Dan Doh!!
Dan Doh!! is a Japanese sports manga series written by and illustrated by Daichi Banjō. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from March 1995 to June 2000. It was followed by Dan Doh! Xi and Dan Doh! Next Generation. Dan Doh!! was adapted into a 26-episode anime television series broadcast on TV Tokyo from April to September 2004.
Plot
Dan Doh!! focuses on a fifth grader named Tadamichi Aoba also nicknamed Dandoh. Dandoh and his two friends are their baseball team's best players, but after an incident with their school principal, they are introduced to the world of golf. Dandoh and his friends are taught by a former professional golfer named Shinjō Mikiyasu, who believes that they can surpass even him. As Dandoh begins to play in tournaments, his friendly spirit, determination, and hard working and competitive attitude brings the best in the players around him and earns him many friends.Characters
;Tadamichi Aoba;Yuka Sunada
;Kōhei Ooike
;Shinjō Mikiyasu
Media
Manga
Written by and illustrated by Daichi Banjō, Dan Doh!! was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from March 15, 1995, to June 21, 2000. Shogakukan collected its chapters in 29 volumes, published from September 18, 1995, to November 18, 2000.The manga was followed by a sequel titled Dan Doh! Xi, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from July 5, 2000, to April 9, 2003. Shogakukan collected its chapters in fifteen volumes, released from December 18, 2000, to May 17, 2003.
A third series, Dan Doh! Next Generation, was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Sunday from March 24 to December 1, 2004. Shogakukan collected its chapters in four volumes, released from July 16, 2004, to January 18, 2005.
Anime
Dan Doh!! was adapted into a 26-episode anime television series which was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 3 to September 25, 2004.Dan Doh!! was licensed for North American distribution by Bandai Entertainment, which they announced at Anime Expo 2004 when they wanted to establish a strong presence in the sports genre. The English dub was produced by Odex Pte Ltd., a Singapore-based anime licensor company.
Theme songs
;Opening theme;Ending themes