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Afternoon (magazine)
is a Japanese monthly manga anthology published by Kodansha under the ''Afternoon'' line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of January 25, 1986. ''Afternoon'' has spawned many successful manga series such as '' Oh My Goddess!'', '' Genshiken'', '' Blade of the Immortal'' and '' Big Windup!''. It is part of Kodansha's "1day" series, which also includes the magazines ''Morning'' and ''Evening''. A spin-off magazine, named '' good! Afternoon'', started publishing on November 7, 2008. History The magazine was founded as a sister to ''Morning'' by the same publisher. According to Frederik L. Schodt, stories that did not convince the editors of ''Morning'' would often land in ''Afternoon''. Many of the artists working for the magazine used to publish amateur and were influenced by amateur manga. Sharon Kinsella claims that around half of all series featured in Afternoon between 1994 and 1997 were inspired by aesthetics. She lists ''Discommunication'', '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seinen Manga
is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese, the word means "youth", but the term " manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like '' Weekly Manga Times'' and '' Weekly Manga Goraku,'' which write on topics of interest to male university students and workingmen. manga is distinguished from manga, which is for adolescent boys, and , which are intended for adult audiences and often contain explicit content. Some manga like '' xxxHolic'' share similarities with manga. manga can focus on action, politics, science fiction, fantasy, relationships, sports, or comedy. The female equivalent to manga is manga. Usually, Japanese manga magazines with the word "young" in the title (''Weekly Young Jump,'' for instance) are . There are also mixed / magazines such as '' Gangan Powered'' and '' Comp Ace''. Other popular manga magazines include ''Weekly Young Magazine'', '' Weekly Young Sunday'', '' Big Comic Spirit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Otaku
is a Japanese word that describes people with consuming interests, such as anime, manga, video games, computers or other highly enthusiastic hobbies. Its contemporary use originated with a 1983 essay by Akio Nakamori in '' Manga Burikko''. ''Otaku'' subculture is a central theme of various anime, manga, documentaries, and academic research. The subculture began in the 1980s as changing social mentalities and the nurturing of ''otaku'' traits by Japanese schools combined with the resignation of such individuals to what was then seen as inevitably becoming social outcasts. The subculture's birth coincided with the anime boom after the release of works such as ''Mobile Suit Gundam'', before it branched into Comic Market. The rise of the internet and media further expanded the otaku subculture, as more anime, video games, and other media catering to otaku interests were created. The definition of subsequently became more complex, and numerous classifications of ''otaku'' emer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Want To Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Umi Shiina. It has been serialized in Kodansha's ''Monthly Afternoon'' since December 2016. A Japanese television drama, television drama adaptation aired from March to May 2022 on Wowow. Plot Yūri Kariya is a female high-school student who starts a relationship with another student, Ryūhei Aono, from the next class. However, two weeks later, Aono dies in a car accident. When, distraught, Yūri attempts to commit suicide, Aono appears to her as a ghost, and tells her that he will be there for her, and not to die, and Yūri accepts. They continue their "relationship," with Yūri pretending to be talking on the phone around people so as to continue talking with him. One day, Yūri suggests that Aono should try Spirit possession, possession. Aono is confused, but then he possesses her body briefly. Since that moment, Aono develops a second, darker personality, "Black Aono", who tries to possess people around him, becoming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hitoshi Iwaaki
is a Japanese manga artist, whose works include the science-fiction/horror series '' Parasyte''. Career During high school, he was reading a lot of manga by Osamu Tezuka, which inspired him to begin drawing manga himself. He began working as an assistant for manga artist Kazuo Kamimura in 1984. In 1985, his short story "Gomi no Umi" won the newcomer award Tetsuya Chiba Award and was published in a special edition of ''Morning'' magazine. Since then, he has worked mainly for Kodansha, especially ''Monthly Afternoon'' magazine. In 1993, Iwaaki received the Kodansha Manga Award for ''Parasyte''. In 2010, ''Historie'' took the grand prize in the manga division of the Japan Media Arts Festival. ''Historie'' also earned him the 2012 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Grand Prize. Iwaaki won the 2020 Saito Takao Award for his work on ''Reiri''. Works * (1985; published in Kodansha's ''Morning Open Zōkan'') * (1986–1988; serialized in Kodansha's ''Morning''; 4 volumes) * (1989� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryōji Minagawa
is a Japanese manga artist born in Sumida, Tokyo. He was invited with '' Spriggan'' story writer Hiroshi Takashige to go to a comic convention in Portugal in 1996 as a guest of honor due to his work on ''Spriggan''. He worked on other manga comics before he went on to create ''Project ARMS'' with fellow manga artist, Kyoichi Nanatsuki. His first name is sometimes transliterated as Ryouji. History Minagawa was born in Sumida, Tokyo.『漫画家人名事典』 日外アソシエーツ、2003年、p.362、 He was the classmate of Masaomi Kanzaki when he was studying in high school. He made his manga debut with ''HEAVEN'' in 1988. From 1991 to 1996, he worked with fellow artist Hiroshi Takashige in working on the 11 volumes of '' Spriggan''. His work had brought him fame across North America and Europe. After work on ''Spriggan'' was complete, he went on to do ''Kyo'' in 1996, followed by the creation of ''ARMS'' from 1997 to 2002. In 1999, he received the 44th Shogakukan Manga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masakazu Ishiguro
is a Japanese manga artist. He debuted in 2000 with the one-shot ''Hero'' prior to launching ''And Yet the Town Moves'' in 2005, which won the Seiun Award for Best Comic and an Excellence Award at the Japan Media Arts Festival. In 2018, he launched ''Heavenly Delusion'', which topped the ''Kono Manga ga Sugoi!'' guidebook's list of the top manga for male readers. Biography Ishiguro was born in Fukui on September 8, 1977. Ishiguro was fond of Fujiko Fujio's works growing up, especially ''Doraemon''. When Ishiguro was in middle school, his dad rented '' Akira'' from a rental store and watched it with Ishiguro, who cites it as a major influence over his work. Ishiguro later said that growing up he felt that becoming a manga artist was "the only way to go". Ishiguro eventually graduated from Osaka University of Arts in 2001. Just prior to graduation, Ishiguro submitted the one-shot ''Hero'' to Kodansha's ''Monthly Afternoon'' magazine, which won the in 2000. Soon after, he left ''M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavenly Delusion
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Ishiguro. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Seinen manga, manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' since January 2018 and its chapters have been collected in 11 volumes as of October 2024. The manga has two narratives; in one narrative, the characters Maru (Heavenly Delusion), Maru and Kiruko travel across a post-apocalyptic world to reach an area called "Heaven"; in the other, a group of children live in a school their superiors call "Heaven". The series was inspired by a manga Ishiguro read in university; he intended to make ''Heavenly Delusion'' different from his previous work, ''And Yet the Town Moves'', portraying a proper dynamic between the two leads and the evil they face. ''Heavenly Delusion'' has themes of gender and natural disasters, which were inspired by Ishiguro's personal feelings. An anime Heavenly Delusion (TV series), television series adaptation produced by Production I.G aired from April to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fragile (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written by Bin Kusamizu and illustrated by Saburō Megumi. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Seinen manga, manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' since June 2014. A ten-episode Japanese television drama was broadcast on Fuji Television from January to March 2016. In 2018, ''Fragile'' won the 42nd Kodansha Manga Award in the general category. Plot Kēichirō Kishi is an extremely talented pathologist with amazing clinical eye, helped by his vast amount of knowledge, but he is also known as an eccentric and arrogant troublemaker. He uses his diagnostic skills to save patients in secret. Media Manga Written by Bin Kusamizu and illustrated by Saburō Megumi, ''Fragile'' started in Kodansha's Seinen manga, manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' on June 25, 2014. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on November 21, 2014. As of November 21, 2024, 29 volumes have been released. Volumes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Darwin Incident
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It has been serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' since June 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by Bellnox Films is set to premiere in January 2026. By May 2024, the manga had over 1.6 million copies in circulation. In 2022, ''The Darwin Incident'' won the 15th Manga Taishō, as well as the Excellence Award at the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival. Plot During a commando operation carried out by an animal rights organization in a biological research institute, a pregnant chimpanzee is discovered, which will give birth to a "humanzee", a half-human, half-chimpanzee being. Named Charlie, he is raised by human parents for fifteen years. Neither human nor animal, his behavior and his sensitivity will create sparks within the community. But Charlie is unaware that elsewhere, a group of vegan activists seek to make of him their emblem. When Charlie entered high school, he met Lucy, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsubasa Yamaguchi
is a Japanese manga artist. After she graduated from Tokyo University of the Arts, she created two one-shots before launching her first full series, a manga adaptation of ''She and Her Cat''. Following its completion, she launched '' Blue Period''. Biography Tsubasa Yamaguchi was born on June 26 in Tokyo. After graduating from Tokyo University of the Arts, she published two one-shots in ''Good! Afternoon''. In 2016, she launched her first full series in ''Monthly Afternoon'', which was a manga adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's ''She and Her Cat''. On June 17, 2017, she launched her second series, titled '' Blue Period'', in ''Monthly Afternoon''. In 2019, Yamaguchi got married. In the same year, ''Blue Period'' was nominated for the Manga Taishō and the Kodansha Manga Award in the general category. In 2020, ''Blue Period'' won the Manga Taishō and the Kodansha Manga Award in the general category. It was also nominated for the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2020. An anime televi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Period (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsubasa Yamaguchi. The series has been serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine ''Monthly Afternoon'' since June 2017 and has been collected in seventeen volumes as of May 2025. The series is licensed in English by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation produced by Seven Arcs aired from October to December 2021. A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japanese theaters in August 2024. By November 2021, the manga had over 4.5 million copies in circulation. In 2020, ''Blue Period'' was awarded the 44th Kodansha Manga Award in the General category and the Grand Prize of the 13th Manga Taishō award. Premise Yatora Yaguchi is a fairly popular student who excels in school, but secretly grapples with feelings of emptiness and frustration. After a night out with his friends, Yatora sees the morning scene of Shibuya in a shade a blue that awfully touches him. This feeling would inspire his first drawing for art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Asa Higuchi
is a Japanese manga artist, born in Urawa, Saitama Prefecture (now part of Saitama City). She graduated from Saitama Prefecture's prestigious Urawanishi High School and Hosei University's department of psychology, with a major in sports psychology. During her high school days, she was a member of her school's softball team, which would go on to be an inspiration in her work '' Big Windup!'' as well as her high school which is featured in detail (the school now advertising the manga and anime on their website). In 1998, Higuchi won noted seinen manga 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 history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ... magazine '' Afternoons Shiki competition with her work ''Yuku Tokoro''. It was noted for the unique relationships shared by its characters and was subsequently published in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
