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{{Short description|Japanese manga series by Masakazu Katsura}}
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{{Update|the new drama adaptation to air in [[TV Tokyo]] on the infobox|date=September 2024}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name            = Wing-Man
| image           = Wing-Man 1.jpg
| caption         = Cover of the first volume
| ja_kanji        = ウイングマン
| ja_romaji       = Uinguman
| genre           = [[Science fantasy]]<br>[[Superhero comics|Superhero]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Jason |author-link=Jason Thompson (writer) |title=Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Video Girl Ai |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2010-12-30 |website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=August 5, 2018 |date=December 31, 2010}}</ref><!-- Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations. Limit of the three most relevant genres in accordance with [[MOS:A&M]]. -->
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Masakazu Katsura]]
| publisher       = [[Shueisha]]
| demographic     = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]''
| imprint         = [[Jump Comics]]
| magazine        = [[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]
| first           = January 4, 1983
| last            = August 27, 1985
| volumes         = 13
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| title           = Dream Soldier Wing-Man
| director        = [[Tomoharu Katsumata]]
| producer        = 
| writer          = 
| music           = [[Keiichi Oku]]
| studio          = [[Toei Animation]]
| network         = [[All-Nippon News Network|ANN]] ([[TV Asahi]])
| first           = February 7, 1984
| last            = February 26, 1985
| episodes        = 47
| episode_list    = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Game
| developer       = TamTam
| publisher       = [[Enix]]
| genre           = {{plainlist|
* [[Visual novel]]
* [[Adventure game]]
}}
| platforms       = [[NEC PC-8801]], [[Fujitsu FM-7]], [[Sharp X1]], [[MSX]]
| released        = 1984
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
|type            = drama
|director        = {{ubl|[[Koichi Sakamoto]]}}
|producer        = 
|writer          = {{ubl|Yoshitsu Yamada|Masaki Nishigaki|Yuya Nakazono}}
|music           = Toshinori Kawamura
|studio          = [[Toei Company|Toei]]
|network         = [[TV Tokyo]]
|first           = October 23, 2024
|last            = December 25, 2024
|episodes        = 10
|episode_list    =
}}

{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}

{{Nihongo|'''''Wing-Man'''''|ウイングマン|Uinguman|lead=yes}} is a Japanese [[science fantasy]] [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Masakazu Katsura]]. It was serialized in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' from 1983 to 1985, with the chapters collected into 13 ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes by [[Shueisha]].

==Synopsis==
''Wing-Man'' is the story of Kenta Hirono, a fan of superheroes and [[sentai]] television shows to the point where he dreams of becoming such a hero himself. To that end, he creates a superhero of his own called "Wingman", and, much to the chagrin of his teachers, acts out his fantasies of being Wingman at school. When Kenta meets Aoi Yume, the beautiful blue-haired princess of an [[isekai|alternate universe]] called Podreams, he gets his chance to make his fantasy come true, as Aoi carries a book called a Dream Note which can make any dream come true, and Kenta draws a picture of Wingman in the book, allowing him to become Wingman for real. Kenta, Aoi and Kenta's classmate and love interest, Miku Ogawa, team up to save Podreams from the evil dictator Rimel, who wants to use the Dream Note to take over Podreams, while Kenta deals with his conflicting feelings for both of his female compatriots.

==Characters==
;{{Nihongo|Kenta Hirono|広野健太|Hirono Kenta}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Ryō Horikawa]]}}
;{{Nihongo|Aoi Yume|夢あおい|Yume Aoi}}
:{{Voiced by|Yōko Kawanami}}
;{{Nihongo|Miku Ogawa|小川美紅|Ogawa Miku}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Naoko Watanabe (voice actress)|Naoko Watanabe]]}}
;{{Nihongo|Momoko Morimoto|森本桃子|Morimoto Momoko}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Yuriko Yamamoto]]}}
;{{Nihongo|Kumiko Fuzawa|布沢久美子|Fuzawa Kumiko}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Seiko Nakano]]}}
;{{Nihongo|Kurumi Mimori|美森くるみ|Mimori Kurumi}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Mitsuko Horie]]}}
;{{Nihongo|Riro Ousei|桜瀬りろ|Ousei Riro}}
:{{Voiced by|Mika Ishizawa}}
;Kenta's Father
:{{Voiced by|[[Kōji Yada]]}}
;Kenta's Mother
:{{Voiced by|Mariko Mukai}}
;{{Nihongo|Masakazu Tonari|戸鳴正和|Tonari Masakazu}}
:{{Voiced by|Akie Yasuda}}
;{{Nihongo|Keiko Matsuoka|松岡ケイ子|Matsuoka Keiko}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Sumi Shimamoto]]}}
;Principal
:{{Voiced by|[[Takeshi Aono]]}}
;Vice Principal
:{{Voiced by|[[Jōji Yanami]]}}
;{{Nihongo|Fukumoto|福本}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Michitaka Kobayashi]]}}
;{{Nihongo|Doctor Lark|ドクターラーク}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Sanji Hase]]}}
;{{Nihongo|Rimel|リメル}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Hideyuki Tanaka]]}}
;{{Nihongo|Kitakura|キータクラー}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Kei Tomiyama]]}}
;{{Nihongo|Kitamura-[[sensei]]|北村先生}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Hideyuki Tanaka]]}}
;{{Nihongo|Shaft|シャフト}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Kaneto Shiozawa]]}} ([[Kōzō Shioya]] in episode 7)
;{{Nihongo|Doctor Unbalance|ドクターアンバランス}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Hiroshi Ōtake]]}}
;{{Nihongo|The Shiva|ザ・シーバ}}
:{{Voiced by|Mari Yokō}}
;{{Nihongo|Nass|ナァス}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Bin Shimada]]}}
;{{Nihongo|Ghost Rimel|ゴーストリメル}}
:{{Voiced by|[[Eiji Kanie]]}}

==Production==
[[Kazuhiko Torishima]], the editor who discovered [[Masakazu Katsura]], said he was disappointed when the artist told him he wanted to draw a transforming superhero manga.<ref name="comitia">{{Cite web|last=Yoshida|first=Yuhei|url=https://comitia.co.jp/history/131hensyuoh.html|title=編集王に訊く42 白泉社 代表取締役会長 鳥嶋和彦さん|work=[[Comitia (manga)|Comitia]]|language=ja|date=2019-11-28|access-date=2024-10-26}}</ref> He explained that science fiction works in television with its [[special effect]]s, but it does not come across visually in manga. So Torishima proposed making it a school story involving girls and asked him to make the main character more realistic and familiar to readers.<ref name="comitia"/>

==Media==
===Anime===
The manga was adapted into an [[anime]] television series titled {{Nihongo|'''''Dream Soldier Wing-Man'''''|夢戦士ウイングマン|Yume Senshi Uinguman}}, produced by [[Toei Animation]] and aired from 1984 to 1985.<ref>https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/en/tv/wingman/</ref> The anime had a total of 47 episodes.<ref>https://lineup.toei-anim.co.jp/ja/tv/wingman/episode/</ref>

Featuring character designs by Yoshinori Kanemori and intended by [[Toei Animation]] to be a strong [[Shōnen manga|shōnen]] title following the female-targeted ''[[Ai Shite Knight]]'', ''Wing-Man'' marked the first anime adaptation of one of Katsura's works and the debut role of [[Ryo Horikawa]] as Kenta. (Katsura himself would later appear as Wing-Man in a live-action adaptation of ''[[Video Girl Ai]]''.) 

The anime's ending differs from that of the manga, but the manga's ending was dramatized with the anime's voice actors on a drama LP.

===Video games===
The manga was adapted into a 1984 [[visual novel]] [[adventure game]] also titled ''Dream Soldier Wing-Man''. It was developed by TamTam and published by [[Enix]] for the [[NEC PC-8801]] and other [[personal computer]]s.<ref>{{vndb|5556|v|Wingman}}</ref> It featured a [[point-and-click]] interface, where a [[Cursor (computers)|cursor]] is used to interact with on-screen objects,<ref name="ohfm7_wingman">{{cite web|title=Wingman|url=http://retropc.net/fm-7/museum/softhouse/enix/030502100.html|work=[[:jp:Oh!FM|Oh! FM-7]]|access-date=21 September 2011|date=2007-06-21}} ([https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=ja&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fretropc.net%2Ffm-7%2Fmuseum%2Fsofthouse%2Fenix%2F030502100.html&act=url Translation])</ref> similar to ''[[:jp:惑星メフィウス|Planet Mephius]]'' (1983)<ref name="ohfm7_wingman"/> and the [[Famicom]] version of ''[[The Portopia Serial Murder Case]]'' (1985).<ref name="itmedia">{{cite web | url=http://gamez.itmedia.co.jp/games/articles/0509/06/news029.html | script-title=ja:「ポートピア連続殺人事件」の舞台を巡る | access-date=2007-08-16 | author=Gameman | date=2005-09-06 | work=ITmedia +D Games | publisher=ITmedia |page=1 | language=ja}} ([https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fgamez.itmedia.co.jp%2Fgames%2Farticles%2F0509%2F06%2Fnews029.html Translation])</ref>

===Live-action===
On September 2, 2024, a live-action television adaptation of ''Wing-Man'' was announced. Co-produced by [[TV Tokyo]], [[Toei Company|Toei Video]], and [[DMM.com|DMM TV]], it began airing on TV Tokyo and [[TX Network|its affiliates]] on October 22, 2024 and was available on the [[DMM.com|DMM TV]] streaming service starting October 16.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-02/masakazu-katsura-superhero-manga-wingman-gets-live-action-tv-series/.215057|title=Masakazu Katsura's Superhero Manga Wingman Gets Live-Action TV Series|date=September 2, 2024|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 10, 2024|language=en}}</ref> Maito Fujioka and Konatsu Kato will star as Kenta Hirono and Aoi Yume respectively with ''[[Ultraman]]'', ''[[Kamen Rider]]'' & ''[[Super Sentai]]'' veteran [[Koichi Sakamoto]] as the director, "Chang[e]" by Blue Encount will be the show's opening theme song.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-09-09/live-action-wingman-series-unveils-cast-director-opening-song-artists/.215284|title=Live-Action Wingman Series Unveils Cast, Director, Opening Song Artists| website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=September 10, 2024|language=en}}</ref> The series ended in December 25, 2024.

To promote the series, Konatsu Kato was featured in a pictorial in her Aoi Yume costume for the release of the 46th issue of Weekly Young Jump, which was released on October 17, 2024.<ref>https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/2349426/full/</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/lineup/tv/wingman/ Wing-Man at Toei Animation]
* {{ann|manga|4243|Wing-Man}}

{{Masakazu Katsura}}
{{Weekly Shōnen Jump - 1980–1989}}
{{Toei Animation}}
{{Tomoharu Katsumata}}

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