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Eiichiro Oda
is a Japanese manga artist and the creator of the series ''One Piece'', the best-selling manga in history and the best-selling comic series printed in volume. With more than 520 million copies of ''One Piece'' in circulation worldwide, Oda is one of the best-selling fiction authors. The series' popularity resulted in Oda being named one of the artists who changed the history of manga. Early life Eiichiro Oda was born on January 1, 1975, in Kumamoto, Japan. 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 was 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''. Career At the age of 17, Oda submitted his work ''Wanted!'' and won several awards, including second place in the coveted Tezuka Award. That got him into a job at the ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine, where he ori ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kumamoto
is the capital Cities of Japan, city of Kumamoto Prefecture on the island of Kyushu, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 738,907 and a population density of 1,893 people per km2. The total area is 390.32 km2. had a population of 1,461,000, as of the 2000 census. , Kumamoto Urban Employment Area, Metropolitan Employment Area has a GDP of US$39.8 billion. It is not considered part of the Fukuoka–Kitakyushu metropolitan area, despite their shared border. The city was designated on April 1, 2012, by City designated by government ordinance, government ordinance. History Early modern period Shokuhō period Katō Kiyomasa, a contemporary of Toyotomi Hideyoshi, was made ''daimyō'' of half of the (old) administrative region of Higo Province, Higo in 1588. Afterwards, Kiyomasa built Kumamoto Castle. Due to its many innovative defensive designs, Kumamoto Castle was considered impenetrable, and Kiyomasa enjoyed a reputation as one of the finest castle-builders in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akira Toriyama
was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He came to be regarded as one of the most influential and important authors in the history of manga, authoring highly influential and popular series, particularly Dragon Ball (manga), ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama first achieved mainstream recognition for creating the manga series ''Dr. Slump'', for which he earned the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for best ''shōnen manga, shōnen''/''shōjo''. Dr. Slump went on to sell over 35 million copies in Japan. It was adapted into an anime, with a second series created in 1997, 13 years after the manga ended. From 1984 to 1995 he wrote and illustrated the Dragon Ball (manga), ''Dragon Ball'' manga, Serial (literature), serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''. It became one of the List of best-selling manga, best-selling manga series of all time, with 260 million copies sold worldwide, and is considered a key work in increasing manga circulation to its peak in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Akamaru Jump
Akamaru may refer to: * Akamaru (Naruto), Kiba Inuzuka's dog in the ''Naruto'' series * Akamaru Island, an island in the Gambier Islands *'' Akamaru Jump'', a special edition of ''Shōnen Jump'' published thrice a year {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One-shot (comics)
In comics, a one-shot is a work composed of a single standalone issue or chapter, contrasting a Limited series (comics), limited series or ongoing series, which are composed of multiple issues or chapters.Albert, Aaron"One Shot Definition" About Entertainment. Retrieved July 8, 2016. One-shots date back to the early 19th century, published in newspapers, and today may be in the form of single published Comic book, comic books, parts of Comic magazine, comic magazines/Anthology, anthologies or published online in websites. In the marketing industry, some one-shots are used as promotion tools that tie in with existing productions, films, video games or television shows. Overview In the Japanese manga industry, one-shots are called , a term which implies that the comic is presented in its entirety without any continuation. One-shot manga are often written for contests, and sometimes later developed into a full-length series, much like a television pilot. Many popular manga series bega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Rurouni Kenshin Characters
The manga series ''Rurouni Kenshin'' features a large cast of character (arts), fictional characters created by Nobuhiro Watsuki. Set in Japan during the Meiji period, several of the characters are real historical figures who interact with the fictional characters. The story begins in 1878 and follows a pacifist wanderer named Himura Kenshin, who was previously an assassin known as "''Hitokiri Battōsai''" working for the Shishi (organization), Ishin Shishi during the Bakumatsu period. After helping Kamiya Kaoru, the instructor of a kendo school in Tokyo, in defeating a criminal, he is invited by her to stay at her dojo. During his stay in Tokyo, Kenshin befriends new people including Myōjin Yahiko, a young child descendant from a samurai family who starts training under Kaoru, Sagara Sanosuke, a former Sekihōtai, Sekihō Army cadet who enjoys fighting, and #Takani Megumi, Takani Megumi, a doctor involved with the illegal drug trade. He also encounters old and new enemies whos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rurouni Kenshin
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins in 1878, the 11th year of the Meiji era in Japan, and follows a former assassin of the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his work against the , he becomes Himura Kenshin, a wandering swordsman who protects the people of Japan with a vow never to take another life. Watsuki wrote the series based on his desire to make a Shōnen manga, manga series different from others published at the time, with Kenshin being a former assassin and the story taking a more serious tone as it progressed. ''Rurouni Kenshin'' was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from April 1994 to September 1999. Its chapters were collected in 28 volumes; it was later republished in a 22-volume edition and a 14-volume edition. The manga was adapted into an anime Rurouni Kenshin (1996 TV series), television series, produced by SPE Visual Works and animated by Studio Gallop and l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nobuhiro Watsuki
, better known by his pen name , is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for his samurai-themed series '' Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story'' (1994–1999), which has over 70 million copies in circulation, and a sequel he is currently creating, '' Rurouni Kenshin: The Hokkaido Arc'' (2017–present). Watsuki has written three more manga series, '' Gun Blaze West'' (2001), '' Buso Renkin'' (2003–2005), and '' Embalming: The Another Tale of Frankenstein'' (2007–2015). He has mentored several well-known manga artists, including ''One Piece'' creator Eiichiro Oda, ''Shaman King'' creator Hiroyuki Takei, and '' Mr. Fullswing'' creator . Watsuki was convicted of possessing child pornography in 2018. Early life Watsuki was born on May 26, 1970, in Tokyo and was brought up in Nagaoka, Niigata. When he was in middle school, Watsuki practiced kendo. He still drew manga but also enjoyed sports, although he never won a kendo match. Watsuki grew frustrated with kendo, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jungle King Tar-chan
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masaya Tokuhiro. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's anthology ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March 1988 to June 1990; midway through serialization, its title was changed to ''New Jungle King Tar-chan'', and continued until April 1995. The overall series' chapters were collected in 27 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga was adapted into a 50-episode anime television series produced by Group TAC, broadcast on TV Tokyo between October 1993 and September 1994. Plot The series is about Tar-chan, a young man who was raised in the African savanna by the chimpanzee Etekichi, and his adventures protecting his home, his wife Jane, and his animal friends. As the series progresses, the simple episodic gag premise is switched to a fighting premise. Although long battles and emotional development began to unfold, after the end of these battles, the series would return to its gag style, switching back to the fighting style with eac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Masaya Tokuhiro
is a Japanese manga artist working for various magazines within the Shueisha lines, including ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and ''Super Jump''. Born in Ōtoyo in the prefecture of Kōchi on March 1, 1959, he originally got notice from a placing entry in the 17th Akatsuka Award for his story in 1982. His first series, , soon followed, running between 1983 and 1985 in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and quickly established him as not only a gag manga artist but one who balanced in dramatic elements into his stories as well. His most well known work, (a bizarre take on Edgar Rice Burroughs' famous jungle hero Tarzan), became a ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' staple during its run between 1988 and 1995. At the same time as his ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' success, he also had a successful series in ''Super Jump'' by way of , running between 1986 and 1990. Other notable more recent series in the ''seinen'' magazine include and . Tokuhiro incorporates many of his loves in his stories, including guns, bod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shinobu Kaitani
is a Japanese manga artist. He is known for his works, ''One Outs'' and '' Liar Game''. Early life Kaitani is from Kagoshima City, Kagoshima Prefecture. He graduated from Kagoshima Prefectural Konan High School and from Department of Electronics Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Kagoshima University. He received the 2nd Prize of the 42nd Tezuka Award in 1991 and made his debut as a professional manga artist in 1993. Works *''Midoriyama Police Gang'' (1994, 2 volumes) *''Sommelier'' (1996–1999, 9 volumes) *''One Outs'' (1998–2006, 20 volumes) *'' Liar Game'' (2005–2015, 19 volumes) *'' Reinōryokusha Odagiri Kyōko no Uso'' (2007–2011, 7 volumes) *''Liar Game - Roots of A'' (2008, 1 volume) *'' Winners Circle e Yōkoso'' (2011–2016, 9 volumes) *''Muteki no Hito is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Kaitani. It was first serialized in Kodansha's Shōnen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' December 2015 to October 2016 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekly Shōnen Jump
is a weekly Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump (magazine line), Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many Action (fiction), action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. Chapters of the series that run in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' are collected and published in volumes under the ''Jump Comics'' imprint (trade name), 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 #Circulation figures, 7.5billion copies since 1968, making it the List of best-selling comic series, best-selling comic/List of Japanese manga magazines by circulation, 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 w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tezuka Award
The is a semi-annual manga award offered by the Japanese publisher Shueisha since 1971, under the auspices of its '' Weekly Shonen Jump'' magazine. It awarded new manga artists in the Story Manga category. Its counterpart award, Akatsuka Award, awards new manga artists in the Comedic Manga category. The award is named after the manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka and is designed to cultivate new artists. The prize for a top Selected Work is two million Japanese yen and for a lesser but still worthy work, a million yen. The award also has third place honorable mentions for contestants deemed worthy, that includes half a million yen. These cash prizes may not be awarded (as is often the case) if the judges decide that none of the candidates are worthy. Selection committee Committee chair * Osamu Tezuka (1971–1988) * Fujio Akatsuka (1989–2008). Due to his failing health, this title was merely a formality during the years leading up to his death on August 2, 2008, with his duties handl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
