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Big Comic Original
is a Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan, aimed at an older adult and mostly male audience. It is a sister magazine to the manga magazine '' Big Comic'', the biggest difference being that it goes on sale twice a month in the weeks ''Big Comic'' does not. Cover artwork usually features a dog or cat, and a haiku. The dozen or so manga serials running at any given time feature a wide variety of material, from historical dramas and suspense to sports and romance, with relatively little science fiction or fantasy. Launched in 1972, it has published over 1000 issues, typically running to about 350 pages in a black-and-white, saddle-stapled format, selling for 340 yen (2015). More than 83% of readers are reported to be over 30 years old, with female readers comprising about a quarter of the total. Most readers are company employees. Circulation in 2015 was reported at 539,500. [...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] |
Tsuribaka Nisshi
is a Japanese fishing-themed manga series written by Jūzō Yamasaki and illustrated by Kenichi Kitami. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Original'' since 1979. It won the 28th Shogakukan Manga Award in 1983. The series has been adapted into a popular and long running movie series and anime television series. By 2020, it had over 26 million copies in circulation. Overview The story focuses on salaryman Densuke Hamasaki (a.k.a. Hama-chan), whom his supervisor Sasaki has dubbed the "Fishing Baka" because of his passion for fishing. One day Hama-chan meets and befriends an older fisherman named Su-san, who turns out to be Ichinosuke Suzuki, the CEO of the "Suzuki Construction" company that Hama-chan works for. The stories tend to focus on their relationship inside and outside of the office. Characters ; :Nicknamed . A salaryman/fishing baka who escapes his boring work life through fishing. ; :Hama-chan's wife. ; :Hama-chan's son. ; ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junji Ito
is a Japanese horror manga artist. Some of his most notable works include ''Tomie'', a series chronicling an immortal girl who drives her stricken admirers to madness; ''Uzumaki'', a three-volume series about a town cursed by spirals; and ''Gyo'', a two-volume story in which fish are controlled by a strain of sentient bacteria called "the death stench." His other works include ''The Junji Ito Horror Comic Collection'', a collection of his many short stories, and ''Junji Ito's Cat Diary: Yon & Mu'', a self-parody about him and his wife living in a house with two cats. Ito's work has developed a substantial cult following, and Ito has been called an iconic horror manga artist. His manga has been adapted to both film and anime television series, including the Tomie (film series), ''Tomie'' film series and both the ''Junji Ito Collection'' and ''Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre'' anime anthology series. Life and career Junji Ito was born on July 31, 1963, in Sakashi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okami-san
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ichimaru. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Big Comic Original'' from 1990 to 1999, with its chapters collected in 17 volumes. It was followed by a sequel, ''Okami-san Heisei Basho'', serialized in the same magazine from 2011 to 2013, with its chapters collected in two ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series is about a woman who becomes the manager of a stable of sumo wrestlers. In 1993, ''Okami-san'' won the 38th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category. Publication ''Okami-san'', written and illustrated by , was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Big Comic Original'' from 1990 to 1999. Shogakukan collected its chapters in seventeen volumes, released from August 30, 1991, to March 30, 1999. A sequel, titled , was serialized for sixteen chapters in the same magazine from October 20, 2011, to September 5, 2013. Two ''tankōbon'' volumes were released on February 28 and December 27, 2013. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bengoshi No Kuzu
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It started in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Big Comic Original'' in August 2003. In 2010, the manga was re-titled ''Bengoshi no Kuzu Dai-2 Shin'', and continued until June 2014. The overall series' chapters were collected in 21 volumes. The series follows Mami Takeda, a new lawyer, and her partnership with fellow attorney Motohito Kuzu, as they deal with challenging court cases. A 12-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on TBS from April to June 2006. In 2007, ''Bengoshi no Kuzu'' won the 52nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category. Characters ; : : ; : : ; : : ; / : : ; : : ; : : Media Manga Written and illustrated by , ''Bengoshi no Kuzu'' started in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Big Comic Original'' on August 5, 2003. The manga reached 99 chapters on June 5, 2010, and starting on July 5 of that same year, it changed its title to . The series finished on June 20, 2014. Shogakukan collec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minna No Yama
Minna is a city in the Middle Belt of Nigeria. It is the capital city of Niger State, one of Nigeria's 36 federal states. Its original two major ethnic groups are the Gbagyi and the Nupe peoples. History Archaeological evidence suggests settlement in the area dates back to about 47,000–37,000 years ago. Muslim culture filtered into Minna by way of the ancient Saharan trade routes much later, and the city contains many mosques including Minna Central Mosque and Muslim organizations like the Islamic Education Trust, Minna, Muslim Students' Society of Nigeria - Minna Area Council (MSSN-MNAC), Da'watu-Ilallahi-Wa-Rasulihi Association (DAWRA), etc. Sharia law is practised. Christianity is the second most practised religion in the city. Popular churches include the Faith Church, Grace Baptist Church, Nupe Kalvari Churches, Anglican Churches, ECWA churches, Baptist churches, Victory Christian Church, the Apostolic Church and many others. Minna is the home state of Nige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinichi Ishizuka
is a Japanese manga artist. He made his debut in 2001 and began his first series, '' Gaku: Minna no Yama'', a manga about mountain climbing, in ''Big Comic Original'' in 2003, where it was serialized until 2012. He also created '' Blue Giant'', a manga about jazz, and its sequels, which have been serialized in ''Big Comic'' since 2013. Ishizuka studied at universities in the United States, where he was introduced to mountain climbing and given an increased exposure to jazz. After returning to Japan and being laid off, he began working towards becoming a manga artist and published the one-shot ''The First Step'' in 2001. His works ''Gaku: Minna no Yama'' and ''Blue Giant'' have both received film adaptations and awards, including the Manga Taishō, Shogakukan Manga Award, and a grand prize at the Japan Media Arts Festival. Biography Ishizuka was born in Ibaraki Prefecture in 1971. After graduating from high school, he attended Southern Illinois University's Niigata campus, befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Crossing
''Human Crossing'', originally titled , is a Japanese manga written by Masao Yajima and illustrated by Kenshi Hirokane. The manga is about a series of unrelated stories of people's life and their lessons in life. ''Human Crossing'' received the 1985 Shogakukan Manga Award for the General category. Manga Shogakukan published ''Human Crossing'' in 27 ''tankōbon'' between October 1, 1981 and March 1, 1991. The series was republished into 19 '' bunkoban'' between November 17, 1994 and June 15, 1996. Anime The series was adapted into a 13-episode anime in 2003 by A.C.G.T and produced by OB Planning. Directed by Issei Kume, it was broadcast on TV Tokyo between April 5, 2003 and June 28, 2003. It was licensed by Geneon in 2004. Each episode is a separate story of little relevance to each other. The anime is released in France by Kaze, and in Taiwan by Muse Communication. The anime uses two pieces of theme song. "REVENGE ~Asu e no Chigai~" by Nana Katase is the opening theme, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legend Of The Strongest, Kurosawa!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Fukumoto. It was published in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Big Comic Original'' from 2002 to 2006. It was followed by a sequel, ''Shin Kurosawa:Saikyō Densetsu'', which ran in the same magazine from 2013 to 2020. A spin-off focused on the first series' secondary character Shūhei Nakane, titled ''Saitsuyo Densetsu Nakane'', was serialized on ''Yawaraka Spirits'' website from 2017 to 2020. Plot The story depicts the sorrow and hardships of Kurosawa, a 44-year-old construction worker. In December 2002, when no one celebrates his birthday, he suddenly realizes that his life is too unsatisfactory, and begins to feel anxious. Thus, he desires to be respected and takes the opportunity to change his life. After a series of twists and turns, Kurosawa wins the trust of his younger coworkers, but new problems keep following him one after another, and unexpectedly, he has to go through all sorts of carnage to earn his ... [...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] |
Haguregumo
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by George Akiyama. It has been serialized by Shogakukan in ''Big Comic Original'' from 1973 to 2017 and collected in 112 tankōbon volumes. ''Haguregumo'' received the 1979 Shogakukan Manga Award for the general category. It was adapted into a television series on TV Asahi in 1978, airing for 20 episodes and an anime film in 1982 by Madhouse Studios and Toei Animation. Directed by Mori Masaki, it premiered in Japan on the 24 April 1982. Plot Set at the end of the Edo period, the series depicts Cloud's family with his wife, Turtle, their 11-year-old son, and 8-year-old daughter. The Clouds are always ignoring work and playing. Cloud is notorious for womanising. Characters * is the protagonist of the series. He is a famous womaniser and rarely works. * is married to Cloud and often joins her husband in his idling. * is the 11-year-old son of Cloud and Turtle. His personality is completely opposite to that of his father's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Akiyama
, better known as , was a Japanese manga artist known for dealing with controversial and incendiary topics in many of his works. He was born the second boy of five siblings. He had an older brother and older sister, as well as a younger brother and younger sister. His father was Korean and an artificial flower craftsman. Biography Akiyama quit high school and moved to Tokyo to become a manga artist. After working briefly as a book wholesaler, he became an assistant for manga artist Kenji Morita. He made his major debut in 1966 with the gag-manga ''Gaikotsu-kun'', which was published in ''Bekkan Shōnen Magazine'', and shocked readers in 1970 with ''Asura'', which contained numerous unsettling depictions of human life. The first chapter of ''Asura'' contains a scene where a woman commits cannibalism to prevent herself from dying of starvation, and later attempts to eat her own child as well. The August 2, 1970, edition of ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', which first published this cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
