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Erica Sakurazawa
is a Japanese mangaka, manga artist and essayist. Most of her works are published in josei magazines. Career Sakurazawa grew up in Tokyo. As a child, she read shōjo manga by Yukari Ichijo, Keiko Takemiya and Ryoko Yamagishi. During her second year of high school, she became interested in the lolicon erotic magazine ''Shōjo Alice'', which was sold in vending machines. She personally visited the publisher with the goal of becoming a manga artist for them. She started her career as a professional manga artist in 1983 at the age of 19 with a yonkoma manga that she drew for an erotic magazine for men. Her early work for erotic and pulp manga magazines such as ''Manga Burikko'' is considered pioneering in the way it dealt directly with the sexuality of young women outside of the norms of shōjo manga. Together with other female artists who worked for hentai magazines such as Kyoko Okazaki, Shungicu Uchida and Yōko Kondo (manga artist), Yōko Kondo, she is sometimes referred to as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Ladies Manga
, also known as and its abbreviation , is an editorial category of Japanese comics that emerged in the 1980s. In a strict sense, ''josei'' refers to manga marketed to an audience of adult women, contrasting ''shōjo'' manga, which is marketed to an audience of girls and young adult women. In practice, the distinction between ''shōjo'' and ''josei'' is often tenuous; while the two were initially divergent categories, many manga works exhibit narrative and stylistic traits associated with both ''shōjo'' and ''josei'' manga. This distinction is further complicated by a third manga editorial category, , which emerged in the late 1980s as an intermediate category between ''shōjo'' and ''josei''. ''Josei'' manga is traditionally printed in dedicated manga magazines which often specialize in a specific subgenre, typically drama, romance, or pornography. While ''josei'' dramas are, in most cases, realist stories about the lives of ordinary women, romance ''josei'' manga are ty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Media Factory
, formerly known as , was a Japanese publisher and brand company of Kadokawa Future Publishing. History The company was founded on December 1, 1986, and was a subsidiary of Recruit (Japanese company), Recruit Co., Ltd., based in Shibuya, Tokyo. Media Factory was possibly the first anime distributor to ask for sites to not link to fansubs of any anime produced by the company. On October 12, 2011, Media Factory was purchased by Kadokawa Corporation for ¥8,000,000,000. Media Factory also has a monthly manga magazine, ''Monthly Comic Alive'', and its own light novel imprint, ''MF Bunko J''. Media Factory also holds the license for the distribution of ''The 39 Clues'' in Japan. Media Factory ceased being a kabushiki gaisha, as well as retired Pokémon (anime), the ''Pokémon'' anime series on October 1, 2013, when it was merged with eight other companies to become a brand company of Kadokawa Corporation. It had a record label, Pikachu Records, that produced ''Pokémon'' CDs and ''Pok� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You (Japanese Magazine)
''You'' was a Japanese ''Josei manga, josei'' List of manga magazines, manga magazine published by Shueisha. The magazine was established in 1982 and based in Tokyo. The magazine was cancelled in May 2018 due to low readership, making the November 2018 issue the final issue. Manga * Riyoko Ikeda ** ''Aki no Hana'' (ended) ** ''Mijo Monogatari'' (ended) * Noriko Kasuya ** ''Watashi wa Shadow'' (ended) * Yoko Komori ** ''Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand'' (ended) * Kozueko Morimoto ** ''Deka Wanko'' (ended) ** ''Gokusen'' (ended) ** ''Kōdai-ke no Hitobito'' (ended) * Aya Nakahara ** ''Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai'' (ended) ** ''Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai R'' (ended) * Masako Shitara ** ''Mr. Osomatsu'' (moved to ''Cookie (Japanese magazine), Cookie'') * Hidaka Shoko ** ''Mizutama Puzzle'' (ended) See also *''Young You'' References External links * {{Shueisha manga magazines 1982 establishments in Japan 2018 disestablishments in Japan Defunct magazine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magazine House
is a Japanese publisher, formerly named Heibon Shuppan Co., Ltd. History The company was founded in October 1945 by Kinosuke Iwahori and Tatsuo Shimizu. Its first publications were the magazines ''Heibon'' and ''Heibon Weekly''. In 1964, it launched the influential men's magazine '' Heibon Punch''. Some of Magazine House's publications are as follows: ''an-an'' (women's fashion and lifestyle magazine; est. 1970), ''Croissant'' (women's magazine; est. 1977), ''Popeye'' (men's fashion magazine; est. 1976), and ''Brutus'' (men's lifestyle magazine; est. 1980). References External links Magazine House official website Japanese companies established in 1945 Magazine publishing companies in Tokyo Book publishing companies in Tokyo Publishing companies established in 1945 {{Publish-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shueisha
is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. Shueisha is the largest publishing company in Japan. It was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Manga magazines published by Shueisha include the '' Jump'' magazine line, which includes shonen magazines ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', '' Jump SQ'', and '' V Jump'', and seinen magazines ''Weekly Young Jump'', '' Grand Jump'' and '' Ultra Jump'', and the online magazine ''Shōnen Jump+''. They also publish other magazines, including '' Non-no''. Shueisha, along with Shogakukan, owns Viz Media, which publishes manga from both companies in North America. History In 1925, Shueisha was created by major publishing company Shogakukan (founded in 1922). became the first novel published by Shueisha in collaboration with Shogakukan—the temporary home of Shueisha. In 1927, two nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakusensha
is a Japanese publishing company. It is headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. The company mainly publishes manga magazines and is involved in series' productions in their games, original video animation, music, and their animated TV series. The company is part of the Hitotsubashi Group. History Hakusensha was founded on December 1, 1973, by Shueisha. It is now a separate company although still a part of the Hitotsubashi Group with Shueisha and Shogakukan as one of the major members of the keiretsu. After setting up the company for five months, the firm published their first magazine, a shōjo manga magazine titled . In November that year, they moved from to . In 1975, the firm changed the frequency of their magazine from monthly to semi-monthly; in March, they created their first imprint, . In July 1976, they published their second manga magazine, a shōjo manga magazine named as a sister magazine to ''Hana to Yume'' that is published bi-monthly. In April 1977, they set up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawade Shobō Shinsha
, formerly , is a publisher founded in 1886 in Japan. It is headquartered in Higashigokenchō, Shinjuku, Tokyo. It publishes the magazine '' Bungei'' and administers the Bungei Prize. History Kawade Shobō Shinsha traces its history to 1886 when a new branch of the bookstore in Gifu Prefecture was opened by Seiichirō Kawade (1857–1936) in Nihonbashi, Tokyo. In 1888, it became independent and published primarily textbooks and reference books in the fields of mathematics, physics, geography and agriculture. In 1933, it was established as a literary publisher and renamed to by Seiichirō's son-in-law Takao Kawade (1901–1965), who served as its second president. It primarily published literary and arts books, as well as books on philosophy and various schools of thought. In 1944, the publishing house acquired the literary magazine '' Bungei'' from . In 1945, Kawade Shobō was damaged during the Bombing of Tokyo and moved to Kanda-Ogawamachi in Chiyoda, Tokyo. In July ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Comic Burger
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 Usama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stay-at-home Dad
A stay-at-home dad is a father who is the main caregiver of the children and is generally the homemaker of the household. The female equivalent is the stay-at-home mother or housewife. As families have evolved, the practice of being a stay-at-home dad has become more common and socially acceptable. Pre-industrialization, the family worked together as a unit and was self-sufficient. When affection-based marriages emerged in the 1830s, parents began devoting more attention to children and family relationships became more open. Beginning with the Industrial Revolution, mass production replaced the manufacturing of home goods; this shift dictated that the man become the breadwinner and the mother the caregiver of their children. In the late 20th century, the number of stay-at-home dads began gradually increasing especially in developed Western nations. The role of househusband became more socially acceptable by the 2000s, though the role is subject to many stereotypes, and men ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Office You
An office is a space where the employees of an organization perform Business administration, administrative Work (human activity), work in order to support and realize the various goals of the organization. The word "office" may also denote a position within an organization with specific duties attached to it (see officer or official); the latter is an earlier usage, as "office" originally referred to the location of one's duty. In its adjective form, the term "office" may refer to business-related tasks. In legal, law, a company or organization has offices in any place where it has an official presence, even if that presence consists of a storage silo. For example, instead of a more traditional establishment with a desk and office chair, chair, an office is also an architectural and design phenomenon, including small offices, such as a Bench (furniture), bench in the corner of a small business or a room in someone's home (see small office/home office), entire floors of buildings, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
