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ComicsOne
ComicsOne Corp. was an American distributor of Asian Comics (manga, manhwa, and manhua), established in 1999. ComicsOne was based in Fremont, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ComicsOne also served as the distributor for videos and merchandise related to its licensed titles. History On March 25, 2005, industry website ICv2.com reported that DrMaster, ComicsOne's Asian printer, took over the publication of ComicsOne's manga titles, though not the manhwa and manhua titles. It also added that ComicsOne had abandoned its website, "stopped paying its bills and has disappeared." Manga published by ComicsOne *''888'' *'' Bass Master Ranmaru'' *''Bride of Deimos'' *'' Crayon Shin-chan'' *''Dark Edge'' *'' Devil in the Water'' *''Ginga Legend Weed''Feature Comics " ComicsOne. Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ginga Legend Weed
''Weed'', known in Japan as is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Takahashi. It is a sequel to Takahashi's 1980s manga ''Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin-'', and focuses on Weed, the son of Gin, the original series' protagonist. Weed, named after the English word for wild plant, leaves his birthplace to search for his father in the Ōu Mountains. Upon arriving, Weed immediately begins protecting Ōu and its soldiers from dangerous threats. As the series progresses, Weed and his allies journey throughout Japan, aiding those in need and preventing takeovers. ''Weed'' was originally serialized in the magazine ''Weekly Manga Goraku'' from 1999 to 2009. Publisher Nihon Bungeisha released 60 bound volumes and later reprinted early volumes. ComicsOne licensed the series for release in Canada and the United States by the name of ''Weed'', but issued only three volumes before it went out of business. In addition to the main series, Takahashi authored ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bride Of Deimos
is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written by Etsuko Ikeda and illustrated by Yuuho Ashibe. It premiered in ''Princess'' magazine in December 1974, later moving to ''Viva Princess'', where it ran until the magazine became defunct with the release of its October 1990 issue. Akita Shoten collected the chapters into 17 compiled volumes published under the Princess Comics imprint; ComicsOne licensed the series for an English-language release in North America and published seven volumes before going out of business. In August 1988, the manga inspired an original video animation (OVA) adaptation directed by Rintaro and produced by Madhouse. In May 2007, ''Bride of Deimos'' resumed serialization in ''Monthly Bonita'' magazine, with the subtitle . It was put on hiatus in April 2014, with six compiled volumes published as of May 2014. Plot ''Bride of Deimos'' revolves around high school girl Minako Ifu, who has become the focus of the attentions of the demon Deimos. Minako a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junk Force (manga)
is a Japanese manga written by Hideki Kakinuma and illustrated by Yusuke Tsurugi with character designs by Eeji Komatsu. It was serialized in ''Dengeki Comic Gao!''. The manga was licensed in English by ComicsOne before the license was transferred to DrMaster. Manga The manga was released by MediaWorks between February 27, 2003 and February 27, 2004. The English release of the manga released the first of three ''tankōbon'' volumes on April 5, 2005. Volume listing Novels The manga has been adapted into 5 novels, all written by Hideki Kakinuma and illustrated by Eeji Komatsu. The first three volumes were published in English by DrMaster. Drama CDs In January and March 2003, two ''Junk Force'' audio drama CDs were released by King Records in Japan. These CDs featured both new material and adaptations of stories featured in the manga and the novels. Professional voice actors were cast and possibly intended to be retained had the planned anime series reached fruiti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Please Twins!
is an anime television series scripted by Yōsuke Kuroda and produced by Bandai Visual, which was later adapted into a light novel and one-volume manga series. It centers on a family of three teenagers in high school all living together who are unsure which two of them are related to each other due to a reference from an old photograph. The ''Please Twins!'' anime series is a spin-off sequel to '' Please Teacher!''. It first aired in Japan on the WOWOW satellite television network on July 15, 2003 and finished with a total of 12 episodes plus a later OVA episode released on DVD. The series was later adapted into a light novel in 2004, which spanned a total of two volumes and, soon after, into a short one-''tankōbon'' manga version (authored by Akikan), which was serialized in MediaWorks's ''Dengeki Daioh'' magazine in September 2005. Plot ''Please Twins!'' is a story about three high-school students: Maiku Kamishiro, Karen Onodera, and Miina Miyafuji. The three were drawn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maico 2010
''Maico 2010'' is a manga series by Toshimitsu Shimizu which ran in '' Young King'' from 1997 to 1998. The manga was adapted to an anime television series on WOWOW that ran from April 6, 1998 to September 28 of that year titled as part of the ''Anime Complex'' omnibus show. The series was published in English by ComicsOne. ComicsOne rated the series as "Suggested 17Up." Plot Maico is Japan's newest radio DJ. When she is not working she must stave off assassins, crazed fans and a couple of office workers as well. She believes she was created just to be the perfect DJ. What she does not know is that she is really a sexdroid — a robot specifically designed for sexual intercourse. However, her creator Otari Masudamasu wanted her to be as close to human as possible and not a sex toy. Maico has never had sexual intercourse and is shy at times. She constantly learns about love and matters of the heart. She later meets another sexdroid Rei, Masudamasu's first android, who is design ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goku Midnight Eye
is a manga series by Buichi Terasawa about a detective named who gains a cybernetic eye implant that can control any computer system on the planet. The manga has been published in English by ComicsOne and DrMaster. Reception Helen McCarthy in ''500 Essential Anime Movies'' calls the plot 'incredibly silly', but praises 'stylish locations' and widely theatrical design ideas'. McCarthy, Helen. ''500 Essential Anime Movies: The Ultimate Guide''. — Harper Design, 2009. — P. 64. — 528 p. — References Further reading *Goku II: Midnight Eye review [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Please Teacher!
is an anime television series directed by Yasunori Ide, written by Yōsuke Kuroda, and produced by Bandai Visual. It was later adapted into a manga and light novel and centers on a group of friends and the odd things that happen to them after they get a new teacher. The ''Please Teacher!'' anime series premiered in Japan on the WOWOW satellite television network between January 10 and March 28, 2002, spanning a total of 13 episodes, including twelve originally premiering on television plus an OVA episode released on DVD on October 25, 2002. It was adapted very soon into a manga, serialized in MediaWorks's shōnen manga magazine, ''Dengeki Daioh'', in January 2002, and was also later adapted into a light novel, entitled ''Onegai Teacher: Mizuho and Kei's Milky Diary'', published in March 2003. The ''Please Teacher!'' anime series was soon continued with a spin-off sequel, ''Please Twins!'', which premiered on WOWOW between July 15 and October 14, 2003. The setting of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Wok Jan
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shinji Saijyo. The manga was licensed in English by ComicsOne before the license was transferred to DrMaster. A sequel, ''Iron Wok Jan! R: The Summit Operations'', was also released in Japan by Akita Shoten and in France by Soleil Manga. A spin-off, ''Tetsupai no Jan!'', by Bingo Morihashi, started to be published by Takeshobo in 2015. Characters Akiyama family * is a 16-year-old talented young chef and the male protagonist of the manga. His grandfather is Kaiichiro Akiyama, the “master of Chinese cuisine”. * is known as the “master of Chinese cuisine”. Kaiichiro raised Jan until his tastebuds began to fail, at which point he sent Jan to Gobancho and committed suicide by self-immolation. * is Jan's grandmother and Kaiichiro's wife. * is Jan's father and Kaiichiro's son. Gobanchou family * is one of the best cooks in Gobanchou, her family's Chinese restaurant in Ginza, Tokyo. She is the same age as Jan. * * Publication ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infinite Ryvius
is a 26 episode drama/sci-fi series produced by Sunrise. The character and mecha designs in ''RYVIUS'' were created by Hisashi Hirai, who later went on to act as the character designer for ''Gundam SEED''. The series is also noted for its music, a blend of western R&B/hip-hop music with J-pop vocals. This is evident in the opening song, "dis–", performed by bilingual Japanese-American singer Mika Arisaka. Most of the vocal songs were composed by M.I.D. and the thematic background instrumentals by Katsuhisa Hattori. The anime was originally licensed by Bandai Entertainment in North America before it ended up going out of print in 2012. Following the 2012 closure of Bandai Entertainment, Sunrise announced at Otakon 2013, that Sentai Filmworks has rescued ''Infinite Ryvius'', along with a handful of other former BEI titles. A two volume manga adaptation was released concurrently with the series in 1999-2000, and was then published in English in 2004. A parody spin-off orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High School Girls
is a Japanese manga series, created by Towa Oshima, which was originally serialized in Futabasha's ''Weekly Manga Action'' magazine from 2001, and then subsequently ''Comic High!'' from 2004. It was adapted in 2006 into an anime television series, entitled , which premiered in Japan on April 3, 2006, and completed its 12-episode run on June 19, 2006. It was produced by Genco, animated by Arms (company), ARMS, written by Hideki Shirane, and directed by Yoshitaka Fujimoto (director of the anime ''Cyber Team in Akihabara'' and ''All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku, Nuku Nuku TV''). A ''Girl's High'' PlayStation 2 video game, was made and released in late September, 2006. The manga series was published in North America by DrMaster (formerly ComicsOne), whereas the anime was distributed across the region by Media Blasters, which released the series under the name ''Girl's High''. The series premiered on Toku (TV network), Toku in the United States in January 2016. Plot Eri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Prowling Devil
is a Japanese manga series created by Toshimitsu Shimizu, published in Japan by Shōnen Gahousha and spanning eight volumes (or ''tankōbon''). An English translation of the series, covering all eight volumes in flipped format, was published in the United States by the (now apparently defunct) ComicsOne ComicsOne Corp. was an American distributor of Asian Comics ( manga, manhwa, and manhua), established in 1999. ComicsOne was based in Fremont, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ComicsOne also served as the distributor for videos and ... corporation, starting in October 2002. Plot The story of ''Red Prowling Devil'' centers on Naomi, a pilot who ends up working as an operative for a secretive world power as a way out of a life sentence for accidentally shooting down a plane full of civilians. Naomi feels deeply guilty about her crime and probably would have accepted imprisonment if it were not for an ill loved one depending on the money she earns from flying ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazan (manga)
''Kazan'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gaku Miyao. It was serialized in Shōnen Gahosha's ''seinen'' manga magazines '' Young King OURs'' (1997 to 2000) and OURs Lite (2000 to 2001), with its chapters collected in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes. Publication Written and illustrated by Gaku Miyao, ''Kazan'' was serialized in Shōnen Gahosha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Young King OURs'' from the May 1997 to the July 2000 issues. The series was later transferred to ''OURs Lite'', where it ran from the September 2000 to the August 2001 issues. Shōnen Gahosha collected its chapters in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes, released from September 1997 to June 2001. The manga was published in English by ComicsOne in a left-to-right orientation, firstly as an Adobe ebook An ebook (short for electronic book), also known as an e-book or eBook, is a book publication made available in digital form, consisting of text, images, or both, readab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |