Gestalt (manga)
{{Short description|Fantasy manga and its franchise}}
{{other uses|Gestalt (disambiguation)}}
{{more citations needed|date=October 2008}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Gestalt
| image = Chōjū Densetsu Gestalt v1 cover.jpg
| caption = The cover of the first manga volume of the original Enix edition
| ja_kanji = 超獣伝説ゲシュタルト
| ja_romaji = Chōjū Densetsu Gestalt
| genre = Adventure, fantasy{{cite web |url=https://www.viz.com/gestalt |title=The Official Website for Gestalt |publisher=Viz Media |access-date=October 28, 2017}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Yun Kōga
| publisher = Enix (former)
Ichijinsha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Viz Media}}
| demographic = Shōnen
| magazine = Fantastic Comic {{noitalic|(July 25, 1992)}}
Monthly Gangan Fantasy {{noitalic|(April 1993 – February 2001)}}
| first = July 25, 1992
| last = January 18, 2001
| volumes = 8
| volume_list = #Volume list
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = ova
| director = Osamu Yamazaki
| producer = Tomoyuki Igarashi
Yumiko Masushima
Koji Honda
Yoshitaka Noguchi
Kengo Kimura
| writer = Mariya Fujimura
| music = Toshiyuki Omori
| studio = Tokyo Kids
| licensee = {{English anime licensee
| US = Media Blasters
}}
| first = January 22, 1997
| last = February 21, 1997
| runtime = 29 minutes (each)
| episodes = 2
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}}
{{Nihongo|Gestalt|超獣伝説ゲシュタルト|Chōjū Densetsu Geshutaruto|{{lit}} Super-Legend Gestalt}} is an eight-volume fantasy manga series by Yun Kōga and published by Enix and later by Ichijinsha. It was adapted into a two-episode OVA series.
Plot
The story circulates around a mysterious and dangerous island referred to simply as "G". A long time ago, a powerful god named Gestalt was banished to the earth and he had found refuge in the island known as G. To utter the name for which it stands is forbidden, for people were so afraid of the wrath of the god that they considered his name a curse. Father Olivier is a priest who has left his order and traveled to the island of G in order to discover the truth behind it. He ends up making the acquaintance of a young girl named Ohri, who turns out to be quite adept in magic.
Meanwhile, the head of the order has hired a dark elf, Suzu, to track down Olivier and bring him back. Suzu finds him easily enough. However, she hadn't anticipated the powerful sorceress in his company, Ohri. The girl disposes of Suzu for the moment, and she and the Father continue on. As if things weren't rough enough, the island of G has its share of monsters and magic-users to get in the way of their travels.
Media
=Manga=
The manga was first serialized in Enix's Monthly Gangan Fantasy (renamed Monthly GFantasy in April 1994 issue) between April 1993 and February 2001 issues, after the first chapter was published in Fantastic Comic (a special issue of Monthly Shōnen Gangan which launched Gangan Fantasy) on July 25, 1992, and collected into eight tankōbon volumes. The series was republished by Ichijinsha under the imprint Zero-Sum Comics in 2005–2006, with new cover art. The Ichijinsha edition was published in English by Viz Media.{{cite web|title=Viz Adds Honey Hunt, Gestalt, Magic Touch, Otomen|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-04/viz-adds-honey-hunt-gestalt-magic-touch-otomen|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date = 2009-09-08}}
=Volume list=
==Enix edition==
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|OneLanguage = yes
|Width = 70%
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 1
|RelDate = January 27, 1994
|ISBN = 978-4870255012
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 2
|RelDate = March 1995
|ISBN = 978-4870255371
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 3
|RelDate = February 1997
|ISBN = 978-4870255777
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 4
|RelDate = September 1997
|ISBN = 978-4870255890
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 5
|RelDate = March 1998
|ISBN = 978-4870252851
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 6
|RelDate = February 1999
|ISBN = 978-4870254435
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 7
|RelDate = June 2000
|ISBN = 978-4757502505
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 8
|RelDate = March 2001
|ISBN = 978-4757504400
}}
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==Ichijinsha edition==
{{Graphic novel list/header
| Language = Japanese
| SecondLanguage = English
| Width = 70%
| LineColor = FCC
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 1
| OriginalRelDate = February 25, 2005
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7580-5131-6
| LicensedRelDate = June 16, 2009{{Cite web |url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/gestalt-vol-1/8080 |title=Gestalt, Vol. 1 |website=Viz.com |publisher=Viz Media |access-date=April 18, 2017 }}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-4215-2690-4
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 2
| OriginalRelDate = February 25, 2005
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7580-5132-3
| LicensedRelDate = August 18, 2009{{Cite web |url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/gestalt-vol-2/8081 |title=Gestalt, Vol. 2 |website=Viz.com |publisher=Viz Media |access-date=April 18, 2017 }}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-4215-2691-1
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 3
| OriginalRelDate = May 25, 2005
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7580-5150-7
| LicensedRelDate = October 20, 2009{{Cite web |url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/gestalt-vol-3/8082 |title=Gestalt, Vol. 3 |website=Viz.com |publisher=Viz Media |access-date=April 18, 2017 }}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-4215-2692-8
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 4
| OriginalRelDate = May 25, 2005
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7580-5151-4
| LicensedRelDate = December 15, 2009{{Cite web |url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/gestalt-vol-4/8083 |title=Gestalt, Vol. 4 |website=Viz.com |publisher=Viz Media |access-date=April 18, 2017 }}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-4215-2693-5
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 5
| OriginalRelDate = July 25, 2005
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7580-5162-0
| LicensedRelDate = February 16, 2010{{Cite web |url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/gestalt-vol-5/8084 |title=Gestalt, Vol. 5 |website=Viz.com |publisher=Viz Media |access-date=April 18, 2017 }}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-4215-2694-2
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 6
| OriginalRelDate = July 25, 2005
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7580-5163-7
| LicensedRelDate = April 16, 2010{{Cite web |url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/gestalt-vol-6/8085 |title=Gestalt, Vol. 6 |website=Viz.com |publisher=Viz Media |access-date=April 18, 2017 }}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-4215-2695-9
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| Summary =
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 7
| OriginalRelDate = July 25, 2006
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7580-5238-2
| LicensedRelDate = June 15, 2010{{Cite web |url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/gestalt-vol-7/8086 |title=Gestalt, Vol. 7 |website=Viz.com |publisher=Viz Media |access-date=April 18, 2017 }}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-4215-2696-6
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| Summary =
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{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 8
| OriginalRelDate = July 25, 2006
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-7580-5239-9
| LicensedRelDate = August 17, 2010{{Cite web |url=https://www.viz.com/read/manga/gestalt-vol-8/8087 |title=Gestalt, Vol. 8 |website=Viz.com |publisher=Viz Media |access-date=April 18, 2017 }}
| LicensedISBN = 978-1-4215-2697-3
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| Summary =
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=Drama CDs=
There were 2 drama CDs that were commercially released by Enix. The main cast were Kae Araki as Ouri and Takehito Koyasu as Olivier. The first drama CD was released in September 1994{{cite book|title=超獣伝説ゲシュタルト[CD] (CD)| language= ja|id={{ASIN|487025770X|country=jp}} }} while the second drama CD was released in April 1996.{{cite book|title=超獣伝説ゲシュタルト 2[CD] (CD)| language= ja|id={{ASIN|4870258757|country=jp}} }}
=OVA=
There was a two-episode OVA adaptation directed by Osamu Yamasaki with music done by Toshiyuki Ōmori as well as casting assistance by 81 Produce. The first episode was released on January 22 and the second on February 21, 1997. The OVA was licensed in English by Media Blasters.{{cite web|title=DVD Updates|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-12-23/dvd-updates|publisher=Anime News Network|access-date=2009-09-08}}{{cite web|title=Gestalt - Media-Blasters |url=http://www.media-blasters.com/TitleDisplay.cfm?upc=631595009224 |publisher=Media Blasters |access-date=2009-09-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714064506/http://www.media-blasters.com/TitleDisplay.cfm?upc=631595009224 |archive-date=2011-07-14 }} The cast from the drama CDs was also used for the OVA.
=Novels=
There was a two-part light novel written by Chizuru Yoshikawa with illustrations by the original author, Yun Kōga, entitled {{nihongo||超獣伝説ゲシュタルト 烙印の殉教者|Chōjū Densetsu Gestalt Rakuin no Junkyōsha|Super Legend Gestalt: The Marked Martyr}}. The novels were published by Enix under the imprint, GFantasy Novels. The first volume was published in March 1999{{cite book|title=超獣伝説ゲシュタルト〈上〉烙印の殉教者 (Gファンタジーノベルズ): 吉川 千鶴, 高河 ゆん: 本|language=ja|id={{ASIN|4757500203|country=jp}} }} and the second in August 1999.{{cite book|title=超獣伝説ゲシュタルト―烙印の殉教者〈下〉 (Gファンタジーノベルズ): 吉川 千鶴: 本|language=ja|id={{ASIN|4757500386|country=jp}} }}
Reception
Helen McCarthy in 500 Essential Anime Movies calls "comedy", including jokes and parodies of fantasy role-playing games, "the show's major selling point".McCarthy, Helen (2009). 500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide. Harper Design. p. 224. {{ISBN|978-0061474507}}.
References
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External links
- [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/gestalt/gn-1 Vol. 1 review by ANN]
- {{ann|manga|3468|Gestalt}}
{{Monthly GFantasy}}
{{Tokyo Kids}}
Category:Adventure anime and manga
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