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Animerica Extra
''Animerica Extra'' was a monthly manga magazine published in by Viz Media. Established as a companion to the anime news and review magazine ''Animerica'', ''Animerica Extra'' primarily published English-language translations of Japanese manga. The magazine shifted towards publishing ''shōjo'' manga (girls' manga) in 2003, before ceasing publication in 2004. History ''Animerica Extra'' was conceived as a sister publication to ''Animerica'', Viz's general interest anime and manga magazine. Amid the anime boom of the 1990s, ''Animerica Extra'' and the Viz manga magazines ''Manga Vizion'' and ''Pulp'' were among the first English-language manga magazines to publish manga titles aimed at demographics outside of children's manga, and have been noted as being "instrumental in disseminating manga culture" in North America. The magazine principally published English-language translations of manga, though it published non-manga content such as the short stories of Mitsuru Adachi, and fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga
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, science fiction and fantasy, erotica ('' hentai'' and ''ecchi''), 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 of 1.9billion manga books and manga magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banana Fish
''Banana Fish'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida. It was originally serialized from May 1985 to April 1994 in ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'', a manga magazine publishing manga (girls' manga). Set primarily in New York City in the 1980s, the series follows street gang leader Ash Lynx as he uncovers a criminal conspiracy involving "banana fish", a mysterious drug that brainwashes its users. In the course of his investigation he encounters Eiji Okumura, a Japanese photographer's assistant with whom he forms a close bond. The visual and narrative style of ''Banana Fish'', characterized by realist artwork and action-oriented storytelling, represented a significant break from then-established manga conventions of highly stylized illustration and romantic fantasy-focused stories. While the series was aimed at the audience of adolescent girls and young adult women, its mature themes and subject material attracted a substantia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Be-Papas
was an artist collective and collective pen name founded by anime director Kunihiko Ikuhara for creating original works. Its membership consisted of Ikuhara, manga artist Chiho Saito, animator and character designer Shinya Hasegawa, scriptwriter Yōji Enokido, and planner Yūichirō Oguro. The group was intended to allow the animation production staff, who were previously rarely recognized as authors, to stand out in the shoes of original creators. The group created the 1996–1997 manga and anime series ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'' and its 1999 film and manga sequel ''Adolescence of Utena is a 1999 Japanese anime film. It is a follow-up to the 1997 anime television series ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'', created by the artist collective Be-Papas. The film is directed by Kunihiko Ikuhara, written by Yōji Enokido based on a story b ...''. The name of the team, according to Oguro in the liner notes for DVD volume 1 of ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'', meant "let's grow up." Be-Papas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revolutionary Girl Utena
is a series created by Be-Papas, an artist collective founded by Kunihiko Ikuhara. The primary entries in the series include a 1996 manga written by Chiho Saito, a 1997 anime television series directed by Ikuhara, and ''Adolescence of Utena'', a 1999 feature film. The series follows Utena Tenjou, an orphaned teenage girl who expresses her childhood desire to be a prince through her strong-willed personality and tomboyish manner of dress. She finds herself drawn into a series of sword duels to win the hand of Anthy Himemiya, a mysterious girl known as the "Rose Bride" who possesses the "power to revolutionize the world". ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'' has received widespread critical acclaim. The series has spawned a range of spin-off and adapted media, including a light novel series, a video game, and multiple stage musicals. Plot After the death of her parents, Utena Tenjou was given a rose-engraved signet ring by a traveling prince. The prince promised Utena that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marionette Generation
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruhiko Mikimoto. The manga was serialised in Kadokawa Shoten's ''Newtype'' beginning in 1989, and was later collected into five ''tankōbon'' volumes which were published between July 1989 and March 1998. The series was licensed in North America by Viz Media, who serialized it in ''Animerica Extra''. The manga is also licensed in France by Panini Comics' Planet Manga imprint. Manga Kadokawa Shoten released the manga's five ''tankōbon'' volumes between July 1989 and March 1998. Viz Media VIZ Media LLC is an American manga publisher, anime distributor and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ M ... released the five volumes between July 6, 2001 and April 7, 2004. Individual chapters are called "part"s. Reception Animefringe's Patrick King commends Mikimoto's artwork, saying t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rumiko Takahashi
is a Japanese manga artist. With a career of several commercially successful works, beginning with ''Urusei Yatsura'' in 1978, Takahashi is one of Japan's best-known and wealthiest manga artists. Her works are popular worldwide, where they have been translated into a variety of languages, with over 200 million copies in circulation. She has won the Shogakukan Manga Award twice, once in 1980 for ''Urusei Yatsura'' and again in 2001 for ''Inuyasha'', and the Seiun Award twice, once in 1987 for ''Urusei Yatsura'' and again in 1989 for '' Mermaid Saga''. She also received the Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême in 2019, becoming the second woman and second Japanese to win the prize. In 2020, the Japanese government awarded Takahashi the Medal with Purple Ribbon for her contributions to the arts. Career Rumiko Takahashi was born in Niigata, Japan.Takahashi, Rumiko. ''Ranma ½'' Vol. 1 (May 1993). Viz Communications: San Francisco, CA. . "Rumiko Takahashi". p. 302. Although she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maison Ikkoku
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Spirits'' from 1980 to 1987, with the chapters collected into 15 ''tankōbon'' volumes. ''Maison Ikkoku'' is a romantic comedy involving a group of madcap people who live in a boarding house in 1980s Tokyo. The story focuses primarily on the gradually developing relationships between Yusaku Godai, a poor student down on his luck, and Kyoko Otonashi, a young, recently widowed boarding house manager. The manga was adapted into a ninety-six-episode anime television series created by Studio Deen that ran on Fuji TV from March 1986 to March 1988. A ''Final Chapter'' movie, three original video animations (OVAs), and a music special were also produced, with a live-action film made by Toei in 1986. A live-action TV special aired in May 2007 on TV Asahi, with a finale aired in July 2008. Both the manga and anime have been released in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuu Watase
is a Japanese manga artist. She debuted in 1989 at the age of 18 with the short story "Pajama de Ojama" (, "An Intrusion in Pajamas") and has since published more than 50 volumes of one-shots and long-running manga series. One of her most popular titles is ''Fushigi Yûgi''. In 1998, Watase won the 43rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the (girls') category for ''Ceres, Celestial Legend''. In 2008, she began her first (boys') serialization, '' Arata: The Legend''. In 2019, Watase came out as X-gender, a Japanese non-binary gender identity. Following the announcement, an editor for Viz Media's Shojo Beat imprint clarified that Watase's pronouns in English are "she" and "her". Early career and methods Watase developed an interest in drawing manga at a young age. However, Watase did not receive any formal training until after high school when she went to a private art school. There she were taught how to draw manga, but because her first short story, "Pajama de Ojama", had already ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fushigi Yūgi
, often translated as ''Strange'' or ''Mysterious'', is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori, released on August 11, 1986 through Warner Pioneer. Background In February and March 1986 was announced the name of the album along with early track set list. Originally, it was supposed to include promotional single ''Fin'' along with its b-side track (they were later released in the mini compilation album '' CD87''). Some tracks had names which were later used in the other studio albums (''Akai Mystery'' in album Cruise and ''Fire Starter'' in album Stock). Album track ''Fushigi'' was later re-recorded in the mini album ''Wonder''. In May, inside the single ''Gypsy Queen'' was included inquiry letter with the information about the planned release of album in the early July, however due to production issues, the release was postponed on August. The final official track list was published in June, from previously list only three tracks remained finished during that t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yumi Tamura
is a Japanese manga artist. Her debut short story, ''Ore-tachi no Zettai Jikan'' ("This is the Time for Us"), was published in 1983 in ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' and received the 1983 Shogakukan Grand Prize for new artists. Since then, she has completed more than 50 compiled volumes of short stories and continuing series. Popular works such as ''Tomoe ga Yuku!'' ("There goes Tomoe") exemplify her work, but she made her reputation with the long-running shōjo action/adventure series '' Basara'', for which she won the 1993 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga. Her series ''7 Seeds'', for which she won a second Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga in 2003, ran in the anthology magazine ''Flowers'' in Japan. ''Chicago'' was her first series to be published in North America. In 2021, she won a third Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga for her latest series ''Do Not Say Mystery''. In addition to manga, she has published four novels with illustrations by herself, as well as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago (manga)
is a Japanese near-future action manga series written and illustrated by Yumi Tamura. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' magazine from the November 2000 issue (released in October) to the May 2001 issue (released in April). Shogakukan collected the individual chapters into two bound volumes published under the Flower Comics imprint. Viz Media licensed the manga for an English-language release in North America, first serialized in ''Animerica Extra'' magazine and later published in graphic novel format. Overview It is the middle of the 21st century and Tokyo is expanding more and more, filling the ground of Tokyo Bay with landfills to make room for the bursting population. But suddenly, Tokyo suffers its greatest earthquake since the first quarter of the 20th century, and the landfill liquefies, creating untold damage in the newly made urban area. It is there that the members of Self-Defense Force Rescue Squad Four are sent, to locate survivors and ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akimi Yoshida
is a Japanese manga artist and a graduate of Musashino Art University. She made her professional debut in 1977 with the short story , published in ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' magazine. Yoshida is best known for the crime thriller series '' Banana Fish'', which received an anime adaptation produced by MAPPA in 2018. She is a three time recipient of the Shogakukan Manga Award – for ''Kisshō Tennyo'' in 1983 and for '' Yasha'' in 2001, both in the manga category, and for ''Umimachi Diary'' in 2015 in the general manga category. In 2007, she received an Excellence Award for manga at the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival for ''Umimachi Diary'', which was later adapted into a feature film titled ''Our Little Sister''. In 2013, she was awarded the 6th Manga Taishō The is a Japanese comics award recognizing achievement in manga. It is awarded annually to a manga series published in the previous calendar year of eight or fewer collected volumes in length. The Manga Taishō was f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
