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Big Comic Superior
is a semimonthly seinen manga magazine published since July 1, 1987 by Shogakukan in Japan. Its target audience is somewhere between the audience for ''Big Comic Original'' and ''Big Comic Spirits''. The magazine has published works by a number of well-known manga artists, including Ryoichi Ikegami, Mochiru Hoshisato, Yū Koyama, Yūji Aoki, Fumi Saimon, Norifusa Mita, George Akiyama, and Buronson. ''Superior'' was originally a special issue of ''Big Comic Original'', published twice monthly on the 1st and 15th. However, since it was selling just as well as the main three magazines (''Big Comic'', ''Big Comic Original'', and ''Big Comic Spirits''), it began to be released every other week. It is currently released twice monthly on the second and fourth Fridays. As of 2015, ''Superior'' has a reported circulation of 115,334 for each issue. [...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] |
Buronson
, known by the pen names and , is a Japanese manga writer. Making his debut in 1972, he first found success with the hardboiled detective manga series ''Doberman Deka'' (1975–1979) alongside illustrator Shinji Hiramatsu. He is best-known for creating the post-apocalyptic martial arts series ''Fist of the North Star'' (1983–1988) with artist Tetsuo Hara, which is one of the List of best-selling manga, best-selling manga in history with over 100 million copies in circulation. He has since worked with Ryoichi Ikegami on several series, including ''Heat (manga), Heat'' (1998–2004), which won the 2002 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga. Buronson received a Special Award at the 2021 Saito Takao Awards for his continued contributions to manga, including his training of younger artists. Early life and career Buronson was born on June 16, 1947 in Saku, Nagano. In 2017, he established a scholarship program in his hometown. The following year he started a manga school, , at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aji Ichi Monme
is a Japanese cooking manga series written by Zenta Abe and illustrated by Yoshimi Kurata. The series chronicles the lives of the staff and customers of a restaurant called Fujimura, owned by veteran chef Kumano. It was published by Shogakukan in ''Big Comic Superior'' from 1986 to 1999. After the death of Abe in 1999, other series have been released with other writers. The sixth series, ''Aji Ichi Monme: Tsugi Aji'', began in 2018. In 1999, ''Aji Ichi Monme'' won the 44th Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category. Publication ''Aji Ichi Monme'' is written by Zenta Abe and illustrated by Yoshimi Kurata. The manga was first serialized in Shogakukan's '' Big Comic Original Zōkan'' in 1986, and was transferred in 1987 to ''Big Comic Superior'', where it ran until 1999. Shogakukan compiled its chapters into thirty-three ''tankōbon'' volumes, published from May 30, 1986, to September 1, 1999. After the death of Abe in 1999, Yukie Fukuda served as the series writer, and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riichiro Inagaki
is a Japanese mangaka, manga writer from Tokyo. He started his career in 2001 publishing works for Shogakukan's magazine ''Big Comic Spirits''. After three one-shot (comics), one-shots, he moved to Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', in which he started the work he is best known for, ''Eyeshield 21''. In collaboration with the artist Yusuke Murata, ''Eyeshield 21'' was serialized between July 2002 and June 2009 in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. Between 2010 and 2015, Inagaki collaborated with several artists, including Bonjae, Katsunori Matsui, and Ryoichi Ikegami, and published one-shots in different magazines. He started a new serial titled ''Dr. Stone'' in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in 2017 in collaboration with Boichi. He has 3 children with Orie Kimoto. Biography Born on June 20, 1976, in Tokyo, Inagaki started to like manga when he read Fujiko Fujio's ''Manga Michi'' in middle school. In 1994, he competed at the third Manga Kōshien, a high school manga contest based in Kōchi Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trillion Game
is a Japanese manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior'' since December 2020. A live-action television drama series will premiere in July 2023. Media Manga Written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, ''Trillion Game'' started in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior'' on December 11, 2020. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual ''tankōbon'' volumes. The first volume was released on March 30, 2021. As of March 30, 2023, six volumes have been released. Volume list Drama A live-action television drama series was announced on March 23, 2023. The series will star Ren Meguro as Haru Tennōji and Hayato Sano as Manabu "Gaku" Taira, and will premiere on TBS in July 2023. Reception ''Trillion Game'' was one of the fifty nominees for the Next Manga Award in 2021. It ranked eighth on Takarajimas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Hiramoto
is a Japanese manga artist. He made his debut with ''Sono Tomodachi ni Gimon Ari'' story in 1995 in Weekly Young Magazine. He is best known as the creator of ''Prison School'', which won the General Manga Category award at the 2013 Kodansha Awards, and ''Me and the Devil Blues'', which has won the 2009 Glyph Comics Awards for the Best Reprint Publication. Works * (1997–2009) —– Writer, artist * (2004–2008, 2015–present) —– Writer, artist * (2007–2008) —– Writer, artist * (2011) —– Writer, artist * (2011–2017) —– Writer, artist *''Raw Hero'' (2018–2020) —– Writer, artist * (2022–present) —– Writer, artist * (2022–present) —– Artist; written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro is a Japanese manga artist. He debuted in 2011 with ''As the Gods Will'', which was adapted into a live-action film. After serializing several other works, he launched ''Blue Lock'' with Yusuke Nomura in 2018, which won the 45th Kodansha Manga Aw ... References Extern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muneyuki Kaneshiro
is a Japanese manga artist. He debuted in 2011 with ''As the Gods Will'', which was adapted into a live-action film. After serializing several other works, he launched ''Blue Lock'' with Yusuke Nomura in 2018, which won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the ''shōnen'' category. Biography Kaneshiro debuted as a manga artist in 2011, with the story for ''As the Gods Will'', which released its first chapter on February 9, 2011. The first series was completed on October 9, 2012, with a second series starting on January 16, 2013. The second series finished on December 28, 2016. In December 2013, it was reported the manga had sold 1.5 million copies. The series also received a live-action film adaptation. In August 2011, Kaneshiro did the story for a manga adaptation of Konami's social network game ''Dragon Collection''. In 2015, Keneshiro did the story for the manga ''Bokutachi ga Yarimashita'', which received a live-action television series adaptation. Starting on February 6, 2017, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phobia (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written by Katsunori Hara and illustrated by Yukiko Gotō. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior'' since December 2020. Publication Written by Katsunori Hara and illustrated by , ''Phobia'' started in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior is a semimonthly seinen manga magazine published since July 1, 1987 by Shogakukan in Japan. Its target audience is somewhere between the audience for ''Big Comic Original'' and ''Big Comic Spirits''. The magazine has published works by a numb ...'' on December 25, 2020. Shogakukan released the first collected volume on September 30, 2021. As of July 29, 2022, two volumes have been released. Volume list See also *'' Ushiharu'', another manga series by Yukiko Gotō References External links * {{Big Comic Superior Horror anime and manga Seinen manga Shogakukan manga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natsume Arata No Kekkon
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tarō Nogizaka. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior'' since June 2019. Plot Arata Natsume, who works at a child protection center, receives a request from Takuto Yamashita, the orphan of a victim of a bloody serial murder, to meet his father's killer on his behalf. Takuto had been exchanging letters with Shinju Shinagawa, the murderess, under the name of Arata in order to discover the location of his father's head, which remains unfound. Arata decides to help Takuto and gets a prison visit with the assassin. When the eccentric and weird Shinju infers that Arata was not the real author of the letters she decides to get up and leave. Arata, desperate for the meeting not to end, decides to shout at her impulsively that he wants to marry her. This arouses Shinju's interest, who accepts the proposal and orders her lawyer, Miyamae, who believes in her innocence, to follow the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiyō Matsumoto
is a Japanese manga artist from Tokyo. He has won several awards, including the Shogakukan Manga Award, the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and Eisner Award. ''Ping Pong'' and ''Blue Spring'' have been adapted into live-action feature films. Animation studio Studio 4°C adapted ''Tekkonkinkreet'' into an animated feature film, it was released in Japan in late 2006, and both the anime and manga have been published in English. He is the cousin of Santa Inoue, another manga artist. Career Matsumoto originally wanted to be a soccer player, but changed to artist as an occupation instead. After his initial success in the Comic Open contest, he began touring France in 1986, an event that became a significant point in his career. The manga he produced covers a variety of topics, from sports to family comedies to science fiction epics. In 1993, he began work on the '' Tekkonkinkreet'' manga, which became a success in the ''Big Spirits'' magazine, and published a series of short stories i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuo Ohtagaki. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior'' since March 2012, with its chapters collected in twenty ''tankōbon'' volumes as of September 2022. The story takes place in the Universal Century timeline during and after the events of ''Mobile Suit Gundam''. The manga is licensed in English Viz Media in North America and by Shogakukan Asia in Southeast Asia. An original net animation (ONA) series adaptation by Sunrise was released between December 2015 and April 2016. A second part was released between March and July 2017. Plot The series takes place concurrently with ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', during the One Year War but is not canonical to the original anime. In U.C. 0079, the Earth Federation's Moore Brotherhood and the Principality of Zeon's Living Dead Division engage in a fierce battle in the , a shoal zone littered with debris from destroyed space colonies, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kotaro Lives Alone
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mami Tsumura. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior'' since March 2015. A ten-episode television drama was broadcast on TV Asahi in 2021. A ten-episode Netflix original net animation (ONA) anime series adaptation produced by Liden Films, premiered worldwide in March 2022. Premise Kotaro Satо̄, a 4-year-old boy living on his own, moves into the apartment 203, next door to Shin Karino, a manga artist. Characters ; : : :The eponymous 4-5-year-old main protagonist who moves into a ramshackle apartment building and becomes a next-door neighbor to manga artist Shin Karino; he also enrolls himself into a local kindergarten called Shimizu Kindergarten, where he is in the Star Class. Having the mental capacity of a mature adult, Kotaro is very independent for his age; Kotaro often carries around a plastic toy sword that he keeps around his hip, and acts like a samurai due to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |