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Kamen Tantei
is a mystery manga by Matsuri Akino that was published by Akita Shoten and licensed by Tokyopop. Reception "This is fun, and it may be some of the best mystery comics geared at the teenage audience." — Leroy Douresseaux, ''Comic Book Bin''. "It seems to be written as a love letter to the classic mystery novel, but the execution is so over the map that it's hard to pin down exactly what Akino's trying to do here." — Greg Hackmann, ''Mania''. "Following the hallmarks of Japanese mystery, the story in ''Kamen Tantei'' features convoluted murder schemes and a puzzle-solving aspect that'd be considered old-fashoned in English-language novels." — Kevin Gifford, ''Newtype USA is a monthly magazine publication originating from Japan, covering anime (and to a lesser extent, tokusatsu, manga, Japanese science fiction, seiyuu, and video games). It was launched by publishing company Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985, with i ...''. "I highly recommend this series as it has a lot of Ak ...
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Mystery Fiction
Mystery is a genre fiction, fiction genre where the nature of an event, usually a murder or other crime, remains wiktionary:mysterious, mysterious until the end of the story. Often within a closed circle of suspects, each suspect is usually provided with a credible motive and a reasonable opportunity for committing the crime. The central character is often a detective (such as Sherlock Holmes), who eventually solves the mystery by logical deduction from facts presented to the reader. Some mystery books are non-fiction. Mystery fiction can be detective stories in which the emphasis is on the puzzle or suspense element and its logical solution such as a whodunit. Mystery fiction can be contrasted with hardboiled detective stories, which focus on action and gritty realism. Mystery fiction can involve a supernatural mystery in which the solution does not have to be logical and even in which there is no crime involved. This usage was common in the pulp magazines of the 1930s and 1940s ...
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Matsuri Akino
, is a Japanese manga artist from Mitaka, Tokyo, now a resident of Yokohama. Her work is a mix of the fantasy, mystery, and horror genres. Her self-portrait is usually a kappa, sometimes with braids or an odango hairstyle. Major works Reikan Shouhou Kabushikigaisha "Reikan Shouhou Kabushikigaisha" (霊感商法株式会社) was serialized in monthly manga magazine (Oozora Shuppan (宙出版), SHUFU-TO-SEIKATSU SHA(主婦と生活社)). The story first appeared in 1988 in "Horror Party (ホラーパーティー) Vol.1" (SHUFU-TO-SEIKATSU SHA). 15 volumes were originally released, now out of print, but without conclusion. It is currently available in a 10 volume Sonorama Comic Bunko version. Television drama In August 1991, a TV dramatization "Reikan Shouhou Kabushikigaisha - hoshi ni noroi wo - "(霊感商法株式会社~星に呪いを~) was broadcast as part of the TBS TV program . Starring it consisted of four parts, three of which were loosely based on chapters fr ...
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Akita Shoten
is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Teio Akita on 10 August 1948. As of 2020, the company's president is Shigeru Higuchi. Magazines Male-oriented manga magazines ''Shōnen'' magazines * – Bimonthly (the 12th of month) * – Monthly (the 6th of month) * – Weekly (each Thursday) * – Weekly web comics (Tuesday and Thursday) Defunct: * ''Bōken Ō'' - monthly from 1949-1983 * ''Manga Ō'' ''Seinen'' magazines * – Monthly (the 19th of month) * – Bimonthly (the 5th of month), defunct * – Monthly (the 1st of every month) * – Semimonthly (each 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month) * – Semimonthly (each 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month) * – Bimonthly (the 3rd Monday of month) Female-oriented manga magazines * – Monthly (the sixth of every month) * – defunct * – Monthly (the first of every month, digital only) * – the sixth of every month * – the twenty-fourth of every odd month * – the twenty-si ...
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Tokyopop
Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well as original German-language manga. Tokyopop's US publishing division publishes works in English. Tokyopop has its US headquarters near Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. Its parent company's offices are in Tokyo, Japan and its sister company's office is in Hamburg, Germany. History Early history Tokyopop was founded in 1997 by Stuart J. Levy. In the late 1990s, the company's headquarters were in Los Angeles. Tokoypop published a manga magazine called MixxZine which serialized four classic manga including Sailor Moon, Magic Knight Rayearth, Parasyte, and Ice Blade. Eventually, MixxZine became an Asian pop culture publication entitled Tokyopop M ...
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Demand Media
Leaf Group, formerly Demand Media Inc, is an American content company that operates online brands including eHow, livestrong.com, and marketplace brands Saatchi Art and Society6. The company also provides social media platforms to existing large company websites and distributes content bundled with social media tools to outlets around the web. Demand Media was created in 2006 by a former private equity investor, Shawn Colo, and the former chairman of MySpace, Richard Rosenblatt. The company employs an algorithm that identifies topics with high advertising potential based on search engine query data and bids on advertising auctions. These topics are typically in the advice and how-to field. It then commissions freelancers to produce corresponding text or video content. The content is posted on a variety of sites, including YouTube and the company's own sites such as eHow and livestrong.com. The company was acquired by Graham Holdings in June 2021 for $323 million. It is co ...
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Newtype USA
is a monthly magazine publication originating from Japan, covering anime (and to a lesser extent, tokusatsu, manga, Japanese science fiction, seiyuu, and video games). It was launched by publishing company Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985, with its April issue, and has since seen regular release on the 10th of every month in its home country. ''Newtype Korea'' is published in Korea. Spin-off publications of ''Newtype'' also exist in Japan, such as Newtype Hero/Newtype the Live (which are dedicated to tokusatsu) and ''NewWORDS'' (which is geared toward a more mature adult market), as well as numerous limited-run versions (such as ''Clamp Newtype''). The name of the magazine comes from the "Newtypes" in the Universal Century timeline of the ''Gundam'' series, specifically ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' (1979) and its sequel ''Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam'' (1985). ''Newtype'' magazine launched a week after ''Zeta Gundam'' began airing on March 2, 1985. ''Newtype USA'' was an English language ve ...
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1999 Manga
File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shootings in the United States; the Year 2000 problem ("Y2K"), perceived as a major concern in the lead-up to the year 2000; the Millennium Dome opens in London; online music downloading platform Napster is launched, soon a source of online piracy; NASA loses both the Mars Climate Orbiter and the Mars Polar Lander; a destroyed T-55 tank near Prizren during the Kosovo War., 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 Death and state funeral of King Hussein rect 200 0 400 200 1999 İzmit earthquake rect 400 0 600 200 Columbine High School massacre rect 0 200 300 400 Kosovo War rect 300 200 600 400 Year 2000 problem rect 0 400 200 600 Mars Climate Orbiter rect 200 400 400 600 Napster rect 400 400 600 600 Millennium Dome 1999 was designated as ...
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Mystery Anime And Manga
Mystery, The Mystery, Mysteries or The Mysteries may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Fictional characters *Mystery, a cat character in ''Emily the Strange'' Films * ''Mystery'' (2012 film), a 2012 Chinese drama film * ''Mystery'' (2014 film), a 2014 Chinese suspense thriller adventure film * ''Mystery, Alaska'' (1999), a comedy-drama film Genres * Mystery fiction, a genre of detective fiction * Mystery film, a genre in cinema Literature * ''Mysteries'' (novel) or ''Mysterie'', an 1892 existentialist novel by Knut Hamsun * ''Mystery'' (novel), a 1990 novel by American author Peter Straub *'' The Mystery'' (1907), a novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams Newspapers * ''Mystery'' (newspaper), an African American newspaper by Martin Delany Music Groups * Mystery (band), a Canadian progressive-rock band formed in 1986 Albums and EPs * ''Mystery'' (Blk Jks EP), 2009 * ''Mystery'' (Mystery EP), 1992 * ''Mystery'' (RAH Band album), 1985 * ''Mystery'' (Faye Wong album), 19 ...
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Tokyopop Titles
Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German language, German translations of licensed Japanese properties and original English-language manga, as well as original German-language manga. Tokyopop's US publishing division publishes works in English. Tokyopop has its US headquarters near Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California. Its parent company's offices are in Tokyo, Japan and its sister company's office is in Hamburg, Germany. History Early history Tokyopop was founded in 1997 by Stuart J. Levy. In the late 1990s, the company's headquarters were in Los Angeles. Tokoypop published a manga magazine called MixxZine which serialized four classic manga including Sailor Moon, Magic Knight Rayearth, Parasyte, and Ice Blade. Eventually, MixxZine became an Asian pop culture publication enti ...
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