To-y

To-y (Japanese: トーイ, Hepburn: Tō-i) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Kamijo. It was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1985 to 1987, with the chapters collected into 10 volumes. It tells the story of GASP, an underground punk rock band, and their attempt to get a recording contract and attain stardom. To-y was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) in 1987.

To-y
The cover of To-y volume 6.
トーイ
(Tō-i)
GenreMusical[1]
Manga
Written byAtsushi Kamijo
Published byShogakukan
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 3, 1985 – March 25, 1987
Volumes10
Original video animation
Directed byMamoru Hamatsu
Written byIzo Hashimoto
Music byMasaya Matsuura
StudioStudio Gallop
ReleasedOctober 1, 1987
Runtime55 minutes

Plot

The story follows To-y Fujii (藤井冬威), lead singer of GASP, and his attempts not to sell out during his rise through the recording industry. The story also follows To-y's growing relationship with Niya Yamada (山田二矢), as the two find comfort in one another while they are shunned by mainstream society.

Media

Manga

To-y is written and illustrated by Atsushi Kamijo. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from April 3, 1985 to March 25, 1987.[2][3] Shogakukan compiled its individual chapters into ten tankōbon volumes released from September 18, 1985 to June 18, 1987.[4][5] Shogakukan re-published the series in six bunkoban volumes between January 17 and May 16, 1997.[6][7] Shogakukan re-released the series into a five-volume deluxe edition for its 30th anniversary between December 21, 2015 and April 25, 2016.[8][9]

Volume list
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
01 September 18, 1985[4]4-09-121351-0
02 November 18, 1985[10]4-09-121352-9
03 January 18, 1986[11]4-09-121353-7
04 March 18, 1986[12]4-09-121354-5
05 June 18, 1986[13]4-09-121355-3
06 September 18, 1986[14]4-09-121356-1
07 November 18, 1986[15]4-09-121357-X
08 February 18, 1986[16]4-09-121358-8
09 April 18, 1986[17]4-09-121359-6
10 June 18, 1987[5]4-09-121360-X

Original video animation

The manga was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) released in 1987 on VHS, LaserDisc, Betamax and Video High Density. It was directed by Mamoru Hamatsu, with character designs by Naoyuki Onda, and art direction by Shichirō Kobayashi. Masaya Matsuura was in charge of the music, and his band Psy-S provided the theme songs; "Lemon no Yūki" (Lemonの勇気) and "Cubic Lovers".[18]

Legacy

To-y was a pioneer of band-themed manga and has served as an influence to other manga series like Beck and Nana.[19]

In 2007, Justin Sevakis of Anime News Network reported that a frame-by-frame digital restoration of the To-y OVA was being done by fans. He cited it as the first fan restoration in the anime community.[18]

Visual kei rock band Penicillin took their name from the group Penicillin Shock seen in To-y, and titled their first album after the fictional band.[20] In 2015, Atsushi Kamijo drew the album cover for Penicillin's Memories ~Japanese Masterpieces~.[21]

References
  1. Oppliger, John (July 26, 2004). "Ask John: How Popular is Music Themed Anime?". AnimeNation. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  2. 週刊少年サンデー 1985年 表示号数16. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  3. 週刊少年サンデー 1987年 表示号数15. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved March 29, 2020.
  4. ＴＯーＹ 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  5. ＴＯーＹ 10 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  6. TO-Y / 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 31, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  7. TO-Y / 6 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 31, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  8. Ｔｏ－ｙ　３０ｔｈ　ＡｎｎｉｖｅｒｓａｒｙＥｄｉｔｉｏｎ　１ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  9. Ｔｏ－ｙ　３０ｔｈ　ＡｎｎｉｖｅｒｓａｒｙＥｄｉｔｉｏｎ　５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  10. ＴＯーＹ 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  11. ＴＯーＹ 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  12. ＴＯーＹ 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  13. ＴＯーＹ 5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  14. ＴＯーＹ 6 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  15. ＴＯーＹ 7 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  16. ＴＯーＹ 8 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  17. ＴＯーＹ 9 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 28, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  18. Justin Sevakis (March 15, 2007). "Buried Treasure To-y". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
  19. マンガの常識を突き破った名作がよみがえる『To–y』＆『SEX』上條淳士 インタビュー. Da Vinci (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. June 6, 2017. Retrieved May 14, 2020.
  20. 【インタビュー】PENICILLIN、初のカバー集完成「高校時代の俺をビックリさせたい」. Barks (in Japanese). Japan Music Network. March 18, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2020.
  21. ""TO-Y" Manga Artist Draws Visual-kei Band PENICILLIN's Latest Album Jacket". Crunchyroll. 2015-03-03. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
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