Bad Boys (manga)

Bad Boys (stylized as BADBOYS) is a manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Tanaka. It was adapted into an OVA and a live action film and it was adapted into a Japanese television drama series.^[1][2][3] As of 2021, the manga has sold 55 million copies, making it one of the best-selling manga series.^[4]

Bad Boys
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Tsukasa Kiriki (left) and Jouji Kawanaka (center)
Genre	Action
Manga
Written by	Hiroshi Tanaka
Published by	Shōnen Gahōsha
Magazine	Young King
Original run	1988 – 1996
Volumes	22
Manga
Bad Boys Glare
Written by	Hiroshi Tanaka
Published by	Shōnen Gahōsha
Magazine	Young King
Original run	1996 – 2003
Volumes	16
Original video animation
Directed by	Osamu Sekita Takeshi Yamaguchi
Music by	Hiroaki Yoshino
Studio	J.C.Staff
Released	September 25, 1993 – August 9, 1998
Runtime	30 minutes
Episodes	5
Live-action film
Directed by	Takashi Kubota
Released	March 26, 2011 (2011-03-26)
Runtime	93 minutes
Television drama
Bad Boys J
Original network	NTV
Original run	April 6, 2013 – June 22, 2013
Episodes	12