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Weekly Young Sunday
was a weekly manga magazine published by Shogakukan in Japan since the first issue on March 27, 1987. It replaced ''Shōnen Big Comic'' in Shogakukan's lineup of shōnen titles, and many of the titles in ''Shōnen Big Comic'' were continued in ''Young Sunday''. The magazines was sometimes called for short. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of ''Weekly Young Sunday'', Shogakukan and Yahoo! Auctions Japan held a charity auction benefitting the Green Cross Japan. Various manga artists donated signed original artwork, and Shogakukan donated rare goods related to the series and people appearing in the magazine. On May 30, 2008, Shogakukan announced that they would cease publication of the magazine. The final issue was released on July 31, 2008. Ongoing titles in the final issue Titles marked with * have had been adapted into a live action movie, TV drama series, or special. Titles marked with ** have had been adapted into an anime series, OVA, or movie. *''Aoi Honō'', by Kazuhi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seinen Manga
is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese, the word ''seinen'' literally means "youth", but the term "''seinen'' manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like ''Weekly Manga Times'' and ''Weekly Manga Goraku'' which cater specifically to men's interests, and are marketed towards a demographic of young adult men between the ages of 18 and 40. ''Seinen'' manga are distinguished from ''shōnen'' manga which are for young teen boys, although some ''seinen'' manga like '' xxxHolic'' share similarities with ''shōnen'' manga. ''Seinen'' manga can focus on action, politics, science fiction, fantasy, relationships, sports, or comedy. The female equivalent to ''seinen'' manga is ''josei'' manga. ''Seinen'' manga have a wide variety of art styles and variation in subject matter. Examples of ''seinen'' series include: '' Berserk'', '' AKIRA'', '' 20th Century Boys'', ''One Punch Man'', ''Golden Kamuy'', ''Ghost in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daichi Banjou
Daichi may refer to: * the JAXA's Advanced Land Observation Satellite (aka ''Daichi'') * Daichi (given name), a Japanese given name * Daichi, Iran (other) Daichi ( fa, دايي چي, link=no) may refer to: * Daichi, Kermanshah * Daichi, Lorestan {{geodis ..., places in Iran See also * Daiichi {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nisha Rokubō No Shichinin
Nisha, meaning "night" in Sanskrit (निशा, ''nishā''), is an Indian female given name, and may refer to: People *Nisha Noor (1962-2007), Indian actress *Nisha Ganatra (born 1974), Canadian director, writer * Nisha Patel-Nasri (1977–2006), murdered British policewoman * Nisha Rajagopal (born 1980), Carnatic singer *Nisha Agarwal (born 1989), Indian actress *Nisha Adhikari (born 1986), Nepali actress *Nisha Warsi (born 1995), field hockey player Characters Film and television *Nisha Bains, a station café waitress on ''Postman Pat'', a BBC stop motion animated children's television series aimed at pre-school children *Nisha Chopra, a character played by Juhi Chawla in the 1999 film '' Arjun Pandit'' *Nisha Choudhury, a character played by Madhuri Dixit in the 1994 Bollywood film '' Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!'' *Nisha Patel / Nisha Kumar, a character played by Mumtaz in the 1971 film '' Tere Mere Sapne'' *Nisha Thappar, a character played by Karisma Kapoor in the 2001 film '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inio Asano
is a Japanese manga artist. Asano created the acclaimed manga ''Solanin'', which was released as a feature film in Japan in April 2010, starring Aoi Miyazaki. He is also famous for the series ''Goodnight Punpun''. Known for creating character-driven, realist stories, ranging from slice of life to psychological horror, Asano won first prize in the 2001 GX competition for young manga artists. In 2010, ''Yomiuri Shimbun'' described Asano as "one of the voices of his generation." Works * (2000) * (2000) * (2001) * (2002 – 2004) **Licensed in North America by Viz Media. * (2003 – 2005) **Licensed in North America by Fantagraphics Books. * (2004 – 2005) * (2005 – 2008) * (2005 – 2006) **Licensed in North America by Viz Media. An additional epilogue chapter was included in a new edition published in Japan in October 2017. * (2007 – 2013) **Licensed in North America by Viz Media. * (2008 – 2011) * (2009 – 2013) **Licensed in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oyasumi Punpun
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Inio Asano. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Young Sunday'' between 2007 and 2008. Later in ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' from 2008 to 2013, its chapters were collected in thirteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. In North America, it was licensed for English release by Viz Media. A coming-of-age drama story, it follows the life of a child named Onodera Punpun, from his elementary school years to his early 20s, as he copes with his dysfunctional family, love life, friends, life goals and hyperactive mind, while occasionally focusing on the lives and struggles of his schoolmates and family. Punpun and the members of his family are normal humans, but are depicted to the reader in the form of crudely drawn birds. The manga explores themes such as depression, love, social isolation, sex, death, and family. Summary ''Goodnight Punpun'' follows the life experiences of Punpun Onodera, a young boy living in Japan, as well as a fe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Ishiwata
is a Japanese manga artist. He won the 1989 Shogakukan Manga Award for '' shōnen'' for '' B.B.'' The manga artist Yoshitomo Yoshimoto is his younger brother. Works * * * * * * Happy Man * B.B. * * * Love Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest Interpersonal relationship, interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of ... * * * References External links * 1959 births Living people Manga artists from Kanagawa Prefecture {{Manga-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mogura No Uta
is a Japanese manga series written by Noboru Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Young Sunday'' from 2005 to 2008, and transferred to ''Big Comic Spirits'' in 2008. It has been adapted into a live-action film, titled ''The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji'' in 2013, which was followed by a sequel, ''The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio'', released in 2016. As of March 2022, the manga had over 9.6 million copies in circulation. In 2014, ''Mogura no Uta'' won the 59th Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category. Plot Reiji Kikukawa, a silly young man still a virgin, managed to join the police. Remaining in a position of simple agent at the bottom of the ladder, Reiji is one day fired. In reality, this dismissal hides a completely different mission, because Reiji is offered to become an undercover agent, in other words, a "mole". Media Manga ''Mogura no Uta'' is written and illustrated by Noboru Takahashi. The series ran in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Young Sunday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuromaru
The , or "Black Fortress", was a fortress of the ''Kanrei'' Shiba Takatsune located in Echizen Province (present-day Nittazuka, Fukui, Fukui Prefecture) in the Hokuriku region of Japan. It was attacked twice during the Nanboku-chō Wars of the 14th century, during which it was likely both built and destroyed. The fortress was first attacked in August 1338 by a small force under Nitta Yoshisada, numbering roughly fifty horse, in what would come to be known as the Battle of Fujishima. Hosokawa Akiuji had been ordered by Ashikaga Takauji to aid Shiba Takatsune in the defense, and encountered Nitta's force a short distance from the fortress. The warrior monks of the Heisen-ji monastery, originally part of Nitta's force, were bribed by Shiba to abandon the attack, and Nitta's rush to fill the ensuing gap in his formations led to him and his horsemen running into Hosokawa's. In the battle which followed, Nitta was mortally wounded by an arrow. The following year, upon his enthrone ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurosagi (manga)
is a Japanese manga written by Takeshi Natsuhara and illustrated by Kuromaru. The series is about a boy named Kurosaki who swindles only other professional swindlers known as . The series was adapted as an 11-episode TV drama that was aired on TBS from April 14 to June 23, 2006. On March 8, 2008, ''Kurosagi'' with Tomohisa Yamashita starring as the Black Swindler once again, was released. Another television drama adaptation is set to premiere in October 2022. It won the 2008 Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga. Plot Six years ago, Kurosaki's family was destroyed when a "shirosagi" (a "white swindler", who focuses on defrauding others) swindled Kurosaki's father of their family's life savings. As a result, his father killed Kurosaki's mother and sister before committing suicide. Since then, Kurosaki has devoted himself to becoming a "kurosagi" ("black swindler"), who swindles other swindlers, as a means of revenge. As a "kurosagi", Kurosaki's acts have helpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ultimate Limit
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsuru Adachi
is a Japanese manga artist. After graduating from Gunma Prefectural Maebashi Commercial High School in 1969, Adachi worked as an assistant for Isami Ishii. He made his manga debut in 1970 with ''Kieta Bakuon'', based on a manga originally created by Satoru Ozawa. ''Kieta'' was published in ''Deluxe Shōnen Sunday'' (a manga magazine published by Shogakukan) . Adachi is well known for romantic comedy and sports manga (especially baseball) such as ''Touch'', '' H2'', ''Slow Step'', '' Miyuki'' and ''Cross Game''. He has been described as a writer of "delightful dialogue", a genius at portraying everyday life, "the greatest pure storyteller", and "a master manga artist". He is one of the few manga artists to write for shōnen, shōjo and seinen manga magazines, and be popular in all three. His works have been carried in manga magazines such as ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'', '' Ciao'', ''Shōjo Comic'', ''Big Comic'' and ''Petit Comic'', and most of his works are published through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Idol Ace
is a Japanese manga written by Mitsuru Adachi about a high school girl who has a successful career as an idol and who wishes to play on the high school baseball team, but cannot due to the rules. Her father is the team's coach, and her best friend happens to look very much like her, so she is able to do a swap with him during games and meet her dream. The first 3 chapters were published irregularly in ''Weekly Young Sunday'' between 2005 and 2007 and collected in '' Short Program 3'' tankōbon. Later, chapter 4 was released in volume 36-37 of the 2007 series of ''Weekly Young Sunday'' and chapters 5 and 6 were released in the November 2010 and August 2011 editions of ''Monthly Shōnen Sunday''. Chapters 1-6 were released in a tankoubon dedicated to the series, published in 2011. The ''Idol A'' tankoubon includes chapters 1 to 6 and an extra manga chapter commemorating 40 years of Mitsuru Adachi manga career, done by himself and fellow manga creator Rumiko Takahashi. Characters ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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