The manga Golgo 13 by author Takao Saito Guinness World Record for "most volumes published for a single manga series" on Monday, when the 201st volume was released in Japan.
Osamu Akimoto police comedy manga Katsushika-ku Kamearikouken-mae Hashutsujo (Kochikame) held the record when its 200th and final volume was published in 2006.
Furthermore, Saito reported that he is filled with gratitude for his readers.
Golgo 13 is one of the works credited with popularizing the gekiga movement in Japanese comics, which prioritizes more realistic and dramatic works. Saito himself is surprised by the popularity of his series abroad, because it is firmly rooted in Japanese culture and the samurai.
Synopsis
Golgo 13 is not his real name. Neither is Duke Togo, Tadashi Togo, nor any of the other aliases he goes by. A mysterious man, not even the world's most important intelligence agencies can determine who Golgo really is, or exactly where he came from. But everyone agrees that his skills are nothing short of legendary. Armed with a customized M16, Golgo is willing to accept any job for any agency, from the FBI to the KGB. He has completed every contract he has ever signed and will work for anyone who can meet his price. He is the greatest weapon and the greatest threat to any nation; no one is safe when they are in Golgo's sights.
Golgo 13 won the 21st Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category in 1975, the Grand Prize at the Japan Cartoonists Association Awards in 2002, and the Special Judges' Prize at the 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards in 2005.
Finally, the manga centered on the legendary assassin is the oldest still in publication. Saito launched the manga in Shogakukan in 1968. The story inspired two live-action films in 1973 and 1977, an anime in 1983, Golgo 13: Queen Bee in 1998, and a television anime series from 2008-2009. Furthermore, Golgo 13 has even had video game adaptations, such as Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode for Nintendo.
Source: Otakomu