Croket!
Encyclopedia
, also spelled Korokke!, is an adventure manga
by Manavu Kashimoto
. It was published by Shogakukan
in CoroCoro Comic
from April 2000 to November 2006 and collected in 15 bound volumes
. It received the 2003 Shogakukan Manga Award
for children's manga.
Croket! was adapted into an anime
television series by OLM
, broadcast from 7 April 2003 to 27 March 2005, and several video games.
Shortly after his journey, a tournament called the Banker Survival Quest is told to be held in the small but dangerous Macademia Island, and the winner earns enough Kinkas to fill the largest Kinka Bank. Setting his eyes on the island, Croket battles against rivals both friendly and malevolent, though there very well may be a dangerous threat in the tournament that haunts fellow competitors and Croket's past.
It is the work of Manavu Kashimoto after a long time since , and also the longest series by such writer. The content an adventure with many gag elements.
Little Boy Croket
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
by Manavu Kashimoto
Manavu Kashimoto
is a Japanese manga artist.Kashimoto is the creator of Tasuke, the Samurai Cop and Croket!. In 2003 he won the Shogakukan Manga Award for the children's category for Croket!.-References:...
. It was published by Shogakukan
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan...
in CoroCoro Comic
CoroCoro Comic
is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan, starting on May 15, 1977. Its main target is elementary school aged boys, younger than the readers of shōnen manga...
from April 2000 to November 2006 and collected in 15 bound volumes
Tankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
. It received the 2003 Shogakukan Manga Award
Shogakukan Manga Award
The is one of Japan's major manga awards, sponsored by Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga since 1955 and features candidates from a number of publishers.The current award categories are:...
for children's manga.
Croket! was adapted into an anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
television series by OLM
Oriental Light and Magic
Not to be confused with Industrial Light & Magic, formerly Oriental Light and Magic, is a Japanese animation studio founded in June 1995. They have worked on several anime series, with Pokémon their most prominent work, doing all of the TV anime and films. The animation studio is composed of...
, broadcast from 7 April 2003 to 27 March 2005, and several video games.
Summary
The world of Croket! is one inhabited by both humans and exotic creatures such as anthropomorphic animals and where individuals called Bankers travel around the world to collect magical coins called Kinkas with their Kinka Banks. Kinkas are said to activate the appearance of the Bank Wizard, who will grant the wish of any Banker who collects enough Kinkas. The story mainly revolves around Croket, a young and scrappy Banker with incredible strength whose wish is to revive his father, a legendary Banker named Burger, who was said to be defeated by a villain Croket knows as the "Black Gown Man."Shortly after his journey, a tournament called the Banker Survival Quest is told to be held in the small but dangerous Macademia Island, and the winner earns enough Kinkas to fill the largest Kinka Bank. Setting his eyes on the island, Croket battles against rivals both friendly and malevolent, though there very well may be a dangerous threat in the tournament that haunts fellow competitors and Croket's past.
It is the work of Manavu Kashimoto after a long time since , and also the longest series by such writer. The content an adventure with many gag elements.
Characters
With the appearance and personality rich characters, the characters are named in respect of the name of foods, with the exception of the offshoot original writer and his family.Games
- Croket! Banker survival of dream! (GBA 2002 October 17)
- Croket! Prohibited goods box of withdrawal! (PS 2003 March 20)
- Croket! Bank and van queen of 2 darkness (GBA 2003 July 17)
- Croket! Puzzle of 3 granulated kingdoms (GBA 2003 December 11)
- Korokke! Ban-Ō no Kiki o Sukue (PS2, GC 2004 July 8)
- Croket! Protection God of forest of 4 banks (GBA 2004 July 22)
- Croket! Venture person of Great space-time (GBA 2004 December 9)
- Croket! DS Heroes of Sky (DS 2005 December 15)
Little Boy Croket
External links
- VIZ Media Croket! page
- Shopro (licensor) Official website
- Croket! Game site by Konami
- Croket! at TV Tokyo's site