Ore wa Otoko Da! Kunio-kun

Ore wa Otoko Da! Kunio-kun (おれは男だ! くにおくん^?) is a gag manga illustrated by Kosaku Anakubo. It ran from 1991 to 1996 and was serialized in the monthly anthology CoroCoro Comic, lasting 11 volumes. It centers around Kunio, who is depicted as a strong but lazy delinquent who defends people that cannot defend by themselves. Wacky antics abound when he encounters different rivals who challenge him in different ways.

In 2018, CoroCoro announced a new chapter of manga for the winter issue of CoroCoro Aniki 2019.^[1]

List of chapters[]

Volume		Chapters
Volume		N°	JP	EN (rough translation)
	1	1	不良退治は、おれにまかせろ!!	Leave the delinquent extermination to me!!
		2	龍拳ダブルドラゴンの挑戦!!
		3	くにおVS山田、タイマン勝負!!
		4	不良がり軍団をぶっとばせ!!
		5	くにおVSりき、おせち料理争奪戦!!
		6	はらがへっては、けんかはできぬ!?
		7	やみ討ちなんか、へっちゃらだぜ!!
		8	熱血硬派の主人公は、だれだ･･･!?
		9	激闘! サッカーけんか勝負!!
		Special	〈特別編〉おれが熱血硬派くにおくんだぜ!!
	2	10	くにおオタク、園川登場!!
		11	修学旅行の激闘、くにVS大阪合!!
		12	熱闘! ドッジボール日米対決!!
		13	めざせ、優勝! 勝ちぬきうでずもう大会!!
		14	くにお&りき、にせ者現る!!
		15	横浜ジェッタの挑戦! りき、危機一髪!!
		16	激戦! 熱血トライアスロン!!
		17	熱血VS冷峰、柔道勝負!!
		Special	〈特別編〉おれは男だ! くにおくん4コマ大会
	3	18	竜一VS 竜二、ダブルドラゴンの決闘!!
		19	めざせ、ハワイ旅行! 熱血芸術勝負!!
		20	熱血人助け! 海の家でお手伝い!?
		21	くにおVSりき、ボクシング対決!!
		22	遊園地には、わながいっぱい!?
		23	くにお&りき、サンタはどっちだ!?
		24	卓球勝負! 熱血ペアVSねくらペア!!
		25	熱血探偵登場! 殺人犯はだれだ!?
		26	くにおの熱血中学入学式!!
		27	逆襲! 三羽がらす、東京に現る!!
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		28	どすこい野郎、西村の挑戦!!
		29	園川の策略! 雪山のスキーツアー!!
		30	最後の決闘!ひりきのいなくなる白!?
		31	爆走! 熱血カート勝負!!
		32	激闘! 死闘! プロレス対決!!
		33	強敵新入生現る! くにお危機一髪!!
		34	バブー! 熱血赤ちゃんがやってきた!!
		35	超過激!大食い選手権に勝ち残れ!!
		36	うえ死に寸前! 危ないハイキング!!
		37	熱血VS花園! 商店街対抗野球大会!!
	5	38
		39	打倒、くにお!! 豪田&五代の再挑戦!!
		40	くにおVS山田! ゴルフ勝負!!
		41	登場! 新ライバル・浜岡!!
		42	決闘! 似た者同士・くにおVS 浜岡!!
		43	芸術は破壊だ･･････!?-
		44	めざせ! 熱血カレー王!!
		45	激闘、空中戦! 飛行機選手権大会!!
		46	熱血ペア! もちつき大会に参加!!
	6	47	超過激! 焼き肉食べ放題!!
		48	くにおのかぜひき大作戦!!
		49	付き人は楽じゃない!!
		50	くにお&ひろしのハワイ珍商売!!
		51	くにお、Jリーガーになる!?
		52	めざせ、百点! 猛烈試験勉強!!
		53	くにおが二人!? 入れかわり物語!!
		54	苦学生・ひろしを助けろ!?
	7	55
		56
		57
		58
		59
		60
		61
		62
	8	63
		64
		65
		66
		67
		68
		69
		70
	9	71
		72
		73
		74
		75
		76
		77
	10	78
		79
		80
		81
		82
		83
		84
		85
	11	86
		87
		88
		89
		90
		91
		92

Characters[]

Main characters[]

Kunio

He is the protagonist. Although he is clumsy, absent-minded and sometimes lazy, he is a fairly strong fighter who does not tolerate those who pick on the weak. Other delinquents constantly challenge him to fights, either out of revenge or to try to overcome his strength, but he almost always emerges victorious.

Riki

He is another of the protagonists. He always appears wherever Kunio is, whether by chance, to help him, take a walk or to prevent other delinquents from defeating Kunio, because he wants to be the first to defeat him. Although he almost always shows maturity, it is quite easy to make him angry.

Hiroshi

He is a recurring character who appears for the first time in chapter 9. He is Kunio's classmate and best friend.

In the first special chapter, the story is told of how he met Kunio after the latter had been transferred to his school. Hiroshi constantly brags about his apparent strength, but in reality he is too weak. He dreams of one day being as strong as the famous delinquient Kunio, and although Kunio has transferred to Nekketsu High School, Hiroshi thinks that he is just one of Kunio's fans due to the appearance that he had at that time, since Kunio had to hide his true identity.