Kōji Seo
is a Japanese manga creator from Shobara, Hiroshima, Japan. He has stated in an interview that he was a member of his high school's track and field team and that he loves to watch baseball, both of which are emphasized in his hit manga '' Suzuka''. He debuted in 1996 with the one-shot ''HALF & HALF'' in ''Magazine Fresh''. His first three series, ''W's'', ''Cross Over'' and ''Suzuka'' mixed the genres of sports with high school romance. ''W's'' used tennis, ''Cross Over'' featured basketball, while ''Suzuka'' focused on track and field. He was an assistant to Tsukasa Ōshima, and respects Fujiko F. Fujio and Masahito Soda. In 2009 he designed the High School Girl Kimchi for Hokubi Construction food company. Works ;Manga * ''HALF & HALF'' (1996 ''Magazine Fresh''; 2007 ''Magazine Special'' (reprint); Kodansha) * (2000–2001 Kodansha) * ''Cross Over'' (2002–2003 ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''; Kodansha) * (2004–2007 ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine''; Kodansha) * (2007 Kodan ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fujiko F
Fujiko is a Japanese feminine given name, usually derived from 藤 (''Fuji''), which means "Wisteria ''Wisteria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae (Leguminosae). The genus includes four species of woody twining vines that are native to China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, southern Canada, the Eastern United States, and nor ...", and the suffix 子 (''-ko''), which means "child" or "child of". Notable people with the name include: *, a Japanese model and actress *, Japanese dancer *, the pen name of a duo of Japanese cartoon artists *, Japanese cross-country skier *, Japanese actress and fashion model *, Japanese artist *, Japanese novelist *, Japanese avant-garde artist *, a Japanese voice actress *, Japanese actress * Ingrid Fuzjko V. Georgii-Hemming, also known as Fujiko Hemming, a pianist of classical music Fictional characters *, a character in Monkey Punch's manga series ''Lupin III'' * Evil Rose (Fujiko Hinomoto), a character in the ''Rumble R ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1974 Births
Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal. In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin. In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute, the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal, the Greek junta's collapse paves the way for the establishment of a parliamentary republic and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume. In sports, the year was primarily dominated by the FIFA World Cup in West Germany, in which the hosts won the championship title, as well as '' The Rumble in the Jungle'', a boxing match between Muhammad Ali and George ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Manga Artists From Hiroshima Prefecture
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 and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in Japan. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: Action fiction, action, Adventure fiction, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, Detective fiction, detective, drama, Historical fiction, historical, Horror fiction, horror, Mystery fiction, mystery, Romance novel, romance, science fiction and fantasy, Erotic literature, erotica ( and ), Sports novel, sports and games, and suspense, among others. Many manga are translated into other languages. Since the 1950s, manga has become an increasingly major part of the Japanese publishing industry. By 1995, the manga market i ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Fire Emblem Heroes
is a free-to-play tactical role-playing game developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo for Android and iOS. The game is a mobile spin-off of the ''Fire Emblem'' series featuring its characters, and was released on February 2, 2017. ''Fire Emblem Heroes'' received a number of awards and nominations in "Best Mobile Game" categories. the game had grossed over worldwide, making it Nintendo's highest-grossing mobile game. Gameplay ''Fire Emblem Heroes'' is a tactical role-playing game. Players control a team of up to four characters ("Heroes") against enemy teams of varying sizes on an 8x6 grid map. Different characters have different movement restrictions; for example, armored units have a shorter range than cavalry units, but cavalry units cannot enter forest tiles. Flying units can enter most tiles, even ones impassable to all other units such as water or mountains. The game strictly alternates between a player phase and an enemy phase every turn. ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Hitman (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōji Seo. It follows Kenzaki Ryuunosuke as he becomes a manga editor and aims to make author Takanashi Tsubasa the number one author in Japan. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from June 2018 to February 2021, with its chapters collected in thirteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. Plot College Senior Kenzaki Ryuunosuke is interviewing at Kodansha when he finds and reads a rough draft of a proposed manga. Takanashi Tsubasa finds him and scolds him for reading a manga at a job interview and he tells her it is seriously interesting! Kenzaki is hired and later receives a call from an aspiring manga artist who wants to submit a name. The author is Takanashi and reveals that the manga was hers. She says she did not interview because he told her the manga was interesting and now he has to take responsibility for it. He says that he will and will make her the number one manga artist in Japan. As Kenzaki becomes t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine
is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Kōdansha. The magazine was started in September 2009 as a spin-off of another Kōdansha magazine, '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine''. Currently running manga series Past series * '' ×××Holic'' by Clamp (2010–2011, moved from ''Weekly Young Magazine'') * '' Aho-Girl'' by Hiroyuki (2015–2017, moved from '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine'') * '' Aka no Grimoire'' by A-10 (2018–2020) * '' Animal Land'' by Makoto Raiku (2009–2014) * '' As the Gods Will'' by Muneyuki Kaneshiro, Akemi Fujimura (2011–2012) * ''Attack on Titan'' by Hajime Isayama (2009–2021) * '' Attack on Titan: Junior High'' by Saki Nakagawa, original by Hajime Isayama (2012–2016) * '' Attack on Titan: Lost Girls'' by Ryōsuke Fuji, original by Hajime Isayama (2015–2016) * ''Blissful Land'' by Ichimon Izumi (2017 - 2019) * '' Boarding School Juliet'' by Yosuke Kaneda (2015–2017, moved to ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'') * '' Fairy Gone'' by Ryōsuke Fu ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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LovePlus
is a dating sim developed and published by Konami for the Nintendo DS handheld video game console. It was released in Japan in 2009. Several updates and sequels have followed, including one for iOS in 2011. It has not been released outside Japan. Characters ; : A second year high school student just transferred to Towano High School. Soon after, he joins the library committee and the tennis club, and gets a part-time job at a family restaurant. He is the only character the player can name in the game, and they can choose to refer in first person as or ("Boku" and "Ore" are both masculine pronouns for "I", with "Ore" being the less polite of the two). In the ''LovePlus Rinko Days'' manga, his name is Wataru Aikawa. ; : Game Info – official site : A second-year high school student who goes to the same after-school tennis club ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mag Garden
is a Japanese publishing company that focuses on manga-related publications and is also involved in the development of anime and live-action adaptations. It was founded on June 5, 2001, by Yoshihiro Hosaka along with former manga artists of Enix (now Square Enix). The company performed a merger with Production I.G on December 1, 2007, to form the new company IG Port, becoming one of IG Port's subsidiaries alongside Signal.MD and Wit Studio. History Mag Garden was founded on June 5, 2001, by Yoshihiro Hosaka, who previously worked as an editor from Enix (now Square Enix) before leaving. It started out as a spin-out, spin-out company from Enix's manga publishing division before the company merged with Square (video game company), Square. The Square-Enix merger resulted in an uprising with some of the manga artist staff. Fearing their manga being dropped out of publication and tired of the harsh treatment, they left Square Enix to help create Mag Garden, where they would also contin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Monthly Comic Blade
was a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Mag Garden. It was first published in February 2002 and was sold on the 30 of each month until July 2014. It restarted in September 2014 as a free online magazine titled ''Online Magazine Comic Blade'', which is updated on the 5, 15, 25 and 30 of each month. The manga series are published in tankōbon under the imprint. Serialized manga * ''13 Game'' (Misaki Ishikawa) * ''A Girls'' (Masahiro Itabashi; art by Hiroyuki Tamakoshi) * ''Akumagari'' (Seiuchirou Todono) * '' Amanchu!'' (Kozue Amano) * ''Amadeus Code'' ( Mayumi Azuma & Tatsurou Nakanishi) * ''Ame no Murakumono'' (Penguin Gunsō; art by Rusui Kazaniwa) * ''Anime no Jikan'' (Toto Aoi) * ''Ar tonelico -arpeggio-'' (ayamegumu) * ''Ar tonelico II'' (ayamegumu) * ''Ares'' (Narumi Seto) * ''Aria'' (Kozue Amano) * '' Atelier Rorona: Watashi no Takaramono'' (Houki Kusano) * ''B.B. Girls'' (Kumichou) * ''Babelheim no Shōnin'' (Shouichi Furumi) * ''Bacchon Girls'' (Toshiko Machi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Princess Lucia
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōji Seo. The series first volume was digitally released in North America by Digital Manga. Plot Princess Lucia of the demon realm decides that she must have a child with Yuta, a normal human student, as the child born from their union would possess great power. However, two angels, Rie and Eru, are intent on keeping her from achieving her goal. Characters The series has four main characters: * :A princess from the demon realm who believes that if she were to have a child with Yuta it would be amazingly powerful due to his date of birth. * :A normal student who happened to be born on 6 June at 6:06:06 during the sixth year of the Heisei period (1994). * and :Two angels dedicated to keeping Lucia from having a child with Yuta. Release Kōji Seo began the series as a one-shot in Mag Garden's ''Monthly Comic Blade'' in the September 2008 issue, before launching it as a bi-monthly serialized title in the magazine's Ma ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Kodansha
is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Evening'', ''Weekly Young Magazine'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'', and ''Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine'', as well as the more literary magazines ''Gunzō'', ''Weekly Gendai, Shūkan Gendai'', and the Japanese dictionary, ''Nihongo Daijiten''. Kodansha was founded by Seiji Noma in 1909, and members of his family continue as its owners either directly or through the Noma Cultural Foundation. History Seiji Noma founded Kodansha in 1909 as a spin-off of the ''Dai-Nippon Yūbenkai'' (, "Greater Japan Oratorical Society") and produced the literary magazine, ''Yūben,'' () as its first publication. The name ''Kodansha'' (taken from ''Kōdan Club'' (), a now-defunct magazine published by the company) originated in 1911 when the publisher formally merged wi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |