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Mimi (magazine)
, stylized as ''mimi'', was a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga magazine. It was published in a monthly and partially semimonthly rhythm between August 1975 and December 1996 by Kodansha. It was one of the first manga magazines targeted at an audience of girls in their late teens. The magazine is best known for publishing Waki Yamato's ''The Tale of Genji''. History The magazine was founded in August 1975. At this time, ''shōjo'' manga was undergoing a transformation, with a new generation of women around the Year 24 Group and others pioneering new visual and narrative forms. ''Mimi'' was one of the first manga magazines targeted at an audience of girls in their late teens and young women, founded before '' Bouquet'' (1978) and ''Petit Flower'' (1980). The catchphrase written on the cover of its first issue was "to you, just in the spring of life", referring to its target group of readers who had read manga already in elementary school or junior high school and had now grown older. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shōjo Manga
is an editorial category of Manga, Japanese comics targeting an audience of adolescent girls and young adult women. It is, along with Shōnen manga, manga (targeting adolescent boys), Seinen manga, manga (targeting young adult and adult men), and Josei manga, manga (targeting adult women), one of the primary editorial categories of manga. manga is traditionally published in dedicated List of manga magazines, manga magazines, which often specialize in a particular readership age range or narrative genre. manga originated from Japanese girls' culture at the turn of the twentieth century, primarily (girls' prose novels) and (Lyricism, lyrical paintings). The earliest manga was published in general magazines aimed at teenagers in the early 1900s and began a period of creative development in the 1950s as it began to formalize as a distinct category of manga. While the category was initially dominated by male manga artists, the emergence and eventual dominance of female arti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josei Manga
, also known as and its abbreviation , is an editorial category of Japanese comics that emerged in the 1980s. In a strict sense, ''josei'' refers to manga marketed to an audience of adult women, contrasting ''shōjo'' manga, which is marketed to an audience of girls and young adult women. In practice, the distinction between ''shōjo'' and ''josei'' is often tenuous; while the two were initially divergent categories, many manga works exhibit narrative and stylistic traits associated with both ''shōjo'' and ''josei'' manga. This distinction is further complicated by a third manga editorial category, , which emerged in the late 1980s as an intermediate category between ''shōjo'' and ''josei''. ''Josei'' manga is traditionally printed in dedicated manga magazines which often specialize in a specific subgenre, typically drama, romance, or pornography. While ''josei'' dramas are, in most cases, realist stories about the lives of ordinary women, romance ''josei'' manga are ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magazines Established In 1975
A magazine is a periodical literature, periodical publication, print or digital, produced on a regular schedule, that contains any of a variety of subject-oriented textual and visual content (media), content forms. Magazines are generally financed by advertising, newsagent's shop, purchase price, prepaid subscription business model, subscriptions, or by a combination of the three. They are categorised by their frequency of publication (i.e., as weeklies, monthlies, quarterlies, etc.), their target audiences (e.g., women's and trade magazines), their subjects of focus (e.g., popular science and religious), and their tones or approach (e.g., works of satire or humor). Appearance on the cover of print magazines has historically been understood to convey a place of honor or distinction to an individual or event. Term origin and definition Origin The etymology of the word "magazine" suggests derivation from the Arabic language, Arabic (), the broken plural of () meaning "depot, s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Diet Library
The is the national library of Japan and among the largest libraries in the world. It was established in 1948 for the purpose of assisting members of the in researching matters of public policy. The library is similar in purpose and scope to the United States Library of Congress. The National Diet Library (NDL) consists of two main facilities in Tokyo and Kyoto, and several other branch libraries throughout Japan. History The National Diet Library is the successor of three separate libraries: the library of the House of Peers, the library of the House of Representatives, both of which were established at the creation of Japan's Imperial Diet in 1890; and the Imperial Library, which had been established in 1872 under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education. The Diet's power in pre-war Japan was limited, and its need for information was "correspondingly small." The original Diet libraries "never developed either the collections or the services which might have made ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mariko Hayashi
is a Japanese writer and chairperson of the Nihon University board of directors. Her awards include the 94th Naoki Prize and the Japanese Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon. Her novels and essays have been widely adapted for television and film, including the 1997 film '' Fukigen na Kajitsu'' and the 2018 NHK taiga drama ''Segodon''. Early life and education Mariko Hayashi was born in Yamanashi, Japan on April 1, 1954. She attended Hikawa High School in the city of Yamanashi, and went on to graduate from Nihon University, whereupon she took a job writing advertising copy. Career Debut and early recognition After clashing with the corporate culture in the advertising industry, Hayashi quit her job and worked instead as a freelance copywriter, winning an award for her copywriting on behalf of Seiyu Group, while also writing a series of magazine articles that criticized contemporary advertising. Her autobiographical essay about the experience of becoming self-sufficient a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shizuka Ijūin
Tadaki Nishiyama (; 9 February 1950 – 24 November 2023), better known under the pen names Shizuka Ijūin () and Ayumi Date (), was a Japanese writer and lyricist. Life and career Born in Hōfu, Ijūin graduated in letters from Rikkyo University and then worked several years as commercial director for an advertising agency. In 1981 he made his literary debut with the novel ''Satsuki'', and in 1992 he won the Naoki Prize for the collection of short stories ''Ukezuki''. Among his best known works, the autobiographical novel trilogy ''Kaikyo'' and the best-selling series of essays ''Otona no Ryugi'', which sold over 2 million copies. He was also active as a lyricist, penning several hits for Masahiko Kondō. Personal life and death Ijūin was married to Masako Natsume from 1984 to 1985, when she died of leukemia, and to actress from 1992 until his death. After surviving a subarachnoid haemorrhage in 2020, Ijūin died of intrahepatic bile ducts Intrahepatic bile ducts compo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mari Ozawa
is a Japanese josei manga artist from Sapporo, Hokkaido, who writes primarily for ''Kiss'' and ''Young You''. She won the 1995 Kodansha Manga Award is one of Japan's major manga awards. The event is sponsored by publisher Kodansha. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga in its third iteration since 1977. Categories The award was originally called the until 1968. In 1970, it was ... for shōjo for '' Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku''. Notable works *'' Sekai de Ichiban Yasashii Ongaku'' (1993-1999) *''Nikoniko Nikki'' (2000-2003) *''Pong Pong'' (2006-2008) *'' Gin no Spoon'' (2010-2017) References External links Profileat The Ultimate Manga Page Women manga artists Manga artists from Hokkaido Artists from Sapporo Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōjo) Japanese female comics artists Japanese female comics writers Living people 20th-century Japanese women writers 21st-century Japanese women writers Year of birth missing (living people) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitsurou Kubo
is the pen name of , a Japanese manga artist, writer, and radio personality. She is the co-creator of the 2016 anime series '' Yuri on Ice''. Biography Kubo was born on September 19, 1975, in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture. As a child she developed an interest in anime and manga after reading her brother's copies of the enthusiast magazine ''Newtype''. She reported reading forty manga magazines per month as a child, including ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', ''Ribon'', ''Nakayoshi'', and ''Hana to Yume''. By first grade Kubo had decided to pursue manga as a career, and by fourth grade was drawing amateur manga. She cites the manga series '' Asari-chan'' by Mayumi Muroyama and ''High School! Kimengumi'' by Motoei Shinzawa among her early influences. While in high school, Kubo exhibited her manga at a small local ''doujinshi'' convention. In her final year of high school she submitted an original manga work to a contest held by ''Nakayoshi'', and won the Silver Award. After graduating hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayumi Yoshida (manga Artist)
is a Japanese voice actress. Filmography Video games ''Eroge'' :''As Misono Moriya'' *''Akane-Iro ni Somaru Saka, Akane iro Ni Somaru Saka'', Mitsuki Shiina *''Ef - the first tale, ef - the letter tale'', Mizuki Hayama / Akane Himura **''Tenshi no Nichiyoubi'', Mizuki Hayama *''Hare Tokidoki Otenkiame'', Nazuna Kasugai *''Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi'', Hina Sakai **''Hoshizora e Kakaru Hashi AA'', Hina Sakai *''Lovely Quest'', Minaho Sakuraba *''Manatsu no Yoru no Yuki Monogatari: Midsummer Snow Night'', Sakura Haruno (not as Misono Moriya) *''Mashiroiro Symphony, Mashiroiro Symphony - Love is pure white'', Sana Inui *''Making * Lovers'', Reina Kanome *''Nanairo Kouro'', Rachel Windsor *''Navel *Plus'', Asuka Watarai & Tsubakiko Munemoto *''Oretachi ni Tsubasa wa Nai'', Asuka Watarai *''Owaru Sekai to Birthday'', Mikaeru Nagoshi *''Renai 0 Kilometer'', Hana Kinomoto *''Sekai Seifuku Kanojo'', Tsubakiko Munemoto **''World Wide Love! -Sekai Seifuku Kanojo Fandisk'', Ts ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junko Karube
is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for '' Kimi no te ga Sasayaite iru'' ("Your Hands Are Whispering"), about a romance between a deaf woman and a hearing man, for which she won the 1994 Kodansha Manga Award is one of Japan's major manga awards. The event is sponsored by publisher Kodansha. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga in its third iteration since 1977. Categories The award was originally called the until 1968. In 1970, it was ... for manga. References External links Profileat The Ultimate Manga Page Manga artists Women manga artists Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōjo) Japanese female comics artists Japanese female comics writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{manga-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodansha Manga Award
is one of Japan's major manga awards. The event is sponsored by publisher Kodansha. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga in its third iteration since 1977. Categories The award was originally called the until 1968. In 1970, it was named . The second version lasted until 1976. The company decided to create multiple categories thereafter. The award once was given out in four categories: , , children A child () is a human being between the stages of childbirth, birth and puberty, or between the Development of the human body, developmental period of infancy and puberty. The term may also refer to an unborn human being. In English-speaking ..., and general. The award was formalized into the present ceremony with initially offering categories only for and in 1977. The first award for the general category was in 1982, and the first children's category award was in 2003. The children's category was merged into the and categories starting in 2015. Each winning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiratori Reiko De Gozaimasu!
is a '' shōjo'' romantic comedy manga by Yumiko Suzuki. It was published by Kodansha in the magazine '' Mimi'' from 1988 to 1992 and collected in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was adapted as an anime OVA produced by Ajia-do that was released in 1990, an 11-episode live-action television series broadcast on Fuji TV in 1993, and a theatrical movie released in 1995. In 1989, the manga won the Kodansha Manga Award is one of Japan's major manga awards. The event is sponsored by publisher Kodansha. It has been awarded annually for serialized manga in its third iteration since 1977. Categories The award was originally called the until 1968. In 1970, it was ... for shōjo. It is the story of Reiko Shiratori, a nouveau-riche girl from the countryside, who enters a Tokyo university to pursue ordinary college student Tetsuya Akimoto. Television dramas 1989 cast * Honami Suzuki as Reiko Shiratori * Makoto Nonomura as Tetsuya Akimoto 1993 cast * Yasuko Matsuy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
