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Koharu Sakuraba
is a Japanese manga artist. Sakuraba's best-known work is ''Minami-ke'', a slice-of-life comedy about three sisters, which has run in ''Young Magazine'' since 2004 and has been adapted into an anime that has run multiple seasons. Sakuraba's other works include ''Kyō no Go no Ni'' (Today in Class 5-2), which also had an anime run; and ''Sonna Mirai wa Uso de Aru'' (The Future Is a Lie). Works * ''Kyō no Go no Ni'' – serialized in ''Bessatsu Young Magazine'', 2002–2003; published by Kodansha for 1 volume. * ''Minami-ke'' – serialized in ''Young Magazine'', 2004–ongoing; published by Kodansha for 18 volumes. * – serialized in ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Kōdansha. The magazine was started in September 2009 as a spin-off of another Kōdansha magazine, ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''. Currently running manga series Past series * '' ×××Holi ...'', 2009–2016; published by Kodansha for 6 volumes. ...
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Manga Artist
A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the industry as a primary creator. More rarely a manga artist breaks into the industry directly, without previously being an assistant. For example, Naoko Takeuchi, author of '' Sailor Moon'', won a Kodansha Manga Award contest and manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka was first published while studying an unrelated degree, without working as an assistant. A manga artist will rise to prominence through recognition of their ability when they spark the interest of institutions, individuals or a demographic of manga consumers. For example, there are contests which prospective manga artist may enter, sponsored by manga editors and publishers. This can also be accomplished through producing a one-shot. While sometimes a stand-alone manga, ...
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Minami-ke
is a Japanese manga series by Koharu Sakuraba, creator of ''Kyō no Go no Ni''. It was first serialized in the weekly Japanese manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' in March 2004. The slice of life comedy focuses on the everyday life of three sisters: Haruka, Kana, and Chiaki Minami. An anime series produced by Daume aired in 2007. Asread produced a second season in 2008 titled ''Minami-ke: Okawari'', a third season in 2009 titled ''Minami-ke: Okaeri'', and an original video animation (OVA) episode in 2009 titled ''Minami-ke: Betsubara''. In 2012, Feel produced another OVA titled ''Minami-ke: Omatase'', followed by a fourth anime series in 2013 titled ''Minami-ke: Tadaima''. Plot A slice of life comedy about the day-to-day life of the Minami family, the story centers around the daily life of three sisters named Haruka, Kana, and Chiaki as they get into various kinds of shenanigans alongside their friends and classmates. Characters Minami sisters ; : :Haruka is the o ...
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Manga Artist
A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the industry as a primary creator. More rarely a manga artist breaks into the industry directly, without previously being an assistant. For example, Naoko Takeuchi, author of '' Sailor Moon'', won a Kodansha Manga Award contest and manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka was first published while studying an unrelated degree, without working as an assistant. A manga artist will rise to prominence through recognition of their ability when they spark the interest of institutions, individuals or a demographic of manga consumers. For example, there are contests which prospective manga artist may enter, sponsored by manga editors and publishers. This can also be accomplished through producing a one-shot. While sometimes a stand-alone manga, ...
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Kyō No Go No Ni
is a Japanese ''seinen'' manga series created by Koharu Sakuraba, the author of ''Minami-ke''. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''Bessatsu Young Magazine'' from 2002 to 2003, and the twenty-two chapters were later collected together in a single ''tankōbon'' volume along with two extra chapters and published on November 11, 2003 by Kodansha. The main premise of ''Kyō no Go no Ni'' is the school life of the fifth year class 5-2 (age 11-12), focusing on an elementary-school boy named Ryōta Satō. In 2006, Shinkūkan produced a four-episode original video adaptation (OVA) directed by Makoto Sokuza. The OVAs contain a special audio track in which the female characters' voices are replaced by members of the idol unit Sweet Kiss and were released in two versions: original and special edit. Xebec produced a thirteen episode anime adaptation directed by Tsuyoshi Nagasawa, unrelated to the OVAs. It first began airing on TV Tokyo between October 5, 2008 and December 28, ...
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Kodansha
is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' and ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'', as well as the more literary magazines ''Gunzō'', ''Shūkan Gendai'', and the Japanese dictionary ''Nihongo Daijiten''. Kodansha was founded by Seiji Noma in 1910, and members of his family continue as its owners either directly or through the Noma Cultural Foundation. History Seiji Noma founded Kodansha in 1910 as a spin-off of the ''Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai'' (, "Greater Japan Oratorical Society") and produced the literary magazine ''Yūben'' () as its first publication. The name ''Kodansha'' (taken from ''Kōdan Club'' (), a now-defunct magazine published by the company) originated in 1911 when the publisher formally merged with the ''Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai''. The company has used its current legal name since ...
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Young Magazine
is a Japanese weekly anthology magazine published in Tokyo each Monday by Kodansha. The magazine was started on June 23, 1980 and is targeted at the adult male ( ''seinen'') demographic. It was published bimonthly (under the title ), on the second and fourth Mondays of every month, until switching to a weekly publication in 1989. The chapters of the series that run in ''Weekly Young Magazine'' are collected and published in tankōbon volumes under the "YoungKC" imprint every four months. The magazine usually features color photos of pinup girl on the cover and first few pages of each issue. Since December 9, 2009, Kodansha has published a monthly sister magazine, , a retitled makeover of their previous publication , which had published a total of 36 bimonthly issues during its existence. Series in publication There are currently 30 manga titles serialized in ''Weekly Young Magazine''. Out of them, '' Seven Shakespeares: Non Sanz Droict'', ''Kenka Kagyō'' and '' Nande Koko ni ...
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Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine
is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Kōdansha. The magazine was started in September 2009 as a spin-off of another Kōdansha magazine, ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''. Currently running manga series Past series * '' ×××Holic'' by Clamp (2010–2011, moved from ''Weekly Young Magazine'') * '' Aho-Girl'' by Hiroyuki (2015–2017, moved from ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'') * ''Aka no Grimoire'' by A-10 (2018–2020) * ''Animal Land'' by Makoto Raiku (2009–2014) * ''As the Gods Will'' by Muneyuki Kaneshiro (2011–2012) * ''Attack on Titan'' by Hajime Isayama (2009–2021) * '' Attack on Titan: Junior High'' by Saki Nakagawa, original by Hajime Isayama (2012–2016) * '' Attack on Titan: Lost Girls'' by Ryōsuke Fuji, original by Hajime Isayama (2015–2016) * ''Boarding School Juliet'' by Yosuke Kaneda (2015–2017, moved to ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'') * '' Fairy Gone'' by Ryōsuke Fuji (2019) * '' The Flowers of Evil'' by Shūzō Oshimi (2009–2014) * '' From ...
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Manga Artists
A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the industry as a primary creator. More rarely a manga artist breaks into the industry directly, without previously being an assistant. For example, Naoko Takeuchi, author of ''Sailor Moon'', won a Kodansha Manga Award contest and manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka was first published while studying an unrelated degree, without working as an assistant. A manga artist will rise to prominence through recognition of their ability when they spark the interest of institutions, individuals or a demographic of manga consumers. For example, there are contests which prospective manga artist may enter, sponsored by manga editors and publishers. This can also be accomplished through producing a one-shot. While sometimes a stand-alone manga, wit ...
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