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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 used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in the country. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica ('' hentai'' and '' ecchi''), sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion manga books a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My Hero Academia
is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected into 36 '' tankōbon'' volumes as of October 2022. Set in a world where superpowers (called "Quirks") have become commonplace, the story follows Izuku Midoriya, a boy who was born without a Quirk but still dreams of becoming a superhero himself. He is scouted by All Might, Japan's greatest hero, who bestows his Quirk to Midoriya after recognizing his potential, and helps to enroll him in a prestigious high school for superheroes in training. The manga spawned a media franchise, having inspired numerous spin-off manga, such as '' My Hero Academia: Smash!!'', '' My Hero Academia: Vigilantes'' and '' My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions''. The series has expanded into light novels, stage plays, and various types of merchandise and media such ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Promised Neverland
is a Japanese manga series written by Kaiu Shirai and illustrated by Posuka Demizu. It was serialized in Shueisha's '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from August 2016 to June 2020, with its chapters collected in twenty ''tankōbon'' volumes. In North America, Viz Media licensed the manga for English release and serialized it on their digital ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' magazine. The series follows a group of orphaned children in their plan to escape from their orphanage, after learning the dark truth behind their existence and the purpose of the orphanage. ''The Promised Neverland'' was adapted into an anime television series produced by CloverWorks and broadcast on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block. The series' first season ran for 12 episodes from January to March 2019. A second season ran for 11 episodes from January to March 2021. A live-action film adaptation was released in December 2020. Amazon Studios is also developing an American live-action series. In 2018, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Piece
''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapters compiled into 104 ''tankōbon'' volumes . The story follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a boy whose body gained the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit. With his pirate crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, Luffy explores the Grand Line in search of the deceased King of the Pirates Gol D. Roger's ultimate treasure known as the "One Piece" in order to become the next King of the Pirates. The manga spawned a media franchise, having been adapted into a festival film produced by Production I.G, and an anime series produced by Toei Animation, which began broadcasting in Japan in 1999. Additionally, Toei has developed fourteen animated feature films, one original video animation, and thirteen television spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Manga Magazines
This is a list of manga magazines or published in Japan. The majority of manga magazines are categorized into one of five demographics, which correspond to the age and gender of their readership: * '' Kodomo'' – aimed at young children. * '' Shōnen'' – aimed at boys. * '' Shōjo'' – aimed at girls. * '' Seinen'' – aimed at young adult men. * ''Josei'' – aimed at young adult women. Some entries are listed as "Mixed", indicating that they are aimed at an audience of both girls and boys. For magazines that do not correspond to one of the five demographics, their primary genre is listed. * The following have full details on the magazine entry: See also * List of Japanese manga magazines by circulation References External links ComiPedia: Manga Magazine Guide and Publication Encyclopedia {{Media series Manga magazines Manga magazines This is a list of manga magazines or published in Japan. The majority of manga magazines are categorized into one ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osamu Tezuka
Osamu Tezuka (, born , ''Tezuka Osamu''; – 9 February 1989) was a Japanese manga artist, cartoonist, and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, his prolific output, pioneering techniques, and innovative redefinitions of genres earned him such titles as , and . Additionally, he is often considered the Japanese equivalent to Walt Disney, who served as a major inspiration during Tezuka's formative years. Though this phrase praises the quality of his early manga works for children and animations, it also blurs the significant influence of his later, more literary, gekiga works. Tezuka began what was known as the manga revolution in Japan with his '' New Treasure Island'' published in 1947. His output would spawn some of the most influential, successful, and well-received manga series including the children mangas '' Astro Boy'', '' Princess Knight'' and '' Kimba the White Lion'', and the adult-oriented series '' Black Jack'', '' Phoenix'', and ''Buddha'', all of which won severa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Manga Publishers
{{Anime and manga This article lists publishers of manga in various markets worldwide. Chinese Traditional Chinese * Daran Comics (or Daran Culture Enterprise) (defunct) (Taiwan) * Kadokawa Comics Taiwan (Taiwan) * Tong Li Comics (Taiwan) * Ever Glory Publishing (Taiwan) * Sharp Point Publishing (Taiwan) * King Comics Hong Kong (Hong Kong) * Culturecom Comics (Hong Kong) * Jade Dynasty (Hong Kong) * Jonesky (Hong Kong) * Kwong's Creations Co Ltd * Rightman Publishing Ltd Simplified Chinese * 21st Century Publishing House (二十一世纪出版社集团) (China) * Changchun Publishing House (China) * ChuangYi Publishing (Singapore) * WitiComics (Hong Kong) Czech Crew Danish * Alpha Entertainment * Carlsen manga * Egmont Serieforlaget * Mangismo Dutch * Glenat * Kana * Xtra English Active (digital & print) * Ablaze Publishing * Animate * Antarctic Press * Bento Books * Black Hook Press * Blaft Publications * Blast Books * BookLOUD Inc. * Breakdown Press ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Toriyama
is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for his highly successful manga series '' Dr. Slump'', before going on to create '' Dragon Ball'' (his best-known work) and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the '' Dragon Quest'' series, '' Chrono Trigger,'' and '' Blue Dragon''. Toriyama is regarded as one of the authors who changed the history of manga, as his works are highly influential and popular, particularly ''Dragon Ball,'' which many manga artists cite as a source of inspiration. He earned the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for best '' shōnen'' or '' shōjo'' manga with ''Dr. Slump'', and it went on to sell over 35 million copies in Japan. It was adapted into a successful anime series, with a second anime created in 1997, 13 years after the manga ended. His next series, ''Dragon Ball'', would become one of the most popular and successful manga in the world. Having sold 300 million copies w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekly Shōnen Magazine
is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published on Wednesdays in Japan by Kodansha, first published on March 17, 1959. The magazine is mainly read by an older audience, with a significant portion of its readership falling under the male high school or college student demographic. According to circulation figures accumulated by the Japanese Magazine Publishers Association, the magazine's circulation has dropped in every quarter since records were first collected in April–June 2008. This is, however, not an isolated occurrence as digital media continues to be on the rise. It is one of the best-selling manga magazines. By March 2008, the magazine had 2,942 issues, having sold 4.55billion copies, with an average weekly circulation of . At an average issue price of ($), the magazine had generated approximately () in sales revenue by March 2008. In addition, about compiled ''tankōbon'' volumes had been sold by March 2008. Jason Thompson stated that it is "more down-to-ear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Best-selling Manga
The following is a list of the best-selling Japanese manga series to date in terms of the number of collected ''tankōbon'' volumes sold. All series in this list have at least 20 million copies in circulation. This list is limited to Japanese manga and does not include manhwa, manhua or original English-language manga. The series are listed according to the highest circulation (copies in print) estimate of their collected ''tankōbon'' volumes as reported in reliable sources unless indicated otherwise. As for the series with the same total number of circulation or sales, they are arranged in alphabetical order. Note that most manga series are first sold as part of manga magazines, where most manga series are first serialized, before being sold separately as individual collected ''tankōbon'' volumes. This list only includes the number of collected ''tankōbon'' volumes sold. For sales of manga magazines which includes these series, see '' List of Japanese manga magazines by c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoshihiro Togashi
is a Japanese manga artist. He began drawing manga at an early age, before being recognized for his talent by publishing company Shueisha while attending college. Togashi has authored several manga series in different genres during the past three decades. He is perhaps best known for writing and illustrating the ''YuYu Hakusho'' (1990–1994) and '' Hunter × Hunter'' (1998–present) series, both of which are some of the best-selling manga in history. Togashi is married to Naoko Takeuchi, the author of '' Sailor Moon''. Biography Early life Born in Shinjō, Yamagata to a family that owned a paper shop, Togashi began drawing manga casually in his first to second year of elementary school. In high school, Togashi joined the fine-arts club; he later enrolled at Yamagata University where he studied education in the hope of becoming a teacher. During college he submitted some of his manga work to '' Weekly Young Jump'', published by Shueisha. In 1986, at age 20, he authored a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiichiro Oda
is a Japanese manga artist and the creator of the series ''One Piece'' (1997–present). With more than 516.5 million ''tankōbon'' copies in circulation worldwide, ''One Piece'' is both the best-selling manga in history and the best-selling comic series printed in volume, in turn making Oda one of the best-selling fiction authors. The series' popularity resulted in Oda being named one of the manga artists that changed the history of manga. Early life Eiichiro Oda was born on January 1, 1975, in Kumamoto, Japan. He said that at the age of four he resolved to become a manga artist in order to avoid having to get a "real job". His biggest influence is Akira Toriyama and his series ''Dragon Ball''. He recalls that his interest in pirates was probably sparked by the popular TV animation series titled ''Vicky the Viking''. He submitted a character named Pandaman for Yudetamago's classic wrestling manga ''Kinnikuman''. Pandaman was not only used in a chapter of the manga bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekly Shōnen Jump
is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. The chapters of the series that run in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' are collected and published in ''tankōbon'' volumes under the ''Jump Comics'' imprint every two to three months. It is one of the longest-running manga magazines, with the first issue being released with a cover date of August 1, 1968. The magazine has sold over 7.5billion copies since 1968, making it the best-selling comic/manga magazine, ahead of competitors such as ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' and ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday''. The mid-1980s to the mid-1990s represents the era when the magazine's circulation was at its highest, 6.53million copies per week, with a total readership of people in Japan. Throughout 2021, it had an average circulation of over copies per week. Many of the best-selling manga series or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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