is an early motorbike racing manga series by Shuichi Shigeno. It was published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine between 1983 and 1991, with its chapters are collected in 38 volumes by publisher Kodansha. In 1985, it won the Kodansha Manga Award for shōnen. Earlier parts of the story focus both on high school life as well as street racing. At first the characters are illegal street racers (Japanese: hashiriya) that race on public roads, particularly on the winding mountain roads known as tōge. Those kind of racers were called "rolling-zoku", a type of bōsōzoku, and were seen as a social problem in Japan. Later parts of the story revolve around professional motorcycle racing events held on road circuits like the All Japan Road Race Championship. Two OVA episodes based on the manga were produced in 1986 by Pierrot, "Part I: Tsukuba Arc" and "Part II: Suzuka Arc." The episodes were later re-edited and released in theaters in August 1987 by Nippon Herald (now part of Kadokawa Pictures). Characters A motorcycle racer. He rides a Honda CB750 as well as a Suzuki GSX-R. Gun's girlfriend. Gun's friendly rival. He rides a Suzuki Katana. Gun's best friend. He rides a Kawasaki Z400GP. The daughter of the Ichinose Racing Team president. She is in love with Hiro. Miyuki rides a Honda VT250F. Hideyoshi's sister. She lost her parents in car accident. Media Manga Written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno, Bari Bari Densetsu was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from March 9, 1983, to July 17, 1991. Kodansha collected its chapters in thirty-eight tankōbon volumes, released from October 14, 1983, to August 6, 1991. References External links 1983 manga 1986 anime OVAs 1989 video games Kodansha manga Japanese auto racing films Japan-exclusive video games Motorcycle video games Motorsports in anime and manga School life in anime and manga Taito games TurboGrafx-16 games TurboGrafx-16-only games Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōnen) Shōnen manga Pierrot (company) Video games developed in Japan