Grander Musashi



, also known as, is a Japanese fishing manga series created by Takashi Teshirogi which serialized in Shogakukan's "CoroCoro" magazines from 1996 to 2000.

An anime adaptation which aired for 2 seasons were aired on TV Tokyo by Nippon Animation. The first season based on the Kuki Group Arc aired from April 2 to September 24, 1997. The second season titled based on the Legender Arc aired from April 4 to December 26, 1998. An English Dub of the version aired on Animax Southeast Asia.

A new one-shot chapter published in the 2020 Spring issue of "CoroCoro Aniki" magazine was released on March 14, 2020 to commemorate the series' 20th anniversary.

Characters

 * Musashi Kazama: The main protagonist. In the RV anime, he becomes the bearer of the Legender Hawk and the God Legender lures.
 * Mio Hoshiyama
 * Suguru Ohmori: The lure mechanic and and fishing expert of the group. He develops for BB in the anime.

Musashi's Rivals

 * Kojirou Iwabuchi: Musashi's first rival from Kansai.
 * BB: A Chinese girl and one of the Kidou 4 Kings until she defected. She becomes the bearer of the Legender Dragon lure.
 * Masatsugu Hattori: A descendant of the Iga Ninjas. He later becomes the bearer of the Legender Spider lure.
 * Yun: A Vietnamese grander who uses dirty tricks but later changes after meeting Musashi. He later becomes the bearer of the Legender Scissors lure.
 * Carl Amann: A boy of unkonwn origin who became a cyborg by Dr. Kaneri after an accident. He later becomes the bearer of the Legender Angel lure (Legender Shark in the anime.
 * Kuki Jr.: Yoshitaka's son. In the anime, he is more ruthless thus his dark heart causes him to be corrupted by the Devil Legender (which becomes the Legender Angel lure).

Kuidou Group

 * Yoshitaka Kuki:
 * Bloody Rosemary:
 * Walter von Kaneri:
 * Gengo Kidou:

Other Characters

 * Miracle Jim: Musashi's fishing mentor, modeled after the real-life fishing advisor, Hajime Murata, hence his character name modeled after his alias.
 * Genji Takegami: Musashi's grandfather and the legendary fisherman known as the "King of Granders".
 * Takehiro Kazama: Musashi's father.
 * Ayuko Kazama: Musashi's mother.
 * Sayaka Shirase: Musashi's homeroom teacher.

G Master Lures
Actual reproductions of the lures appeared in the anime and manga, produced by Bandai.