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Waai!
is a Japanese manga magazine which was published by Ichijinsha from April 24, 2010 to February 25, 2014, for 16 issues. The manga in ''Waai!'' focus on male characters who engage in cross-dressing, willingly or due to circumstance; the magazine also includes articles, interviews, and reviews. Its sister magazine was published for 6 issues from April 25, 2012 to December 25, 2013, and only contains manga. The main magazine started as a special issue of the publisher's '' Monthly Comic Rex'', before getting spun out as a separate publication. The creation of the magazine was pushed for by its editor-in-chief, Toshinaga Hijikata, a cross-dresser and writer of books about cross-dressing, who aimed to create a magazine with wider appeal than the more sexual cross-dressing magazines that came before it. Manga featured in the magazines include one-shots and series, which often combine the cross-dressing conceit with themes of gay male romance and societal rules of femininity; among t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himegoto+
, also known as ''Secret Princess'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Norio Tsukudani. It was originally serialized in Ichijinsha's ''Waai!'' magazine, but was later featured in three additional magazines published by Ichijinsha: ''Waai! Mahalo'', '' Monthly Comic Rex'' and ''Febri''. Collectively, ''Himegoto'' was serialized across the four magazines from November 2011 to June 2015 and was collected into six ''tankōbon'' volumes. The story focuses on Hime Arikawa, a high school boy whose sizable debt is paid off by the girls of his school's student council. In exchange, he agrees to join the student council and spend the rest of his high school life dressed as a girl. An anime television series adaptation by Asahi Production aired from July to September 2014. Critics panned it for its characters, its focus on humiliation and shame, and reliance on a single joke throughout the series. Plot ''Himegoto'' follows Hime Arikawa, a second-year student at . Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himegoto
, also known as ''Secret Princess'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Norio Tsukudani. It was originally serialized in Ichijinsha's ''Waai!'' magazine, but was later featured in three additional magazines published by Ichijinsha: ''Waai! Mahalo'', '' Monthly Comic Rex'' and ''Febri''. Collectively, ''Himegoto'' was serialized across the four magazines from November 2011 to June 2015 and was collected into six ''tankōbon'' volumes. The story focuses on Hime Arikawa, a high school boy whose sizable debt is paid off by the girls of his school's student council. In exchange, he agrees to join the student council and spend the rest of his high school life dressed as a girl. An anime television series adaptation by Asahi Production aired from July to September 2014. Critics panned it for its characters, its focus on humiliation and shame, and reliance on a single joke throughout the series. Plot ''Himegoto'' follows Hime Arikawa, a second-year student at . Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reversible!
is an ''otokonoko'' romance manga series created by Dicca Suemitsu. It was originally serialized by Ichijinsha in their magazine ''Waai!'' from April 24, 2010 to November 25, 2013, and has since also been collected in three ''tankōbon'' volumes. Together with '' Sazanami Cherry'', it was the first manga published under the Waai! Comics imprint. The story follows Shuu Kaidou, who has to transfer to an all-male school that requires its students to take turns wearing women's clothing, a rule in place to promote positive relationships between men and women. He is confused by this but is helped by the cross-dressing coordination committee member Tsubaki Yaezaki. The series was written with themes of male gay romance, change, and male femininity, with a focus on how the characters are affected by dressing like women. It was well received, considered to stand out both among the manga published in ''Waai!'' and among cross-dressing manga more broadly. Premise ''Reversible!'' is an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sazanami Cherry
is an ''otokonoko'' romance manga created by . It was originally serialized by Ichijinsha in their magazine ''Waai!'' from April 24, 2010, to August 25, 2011, and has since been collected in a single ''tankōbon'' volume. Together with ''Reversible!'', it was the first manga published under the Waai! Comics imprint. The story follows Kazuhiro Migiwa, who falls in love with the cross-dresser Ren Takano under the belief that he is a woman, and their romantic relationship. Kamiyoshi wrote the story based on the concept of the unease around difficulties for ''otokonoko'' to remain feminine as they grow older and wrote the main characters as a gay couple to add more depth to the story. The series was well received and was considered by critics to stand out among ''otokonoko'' manga. Plot ''Sazanami Cherry'' is an ''otokonoko'' romance manga following Kazuhiro Migiwa, who falls in love with Ren Takano on first sight. When confessing his love, he learns that Ren is a cross-dressing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ichijinsha
is a Japanese publishing company focused on manga-related publication, including magazines and books. The company was first established in August 1992 as a limited company under the name Studio DNA whose main purpose was to edit shōnen manga. In January 1998, Studio DNA became a public company and moved from merely editing to now being a publishing company. In December 2001, a publishing company was formed named Issaisha which started the shōjo manga magazine ''Monthly Comic Zero Sum''. In March 2005, Studio DNA and Issaisha merged into the current Ichijinsha company. In October 2016, Ichijinsha was acquired by Kodansha and became its wholly owned subsidiary. Magazines published *''Febri'' (formerly ''Chara''☆''Mel'') *''Comic Rex'' *''Monthly Comic Zero Sum'' *''Comic Yuri Hime'' *''gateau'' *''THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! MAGAZINE Plus+'', renewal of ''THE IDOLM@STER MILLION LIVE! MAGAZINE'' Defunct magazines *''Comic Yuri Hime S'' *''Waai!'' *''Waai! Mahalo'' *''Comic Z ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monthly Comic Rex
is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Ichijinsha. The first issue was sold on December 9, 2005, and is sold monthly on the ninth. Manga collected into bound volumes which were serialized in this magazine are published under Ichijinsha's imprint. The four-panel comic strip magazine ''Manga 4koma Kings Palette'' started as a special edition of ''Comic Rex'' before becoming an independent magazine, as did the cross-dressing-themed manga magazine ''Waai!''. Serialized titles *'' 30-sai no Hoken Taiiku'' *''Appli-Trap'' *''Arknights: Operators!'' *''Black Sweep Sisters'' *''Boku ga Josō shite Hīte mitara Baresō na Ken'' *''Bus Gamer'' *''Cylcia=Code'' *''Cynthia the Mission'' *''Dear Emily...'' *''Eden*'' *''Engaged to the Unidentified'' *''Eru Eru Sister'' *'' Etrian Odyssey II: Snow Girl'' *''Kaii Ikasama Hakuran Tei'' *''Gakuen Tengoku Paradoxia'' *''Gau Gau Wāta'' *''Gendai Majo zukan'' *''Gene Cha!'' *''Gunjin Shōjo, Ōritsu Mahō Gakuen ni Sennyū Suru Koto n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Original Video Animation
, abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA series may be broadcast for promotional purposes. OVA titles were originally made available on VHS, later becoming more popular on LaserDisc and eventually DVD. Starting in 2008, the term OAD (original animation DVD) began to refer to DVD releases published bundled with their source-material manga. Format Like anime made for television broadcast, OVAs are sub-divided into episodes. OVA media (tapes, laserdiscs or DVDs) usually contain just one episode each. Episode length varies from title to title: each episode may run from a few minutes to two hours or more. An episode length of 30 minutes occurs quite commonly, but no standard length exists. In some cases, the length of episodes in a specific OVA may vary greatly, for example in '' Gao ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magical Girl
is a subgenre of Japanese fantasy media (including anime, manga, light novels, and live-action media) centered around young girls who possess magical abilities, which they typically use through an ideal alter ego into which they can transform. The genre emerged in 1962 with ''Himitsu no Akko-chan'', followed by ''Sally the Witch'' in 1966 produced by Toei Animation. A wave of similar anime produced by the studio in the 1970s led to being used as a common term for the genre. In the 1980s, the term was largely replaced by "magical girl", reflecting the new popularity of shows produced by other studios, including ''Magical Princess Minky Momo'' and ''Creamy Mami, the Magic Angel''. In the 1990s, '' Sailor Moon'' introduced the concept of a "transforming heroine" who fights against forces of evil, a synthesis of elements from hero shows that became a staple for magical girl series that followed. The growth of late-night anime in the early 2000s led to a demographic shift for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neo (magazine)
''NEO'' is a monthly magazine published in the United Kingdom and Ireland by Uncooked Media. The magazine focuses on various aspects of East Asian entertainment, such as Japanese anime and manga, East Asian cinema, cosplay, music, and more. History ''NEO'' was founded by editor Stu Taylor and designer Claire Trent, and originally had the working title of ''Sushi-Ya''. ''NEO'' was influenced by magazines such as ''Newtype'' and ''Pulp'', the latter of which featured editorials on film, books, music, and columns on Japanese culture as well as serialised comics. The first issue of ''NEO'' went on sale on 25 November 2004. The current logo was adopted on the magazine's 9th issue, which was designed by Terratag. In August 2016, for the magazines 153rd issue, the layout was changed to a larger A4 size. The new staple bound larger format allows posters to be placed in the magazine. In March 2020, the magazine went on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It resumed publication in June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yonkoma
, a comic strip format, generally consists of gag comic strips within four panels of equal size ordered from top to bottom. They also sometimes run right-to-left horizontally or use a hybrid 2×2 style, depending on the layout requirements of the publication in which they appear. Although the word ''yonkoma'' comes from Japanese, the style also exists outside Japan in other Asian countries as well as in the English-speaking market, particularly in mid-20th century United States strips, where ''Peanuts'' popularized the format. Origin Rakuten Kitazawa (who wrote under the name Yasuji Kitazawa) produced the first ''yonkoma'' in 1902. Entitled ''Jiji Manga'', it was thought to have been influenced by the works of Frank Arthur Nankivell and of Frederick Burr Opper.Carolin Fischer,'Mangaka',Unknown date of publication, "http://www.mangaka.co.uk/?page=yonkoma", 2009-10-29 Structure Traditionally, ''yonkoma'' follow a structure known as ''kishōtenketsu''. This word is a compound fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zashiki-warashi
, sometimes also called , are spirit-like beings told about mostly in the Iwate Prefecture. They are said to be yokai that live in parlors or storage rooms, and that perform pranks, and that people who see one would be visited with good fortune. There are also legends of how they would bring fortune to families. They are also known from Kunio Yanagita's ''Tōno Monogatari'', ''Ishigami Mondō'', and stories about them appear in the 17th and 18th chapters of the ''Tōno Monogatari'' and the 87th chapter titled "Zashiki-warashi" of the ''Tōno Monogatari Shūi''. In the 17th chapter, it is written "families with whom this spirit dwells become prosperous" (''kono kami no yadoritamafu ihe ha fūki jizai nari to ifu koto nari''). In recent years, television programs and magazines have reported about various Iwate Prefecture ''ryokan'' where it is said to be possible to see a ''zashiki-warashi''. Concept Reports have mostly been in the Iwate Prefecture, but there are also some scattere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in the country. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica ('' hentai'' and ''ecchi''), sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion manga books and manga magazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
