Crusher Joe information

Crusher Joe
	First edition cover of the first novel
クラッシャージョウ; (Kurasshā Jō)
Novel series
Written by	Haruka Takachiho
Illustrated by	Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Published by	Asahi Sonorama/Asahi Shimbun Publications
Original run	1977 – 2016
Volumes	13
Manga
Written by	Haruka Takachiho
Illustrated by	Fujihiko Hosono
Published by	Asahi Sonorama
English publisher	NA: Studio Ironcat;
Magazine	Manga Shōnen
Demographic	Shōnen
Published	1979
Volumes	1
Anime film
Directed by	Yoshikazu Yasuhiko
Written by	Haruka Takachiho; Yoshikazu Yasuhiko;
Music by	Norio Maeda
Studio	Studio Nue; Nippon Sunrise;
Licensed by	NA: Discotek Media;
Released	12 March 1983;
Runtime	132 minutes
Original video animation
Crusher Joe: The Ice Prison
Directed by	Toshifumi Takizawa
Written by	Fuyunori Gobu
Music by	Keiichi Oku
Studio	Studio Nue; Sunrise;
Licensed by	NA: Discotek Media;
Released	5 February 1989
Runtime	60 minutes
Original video animation
Crusher Joe: The Ultimate Weapon: Ash
Directed by	Toshifumi Takizawa
Written by	Fuyunori Gobu
Music by	Keiichi Oku
Studio	Studio Nue; Sunrise;
Licensed by	NA: Discotek Media;
Released	5 June 1989
Runtime	55 minutes
Manga
Crusher Joe Rebirth
Written by	Haruka Takachiho
Illustrated by	Yu Harii
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Evening (2017–2022)
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	12 September 2017 – present
Volumes	5

Crusher Joe (Japanese: クラッシャージョウ, Hepburn: Kurasshā Jō) is a series of science fiction novels written by Haruka Takachiho and published by Asahi Sonorama from 1977 to 2005 (an additional trilogy was published between 2013 and 2016). During the late 1970s one of the founding fathers of Studio Nue, Takachiho, decided that besides being a designer he would try his hand at penning novels. The result was Crusher Joe, a group of antiheroes who were not the typical self-sacrificing types but noble in their own right nonetheless.^[1]

Crusher Joe was made into an animated film in 1983 and two original video animation (OVA) episodes in 1989. The film version won the Animage Anime Grand Prix prize in 1983.^[2] The film features several guest designs by Katsuhiro Otomo, Akira Toriyama, Rumiko Takahashi and Hideo Azuma.^[3] In 2021, Takachiho revealed that he worked with Otomo on a sequel film "a long time ago." Otomo created a storyboard for the beginning of the sequel and gave it to Sunrise, but the project fell through.^[3] The movie and the OVA series were licensed for English release by Discotek Media in 2016.

A manga series illustrated by Yu Harii, titled Crusher Joe Rebirth, started in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Evening on 12 September 2017;^[4] the manga entered on hiatus in February 2022,^[5] and the magazine ceased its publication in February 2023.^[6] Its chapters have been collected in five volumes as of February 2022.^[7]

^ Washington, Darius (24 March 2011). "Rollin' with The Crushers". Otaku USA. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
^ "第6回アニメグランプリ［1984年6月号］". Tokuma Shoten. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010.
^ ^a ^b "Haruka Takachiho Planned Crusher Joe 2 Film with Katsuhiro Otomo, but Never Happened". Crunchyroll. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
^ Tai, Anita (21 August 2017). "Crusher Joe Gets New Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ Mateo, Alex (7 February 2022). "Crusher Joe Rebirth Manga Goes on Hiatus". Anime News Network. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ イブニングが23年間の歴史に幕、最終号に「アザゼルさん。」「ギャングキング」読み切り. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
^ "クラッシャージョウＲＥＢＩＲＴＨ（５）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[1] Washington, Darius (24 March 2011). "Rollin' with The Crushers". Otaku USA. Retrieved 25 March 2011.

[sixth-2] "第6回アニメグランプリ［1984年6月号］". Tokuma Shoten. Archived from the original on 19 October 2010.

[crunchy-3] "Haruka Takachiho Planned Crusher Joe 2 Film with Katsuhiro Otomo, but Never Happened". Crunchyroll. 6 April 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.

[4] Tai, Anita (21 August 2017). "Crusher Joe Gets New Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[5] Mateo, Alex (7 February 2022). "Crusher Joe Rebirth Manga Goes on Hiatus". Anime News Network. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[6] イブニングが23年間の歴史に幕、最終号に「アザゼルさん。」「ギャングキング」読み切り. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

[7] "クラッシャージョウＲＥＢＩＲＴＨ（５）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved 1 March 2023.

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