Shakotan Boogie
Shakotan Boogie is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Michiharu Kusunoki. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1986 to 1996, with its chapters collected in 32 tankōbon volumes. It follows the adventures of two friends interested in shakotan, the Japanese term for lowriders. While getting into trouble, picking up girls, and street racing, these two guys have a blast in the world of Shakotan.Characters
;Hajime Yamamoto Koji Watanabe
;Akira Shimizu
;Junichi Nomura
;Mayumi the 7thMedia
Manga
Written and illustrated by Michiharu Kusunoki, Shakotan Boogie was first published as a one-shot for the Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazines competition project, Kayō Manga Daizenshū, which ran from 1984 to 1985. It started its serialization in Weekly Young Magazine in 1986 and finished in 1996. Kodansha collected its chapters in 32 tankōbon volumes, released from March 14, 1986, to August 3, 1996.Live-action film
A live-action film adaptation produced by Toei Company was released in 1987.A four-episode original video animation, animated by Pierrot, was released from February 6, 1991, to July 17, 1992.