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Jonesky
Jonesky Limited (天下出版有限公司) is a Hong Kong publisher of domestic Chinese manhua and translated, imported comics from Japan. Several of their titles have been translated and released in English. It was founded in 1989 by comics creator Ma Wing Shing, who remains its CEO, and in recent years its products have branched out to include collectible merchandise from its series and ''Comics Fans'', a magazine aimed at girls. Selected works Domestic Chinese-language titles published by Jonesky include: * Ma Wing Shing: ''Fung Wan'', ''Black Leopard'' (黑豹), Ying Xiong Wu Lei * Shiu Wan: ''My Prince'' (我的王子殿下), ''Mushroom College'' (蘑菇學園) * Leung Wai Ka: ''Heaven Sword And Dragon Sabre'' (倚天屠龍記) * Li Chi-Tak: ''The Stone God'' (石神) Examples of imported Japanese titled translated and distributed by Jonesky include: * ''Sailor Moon'' * ''One Piece'' * ''Slam Dunk'' * ''Vagabond'' * ''Cardcaptor Sakura'' * ''Kare Kano'' * ''Hayate the Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fung Wan
''Fung Wan'' () or ''Feng Yun'' is a Hong Kong ''wuxia'' manhua series. It is the first manhua released by Ma Wing-shing in 1989 with the help of his assistant Siu Kit under his own company, Jonesky Publishing. Before the third part, the manhua was originally titled ''Fung Wan'', until the two protagonists – Wind and Cloud – became secondary characters and the manhua was renamed ''Tin Ha'' ().Wong, Wendy Siuyi. 002(2001) Hong Kong Comics: A History of Manhua. Princeton Architectural Press. New York. The story has been adapted into media, most notably the Hong Kong films ''The Storm Riders'' (1998) and ''The Storm Warriors'' (2009), the video game ''Fung Wan Online'', and the Taiwanese television series ''Wind and Cloud'' (2002) and '' Wind and Cloud II'' (2004). Plot The story is set in the ''jianghu'' (martial artists' community) of China during the Ming dynasty. The two protagonists – Nie Feng (Wind) and Bu Jingyun (Cloud) – learn martial arts in their early yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ma Wing Shing
Ma Wing-shing (born 16 January 1961) is a Hong Kong manhua artist, writer and publisher. He is best known for creating the '' Fung Wan'' and '' Chinese Hero'' series. Biography Ma quit his studies and became a comic artist in 1976 at the age of 15. He started his career in Hei Po, where he published his first series, ''Day Dream''. His other works included ''Winds and Clouds in Public Housing'', ''Wily Little One'', ''Little Tough Guy'', ''Great Dictator'', ''Lau-keung the Contractor'', ''The Invisible Weird Guest'' and ''Wonder Dog''. In 1977, Hei Po was closed and Ma joined Golden Comics, where he began employing realism in his works, such as ''The Five Brothers'', which caught the attention of others in the industry. He also published ''The Battle: Before and After'' in '' Hong Kong Comic Weekly''. The following year, Ma attended a one-year course at the Hong Kong Academy of Fine Arts to improve his drawing skills. He quit Golden Comics and joined Ching Po, where he produ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manhua
() are Chinese-language comics produced in China and Taiwan. Whilst Chinese comics and narrated illustrations have existed in China in some shape or form throughout its imperial history, the term first appeared in 1904 in a comic titled ''Current Affairs Comics'' () in the Shanghai-based newspaper ''Jingzhong Daily'' (). Etymology The word was originally an 18th-century term used in Chinese literati painting. It became popular in Japan as ''manga'' in the late 19th century. Feng Zikai reintroduced the word to Chinese, in the modern sense, with his 1925 series of political cartoons entitled ''Zikai Manhua'' in the ''Wenxue Zhoubao'' (Literature Weekly). While terms other than had existed before, this particular publication took precedence over the many other descriptions for cartoon art that were used previously and came to be associated with all Chinese comic materials. The Chinese characters for are identical to those used for the Japanese ''manga'' and Korean manhwa. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ying Xiong Wu Lei
''Ying Xiong Wu Lei'' () is a wuxia novel by Gu Long. It was first published between October 1978 and April 1979 in the Taiwanese newspaper ''United Daily News'' and subsequently reproduced by other publishing companies. Plot Master Xiao (), a reclusive swordsmith, started forging a precious sword known as the Tear-Stained Sword (). Upon its completion, the swordsmith foresaw that his son would die under the sword and that the sword is destined to bring disaster to the ''jianghu'' (martial artists' community). In order to prevent these events from happening, Master Xiao passed the sword to his low-profile youngest apprentice for safekeeping. Several years later, the sword came into the possession of Gao Jianfei (), the apprentice of Master Xiao's youngest apprentice. Gao Jianfei receives instructions from his master to bring the sword into the ''jianghu''. At the time, there are two powerful organisations in the ''jianghu'': the Great Security Service of Chang'an () and the Majes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Over Rev!
is a Japanese manga series created by Katsumi Yamaguchi and Team39. The manga began serialization in the now-defunct ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Sunday'' in November 1996, and compiled into 31 volumes released between May 1997 and November 2004. The series also spanned into a live action film (V-Cinema) and a CD drama. There were plans for an anime and OVA, but there were no further reports about production. The story revolves around Ryoko Shino, a Japanese high school senior and a former track star who gets into street racing after breaking her Achilles tendon. The tagline for the series is "A Legend of Ultimate Hot Rodder". Summary A high school girl and former track runner, Ryoko Shino is out one night with her friends and sees a Nissan Skyline GT-R R32 and Nissan Silvia S13 drifting in tandem just feet in front of her. Instead of being terrified, she can't help but be captivated by the scene. She notices that the Silvia S13's driver is a woman. Ryoko borrow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Li Chi-Tak
Li Chi-Tak () (b. June 24, 1965) is a Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ... comic artist. Comics * ''Black Mask'', a superhero comic adapted into two movies ''Black Mask'' and '' Black Mask 2: City of Masks'' External links * Li Chi-Tak blog site Hong Kong artists Hong Kong comics artists Living people 1965 births {{Manhua-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sailor Moon
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 52 individual chapters were published in 18 volumes. The series follows the adventures of a schoolgirl named Usagi Tsukino as she transforms into Sailor Moon to search for a magical artifact, the . She leads a group of comrades, the Sailor Soldiers, called Sailor Guardians in later editions, as they battle against villains to prevent the theft of the Silver Crystal and the destruction of the Solar System. The manga was adapted into an anime series produced by Toei Animation and broadcast in Japan from 1992 to 1997. Toei also developed three animated feature films, a television special, and three short films based on the anime. A live-action television adaptation, ''Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon'', aired from 2003 to 2004, and a second anime series, ''Sailor Moon Crystal'', began simulcasting in 2014. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Piece
''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapters compiled into 104 ''tankōbon'' volumes . The story follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a boy whose body gained the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit. With his pirate crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy explores the Grand Line in search of the deceased King of the Pirates Gol D. Roger's ultimate treasure known as the "One Piece" in order to become the next King of the Pirates. The manga spawned a media franchise, having been adapted into a festival film produced by Production I.G, and an anime series produced by Toei Animation, which began broadcasting in Japan in 1999. Additionally, Toei has developed fourteen animated feature films, one original video animation, and thirteen television specials. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slam Dunk (manga)
''Slam Dunk'' (stylized as ''SLAM DUNK'') is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from October 1990 to June 1996, with the chapters collected into 31 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It tells the story of a basketball team from Shōhoku High School in the Shōnan area of Japan. The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Toei Animation which aired from October 1993 to March 1996 and has been broadcast worldwide, enjoying much popularity particularly in Japan, several other Asian countries and Europe. ''Slam Dunk'' has 170 million copies in circulation, making it the seventh best-selling manga series in history. In 1994, it received the 40th Shogakukan Manga Award for the ''shōnen'' category. In 2010, Inoue received special commendations from the Japan Basketball Association for helping popularize basketball in Japan. Plot Hanamichi Sakuragi is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vagabond (manga)
is a Japanese epic martial arts manga series written and illustrated by Takehiko Inoue. It portrays a fictionalized account of the life of Japanese swordsman Musashi Miyamoto, based on Eiji Yoshikawa's novel '' Musashi''. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Morning'' since September 1998, with its chapters collected into thirty-seven ''tankōbon'' volumes as of July 2014. Viz Media licensed the series for English release in North America and has published the current thirty-seven volumes as of April 2015. The series is currently on an extended hiatus, with the latest chapter released in May 2015. As of December 2012, the manga had over 82 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. In 2000, ''Vagabond'' won the 24th Kodansha Manga Award for Best General Manga, as well as the Grand Prize of the 6th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2002. Summary The story starts in 1600, in the aftermath of the decisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cardcaptor Sakura
, abbreviated as ''CCS'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga group Clamp. Serialized monthly in the ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from May 1996 to June 2000, it was also published in 12 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Kodansha between November 1996 and July 2000. The story centers on Sakura Kinomoto, an elementary school student who discovers magical powers after accidentally freeing a set of magical cards into the world; she must retrieve the cards to prevent catastrophe. Each of these cards grants different magical powers, and can only be activated by someone with inherent magical abilities. A sequel by Clamp, '' Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card'', focusing on Sakura in junior high school, began serialization in ''Nakayoshi'' in 2016. The manga was adapted into a 70-episode anime television series by Madhouse that aired on Japan's satellite television channel NHK BS2 from April 1998 to March 2000. Additional media include two anime films, vi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kare Kano
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Tsuda. It was serialized in ''LaLa'' from 1996 to 2005 and collected in 21 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Hakusensha. It depicts the romance between "perfect" student Yukino Miyazawa and her academic rival Soichiro Arima, and the relationships of several of their friends. The series is licensed and was published in English in North America by Tokyopop. The chapters from the first seven volumes were adapted into a 26-episode anime television series by Gainax and J.C.Staff. Directed by Hideaki Anno, the episodes were broadcast in Japan on TV Tokyo from October 1998 to March 1999. It is licensed for distribution outside of Japan by Enoki Films under the title ''Tales at North Hills High'', and sub-licensed for distribution in North America by Nozomi Entertainment who released it as ''His and Her Circumstances''. Plot Yukino Miyazawa is a Japanese high school first-year student who is the envy of classmates for her good grad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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