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Kiichi!!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideki Arai. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior'' from 2001 to 2006, with its chapters collected in nine ''tankōbon'' volumes. It tells the story of Kiichi's life beginning at the age of three. A sequel, titled ''Kiichi VS'', was serialized in the same magazine from August 2007 to July 2013, with its chapters collected in eleven ''tankōbon'' volumes. Story The series begins with Kiichi, aged three, and living with his parents. In the second volume they are killed, and he runs away from home. After living with some homeless people for a while, he ends up surviving in the woods by himself for nearly a year before being returned to his grandparents. The second arc of the story begins with Kiichi in fifth grade, teaming up with a much more verbal and intelligent friend. They attempt to save a girl from classroom bullies, and then discover her father is forcing her to work as a p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hideki Arai
(born 15 September 1963 in Kanagawa Prefecture) is a Japanese manga artist. He received the 38th Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga in 1993 for ''Miyamoto kara Kimi e''. His manga '' The World Is Mine'' was chosen by the editors of ''Pulp'' for their Manga Hell list of controversial manga. He attended Kawawa High School and graduated from the Meiji University. Works * ''Hachigatsu no Hikari'' (1 volume) * ''Miyamoto kara Kimi e'' (12 volumes) * ''Itoshi no Irene'' (6 volumes originally, reprinted in 2) * ''Amanatsu'' (short story collection, 1 volume) * '' The World Is Mine'' (14 volumes, reprinted in 5) * ''Kiichi!!'' (9 volumes) * '' Kiichi VS'' (11 volumes, serialized in ''Big Comic Superior is a semimonthly seinen manga magazine published since July 1, 1987 by Shogakukan in Japan. Its target audience is somewhere between the audience for ''Big Comic Original'' and ''Big Comic Spirits''. The magazine has published works by a number ...'') * ''Sugar'' (8 volumes) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Comic Superior
is a semimonthly seinen manga magazine published since July 1, 1987 by Shogakukan in Japan. Its target audience is somewhere between the audience for ''Big Comic Original'' and ''Big Comic Spirits''. The magazine has published works by a number of well-known manga artists, including Ryoichi Ikegami, Mochiru Hoshisato, Yū Koyama, Yūji Aoki, Fumi Saimon, Norifusa Mita, George Akiyama, and Buronson. ''Superior'' was originally a special issue of ''Big Comic Original'', published twice monthly on the 1st and 15th. However, since it was selling just as well as the main three magazines (''Big Comic'', ''Big Comic Original'', and ''Big Comic Spirits''), it began to be released every other week. It is currently released twice monthly on the second and fourth Fridays. As of 2015, ''Superior'' has a reported circulation of 115,334 for each issue. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The World Is Mine (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideki Arai. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Sunday'' from 1997 to 2001, with its chapters collected in fourteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. Publication Written and illustrated by Hideki Arai, ''The World Is Mine'' was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Sunday'' from 1997 to 2001. Shogakukan collected its chapters in fourteen ''tankōbon'' volumes, released from June 5, 1997, to May 1, 2001. Enterbrain republished the manga in a five-volume revised edition, , from August 31 to October 25, 2006. The manga was licensed in France by Casterman and published under their Sakka imprint. Reception The manga was a finalist for the 4th and 6th installments of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2000 and 2002, respectively. Tomo Machiyama of ''Pulp'' included the series on the "Most Hellish (Untranslated) Manga....ever!!!" list. Machiyama described the serie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tankōbon
is the Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ... term for a book that is not part of an anthology or corpus. In modern Japanese, the term is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a manga series: most series first appear as individual chapters in a weekly or monthly List of manga magazines, manga anthology with other works before being published as volumes containing several chapters each. Major publishing Imprint (trade name), imprints for include Jump Comics (for serials in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and other Jump (magazine line), ''Jump'' magazines), Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Magazine Comics, and Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics. Japanese comics (manga) manga came to be published in thick, phone book, phone- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan. Shogakukan is headquartered in the Shogakukan Building in Hitotsubashi, part of Kanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo, near the Jimbocho book district. The corporation also has the other two companies located in the same ward. International operations In the United States Shogakukan, along with Shueisha, owns Viz Media, which publishes manga from both companies in the United States. Shogakukan's licensing arm in North America was ShoPro Entertainment; it was merged into Viz Media in 2005. Shogakukan's production arm is Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (previously Shogakukan Productions Co., Ltd.) In March 2010 it was announced that Shogakukan would partner with the American comics publish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seinen Manga
is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese, the word ''seinen'' literally means "youth", but the term "''seinen'' manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like ''Weekly Manga Times'' and ''Weekly Manga Goraku'' which cater specifically to men's interests, and are marketed towards a demographic of young adult men between the ages of 18 and 40. ''Seinen'' manga are distinguished from ''shōnen'' manga which are for young teen boys, although some ''seinen'' manga like '' xxxHolic'' share similarities with ''shōnen'' manga. ''Seinen'' manga can focus on action, politics, science fiction, fantasy, relationships, sports, or comedy. The female equivalent to ''seinen'' manga is ''josei'' manga. ''Seinen'' manga have a wide variety of art styles and variation in subject matter. Examples of ''seinen'' series include: '' Berserk'', '' AKIRA'', '' 20th Century Boys'', ''One Punch Man'', ''Golden Kamuy'', ''Ghost in ... [...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] |
Natalie (website)
is a Japanese entertainment news website that debuted on February 1, 2007. It is operated by Natasha, Inc. The website is named after the song of the same name by Julio Iglesias. ''Natalie'' has been providing news for such leading Japanese portals and social networks as Mobage Town, GREE, Livedoor, Excite, Mixi, and Yahoo! Japan. It has also been successful on Twitter, with 1,510,000 followers as of February 2017, being the third-most-followed Japanese media company, after '' The Mainichi Shimbun'' and ''The Asahi Shimbun''. History Natasha, Inc., a content provider, was founded in December 2005, becoming a limited company in February 2006 and being demutualized in January 2007. On February 1, 2007, Natasha, Inc. opened its own news website ''Natalie'', named after the song "Nathalie" by Julio Iglesias. It was dedicated exclusively to music news and created with the idea of updating on a daily basis, something that newspapers could not do. The website also offered optiona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatsuki Fujimoto
is a Japanese manga artist, known for his works '' Fire Punch'' and ''Chainsaw Man''. Early life Fujimoto was born on October 10, 1992 or 1993, in Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, Japan. He started drawing at an early age. He had no preparatory schools available near his home, so he went to painting classes in which his grandparents attended and practiced oil painting. He graduated in Western painting from Tohoku University of Art and Design in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture in 2014. Career In 2011, Fujimoto drew his first submitted one-shot work, , which was nominated for the December ''Jump SQ.'' Monthly Award (it was later published on the ''Shōnen Jump+'' online platform on July 17, 2017). Fujimoto's one-shot, , was an entry work for the 10th Supreme Comic Grand Prize season II in 2013. His next one-shot work was , for which he won a Jury Special Award at the 3rd Shueisha's Crown Newcomers' Awards in 2013. Fujimoto's next one-shot work was , for which he won his second Jury Speci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fire Punch
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. It was serialized through Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump+'' website from April 2016 to January 2018, with its chapters collected in eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. In North America, Viz Media licensed the manga for English release. ''Fire Punch'' takes place on an Earth that has become frozen over and barren. The protagonist Agni is a boy who has the blessing of regeneration. After his village succumbs to inextinguishable flames he is left constantly on fire, leaving him in anguish and vowing to get revenge. Plot ''Fire Punch'' takes place on an Earth that has become frozen over and barren, purportedly at the hands of a being known as the Ice Witch. The witch is among a few who possess special abilities known as "blessings". The protagonist Agni is a boy who has the blessing of regeneration, along with his sister Luna. They help the few elders in the village subsist on the meat of Agni's severed arms. One day, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kono Manga Ga Sugoi!
is an annual reference mook series published by Takarajimasha since 2005 featuring yearly rankings and reviews of manga. The rankings are compiled by surveying people in the manga and publishing industry. The series is part of Takarajimasha's other mook series, including ''Kono Eiga ga Sugoi!'', which focuses on film; ''Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!'', which focuses on mystery novels; and ''Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!'', which focuses on light novel A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a '' wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English languag ...s. Publications * ''Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2006 Men ver.'' (December 1, 2005, ) * ''Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2006 Women ver.'' (December 1, 2005, ) * ''Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2007 Men ver.'' (December 5, 2006, ) * ''Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2007 Women ver.'' (December 5, 2006, ) * ''Kono Manga ga Sugoi! ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Takarajimasha
is a Japanese publishing company based in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It is known for publishing subculture-oriented fashion magazines aimed at teens, fashion magazines in general, as well as guide books. History The company was founded on September 22, 1971 as a consulting business of local government titled . Established by some Waseda University former revolutionary students, in May 1974 it started to publish its first magazine, ''Takarajima'', a Japanese subculture focused magazine, which was followed by ''Bessatsu Takarajima'' in March 1976. ''Kono Mystery ga Sugoi!'', a guide book magazine, was first published in December 1989, while fashion magazine ''Cutie'' was first published in September 1989. On April 1, 1993, its name changed to Takarajimasha. ''Smart'', ''Spring'', and ''Sweet'', all young-targeted fashion magazines, are published since October 1995, February 1996, and March 1999 respectively. Takarajimasha is also known for creating in 2005 the concept of "brand mook", a mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
