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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] |
A Clockwork Orange (film)
''A Clockwork Orange'' is a 1971 dystopian crime film adapted, produced, and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name. It employs disturbing, violent images to comment on psychiatry, juvenile delinquency, youth gangs, and other social, political, and economic subjects in a dystopian near-future Britain. Alex (Malcolm McDowell), the central character, is a charismatic, antisocial delinquent whose interests include classical music (especially Beethoven), committing rape, theft, and ultra-violence. He leads a small gang of thugs, Pete (Michael Tarn), Georgie ( James Marcus), and Dim (Warren Clarke), whom he calls his ''droogs'' (from the Russian word друг, which is "friend", "buddy"). The film chronicles the horrific crime spree of his gang, his capture, and attempted rehabilitation via an experimental psychological conditioning technique (the "Ludovico Technique") promoted by the Minister of the Interior ( Anthony Sharp). Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadokawa Corporation
, formerly is a Japanese media conglomerate that was created as a result of the merger of the original Kadokawa Corporation and Dwango Co., Ltd. on October 1, 2014. History The holding company known today as Kadokawa Corporation was originally founded in 1945 as Kadokawa Shoten, to "revitalize Japanese culture through publishing" in the postwar era. It was merged with Dwango Co., Ltd. to form Kadokawa Dwango on October 1, 2014, and became a subsidiary of Kadokawa Dwango. In February 2019, Kadokawa Dwango announced that Dwango would stop being their subsidiary to be a direct subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation in a reorganization of the company. This made Kadokawa Corporation the sole subsidiary of the holding company Kadokawa Dwango. On July 1, 2019, Kadokawa Dwango was reorganized again; only the publishing business remained in Kadokawa Corporation, and it was renamed Kadokawa Future Publishing, while Kadokawa Dwango itself became the second iteration of Kadokawa Corpor ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
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] |
Viz Media
VIZ Media LLC is an American manga publisher, anime distributor and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is owned by Japanese publishing conglomerates Shueisha and Shogakukan, as well as Japanese production company Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro). In 2017, Viz Media was the largest publisher of graphic novels in the United States, with a 23% share of the market. In 2020, Viz Media saw a 70% growth in the U.S. market, in line with a 43% increase in overall manga sales in the United States the same year. Early history Seiji Horibuchi, originally from Tokushima Prefecture in Shikoku, Japan, moved to California, United States in 1975. After living in the suburbs for almost two years, he moved to San Francisco, where he started a business exporting American cultural items to Japan, and b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Natural Born Killers
''Natural Born Killers'' is a 1994 American crime film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis, Robert Downey Jr., Tommy Lee Jones, and Tom Sizemore. The film tells the story of two victims of traumatic childhoods who become lovers and mass murderers, and are irresponsibly glorified by the mass media. The film is based on an original screenplay by Quentin Tarantino that was heavily revised by Stone, writer David Veloz, and associate producer Richard Rutowski. Tarantino received a story credit though he subsequently disowned the film. Jane Hamsher, Don Murphy, and Clayton Townsend produced the film, with Arnon Milchan, Thom Mount, and Stone as executive producers. ''Natural Born Killers'' was released on August 26, 1994 in the United States, and screened at the Venice Film Festival on August 29, 1994. It was a box office success, grossing $110 million against a production budget of $34 million, but received polarizing reviews. Some critics pra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pulp (manga Magazine)
''Pulp'' was an American manga magazine and literary imprint published by Viz Media from 1997 to 2002. The magazine, which primarily published English-language translations of ''seinen'' manga, was the first English-language magazine that published manga aimed at an adult readership. History During the anime boom of the 1990s, the initial wave of manga and anime titles localized for English-language audiences were aimed at children, such as ''Sailor Moon'' and ''Pokémon''. Upon launching in 1997, ''Pulp'' became the first English-language manga magazine to publish manga aimed at an adult audience, and emerged as one of several magazines (along with ''Raijin Comics'', ''Animerica Extra'', and others) to publish manga titles aimed at demographics outside of children's manga. ''Pulp'' published editorial features, media reviews, and longform articles in addition to manga. The magazine expanded in February 2000 to incorporate a wider range of content on Japanese culture, such ... [...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] |
