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Ginga Densetsu Weed (銀牙伝説ウィード Ginga Densetsu Uiido) is a Japanese manga series begun by Yoshihiro Takahashi in 1999. 38 volumes have been produced, and it is still in production. Studio DEEN produces the anime version, which premiered in November 2005, and is airing primarily on Animax.

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Description

Ginga Densetsu Weed takes place 14 years after Ginga Nagareboshi Gin. The main character, Weed, is the son of Gin, and appears to have been born with powers similar to his father's.

The first three volumes of the manga were translated by ComicsOne, but were of poor quality. When ComicsOne was bought out, its successor dropped the rights to Weed. With the manga's rights currently unclaimed, the fourth volume was fan-translated and can be found at [GingaWorld.net].

Story

[Spoiler warningSpoiler warning]: Plot and/or ending details follow.
The following synopsis describes the story as presented in the anime. Some events in the manga may be different (for example, in the manga, Smith does not meet Weed until after Sakura's death). The story begins 14 years after the events of , where Gin led 750 dogs into a battle against a bear demon, Akakabuto. He became a hero by vanquishing Akakabuto using the Battouga attack, a technique of the wolf. Gajou, the stronghold Akakabuto build for himself in Futago Pass, through the Ou Mountains, became a monument of the battle and the ruling seat of Gin's new territory.

After 14 years of peace, a strange, horrible monster (Kaibutsu) invaded and overtook Gajou. During the battle, Gin sent his mate, Sakura, off with one of his commanders, Smith, to keep their unborn pups safe.

Six months later, a young Tora-ge (tiger-striped) Akita pup that looks just like Gin met GB, an English setter and a slave of a rogue boss dog named Nero. The pup tried to save one of GB's friends from a farm's guard dog, but all three ultimately are saved by Smith, who now has lost his right foreleg. Smith recognizes the Tora-ge pup and is led to Sakura, who is deathly ill. Soon after Smith's arrival, Sakura dies. With his father missing and his mother dead, GB and Smith take the pup in; GB names the pup Weed, due to his tenacious spirit.

The group has several adventures on their way back to the Ou Mountains, and find more allies as they battle and defeat Kaibutsu, who was a genetic experiment gone wrong. But Gin and his lieutenants are still missing. They are found and captured by Hougen, a rogue boss dog from the Southern Alps. Using Gin as a hostage, Hougen launches an invasion to take over Gin's territory. Weed and his followers must gather allies in order to save the dog's paradise.

Characters

Character status is as of episode 20 in the anime.

The oldest Ou Soldiers

Riki
(Akita Inu) Weed's grandfather and Gin's father. Was one of Gohei's best bear dogs. He was killed by Akakabuto, making Gin become the next leader of Ou.
Gin
(Tora-ge Akita Inu bearhound.) Weed's father. The hero of the battle with the bear demon Akakabuto 14 years ago, and now the ruler of Futago Pass. Currently understood to be in Hougen's custody.
Akame
(Kishu Inu) One of Gin's direct lieutenants. He is assisting the defense of Gajou after escaping during Gin and John's capture by Hougen.
John
(German Shepherd) Gin's other direct lieutenant. He was killed by Hougen in episode 9 after escaping with Reika.
Smith
(English Springer Spaniel) One of Gin's commanders. He was sent off during Kaibutsu's invasion to protect Sakura. He was killed by Kaibutsu in episode 4.
Sakura
(White Akita Inu) Gin's mate, and Weed's mother. She died of disease-induced starvation in episode 1.
Ben
(Great Dane/Mastiff mix) The oldest of the surviving Ou soldiers from the battle with Akakabuto. Ken's father. He's still very strong despite advanced age, but virtually blind. He has to be guided by his mate, Cross.
Cross
(Saluki) The only female Soldier of Ou. Ben's mate, and Ken's mother. She serves as Ben's eyes in his old age.
Kurotora
(Kai Ken) One of Gin's commanders. Kagetora's father, and Shigure's uncle.
Tokimune
(Tora-ge Akita Inu) Gin's body double, for defense of Gajou in his absence. He was killed by Kaibutsu in episode 3.

Weed and his followers

Weed
A Tora-ge Akita bearhound. The son of Gin. He became the interim ruler of Gin's territory and leader of the Ou soldiers in Gin's absence, officially as of episode 5.
GB
A cowardly English Setter, formerly a slave of rogue boss dog Nero. His life was saved by Smith several months before Weed's birth. He is now Weed's closest friend.
Sasuke
A Shiba Inu, one of GB's friends. Weed saved him from a hunting dog in the first episode, then he left on his own to find his old master. He turned up in episode 19, a slave of Hougen, and GB and Weed were able to bring him into the Ou soldiers.
Mel
A young Golden retreiver, even younger than Weed. Formerly a slave of rogue boss dog Blue. He has shown considerable tenacity, especially in defense of Gajou.
Hook
Formerly a pet, and a slave to Blue before that, he escaped and helped save Mel from Blue. He is working for Weed independently. He is the one that told Gin about Weed, and helped Gin in secret during his detention by Hougen. He brought Reika to Gajou after Weed's first encounter with Hougen.
Ken
A Great Dane/Mastiff/Saluki mix. One of the commanders of the Ou Soldiers prior to Weed's arrival.
Kagetora
A Kai Ken. One of the commanders of the Ou Soldiers prior to Weed's arrival. Ken and Kagetora, like their parents Ben and Kurotora, are extremely close friends.
Jerome
A German Shepherd, and trained guard dog and assassin. He was sent after Kaibutsu by its creators to destroy it. He originally had 15 subordinates; the last four of them died in episodes 4 and 5. He became Weed's advisor, but was driven out when he murdered two of Hougen's assassins in episode 16. He worked for Weed independently from then on.
Reika
Daughter of one of Gin's old commanders. She was captured with John and Gin by Hougen, but escaped with John and Hiro.
Rocket
A borzoi. Formerly one of Hougen's spies, he defected and joined Weed's group. His loyalty was solidified when his brothers, Missile and Jet, were murdered by Hougen.
Hiro
A Saint Bernard mix. Nicknamed "the ballsnatcher", as he usually defends himself by neutering his enemies; see episode 8. He helped John and Reika escape from Hougen's clutches, then joined Weed's group.
Kyoushiro
(A Kishu Inu) The leader of a large but strong group of pups, all abused by their parents. Weed wins his loyalty, and the entire pack comes under Weed's leadership. He almost defected when Jerome was exiled, but Jerome convinced him to remain with Weed. In episode 20, he infiltrated Hougen's pack in an attempt to rescue Gin; he made his pups believe he was REALLY defecting, to test their willingness to fight.
Tesshin
(Shikoku Inu) Leader of the Koga ninja dogs. Prior to Weed's birth, Gin chose him as the successor to Gajou to Futago Pass. Now he and his ninja dogs are under Weed's leadership.
Shigure
Kagetora's cousin. Three of Shigure's brothers were killed in Genba's invasion in episode 13. He escaped, and returned with reinforcements in episode 17.

Enemies

Kaibutsu
Experiment P4, he is a genetically altered dog created by humans. After escaping his laboratory, Jerome and his corps were sent to destroy him. He eventually holed up in Gajou, where he was killed by Weed, Ken, Kagetora and Jerome in episode 6.
Nero
(Alaskan Mamalute) A rogue boss dog in the Northern Alps. He once encountered Gin, but was scared off when he was easily batted away by John. He was killed by Hougen for his cowardice.
Blue
A rogue boss dog in the Northern Alps, generally believed to be subordinant to Nero. He was hit by a semi and killed in episode 2 while trying to escape Weed, GB and Smith.
Hougen
(Great Dane) A rogue boss dog in the Southern Alps. He took Gin custody and now intends to take over Futago Pass. He is rumored to be a maneater, and possibly a dog-eater as well.
Genba
(Great Dane) Hougen's younger brother. He leads Hougen's invasion of the Futago Pass in episode 13. Hougen killed him in episode 18 out of mercy after he suffered a massive head injury from being pushed off a cliff by Tessjin and Shigure.
Thunder and Lector
Twin Dobermanns. Hougen's top assassins. Their teeth are essentially steel. Weed used a razor to cut off their fangs, then Jerome killed both of them in episode 16, leading to his exile from the Ou Soldiers.
Kamakiri
An Irish wolfhound. A rival of Kyoushiro in the Southern Alps, he allies with Hougen in the takeover of Futago Pass. After Genba's death, however, he develops ambitions of his own.
Toube
A Tosa Inu. He was chosen as one of Hougen's generals, but was kicked out by Hougen in connection with Genba's injury and death. He was rescued by Weed, but was reluctant to change sides initially, mainly seeking vengeance on Hougen.
Spoilers end here.

Anime

The anime began production in September 2005, and ran through May 2006. The entire series ran for 26 episodes. As usually happens with conversion from manga to anime, there have been some minor changes made to the plot. The television rights in foreign markets have not yet been shopped.
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Theme Songs

Ginga Densetsu Weed by Dohatsuten oh ya

Tsuki Akari by Dohatsuten

See also

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