1971 · ブタのヘソのセレナーデSerenade to a Pig's Belly Button
Buta no Heso no Serenade · Short story · Shōnen
1MT-400
1BT-200
2events
Titles
- Japanese
- ブタのヘソのセレナーデ
- Romaji
- Buta no Heso no Serenade
- French
- La Sérénade du nombril de cochon (translation)
- English
- Serenade to a Pig's Belly Button
Period · Genre
- Period
- 1971 (1971/05/24)
- Volumes
- 1 vol. MT-400 · 1 vol. BT-200
- Type
- Short story
- Genre
- Shōnen
- Themes
- Science fiction, Comedy
- Serialised in
- Weekly Shōnen Jump 週刊少年ジャンプ
Summary
Gosuke Hirata, a boy whose pet is the sow Nonko, has an atomic bomb implanted in his body by Dr Tomoe Gozen: pressing his protruding navel would set off a huge blast. The Prime Minister offers him protection, while American, Soviet and Chinese spies fight over him. A story from the second Lion Books series.
On Tezukapedia
Chronology 2 event(s)
MT-400 (Manga Zenshū, Kōdansha)
BT-200 (Bunko Zenshū, Kōdansha)
Characters
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Japanese editions
Tezuka Osamu Manga Zenshū (MT-400, Kōdansha, 1977–1997)
Tezuka Osamu Bunko Zenshū (BT-200, Kōdansha, 2009–2012)
Foreign editions
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Magazines
Weekly Shōnen Jump 週刊少年ジャンプ 1 issue(s)
Adaptations
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Trivia
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Sources
- 手塚治虫公式サイト « ブタのヘソのセレナーデ » tezukaosamu.net/jp/manga/533.html
- Tezuka Osamu Official « Serenade to a Pig's Belly Button » tezukaosamu.net/en/manga/533.html
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