Punainen jättiläinen ("Red giant") is a
Finnish small publisher of Japanese
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 u ...
and
Korea
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manhwa. It was founded in April 2005 by its CEO, Antti Grönlund. However, the publisher was acquired by
Tammi in 2009. Nowadays, Punainen jättiläinen works together with
Sangatsu Manga under facilities of Tammi publishing company.
Markkinointi & Mainonta: Tammi uskoo mangaan
(in Finnish)
Punainen jättiläinen is known from their typically large-format, bookstore-oriented releases. The only exceptions this far are ''Azumanga Daioh'' and ''Yotsuba&!'', which are in small-format and sold at magazine stands, as is typical for manga published in Finland.
Releases
* Ragnarök
In Norse mythology, (; non, Ragnarǫk) is a series of events, including a great battle, foretelling the death of numerous great figures (including the gods Odin, Thor, Týr, Freyr, Heimdallr, and Loki), natural disasters, and the submers ...
(June 2005)
* Les Bijoux (January 2006)
* Kill Me, Kiss Me (April 2006)
* Princess Ai (June 2006)
* Gunnm
''Gunnm '' ( ja, 銃夢, Ganmu, ), also known as ''Battle Angel Alita'' in English, is a Japanese cyberpunk manga series created by Yukito Kishiro and originally published in Shueisha's ''Business Jump'' magazine from 1990 to 1995. The se ...
(November 2006)
* Azumanga Daioh (August 2007)
* Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D
''Hideyuki Kikuchi's Vampire Hunter D'', known simply as in Japan, is a manga adaptation of the Vampire Hunter D novel series by acclaimed horror writer, Hideyuki Kikuchi.
Announced at Anime Expo 2006, the Vampire Hunter D manga is a collabora ...
(November 2007)
* Yotsuba&! (April 2008)
* Karin
Karin may refer to:
*Karin (given name), a feminine name
Fiction
* ''Karin'' (manga) or ''Chibi Vampire'', a Japanese media franchise
*Karin Hanazono, title character of the manga and anime ''Kamichama Karin''
*Karin Kurosaki, a character in ''Bl ...
(September 2009)
* Black Lagoon (October 2009)
* Princess Princess (December 2009)
* Eerie Queerie (May 2010)
* Ginga Nagareboshi Gin
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Takahashi. It was published by Shueisha in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1983 to 1987, and collected in 18 bound volumes. It received the 1987 Shogakukan Manga Award for best sh ...
(May 2010)
* Ghost! (May 2010)
* La Esperanca (November 2010)
* Chrono Crusade (January 2011)
* Wolf's Rain (March 2011)
* Planetes
''Planētes'', "Wanderers", lead=yes is a Japanese hard science fiction manga written and illustrated by Makoto Yukimura. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Morning'' between January 1999 to January 2004, with its ...
(April 2011)
* K-On! (July 2011)
* Suzunari! (October 2011)
* S.S. Astro
is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga by Negi Banno about the lives of female teachers within a school at which they teach. The "Astro" in the title is actually an acronym abbreviating "Asahio Sogo Teacher's ROom", alluding to the school ...
(December 2011)
* Ginga Densetsu Weed
''Weed'', known in Japan as is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Takahashi. It is a sequel to Takahashi's 1980s manga ''Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin-'', and focuses on Weed, the son of Gin, the original s ...
(December 2011)
* Basilisk
In European bestiaries and legends, a basilisk ( or ) is a legendary reptile reputed to be a serpent king, who causes death to those who look into its eyes. According to the ''Naturalis Historia'' of Pliny the Elder, the basilisk of Cyrene is ...
(December 2011)
* Nichijou (January 2012)
* Vampire Knight
is a Japanese manga series written by Matsuri Hino. It was serialized in Hakusensha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''LaLa'' from 2004 to 2013, with its chapters collected in nineteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga series is licensed in Englis ...
(March 2012)
* Kuroshitsuji (July 2012)
* Kill Me Baby
is a Japanese four-panel gag comedy manga series written and illustrated by Kaduho which began serialization in Houbunsha's ''Manga Time Kirara Carat'' from July 2008. It follows the school lives of a high school girl Yasuna Oribe and her f ...
(October 2012)
References
External links
Punainenjattilainen.fi
Book publishing companies of Finland
Manga distributors
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