Ginga Densetsu Riki
Silver Fang Legend Riki, 銀牙伝説リキ
Riki, the grandfather of Weed and father of Gin, was born a runt. He was fathered by Shiro and mothered by Yamabuki. Shiros owner, Gohei, pays no attention to Riki when he comes to pick a pup from the litter. Instead, Riki is never rehomed and becomes close to his mother. Unfortunately, Yamabukis true owner, who had been sick, was healthy enough to take her back. She didnt feel she could handle two dogs, and decided that he would not take Riki in. Riki severely missed his mother, and one day set out to meet her. On his way, he is attacked by a pack of dogs. Hopelessly outnumbered, Riki tries to escape and falls into a river. Waking up, he learns that his father, Shiro, has rescued him. Riki had never seen his father, but had known his name. Shiro, on the other hand, didnt know that Riki was his son and left before Riki could say anything. But, not before giving him a speech on being strong. Riki makes it his goal and constantly tries to get stronger.One day, a child named Daisuke takes a toy car (one children can ride in) through a roaded mountain pass with an incline. Riki, while traveling to see his mother, notices him racing down. A truck, not seeing Daisuke, hits the boy and sends him flying over the road railing. Afraid that he is dead, the driver moves on. Daisuke, although only bruised, is knocked out. Riki jumps onto a ledge and howls, hopeing someone would hear. Instead, the pack that attacked him heard him and came. After being abused, the pack came to hate humans and attacked Daisuke. Riki, in an effort to save him, fought against the dogs and succeeded in winning. Gohei and Shiro eventually showed up, and the pack ran off. Shiro finally found out that Riki was his son.Gohei, Shiro, and a few others head out to fight Akakabuto. Seeing this, Riki follows the van. Gohei intends to kill Akakabuto, but the bear is too strong. Gohei shot the bear in the eye, and the bullet became lodged in the beasts brain. This made him go insane and, while biting Shiro, fall over a cliff. Riki witnessed all this, and was distraught when his father fell. These events set the stage for the future series, Ginga Nagareboshi Gin.(source: Wikipedia)
Ginga Densetsu Riki was published in Finnish as Riki by Punainen Jättiläinen in July 2012.
Shiro
ProtagonistShiro was a renowned bear-dog who fathered Riki and grandfathered Gin. For over a year, he and his owner Gohei battled numerous large bears. Although his death is briefly depicted in the anime of Ging...
Riki
ProtagonistThe bear dog Riki, who was trained by Takeda Gohei, disappeared in the mountains during a fight with the bear Akakabuto. Riki lost his memory but never forgot his enemy. He gathered many dogs who were...
Heiji
ProtagonistIn the mountains, there exists a group of dogs led by Heiji. Due to his strong sense of smell, Heiji becomes suspicious of Riki because he detects traces of human scent on him. This leads Heiji to ord...
Akakabuto
In the Ou-mountains, Akakabuto is known as the alpha-male. Five years ago, he sustained a gunshot wound to his right eye at the hands of hunter Takeda Gohei. This injury caused irreparable damage to A...
Gohei Takeda
Daisukes grandfather Takeda Gohei was an accomplished hunter with expertise in training bear dogs. He had trained both Shiro and Riki, as well as Gins grandfather during the beginning of the series. F...
Daisuke
A 12-year old named Daisuke owns Fuji and is friends with Gin. When Takeda Gohei becomes too weak, Daisuke trains Gin for him. Later, Daisuke learns to use a hunting bow and kills a bear alongside Gin...
Yamabuki
Riki's mom is named Yamabuki and she belongs to the Bizen clan. Her home is located in Ou village. Although she loves looking after Riki, she must return to her previous owners due to circumstances be...
Monta
One of the mountain dogs named Monta attacks Riki when he attempts to visit his mother. Despite appearing tough, Monta is not as strong as he seems, and Riki nearly kills him. After discovering that R...