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Big Comic Original
is a Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shogakukan, aimed at an older adult and mostly male audience. It is a sister magazine to ''Big Comic'', the biggest difference being that it goes on sale twice a month in the weeks ''Big Comic'' does not. Cover artwork usually features a dog or cat, and a haiku. The dozen or so manga serials running at any given time feature a wide variety of material, from historical dramas and suspense to sports and romance, with relatively little science fiction or fantasy. Launched in 1972, it has published over 1000 issues, typically running to about 350 pages in a black-and-white, saddle-stapled format, selling for 340 yen (2015). More than 83% of readers are reported to be over 30 years old, with female readers comprising about a quarter of the total. Most readers are company employees. Circulation in 2015 was reported at 539,500. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seinen Manga
is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese, the word ''seinen'' literally means "youth", but the term "''seinen'' manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like ''Weekly Manga Times'' and ''Weekly Manga Goraku'' which cater specifically to men's interests, and are marketed towards a demographic of young adult men between the ages of 18 and 40. ''Seinen'' manga are distinguished from ''shōnen'' manga which are for young teen boys, although some ''seinen'' manga like '' xxxHolic'' share similarities with ''shōnen'' manga. ''Seinen'' manga can focus on action, politics, science fiction, fantasy, relationships, sports, or comedy. The female equivalent to ''seinen'' manga is ''josei'' manga. ''Seinen'' manga have a wide variety of art styles and variation in subject matter. Examples of ''seinen'' series include: '' Berserk'', '' AKIRA'', '' 20th Century Boys'', ''One Punch Man'', ''Golden Kamuy'', ''Ghost in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōwa Tennō Monogatari
is a Japanese manga series written by Issei Eifuku and illustrated by Junichi Nōjō, based on the novel ''Shōwashi'' by Kazutoshi Handō. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Original'' since April 2017. Development Editor-in-chief of ''Big Comic Original'' Nakaguma Ichirō first thought of the idea of a manga about the Imperial Family after watching the 2006 film ''The Queen''. He noted that mangaka have not worked on this theme before, as in Japan it is generally considered taboo to speak about the imperial family in such a familiar fashion. As Japan suffered greatly during World War II, he wanted to depict the Emperor's feelings and personal situation at the time, and also felt that Japanese readers would also like to know about him. Publication ''Shōwa Tennō Monogatari'', written by Issei Eifuku and illustrated by Junichi Nōjō, based on the novel ''Shōwashi'' by Kazutoshi Handō, started in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengoshi No Kuzu
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideo Iura. It is the story about Takeda Masami, a new lawyer and fellow lawyer Kuzu Motohito, who Takeda is teamed up with, and how they deal with different court cases. It was serialized in ''Big Comic Original'' from 2003 to 2009. Shogakukan compiled it into ten ''tankōbon'' volumes released between July 30, 2004, and January 29, 2010. A second series, , was published from 2010 to 2014; its first volume was released on December 25, 2010. In 2007, ''Bengoshi no Kuzu'' won the 52nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category. The manga was adapted into a 12-episode TV drama, which was broadcast on Tokyo Broadcasting System between April 13, 2006, and June 29, 2006. Cast *Etsushi Toyokawa as Kuzu Motohito *Hideaki Itō as Takeda Masami *Aki Hoshino as Omata Yuka *Fuyuki Moto as Kunimitsu Yuujiro * Soichiro Kitamura as Shiraishi Makoto *Reiko Takashima as Kato Tetsuko Awards *49th Television Drama Academy Awards Bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minna No Yama
Minna is a city in Middle Belt Nigeria. It is the capital city of Niger State, one of Nigeria's 36 federal states. It consists of two major ethnic groups: the Gbagyi and the Nupe. History Archaeological evidence suggests settlement in the area dates back to about 47,000–37,000 years ago. Muslim culture filtered into Minna by way of the ancient Saharan trade routes much later, and the city contains many mosques including Minna Central Mosque and Muslim organizations like the Islamic Education Trust, Minna, Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria - Minna Area Council (MSSN-MNAC), Da'watu-Ilallahi-Wa-Rasulihi Association (DAWRA), etc. Sharia law is practiced. Christianity is the second major population in Niger State, and institutions include a Faith Church, a Grace Baptist Church, Nupe Kalvari Churches, Anglican Churches, ECWA Churches, Baptist Churches, Victory Christian Church, the Apostolic Church and many others. Minna is the home state of Nigeria's former military P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Crossing
''Human Crossing'', originally titled , is a Japanese manga written by Masao Yajima and illustrated by Kenshi Hirokane. The manga is about a series of unrelated stories of people's life and their lessons in life. ''Human Crossing'' received the 1985 Shogakukan Manga Award for the General category. Manga Shogakukan published ''Human Crossing'' in 27 ''tankōbon'' between October 1, 1981 and March 1, 1991. The series was republished into 19 '' bunkoban'' between November 17, 1994 and June 15, 1996. Anime The series was adapted into a 13-episode anime in 2003 by A.C.G.T and produced by OB Planning. Directed by Issei Kume, it was broadcast on TV Tokyo between April 5, 2003 and June 28, 2003. It was licensed by Geneon in 2004. Each episode is a separate story of little relevance to each other. The anime is released in France by Kaze, and in Taiwan by Muse Communication. The anime uses two pieces of theme song. "REVENGE ~Asu e no Chigai~" by Nana Katase is the opening theme, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legend Of The Strongest, Kurosawa!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. It was published in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Original'' from 2002 to 2006. It was followed by a sequel ''Shin Kurosawa:Saikyō Densetsu'', which ran in the same magazine from 2013 to 2020. A spin-off focused on the first series' secondary character Shūhei Nakane, titled ''Saitsuyo Densetsu Nakane'', was serialized on ''Yawaraka Spirits'' website from 2017 to 2020. Plot The story depicts the sorrow and hardships of Kurosawa, a 44-year-old construction worker. In December 2002, when no one celebrates his birthday, he suddenly realizes that his life is too unsatisfactory, and begins to feel anxious. Thus, he desires to be respected and takes the opportunity to change his life. After a series of twists and turns, Kurosawa wins the trust of his younger coworkers, but new problems keep following him one after another, and unexpectedly, he has to go through all sorts of carnage to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuyuki Fukumoto
is a Japanese manga artist well known for his work including unique and original gambling ideas, deep psychological analyses of characters, and distinct artstyle. Yakuza and gambling are recurring themes in his manga. In English-speaking countries, he is known best as the author of '' Akagi'', a mahjong-related manga. In 1998, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for '' Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji''. An onomatopoeia "zawa" (), meaning an uneasy atmosphere, appears frequently in his comics and is considered Fukumoto's trademark. Career Fukumoto was born in Kanagawa Prefecture and grew up reading ''Perman'' and other shōnen manga as a child, as well as studying karate and kickboxing due to wanting to get stronger. In high school, he went on to study architecture, and in his own words, he was "a dazed student, neither good nor a delinquent." After graduating, Fukumoto got a job as a site foreman at a construction company, but found the work boring and decided to become a manga artist to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haguregumo
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by George Akiyama. It has been serialized by Shogakukan in ''Big Comic Original'' from 1973 to 2017 and collected in 112 tankōbon volumes. ''Haguregumo'' received the 1979 Shogakukan Manga Award for the general category. It was adapted into a television series on TV Asahi in 1978, airing for 20 episodes and an anime film in 1982 by Madhouse Studios and Toei Animation. Directed by Mori Masaki, it premiered in Japan on the 24 April 1982. Plot Set at the end of the Edo period, the series depicts Cloud's family with his wife, Turtle, their 11-year-old son, and 8-year-old daughter. The Clouds are always ignoring work and playing. Cloud is notorious for womanising. Characters * is the protagonist of the series. He is a famous womaniser and rarely works. * is the wife of Cloud and often joins her husband in his idling. * is the 11-year-old son of Cloud and Turtle. His personality is completely opposite to that of his father' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Akiyama
was a Japanese manga artist known for dealing with controversial and incendiary topics in many of his works. He was born the second boy of five siblings. He had an older brother and older sister, as well as a younger brother and younger sister. His father was Korean and an artificial flower craftsman. Biography Akiyama quit high school and moved to Tokyo to become a manga artist. After working briefly as a book wholesaler, he became an assistant for manga artist Kenji Morita. He made his major debut in 1966 with the gag-manga ''Gaikotsu-kun'', which was published in ''Bekkan Shōnen Magazine'', and shocked readers in 1970 with ''Ashura'', which contained numerous unsettling depictions of human life. The first chapter of ''Ashura'' contains a scene where a woman commits cannibalism to prevent herself from dying of starvation, and later attempts to eat her own child as well. The August 2, 1970, edition of ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', which first published this chapter, was banned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinbē
is a romance manga by Mitsuru Adachi. It appeared irregularly in the manga magazine ''Big Comic Original'' from 1992 through 1997, and was collected in one tankōbon volume in May 1997. In 1998, it was adapted as an 11-episode television drama series by Fuji TV. Plot ''Jinbē'' is the story of the relationship between Jinpei and his stepdaughter, Miku. Miku's mother died after being married to Jinpei for a little over a year, when Miku was 13 years old, and Jinpei has been raising Miku alone since then. The series has a very delicate touch with the romantic issues. Adachi dealt with a similar situation, a brother and sister who are not related by blood, in his earlier series '' Miyuki''. Main characters The information in the "Portrayed by" line is for the live action drama. Additional cast members are listed below in that section. ; :''Portrayed by:'' Masakazu Tamura :Jinpei, also known as Jinbē (meaning whale shark), lives with his step-daughter Miku. His wife, Rikako, d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsuru Adachi
is a Japanese manga artist. After graduating from Gunma Prefectural Maebashi Commercial High School in 1969, Adachi worked as an assistant for Isami Ishii. He made his manga debut in 1970 with ''Kieta Bakuon'', based on a manga originally created by Satoru Ozawa. ''Kieta'' was published in ''Deluxe Shōnen Sunday'' (a manga magazine published by Shogakukan) . Adachi is well known for romantic comedy and sports manga (especially baseball) such as ''Touch'', '' H2'', ''Slow Step'', '' Miyuki'' and ''Cross Game''. He has been described as a writer of "delightful dialogue", a genius at portraying everyday life, "the greatest pure storyteller", and "a master manga artist". He is one of the few manga artists to write for shōnen, shōjo and seinen manga magazines, and be popular in all three. His works have been carried in manga magazines such as ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'', '' Ciao'', ''Shōjo Comic'', ''Big Comic'' and ''Petit Comic'', and most of his works are published through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jūzō Yamasaki
is a Japanese manga artist. His best known work is ''Tsuribaka Nisshi'' with art by Kenichi Kitami. Yamasaki originally wrote screenplays for Toei, but was laid off and decided to pursue a career in manga instead. He has won both the Shogakukan and Kodansha Manga Award for ''Tsuri Baka Nikki'' and ''Okashina Futari'' respectively. Works * drawn by Kenichi Kitami * drawn by Kenichi Kitami * drawn by Hideaki Hataji * drawn by Mitsuru Adachi * co-written with Sentarō Kubota and drawn by Mitsuyoshi Sonoda * drawn by Mitsuru Adachi * drawn by Mitsuru Adachi * drawn by Mitsuru Adachi * drawn by Kei Sadayasu * drawn by Kinichi Kitama * drawn by Kenichirō Takai * drawn by Kenshi Hirokane * drawn by Mitsuru Adachi is a Japanese manga artist. After graduating from Gunma Prefectural Maebashi Commercial High School in 1969, Adachi worked as an assistant for Isami Ishii. He made his manga debut in 1970 with ''Kieta Bakuon'', based on a manga originally crea ... * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
