Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M

Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M (め組の大吾, Megumi no Daigo) is a shōnen manga by Masahito Soda. The manga has been released in its entirety by Viz Media in the United States. In 1996, it received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen.[2]

Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M
Cover of the sixteenth manga volume
め組の大吾
(Megumi no Daigo)
GenreDrama[1]
Manga
Written byMasahito Soda
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original run1995 – 1999
Volumes20
Anime film
Directed bySusumu Nishizawa
Music byShirō Hamaguchi
StudioSunrise
ReleasedJuly 27, 1999
Runtime45 minutes
Television drama
Directed byGo Shichitaka
Take Narita
Hirosuke Mitake
Taro Kinoshita
Osamu Yonekawa
Ryouichi Tanaka
Original networkFuji TV
Original run January 6, 2004 – March 16, 2004
Episodes11

Plot

As a child Daigo Asahina's life was saved by a fireman. He grew up and never forgot the brave, nameless man who rescued and inspired him to become a firefighter himself. Now as a firefighter in training at Medaka-Ga-Hama Fire Station in Sengoku City, Daigo must grow up quickly, learn the ropes, and find out if he truly has what it takes to become a heroic fireman.

Characters
Daigo Asahina (朝比奈大吾, Asahina Daigo)
Voiced by: Wataru Takagi
The protagonist of the story, he is an eighteen-year-old fool who thinks he knows everything about firefighting.
Shunsuke Gomi (五味俊介, Gomi Shunsuke)
Voiced by: Yusaku Yara
The captain of Fire Company M whose easy-going attitude is initially off-putting to the overzealous Daigo.
Shizuka Ochiai (落合静香, Ochiai Shizuka)
Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue
Daigo's high school teacher who continues to offer encouragement even though he is no longer her student. She treats him as though he is her little brother, though Daigo has feelings for her.
Shirō Amakasu (甘粕 士郎, Amakasu Shirō)
Voiced by: Kazuya Ichijō
Daigo's serious-minded rival at Kujiradai Fire Station, one of the busiest stations in the area.

References
  1. "The Official Website for Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M". Viz Media. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved August 19, 2007.


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