Kasumi (comics)

	Kasumi (comics) ''Kasumi'' is an original English-language manga written by Surt Lim and illustrated by Hirofumi Sugimoto and published by Del Rey Manga. The first volume of the manga was released by Del Rey Manga on July 28, 2008. Production As Surt Lim is an American writer and Hirofumi Sugimoto is a Japanese manga artist, most of the collaboration between the two were done with "online Japanese-English translator, instant messenger, e-mail and the assistance of a bilingual translator based in Tokyo". To draw shōjo manga, shōnen manga artist Hirofumi Sugimoto had to study shōjo manga, especially those of Moto Hagio's. Inspired by ''Boys Over Flowers'', ''Special A'' and ''The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross'' with their "exclusive private school" setting, Surt Lim wrote Kasumi with "an average girl in a high school with lots of hot guys" in mind. Both Surt and Sugimoto agree that the manga contains both shōjo and shōnen elements, like '' Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle''. Reception Comics W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Del Rey Manga Del Rey Manga was the manga-publishing imprint of Del Rey Books, a branch of Ballantine Books, which in turn is part of Random House, the publishing division of Bertelsmann. History Del Rey Manga was formed as part of a cross-publishing relationship with Japanese publisher Kodansha. Some of the Del Rey titles, such as ''Tsubasa Chronicle'' and '' xxxHolic'', are published in the United Kingdom by Tanoshimi. Tricia Narwani, the editor of Del Rey, stated that "Del Rey finds most of its talent through conventions and existing professional contacts". In October 2010, Kodansha and Random House announced that the US division of Kodansha, Kodansha USA, will take over publishing over all Del Rey Manga titles as well as their own manga, starting on December 1. Random House will act as the sales and marketing distributor. Titles Del Rey made its debut in May 2004 with four manga titles: * '' Mobile Suit Gundam Seed'' (''Kidō Senshi Gundam SEED'') - by Masatsugu Iwase * ''Negima! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Boys Over Flowers , is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Kamio and set in Tokyo, Japan, and the fictional "Eitoku Academy" (an elite school for children from rich families). It tells the story of Tsukushi Makino, a girl from a middle-class family, whose mother enrolls her in an elite high school to compete with the families from her husband's company. While at Eitoku, she encounters the F4, a gang of four young men who are children of Japan's wealthiest families and who bully anyone that gets in their way. The manga was launched in Shueisha's '' Margaret'' magazine in October 1992 and ran until January 2004. Two epilogue chapters were later published in ''Margaret'', in July 2006 and January 2008. The English translation was published by Viz Media from August 2003 to October 2009. ''Boys Over Flowers'' is the best selling shōjo manga of all time and enjoys immense popularity in the Eastern Asia region. The manga has been adapted into various mediums, some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Otaku is a Japanese word that describes people with consuming interests, particularly in anime, manga, video games, or computers. Its contemporary use originated with a 1983 essay by Akio Nakamori in ''Manga Burikko''. may be used as a pejorative with its negativity stemming from a stereotypical view of as social outcasts and the media's reporting on Tsutomu Miyazaki, "The Otaku Murderer", in 1989. According to studies published in 2013, the term has become less negative, and an increasing number of people now identify themselves as , both in Japan and elsewhere. Out of 137,734 teens surveyed in Japan in 2013, 42.2% self-identified as a type of . subculture is a central theme of various anime and manga works, documentaries and academic research. The subculture began in the 1980s as changing social mentalities and the nurturing of traits by Japanese schools combined with the resignation of such individuals to what was then seen as inevitably becoming social outcasts. The subcu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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picture info	Reservoir Chronicle A reservoir (; from French ''réservoir'' ) is an enlarged lake behind a dam. Such a dam may be either artificial, built to store fresh water or it may be a natural formation. Reservoirs can be created in a number of ways, including controlling a watercourse that drains an existing body of water, interrupting a watercourse to form an embayment within it, through excavation, or building any number of retaining walls or levees. In other contexts, "reservoirs" may refer to storage spaces for various fluids; they may hold liquids or gasses, including hydrocarbons. ''Tank reservoirs'' store these in ground-level, elevated, or buried tanks. Tank reservoirs for water are also called cisterns. Most underground reservoirs are used to store liquids, principally either water or petroleum. Types Dammed valleys Dammed reservoirs are artificial lakes created and controlled by a dam constructed across a valley, and rely on the natural topography to provide most of the basin of the res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross premiered in the September 2004 issue of '' Ribon'', running until the June 2008 issue. The 47 chapters were collected and published in 11 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shueisha. The series is licensed for English language release in North America by Viz Media which published the first volume on March 6, 2007. The eleventh and final volume was released in English in April 2010. In this fictional work, a 15-year-old student was sold by her father to another family. Plot Haine Otomiya, a 15-year-old high school student at the elite private Imperial Academy (帝国学園 ''Teikoku Gakuen''), was apparently sold to the Otomiya family by her father, Kazuhito Kamiya, for 50 million yen. Disoriented with her place in life, she became a gang member until she met Shizumasa Tōgū, who told her to live life how she wanted to. Recognizing Shizumasa as the author of a treasured p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Special A ''S.A'' (stylized as ''S・A''; pronounced ''Special A'') is a shōjo manga by Maki Minami. The series started serialization in the bimonthly magazine ''The Hana to Yume'' in 2003, and moved to the biweekly magazine ''Hana to Yume'' in 2004, after running for four chapters. The series ended after 99 chapters on March 19, 2009. ''Special A'' has been licensed for English-language release in North America by Viz Media and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. The series has also been licensed in Germany, Italy, Poland, France and Taiwan. In 2007, ''Hana to Yume'' announced an anime adaptation of the manga. It was animated by Gonzo and AIC and ran for 24 episodes, from April 6, 2008 to September 14, 2008 in Japan. In 2013, ''Hana to Yume'' released a single volume sequel called ''Special A - Street Fight''. Setting Hakusen Academy is the best school in the prefecture. The classes are separated into A–F based on grades. The A class is only open for the top st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Moto Hagio is a Japanese manga artist. Regarded for her contributions to ''shōjo'' manga ( manga aimed at young and adolescent women), Hagio is considered the most significant artist in the demographic and among the most influential manga artists of all time, being referred to as the by critics. Hagio made her debut as a manga artist in 1969 at the publishing company Kodansha before moving to Shogakukan in 1971, where she was able to publish her more radical and unconventional works that had been rejected by other publishers. Her first serializations at Shogakukan – the vampire fantasy ''The Poe Clan'', the ''shōnen-ai'' (male-male romance) drama ''The Heart of Thomas'', and the science fiction thriller '' They Were Eleven'' – were among the first works of ''shōjo'' manga to achieve mainstream critical and commercial success. Hagio subsequently emerged as a central figure in the Year 24 Group, a grouping of female manga artists who significantly influenced ''shōjo'' manga in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Original English-language Manga An original English-language manga or OEL manga is a comic book or graphic novel drawn in the style of manga and originally published in English. The term "international manga", as used by the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, encompasses all foreign comics which draw inspiration from the "form of presentation and expression" found in Japanese manga. This may also apply to manga-inspired comics made in other languages. History and nomenclature The growth of manga translation and publishing in the United States has been a slow progression over several decades. The earliest manga-derived series to be released in the United States was a redrawn American adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's ''Astro Boy'' published by Gold Key Comics starting in 1965. In 1979, the Gold Key published the comic book Battle of Planets, based on a television series of the same name. Marvel published a series based Shogun Warriors, bringing characters of the mecha anime and manga series: ''Brave Raideen'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]