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Tsutaya Comic Award
is a manga award sponsored by TSUTAYA, a major chain of rental and sales stores for books, music software, and video software. Overview The first award was held in 2017 as a celebration of Tsutaya stores, until 2018 the awards were divided into 4 categories (Next Break, All time best, Anime hope, Live action hope). From the 3rd award in 2019 onwards only "Next Break" was available. The concept of the award is to decide the Next Break not by nomination or recommendation, but only by user vote. For the Next Break, the conditions are that the work must be within 5 volumes and unfinished. Winners and candidates 2017 Notes * Voting period: April 17 - May 21, 2017. * Announcement date: June 15, 2017. 2018 Notes * Voting period: May 18 - June 10, 2018. * Announcement date: July 16, 2018. 2019 Notes * Voting period: May 17 - June 9, 2019. * Announcement date: July 18, 2019. 2020 Notes * Voting period: April 1 - May 17, 2020 * Announcement date: June 17, 2020. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Culture Convenience Club
is a Japanese company that operates Tsutaya (蔦屋), a chain of video rental shops and bookstores throughout Japan and Taiwan. The company is headquartered in Ebisu, Tokyo. The stock of the company was formerly listed in the first section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange (), but it has since been delisted following a management buyout in 2011. History As of December 2013, the company and its franchisees operate 1,461 Tsutaya rental shops in Japan. The T Card, the membership card of Tsutaya, works as a platform for a cross-industry loyalty program. As of May 2010, more than 35 million holders of the card earn "T Points" at FamilyMart, Book Off, Lotteria, and so forth as well as Tsutaya shops. On 17 March 2017, the company acquired magazine publishing brand Tokuma Shoten. The deal was expected to be completed at the end of March. In September 2017, the Culture Convenience Club signed a deal with China's CITIC Press Group CITIC Press Group (), formerly CITIC Publishing Group, is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satoru Noda (artist)
is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the creator of the manga series ''Golden Kamuy'', for which he won the 2016 Manga Taishō and the 2018 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. Biography Noda was born in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, Japan. His great-grandfather was a military settler in Hokkaido and veteran of the Russo-Japanese War; Noda named the protagonist of his manga series ''Golden Kamuy'' after him. After moving to Tokyo at the age of 23, he entered the manga industry as an artist assistant. Noda was an assistant to Mitsurou Kubo for two years, and later worked under . He made his debut as a manga artist in 2003, with the one-shot published in '. His second one-shot story, 2006's , won a in the Young Artist division. After working as an artist assistant for nearly a decade, Noda made his serialized manga debut in 2011 with '' Supinamarada!'', serialized in ''Weekly Young Jump''. After ''Supinamarada!'' was a commercial failure, Noda took a year before developing his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Piece
''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapters compiled into 104 ''tankōbon'' volumes . The story follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a boy whose body gained the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit. With his pirate crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy explores the Grand Line in search of the deceased King of the Pirates Gol D. Roger's ultimate treasure known as the "One Piece" in order to become the next King of the Pirates. The manga spawned a media franchise, having been adapted into a festival film produced by Production I.G, and an anime series produced by Toei Animation, which began broadcasting in Japan in 1999. Additionally, Toei has developed fourteen animated feature films, one original video animation, and thirteen television specials. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akita Shoten
is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Teio Akita on 10 August 1948. As of 2020, the company's president is Shigeru Higuchi. Magazines Male-oriented manga magazines ''Shōnen'' magazines * – Bimonthly (the 12th of month) * – Monthly (the 6th of month) * – Weekly (each Thursday) * – Weekly web comics (Tuesday and Thursday) Defunct: * ''Bōken Ō'' - monthly from 1949-1983 * ''Manga Ō'' ''Seinen'' magazines * – Monthly (the 19th of month) * – Bimonthly (the 5th of month), defunct * – Monthly (the 1st of every month) * – Semimonthly (each 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month) * – Semimonthly (each 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month) * – Bimonthly (the 3rd Monday of month) Female-oriented manga magazines * – Monthly (the sixth of every month) * – defunct * – Monthly (the first of every month, digital only) * – the sixth of every month * – the twenty-fourth of every odd month * – the twenty-si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nagi No Oitoma
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Misato Konari. It has been serialized in Akita Shoten's ''josei'' manga magazine ''Elegance Eve'' since June 2016, with its chapters collected into ten ''tankōbon'' volumes as of August 2022. A television drama adaptation aired from July to September 2019. As of January 2021, the manga had over 4 million copies in circulation. In 2019, ''Nagi no Oitoma'' won the Excellence Award at the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival. In 2020, the series won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award in the '' shōjo'' category. Plot Nagi Ōshima, a 28-year-old employee, has always made sure not to be noticed, not to make waves and to agree with everyone. Because of this, her colleagues tend to take advantage of her. One day, she finally breaks down and drops everything. After that, Nagi quit her company, disposed of her household goods, moved from the city center to the suburbs, cut off all relationships with everyone, and started her new life from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robico
is a Japanese manga artist from Kagoshima Prefecture, best known for ''My Little Monster''. Robico is a pen name and the author's real name is unknown. Biography Robico attended vocational school with the thought of becoming an illustrator. In 2005, Robico made her debut with ''Demekinikku'' (デメキンイック) published in the May edition of ''Dessert''. In 2014, she collaborated with author Tsugumi Ohba for the one-shot "Skip! Yamada-kun". An exhibition of Robico's art was held in Aoyama in 2019 and included original art from her works ''Himikoi'', ''My Little Monster'', and '' Our Precious Conversations''. Robico created the original character designs for the anime ''Backflip!!'' (バクテン!!). Works * ''Demekinikku'' (デメキンイック) (2005) – (one-shot in Kodansha's ''Dessert'') * ''Kanojo ga Inakunatta'' (彼女がいなくなった) (2006) – (serialized in ''Dessert'') * ''Boy x Meet x Girl'' (ボーイ×ミーツ×ガール) (2007) * ''Himikoi'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Our Precious Conversations
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Robico. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Dessert'' from August 2015 to December 2019, the chapters were published in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes. In 2020, ''Our Precious Conversations'' won the 44th Kodansha Manga Award in the '' shōjo'' category. Plot Nozomi Aizawa, a high school girl who attends Heiwadai High School, met and fell in love with Shiro Azuma, a boy in the same grade, when she was in her first year. After that, Nozomi was unable to talk to Shiro for a while, but after she advanced to the second grade, she talked to Shiro at the nearest station of the school and confessed. Shiro misunderstands her confession as a joke, but from this day on, the two of them start talking on the bench at the station on the way home from school. Publication ''Our Precious Conversations'' is written and illustrated by Robico. It started serialization in Kodansha's magazine ''Dessert'' on August 24, 2015. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsubasa Yamaguchi
is a Japanese manga artist. After she graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, she created two one-shots before launching her first full series, a manga adaptation of ''She and Her Cat''. Following its completion, she launched '' Blue Period''. Biography Tsubasa Yamaguchi was born on June 26 in Tokyo. After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts, she published two one-shots in ''Good! Afternoon''. In 2016, she launched her first full series in ''Monthly Afternoon'', which was a manga adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's ''She and Her Cat''. On June 17, 2017, she launched her second series, titled '' Blue Period'', in ''Monthly Afternoon''. In 2019, Yamaguchi got married. In the same year, ''Blue Period'' was nominated for the Manga Taishō and the Kodansha Manga Award in the general category. In 2020, ''Blue Period'' won the Manga Taishō and the Kodansha Manga Award in the general category. It was also nominated for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2020. An anime telev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Period (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsubasa Yamaguchi. The series has been serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' since June 2017 and has been collected in thirteen ''tankōbon'' volumes as of November 2022. The series is licensed in English by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation by Seven Arcs aired from October to December 2021. As of November 2021, the manga had over 4.5 million copies in circulation. In 2020, ''Blue Period'' was awarded the 44th Kodansha Manga Award in the General category and the Grand Prize of the 13th Manga Taishō award. Premise Yatora Yaguchi is a fairly popular student who excels in school, but secretly grapples with feelings of emptiness and frustration. When visiting his high school's art club he is inspired to pursue art. He eventually aspires to attend the Tokyo University of the Arts (TUA) after he graduates from high school. Characters ; : :An academically gifted and diligent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakusensha
is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV series. The company is owned by Shueisha; thus, it is also partly owned by Shogakukan. History Hakusensha was founded on December 1, 1973, by Shueisha. It is now a separate company although still a part of the Hitotsubashi Group with Shueisha and Shogakukan as one of the major members of the keiretsu. After setting up the company for five months, the firm published their first magazine, a shōjo manga magazine titled . In November that year, they moved from to . In 1975, the firm changed the frequency of their magazine from monthly to semi-monthly; in March, they created their first imprint (trade name), imprint, . In July 1976, they published their second manga magazine, a shōjo manga magazine named as a sister magazine to ''Hana t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheeky Brat
is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series by Mitsubachi Miyuki. It was serialized in the semi-monthly manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' from November 2013 to December 2021. During the series' run, a drama CD was released with the 10th volume. A live-action short movie was released on Hakusensha's official YouTube channel to promote the release of the 12th volume. Plot Yuki Machida, a second-year high school student, is the manager of the school's basketball team and has spent her childhood masking her emotions after years of caring for her five siblings as the eldest. During the welcoming ceremony, she meets Sho Naruse, an impudent student a year her junior who also joins the basketball team. Day after day, Sho tests her patience with his selfish and lecherous comments. However, Yuki is in love with the basketball team's captain, Kido, who had recently gotten a girlfriend. One day, Sho finds out Yuki's feelings for Kido, to her dismay, but he supports her during times of distress. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sensei Kunshu
is a Japanese manga series by Momoko Kouda. ''Sensei Kunshu'' was serialized in the monthly manga magazine ''Bessatsu Margaret'' from July 13, 2013 to June 13, 2017. A live-action film adaptation of the same name was released on August 1, 2018. Plot Ayuha Samaru, a straightforward, hardworking high school student, falls in love with Yoshitaka Hiromitsu, who helps her out one day at a restaurant. The next day, she discovers that Mr. Hiromitsu is a new substitute teacher filling in for her homeroom teacher at school. Ayuha believes that she and Mr. Hiromitsu are destined to become lovers and decides to persistently pursue him romantically. Characters ; :; portrayed by: Minami Hamabe (film) ; :; portrayed by: Ryoma Takeuchi (film) :Mr. Hiromitsu is the older brother of Kosuke Hiromitsu, a character from Kouda's previous work, ''Heroine Shikkaku''. ; :; portrayed by: Taiki Sato (film) Media Manga ''Sensei Kunshu'' is written and illustrated by Momoko Kouda. It was serialized ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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