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Comic Bunch
is a Japanese manga anthology marketed to a ''seinen'' audience that was edited by Coamix and published weekly by Shinchosha from 2001 throughout 2010 and became monthly since 2011. The collected editions of their titles are published under the ''Bunch Comics'' imprint. History In 2000, Nobuhiko Horie, former editor-in-chief of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', along with former ''Jump'' authors who worked under Horie such as Tetsuo Hara and Tsukasa Hojo, founded the manga editing company Coamix, with Shinchōsha acting as their business partner. The premiere issue of Coamix's ''Comic Bunch'' was published on May 15, 2001 (but dated May 29 on the cover). Prior to the publication of the actual first issue, Coamix released a free preview issue featuring illustrations and interviews with various artists. The magazine was originally published on Tuesday, but was changed to Friday from 2002 and onward. In 2010, Shinchosha ceased publication of ''Weekly Comic Bunch'' with its September 10 issu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime News Network
Anime News Network (ANN) is a news website that reports on the status of anime, manga, video games, Japanese popular music and other related cultures within North America, Australia, Southeast Asia and Japan. The website offers reviews and other editorial content, forums where readers can discuss current issues and events, and an encyclopedia that contains many anime and manga with information on the staff, cast, theme music, plot summaries, and user ratings. The website was founded in July 1998 by Justin Sevakis, and operated the magazine ''Protoculture Addicts'' from 2005 to 2008. Based in Canada, it has separate versions of its news content aimed toward audiences in four separate regions: the United States and Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and Southeast Asia. History The website was founded by Justin Sevakis in July 1998. In May 2000, CEO Christopher Macdonald joined the website editorial staff, replacing editor-in-chief Isaac Alexander. On June 30, 2002, Anime News N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brave Story
is a Japanese fantasy novel written by Miyuki Miyabe. It was serialized in various regional newspapers between November 11, 1999 and February 13, 2001, before being published in two hardcover volumes by Kadokawa Shoten in''Brave Story'' has spawned into a substantial media franchise. The novel was adapted into a manga by Yoichiro Ono and Miyabe herself, who wrote the new story for the manga, which was serialised in Shinchosha's ''Weekly Comic Bunch''. Shinchosha collected the chapters of ''Brave Story'' in twenty ''tankōbon'' volumes and released them between April 2004 and May 2008. In the manga version Wataru is slightly older and already in high school. In 2006 the novel was re-released in two new editions, a three-volume softcover version of the earlier hardcover release intended for mature readers and a light novel version marketed for younger readers. These were intended to create interest in the animated film adaption by Gonzo released in Japan by Warner Bros. in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct Magazines Published In Japan
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2010 Disestablishments In Japan
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2001 Establishments In Japan
1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment of length 1. In conventions of sign where zero is considered neither positive nor negative, 1 is the first and smallest positive integer. It is also sometimes considered the first of the infinite sequence of natural numbers, followed by 2, although by other definitions 1 is the second natural number, following 0. The fundamental mathematical property of 1 is to be a multiplicative identity, meaning that any number multiplied by 1 equals the same number. Most if not all properties of 1 can be deduced from this. In advanced mathematics, a multiplicative identity is often denoted 1, even if it is not a number. 1 is by convention not considered a prime number; this was not universally accepted until the mid-20th century. Additionally, 1 is the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Longer Human
is a 1948 Japanese novel by Osamu Dazai. It is considered Dazai's masterpiece and ranks as the second-best selling novel ever in Japan, behind Natsume Sōseki's ''Kokoro''. The literal translation of the title, discussed by Donald Keene in his preface to the English translation, is "Disqualified From Being Human". The novel, narrated in first person, contains several elements which portray an autobiographical basis but is in fact categorized under the semi-autobiographical genre since the characters in the book are all fictional. The novel presents recurring themes in the author's life, including suicide, social alienation, and depression. Much like the protagonist Yōzō, Dazai attempted suicide a total of five times in his lifetime, with consorts, until ultimately succeeding in taking his own life with his lover at the time, a woman named Tomie Yamazaki. Many believe the book to have been his will, as Dazai took his own life shortly after the last part of the book (which had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Btooom!
''Btooom!'' (stylized as ''BTOOOM!'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Junya Inoue. It was serialized in Shinchosha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Comic Bunch'', where it ran from 2009 until 2018, with its chapters collected into 26 ''tankōbon'' volumes. ''Btooom!'' follows the adventures of Ryōta Sakamoto, an unemployed and isolated young man who is one of the world's top players in the titular video game. After Ryōta is nominated to participate in the real-life version of the game, he becomes trapped inside it and meets his love interest Himiko, who was his in-game wife. With the help of their fellow players, Ryōta and Himiko must find a way to return home. An anime adaptation covering the first 50 chapters of the manga was produced by Madhouse and aired in Japan on Tokyo MX from October 4 to December 20, 2012 and was streamed with English subtitles by Crunchyroll. The manga series was licensed for an English-language release in North America by Yen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ten No Haō - Hokuto No Ken Raō Gaiden
is a manga series by Youkow Osada that was serialized in the ''Weekly Comic Bunch'' from 2006 to 2007. It is a spinoff of the manga series ''Fist of the North Star'' by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. The story centers on the ''Fist of the North Star'' antagonist Raoh and depicts his rise to power as the conqueror of a post-apocalyptic world prior to and during the events of the original work. The story of ''Legends of the Dark King'' also incorporates elements introduced in the '' Fist of the North Star: The Legends of the True Savior'' movie series, including Raoh's childhood friends of Reina and Souga, who help him establish his army. The manga was adapted into a 13-episode anime series produced by Satelight and aired on Tokyo MX and other stations in late 2008. The anime has been licensed for North America by Sentai Filmworks under the title ''Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story'' and distributed by Section23 Films, The complete series was released on a DVD s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mizu Sahara
is a Japanese manga artist, who also writes as . She writes in a variety of demographics, publishing yaoi manga as Sumomo Yumeka and ''seinen'' manga as Mizu Sahara She is best known in the west for ''The Day I Became a Butterfly'' and ''Same Cell Organism'', both under the Yumeka byline, and the manga adaptation of ''Voices of a Distant Star'' under Mizu Sahara. Her series ''My Girl'' is being adapted as a live-action television series which began broadcasting in October 2009. Works As Sumomo Yumeka * Kokoro Kikai * Soshite Hibi Koishiteku * Soshite Koi ga Hajimaru by Kei Tsukimura (illustrator only) * Natsukashi Machi no Rozione * Dousabou Seibutsu (published in English by Digital Manga Publishing as ''Same Cell Organism'') * Chou ni Naru Hi (published in English by Digital Manga Publishing as ''The Day I Became a Butterfly'') * Tengusin (published in English by Aurora Publishing as ''Tengu-Jin'') * Nemunoki no Geshukusou * Kon no Ki Konoha * Kimi wa Boku no Taiyou * Hat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usamaru Furuya
is a Japanese manga artist. Biography During elementary school, Furuya enrolled in the Osamu Tezuka Manga Correspondence Course and by the time he reached high school he had discovered a darker, more underground style. He graduated from Tama Art University, where he majored in oil painting and developed an interest in sculpting and Butoh dance. During college his work evolved from figurative to eventually dealing more with abstract shapes. In 1994, Furuya published his debut series ''Palepoli'' in the renowned alternative manga magazine ''Garo''. After graduating from college, he initially planned to work as a full-time artist while doing illustrations on the side, but his success in manga shifted his focus. Soon after, he published the gag manga Short Cuts in the mainstream seinen manga magazine ''Weekly Young Sunday''. He was a regular contributor to the alternative manga magazine ''Manga Erotics F'' from its beginnings in 2001 on. For this magazine he created the manga ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
51 Ways To Save Her
is a Japanese ''seinen'' manga series written and illustrated by Usamaru Furuya. It was serialized in Shinchosha's ''Comic Bunch'' magazine between May 26, 2006 and August 17, 2007, finishing at five volumes. CMX purchased the English rights but never released it due to the imprint's cancellation. It was released in French by Marvel Panini France (retitled as ''Tokyo Magnitude 8''), and in Chinese by Tong Li Publishing. Though the title of the French release is nearly identical to the anime series '' Tokyo Magnitude 8.0'' and the latter lists ''51 Ways to Save Her'' as a reference for the anime,Staff page at the Tokyo-M8.com website the stories are dissimilar other than the basic concept of people surviving a large earthquake in Tokyo. Synopsis While looking for a job at a |
Go Nagai
, better known by the pen name , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with ''Meakashi Polikichi'', but is best known for creating popular 1970s manga and anime series such as ''Cutie Honey'', ''Devilman'' and ''Mazinger Z''. He is credited with creating the super robot genre and for designing the first mecha robots piloted by a user from within a cockpit with ''Mazinger Z'',Mark Gilson, "A Brief History of Japanese Robophilia", ''Leonardo'' 31 (5), pp. 367–369 68 and for pioneering the magical girl genre with ''Cutie Honey'', the post-apocalyptic manga/anime genre with ''Violence Jack'', and the ecchi genre with ''Harenchi Gakuen''. In 2005, he became a Character Design professor at the Osaka University of Arts. He has been a member of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's nominating committee since 2009. Life Early life Go Nagai was born on September 6, 1945—in the Ishikawa Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
