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Morning (magazine)
is a weekly Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Kodansha. It debuted in 1982 as and was rebranded as Morning in 1991 while still maintaining its weekly publication tradition. The digital edition of the magazine is titled . It is the sister magazine of ''Evening'' and ''Afternoon''. In 2006 a spin-off magazine called was launched (formerly bimonthly), featuring stories like ''Saint ''☆''Young Men'', under the supervision of editor-in-chief Eijiro Shimada, who was simultaneously deputy editor-in-chief of the weekly ''Morning''. Currently running manga series Past serializations 1980s *'' Suspicion'' by Osamu Tezuka (1982) *' by Seizō Watase (1983–1990) *''Be Free!'' by Tatsuya Egawa (1984–1988) *'' What's Michael?'' by Makoto Kobayashi (1984–1989) *'' Dai-Tōkyō Binbō Seikatsu Manual'' by Maekawa Tsukasa (1986–1989) *'' Spirit of Wonder'' by Kenji Tsuruta (1986–1988, also serialized in monthly '' Afternoon'') * '' You're Under Arrest'' by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooking Papa
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tochi Ueyama. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' anthology magazine ''Morning'' since June 6, 1985. Kodansha has collected its into individual ''tankōbon'' volumes and it as a total of 170 volumes as of July 2024, making it one of the longest manga series by number of volumes. The story revolves around the life of Kazumi Araiwa, a salaryman who can cook well and full recipes for the dishes featured in each chapter are provided at the end of the chapter. The series has been adapted into a 151-episode anime television series of the same name by Eiken and directed by Toshitaka Tsunoda. The anime series was originally broadcast in Japan on TV Asahi between April 1992 and May 1995, A Japanese television drama adaptation aired on Fuji TV on August 29, 2008. ''Cooking Papa'' won a Special Award at the 39th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2015. Story The story revolves around a salaryman named Kazumi Araiwa who can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Last Samurai Standing
is a Japanese manga series adapted from the novel of the same name written by Shogo Imamura and illustrated by . It has been serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Morning'' since December 2022, with its chapters collected in four volumes as of May 2024. A Live-action TV series is expected to release on Netflix from November 2025. Media Manga Originally written by Shogo Imamura based on his ''Ikusagami'' novel and illustrated by , ''Last Samurai Standing'' started in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Morning'' on December 8, 2022. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on April 21, 2023. As of May 22, 2024, four volumes have been released. In North America, the manga has been licensed for English release by Kodansha USA. Volumes Live-action drama Netflix has announced the production of a ''Last Samurai Standing'' series. Its starred Junichi Okada, who also serves as co-executive producer and action choreograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shimazaki In The Land Of Peace
is a Japanese manga series written by Gouten Hamada and illustrated by Takeshi Seshimo. It has been serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Morning'' since August 2022. Publication Written by Gouten Hamada and illustrated by Takeshi Seshimo, ''Shimazaki in the Land of Peace'' started in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Morning'' on August 4, 2022. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on December 22, 2022. As of May 22, 2025, nine volumes have been released. In March 2024, Kodansha USA announced that they had licensed the manga for print release, with the first volume set to be published in November of the same year. Volumes Reception Manga author Hitoshi Iwaaki recommended the series with a comment featured on the of the first volume. The series ranked eighteenth in the Next Manga Award's print category in 2023. It ranked fifth on Takarajimasha's ''Kono Manga ga Sugoi!'' list of best manga of 2024 for male ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police In A Pod
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Miko Yasu. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Morning'' since November 2017. A television drama adaptation aired on Nippon TV from July to September 2021, while an anime television series adaptation produced by Madhouse aired from January to March 2022. By August 2021, the manga had over 2.3 million copies in circulation. ''Police in a Pod'' won the 66th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category in 2021 and the 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the same category in 2022. Plot Mai Kawai is a new police officer who only decided to take the job due to a desire to have a stable income. Having become dissatisfied with her career path, she decides to resign from the police force. On the day she planned to tender her resignation, she meets Seiko Fuji, who had been reassigned to serve as the director of her station. Fuji's dedication to the police force becomes an inspiration to Kawai, who decides to delay her resignation. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risu Akizuki
is the pen name of a Japanese four-panel manga artist. She made her professional manga debut with ''Okusama Shinkaron'' in 1988. Her most famous work is '' OL Shinkaron''. She won the 8th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Named after Osamu Tezuka, the is a yearly manga prize awarded to manga artists or their works that follow the Osamu Tezuka manga approach founded and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun. The prize has been awarded since 1997, in Tokyo, Japan. Current ... in 2004. References Women manga artists Manga artists from Fukuoka Prefecture Japanese female comics writers Japanese female comics artists 1957 births Living people Kansai University alumni Winners of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (Short Story Award) 20th-century Japanese women writers 20th-century Japanese writers {{Manga-artist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OL Shinkaron
is a ''yonkoma'' manga series by Risu Akizuki about OLs, or office ladies. It follows the daily lives of Minako and Jun, the coworkers, friends, family, and neighbors. It also had a short, spin-off series titled ''Okusama Shinkaron'' that focused on housewives. Several different translations in English, including two bilingual Japanese/English series titled ''Survival in the Office'' and ''OL Revolution'', have been published. The manga, along with Akizuki's other works, won the 2004 short story award at the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes. Story The manga is episodic and follows the daily lives of Minako and Jun, two office ladies working in post-bubble Japan. Each vignette contains a gag about happenings at the office where Minako and Jun work, socializing after work, vacations, or interactions with their friends, family, and neighbors. As the series progresses, there are a number of secondary characters who make regular appearances in the manga, including Jun's boss and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuyuki Fukumoto
is a Japanese manga artist, well known for his work including unique and original gambling ideas, deep psychological analyses of characters, and his distinct art style. Gambling and yakuza are recurring themes in his manga. In English-speaking countries, he is best known as the author of Kaiji, a gambling-related manga, and '' Akagi'', a mahjong-related manga. In 1998, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for '' Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji''. An onomatopoeia, "zawa" (), meaning an uneasy atmosphere, frequently appears in his comics and is considered his trademark. Career Fukumoto was born in the Kanagawa Prefecture, and grew up reading ''Perman'' and other shōnen manga as a child, as well as studying karate and kickboxing due to wanting to get stronger. In high school, he went on to study architecture, and in his own words, he was "a dazed student, neither good nor a delinquent." After graduating, Fukumoto got a job as a site foreman at a construction company, but found the work borin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nikaidō Jigoku Golf
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. It has been serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Morning'' since August 2023. Publication Written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto, ''Nikaidō Jigoku Golf'' started in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Morning Morning is either the period from sunrise to noon, or the period from midnight to noon. In the first definition it is preceded by the twilight period of dawn, and there are no exact times for when morning begins (also true of evening and nigh ...'' on August 17, 2023. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual volumes, with the first one released on December 21, 2023. As of March 21, 2025, seven volumes have been released. Volumes References Further reading * * External links * * {{Morning Golf in anime and manga Kodansha manga Nobuyuki Fukumoto Seinen manga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soji Shimada
is a Japanese mystery writer. Born in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. Biography Soji Shimada graduated from Seishikan High School in Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, and later Musashino Art University as a Commercial arts design major. After spending years as a dump truck driver, free writer, and musician, he made his debut as a mystery writer in 1981 when '' The Tokyo Zodiac Murders'' was shortlisted for the Edogawa Rampo Prize. His most well-known works in Japan include the ''Detective Mitarai Series'' and the ''Detective Yoshiki Series''. His works often involve themes such as the death penalty, Nihonjinron (his theory on the Japanese people), and Japanese and international culture. He is a strong supporter of amateur ''Honkaku'' (i.e. authentic, orthodox) mystery writers. Following the trend of Social School of crime fiction led by Seicho Matsumoto, he was the pioneer of "Shin-Honkaku" (New Orthodox) logic mystery genre. He bred authors such as Yuki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitarai – Tantei Mitarai Kiyoshi No Jiken Kiroku
is an ongoing Japanese action suspense ''seinen'' manga series written by Soji Shimada and illustrated by Tenka Hara. Published by Kodansha, it is serialized on ''Weekly Morning'' manga magazine and has been compiled into three volumes so far. A Japanese television drama adaptation, ''Tensai Tantei Mitarai ~Nankai Jiken File~ Kasa wo Oru Onna'', was broadcast on Fuji Television JOCX-DTV (channel 8), branded as or , is a Japanese television station that serves the Kantō region as the flagship (broadcasting), flagship station of the Fuji News Network (FNN) and the Fuji Network System (FNS). The station is owned-and- ... on March 7, 2015. Plot Characters *Kiyoshi Mitarai *Kazumi Ishioka Volumes *1 (January 23, 2013) *2 (October 23, 2013) *3 (April 23, 2014) Reception References 2013 manga Seinen manga Fuji Television original programming Kodansha manga {{Japan-tv-prog-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kazumi Yamashita (artist)
is a Japanese manga artist. Yamashita started her career as a shōjo manga artist. She made her debut as a professional artist in 1980 in the magazine Margaret. In her early years, she was inspired by the style of Mariko Iwadate. She is best known for '' The Life of Genius Professor Yanagizawa'', which is being published in the seinen magazine ''Morning'', and for which she received the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award for general manga. The main character of the manga is modeled after her father. For her series ''Land'' she received the Grand Prize at the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Named after Osamu Tezuka, the is a yearly manga prize awarded to manga artists or their works that follow the Osamu Tezuka manga approach founded and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun. The prize has been awarded since 1997, in Tokyo, Japan. Current ... 2021. Selected works * (1987–1996) * , (1988–present; on hiatus) * (2001–2020; on hiatus) * , 2010–2013 * (2014–2020) References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Life Of Genius Professor Yanagizawa
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns 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 pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
