Golgo 13

Golgo 13
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Duke Togo
ゴルゴ13 (Gorugo Sātīn)
Genre	Thriller[1]
Manga
Written by	Takao Saito (1968–2021) Saito Production (2021–present)
Published by	Shogakukan Leed Publishing
English publisher	NA: Viz Media
Magazine	Big Comic
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	October 1968 – present
Volumes	213 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Produced by	Yutaka Saito Haruyuki Kawajima
Written by	Wada Yoshinori
Music by	Takeo Yamashita
Studio	Saito Production
Original network	TBS
Original run	1971
Episodes	40
Anime television series
Directed by	Shunji Ōga
Produced by	Susumu Matsuyama Shunji Aoki
Written by	Junichi Iioka
Music by	Daisuke Ikeda
Studio	The Answer Studio
Licensed by	AUS: Siren Visual NA: Sentai Filmworks
Original network	TV Tokyo
English network	NA: Anime Network
Original run	April 11, 2008 – March 27, 2009
Episodes	50 (List of episodes)
Manga
Gunsmith Dave
Written by	Takao Saito Saito Production
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Big Comic Zōkan
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	July 17, 2021 – May 17, 2022
Volumes	1
Manga
Golgo Camp
Written by	Yukio Miyama
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	MangaONE
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	August 28, 2021 – November 26, 2022
Volumes	1
Manga
G no Idenshi: Shōjo Fanette
Written by	Takao Saito Saito Production
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Big Comic Zōkan
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	July 15, 2022 – present
Volumes	1
Films and original video animation
Golgo 13 (1973 live-action film) Assignment Kowloon (1977 live-action film) The Professional (1983 anime film) Queen Bee (1998 OVA)
Video games
Top Secret Episode (1988) The Mafat Conspiracy (1990)
Anime and manga portal

Golgo 13 (Japanese: ゴルゴ13, Hepburn: Gorugo Sātīn) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Saito, published in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic since October 1968. The series follows the title character, a professional assassin for hire. Golgo 13 is the oldest manga still in publication, and its tankōbon edition was certified by Guinness World Records as the highest number of volumes for a manga series. Saito said before his death in 2021 that he wanted the manga to continue on without him and previously raised concerns 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.

The series has been adapted into two live-action feature films, an anime film, an original video animation, an anime television series and six video games.

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 Awards.