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Flowers (magazine)
is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan and issued on the 28th of every month. History ''Flowers'' originally started out under the name , which was also published by Shogakukan. ''Petit Flower'' was founded in 1980 as a quarterly magazine, and became defunct in March 2002. It was relaunched as ''Flowers'' in April 2002. Before ceasing publication, ''Petit Flower'' serialized a number of works by Moto Hagio, including ''Iguana Girl'', ''Mesh'', ''Marginal'', and ''A Cruel God Reigns''. Serializations Current * ''Hatsukoi no Sekai'' by Keiko Nishi (since 2016) * ''Boku no Giovanni'' by Hozumi (since 2016) * ''Marronnier Ōkoku no Shichinin no Kishi'' by Nao Iwamoto (since 2016) * '' Fushigi Yûgi: Byakko Senki'' by Yuu Watase (since 2017) * ''Mystery to Iu Nakare'' by Yumi Tamura (since 2017) * ''Ao no Hana, Utsuwa no Mori'' by Yuki Kodama (since 2018) * ''Kaguya Den'' by Chiho Saito (since 2018) * '' Poe no Ichizoku: Himitsu no Hanazono'' by Moto Hagi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josei Manga
, also known as and its abbreviation , is an editorial category of Japanese comics that emerged in the 1980s. In a strict sense, ''josei'' refers to manga marketed to an audience of adult women, contrasting ''shōjo'' manga, which is marketed to an audience of girls and young adult women. In practice, the distinction between ''shōjo'' and ''josei'' is often tenuous; while the two were initially divergent categories, many manga works exhibit narrative and stylistic traits associated with both ''shōjo'' and ''josei'' manga. This distinction is further complicated by a third manga editorial category, , which emerged in the late 1980s as an intermediate category between ''shōjo'' and ''josei''. ''Josei'' manga is traditionally printed in dedicated manga magazines which often specialize in a specific subgenre, typically drama, romance, or pornography. While ''josei'' dramas are in most cases realist stories about the lives of ordinary women, romance ''josei'' manga are typic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chiho Saito
is a Japanese manga artist, most noted for the manga ''Revolutionary Girl Utena''. In 1996, she received the Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by Shogakukan, Shogakukan Publishing. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga and features candidates from a number of publishers. It is the oldest manga award in Japan, being ... for shōjo for '' Kanon''. She is part of the Be-Papas manga artist collective. Her debut work was "Ken to Madomoaseru" (The Sword and the Mademoiselle) in 1982. Her hobbies are dance, music, opera, and sumo. Works * ''Anastasia Club'' (2001-2008) * (1990) ** (1992) ** (1994) ** (1995) * ** * * (1996 – 1997) * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * (''Published in 2 English Short Story Volumes by Tokyopop") * * * * References External links PRISMS - Saitou Chiho manga database fan site entry * Romance Symphony of Saito Chiho 1967 births Japanese graphic novelists Living people Manga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otherworld Barbara
is a science fiction manga by Moto Hagio. It is set in a near-future Japan, and begins with a girl, Jyujo Aoba, who has been in a coma since she was nine years old, who was discovered next to her parents' bodies, with their hearts inside her stomach. To discover why she killed her parents, a specialist enters her coma dreams and finds that Jyujo is dreaming about and simultaneously creating the future. The series was serialised in Shogakukan's ''Flowers'' between September 2002 and August 2005 and is collected in 4 volumes. The series is licensed for release in the United States by Fantagraphics Books. In 2006, ''Otherworld Barbara'' won the Grand Prize of the 27th Nihon SF Taisho Award Development Hagio "wanted to do something about meat" when she created the story for ''Otherworld Barbara'', and felt that the story "turned out kind of gross". Thorn felt that Hagio also used her interest in the right and left brain, and the origin of language. She read Noam Chomsky's ''Noam Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
7 Seeds
''7 Seeds'' (stylized as ''7SEEDS'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yumi Tamura. It is set in a post-apocalyptic future, long enough after a meteorite impact event, hits Earth that new species have evolved, and follows the struggles of five groups of young adults to survive after they are revived from cryonics, cryonic preservation. The title comes from five groups of individuals in cryogenic chambers along with supplies, called "seeds", laid down by the Japanese government. The manga was originally serialized in Shogakukan's ''Betsucomi, Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' magazine, premiering in the November 2001 issue; it transferred to ''Flowers (magazine), Flowers'' magazine in April 2002, where it ran until its conclusion in May 2017. Shogakukan collected the individual chapters into 35 Tankōbon, bound volumes. An original net animation (ONA) anime adaptation, produced by Gonzo (company), Gonzo and directed by Yukio Takahashi, was announced in November 2018. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michiyo Akaishi
is a Japanese manga artist. She graduated from Saitama Prefectural Dai-Ichi Girls High School. Akaishi then attended Musashino Art University where she graduated with a degree in commercial plastic model design. In 1979, she won first place in the Shogakukan Shinjin Comic Award contest. Akaishi's debut story, ''Marshmallow Tea wa Hitori de'', appeared in the January 1980 issue of ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic''. Her story, ''One More Jump '', won the 1994 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga and refer to manga and anime directed towards children. These series are usually moralistic, often educating children about staying in the right path in life. Each chapter is usually a self-contained story. History ''Kodomo'' manga started .... She was one of the judges for the 53rd Shogakukan Manga Awards in 2008. Works References External links * * (archive to 2004) English * {{DEFAULTSORT:Akaishi, Michiyo 1959 births Living people Japanese writers People from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amakusa 1637
is a shōjo manga written and illustrated by Michiyo Akaishi. It is about the time-traveling adventures of six modern-day Japanese high school students from the St. Francisco Academy to the 17th century, where they take part in the Shimabara Rebellion. It was serialized in the manga magazine ''Petit Flower'' from 2000 to 2002 and in ''Flowers'' from 2002 to 2006, and was collected in 12 tankōbon volumes. Story The manga begins with the Great Hanshin earthquake of 1995, which the protagonists (a group of friends from the St. Francisco Academy from Kobe) barely survive. Years later, during a school field trip to Nagasaki, the teenagers are thrown back in time to the Japan of the early Edo period. According to history, in 1637 a revolt broke out, known as the Shimabara Rebellion. It was led by a charismatic youth known as Amakusa Shirō, but ended in the defeat of the rebels and the loss of over 37,000 lives. Natsuki Hayami, the heroine, is mistaken as Amakusa Shirō by th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taeko Watanabe
is a Japanese manga artist. She made her professional debut in 1979 with the short story . In 1987, she won the Excellence Award at the 16th Japan Cartoonists Association Awards for her comedy series ''St. 14 Graffiti''. She has twice received the Shogakukan Manga Award in the (girls') manga category: in 1991 for and in 2003 for . Works Series * , serialized in ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' (1981–1985) * ''St. 14 Graffiti'' (), serialized in ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' (1986–1987) * (), serialized in ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' (1988–1995) * , serialized in ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' (1996) Original text: Translation: "''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic''s popular series ''Mune no Kin'iro''." * , serialized in ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' and '' Monthly Flowers'' (1997–2020) Art books * ''Idol Special'' (SPECIAL), published by Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics ( manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shuei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaze Hikaru
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taeko Watanabe. Set in the period, the story follows Tominaga Sei, a young girl who poses as a boy named Kamiya Seizaburō so she can join the Mibu-Roshi (Special Police; later known as the Shinsengumi). She befriends her sensei, Okita Sōji, who discovers her secret. The manga was initially serialized in Shogakukan's ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' magazine beginning in 1997. It transferred to '' Monthly Flowers'' magazine in 2002, concluding in May 2020. Shogakukan collected the individual chapters into 45 (collected volumes) published under its Flower Comics imprint. Watanabe also penned a spin-off chapter, , published in ''Monthly Flowers'' magazine in November 2020. In North America, ''Kaze Hikaru'' is licensed in English by Viz Media, originally serialized in their ''Shojo Beat'' magazine from July 2005 to September 2006 and currently published in print and digital volumes. In 2003, ''Kaze Hikaru'' received the 48t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Asahi Shimbun Company
is one of the four largest newspapers in Japan. Founded in 1879, it is also one of the oldest newspapers in Japan and Asia, and is considered a newspaper of record for Japan. Its circulation, which was 4.57 million for its morning edition and 1.33 million for its evening edition as of July 2021, was second behind that of the ''Yomiuri Shimbun''. By print circulation, it is the third List of newspapers in the world by circulation, largest newspaper in the world behind the ''Yomiuri'', though its digital size trails that of many global newspapers including ''The New York Times''. Its publisher, is a media conglomerate with its registered headquarters in Osaka. It is a privately held company, privately held family business with ownership and control remaining with the founding Murayama and Ueno families. According to the Reuters Institute Digital Report 2018, public trust in the ''Asahi Shimbun'' is the lowest among Japan's major dailies, though confidence is declining in all t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betsucomi
, known as before 2000, is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan. It was conceived as a or "special issue" of its sister magazine ''Shōjo Comic''. It is released on the 13th of each month. Serializations Current * '' Queen's Quality'' (2015–present) * ''Yuzuki-san Chi no Yon Kyoudai.'' (2018–present) Former 1970–1979 * '' Sanrūmu Nite'' (1970) * ''Joker e...'' (1972) * ''The Poe Clan'' (1972–1976) * '' They Were Eleven'' (1975) * ''California Story'' (1978–1981) 1980–1989 * '' Family!'' (1981–1985) * ''Zenryaku Milk House'' (1983–1986) * ''Kisshō Tennyo'' (1983–1984) * '' Banana Fish'' (1985–1994) 1990–1999 * '' Basara'' (1990–1998) * ''Tokyo Boys & Girls'' (1994–1996) * '' Lovers' Kiss'' (1995–1996) * '' Yasha'' (1996–2002) * ''Forbidden Dance'' (1997–1998) * ''Kaze Hikaru'' (1997–2002) 2000–2009 * ''Doubt!!'' (2000–2002) * ''Chicago'' (2000–2001) * ''Hot Gimmick'' (2000–2005) * '' 7 Seeds'' (2001–2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasha (manga)
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida and published by Shogakukan. It has 12 volumes, the first published on 11 December 1996 and the last on 23 August 2002. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama series in 2000. A sequel manga series, ''Eve no Nemuri'', has five volumes, the first published on 26 January 2004 and the last on 20 December 2005. Reception It won the 47th Shogakukan Manga Award for '' shōjo'' manga. ''Eve no Nemuri'' was nominated for the 10th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Named after Osamu Tezuka, the is a yearly manga prize awarded to manga artists or their works that follow the Osamu Tezuka manga approach founded and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun. The prize has been awarded since 1997, in Tokyo, Japan. Current .... References External links * 2000 Japanese television series debuts 2000 Japanese television series endings Akimi Yoshida Josei manga Shogakukan manga Shōjo manga TV Asahi orig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Setona Mizushiro
is a Japanese manga artist. In 1985 she participated in the publication of a dōjinshi. She remained active in that world until her debut in 1993 with the short story ''Fuyu ga Owarou Toshiteita'' (Winter Was Ending) that ran in Shogakukan's magazine, '' Puchi Comic''. In 2008, her gender bender psychological thriller ''After School Nightmare'' won her some of the acclaim she has back home after the Young Adult Library Services Association named it one of the best graphic novels for teenagers. The same work was also nominated for the 2007 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material (Japan). Though her current drawing style is high in aesthetic value, her earlier works had less finesse. Regardless, her popularity grew largely due to her storytelling. Her works are noted for their slightly askew plots and exploration of the human psyche. Even her lighthearted Shōjo works usually have darker underlying elements. '' X-Day'' follows a group of teens whose mou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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