Heibon Punch (manga)

Heibon Punch (Japanese: 平凡ポンチ, Hepburn: Heibon Ponchi; "Ordinary Punch") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by George Asakura. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki from 2003 to 2005, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into a live-action film, directed by Sakichi Sato, that premiered in Japan in November 2008

Heibon Punch
Manga volume 1 cover
平凡ポンチ (Heibon Ponchi)
Genre	Romantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written by	George Asakura
Published by	Shogakukan
Imprint	Ikki Comix
Magazine	Monthly Ikki
Original run	March 25, 2003 – September 24, 2005
Volumes	4
Live-action film
Directed by	Sakichi Sato
Released	November 22, 2008 (2008-11-22)
Runtime	105 minutes

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by George Asakura, Heibon Punch was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki March 25, 2003,^[2] to September 24, 2005.^[a] Shogakukan collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from April 30, 2004,^[5] to June 30, 2006.^[6]

Volumes

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	April 30, 2004[5]	4-09-188451-2
2	August 30, 2004[7]	4-09-188452-0
3	July 29, 2005[8]	4-09-188453-9
4	June 30, 2006[6]	4-09-188324-9

Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation, directed by Sakichi Sato, premiered in Japan on November 22, 2008.^[9][10][11] The film was released on DVD on March 25, 2009.^[12]

Notes

1. It finished in the magazine's November 2005 issue,^[3] released on September 24 of that same year.^[4]