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Hakusensha Manga
A list of manga published by Hakusensha, listed by the year they were first released. For an alphabetical list, see :Hakusensha manga. 1970s 1971 *''Shiroi Heya no Futari'' 1975 *''Natsu e no Tobira'' 1976 *'' Glass Mask'' *'' Sukeban Deka'' 1978 *''Patalliro!'' *''The Star of Cottonland'' 1979 *'' Chizumi & Fujiomi'' 1980s 1980 *'' Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi'' 1981 *'' Blue Sonnet'' 1984 *'' Cipher'' 1985 *''Outlanders'' *''Sakura no Sono'' 1986 *''Dominion'' 1987 *'' Hanasakeru Seishōnen'' *'' Here Is Greenwood'' *''Please Save My Earth'' 1989 *'' Berserk'' *'' Moon Child'' 1990s 1991 *''Baby and Me'' *''Earl Cain'' 1992 *'' Eight Clouds Rising'' *''Japan'' *'' Legend of Chun Hyang'' 1993 *'' From Far Away'' *'' I Dream of Mimi'' *''Jyu-Oh-Sei'' *''Onmyōji'' *''Songs to Make You Smile'' 1994 *''Angel Sanctuary'' *''Kaguyahime'' *'' Phantom Dream'' 1995 *'' Challengers'' *'' Tower of the Future'' *'' Tsubasa: Those with Wings'' 1996 *'' Descendants of Darkness'' *''Hana-Kim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in the country. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica ('' hentai'' and ''ecchi''), sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion manga books and manga magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Songs To Make You Smile
, is a collection of five short romantic comedy stories written and illustrated by Natsuki Takaya, who also authored the ''shōjo'' manga series ''Fruits Basket''. One chapter from the series was published in ''Hana to Yume'' on June 20, 1998, and the complete one-volume series was published by Hakusensha on November 19, 1999. Plot In "Songs to Make You Smile", quiet, sullen-faced vocalist Atsushi Takahashi prepares for an upcoming performance with his band at his high school festival. He encounters shy Anzu Nakata, who admires his lyrics and defends him from members of another band. Learning that she had been bullied in middle school, he gradually falls in love with her. Late one day at school, he finds her being tormented by members of the other band and fights them, resulting in a cancellation of both performances and a suspension from school for Atsushi. Meeting her at school, he sings a song made just for her, knowing that she had listened to his songs when she was being b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onmyōji (manga)
was one of the official positions belonging to the of the Ministry of the Center under the ritsuryō system in ancient Japan, and was assigned as a technical officer in charge of divination and geomorphology based on the theory of the yin-and-yang five phases. In the middle ages and early modern period, the term was used to refer to those who performed prayers and divination in the private sector, and some of them were regarded as a kind of clergy. History Introduction of the yin-and-yang five phases philosophy and the establishment of the Bureau of Onmyō Based on the ancient Chinese concept of yin and yang and five phases, which began in the Xia and Shang dynasties and was almost completed in the Zhou dynasty, that all phenomena are based on the combination of yin-and-yang five phases of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water, onmyōji is a uniquely Japanese profession that is responsible for astrology, calendar, I Ching, water clock, etc., which are closely related to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jyu-Oh-Sei
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsumi Itsuki. The manga was first serialized in Hakusensha's monthly shōjo manga magazine, ''LaLa'' in December 1993. Several chapters of the series were serialized in Hakusensha's other bi-monthly ''shōjo'' manga magazine, Melody. The chapters released were then collected into five ''tankōbon'' volumes and later re-released into three ''kanzenban'' volumes. It was licensed and released in English in North America by Tokyopop, with translations by Yuya Otake and English adaptation by Clint Bickham. An 11-episode anime adaptation was animated by Bones and premiered on April 13, 2006 in Japan as part of Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block. On May 2, 2009, the series made its North American television debut on the Funimation Channel. The series deals with the adventures of twins Thor and Rai, who live on space colony Juno, a planet resembling earth, until they are abandoned and sent to Chimaera, a secret planet domin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Dream Of Mimi
''I Dream of Mimi'', known as in Japan, is a Japanese series written and illustrated by Kaoru Shintani. It was serialized in Hakusensha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Animal'' from 1993 to 1997, with its chapters collected in three ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was adapted into a three-episode original video animation (OVA) produced by Pink Pineapple and animated by OLM in 1997. It was released in North America by The Right Stuf International. Plot A young student named Akira has saved up a large sum of money to buy the latest and best personal computer - only to find out they are sold out. He then finds what he thinks is the same model number in an alley, and buys the large boxed-up machine from a shady character nearby. When he gets home, Akira is shocked to find that his new computer is a bio-android shaped like a pretty young lady. He is even more shocked when she tells him that she constantly needs his semen to refresh her physical memory. Characters M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
From Far Away
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga by Kyoko Hikawa. It was published by Hakusensha in ''LaLa'' from 1993 to 2003 and collected in 14 tankōbon volumes. It is licensed in North America by Viz Media. The story follows a high schoolgirl who is sent to a medieval-like fantasy world after encountering an explosive paper bag. Story Noriko, an ordinary schoolgirl, has slipped into a mysterious world of magic and flying dragons, which is in chaos due to the ancient foresaying of The Awakening. Every kingdom in the world is in search for the Awakening as they believe that it has the power to control the Sky Demon, the most destructive monster. Noriko meets Izark, the lonesome warrior, and accompanies him. Izark was born with a mysterious power that makes people hate him and causes him to travel alone. He came here in order to change his fate by trying to kill the Awakening only to find out that the Awakening is Noriko. As she travels with him, it's hard for them to talk as they speak dif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legend Of Chun Hyang
is a manga by Clamp. Its story and characters are loosely based on a well known Korean folktale of the same name ''Shin Shunkaden'' was first published in 1996 by Hakusensha in Japan. The project was dropped after three chapters, but Tokyopop licensed the manga in English as ''The Legend of Chun Hyang'' and released it in 2004. Plot The story follows Chun Hyang (춘향), the spirited, beautiful, yet headstrong daughter of a mudang in a Korean village. Her name means "spring fragrance" (the ''shun-ka'' in the original Japanese title; Chinese: ''Chūn-Xiāng''). A master of martial arts, Chun Hyang rises to the occasion when the Yangban, a tyrannical warlord, takes control of her village. He tried to kidnap one of her friends despite Chun Hyang's bold nature and formidable abilities, but there is little hope of freeing her village unless the amhaeng'eosa, a secret Korean government agent, arrives and catches the Ryanban in the act of abusing his powers. When Mong Ryong, a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Japan (Buronson Manga)
is a Japanese manga written by Buronson and illustrated by Kentaro Miura. It was published in Hakusensha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Animal'' in 1992. In North America, it was licensed in English by Dark Horse Comics. Plot A yakuza, in love with a TV reporter, comes to Barcelona, Spain, where she is making a report on foreigners' idea of the Japanese people, and how Japanese people see themselves; during her speech, she draws a parallel between modern-day Japan and ancient Carthage, saying that the Carthaginians were wiped out by the Romans because of the same attitude Japanese people have nowadays, and because economic superiority brings war, and in the end loses to military strength. Suddenly, there is an earthquake, and the ghosts of the Carthaginians bring the group (the two yakuza, the TV reporter and some university students) to the future, when the sea level has increased and all the islands which compose the Japanese archipelago have been submerged. The Japane ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eight Clouds Rising
is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Natsumi Itsuki. It won the 21st Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo. It was adapted in 1997 into an OVA , abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ... series. Plot summary Kuraki Fuzuchi is a handsome and quiet young man who has immense psychic powers and sword skills. He meets Takeo Nanachi, a college student with similar powers. The story opens with Nanachi traveling to a small shrine in the mountains to purify his deceased grandfather's sword in a festival that only occurs every 49 years. There he meets Kuraki and later accidentally stumbles upon Kuraki's initiation ritual as a Shaman. From there on, their lives are inexplicitly intertwined as they encounter ghosts, spirits, demons, and other characters with supernatural powers while t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Earl Cain
, also known as ''Count Cain'', is a gothic ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki. ''Earl Cain'' consists of five parts or "Series": , , , , and the sequel series . Debuting in the Japanese manga magazine ''Bessatsu Hana to Yume'' in December 1991, the manga was eventually transferred to ''Hana to Yume'', where it ran until 1994; the chapters of the sequel, ''Godchild'', appeared between the May 2001 issue and the October 2003 issue in ''Hana to Yume''. Together, the series spans 13 ''tankōbon'' volumes, with five for ''Forgotten Juliet'', ''The Sound of a Boy Hatching'', ''Kafka'', and ''The Seal of the Red Ram'' and eight for ''Godchild''. Two drama CDs based on the series were also released. Set in 19th-century England, the series focuses on a young earl named Cain Hargreaves who solves murders while encountering his father's secret organization, Delilah, that experiments with reviving the dead. ''Earl Cain'' is licensed for English-language relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baby And Me
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Marimo Ragawa. It was published in Hakusensha's magazine ''Hana to Yume'' from 1991 to 1997. In North America, it was published by Viz Media. The series was adapted into an anime television series in 1996. As of November 2021, the manga had over 17.7 million copies in circulation. In 1995, ''Baby & Me'' received the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award in the '' shōjo'' category. Plot Takuya Enoki loses his mother, Yukako, when she dies in a car accident. Takuya now lives with his father, Harumi, and his baby brother, Minoru. Takuya's baby brother is only two years old and requires much care. Although Takuya is only a fifth grader, he cooks, cleans, sews, scolds, and does everything that is normally a mother's job. Between his housework and looking after his baby brother, Takuya begins to feel a helpless gap between his friends who have fun every day after school. The Kimura family blame him for Minoru's constant crying. His str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
