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Vertical (publisher)
Vertical is a Japanese novel and manga imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing. Founded in 2001 by Hiroki Sakai, in February 2011, the company was bought by Kodansha (46.7%) and Dai Nippon Printing (46.0%). The company was consolidated into Kodansha USA Publishing in 2020. Titles Vertical, Inc. publishes books from a variety of genres, including prose fiction, manga, nonfiction, crafts, and cooking. Novels * '' A Caring Man'' ( Akira Arai) * ''A Rabbit's Eyes'' (Kenjiro Haitani) * '' Ashes'' (Kenzo Kitakata) * '' Attack on Titan: Before the Fall'' (Ryō Suzukaze) * '' Attack on Titan: Harsh Mistress of the City'' (Ryō Kawakami) * '' Attack on Titan: Lost Girls'' (Hiroshi Seko) * ''The Blade of the Courtesans'' (Keiichiro Ryu) * ''Body'' ( Asa Nonami) * '' The Cage'' (Kenzo Kitakata) * ''The Cat in the Coffin'' (Mariko Koike) * '' City of Refuge'' (Kenzo Kitakata) * '' The Crimson Labyrinth'' (Yusuke Kishi) * ''Edge'' (Koji Suzuki) * '' ENMA the Immortal'' ( Fumi Nakamura) * ''Fal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodansha USA
Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC is a publishing company based in New York, USA, and a subsidiary of Japan's largest publishing company Kodansha. Established in July 2008, Kodansha USA publishes books relating to Japan, Japanese culture, and manga, the latter under their Kodansha Manga imprint (formerly Kodansha Comics). In 2020, Kodansha announced that it had consolidated Kodansha Advanced Media and Vertical into Kodansha USA Publishing, with Kodansha Advanced Media general manager Alvin Lu becoming the President and CEO of Kodansha USA Publishing. On March 9, 2021, Kodansha USA Publishing announced it had rebranded and relaunched its website, and unified Kodansha Comics, Kodansha USA International, and Vertical under the Kodansha name, and Kodansha Comics being renamed Kodansha Manga. Kodansha Comics Kodansha Comics is an imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing who are responsible for the localization and publication of Kodansha manga. Established in 2009, the imprint was establis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kenjiro Haitani
was a Japanese author of children's literature Children's literature or juvenile literature includes stories, books, magazines, and poems that are created for children. Modern children's literature is classified in two different ways: genre or the intended age of the reader. Children's .... He was the author of ''Usagi no me'' (" A Rabbit's Eyes") and ''Taiyo no Ko'' (" Children of the Sun"), both best-sellers. Haitani died of esophageal cancer on 23 November 2006, aged 72. According to his wishes, no funeral services were held.''The Japan Times''Obituary: Kenjiro Haitani(November 24, 2006) References External links J'Lit , Authors : Kenjiro Haitani , Books from Japan 1934 births 2006 deaths Japanese writers People from Kobe {{Japan-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cage (japanese Novel)
The Cage may refer to: Sports * West Fourth Street Courts, also known as "The Cage", as of 1978, a public venue for amateur basketball in New York City * Al-Shorta Stadium, 1990-2014, former football stadium of Al-Shorta SC, nicknamed "The Cage" * Riccardo Silva Stadium, built 1995, Florida International University, nicknamed "The Cage" Books * ''The Cage'' (Sender book), a 1986 Holocaust memoir by Ruth Minsky Sender * ''The Cage'' (Abraham book), a 2002 Vietnam War memoir by Tom Abraham * ''The Cage'' (Weiss book), a 2011 book about the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War by Gordon Weiss Film, television and radio * ''The Cage'', a 1947 film by Sidney Peterson * ''The Cage'' (1963 film), a 1963 French film * "The Cage" (''Star Trek: The Original Series''), the 1965 pilot episode of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' * ''The Cage'' (radio show), a 2002-2007 Australian breakfast program * "The Cage" (''The Killing''), a 2011 episode of the U.S. television series, '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asa Nonami
is a Japanese crime fiction and horror writer. She is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan. Nonami attended Waseda University where she studied Sociology but dropped out to take a job at an advertising agency. She became a published author in 1988. Works in English translation ;Crime/thriller novels * ''The Hunter'' (original title: Kogoeru Kiba), trans. Juliet Winters Carpenter (Kodansha International, 2006) * ''Now You're One of Us'' (original title: Anki), trans. Michael Volek and Mitsuko Volek (Vertical, 2007) ;Short horror story collection * ''Body'' (original title: Karada), trans. Takami Nieda (Vertical, 2012) Awards * 1988 – The Japanese Mystery and Suspense Award (Nihon Suiri Sasupensu Taisho): ''Kōfuku na Chōshoku'' (''A Happy Breakfast'') * 1996 – Naoki Prize: ''The Hunter'' * 2011 – Chuokoron Prize for Literature: ''Chi no Hate kara'' Main works Detective Takako Otomichi series *Novels ** , 1996 *** ''The Hunter'', Kodansha International, 2006. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Body (novel)
Body may refer to: In science * Physical body, an object in physics that represents a large amount, has mass or takes up space * Body (biology), the physical material of an organism * Body plan, the physical features shared by a group of animals * Human body, the entire structure of a human organism ** Dead body, cadaver, or corpse, a dead human body * (living) matter, see: Mind–body problem, the relationship between mind and matter in philosophy * Aggregates within living matter, such as inclusion bodies In arts and entertainment In film and television * ''Body'' (2015 Polish film), a 2015 Polish film * ''Body'' (2015 American film), a 2015 American film * "Body" (''Wonder Showzen'' episode), a 2006 episode of American sketch comedy television series ''Wonder Showzen'' * "Body", an episode of the Adult Swim television series, ''Off the Air'' In literature and publishing * body text, the text forming the main content of any printed matter * body (typography), the size o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keiichiro Ryu
Ryu, Keiichiro. The Blade of the Courtesans. back cover. was a Japanese editor, acclaimed screenplay writer, and historical fiction writer. List of novels # '' The Blade of the Courtesans'' (, 2008, Vertical Inc Vertical is a Japanese novel and manga imprint of Kodansha USA Publishing. Founded in 2001 by Hiroki Sakai, in February 2011, the company was bought by Kodansha (46.7%) and Dai Nippon Printing (46.0%). The company was consolidated into Kodansha ...) References Japanese historical novelists Writers of historical mysteries 1923 births 1989 deaths 20th-century novelists {{Japan-writer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Blade Of The Courtesans
''The Blade of the Courtesans'' is a historical fiction novel by Japanese author Keiichiro Ryu originally published in 1986.The Blade of the Courtesans By Keiichiro Ryu at Vertical. It was published in by in 2008. Ryu's debut novel, it was nominated for a and "instantly made him a doyen of historical fiction." Plot summary "The grueling, century-long ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Seko
is a Japanese anime screenwriter. After serving as an episode screenwriter, he was put in charge of all the screenwriting for ''Seraph of the End''. Since then, he has also done screenwriting for many other series, of which notables include ''Attack on Titan'', ''Mob Psycho 100'', ''Dorohedoro'', and ''Jujutsu Kaisen''. He mostly works with Wit Studio and MAPPA. Biography Hiroshi Seko was born in Nagoya, Japan. After doing episode scripts for ''Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt'', ''Attack on Titan'', and ''Terror in Resonance'', Seko was put in charge of doing all the screenwriting in the anime adaptation of ''Seraph of the End''. Seko also wrote the '' Attack on Titan: Lost Girls'' novel. In 2016, Seko did the screenwriting for the anime adaptation of ''Mob Psycho 100'', which was nominated for anime of the year and won the award for best action series at the first Crunchyroll Anime Awards. In 2019, he did the screenwriting for the anime adaptation of '' Vinland Saga'' and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Girls
Lost Girls or Lost Girl may refer to: Film and television * ''Lost Girls'' (film), a 2020 American drama mystery film * ''The Lost Girls'' (film), an upcoming adaptation of the novel by Laurie Fox * ''Lost Girl'', a 2010–2015 Canadian supernatural crime drama TV series * "Lost Girls" (''The Vampire Diaries''), a 2009 episode of ''The Vampire Diaries'' * "The Lost Girls" (''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''), a 2009 episode of ''CSI'' * "Lost Girl" (''Once Upon a Time''), a 2013 episode of ''Once Upon a Time'' * "The Lost Girls", a 1999 episode of ''Daria'' Literature * '' The Lost Girl'', a 1920 novel by D. H. Lawrence * ''The Lost Girl'' (Kwaymullina book), 2014 picture book by Ambellin Kwaymullina * ''Lost Girls'' (graphic novel), a 2006 graphic novel by Alan Moore and Melinda Gebbie * ''Lost Girl'' (novel), a 2015 novel by Adam Nevill * ''Lost Girls'' (non-fiction book), a 2012 crime documentary by Caitlin Rother * '' Attack on Titan: Lost Girls'', a 2015 Japanese nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryō Kawakami
The was a gold currency unit in the shakkanhō system in pre- Meiji Japan. It was eventually replaced with a system based on the ''yen''. Origins The ''ryō'' was originally a unit of weight from China, the ''tael.'' It came into use in Japan during the Kamakura period. By the Azuchi–Momoyama period it had become nearly uniform throughout Japan, about 4.4 ''monme'' as a unit of weight (about the same as 16.5 grams). During the Sengoku period, various local ''daimyō'' began to mint their own money. One of the best known and most prestigious of these private coins was the ''koshukin'' issued by the warlord Takeda Shingen, who had substantial gold deposits within his territories. The value of the koshukin was based on its weight, with one ''koshukin'' equal to one ryō of gold, and thus stamped with its weight (about 15 grams). During the Tenshō period (1573–1592), one ryō was equal to four '' koku'' of rice, or 1000 brass coins. Tokugawa period The Tokugawa shogunat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harsh Mistress Of The City
Harsh may refer to: Places * Harsh, Sikar, village in Rajasthan, India People with the given name * Harsh Chitale, an Indian businessman * Harsh Mander (born 1955), an Indian civil rights activist * Harsh Mankad (born 1979), an Indian tennis player * Harsh Mayar (born 1998), an Indian actor * Harsh Rajput, an Indian actor * Harsh Vardhan (other), multiple people People with the surname * John Harsh (1825–1906), an American politician * Griffith R. Harsh (born 1953), an American surgeon * Vivian G. Harsh (1890–1960), an American librarian See also * Harshness Harshness (also called raucousness), in music information retrieval, is a Non-Contextual Low-Level Audio Descriptors (NLDs) that represents one dimension of the multi-dimensional psychoacoustic feature called as musical timbre. Classical timbre’ ... {{disambiguation, surname, given name Indian masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryō Suzukaze
The was a gold currency unit in the shakkanhō system in pre- Meiji Japan. It was eventually replaced with a system based on the ''yen''. Origins The ''ryō'' was originally a unit of weight from China, the ''tael.'' It came into use in Japan during the Kamakura period. By the Azuchi–Momoyama period it had become nearly uniform throughout Japan, about 4.4 ''monme'' as a unit of weight (about the same as 16.5 grams). During the Sengoku period, various local ''daimyō'' began to mint their own money. One of the best known and most prestigious of these private coins was the ''koshukin'' issued by the warlord Takeda Shingen, who had substantial gold deposits within his territories. The value of the koshukin was based on its weight, with one ''koshukin'' equal to one ryō of gold, and thus stamped with its weight (about 15 grams). During the Tenshō period (1573–1592), one ryō was equal to four '' koku'' of rice, or 1000 brass coins. Tokugawa period The Tokugawa shogunat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |