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Kana (publisher)
Kana is a French publisher affiliated with Les Éditions Dargaud. ''Kana'' was founded in 1996 by Yves Schlirf. The company publishes manga in French and used to publish in Dutch. Its headquarters are in the Dargaud offices in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. Titles *'' A Chinese Life'' (''Une vie chinoise'') * '' Absolute Boyfriend'' * '' Angel Nest'' * ''Bakuman'' * '' Black Butler'' * '' Baiyaku Kakebachō Kazuryū'' * ''Case Closed'' * '' Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction'' * ''Doraemon'' * ''GE – Good Ending'' * '' Goodnight Punpun'' * '' Harlock Saga'' * '' Honey and Clover'' * ''Hunter × Hunter'' * '' I Am a Hero'' *'' In Clothes Called Fat'' * '' Me and the Devil Blues'' * ''Monster'' * '' Mushishi'' *'' No. 5'' * '' Piece – Kanojo no Kioku'' * ''Pluto'' * '' Psychometrer Eiji'' * '' The Rose of Versailles'' * '' Saint Seiya: Time Odyssey'' * '' Saturn Apartments'' * ''Sgt. Frog'' * ''Shaman King'' * ''Si loin et si proche'' * '' Snow White with the Red Hair ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
57 Rue Gaston Tessier
57 may refer to: * 57 (number) * one of the years 57 BC, AD 57, 1957, 2057 * 57 (song), "57" (song), a song by Biffy Clyro * "Fifty Seven", a song by Karma to Burn from the album ''Arch Stanton'', 2014 * 57 (album), "57" (album), a studio album by Klaus Major Heuser Band in 2014 * 57 Live (album), "57 Live" (album), a live double-album by Klaus Major Heuser Band in 2015 * Heinz 57 (varieties), a former advertising slogan * Maybach 57, an ultra-luxury car * American Base Hospital No. 57 * Swift Current 57's, baseball team in the Western Canadian Baseball League * FN Five-Seven, FN Five-seveN, a semi-automatic pistol * 57 Mnemosyne, a main-belt asteroid * Tatra 57, a compact car {{Numberdis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
GE – Good Ending
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kei Sasuga. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from August 2009 to January 2013, with its chapters collected in 16 volumes. The manga has been licensed for English digital release in North America by Kodansha USA. Plot Seiji Utsumi has a crush on schoolmate Shou Iketani, a cheerful, pretty and popular member of the tennis team. He is caught peeping at Shou by classmate Yuki Kurokawa, who gets Seiji to join the club and also coaches him on how to relate to Shou better. However, Seiji also grows to like Yuki, who is hesitant about being involved in any relationships. Characters ; : ; : ; : Publication Written and illustrated by Kei Sasuga, a pilot one-shot chapter was published in Kodansha's manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' on April 8, 2009; it was later published as a serialized manga in the same magazine from August 19, 2009, until its conclusion on January 9, 2013 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rose Of Versailles
also known as ''Lady Oscar'' and ''La Rose de Versailles'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Margaret'' from 1972 to 1973, while a revival of the series was published in the magazine from 2013 to 2018. The series is a historical drama set in 18th century France before and during the French Revolution. Using a combination of historical personages and original characters, ''The Rose of Versailles'' focuses primarily on the lives of two women: the Queen of France Marie Antoinette, and Oscar François de Jarjayes, who serves as commander of the Royal Guard. Ikeda created ''The Rose of Versailles'' as a story about revolution and populist uprisings after becoming involved with Japan's New Left as a member of the Communist Party of Japan in the late 1960s. The series was developed during a significant transitional period for manga as a medium, characterized by the emergence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psychometrer Eiji
is a Japanese manga series written by Yuma Ando and illustrated by Masashi Asaki. It was serialized by Kodansha in ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from 1996 to 2000, with its chapters collected in 25 ''tankōbon'' volumes. A sequel, titled ''Psychometrer'', was serialized in ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 2011 to 2014. Summary Asuma Eiji is a normal high school student, with a reputation for being violent and involved in gangs. But he has the psychometry ability, which is discovered by Shima Ryoko, a police investigator when his little sister Emi gets involved in a serial murder case. And so, Shima uses her charm to get the boy to help her, and Eiji obliges, getting more and more involved in the murders, his powers proving to be quite powerful. Characters ; :A troublemaker, loud and outspoken high school student with the power of psychometry, which is hidden from all except his sister Emi, his childhood friend Yusuke, policewoman Shima and criminal mastermind Sawaki. He is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pluto (manga)
''Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka'' (stylized in all caps), or simply ''Pluto'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Big Comic Original'' from September 2003 to April 2009, with its chapters collected into eight volumes. The series is based on Osamu Tezuka's ''Astro Boy'', specifically "The Greatest Robot on Earth" story arc, and named after the arc's chief villain. Urasawa reinterprets the story as a suspenseful murder mystery starring Gesicht, a Europol robot detective trying to solve the case of a string of robot and human deaths. Takashi Nagasaki is credited as the series' co-author. Macoto Tezka, Tezuka's son, supervised the series, and Tezuka Productions is listed as having given cooperation. The series was licensed and released in English in North America by Viz Media. A play adaptation directed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui opened in January 2015 and has been performed internationally. An ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piece – Kanojo No Kioku
''Piece'', originally serialized as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hinako Ashihara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Betsucomi'' magazine, premiering in the May 2008 issue and concluding in the May 2013 issue (each one released on April 13 in their respective years.) Shogakukan collected the individual chapters into 10 bound volumes from December 2008, to June 2013. in 2013, ''Piece'' won the 58th Shogakukan Manga Award in the '' shōjo'' category. Plot After learning that her former high school classmate, Haruka Origuchi, has died from an illness, Mizuho Suga meets her other classmate, Hikaru Narumi, at the funeral. Back in their high school days, Hikaru was famous for being a playboy, and they both had to keep their relationship a secret. Characters * , portrayed by Tsubasa Honda * , portrayed by Yuma Nakayama * , portrayed by Airi Suzuki * , portrayed by * , portrayed by Hokuto Matsumura * , portrayed by Elina Mizuno * , portrayed by * , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mushishi
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Urushibara. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ' from 1999 to 2002, and in ''Monthly Afternoon'' from December 2002 to August 2008. The individual chapters were collected and released into ten volumes by Kodansha. Those volumes were localized to North America by Del Rey between January 2007 and August 2010. The series follows Ginko, a man who dedicates himself to solving problems caused by supernatural creatures called Mushi. ''Mushishi'' has been adapted into an anime television series by Artland which aired in Fuji Television and BS Fuji between October 2005 and June 2006. It has been licensed by Funimation to its release in North America, while Madman Entertainment and Revelation Films licensed it for Australia and the United Kingdom respectively. A second anime series aired between April and December 2014, which has been licensed in North America by Aniplex of America, with two televisio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monster (manga)
''Monster'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. It was published by Shogakukan in its manga magazine ''Big Comic Original'' between December 1994 and December 2001, with its chapters collected in 18 volumes. The story revolves around Kenzo Tenma, a Japanese surgeon living in Düsseldorf, Germany whose life enters turmoil after he gets himself involved with Johan Liebert, one of his former patients, who is revealed to be a nihilistic sociopath and a serial killer. Urasawa later wrote and illustrated the novel ''Another Monster'', a story detailing the events of the manga from an investigative reporter's point of view, which was published in 2002. The manga was adapted by Madhouse into a 74-episode anime television series, which aired on Nippon TV from April 2004 to September 2005. The manga and anime were both licensed by Viz Media for English releases in North America, and the anime was broadcast on several televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Me And The Devil Blues (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Hiramoto about the blues legend Robert Johnson. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''Monthly Afternoon'' and later in ''Young Magazine the 3rd''. The manga was licensed in North America by Del Rey Manga and in France by Kana. ''School Library Journal'' named ''Me and the Devil Blues'' as one of the best adult books for high school students in 2008. ''Me and the Devil Blues'' won the 2009 Glyph Comics Awards in the Best Reprint Publication category. Publication The manga takes its name from the title of the Robert Johnson song, " Me and the Devil Blues". It is written and illustrated by Akira Hiramoto. It was published in Kodansha's ''Monthly Afternoon'' and was put on indefinite hiatus in 2008. The manga was transferred to ''Young Magazine the 3rd Magazine'' in 2014. The series' latest chapter in the magazine was published in March 2017. ''Young Magazine the 3rd Magazines last issue was released in April 2021 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Clothes Called Fat
is a Japanese drama '' josei'' manga written and illustrated by Moyoco Anno and serialized on Shufu-to-Seikatsu Sha's ''Weekly Josei'' magazine. A compilation volume was released on November 15, 1997. It was published in English by Vertical and in French by Kana. Characters *Noko Hanazawa (花沢 のこ ''Hanazawa Noko'') - An overweight office lady resorts to eating to alleviate stress. After suffering repeated abuses at work and the revelation that her long-time boyfriend is cheating on her with Mayumi, Noko begins dieting out of the belief that becoming thin will make her prettier and happier. She winds up developing bulimia nervosa. *Mayumi Tachibana (橘 マユミ ''Tachibana Mayumi'') - One of Noko's co-workers, a sadistic woman who enjoys hurting people she considers ugly, especially Noko and Tabata. She begins an affair with Saito just to make Noko suffer more. When Noko is transferred to another department after Mayumi sets her up, Mayumi becomes irritable with not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Am A Hero
is a Japanese zombie manga series written and illustrated by Kengo Hanazawa. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine '' Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' from April 2009 to February 2017, with its chapters collected in 22 volumes. In North America the manga has been licensed for English language release by Dark Horse Comics. A live-action film adaptation premiered at the Sitges Film Festival in October 2015, before being released commercially in April 2016. There are three spin-off manga, set in the same universe, titled ''I Am a Hero in Osaka'', ''I Am a Hero in Ibaraki'', and ''I Am a Hero in Nagasaki'', and an anthology series by various manga artists, ''I Am a Hero Official Anthology: 8 Tales of the ZQN''. By November 2021, the manga had over 8.3 million copies in circulation. In 2013, ''I Am a Hero'' won the 58th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category. Plot ''I Am a Hero'' The story begins with Hideo Suzuki, a 35-year-old manga artist assistant, whose li ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunter × Hunter
''Hunter × Hunter'' (pronounced "hunter hunter") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since March 1998, although the manga has frequently gone on extended hiatuses since 2006. Its chapters have been collected in 38 volumes as of September 2024. The story focuses on a young boy named Gon Freecss who discovers that his father, who left him at a young age, is actually a world-renowned Hunter, a licensed professional who specializes in fantastical pursuits such as locating rare or unidentified animal species, treasure hunting, surveying unexplored enclaves, or hunting down lawless individuals. Gon departs on a journey to become a Hunter and eventually find his father. Along the way, Gon meets various other Hunters and encounters the paranormal. ''Hunter × Hunter'' was adapted into a 62-episode anime television series by Nippon Animation and directed by Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
