Kōtarō Makaritōru!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Hiruta. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1982 to 1994, with its chapters collected in 59 volumes. It was followed by two sequel series: Shin Kōtarō Makaritōru!, serialized from 1995 to 2001, with its chapters collected in 27 volumes, and Kōtarō Makaritōru! L, serialized from 2001 to 2004 and collected in eight volumes.
In 1986, Kōtarō Makaritōru! won the 10th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category.
Characters
;Kōtarō Shindō;Mayumi Watase
;Teruhiko Tenkōji
Publication
Written and illustrated by Tatsuya Hiruta, Kōtarō Makaritōru! was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from August 25, 1982, to August 10, 1994. Kodansha collected its chapters in 59 volumes, released from January 20, 1983, to December 14, 1994.A sequel, titled, was serialized in the same magazine from September 7, 1994, to January 31, 2001. Kodansha collected its chapters in 27 volumes, released from March 16, 1995, to March 16, 2001.
A third series,, was serialized in the same magazine from May 16, 2001, to August 7, 2002. It was then transferred to Magazine Special, where it was published from December 18, 2002, to July 20, 2004; the series remains incomplete due to the author's poor health. Kodansha collected its chapters in eight volumes, released from October 17, 2001, to October 15, 2004.