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Level Comics
{{Unreferenced, date=December 2009 Established in 2005, Level Comics is a division of Elex Media Komputindo that publishes ''seinen'', shonen with a strong violence, and also ''josei'' manga in Indonesia. Elex Media Komputindo has been publishing manga in Indonesia since 1990. As the readers of manga became more mature, Elex Media decided to start a new division that was more suitable and enjoyable for older manga readers. The first releases of Level Comics were ''Homunculus'', by Hideo Yamamoto), ''Vagabond'', by Takehiko Inoue), ''20th Century Boys'', by Naoki Urasawa) and '' X'', by Clamp). __TOC__ List of ''shonen'' comics published by Level Comics *''Akame ga Kill!'', by Takahiro and Tetsuya Tashiro (ongoing) *''Attack on Titan'', by Hajime Isayama (ongoing) *'' Attack on Titan: Before the Fall'', by Ryō Suzukaze and Satoshi Shiki (ongoing) *'' Attack on Titan: Junior High School'', by Saki Nakagawa (completed) *''Deadman Wonderland'', by Kazuma Kondou and Jinsei Kataoka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elex Media Komputindo
Elex Media Komputindo is a publishing company in Indonesia which publishes books, comics, magazines, novels and other print media. Established on January 15, 1985, Elex Media Komputindo is a subsidiary of Kompas Gramedia Group. Elex is headquartered in Tanah Abang, Central Jakarta. Elex Media Komputindo is known as the pioneer of manga publishing in Indonesia, and is now one of the largest comic publishers in Indonesia. History Established in 1985, Elex Media initially published various electronic and computer-themed books. The founder of Kompas, Jakob Oetama Jakob Oetama (27 September 1931 – 9 September 2020) was an Indonesian teacher, journalist, and businessman who was one of the co-founders and owners of Kompas Gramedia Group, the largest media group in Indonesia, together with P. K. Ojong. He ..., was interested in the potential of manga during his visit to Japan in the late 1980s. In 1991, Elex Media plunged into the manga publishing industry with the publication o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajime Isayama
is a Japanese manga artist. His first series, '' Attack on Titan'' (2009–2021), became one of the best-selling manga series of all time with 110 million copies in circulation as of September 2022. Biography Isayama was born in Ōyama, Ōita Prefecture, Japan, which is now part of Hita. He was attending Hita Rinko Senior High School when he began submitting manga works to contests. After graduating, he matriculated in the manga design program of the arts department at Kyushu Designer Gakuen. In 2006, he applied for the Magazine Grand Prix known as MGP promoted by Kodansha Ltd. and a short version of ''Attack on Titan'' (''Shingeki no Kyojin'') was given the "Fine Work" award. At age twenty, he moved to Tokyo and worked at an Internet café in order to pursue a career in writing manga. This one-shot would later be included with the first Blu-ray of the anime adaptation. Originally, he offered his work to the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' department at Shueisha, where he was advi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Highschool Of The Dead
''Highschool of the Dead'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written by Daisuke Satō and illustrated by Shōji Satō. It was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's ''Monthly Dragon Age'' between the September 2006 and May 2013 issues, but was left unfinished following Daisuke Satō's death in March 2017. Fujimi Shobo and Kadokawa Shoten published seven ''tankōbon'' volumes from March 2007 and April 2011 in Japan. Yen Press published the series in North America. The story follows a group of high school students caught in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. A 12-episode anime adaptation, produced by Madhouse and covering the first four volumes, aired in Japan from July 5 to September 20, 2010. Madhouse also produced an original video animation (OVA) episode in 2011. Sentai Filmworks released an English dub of the anime series and OVA on DVD and Blu-ray in North America. Plot ''Highschool of the Dead'' is set in present-day Japan, beginning as the world is struck by a dead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sakae Esuno
is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his manga series ''Future Diary'' and ''Big Order''. Esuno started drawing at age 15, at the time he was an admirer of the works of Rumiko Takahashi in particular her horror manga '' Mermaid Saga''. After working as a manga assistant for many years he managed to become a professional manga artist when his story won a prize in a contest held by Kadokawa Shoten in 2001. In the 2017 May issue of '' Monthly Shōnen Ace'' magazine, he launched a new manga titled ''Tantei Akechi wa Kyōran su'' (The Detective Akechi is Berserk), a tribute to the works of Edogawa Ranpo. The manga ended in the issue published in December 2018. In May 2019, he started the serialization of the manga adaptation of Bokuto Uno's light novel series ''Reign of the Seven Spellblades is a Japanese light novel series written by Bokuto Uno and illustrated by Ruria Miyuki. ASCII Media Works have published the series since September 2018 under their Dengeki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Diary
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Shōnen Ace'' between January 2006 and December 2010, and has been collected into 12 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The plot depicts the Diary Game, a deadly battle royale between 12 different individuals who are given "Future Diaries", special diaries that can predict the future, by Deus Ex Machina, the God of Time and Space, with the last survivor becoming heir to the universe. The manga has been licensed by Tokyopop, and ten of the English volumes were released, with a release for the last two now uncertain due to Tokyopop ceasing publishing in North America. A "pilot anime" DVD was released with the 11th manga volume in December 2010. A 26-episode anime television series produced by Asread, aired in Japan between October 2011 and April 2012. Crunchyroll has licensed the anime for distribution in North America. An 11-episode live-action television drama aired between April ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Morikawa
is a Japanese manga author known for the long-running series ''Hajime no Ippo.'' Born in Tokyo, Morikawa was inspired to become a manga artist upon reading Tetsuya Chiba's ''Harris no Kaze'' in elementary school. He was previously an assistant to Shuichi Shigeno, while known mangaka Kentaro Miura and Kaori Saki were past assistants to him. '' Hajime no Ippo'', as of March 2022, has released 134 tankōbon volumes. It has been adapted into several anime series, the first of which began airing in 2000 and was produced by Madhouse studio. The first series contains 76 episodes, while the second series, which started in 2009, contains 26. The third series, named ''Hajime no Ippo: Rising'', was produced in 2013 and contains 25 episodes. Morikawa won the Kodansha Manga Award in 1991 for ''Hajime no Ippo''. He is also the owner of JB Sports Gym in Tokyo. Works * (1983) * (1986) (2 volumes) * (1986) (2 volumes) * (1989-ongoing, Kodansha is a Japanese privately-held publishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hajime No Ippo
is a Japanese boxing-themed manga series written and illustrated by George Morikawa. It has been serialized by Kodansha in the ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' since October 1989 and collected into 135 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of July 2022. It follows the story of high school student Makunouchi Ippo, as he begins his career in boxing and over time obtains many titles and defeats various opponents. A 76-episode anime adaptation produced by Madhouse aired on Nippon TV from October 2000 to March 2002. A television film and an original video animation (OVA) were released in 2003. A second series titled '': New Challenger'' aired from January to June 2009. A third series '': Rising'' aired from October 2013 to March 2014. In North America, the first series, including the television film, was licensed by Geneon in 2003, which released it under the name ''Fighting Spirit''. It was re-licensed by Discotek Media in 2020, including the television film an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jinsei Kataoka
, subtitled ''La Bonne Vie'' (''The Good Life'' in French), is a Japanese light novel series written by Ougyo Kawagishi and illustrated by Meruchi Nanase. Ten volumes were published by Shogakukan from January 2012 to March 2015 under their Gagaga Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Monthly Sunday Gene-X'' magazine from February 2014 to March 2015, and was collected into three ''tankōbon'' volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Feel aired from July to September 2014 under the title . Funimation licensed the series under the English title ''Jinsei - Life Consulting''. Characters ; : :The main character. A boy with glasses that usually ends up as the straight man when dealing with his club mates at the Life counseling section. He got involved with the club when the president of the journalism club, Ayaka Nikaido, convinced him to join as a way of improving his social interactions. ; : :A girl with glasses and member of the science club. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazuma Kondou
Kazuma (written: , , , , , , , , or in katakana) is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kazuma Eekman, Dutch-Japanese artist *, Japanese voice actor *, Japanese chief executive *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, pseudonymous Japanese writer *, Japanese video game artist and game designer *, Japanese singer, member of The Rampage from Exile Tribe *, Japanese artistic gymnast *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese field hockey player *, Japanese sprinter *, Japanese actor *, Japanese science fiction writer *, Japanese actor, film director, fashion designer and model *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese motorcycle racer *, Japanese footballer Fictional characters Kazuma Asogi, a character in Dai Gyakuten Saiban (The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles) *Kazuma Azuma, a character in the manga series ''Yakitate!! Japan'' * Kazuma K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadman Wonderland
is a Japanese manga series written by Jinsei Kataoka and illustrated by Kazuma Kondou, who also wrote and illustrated the ''Eureka Seven'' manga, and published in '' Shōnen Ace'' since 2008. Tokyopop acquired the licensing rights to distribute the manga in English and released the first 5 volumes of the manga before the company shut down its North American Publishing division in 2011. Viz Media announced that it had licensed the series for English language release in North America on July 7, 2013, and released the first volume on February 11, 2014; new volumes were released every two months thereafter. An anime adaptation aired between April and July 2011, pulling content from the first 21 chapters of the manga. The anime is licensed by Funimation and aired on Adult Swim's newly revived Toonami programming block between May and August 2012. Plot A massive anomaly caused a great earthquake that ravaged Japan's mainland and destroyed most of Tokyo, sinking three-quarters of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saki Nakagawa
Hector Hugh Munro (18 December 1870 – 14 November 1916), better known by the pen name Saki and also frequently as H. H. Munro, was a British writer whose witty, mischievous and sometimes macabre stories satirize Edwardian society and culture. He is considered by English teachers and scholars a master of the short story and is often compared to O. Henry and Dorothy Parker. Influenced by Oscar Wilde, Lewis Carroll and Rudyard Kipling, he himself influenced A. A. Milne, Noël Coward and P. G. Wodehouse. Besides his short stories (which were first published in newspapers, as was customary at the time, and then collected into several volumes), he wrote a full-length play, ''The Watched Pot'', in collaboration with Charles Maude; two one-act plays; a historical study, ''The Rise of the Russian Empire'' (the only book published under his own name); a short novel, ''The Unbearable Bassington''; the episodic ''The Westminster Alice'' (a parliamentary parody of ''Alice in Wonderland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junior High
A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school. The concept, regulation and classification of middle schools, as well as the ages covered, vary between and sometimes within countries. Afghanistan In Afghanistan, middle school includes grades 6, 7, and 8, consisting of students from ages 11 to 14. Algeria In Algeria, a middle school includes 4 grades: 6, 7, 8, and 9, consisting of students from ages 11–15. Argentina The of secondary education (ages 11–14) is roughly equivalent to middle school. Australia No regions of Australia have segregated middle schools, as students go directly from primary school (for years K/preparatory–6) to secondary school (years 7–12, usually referred to as high school). As an alternative to the middle school model, some secondary schools classif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
