熱の追撃 | Hiroshi Yamaguchi | Hirokazu Yuki, Masayuki Hidaka, Makoto Kobayashi (Cover) | |
7 | Solomon's Key | Manga | ソロモンの鍵外伝 | Mitsunori Kitadono | Akio Hosogai | |
8 | Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels | Manga | スーパーマリオブラザーズ外伝2 | Rikio Harada | Shina Tachibana | |
9 | Gall Force | Game Book | ガルフォース 忘却の惑星 | Yu Kawamorita, Mitsunori Kitadono | Mitsushige Hayata (Shigeru Akimoto), Aki Tanaka | |
10 | Zelda II: The Adventure of Link | Game Book | Link's Adventurous Quest: The Legend of Real Hero in Hyrule | リンクの冒険 ハイラル英雄伝説 | ? | Ryo Nakamura |
11 | Super Star Force: Jikureki no Himitsu | Manga | スーパースターフォース | Himi Nabura | Becker Suzuki | |
12 | Daiva | Game Book | ディーヴァ 女戦士ミリスの挑戦 | Naoki Kusano, Mitsutaka Todo | Ogu Bokkue | |
13 | The Legend of Zelda | Game Book | The Legend of Zelda: An Original Version | 新・ゼルダの伝説 | Mitsunori Kitadono | Ikuo Miyazoe |
14 | Wilder Senshi Giles Ankoku no Yoma Wakusei | Manga | ワイルダー戦士ジレス 暗黒の妖魔惑星 | Rikio Harada | Chiaki Hoshino | |
15 | Relics | ? | レリクス 闇からの侵略者 | Ryoko Sekijima | ? | |
16 | Mobile Suit Gundam | ? | 機動戦士Ζガンダム ジェリド出撃命令 | Hiroshi Yamaguchi | ? | |
17 | Deadly Towers | Manga | 魔鐘 ルーバス復活の陰謀 | Yuji Honda | Akio Hosogai | |
18 | Space Sheriff Shaider | Game Book | 宇宙刑事シャイダー 挑戦者時空を越えて | Nobuyuki Shioda | Yutaka Kondo | |
19 | Fairytale | ? | メルヘンヴェール 妖怪バーニバオの謎 | ? | ? | |
20 | Rygar | Manga | アルゴスの戦士外伝 聖戦士誕生 | ? | ? | |
21 | Crystal Triangle | ? | 禁断の黙示録 クリスタル・トライアングル | ? | ? | |
22 | Deep Dungeon | Game Book | ディープダンジョン ルウの遺産 | ? | ? | |
23 | Athena | Manga | アテナ 幻想界の大妖魔 | ? | ? | |
24 | Ai Senshi Nicol | Manga | 愛戦士ニコル 宇宙の絆 | ? | ? | |
25 | Armored Trooper Votoms | Game Book | 装甲騎兵ボトムズ 復讐の惑星シド | ? | ? | |
26 | Cleopatra no Maho | ? | クレオパトラの魔宝 古代王朝の王冠 | ? | ? | |
27 | Airwolf | ? | 超音速攻撃ヘリ エアウルフ 東京極秘指令 | ? | ? | |
28 | Mirai Shinwa Javuuasu Yami no Hangyakusha | Manga | 未来神話ジャーヴァス 闇の反逆者 | ? | ? | |
29 | Knight Rider | Game Book | ナイトライダー 無人兵器ゴリアテの挑戦 | ? | ? | |
30 | Life Force | Game Book | サラマンダ ラティス救出作戦 | ? | ? | |
31 | Ultima: Exodus | Game Book | Ultima: Kingdom of Britannia Crisis | ウルティマ ブリタニア王国の危機 | Keizo Kikushima, Ryoko Sekishima | Jun Kobayashi |
32 | Seiken Saikokariba Gaiden | Manga | 聖剣サイコカリバー外伝 | ? | ? | |
33 | Minelvaton Saga: Ragon no Fukkatsu | ? | ミネルバトンサーガ 暗黒神ゾーンの復讐 | ? | ? | |
34 | Kalin no Tsurugi | Game Book | カリーンの剣外伝 魔道士伝説 | ? | ? | |
35 | Tainetsu Soko Regashiamu G Keikaku Gekimetsu Sakusen | Game Book | 耐熱装甲レガシアム G計画撃滅作戦 | ? | ? | |
36 | Gall Force 2: Destruction | Game Book | ガルフォース2 カオス秘密基地を叩け | ? | ? | |
37 | Akuryonoyakata Kaijin Rapurinsu no Chosen | ? | 悪霊の館 怪人ラプリンスの挑戦 | ? | ? | |
38 | Masked Rider Black | Game Book | 仮面ライダーBLACK 魔軍のバトル | ? | ? | |
39 | Final Fantasy | ? | ファイナルファンタジー クリスタル継承伝説 | ? | ? | |
40 | Jaseiken Necromancer | Game Book | 邪聖剣ネクロマンサー イシュメリア魔空戦記 | ? | ? | |
41 | Meiroban Kaijin Rapurinsu no Chosen 2 Gokumonjima no Ketto | ? | 迷路版 怪人ラプリンスの挑戦2 獄門島の決闘 | ? | ? | |
42 | Aura Battler Dunbine | Game Book | 聖戦士ダンバイン 妖魔城塞ザーウェル | ? | ? | |
43 | Mobile Suit Gundam | Game Book | 機動戦士ガンダム シャアの帰還 逆襲のシャア外伝 | ? | ? | |
44 | Jake Hunter | ? | 探偵 神宮寺三郎 原宿・表参道殺人事件 | ? | ? | |
45 | Ashugine 爬人 no Yokoshimato | ? | アシュギーネ 爬人の邪都 | ? | ? | |
46 | Deep Dungeon 3 | ? | ディープダンジョン3 魔界都市からの脱出 | ? | ? |