Cover of Captured, Volume 1

Dark Hair Captured

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Copyright Statement

Version 1.3. Copyrighted November 10, 1997, by Curtis H. Hoffmann.

Permission is granted to cross-post this file in whole to other computer networks, without modifications. This file may be reprinted in a fanzine or newsletter as long as I'm notified, in exchange for a copy of the issue this article appears in. This article can not be altered, or reprinted in a for-profit magazine, without my permission.

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Revision History

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Introduction

Dark Hair Captured is a very silly manga created by Ryuusuke Mita, and serialized in the Japanese Comic Dragon magazine. Comic Dragon is a monthly manga collection along the lines of Shonen Jump. Unlike its sister publication Dragon magazine, Comic Dragon doesn't have feature articles on its artists or stories, so there is no character guide in Japanese that I know of.

This file is aimed at creating new fans for Dark Hair Captured, Mita's best manga so far. It also contains something of a story summary because there's lots of good stuff that happens in this manga.

Dark Hair Captured wrapped up its run in Comic Dragon, as of June, 1997. Volume 7, the final book, was published Sept., 1997. Publication dates and ISBN numbers appear at the end of this file (the books have been coming out about twice a year.)



COMMENTS

The artwork is very similar to that in the later volumes of Dragon Half. That is, the character designs are sharp and pointy when drawn realistically, and the women all have wasp-waists and huge hips. But, the designs often become super-deformed for comic effect.

Dark Hair Captured is a sword-and-sorcery style manga, with lots of monsters, dungeons, and weapons floating about. However, there is also a fair amount of technology and references to modern Earth.

Overall, I like this manga a lot, and recommend it highly to anyone that likes Dragon Half, or D&D stories in general.

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Cover Art

VolumeLocationDescription
1Inside Front Page
Splash Page & Back Cover
TOC Feature Female 		Camel and Captured
Captured VS Quebrada
Camel
2Inside Front Page
Splash Page & Back Cover
TOC Feature Female 		Camel as a pro wrestler
Captured vs Standpeed
Moonsault
3Inside Front Page
Splash Page & Back Cover
TOC Feature Female 		Camel and Moonsault
Captured vs Steiner
Lana
4Inside Front Page
Splash Page & Back Cover
TOC Feature Female 		Captured superimposed over Full Nelson
Captured vs Steiner
Steiner
5Inside Front Page
Splash Page & Back Cover
TOC Feature Female 		Camel and Moonsault, with a Cap doll
Captured vs Mayer
Somersault
6Inside Front Page
Splash Page & Back Cover
TOC Feature Female 		Captured and Moonsault, looking nervous
Captured vs Dr. Bomb
Face
7Inside Front Page
Splash Page & Back Cover
TOC Feature Female 		Captured looking grim, Moonsault crying
Captured vs Splash
Plancha

Publication Information

By Dragon Comics, published by Kadokawa Shoten

Volume 1ISBN4-04-926046-8C0979 P900E900 yen
Volume 2ISBN4-04-926063-8C0979 P900E900 yen
Volume 3ISBN4-04-926084-0C0979 P900E900 yen
Volume 4ISBN4-04-926092-1C0979 P900E900 yen
Volume 5ISBN4-04-926099-9C0979 P900E900 yen
Volume 6ISBN4-04-926103-0C0979 P900E900 yen
Volume 7ISBN4-04-926110-3C0979 P900E900 yen


Volume 101/92 - 05/93 Printed Oct. 30, 1994.
Volume 201/94 - 03/94, 5/94, 7/94 - 9/94Printed May 1, 1995.
Volume 310/94 - 04/95. Printed Feb. 6, 1996.
Volume 405/95 - 10/95. Printed Aug. 1, 1996.
Volume 512/95 - 05/96. Printed Feb. 1, 1997.
Volume 606/96 - 12/96. Printed June 2, 1997.
Volume 701/97 - 07/96. Printed Sept. 1, 1997.




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