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Akihiro Ito
is a Japanese manga artist born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. He is known for his work on the manga series ''Geobreeders'', serialized in the monthly manga magazine ''Young King Ours''. Ito also worked on a second manga series, ''Wilderness (manga), Wilderness'', which was serialized in ''Sunday GX''. Both titles have been on hiatus since 2009 when Itou reportedly stopped working due to an undisclosed illness. Currently, there are only 7 volumes available in the ''Wilderness'' series, and 16 volumes for ''Geobreeders''. Itou did attempt to start ''Geobreeders'' Part 3, with the first three chapters appearing in ''Young King Ours'' between June and August. These chapters, and the remaining chapters for ''Wilderness'' have not yet been published in collected form. Akihiro first wrote under the pen name BREN303, named after the Bren light machine gun. His earliest stories appeared in ecchi magazines like ''Lemon People''. Several of these stories were later collected as ''Take th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga Artist
A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the industry as a primary creator. More rarely a manga artist breaks into the industry directly, without previously being an assistant. For example, Naoko Takeuchi, author of '' Sailor Moon'', won a Kodansha Manga Award contest and manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka was first published while studying an unrelated degree, without working as an assistant. A manga artist will rise to prominence through recognition of their ability when they spark the interest of institutions, individuals or a demographic of manga consumers. For example, there are contests which prospective manga artist may enter, sponsored by manga editors and publishers. This can also be accomplished through producing a one-shot. While sometimes a stand-alone manga, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bren
The Bren gun was a series of light machine guns (LMG) made by Britain in the 1930s and used in various roles until 1992. While best known for its role as the British and Commonwealth forces' primary infantry LMG in World War II, it was also used in the Korean War and saw service throughout the latter half of the 20th century, including the 1982 Falklands War. Although fitted with a bipod, it could also be mounted on a tripod or be vehicle-mounted. The Bren gun was a licensed version of the Czechoslovak ZGB 33 light machine gun which, in turn, was a modified version of the ZB vz. 26, which British Army officials had tested during a firearms service competition in the 1930s. The later Bren gun featured a distinctive top-mounted curved box magazine, conical flash hider, and quick change barrel. The name ''Bren'' was derived from Brno, the Czechoslovak city in Moravia, where the Zb vz. 26 was designed (in the Zbrojovka Brno Factory) and Enfield, site of the British Royal Small Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga Artists From Aichi Prefecture
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in the country. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, Romance novel, romance, science fiction and fantasy, Erotic literature, erotica (''hentai'' and ''ecchi''), Sports novel, sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Belle Starr
Myra Maybelle Shirley Reed Starr (February 5, 1848 – February 3, 1889), better known as Belle Starr, was an American outlaw who gained national notoriety after her violent death. She associated with the James–Younger Gang and other outlaws. She was convicted of horse theft in 1883. She was fatally shot in 1889 in a case that is still officially unsolved. Her story was popularized by Richard Kyle Fox, Richard K. Fox — editor and publisher of the ''National Police Gazette'' — and she later became a popular character in television and films. Early life Belle Starr was born Myra Maybelle Shirley on her father's farm near Carthage, Missouri, on February 5, 1848. Most of her family members called her May. Her father, John Shirley, prospered raising wheat, corn, hogs and horses, though he was considered to be the "black sheep" of a well-to-do Virginia family which had moved west to Indiana, where he married and divorced twice. Her mother, Elizabeth "Eliza" Hatfield Shirley, wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honda Vamos
The Honda Vamos is a leisure vehicle originally produced by Japanese automaker Honda from 1970 to 1973, and reintroduced again as a trim level of the Honda Acty microvan starting in 1999. Its name, "Vamos", is Portuguese language for "let's go". 1970-1973 Available as a kei truck, it was based on the Honda TN360. The Vamos used a 354 cc 2-cylinder, mid mounted, air-cooled, overhead camshaft gasoline engine shared with the Honda TN360, N360, and the Z360. The Vamos was a competitor at the time to the Suzuki Jimny and the Daihatsu Fellow buggy. According to the article for this vehicle at Japanese Wikipedia, only 2,500 were sold. Honda had hoped the popularity of the Honda Dax minibike with its off-road image would be associated with the Vamos. Because of the installation of the spare tire on the front of the vehicle and the sound from the air-cooled engine, it had a Volkswagen Type 2 reputation but because of the open cabin design, it wasn't very popular due to a lack ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isamu Imakake
is a Japanese animator, screenwriter, television director and producer. He also worked as illustrator for some manga like ''Geobreeders''. His directorial work, ''The Mystical Laws'', was submitted for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature category but was not selected by the jury as one of the final nomineees. Works *''Gunbuster'' (1988; animation) *'' Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water'' (1990; photography) *''The Hakkenden'' (1990-1991; photography) *''Z-Knights'' OVA (1991; mechanical design and mechanic animation director) *''Gekkō no Piasu Yumemi to Gin no Bara Kishidan'' (1991; animation) *''Hong Lang'' (1993; set design, storyboard, animation director and photography) *''The Irresponsible Captain Tylor'' (1993; animation) *''Nekketsu Saikyō Go-Saurer'' (1993; opening and ending theme animator) *''Oira Uchu no Tankofu'' (1994; mechanical design) *'' Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie'' (1994; visual effect) *''Street Fighter II V'' (1995; visual effect) *''Neon Gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lemon People
was an adult ''lolicon'' and ''bishōjo'' manga magazine published by Amatriasha from February 1982''Comic Box'', Fusion Product, April 1983, p.178 to November 1998 in Japan. The first issue had some gravure idol photographs, but the format of the magazine quickly switched to all manga by the eighth issue. ''Lemon People'' was one of the very first ''lolicon'' magazines, with the first issue's cover stating that it "had the monopoly on ''lolicon'' comic content in 1982". ''Lemon People'' was the longest-running ''lolicon'' manga magazine in Japan at the time, this record only being surpassed by Comic LO in the late 2010s. The magazine ran stories with genres that included science fiction, cyberpunk, space opera, fantasy, and horror. Other stories often involved humor and parody. ''Lemon People'' received competition from other magazines such as ''Manga Burikko'', ''Manga Hot Milk'', ''Melon Comic'', and ''Monthly Halflita'', though none of them achieved the same success. Befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecchi
is a slang term in the Japanese language for playfully sexual actions. As an adjective, it is used with the meaning of "sexy", "dirty" or "naughty"; as a verb, means "to have sex", and as a noun, it is used to describe someone of lascivious behavior. It is softer than the Japanese word ''ero'' (エロ from Eros or "erotic"), and does not imply perversion in the way ''hentai'' does. The word ''ecchi'' has been adopted by western fans of Japanese media to describe works with sexual overtones. In western culture, it has come to be used to refer to Softcore pornography, softcore or playful sexuality, as distinct from the word ''hentai'', which connotes perversion or Sexual fetishism, fetishism.Sebastian Keller: ''Der Manga und seine Szene in Deutschland von den Anfängen in den 1980er Jahren bis zur Gegenwart: Manga- mehr als nur große Augen'', GRIN Verlag, 2008, , p. 127 Works described as ecchi by the western fans do not show sexual intercourse or genitalia, but sexual themes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan. Shogakukan is headquartered in the Shogakukan Building in Hitotsubashi, part of Kanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo, near the Jimbocho book district. The corporation also has the other two companies located in the same ward. International operations In the United States Shogakukan, along with Shueisha, owns Viz Media, which publishes manga from both companies in the United States. Shogakukan's licensing arm in North America was ShoPro Entertainment; it was merged into Viz Media in 2005. Shogakukan's production arm is Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (previously Shogakukan Productions Co., Ltd.) In March 2010 it was announced that Shogakukan would partner with the American comics publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagoya
is the largest city in the Chūbu region, the fourth-most populous city and third most populous urban area in Japan, with a population of 2.3million in 2020. Located on the Pacific coast in central Honshu, it is the capital and the most populous city of Aichi Prefecture, and is one of Japan's major ports along with those of Tokyo, Osaka, Kobe, Yokohama, and Chiba. It is the principal city of the Chūkyō metropolitan area, which is the third-most populous metropolitan area in Japan with a population of 10.11million in 2020. In 1610, the warlord Tokugawa Ieyasu, a retainer of Oda Nobunaga, moved the capital of Owari Province from Kiyosu to Nagoya. This period saw the renovation of Nagoya Castle. The arrival of the 20th century brought a convergence of economic factors that fueled rapid growth in Nagoya, during the Meiji Restoration, and became a major industrial hub for Japan. The traditional manufactures of timepieces, bicycles, and sewing machines were followed by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sunday GX
, often abbreviated as , is a ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shogakukan. Like many other manga magazines, it is an "anthology magazine", with each issue featuring new chapters of several manga series. The series are also published in ''tankōbon'' form under the Sunday GX Comics imprint. Monthly magazine The magazine's title, ''Monthly Sunday Gene-X'', refers to its mission as a manga magazine for Generation X. The first issue was published on July 19, 2000 and new issues are published on the 19th day of each month — not necessarily on a Sunday. The title uses the word "Sunday" more as a trademark or genre name, shared with its sister magazines ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' and ''Weekly Young Sunday''. Sunday GX comics books Shogakukan also publishes manga series previously featured in ''Sunday GX'' as paperback ''tankōbon'' (compilation volumes) under the imprint Imprint or imprinting may refer to: Entertainment * ''Imprint'' (TV series), Canadian television seri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilderness (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihiro Ito. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Sunday Gene-X'' since August 2000. The manga went on hiatus in June 2009, and following a nearly 12-year hiatus, it resumed publication in May 2021. Publication Written and illustrated by Akihiro Ito, ''Wilderness'' started in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Sunday Gene-X'' on August 19, 2000. Following the 68th chapter, published on June 19, 2009, Ito put the manga on hiatus due to a sickness that rendered him unable to use his dominant right hand for drawing. After a nearly twelve-year hiatus, the manga resumed in the magazine on May 19, 2021. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual ''tankōbon is the Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
