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Inio Asano
is a Japanese manga artist. Asano created the acclaimed manga '' Solanin'', which was released as a feature film in Japan in April 2010, starring Aoi Miyazaki. He is also famous for the series ''Goodnight Punpun''. Known for creating character-driven, realist stories, ranging from slice of life to psychological horror, Asano won first prize in the 2001 GX competition for young manga artists. In 2010, ''Yomiuri Shimbun'' described Asano as "one of the voices of his generation." Works * (2000) * (2000) * (2001) * (2002 – 2004) **Licensed in North America by Viz Media. * (2003 – 2005) **Licensed in North America by Fantagraphics Books. * (2004 – 2005) * (2005 – 2008) * (2005 – 2006) **Licensed in North America by Viz Media. An additional epilogue chapter was included in a new edition published in Japan in October 2017. * (2007 – 2013) **Licensed in North America by Viz Media. * (2008 – 2011) * (2009 – 2013) **Licensed in No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toronto Comic Arts Festival
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) is a comic book festival held annually in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 2003, TCAF has grown to become one of the world’s largest festivals dedicated to the promotion and appreciation of comic arts. Programming TCAF focuses on alternative and independent comics, but includes other creative arts besides comics. Unlike traditional comic book conventions, TCAF is modeled off of independent comic festivals and art book fairs such as the Angoulême International Comics Festival and Small Press Expo. TCAF is a free-admission event. Page & Panel: The TCAF Shop "Page & Panel: The TCAF Shop" is a non-profit store located in the Toronto Reference Library. Opened in May 2015, the shop sells books and merchandise that fund the festival and related activities. History TCAF was founded by Peter Birkemoe and Chris Butcher of The Beguiling in 2003. The festival was held biennially until 2009, when in partnership with the Toronto Public Library ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1980 Births
__NOTOC__ Year 198 (CXCVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Sergius and Gallus (or, less frequently, year 951 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 198 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * January 28 **Publius Septimius Geta, son of Septimius Severus, receives the title of Caesar. ** Caracalla, son of Septimius Severus, is given the title of Augustus. China *Winter – Battle of Xiapi: The allied armies led by Cao Cao and Liu Bei defeat Lü Bu; afterward Cao Cao has him executed. By topic Religion * Marcus I succeeds Olympianus as Patriarch of Constantinople (until 211). Births * Lu Kai (or Jingfeng), Chinese official and general (d. 269) * Quan Cong, Chinese general and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inio Asano
is a Japanese manga artist. Asano created the acclaimed manga '' Solanin'', which was released as a feature film in Japan in April 2010, starring Aoi Miyazaki. He is also famous for the series ''Goodnight Punpun''. Known for creating character-driven, realist stories, ranging from slice of life to psychological horror, Asano won first prize in the 2001 GX competition for young manga artists. In 2010, ''Yomiuri Shimbun'' described Asano as "one of the voices of his generation." Works * (2000) * (2000) * (2001) * (2002 – 2004) **Licensed in North America by Viz Media. * (2003 – 2005) **Licensed in North America by Fantagraphics Books. * (2004 – 2005) * (2005 – 2008) * (2005 – 2006) **Licensed in North America by Viz Media. An additional epilogue chapter was included in a new edition published in Japan in October 2017. * (2007 – 2013) **Licensed in North America by Viz Media. * (2008 – 2011) * (2009 – 2013) **Licensed in No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downfall (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Inio Asano. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior'' from March to July 2017, with its chapters collected in a single ''tankōbon'' volume. A live action film adaptation is set to premiere in March 2023. Media Manga Written and illustrated by Inio Asano, ''Downfall'' was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior'' from March 10 to July 28, 2017. Shogakukan collected its chapters in a single ''tankōbon'' volume, released on October 30, 2017. In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Viz Media. The volume was released on February 18, 2020. Live-action film In October 2022, it was announced that the manga will receive a live action film adaptation, set to premiere in Japan on March 23, 2023. It will be directed by Naoto Takenaka, starring Takumi Saitoh as Kaoru Fukusawa, Shuri as Chifuyu and Megumi as Nozomi Machida. Rec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shogakukan Manga Award
The is one of Japan's major manga awards, and is sponsored by 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 given since 1955. Categories The current award categories are: * * * * Each winning work will be honored with a bronze statuette, a certificate and a prize of 1 million yen (about US$7,500). Special awards are also occasionally given out for outstanding work, lifetime achievement, and so forth. Recipients The laureates were awarded for comics published during the years listed in the table. However, the laureates were not presented and the prizes were not given out until the beginning of the following year. The prizes are often referred to by the numbers listed below instead of the years. See also * List of manga awards This list of manga awards is an index to articles about notable awards for manga, comics or graphic novels created in Japa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vertical (company)
Vertical is a Japanese novel and manga imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing. Founded in 2001 by Hiroki Sakai, in February 2011, the company was bought by Kodansha (46.7%) and Dai Nippon Printing (46.0%). The company was consolidated into Kodansha USA Publishing in 2020. Titles Vertical, Inc. publishes books from a variety of genres, including prose fiction, manga, nonfiction, crafts, and cooking. Novels * ''A Caring Man'' (Akira Arai) * ''A Rabbit's Eyes'' ( Kenjiro Haitani) * ''Ashes'' ( Kenzo Kitakata) * '' Attack on Titan: Before the Fall'' ( Ryō Suzukaze) * '' Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City'' ( Ryō Kawakami) * '' Attack on Titan: Lost Girls'' (Hiroshi Seko) * '' The Blade of the Courtesans'' ( Keiichiro Ryu) * '' Body'' (Asa Nonami) * '' The Cage'' ( Kenzo Kitakata) * '' The Cat in the Coffin'' ( Mariko Koike) * '' City of Refuge'' ( Kenzo Kitakata) * '' The Crimson Labyrinth'' ( Yusuke Kishi) * '' Edge'' ( Koji Suzuki) * ''ENMA the Immortal'' (Fumi Nakamura) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Girl On The Shore
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Inio Asano. It is about two junior high school students who enter into a casual sex relationship. The manga was serialized in Ohta Publishing's ''Manga Erotics F'' from 2009 to 2013 and is licensed in North America by Vertical. Plot After Masaki, an upperclassman, forces Koume Sato to give him fellatio on their first date, she uses Keisuke Isobe as a rebound and asks him to take her virginity. The two enter into a casual sex relationship, and although Isobe liked Koume in the seventh grade, she does not reciprocate feelings for him. Since Isobe's parents aren't home often, Koume spends time at his house reading manga, listening to music, and sexually experimenting with Isobe. Haunted by his brother's suicide, Isobe also continues his brother's anime blog. When Koume receives a camera as a present, Isobe gives her an extra SD card he found, on which she discovers pictures of a girl on the shore and later deletes them from his co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantagraphics
Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and the erotic Eros Comix imprint. History Founding Fantagraphics was founded in 1976 by Gary Groth and Michael Catron in College Park, Maryland. The company took over an adzine named ''The Nostalgia Journal'', which it renamed ''The Comics Journal''. As comics journalist (and former Fantagraphics employee) Michael Dean writes, "the publisher has alternated between flourishing and nearly perishing over the years." Kim Thompson joined the company in 1977, using his inheritance to keep the company afloat.Dean, Michael"Comics Community Comes to Fantagraphics' Rescue," ''The Comics Journal'', Posted July 11, 2003. (He soon became a co-owner.) The company moved from Washington, D.C. to Stamford, Connecticut, to Los Angeles over its early years, before settling in Seattle in 1989.Matos, Michelangelo"Saved by the Beag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fantagraphics Books
Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and the erotic Eros Comix imprint. History Founding Fantagraphics was founded in 1976 by Gary Groth and Michael Catron in College Park, Maryland. The company took over an adzine named ''The Nostalgia Journal'', which it renamed ''The Comics Journal''. As comics journalist (and former Fantagraphics employee) Michael Dean writes, "the publisher has alternated between flourishing and nearly perishing over the years." Kim Thompson joined the company in 1977, using his inheritance to keep the company afloat.Dean, Michael"Comics Community Comes to Fantagraphics' Rescue," ''The Comics Journal'', Posted July 11, 2003. (He soon became a co-owner.) The company moved from Washington, D.C. to Stamford, Connecticut, to Los Angeles over its early years, before settling in Seattle in 1989.Matos, Michelangelo"Saved by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nijigahara Holograph
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Inio Asano. It is about the events that occur after a girl is thrown into a well by her classmates and their lives afterwards. The manga was serialized in Ohta Publishing's ''Quick Japan'' magazine from 2003 to 2005. It is licensed in North America by Fantagraphics Books. Plot The story jumps back and forth between years and events, allowing the reader to piece together how the nonlinear events are correlated. The focal point of the story is the character Arie Kimura, a pretty fifth grade student with pale skin and long hair. She enjoys telling her classmates a scary fairy tale in which a girl is sent by God to warn a village of a monster that will destroy them. The villagers fear her predictions, and seven of them decide to sacrifice her to appease the monster. The girl is reborn over and over, doomed to repeat the cycle, with the monster growing larger every time due to its stomach getting fuller with bodies. This fairy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viz Media
VIZ Media LLC is an American manga publisher, anime distributor and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is owned by Japanese publishing conglomerates Shueisha and Shogakukan, as well as Japanese production company Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro). In 2017, Viz Media was the largest publisher of graphic novels in the United States, with a 23% share of the market. In 2020, Viz Media saw a 70% growth in the U.S. market, in line with a 43% increase in overall manga sales in the United States the same year. Early history Seiji Horibuchi, originally from Tokushima Prefecture in Shikoku, Japan, moved to California, United States in 1975. After living in the suburbs for almost two years, he moved to San Francisco, where he started a business exporting American cultural items to Japan, and became a writer of cultural inf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
