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Goemon
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami
Platform(s)	Arcade, NES, MSX2, Super NES, Game Boy, PlayStation, Nintendo 64, Game Boy Color, Game Boy Advance, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, mobile phone, Wii, Nintendo 3DS, Wii U, Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, PlayStation 4
First release	Mr. Goemon May 1986
Latest release	Ganbare Goemon Pachisuro 2 September 2011

Shin Ganbare Goemon: Jigoku-hen
新がんばれゴエモン 地獄編
Manga
Written by	Hiroshi Obi
Published by	Kodansha
Published	January 5, 1993
Volumes	3

Ganbare Goemon - Yukihime Kyuushutsu Emaki
がんばれゴエモンゆき姫救出絵巻
Manga
Written by	Hiroshi Obi
Published by	Kodansha
Published	December 3, 1991 - August 4, 1992
Volumes	3

Ganbare Goemon 2 - Kiteretsu Shougun Magginesu
がんばれゴエモン2 奇天烈将軍マッギネス編
Manga
Written by	Hiroshi Obi
Published by	Kodansha
Published	December 27, 1993
Volumes	2

Ganbaregoemon fu ~i ~ba a
がんばれゴエモンふぃ～ばあ
Manga
Written by	Hiroshi Obi
Published by	Kodansha
Published	April 30, 1997
Volumes	1

Ganbare Goemon 3 - Shishi Juuroku Bee no Karakuri Manji Gatame
がんばれゴエモン3 獅子重禄兵衛のからくり卍固め
Manga
Written by	Hiroshi Obi
Published by	Kodansha
Published	February 3, 1995 - January 6, 1996
Volumes	3

Ganbare Goemon Kirakira Douchuu
がんばれゴエモンきらきら道中
Manga
Written by	Hiroshi Obi
Published by	Kodansha
Published	April 30, 1996 - December 4, 1996
Volumes	3

Ganbare Goemon - Neo Momoyama Bakufu no Odori
がんばれゴエモンネオ桃山幕府のおどり
Manga
Written by	Hiroshi Obi
Published by	Kodansha
Published	February 4, 1998 - October 2, 1998
Volumes	3

Ganbare Goemon - Yukihime Kyuushutsu Emaki
がんばれゴエモンゆき姫救出絵巻
Manga
Written by	Hiroshi Obi
Published by	KC Derakkusu
Published	November 21, 2013
Volumes	1
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Ganbare Goemon (がんばれゴエモン, 'Go for it, Goemon!'), known as Goemon and Mystical Ninja internationally, is a video game series created and produced by Konami. Etsunobu Ebisu is the joint producer of the franchise.

These games revolve around the main character, Goemon, and his exploits. His character is loosely based on Ishikawa Goemon, the noble thief of Japanese folklore. While the early games of emphasized Goemon as a noble thief, he eventually becomes more of a standard video game hero character. His trademarks are his blue bushy hair and weapon of choice, the kiseru. The games are set in a cartoon-like, mystical Feudal Japan, with many references to Japanese folklore. Although the series has its roots in action adventure, the Ganbare Goemon series has features from genres including role-playing, puzzle video games, and board games. Ganbare Goemon is popular in Japan. The series consists of video games, with its success spawning a wide series of merchandise and an anime and manga series.

Konami has generally regarded the Goemon games as too specific to the Japanese market to be released worldwide.^[1] However, five of them have been released overseas: The Legend of the Mystical Ninja for the Super NES, Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon and Goemon's Great Adventure for the Nintendo 64 and two titles for the Game Boy.

In 2002-2003, a mobile phone was released for the titled Ganbare Goemon: Tsūkai Game Apli series.

The latest original game of the series was Ganbare Goemon: Tōkai Dōchū Ōedo Tengu ri Kaeshi no Maki, released in Japan for the Nintendo DS in 2005. Since then, the series has been used primarily as themes for Konami's pachislot machines.

• 1Related media
  • 1.1Anime
• 2List of games

Related media[edit]

Anime[edit]

Original video animation[edit]

• A single-episode thirty-minute OVA was released in Japan in 1993 titled Ganbare Goemon: Jigen Jō no Akumu (がんばれゴエモン 次元城の悪夢, 'Ganbare Goemon: The Nightmare of the Dimensional Castle'). The OVA starred the voice of Daiki Nakamura as Goemon and Hideyuki Umezu as Ebisumaru and feature segments parodying Gradius, Akumajō Dracula and TwinBee.
• A second-episode thirty-minute OVA was released in Japan in 1998 titled Ganbare Goemon: Chikyuu Kyuushutsu Sakusen (がんばれゴエモン地球救出作戦, 'Ganbare Goemon: Global Rescue Operation').

Television series[edit]

Manga[edit]

Goemon is the protagonist of many manga based on the videogame series. There are several series, each one based on a different game. Most of the manga were illustrated by artist Hiroshi Obi and were published between 1991 and 1998 to accompany the release of each new game.

Obi died from a brain stem hemorrhage on August 3, 2014, at the age of 54.^[2]

List of games[edit]

Video games (main series)[edit]

Original title	Localized title(s)	Regions	First release	First platform
Mr. Goemon	-	JP	1986	Arcade
Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū[3][4]	-	JP	1986	Famicom, MSX2 Mobile phones[5]
Ganbare Goemon 2	-	JP	1989	Famicom, i-revo, Wii VC, 3DS VC, Wii U VC
Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ōgon Kiseru	-	JP	1990	Famicom, Wii VC, 3DS VC Mobile phones[6]
Ganbare Goemon: Yukihime Kyuushutsu Emaki	The Legend of the Mystical Ninja	JP, NA, EUR	1991	SNES, Wii VC, Wii U VC, Nintendo Classic Mini: Super Famicom
Ganbare Goemon: Sarawareta Ebisumaru!	Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (in 'Konami GB Collection Vol.3')	JP, EUR	1991	Game Boy, 3DS VC
Ganbare Goemon Gaiden 2: Tenka no Zaihō	-	JP	1992	Famicom
Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shougun Magginesu	-	JP	1993	Super Famicom
Ganbare Goemon 3: Shishijyūrokubei no Karakuri Manji Katame[7]	-	JP	1994	Super Famicom, Wii VC, Wii U VC
Ganbare Goemon Kirakira Dōchū: Boku ga Dancer ni Natta Wake	-	JP	1995	Super Famicom
Ganbare Goemon: Uchū Kaizoku Akogingu	-	JP	1996	PlayStation, PlayStation Network
Ganbare Goemon: Kurofune Tou no Nazo	Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon	JP, NA, EUR	1997	Game Boy, 3DS VC
Ganbare Goemon: Neo Momoyama Bakufu no Odori	Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon	JP, NA, EUR	1997	Nintendo 64
Ganbare Goemon: Derodero Douchuu Obake Tenkomori	Goemon's Great Adventure (NA) Mystical Ninja 2 Starring Goemon (EUR)	JP, NA, EUR	1998	Nintendo 64
Ganbare Goemon: Kuru Nara Koi! Ayashige Ikka no Kuroi Kage	-	JP	1998	PlayStation
Ganbare Goemon: Tengu-tō no Gyakushū!	-	JP	1999	Game Boy Color
Ganbare Goemon: Mononoke Dōchū Tobidase Nabe-Bugyō!	-	JP	1999	Game Boy Color
Ganbare Goemon: Hoshizorashi Dynamites Arawaru!!	-	JP	2000	Game Boy Color
Ganbare Goemon: Ōedo Daikaiten	-	JP	2001	PlayStation
Mini Kyodai Robo Goemon Compact[8]	-	JP	2003[9]	Mobile Phone
Kessakusen! Ganbare Goemon 1 & 2 (port of the first two Super Famicom games with extra mini-games)	-	JP	2005	Game Boy Advance
Ganbare Goemon: Shishijūrokubē no Karakuri Manji Gatame[10]	-	JP	2005	Mobile Phone
Ganbare Goemon: Tōkai Dōchū Ōedo Tengu ri Kaeshi no Maki	-	JP	2005	Nintendo DS

Video games (spin-offs)[edit]

Original title	Localized title(s)	Regions	First release	First platform
Ganbare Goemon: Ebisumaru Kiki Ippatsu	-	JP	1990	Handheld electronic game
Soreyuke Ebisumaru! Karakuri Meiro - Kieta Goemon no Nazo!! (puzzle game starring Ebisumaru)	-	JP	1996	Super Famicom
Goemon Mononoke Sugoroku (Sugoroku game)	-	JP	1999	Nintendo 64
Bōken Jidai Katsugeki Goemon (a more serious spin-off of the series)	-	JP	2000	PlayStation 2
Goemon: Shin Sedai Shūmei! (futuristic spin-off of the series)	-	JP	2001	PlayStation
Goemon: New Age Shutsudō! (futuristic spin-off of the series)	-	JP	2002	Game Boy Advance
Ganbare Goemon: Tsūkai Game Apli series[11] Dosukoi! Harite Ichiban Hijutsu! Sansū Juku Jetto GO! GO! GO! Karakuri Kiteretsu Rēsu Tentekomai-Mai Meikyū-Kan	-	JP	2002–2003	Mobile phones

Other games[edit]

Original title	Localized title(s)	Regions	First release	First platform
Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu: Machi Hen	-	JP	1986	Board game
Ganbare Goemon (medal game)	-	JP	1997	Medal game
Ganbare Goemon Pachisuro	-	JP	2009	Pachislot
Ganbare Goemon Pachisuro 2	-	JP	2011	Pachislot

References[edit]

1. ^'Konami'. Next Generation. No. 19. Imagine Media. July 1996. p. 70.
2. ^Ganbare Goemon Manga Artist Hiroshi Obi Passes Away
3. ^Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu Box Shot for MSX2 at GameFAQs
4. ^Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Dōchū (1987) MSX cover art at MobyGames
5. ^'Ganbare Goemon! Karakuri Douchuu official webpage'. Konami Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved February 18, 2011.
6. ^'Ganbare Goemon Gaiden: Kieta Ougon Kiseru official webpage'. Konami Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved February 18, 2011.
7. ^おオススメ!! ソフト カタログ!!: がんばれゴエモン3. Weekly Famicom Tsūshin. No.335. Pg.114. 12–19 May 1995. Score: 32/40.
8. ^'Mini Kyodai Robo Goemon Compact (ミニ巨大ロボ ゴエモンコンパクト)'. Konami Japan. Konami. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved January 5, 2013.
9. ^'Mini Kyodai Robo Goemon Compact official webpage'. Konami (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 18, 2004. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
10. ^'Ganbare Goemon: Shishijūrokubē no Karakuri Manji Gatame official webpage'. Konami Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 16, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
11. ^'Ganbare Goemon: Tsūkai Game Apli official webpage'. Konami Japan (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

External links[edit]

• Ganbare Goemon series at MobyGames

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