magazine ceased its publication and was transferred to the seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Sunday, where it ran until its conclusion in 1996. Shogakukan collected its chapters in twenty-three tankōbon volumes, released from October 5, 1987, to July 5, 1996; it was later republished in fourteen wideban volumes from January 16, 1998, to March 16, 2000; and twelve shinsoban volumes from October 30, 2009, to March 30, 2010. Anime The manga was adapted into a thirty-nine episode anime television series, produced by Nippon Herald Films and Animation 21 and broadcast on NHK from April 7, 1992, to March 30, 1993. Reception As of November 2009, the manga had over 15 million copies in circulation. References External links Historical anime and manga NHK original programming Shogakukan manga Seinen manga Shōnen manga Yū Koyama