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<div>{{Short description|Japanese manga and media franchise}}<br />
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{{Infobox animanga/Header<br />
| image = Golgo 13 vol 1 (Japanese edition).jpg<br />
| caption = First {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volume cover, featuring Duke Togo<br />
| ja_kanji = ゴルゴ13<br />
| ja_romaji = Gorugo Sātīn<br />
| genre = [[Thriller (genre)|Thriller]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.viz.com/golgo-13|title=The Official Website for Golgo 13|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|access-date=October 28, 2017|archive-date=February 6, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110206125751/https://www.viz.com/golgo-13|url-status=live}}</ref><!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per [[MOS:A&M]]). --><br />
}}<br />
{{Infobox animanga/Print<br />
| type = manga<br />
| author = {{ubl|[[Takao Saito]] (1968–2021)|Saito Production (2021–present)}}<br />
| publisher = {{ubl|[[Shogakukan]]|Leed Publishing}}<br />
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher<br />
| NA = [[Viz Media]]<br />
}}<br />
| magazine = [[Big Comic]]<br />
| first = October 1968<br />
| last = <br />
| volumes = 216<br />
| volume_list = List of Golgo 13 chapters<br />
}}<br />
{{Infobox animanga/Video<br />
| type = tv series<br />
| director = <br />
| producer = {{ubl|Yutaka Saito|Haruyuki Kawajima}}<br />
| writer = Wada Yoshinori<br />
| music = Takeo Yamashita<br />
| studio = Saito Production<br />
| licensee = <br />
| network = [[TBS Television (Japan)|TBS]]<br />
| network_en = <br />
| released = 1971<br />
| episodes = 40<br />
| episode_list = <br />
}}<br />
{{Infobox animanga/Video<br />
| type = tv series<br />
| director = Shunji Ōga<br />
| producer = {{ubl|Susumu Matsuyama|Shunji Aoki}}<br />
| writer = Junichi Iioka<br />
| music = [[Daisuke Ikeda (arranger)|Daisuke Ikeda]]<br />
| studio = [[The Answer Studio]]<br />
| licensee = {{English anime licensee<br />
| NA = [[Sentai Filmworks]]<br />
| AUS = [[Siren Visual]]<br />
}}<br />
| network = [[TV Tokyo]]<br />
| network_en = {{English anime network<br />
| NA = [[Anime Network]]<br />
}}<br />
| first = April 11, 2008<br />
| last = March 27, 2009<br />
| episodes = 50<br />
| episode_list = List of Golgo 13 episodes<br />
}}<br />
{{Infobox animanga/Print<br />
| type = manga<br />
| title = Gunsmith Dave<br />
| author = {{ubl|Takao Saito|Saito Production}}<br />
| publisher = Shogakukan<br />
| publisher_en = <br />
| magazine = Big Comic Zōkan<br />
| first = July 17, 2021<br />
| last = <br />
| volumes = 2<br />
| volume_list = <br />
}}<br />
{{Infobox animanga/Print<br />
| type = manga<br />
| title = Golgo Camp<br />
| author = Yukio Miyama<br />
| publisher = Shogakukan<br />
| publisher_en = <br />
| magazine = MangaONE<br />
| first = August 28, 2021<br />
| last = November 26, 2022<br />
| volumes = 1<br />
| volume_list = <br />
}}<br />
{{Infobox animanga/Print<br />
| type = manga<br />
| title = G no Idenshi: Shōjo Fanette<br />
| author = {{ubl|Takao Saito|Saito Production}}<br />
| publisher = Shogakukan<br />
| publisher_en = <br />
|magazine = Big Comic Zōkan<br />
| first = July 15, 2022<br />
| last = November 17, 2023<br />
| volumes = 2<br />
| volume_list = <br />
}}<br />
{{Infobox animanga/Other<br />
| title = Films and [[original video animation]]<br />
| content = <br />
* ''[[Golgo 13&nbsp;(film)|Golgo 13]]'' (1973 live-action film)<br />
* ''[[Assignment Kowloon]]'' (1977 live-action film)<br />
* ''[[Golgo 13: The Professional|The Professional]]'' (1983 anime film)<br />
* ''[[Golgo 13: Queen Bee|Queen Bee]]'' (1998 OVA)<br />
}}<br />
{{Infobox animanga/Other<br />
| title = Video games<br />
| content = <br />
* ''[[Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode|Top Secret Episode]]'' (1988)<br />
* ''[[The Mafat Conspiracy]]'' (1990)<br />
}}<br />
{{Infobox animanga/Footer|portal=yes}}<br />
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{{Nihongo|'''''Golgo 13'''''|ゴルゴ13|Gorugo Sātīn|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Takao Saito]], published in [[Shogakukan]]'s [[Seinen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|seinen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Big Comic]]'' since October 1968. The series follows the title character, a professional [[hitman]] for hire. ''Golgo 13'' is the oldest manga still in publication, and its {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} edition was certified by ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' as the [[List of manga series by volume count|highest number of volumes]] for a manga series. Before his death in 2021, Saito said that he wanted the manga to continue on without him; he had previously raised concerns that the manga may be unfinished after he passes away. The Saito Production group of manga creators will continue its publication with the assistance of the ''Big Comic''{{'}}s editorial department.<br />
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The series has been adapted into two live-action feature films, an [[Golgo 13: The Professional|anime film]], an [[Golgo 13: Queen Bee|original video animation]], an anime television series and six video games.<br />
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With a cumulative total of 300 million copies in circulation in various formats, including compilation books, it is one of the [[best-selling manga series]]. The manga won the 1975 [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] for general manga and the Grand Prize at the 2002 [[Japan Cartoonists Association Award]]s.<br />
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==Story==<br />
"Golgo 13" is a professional hitman with perfect 100% accuracy. His real name, nationality, permanent address and age are unknown and there is no record in any worldwide intelligence agencies as to his true identity.<ref name="Profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/golgo/story/index.html|title=Golgo 13 profile|publisher=[[TV Tokyo]]|language=ja|access-date=April 17, 2008|archive-date=October 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015174257/http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/contents/golgo/story/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref> All of his assignments are completed with the use of a sniper rifle. His most frequently used alias is {{Nihongo|Duke Togo|デューク・東郷|Dyūku Tōgō}}.<br />
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Duke Togo has a very quiet personality and will only talk when he needs to, he shows no emotion when carrying out an assignment and is willing to kill anyone. He'll accept any assignment from anyone who can afford his services. From taking out terrorists, these killings have always brought on retaliations against Golgo 13, causing him to always watch his back in order to stop other assassins hired to kill him. Golgo 13 also works with people to assist him in his assignments, such as in giving information on his targets to providing a vehicle, a secondary gun, and gadgets.<br />
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The nickname Golgo 13 is a reference to the death of [[Jesus Christ]]. ''Golgo'' is short for [[Golgotha]], the place of Jesus' crucifixion, while the number 13 is considered an unlucky number.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ex.org/5.6/30-anime_golgo.html|title=Anime Reviews: ''The Professional''|last=Washington|first=Darius|work=EX: The Online World of Anime & Manga|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608105138/http://www.ex.org/5.6/30-anime_golgo.html|archive-date=June 8, 2007|url-status=dead|access-date=October 19, 2016}}</ref> Also, Golgo 13's logo is a skeleton wearing a crown of thorns.<br />
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Duke Togo's past is a mystery, with respect to the character's age, all of the stories are centered around current events of the time. However, Golgo 13 himself has not aged significantly despite these events. He has however suffered multiple injuries throughout the series, leaving many different scars on his body.<ref name="DV">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyvanguard.com/media/storage/paper941/news/2008/03/12/ArtsAndCulture/The-Perfect.Hit-3264891.shtml|title=Japanese manga series Golgo 13 is still important after 40 years|publisher=Vanguard|date=March 14, 2008|access-date=April 16, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110620143441/http://www.psuvanguard.com/2.4061/the-perfect-hit-1.308243|archive-date=June 20, 2011}}</ref><br />
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==Production==<br />
Early on, [[Takao Saito]] developed a system where he created the page layout based on a script written by the editorial department. He also inked the main characters' faces, while assistants provided the backgrounds and other elements. He did extensive research to provide accuracy, especially when the plot dealt with technology.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/style/AJ201312020004|title=Manga 'Golgo 13' celebrates 45 years of continuous publication|date=December 2, 2013|publisher=[[The Asahi Shimbun]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024033726/http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/style/AJ201312020004|archive-date=October 24, 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=October 19, 2016}}</ref> [[Kazuo Koike]] was one of the writers on the series in the beginning.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://lineblog.me/koikekazuo/archives/3038632.html|title=小池一夫作品リスト（全作品）|publisher=Koike Kazuo Official Blog|language=ja|date=January 13, 2016|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211072232/https://lineblog.me/koikekazuo/archives/3038632.html|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/60329|title=大西祥平による映画秘宝連載の評伝「小池一夫伝説」発売|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc|language=ja|date=November 28, 2011|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211071914/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/60329|url-status=live}}</ref> Author [[Yoichi Funado]] wrote approximately 30 stories for ''Golgo 13'', three of which he later novelized.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/news/6503|title=あの『ゴルゴ13』を直木賞作家・船戸与一氏が！いよいよ文庫化開始|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|language=ja|date=May 31, 2017|access-date=February 10, 2018|archive-date=February 11, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180211071949/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/news/6503|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Takashi Nagasaki]] was Saito's editor on the series in the mid-1980s, and later wrote two stories for the manga under the pen name "Keishi Edogawa".<ref>{{cite web|title=さいとう・たかを氏「私にアシスタントはいない」。『ゴルゴ13』連載継続を可能にしたプロダクション方式|url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/byline/kayamaryuji/20210930-00260710|website=[[Yahoo! Japan]]|language=Japanese|date=September 30, 2021|access-date=October 6, 2021|archive-date=October 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211005005702/https://news.yahoo.co.jp/byline/kayamaryuji/20210930-00260710|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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According to [[Jason Thompson (writer)|Jason Thompson]], several ''Golgo 13'' stories have not been reprinted for being "offensive or libelous". Thompson lists one from 1986 because of complaints from the [[Embassy of Iran, Tokyo|Iranian embassy in Japan]], another from 1988 about [[money laundering]] in the Vatican, and one from 1989 about a Hollywood actor blackmailed when someone discovers he has [[AIDS]].<ref name="Thompson">{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Jason|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2012-03-01|title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Golgo 13|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=March 1, 2012|access-date=April 8, 2015|archive-date=April 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414045658/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2012-03-01|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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In 2013, Saito stated that because he often worried about his manga being cancelled, he had an ending planned out that even included the panel layout. He said he had no idea when ''Golgo 13'' would end, claiming "The manga has continued so long that it is no longer the property of the author; it belongs to the readers."<ref>{{cite web|last=Nelkin|first=Sarah|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-16/golgo-13-author-saito-discusses-manga-hypothetical-ending|title=Golgo 13 Author Saito Discusses Manga's Hypothetical Ending|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=November 16, 2013|access-date=April 8, 2015|archive-date=April 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150414042501/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-16/golgo-13-author-saito-discusses-manga-hypothetical-ending|url-status=live}}</ref> Two years later, ''[[Big Comic]]''{{'}}s fourth issue of 2015 announced that the series was "heading towards its conclusion."<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-06/golgo-13-assassin-manga-heads-towards-conclusion/.84162|title=Golgo 13 Assassin Manga Heads 'Towards Conclusion'|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=February 6, 2015|access-date=April 8, 2015|archive-date=April 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405073142/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-02-06/golgo-13-assassin-manga-heads-towards-conclusion/.84162|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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Due to difficulties that arose from the restrictions implemented by the government to combat the [[COVID-19 pandemic in Japan]], ''Golgo 13'' began its first hiatus in its 52-year history in May 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-08/golgo-13-manga-goes-on-hiatus-for-1st-time-in-52-years/.159350|title=Golgo 13 Manga Goes on Hiatus for 1st Time in 52 Years|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=May 8, 2020|access-date=May 8, 2020|archive-date=May 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508145313/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-05-08/golgo-13-manga-goes-on-hiatus-for-1st-time-in-52-years/.159350|url-status=live}}</ref> It returned on July 7, 2020.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Golgo 13 Manga Resumes on July 10|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-24/golgo-13-manga-resumes-on-july-10/.160941|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=January 10, 2021|date=June 24, 2020|archive-date=December 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201212103741/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-24/golgo-13-manga-resumes-on-july-10/.160941|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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Saito died of [[pancreatic cancer]] at 84 on September 24, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「ゴルゴ13」漫画家のさいとう・たかをさん死去 84歳 連載は継続|url=https://mainichi.jp/articles/20210929/k00/00m/040/089000c|website=[[Mainichi Shimbun]]|access-date=September 29, 2021|language=ja|date=September 29, 2021|archive-date=September 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929042028/https://mainichi.jp/articles/20210929/k00/00m/040/089000c|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Golgo 13: Manga creator Takao Saito dies aged 84|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58735801|publisher=[[BBC]]|access-date=September 29, 2021|date=September 29, 2021|archive-date=September 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929140122/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-58735801|url-status=live}}</ref> According to [[Shogakukan]], Saito said before his death that he wanted the manga to continue on without him. The Saito Production group of manga creators continues its publication with the assistance of ''Big Comic''{{'}}s editorial department.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|title=Golgo 13 Author Takao Saito Passes Away at 84|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-29/golgo-13-author-takao-saito-passes-away-at-84/.177952|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 29, 2021|date=September 29, 2021|archive-date=September 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929044509/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-09-29/golgo-13-author-takao-saito-passes-away-at-84/.177952|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==Media==<br />
===Manga===<br />
{{Main|List of Golgo 13 chapters{{!}}List of ''Golgo 13'' chapters}}<br />
Written and illustrated by [[Takao Saito]], ''Golgo 13'' has been serialized in the monthly manga magazine ''[[Big Comic]]'' since its January 1969 issue, published in October 1968.<ref name="Golgo 13 Start">{{cite web|url=http://www.saito-pro.co.jp/golgo/index.htm|script-title=ja:ゴルゴ13（さいとう・プロ）|trans-title=Golgo 13 (Saito Production)|language=ja|publisher=Saito Production|access-date=July 11, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024222247/http://www.saito-pro.co.jp/golgo/index.htm|archive-date=October 24, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> The chapters have been collected into {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes by [[Shogakukan]] and [[Leed Publishing]], a spinoff of the author's own Saito Production,<ref name="Thompson"/> since June 21, 1973.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/comics/detail/_isbn_4845800012|script-title=ja:「ゴルゴ13 1」|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|access-date=April 8, 2015|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212144735/http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/comics/detail/_isbn_4845800012|archive-date=February 12, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of April 2025, 216 volumes of the {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} edition have been published,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leed.co.jp/9784845868841|script-title=ja:ゴルゴ13 216|publisher=LEED Publishing|access-date=April 19, 2025|language=ja}}</ref> while the {{Transliteration|ja|[[bunkoban]]}} edition has 173 volumes.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.leed.co.jp/9784845831241|script-title=ja:文庫ゴルゴ13 173|publisher=LEED Publishing|access-date=November 4, 2024|language=ja|archive-date=September 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240918165940/https://www.leed.co.jp/9784845831241|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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In 1986, Leed Publishing released four ''Golgo 13'' stories translated by Patrick Connolly: "Into the Wolves' Lair", "Galinpero", "The Ice Lake Hit" and "The Ivory Connection".<ref name="Thompson"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.saito-pro.co.jp/golgo/english.htm|script-title=ja:ゴルゴ13 英語版|language=ja|access-date=April 16, 2008|publisher=Saito Production|archive-date=April 19, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419044613/http://www.saito-pro.co.jp/golgo/english.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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In 1989 and 1990, Leed and [[Vic Tokai]] published two further ''Golgo 13'' comic books, "The Impossible Hit" and "The Border Hopper", as part of the promotion for two ''Golgo 13'' video games.<ref name="Thompson"/> The comics were released to the US public via a mail-in offer with the purchase of the games and were later even found packaged with the video games. Each issue contained one complete story and had nothing to do with the storylines of the video games themselves.<br />
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In 1991, Leed Publishing and [[Viz Media]] published ''The Professional: Golgo 13'', a three-part mini-series.<ref name="Thompson"/> ''The Professional'' was a re-printing of "The Argentine Tiger", a story where Golgo is hired by the British Government to assassinate the reportedly dead ex-president of Argentina [[Juan Perón]].<br />
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In 2006, ''Golgo 13'' was brought back by Viz as part of their Viz Signature collection. The stories are picked from the forty-year history of the manga, and do not necessarily represent the original's order of publication. A total of thirteen volumes were published, with the thirteenth volume being published on February 19, 2008. Each volume ends with an editorial commentary on ''Golgo 13'' as a cultural phenomenon in Japan.<ref name="DV"/><br />
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====Spin-offs====<br />
A spin-off manga titled {{Nihongo|''Gunsmith Dave''|銃器職人・デイブ}} and focusing on the character Dave McCartney began serialization in the August special issue of ''Big Comic'' on July 17, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|title=「ゴルゴ13」連載53年目で初のスピンオフ開幕！銃器職人のデイブが主人公|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/437046|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc|language=Japanese|date=July 16, 2021|access-date=September 29, 2021|archive-date=October 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211029060906/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/437046|url-status=live}}</ref> The spin-off ended its "first season" on May 17, 2022,<ref name="Third-spin-off"/> and resumed on February 17, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ビッグコミック増刊 2024年3月増刊号|url=https://www.bookshop-ps.com/bsp/bsp_magcode?sha=1&sho=2967603124|website=Book Shop Shogakukan|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|access-date=February 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219064442/https://www.bookshop-ps.com/bsp/bsp_magcode?sha=1&sho=2967603124|archive-date=February 19, 2025|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref> Saito and Saito Production are credited with creating the manga.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Golgo 13 Manga Gets 1st Ever Spinoff in July|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-17/golgo-13-manga-gets-1st-ever-spinoff-in-july/.172849|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 17, 2021|date=May 17, 2021|archive-date=May 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518071146/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-17/golgo-13-manga-gets-1st-ever-spinoff-in-july/.172849|url-status=live}}</ref> Its first volume was released on September 30, 2022.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:【9月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/495092|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=February 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250114102340/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/495092|archive-date=January 14, 2025|language=ja|date=September 30, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> As of January 30, 2025, two volumes have been released.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:【1月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/606713|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=February 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250203114041/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/606713|archive-date=February 3, 2025|language=ja|date=January 30, 2025|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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A second spin-off, {{Nihongo|''Golgo Camp''|ゴルゴCAMP}} created by Yukio Miyama, was launched on Shogakukan's ''MangaONE'' app on August 28, 2021.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Golgo 13, Dangerous Jii-san Each Get Spinoff Manga on Manga One App|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-17/golgo-13-dangerous-jii-san-each-get-spinoff-manga-on-manga-one-app/.176312|website=[[Anime News Network]]|date=August 17, 2021|access-date=September 29, 2021|archive-date=September 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929214521/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-17/golgo-13-dangerous-jii-san-each-get-spinoff-manga-on-manga-one-app/.176312|url-status=live}}</ref> It is a gag comedy and follows Golgo 13 at a modern-day campsite.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ゴルゴ13が現代のアウトドアシーンに突如出現、困りごとやトラブル解決するギャグ|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/443032|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc|language=Japanese|date=August 30, 2021|access-date=September 29, 2021|archive-date=September 29, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210929085751/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/443032|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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A third spin-off, {{Nihongo|''G no Idenshi: Shōjo Fanette''|Gの遺伝子 少女ファネット}}, was serialized for eight chapters in ''Big Comic Zōkan'' from July 15, 2022, to November 17, 2023.<ref name="Third-spin-off">{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|title=Golgo 13 Manga Gets 2nd Spinoff Manga in July|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-19/golgo-13-manga-gets-2nd-spinoff-manga-in-july/.185805|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=May 19, 2022|date=May 19, 2022|archive-date=May 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519052816/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-19/golgo-13-manga-gets-2nd-spinoff-manga-in-july/.185805|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「ゴルゴ13」新たなスピンオフはGの遺伝子を継ぐファネットの物語、デイブ単行本も|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/485603|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=February 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406075931/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/485603|archive-date=April 6, 2023|language=ja|date=July 15, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ビッグコミック増刊 2023年12月増刊号|url=https://www.bookshop-ps.com/bsp/bsp_magcode?sha=1&sho=2967612123|website=Book Shop Shogakukan|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|access-date=February 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250219062112/https://www.bookshop-ps.com/bsp/bsp_magcode?sha=1&sho=2967612123|archive-date=February 19, 2025|language=ja|url-status=live}}</ref> It focuses on the French junior high school student Fanette, who has Golgo's genes.<ref>{{cite web|title=【ゴルゴ13】さいとう・たかを亡き後の新連載『Gの遺伝子 少女ファネット』さいとうプロはレアな女性主人公をどう描いたか|url=https://realsound.jp/book/2022/07/post-1079695.html|website=Real Sound|language=Japanese|date=July 18, 2022|access-date=September 5, 2022|archive-date=September 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905151336/https://realsound.jp/book/2022/07/post-1079695.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Its chapters were collected in two volumes, released on May 30, 2023, and February 29, 2024.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ゴルゴの遺伝子を宿す天才少女ファネットが主役のスピンオフ、コラージュビジュアルも|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/526568|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=February 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240804173343/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/526568|archive-date=August 4, 2024|language=ja|date=May 30, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:【2月29日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/560835|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=February 19, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250207162224/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/560835|archive-date=February 7, 2025|language=ja|date=February 29, 2024}}</ref><br />
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===Live action===<br />
{{Main|Golgo 13 (film){{!}}''Golgo 13'' (film)|Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon{{!}}''Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon''}}<br />
[[Toei Company]] produced a live-action film simply titled ''Golgo 13'' in 1973, directed by [[Junya Sato]] and starring [[Ken Takakura]] as Duke Togo and [[Pouri Banayi]] as Catherine Morton. It was filmed entirely in the [[Pahlavi dynasty|Imperial State of Iran]] with an entirely [[Persian people|Persian]] supporting cast. It was followed by ''[[Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon]]'' in 1977, directed by Yukio Noda, which replaced Takakura with [[Sonny Chiba]]. In 2011, production company Davis Film obtained the American film rights to ''Golgo''.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-10/davis-film-gets-golgo-13-assassin-manga-film-rights|title=Davis Film Gets Golgo 13 Assassin Manga's Film Rights|date=September 10, 2011|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 19, 2016|archive-date=November 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128001612/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-10/davis-film-gets-golgo-13-assassin-manga-film-rights|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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===Anime===<br />
====1971 television series====<br />
The first ''Golgo 13'' anime series aired on [[TBS Television (Japan)|TBS]] in 1971 for 40 episodes. In November 2023, it was reported that the series, allegedly lost for many years, was found and would be broadcast on television for the first time in over 50 years. Selected episodes were broadcast on [[BS-TBS]], under the title ''Golgo 13 Selection'', on December 10–17, 2023.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:ゴルゴファン興奮！〝所在不明〟だった幻のアニメ「ゴルゴ13」が52年ぶりに帰ってくる！12月にBS―TBSで放映|url=https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/807108|publisher=[[Chunichi Shimbun]]|access-date=November 16, 2023|language=ja|date=November 15, 2023|archive-date=November 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115064016/https://www.chunichi.co.jp/article/807108|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2023/11/16/golgo-13-1971-anime-resurfaces-december-rebroadcast|title=Golgo 13 1971 Anime Resurfaces, Rebroadcasts in December on Japanese TV|last=Saabedra|first=Humberto|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|date=November 15, 2023|accessdate=November 16, 2023|archive-date=March 11, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240311220051/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2023/11/16/golgo-13-1971-anime-resurfaces-december-rebroadcast|url-status=live}}</ref> The series' episodes started streaming on [[Amazon Prime]] and other streaming services in Japan on December 29, 2023, premiering the first ten episodes. Ten more episodes have been released at the end of each month, with all 40 episodes available by the end of March 2024.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:1971年版アニメ「ゴルゴ13」全40作品、Prime Videoほかで明日より順次配信決定|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/555235|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc|access-date=March 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229014739/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/555235|archive-date=December 29, 2023|language=ja|date=December 28, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Dennison|first=Kara|title=The Entire Golgo 13 1971 TV Anime Comes to Amazon Prime in Japan Starting Tomorrow|url=https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2023/12/28/golgo-13-1971-anime-to-be-streamed-in-its-entirety-in-japan-starting-tomorrow|website=[[Crunchyroll]]|access-date=March 11, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240311220908/https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2023/12/28/golgo-13-1971-anime-to-be-streamed-in-its-entirety-in-japan-starting-tomorrow|archive-date=March 11, 2024|date=December 28, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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====''Golgo 13: The Professional''====<br />
{{Main|Golgo 13: The Professional{{!}}''Golgo 13: The Professional''}}<br />
''Golgo 13: The Professional'', known simply as ''Golgo 13'' in Japan, is a 1983 animated featured film. Golgo 13's voice is provided by [[Tetsurō Sagawa]] in the Japanese version, and [[Gregory Snegoff]] in [[Streamline Pictures]]' English dub. It incorporates [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI animation]], which was in its infancy at the time. This is most notable in the scene where army helicopters circle around Dawson Tower and attack Golgo as he climbs toward Dawson's office on the top floor.<br />
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====''Golgo 13: Queen Bee''====<br />
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''Golgo 13: Queen Bee'' is an [[original video animation]] that was released in 1998. [[Tesshō Genda]] provides the voice of Golgo 13 in the Japanese version, while in the English version, he is voiced by [[John DiMaggio]].<br />
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====2008 television series====<br />
{{Main|List of Golgo 13 episodes{{!}}List of ''Golgo 13'' episodes}}<br />
A ''Golgo 13'' [[anime]] television series was produced by [[The Answer Studio]]. The series aired on [[TV Tokyo]] and other stations from April 11, 2008, to March 27, 2009, for 50 episodes.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090712162000/http://www.wizarduniverse.com/041008golgo.html ‘GOLGO 13’ ANIME HITS JAPANESE TV.] Wizard Universe. ''WizardUniverse.com.'' April 10, 2008. Archived from the [http://www.wizarduniverse.com/041008golgo.html original] on July 12, 2009. Retrieved on October 19, 2016.</ref> [[Hiroshi Tachi]] provides the voice of Golgo 13. The series was licensed by [[Sentai Filmworks]], with the first DVD released on July 13, 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-23/section23-sentai-add-golgo-13-with-english-dub|title=Section23, Sentai Add Golgo 13 With English Dub|date=April 23, 2010|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 19, 2016|archive-date=November 28, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161128032544/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-04-23/section23-sentai-add-golgo-13-with-english-dub|url-status=live}}</ref> In English, Golgo is voiced by [[David Wald]].<br />
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The anime aired in North America on the [[Anime Network]] on Demand channel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Watch-Anime/Golgo-13|title=Anime Network Schedule|publisher=[[Anime Network]]|access-date=October 19, 2016|archive-date=October 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161015164031/http://www.theanimenetwork.com/Watch-Anime/Golgo-13|url-status=live}}</ref> It is also aired on television in the Philippines by TV5 and in South Korea by Animax Korea.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zenhonbuph.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94:news-tv5-relaunch&catid=49:newsupdate&Itemid=50|title=TV5: Napagkakaisa ang Magkaiba|trans-title=Differences Unite|access-date=May 10, 2010|date=March 26, 2010|archive-date=July 12, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100712201012/http://www.zenhonbuph.net/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=94:news-tv5-relaunch&catid=49:newsupdate&Itemid=50|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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The first opening theme song is "Take the Wave" by Naifu for the first 25 episodes, and the second is "So Far Away" by [[Chiaki Nagato|Pinc Inc]] for the remaining. The first ending theme song for the first 12 episodes is "Garasu no Haiwei (Highway of Glass)" by [[doa (Japanese band)|doa]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.d-o-a.jp/disco_a.html|title=Prime Garden, Discography, Official doa page|access-date=March 21, 2009|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327201204/http://www.d-o-a.jp/disco_a.html|archive-date=March 27, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> while "Yume no Hitotsu" by [[Garnet Crow]] is used for episodes 13–25. The third ending theme is "Sono Egao Yo Eien ni" by [[Aiko Kitahara]] for episodes 26 to 38,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aiko-k.net/disco.html|title=Discography Page, official Aiko Kitahara page|access-date=March 21, 2009|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303195047/http://www.aiko-k.net/disco.html|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the final ending song is "Mou Kimi wo Hitori ni Sasenai" by [[U-ka Saegusa in dB]] from 39–50.<br />
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===Video games===<br />
Several [[video game]]s based on ''Golgo 13'' have been released: <br />
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*The first ''Golgo 13'' video game was released for the [[Sega]] [[SG-1000]] in 1984, followed by ''Golgo 13: Oi no Su'' for the [[MSX]] in 1985.<br />
*Two games were released by [[Vic Tokai]] on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]: ''[[Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode]]'' (1988) and ''[[The Mafat Conspiracy]]'' (1990). Both are the only ''Golgo 13'' games to receive official English releases, with the license intact. <br />
*Two digital manga were released only in Japan for the [[PlayStation]] and [[Microsoft Windows]] in 1998; the digital manga features English text option, in addition to Japanese.<br />
*[[Namco]] and [[Eighting/Raizing]] developed three [[lightgun]] [[Arcade video game|arcade games]], similar to the [[Silent Scope (series)|''Silent Scope'' series]], but with a few differences. The rifle only contained a magnifying lens, not a small monitor like ''Silent Scope''. The screen itself would close up on the target only when the [[sensor]] on the underside of the rifle base was activated by the player leaning their shoulder into it. Each mission was preceded by an eight- to ten-panel manga briefing. The first two releases, ''Golgo 13'' in 1999 and ''Golgo 13: Kiseki no Dandou'' (''Golgo 13: Miraculous Trajectory'') in 2000, ran on [[Namco System 12]] hardware, with the third, ''Golgo 13: Juusei no Chinkonka'' (''Golgo 13: Requiem of a Gunshot'') in 2001, on [[Namco System 10]] hardware.<br />
*The most recent ''Golgo 13'' game, ''Golgo 13: File G-13'', was released for the [[Nintendo DS]] on June 18, 2009, by [[Marvelous Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/ds/G13/top.html|title=Spec, Official Golgo 13: File G-13 o Oe|access-date=July 8, 2009|language=ja|publisher=[[Marvelous Entertainment]]|archive-date=July 9, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090709020049/http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/game/ds/G13/top.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The game consists of a large [[quiz]] mode, featuring questions spanning the forty-year history of ''Golgo 13'', as well as several [[mini-game]]s, including the "Don't Stand Behind Me" game, in which the player, as Golgo 13, must punch people who walk up behind him (a reference to the tagline shown at the end of each episode of the 2008 anime, "Do not stand behind him, if you value your life.") The game is played holding the DS on its side, also known as "book style".<br />
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There was also an [[LCD game]] based on ''Golgo 13'' released only in Japan by [[Popy]] in 1982, as well as several [[pachinko]] and pachislot machines released in Japan between 2001 and 2017,<ref>{{Cite web|title=The coin-op and global gaming database|url=https://www.arcade-history.com/index.php?page=database&listtypes=all&lemot=golgo%2013&annee=all&editeur=&gallery=&demo=0&export=1&pirate=0&reissue=1&nongame=0&mamed=1&Tri=2|access-date=September 29, 2021|website=arcade-history.com|archive-date=March 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311220126/https://www.arcade-history.com/index.php?page=database&listtypes=all&lemot=golgo%2013&annee=all&editeur=&gallery=&demo=0&export=1&pirate=0&reissue=1&nongame=0&mamed=1&Tri=2|url-status=live}}</ref> one of which receiving a simulator port for the PlayStation in 2002.<br />
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A version of Golgo 13's signature weapon, the sniper rifle, was released in the Japanese version of ''[[Alliance of Valiant Arms]]'' as a usable weapon.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zMDugHLD4rQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/zMDugHLD4rQ |archive-date=December 21, 2021 |url-status=live|title=AVA M16 Golgo13 Edition in GALLERY - YouTube|date=December 2013 |access-date=June 29, 2014|language=ja|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref><br />
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===Other media===<br />
In addition, the title character has appeared in a number of TV commercials in Japan, including [[NEC]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc_RbJrtOic |title=YouTube - NEC Commercial Featuring Golgo 13 |website=[[YouTube]] |date=November 12, 2007 |access-date=November 29, 2016 |archive-date=March 12, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312094502/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc_RbJrtOic |url-status=live }}</ref> and [[Lotte (conglomerate)|Lotte]] [[Black Black]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivCjiYqyMCU|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/ivCjiYqyMCU|archive-date=December 21, 2021|url-status=live|title=Lotte Black Black|website=youtube.com|date=August 10, 2009 |access-date=October 19, 2016}}{{cbignore}}</ref> There was also a [[radio drama]] featuring [[Masane Tsukayama]] as Golgo 13.<br />
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An [[Airsoft]] gun has been made by [[Tokyo Marui]] based on the rifle Golgo 13 uses.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyo-marui.co.jp/products/electric/standard/240|title=Official Golgo 13 M16 Page|access-date=January 29, 2013|language=ja|publisher=[[Tokyo Marui]]|archive-date=February 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202071926/http://www.tokyo-marui.co.jp/products/electric/standard/240|url-status=live}}</ref> A figure based on Golgo 13 was released on August 25, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B002AMVCQM/|title=figma ゴルゴ13|access-date=July 8, 2009|publisher=Amazon Japan|language=ja|archive-date=June 28, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628225028/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B002AMVCQM/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nekomagic.com/?p=5391|title=Golgo 13 figma 042 action figure by Max Factory|date=May 21, 2009|access-date=July 8, 2009|archive-date=August 23, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823233136/http://www.nekomagic.com/?p=5391|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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==Reception==<br />
''Golgo 13'' won the 21st [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] in the General category in 1975, the Grand Prize at the 2002 [[Japan Cartoonists Association Award]]s, and the Special Judges Award at the 50th Shogakukan Manga Awards in 2005.<ref name="ShogakukanAwards">{{cite web|url=https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/shogakukan-mangasho-archives|script-title=ja:小学館漫画賞 過去受賞作|publisher=[[Shogakukan]]|access-date=April 5, 2020|language=ja|date=October 25, 2018|archive-date=May 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521054546/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/shogakukan-mangasho-archives|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/japancartoonist.php|title=Japanese Cartoonists' Association Awards|publisher=www.hahnlibrary.net|access-date=February 7, 2018|archive-date=November 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171112011508/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/japancartoonist.php|url-status=live}}</ref> With the publication of volume 201 in July 2021, ''Golgo 13'' was certified as holding the ''[[Guinness World Record]]'' for "Most volumes published for a single manga series."<ref>{{cite web|title=「ゴルゴ13」がギネス世界記録に認定、ちばてつやや高橋留美子らもお祝い|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/435998|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc|language=Japanese|date=July 18, 2021|access-date=September 29, 2021|archive-date=October 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027110213/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/435998|url-status=live}}</ref> On [[TV Asahi]]'s Manga Sōsenkyo 2021 poll, in which 150,000 people voted for their top 100 manga series, ''Golgo 13'' ranked 36th.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:テレビ朝日『国民15万人がガチで投票!漫画総選挙』ランキング結果まとめ！ 栄えある1位に輝く漫画は!?|url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746&p=2|website=animate Times|publisher=[[Animate (retailer)|Animate]]|access-date=January 3, 2021|archive-url=https://archive.today/20210103111919/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1609599746&p=2|archive-date=January 3, 2021|language=ja|date=January 3, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Golgo 13'' is one of the works credited with popularizing the {{Transliteration|ja|[[gekiga]]}} movement in Japanese comics, which strives for more realistic and dramatic works. Saito himself is surprised by his series' popularity overseas, because it is firmly rooted in Japanese culture and samurai. He cited the timing of when Golgo actually takes his shot as an example; "It evokes {{Transliteration|ja|[[iaidō]]}} [the martial art of drawing one's sword and mimicking a deadly blow]. It is the same movement and the same shape. I love Japanese samurai stories and that is why, unconsciously, Golgo moves like a samurai. That is why I thought foreigners wouldn't understand the story."<ref name="FT">{{cite web|last=Lewis|first=Leo|url=https://www.ft.com/content/734f95c0-7260-11e5-a129-3fcc4f641d98|title=Interview: 'Golgo 13' creator Takao Saito|date=October 16, 2015|work=[[Financial Times]]|access-date=February 4, 2018|archive-date=December 10, 2022|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20221210/https://www.ft.com/content/734f95c0-7260-11e5-a129-3fcc4f641d98|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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By March 2021, ''Golgo 13'' had over 300 million copies in circulation in various formats, including compilation books, it is the [[List of best-selling manga|second-best-selling manga series]] and the top-selling {{Transliteration|ja|seinen}} manga series in history.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/421629|script-title=ja:8号ではさいとう・たかを「ゴルゴ13」の200巻到達とシリーズ累計3億冊突破を記念し、「ゴルゴ13」が巻頭カラーで登場する。さらに、ともに連載作が200巻を突破したさいとうと「こちら葛飾区亀有公園前派出所」の秋本治による対談も掲載。|website=[[Comic Natalie]]|publisher=Natasha, Inc|language=ja-JP|date=March 25, 2021|access-date=March 25, 2021|archive-date=March 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325085514/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/421629|url-status=live}}</ref><br />
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[[Anime News Network]]'s Carl Kimlinger compared Saito's work on the series to the novels of [[John le Carré]] and [[Frederick Forsyth]], as the stories are "dark, meticulously constructed [and] painstakingly realistic".<ref>{{cite web|last=Kimlinger|first=Carl|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/golgo-13-gn-4|title=Golgo 13 GN 4 - Review|date=October 8, 2006|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=October 19, 2016|archive-date=October 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022234109/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/golgo-13-gn-4|url-status=live}}</ref> Leo Lewis of the ''[[Financial Times]]'' wrote that "Unsmiling, misogynist and inexorable, [the character] is a literary cousin of [[James Bond]] without the scene-softeners of [[Moneypenny]], [[M (James Bond)|M]], [[Q (James Bond)|Q]] or exploding fountain pens."<ref name="FT"/> The ''[[Daily Vanguard]]'' called Duke "something like a cross between [[Dirty Harry]] and ''[[Metal Gear Solid]]''{{'}}s [[Solid Snake]]."<ref name="DV"/> JC DuBois of Dragon's Anime has criticized those who say that most of Golgo 13's hits are impossible to do since there are problems that would prevent him from shooting straight such as the wind or with the [[coriolis effect]], saying that the "whole mystique of ''Golgo 13'' is that he's just that damn good. He CAN make those shots—and he can do it with one shot."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://dragonsanime.com/reviews/anime-review-archive/5-anime-reviews/218-golgo-13-tv-2008-jc.html|title=Golgo 13 (TV, 2008)|last=DuBois|first=JC|date=September 9, 2008 |publisher=DragonsAnime|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815054815/http://dragonsanime.com/reviews/anime-review-archive/5-anime-reviews/218-golgo-13-tv-2008-jc.html|archive-date=August 15, 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=October 19, 2016}}</ref><br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://bigcomicbros.net/work/6124/ Official website] {{In lang|ja}}<br />
* [https://www.viz.com/golgo-13 Viz Media's ''Golgo 13'' website]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150802151309/http://www.saito-pro.co.jp/english/index.htm Saito Production's ''Golgo 13'' website]<br />
* {{Anime News Network|manga|1519}}<br />
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