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Bakuman
is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, the same creative team responsible for ''Death Note''. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from August 2008 to April 2012, with its 176 chapters collected into 20 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The story follows talented artist Moritaka Mashiro and aspiring writer Akito Takagi, two ninth grade boys who wish to become manga artists, with Mashiro as the illustrator and Takagi as the writer. Some characters resemble real authors and editors of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', and many manga titles mentioned in ''Bakuman'' have actually been published in the magazine. It is the first manga released online by Shueisha in multiple languages before becoming available in print outside Japan. In 2009, Viz Media licensed the manga for English release in North America. Besides releasing the series in collected volumes, they also released it in their online manga an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakuman (film)
is a 2015 Japanese film written and directed by Hitoshi Ōne, based on the manga of the same name by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. It tells the story of two Japanese high school students who attempt to break into the competitive world of manga. ''Bakuman'' was produced by Minami Ichikawa, with music by the band Sakanaction, and distributed by Toho. The film stars Takeru Satoh, Ryūnosuke Kamiki, Shota Sometani, Nana Komatsu, Kenta Kiritani, and Hirofumi Arai. ''Bakuman'' opened at number one at the Japanese box office on October 3, 2015, and has grossed over $13 million. It was nominated for several awards, winning Best Picture at the 25th Japanese Professional Movie Awards. It also earned Ōne Best Director at the 35th Japanese Movie Critics Awards and Yasuyuki Ōzeki the Japan Academy Prize for Best Film Editing. Plot High school classmates Moritaka Mashiro and Akito Takagi, one an illustrator, the other a writer, decide to team up to create a successful manga series. Mori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takeshi Obata
is a Japanese manga artist that usually works as the illustrator in collaboration with a writer. He first gained international attention for '' Hikaru no Go'' (1998–2003) with Yumi Hotta, but is better known for '' Death Note'' (2003–2006) and ''Bakuman'' (2008–2012) with Tsugumi Ohba. Obata has mentored several well-known manga artists, including Nobuhiro Watsuki of ''Rurouni Kenshin'' fame, ''Black Cat'' creator Kentaro Yabuki, and ''Eyeshield 21'' artist Yusuke Murata. Career Takeshi Obata chose to be a manga artist because he always loved drawing. As a child he re-read Shotaro Ishinomori's ''Cyborg 009'' over and over. His first published manga was in Higashi-Yamanoshita Elementary's school newspaper when he was in the third grade. It was about a hero who turned into a disposable pocket warmer when in trouble. Obata originally became noticed in 1985 when he took a prize in the Tezuka Award for his one-shot ''500 Kōnen no Shinwa''. Joining the '' Weekly Shōnen Jump ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reiko Yoshida
is a Japanese screenwriter. She has written and supervised numerous screenplays for anime series, live-action dramas and films. Her major works include ''Kaleido Star'', ''Aria'', '' Maria-sama ga Miteru'', ''D.Gray-man'', ''K-On!'', ''Bakuman'' and '' Girls und Panzer''. In more recent works, she has supervised the screenplays for ''Majestic Prince'', ''Non Non Biyori'', ''A Town Where You Live'', ''Tamako Market'', '' Yowamushi Pedal'' and ''Castle Town Dandelion''. In films, she wrote the screenplay for ''The Cat Returns'', the original films that would make up '' Digimon: The Movie'', Kyoto Animation’s hit anime film '' A Silent Voice'', and the film adaptations of Osamu Tezuka's ''Buddha'', the second film of which was given a stamp of approval by the Dalai Lama. She wrote the story for the manga series ''Tokyo Mew Mew'' along with illustrator Mia Ikumi. Among her works, she was recognized for Best Screenplay/Original Work for ''Girls und Panzer'' at the Tokyo Anime Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsugumi Ohba
is the pen name of a Japanese manga writer, best known for authoring the ''Death Note'' manga series with illustrator Takeshi Obata from 2003 to 2006, which has 30 million collected volumes in circulation. The duo's second series, '' Bakuman.'' (2008–2012), was also successful with 15 million in circulation. In 2014, Ohba collaborated with '' My Little Monster'' creator Robico for the one-shot "Skip! Yamada-kun". Another series with Obata, ''Platinum End'', was serialized in the monthly '' Jump SQ'' from November 4, 2015, to January 4, 2021. Identity Ohba's real identity is a closely guarded secret. Bakuman, Volume 2. Inside cover profiles, Ohba's gender was previously unknown to the general public. Bakuman, volume 3- "His current series is Bakuman, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump Ohba said they never thought of becoming a manga creator, expecting the ''Death Note'' pilot to be passed on by ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. They have since cited Shotaro Ishinomori, Fujiko Fujio, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moritaka Mashiro
The ''Bakuman'' manga series features a cast of characters created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The writer of the series, Ohba, developed the basic character traits while Obata, the artist, created the visual character designs. The story follows talented artist Moritaka Mashiro and aspiring writer Akito Takagi, two ninth grade boys who team up to become manga artists, with Mashiro as the illustrator and Takagi as the writer. The majority of the other characters are also involved in the manga industry as artists, editors, or assistants. Main characters Moritaka Mashiro : :Portrayed by: Takeru Satoh (film), Hiroki Suzuki (play) was once content in following the usual life of a Japanese citizen by attending a university and becoming an office worker, however he is inspired to become a manga artist like his late uncle Nobuhiro. He has a crush on his classmate Miho Azuki that he ends up making a promise to marry her after both of them achieve their dreams. He teams up with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kono Manga Ga Sugoi!
is an annual reference mook series published by Takarajimasha since 2005 featuring yearly rankings and reviews of manga. The rankings are compiled by surveying people in the manga and publishing industry. The series is part of Takarajimasha's other mook series, including ''Kono Eiga ga Sugoi!'', which focuses on film; ''Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!'', which focuses on mystery novels; and ''Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!'', which focuses on light novel A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a '' wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English languag ...s. Publications * ''Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2006 Men ver.'' (December 1, 2005, ) * ''Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2006 Women ver.'' (December 1, 2005, ) * ''Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2007 Men ver.'' (December 5, 2006, ) * ''Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2007 Women ver.'' (December 5, 2006, ) * ''Kono Manga ga Sugoi! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akito Takagi (Bakuman)
The ''Bakuman'' manga series features a cast of characters created by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata. The writer of the series, Ohba, developed the basic character traits while Obata, the artist, created the visual character designs. The story follows talented artist Moritaka Mashiro and aspiring writer Akito Takagi, two ninth grade boys who team up to become manga artists, with Mashiro as the illustrator and Takagi as the writer. The majority of the other characters are also involved in the manga industry as artists, editors, or assistants. Main characters Moritaka Mashiro : :Portrayed by: Takeru Satoh ( film), Hiroki Suzuki (play) was once content in following the usual life of a Japanese citizen by attending a university and becoming an office worker, however he is inspired to become a manga artist like his late uncle Nobuhiro. He has a crush on his classmate Miho Azuki that he ends up making a promise to marry her after both of them achieve their dreams. He teams up w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sei Hatsuno
is a Japanese writer of mystery and thriller. He is a member of the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of Japan. When he was at Hosei University, he was moved and influenced by ''honkaku'' (orthodox) mystery novels such as '' The Decagon House Murders'', written by Yukito Ayatsuji, and Soji Shimada's works and he started writing. He began his career as writer when he won the Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Prize, an annual Japanese literary prize for unpublished mystery novels, in 2002 for the novel ''Mizu no Tokei'' (''Water Clock''). One of the selection committee members of the year was Yukito Ayatsuji. He is an avid fan of mystery novels of Seishi Yokomizo and Jeffrey Archer. Awards and nominations * 2002 – Yokomizo Seishi Mystery Prize: ''Mizu no Tokei'' (''Water Clock'') * 2008 – Nominee for Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Best Short Story: "Taishutsu Gēmu" ("Exit Game") (The third short story of ''Haruchika'' series) * 2013 – Nominee for Mystery Writers of Japan Award for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puzzle Game
A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person's ingenuity or knowledge. In a puzzle, the solver is expected to put pieces together ( or take them apart) in a logical way, in order to arrive at the correct or fun solution of the puzzle. There are different genres of puzzles, such as crossword puzzles, word-search puzzles, number puzzles, relational puzzles, and logic puzzles. The academic study of puzzles is called enigmatology. Puzzles are often created to be a form of entertainment but they can also arise from serious mathematical or logical problems. In such cases, their solution may be a significant contribution to mathematical research. Etymology The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' dates the word ''puzzle'' (as a verb) to the end of the 16th century. Its earliest use documented in the ''OED'' was in a book titled ''The Voyage of Robert Dudley...to the West Indies, 1594–95, narrated by Capt. Wyatt, by himself, and by Abram Kendall, master'' (published circa 15 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nintendo DS
The is a handheld game console produced by Nintendo, released globally across 2004 and 2005. The DS, an initialism for "Developers' System" or "Dual Screen", introduced distinctive new features to handheld games: two LCD screens working in tandem (the bottom one being a touchscreen), a built-in microphone and support for wireless connectivity. Both screens are encompassed within a clamshell design similar to the Game Boy Advance SP. The Nintendo DS also features the ability for multiple DS consoles to directly interact with each other over Wi-Fi within a short range without the need to connect to an existing wireless network. Alternatively, they could interact online using the now-defunct Nintendo Wi-Fi Connection service. Its main competitor was Sony's PlayStation Portable during the seventh generation of video game consoles. Prior to its release, the Nintendo DS was marketed as an experimental "third pillar" in Nintendo's console lineup, meant to complement the Game Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tankōbon
is the Japanese term for a book that is not part of an anthology or corpus. In modern Japanese, the term is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a manga series: most series first appear as individual chapters in a weekly or monthly manga anthology with other works before being published as volumes containing several chapters each. Major publishing imprints for include Jump Comics (for serials in Shueisha's '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and other ''Jump'' magazines), Kodansha's Shōnen Magazine Comics, and Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics. Japanese comics (manga) manga came to be published in thick, phone-book-sized weekly or monthly anthology manga magazines (such as ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' or '' Weekly Shōnen Jump''). These anthologies often have hundreds of pages and dozens of individual series by multiple authors. They are printed on cheap newsprint and are considered disposable. Since the 1930s, though, comic strips had been compiled into ... [...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 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
