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Comic Birz
was a Japanese seinen manga magazine published on a monthly basis by Gentosha's imprint Birz Comics from 1986 until 2018. The magazine was called ''Comic Burger'' (コミックバーガー), until it was renamed in 1996. Several manga that were being published in the magazine were moved to the Denshi Birz website after its cancellation in 2018. Serializations 1986–1989 * ''Cosmos Rakuenki'' by Hiroshi Masumura (1986–1989) * ''Take It Easy'' by Kyoko Okazaki (1986–1987) 1990–1999 * '' Onmyōji'' by Reiko Okano (1993–1999) * '' Atagoul'' by Hiroshi Masumura (1994–1996) * '' Lament of the Lamb'' by Kei Toume (1995–2002) * '' Taimashin'' by Hideyuki Kikuchi and Misaki Saitoh (1995–2001) *'' Arm of Kannon'' by Masakazu Yamaguchi (1998–2003) *''Beast of East'' by Akihiro Yamada (1998–2011) * '' The Sword of Shibito'' by Hideyuki Kikuchi and Missile Kakurai (1999–2002) 2000–2009 * '' The Music of Marie'' (''Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku'') by Usam ... [...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] |
Masakazu Yamaguchi
is a Japanese manga artist from Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture. Works *''0→1Rebirth'' ('' Monthly Shōnen Sirius'', Kodansha) *'' Arm of Kannon'' (''Comic Birz'', Gentosha) * (''Scola'') *''Boing'' (''Weekly Young Jump'', Shueisha) * (''Weekly Shōnen Champion'', Akita Shoten) * (''Scola'') * (''Business Jump''→Grand Jump Premium→''Grand Jump'', Shueisha) * (''Monthly Kissca'', Takeshobo) * (Nihon Bungeisha) *''Flehmen'' ('' Kindai Mahjong Original'', Takeshobo; with Nenji Miyajima) * (''Weekly Young Jump'', Shueisha) * (''Grand Jump'', Shueisha) * (''Weekly Young Jump'', Shueisha; co-work with Tadashi Ikuta) * * ('' Super Jump'', Shueisha) * (''Business Jump'', Shueisha) * (''Weekly Shōnen Champion'', Akita Shoten) * (''Weekly Shōnen Champion'', Akita Shoten) * (''Weekly Young Jump''→''Business Jump'', Shueisha; co-work with Yōzaburō Kanari) * (Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha) * (''Scola'') * (''Genzo'', ''Web Spica'', Gentosha) * ( one-shot; ''Grand Jump'', Shueisha) * (''Week ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oji Hiroi
, real name , is an author and video game developer. He co-authored '' Samurai Crusader'' with Ryoichi Ikegami. He also created the '' Far East of Eden'' and ''Sakura Wars'' role-playing video game franchises, and wrote the ''Sakura Wars'' manga. Original creations *'' Kita e'' *'' Far East of Eden'' *'' Karasuma Kyoko no Jikenbo'' *'' Kuso Kagaku Sekai Gulliver Boy'' *'' Mashin Hero Wataru'' *'' Madō King Granzort'' *'' Madō King Granzort: Bōken-hen'' *'' Madō King Granzort: The Final Magical Battle'' * ''Moeyo Ken'' anime series * ''Sakura Taisen'' (manga) *'' Sakura Taisen: Ecole de Paris'' *'' Sakura Taisen: Le Nouveau Paris'' *'' Sakura Taisen: Sumire'' * ''Sakura Wars'' (OVA) *''Sakura Wars is a Japanese steampunk media franchise created by Oji Hiroi and owned by Sega. It is focused around a series of cross-genre video games. The first game in the series was released in 1996, with five sequels and numerous spin-off titles bein ...'' *'' Sakura Wars 2'' *'' Sak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūsuke Kozaki
is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. Works Manga artist * (1997, ''Monthly Young Magazine'', Kodansha, one-shot) * (1998, ''Bessatsu Monthly Young Magazine'', Kodansha, one-shot) * (2001, ''Monthly Young Magazine'', Kodansha, web manga) * (2001, ''Bessatsu Pachislot Panic 7'', Byakuya-Shobo) * '' Karasuma Kyoko no Jikenbo'' (2002–12, written by Ōji Kiroi, ''BStreet''→''Monthly Comic Birz'', Gentosha, 10 volumes) * ''Chick Dismantler'' (2003, ''Blade Gunz'', Mag Garden, one-shot) * (2005–08, ''Robot'', Wanimagazine) * '' No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Erotic Comic'' (2010, Marvelous Entertainment) * (2011–present, ''Young Gangan'', Square Enix, 5 volumes) * ''Tokyo Karasu'' (written by Hiroki Miyashita, ''Monthly Sunday Gene-X'', Shogakukan) – character design from 2012 to 2013 Character designer ; Anime * ''Speed Grapher'' (2005, Gonzo) * '' Intrigue in the Bakumatsu – Irohanihoheto'' (2006–07, Sunrise) * '' Bubuki Buranki'' (2016, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karasuma Kyoko No Jikenbo
is a Japanese manga series written by Oji Hiroi and illustrated by Yūsuke Kozaki. The series follows the detective of the same name as she faces supernatural cases. It was originally serialized by Gentosha in the magazines ''BStreet'' and ''Monthly Comic Birz'' from 2002 to 2012. The series was collected into ten volumes and was published in several countries. In 2013, an English-language motion comic adaptation was produced and released online. Plot ''Karasuma Kyoko no Jikenbo'' is set in Asakusa, Tokyo in the year 2050, where entities known as Oni, ogres of Japanese mythology, live alongside humans. Once worshiped by people, these creatures were relegated to live in the margin of society. However, as they get tired of such life they start to live among humans, becoming influential economic and political leaders. With power and anger accumulated, the Oni united under the OOO (Organization of Ogrecide), decide to break a millennial pact signed with humans, and declare war on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hiroshi Mori (writer)
is a Japanese writer and engineer. He is known for writing mystery novels – particularly his debut work ''The Perfect Insider'', which won him the first Mephisto Prize in 1996 – but he considers himself to be a researcher as well as craftsman. He insists his name to be written and called "MORI Hiroshi," family name first and uppercased, regardless of the language when romanized. Biography Mori as a craftsman Since childhood, Mori was an avid model craftsman, making all kinds of models from race cars to locomotives to airplanes. He started out with a model locomotive that his father bought him as a birthday gift and was soon attracted to the process of making a miniature world of his own. Tools and materials for model making were readily available since his father ran a construction shop, and when Mori was in fifth grade, he built a manpowered car by putting two bicycles together. Unlike most boys, Mori never grew out of this hobby; instead, his love for model crafts grew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subete Ga F Ni Naru
is a Japanese 1996 mystery novel by Hiroshi Mori. It has been adapted into a manga, a visual novel, and a live action drama. An anime television series adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures premiered in Japan on October 8, 2015. Plot Sōhei Saikawa, an associate professor of architectural engineering, and Moe Nishinosono, the daughter of his mentor, travel to a remote island. While there, the two work together to solve the murders of a prominent artificial intelligence researcher and the director of the lab located on the island. Characters ; :, Actor portrayal: Gō Ayano : An associate professor of architecture at National N University. He has gained the admiration of Moe, but doesn't seem to reciprocate her feelings. He is extremely intelligent, he has detached himself from the world, and has no interest in fashion. When something intrigues him, he will spend a lot of time thinking about it and attempt to find out the objective truth. He loves coffee and cigarettes, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maki Murakami
is a Japanese manga artist most famous for the boys love manga ''Gravitation'', which, in addition to the ''Gravitation'' novel, is published in the U.S. by Tokyopop. Biography History She began working as an assistant to the older sister of one of her friends, drawing hentai manga, while she was still in high school, and produced many dojinshi about musicians. Maki Murakami has continued the ''Gravitation'' series with ''Gravitation EX'', which has also been licensed by Tokyopop. ''Gravitation EX'' only consists of 1 volume in English and the second one is currently being published by Gentosha comics in Japanese. Her work '' Gamerz Heaven'' was licensed by ADV Films in North America with the first two volumes, but the third and fourth are not yet translated. She is also the creator of '' Kanpai!'' which was published by Tokyopop, but only has two volumes and it is unknown if it will eventually be continued by her. She is one of many manga artists who draws her own dōjinshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanpai!
''Kanpai!'' or is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maki Murakami. Sony Magazines published the manga first volume under the Birz Comics imprint in March 2001. The first volume was republished and a second volume was released by Gentosha on December 24, 2001. Tokyopop released the series in English on September 13 and December 13, 2005. The series was republished into a "special ban" on December 24, 2011, and a follow-up, ''Kimi no Unaji ni Kanpai! R'', was published on June 23, 2012. Characters ; : He is a monster guardian in-training, as monsters are nearly extinct and overhunted by mankind. He carries a squared timber as a weapon, and was raised by Ponta-san. Shintarou shows up at the Taino Municipal Middle School one day as a new student, claiming to be Brazilian, but the first thing the other students notice about him is that he perfectly matches the description of a murderer in that morning's newspaper—which is completely correct; Shintarou had kille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aki Shimizu
is a manga artist who hails from Ōmuta, Fukuoka. She contributed the art for '' Blood Sucker: Legend of Zipangu'' (2000), ''Graduale der Wolken'' (2001), and adapted a manga version of ''Suikoden III'' (2002) based on Konami's video game. In 2003, she began '' Qwan'', an original story of her own. Bibliography *1995: Illustrator for PC Magazine Log In *1998: Package art and character designs for Windows game After Devil Force *1999: Character illustrations for Windows game First Queen: The New World *1999: Yato no Kamitsukai, published in Comic Birz (Art only) *2000: Kumo no Graduale, published in Monthly Comic Flapper (Art only) *2000: '' Legend of Zipangu: Blood Sucker'' (Twelve volumes), published in Comic Birz (Art only) *2001: Devil Children card game (Art only) *2001: Aquarian Age card game (Art only) *2002: Qwan (Seven volumes), published in Monthly Comic Flapper (Writer/artist) *2002: Suikoden III is a role-playing video game developed by Konami Computer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blood Sucker (manga)
is a Horror-themed Japanese manga series written by and illustrated by Aki Shimizu. It is twelve volumes long and was serialized in Gentosha Comics' ''Comic Birz'' magazine, and licensed by Tokyopop Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licens ... in the West. The manga is rated M (Mature, Age 18+), due to its scenes of intense violence and nudity. Plot The story follows main protagonist Yusuke Himukai, on his quest to rescue his beloved Kikuri from the vampire Migiri. With the help of Migiri's loyal servant Kuraha, Migiri has been brought back to life and has taken Kikuri as his new bride. Yusuke races to save her, and he fights Migiri, costing him his hand in the process. Two years later Yusuke is found in a mental institution. Reception In Jason Thompson's online appen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usamaru Furuya
is a Japanese mangaka, manga artist. Biography During elementary school, Furuya enrolled in the Osamu Tezuka Manga Correspondence Course and by the time he reached high school he had discovered a darker, more underground style. He graduated from Tama Art University, where he majored in oil painting and developed an interest in sculpting and Butoh dance. During college his work evolved from figurative to eventually dealing more with abstract shapes. In 1994, Furuya published his debut series ''Palepoli'' in the renowned alternative manga magazine ''Garo (magazine), Garo''. After graduating from college, he initially planned to work as a full-time artist while doing illustrations on the side, but his success in manga shifted his focus. Soon after, he published the gag manga Short Cuts in the mainstream seinen manga magazine ''Weekly Young Sunday''. He was a regular contributor to the alternative manga magazine ''Manga Erotics F'' from its beginnings in 2001 on. For this magazine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
