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Yama Wayama
is the pseudonym of a Japanese manga artist. Born and raised in Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa, Wayama made her debut as a manga artist in 2015 while a student in the manga program at Tokyo Polytechnic University. After unsuccessful attempts to launch a serial manga series she began to produce (self-published manga) to critical acclaim. Her ''Captivated, by You'' became a critical and commercial success after being acquired and published by the publishing house Enterbrain, winning the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in the Short Work category and the New Face Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival, Japan Media Arts Festival Awards. Her other series include ''Let's Go Karaoke!'' and ''Onna no Sono no Hoshi''. Biography Early life and career Wayama was born in 1995 in Okinawa Prefecture, Okinawa, where she was also raised. She attended Itoman Minami Elementary School for primary school, and Okinawa Shogaku High School for junior high and high school. In middle school she began drawing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okinawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city of Okinawa Prefecture, with other major cities including Okinawa, Uruma, and Urasoe. Okinawa Prefecture encompasses two thirds of the Ryukyu Islands, including the Okinawa, Daitō and Sakishima groups, extending southwest from the Satsunan Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture to Taiwan ( Hualien and Yilan Counties). Okinawa Prefecture's largest island, Okinawa Island, is the home to a majority of Okinawa's population. Okinawa Prefecture's indigenous ethnic group are the Ryukyuan people, who also live in the Amami Islands of Kagoshima Prefecture. Okinawa Prefecture was ruled by the Ryukyu Kingdom from 1429 and unofficially annexed by Japan after the Invasion of Ryukyu in 1609. Okinawa Prefecture was officially founded in 1879 by the Empire ... [...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] |
Makoto Kobayashi (artist)
(born May 13, 1958) is a Japanese manga artist who is best known for his unusual drawing style. One of his best known manga is ''What's Michael?'', a manga about a curious orange cat and his many adventures that is often compared with Garfield. His earliest work is ''Grapple Three Brothers'', which won the Shōnen magazine New manga artist award. He has twice won the Kodansha Manga Award, for '' in 1981 and ''What's Michael?'' in 1986. Works Manga *''Grapple Three Brothers'' *''Sanshirō of 1, 2'' *''Judo Bu Monogatari'' *''I am Makkoi'' *''Club 9'' *''Gaburin'' *''Chichonmanchi'' (Hell of Love & Ecstasy) *''What's Michael? is a Japanese manga series created by Makoto Kobayashi. In 1984, it began its serialization in the ''Weekly Morning'' magazine. The manga shows Michael, an orange American Shorthair tabby cat, his feline friends, and other domesticated pets ...'' *''Stairway to Heaven'' Anime *''Judo Bu Monogatari'' OAV *''What's Michael?'' OAV *''What's Michael? 2' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junji Ito
is a Japanese horror manga artist. Some of his most notable works include ''Tomie'', a series chronicling an immortal girl who drives her stricken admirers to madness; ''Uzumaki'', a three-volume series about a town obsessed with spirals; and ''Gyo'', a two-volume story in which fish are controlled by a strain of sentient bacteria called "the death stench." His other works include ''The Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection'', a collection of his many short stories, and ''Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu'', a self-parody about him and his wife living in a house with two cats. Ito's work has developed a substantial cult following, with some deeming him a significant figure in recent horror iconography. Life and career Junji Ito was born on July 31, 1963 in Sakashita, Gifu, Sakashita, now a part of Nakatsugawa, Gifu. He began his experience in the horror world at a very young age, with his first manga being ''Mummy Teacher'' by Kazuo Umezu; his two older sisters read Kazuo Umezu, Umez ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiji Nonaka
is a Japanese manga artist and humorist. Eiji writes and illustrates '' shōnen'' and '' seinen'' manga. His work appears in several manga magazines published by Kodansha. His most popular serial, ''Cromartie High School'', ran in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 2001 to 2006. The serial won Eiji the 2002 Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category. In 2003, it was a jury selection in the seventh annual Japan Media Arts Festival. That same year, an animated series based on the serial premiered on TV Tokyo. A live-action feature film, called '' Cromartie High – The Movie'', followed in 2005. A spin-off sequel titled ''Cromartie Kōkō Shokuinshitsu'' ("Cromartie High School Staff Room") debuted on October 27th 2018 on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket app. Nonaka authored the manga while the art was drawn by Ino Ichiban. Kodansha republished the serial in 17 paperback volumes (''tankōbon''). From 2001 through 2006, they released two or three volumes per year as the story prog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usamaru Furuya
is a Japanese manga artist. Biography During elementary school, Furuya enrolled in the Osamu Tezuka Manga Correspondence Course and by the time he reached high school he had discovered a darker, more underground style. He graduated from Tama Art University, where he majored in oil painting and developed an interest in sculpting and Butoh dance. During college his work evolved from figurative to eventually dealing more with abstract shapes. In 1994, Furuya published his debut series ''Palepoli'' in the renowned alternative manga magazine ''Garo''. After graduating from college, he initially planned to work as a full-time artist while doing illustrations on the side, but his success in manga shifted his focus. Soon after, he published the gag manga Short Cuts in the mainstream seinen manga magazine ''Weekly Young Sunday''. He was a regular contributor to the alternative manga magazine ''Manga Erotics F'' from its beginnings in 2001 on. For this magazine he created the manga ''L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slice Of Life
Slice of life is a depiction of mundane experiences in art and entertainment. In theater, slice of life refers to naturalism, while in literary parlance it is a narrative technique in which a seemingly arbitrary sequence of events in a character's life is presented, often lacking plot development, conflict and exposition, as well as often having an open ending. Film and theater In theatrical parlance, the term ''slice of life'' refers to a naturalistic representation of real life, sometimes used as an adjective, as in "a play with 'slice of life' dialogues". The term originated between 1890 and 1895 as a calque from the French phrase ''tranche de vie'', credited to the French playwright Jean Jullien (1854–1919). Jullien introduced the term not long after a staging of his play ''The Serenade'', as noted by Wayne S. Turney in his essay "Notes on Naturalism in the Theatre": ''The Serenade'' was introduced by the Théâtre Libre in 1887. It is a prime example of ''rosserie'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feel Young
''Feel Young'' is a monthly josei manga magazine published by Shodensha in Japan. Manga artists whose stories have run in this magazine include Moyoco Anno, Mitsue Aoki, Mitsukazu Mihara, Kiriko Nananan, Mari Okazaki, Erica Sakurazawa, Ebine Yamaji, and others. Profile and relevance The magazine was first published in 1989. When the magazine emerged in the late 1980s, it was part of a new wave of josei magazines like Young Rose and Cutie Comics, publishing manga like the ones of Kyoko Okazaki that distanced themselves from the soap-opera "Ladies Comics" of the 1980s and kept more elements of shōjo manga in their style. Rachel Thorn explains that the magazine is considered more artsy and progressive than other josei magazines like the more conservative You or the more mainstream Chorus. Some women who got works published in the artistic manga magazine ''Garo'', like Erica Sakurazawa, Kiriko Nananan and Shungicu Uchida, published their works also in ''Feel Young''. The manga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kadokawa Future Publishing
is the publishing arm of Kadokawa Corporation, publishing manga, novels, light novels, magazines, tabletop role-playing games and other type of content with eight different publishing brand companies that previously merged with it. The company used to be the first iteration of and was the parent company of the Kadokawa Group companies, which brought together several affiliated companies related to Kadokawa Shoten. Kadokawa Dwango announced a restructuring in February 2019. On July 1, 2019, Kadokawa Corporation was reorganized; the publishing business remained and the company was renamed to Kadokawa Future Publishing. Kadokawa Dwango itself became the second iteration of Kadokawa Corporation. History The company was founded on April 2, 1954 as Kadokawa Shoten. It was renamed Kadokawa Holdings on April 1, 2003, transferring the existing publishing businesses to Kadokawa Shoten Publishing. The company was again renamed Kadokawa Group Holdings on July 1, 2006. The company inhe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Beam
is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Enterbrain on a monthly basis since November 1995. In 2006, it had a circulation of 25,000. Popular manga serialized in ''Comic Beam'' include Kaoru Mori's '' Emma'' about the love story between a maid and an aristocratic man in Victorian England. ''Emma'' was adapted into an anime series and translated into many languages. '' Koi no Mon'' (''Otakus in Love'') revolves around a group of otaku, their lives and romantic relationships. The comedy by Hanyu-new was made into a film in 2004. ''Comic Beam'' is considered an "alternative" manga magazine in the Japanese publishing industry, where its 25,000 circulation is less than 1% of other more popular manga magazines like ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. Its small but loyal readership is regarded as consisting largely of hardcore comic enthusiast and art students. Serialized titles * '' Areyo Hoshikuzu'' by Sansuke Yamada * by Marginal and Syuji Takeya * ''Bambi and Her Pink Gun'' by Ats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doujinshi Convention
A ''doujinshi'' convention is a type of event dedicated to the sale of ''doujinshi'', or self-published books (typically comics, collections of illustrations, or novels). These events are known in Japanese as ''doujin sokubaikai'' ( ja, 同人即売会, lit=doujin sale event, label=none) or ''doujinshi sokubaikai'' ( ja, 同人誌即売会, lit=doujinshi sale event, label=none). Thousands of ''doujinshi'' conventions take place in Japan every year. ''Doujinshi'' conventions can also be found in some other countries. Summary In Japan, ''doujinshi'' conventions are one of the most important distribution channels of ''doujinshi''. Most are small-scale occasions with perhaps a few hundred participating circles, but the larger ones can attract tens or hundreds of thousands of participants, making them important public events in Japan. Comiket, the largest of all ''doujinshi'' conventions, attracts 35,000 sellers and over half a million individual visits during each of its biannual edi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pixiv
is a Japanese online community for artists. It was first launched as a beta test on September 10, 2007, by Takahiro Kamitani and Takanori Katagiri. Pixiv Inc. is headquartered in Sendagaya, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. As of April 2020, the site consists of over 50 million members, over 100 million submissions, and receives over 3.7 billion page views monthly. Pixiv aims to provide a place for artists to exhibit their illustrations and get feedback via a rating system and user comments. Works are organized in an extensive tag structure which forms the backbone of the website. History Starting as the idea of the programmer Takahiro Kamitani, who is himself an artist known as Bakotsu on the website, Pixiv was launched on September 10, 2007, as a beta test. When the number of users exceeded 10,000 only nineteen days after launch, it became difficult for Kamitani to maintain Pixiv on his own, leading him to establish Crooc Inc. on October 1, 2007. The website underwent a major upgrade o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
