Kōtarō Makaritōru!

Kōtarō Makaritōru!
First tankōbon volume cover
コータローまかりとおる!
Manga
Written byTatsuya Hiruta
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 25, 1982August 10, 1994
Volumes59
Manga
Shin Kōtarō Makaritōru!: Jūdō-hen
Written byTatsuya Hiruta
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runSeptember 7, 1994January 31, 2001
Volumes27
Manga
Kōtarō Makaritōru! L
Written byTatsuya Hiruta
Published byKodansha
Magazine
  • Weekly Shōnen Magazine (2001–2002)
  • Magazine Special (2002–2004)
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 16, 2001July 20, 2004
Volumes8

Kōtarō Makaritōru! (コータローまかりとおる!, "Kōtarō Forces His Way Through!") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Hiruta. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from 1982 to 1994, with its chapters collected in 59 tankōbon volumes. It was followed by two sequel series: Shin Kōtarō Makaritōru!, serialized from 1995 to 2001, with its chapters collected in 27 volumes, and Kōtarō Makaritōru! L, serialized from 2001 to 2004 and collected in eight volumes.

In 1986, Kōtarō Makaritōru! won the 10th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category.