Saru Lock
{{short description|Japanese manga by Naoki Serizawa}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Saru Lock
| image = Saru Lock vol1.jpg
| caption = Cover of the first manga volume
| ja_kanji = 猿ロック
| ja_romaji = Saru Rokku
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Naoki Serizawa
| publisher = Kodansha
| demographic = Seinen
| magazine = Weekly Young Magazine
| first = 2003
| last = 2009
| volumes = 22
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = drama
| director = Maeda Tetsu, Tsukamoto Renpei
| producer = Amago Daisuke
| writer = Fukuda Yuichi
| music = Yoshioka Shoji
| studio =
| first = July 23, 2009
| last = October 15, 2009
| episodes = 13
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = live film
| director = Tetsu Maeda
| producer =
| writer =
| music =
| studio =
| licensee =
| released = {{Start date|2010|02|27}}
| runtime =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = Saru Lock Reboot
| author = Naoki Serizawa
| publisher = Shōnen Gahōsha
| demographic = Seinen
| magazine = Young King Bull
| first = October 4, 2018
| last =
| volumes =
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = Saitō - Heaven's Crow Fūun Risshi
| author = Naoki Serizawa
| publisher = Shōnen Gahōsha
| demographic = Seinen
| magazine = Young King Bull
| first = November 4, 2020
| last = June 4, 2021
| volumes =
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{Nihongo|Saru Lock|猿ロック|Saru Rokku|trans. Monkey Lock|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Serizawa. It was adapted into a television drama in 2009 and a live action film in 2010.{{Cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-06-03/saru-lock-action-comedy-manga-to-get-tv-drama-film |title=Saru Lock Action Comedy Manga to Get TV Drama, Film|date=June 3, 2009|accessdate= September 23, 2011 |publisher= Anime News Network}}
A reboot series titled Saru Lock Reboot began serialization in Shonen Gahosha's Young King Bull magazine in October 2018. A spin-off manga series titled Saitō - Heaven's Crow Fūun Risshi was serialized in the same magazine from November 2020 to June 2021.{{Cite web|title=Naoki Serizawa Launches New Saru Lock Reboot Spinoff Manga|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-10-08/naoki-serizawa-launches-new-saru-lock-reboot-spinoff-manga/.164967|access-date=2021-06-08|website=Anime News Network|language=en}}{{cite web|last1=Pineda|first1=Rafael Antonio|title=Naoki Serizawa's Saru Lock Spinoff Manga Saitō Chroncle Approaches Climax|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-08/naoki-serizawa-saru-lock-spinoff-manga-saito-chroncle-approaches-climax/.172522|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 27, 2021|date=May 8, 2021}}{{cite web|last1=Pineda|first1=Rafael Antonio|title=Resident Evil: The Marhawa Desire's Serizawa Launches Saru Lock Reboot Manga |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-06/resident-evil-the-marhawa-desire-serizawa-launches-saru-lock-reboot-manga/.136405|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 27, 2021|date=September 6, 2018}}
Plot
Yataro Sarumaru, nicknamed "Saru", is an average high school boy who daydreams about idols but otherwise has no luck with girls. While working with his father, a locksmith in Asakusa, Tokyo, he has gained exceptional skills to pick just about any lock. Using his exceptional skills, Yataro then finds himself solving various mysterious cases, while also trying his luck with the girls.
Adaptations
= Television drama =
== Cast ==
- Hayato Ichihara - Yataro Sarumaru (Saru)
- Sousuke Takaoka - Yamada Jiro
- Sei Ashina - Mizuhara Ritsuko
- Watabe Gota - Yamamoto Kenji
= Live-action film =
== Plot ==
Mayumi (Manami Higa) enlists the help of Yataro Sarumaru (Hayato Ichihara) to open a bank safe deposit box. This results in Yataro fleeing from the police who are in hot pursuit.
== Cast ==
- Hayato Ichihara - Yataro Sarumaru (Saru) - is a “genius” locksmith who may have cool hands, but is in a perpetual lather, particularly about the opposite sex.{{Cite web|url=http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2010/02/26/films/film-reviews/ningen-shikkakusaru-lock-the-movie/#.WEojiBtmh8E|title = 'Ningen Shikkaku'/'Saru Lock the Movie'|date = 26 February 2010}}
- Manami Higa - Mayumi Shinozaki
- Sousuke Takaoka - Yamada Jiro
- Sei Ashina - Mizuhara Ritsuko
- Watabe Gota - Yamamoto Kenji
- Manami Konishi - Eiko Mizuki
Reception
References
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External links
- {{Anime News Network|manga|8276}}
- {{IMDb title|1525886}}
{{Weekly Young Magazine - 2000–2009}}
Category:2009 Japanese television series debuts
Category:2009 Japanese television series endings
Category:Japanese television dramas based on manga
Category:Live-action films based on manga
Category:Manga adapted into films
Category:Television shows written by Yûichi Fukuda
Category:Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation original programming