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Minoru Furuya
is a Japanese manga artist from Saitama Prefecture. His debut work is ''The Ping Pong Club'', published in ''Young Magazine''. It was adopted into a 26-episode anime series in 1995. In 1996, he won the Kodansha Manga Award for ''The Ping Pong Club''. In March 2021, Kodansha USA licensed ''Ciguatera''. Two of his series have been adapted to the big screen, namely '' Himizu'' in 2011, and ''Himeanoru is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minoru Furuya. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Young Magazine'' from June 2008 to February 2010, with its chapters collected in six ''tankōbon'' volu ...'' in 2016. Works References External links * Profile at The Ultimate Manga Page {{DEFAULTSORT:Furuya, Minoru 1972 births Living people Manga artists from Saitama Prefecture Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (General) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangaka
A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the industry as a primary creator. More rarely a manga artist breaks into the industry directly, without previously being an assistant. For example, Naoko Takeuchi, author of '' Sailor Moon'', won a Kodansha Manga Award contest and manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka was first published while studying an unrelated degree, without working as an assistant. A manga artist will rise to prominence through recognition of their ability when they spark the interest of institutions, individuals or a demographic of manga consumers. For example, there are contests which prospective manga artist may enter, sponsored by manga editors and publishers. This can also be accomplished through producing a one-shot. While sometimes a stand-alone manga, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Ping Pong Club
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minoru Furuya. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1993 to 1996, with its chapters collected in 13 ''tankōbon'' volumes. It is about the dysfunctional members of a middle school ping-pong club. ''The Ping Pong Club'' was adapted by Grouper Productions into a 26-episode anime television series. It was licensed in North America by Central Park Media. As of September 2010, ''The Ping Pong Club'' had over 25 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series. In 1996, the manga won the 20th Kodansha Manga Award for the general category. Plot The story follows the adventures of a somewhat unusual ping-pong club: the players are indeed more focused "on panties" and obscene jokes than on the game. The arrival of Iwashita, the new head of the club, makes it possible to change things, the latter somehow managing to interest his undisciplined play ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mangaka
A is a comic artist who writes and/or illustrates manga. As of 2006, about 3,000 professional manga artists were working in Japan. Most manga artists study at an art college or manga school or take on an apprenticeship with another artist before entering the industry as a primary creator. More rarely a manga artist breaks into the industry directly, without previously being an assistant. For example, Naoko Takeuchi, author of '' Sailor Moon'', won a Kodansha Manga Award contest and manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka was first published while studying an unrelated degree, without working as an assistant. A manga artist will rise to prominence through recognition of their ability when they spark the interest of institutions, individuals or a demographic of manga consumers. For example, there are contests which prospective manga artist may enter, sponsored by manga editors and publishers. This can also be accomplished through producing a one-shot. While sometimes a stand-alone manga, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saitama Prefecture
is a landlocked prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Saitama Prefecture has a population of 7,338,536 (1 January 2020) and has a geographic area of 3,797 km2 (1,466 sq mi). Saitama Prefecture borders Tochigi Prefecture and Gunma Prefecture to the north, Nagano Prefecture to the west, Yamanashi Prefecture to the southwest, Tokyo to the south, Chiba Prefecture to the southeast, and Ibaraki Prefecture to the northeast. Saitama is the capital and largest city of Saitama Prefecture, with other major cities including Kawaguchi, Kawagoe, and Tokorozawa. Saitama Prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world, and many of its cities are described as bedroom communities and suburbs of Tokyo with many residents commuting into the city each day. History According to ''Sendai Kuji Hongi'' ('' Kujiki''), Chichibu was one of 137 provinces during the reign of Emperor Sujin. Chichibu Province was in western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Magazine
is a Japanese weekly anthology magazine published in Tokyo each Monday by Kodansha. The magazine was started on June 23, 1980 and is targeted at the adult male ( ''seinen'') demographic. It was published bimonthly (under the title ), on the second and fourth Mondays of every month, until switching to a weekly publication in 1989. The chapters of the series that run in ''Weekly Young Magazine'' are collected and published in tankōbon volumes under the "YoungKC" imprint every four months. The magazine usually features color photos of pinup girl on the cover and first few pages of each issue. Since December 9, 2009, Kodansha has published a monthly sister magazine, , a retitled makeover of their previous publication , which had published a total of 36 bimonthly issues during its existence. Series in publication There are currently 30 manga titles serialized in ''Weekly Young Magazine''. Out of them, '' Seven Shakespeares: Non Sanz Droict'', ''Kenka Kagyō'' and '' Nande Koko n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of the English word ''animation'') describes all animated works, regardless of style or origin. Animation produced outside of Japan with similar style to Japanese animation is commonly referred to as anime-influenced animation. The earliest commercial Japanese animations date to 1917. A characteristic art style emerged in the 1960s with the works of cartoonist Osamu Tezuka and spread in following decades, developing a large domestic audience. Anime is distributed theatrically, through television broadcasts, directly to home media, and over the Internet. In addition to original works, anime are often adaptations of Japanese comics (manga), light novels, or video games. It is classified into numerous genres targeting various broad and nic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kodansha Manga Award
is an annual award for serialized manga Manga ( Japanese: 漫画 ) 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 prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is use ... published in the previous year, the event is sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in three categories: '' shōnen'', '' shōjo'', and general. The awards began in 1977, initially with categories for ''shōnen'' and ''shōjo''. The first award for the general category was in 1982, and the first children's category's award was in 2003. The children's category was merged into the ''shōnen'' and ''shōjo'' categories starting in 2015. Each winning work will be honored with a bronze statuette, a certificate and a prize of 1 million yen (about US$7,500). Recipients See also * List of manga awards References * * External links Japanese official website {{Manga In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ciguatera (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minoru Furuya. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Young Magazine'' from July 2003 to June 2005, with its chapters collected in six ''tankōbon'' volumes. Media Manga Written and illustrated by Minoru Furuya, ''Ciguatera'' was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Young Magazine'' from July 14, 2003, to June 6, 2005. Kodansha collected its chapters in six ''tankōbon'' volumes, released from December 25, 2003, to August 5, 2005. In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Kodansha USA (as a Vertical title) published it in a three-volume omnibus edition, released from November 9, 2021, to July 12, 2022. In France, the manga was licensed by . Volumes Drama In March 2023, it was announced that the series would receive a television drama adaptation, directed by Masataka Hayashi, Yū Inose, Takahiro Takasugi, and Yōsuke Nakamura, with scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himizu (film)
is 2011 Japanese drama film based on the manga series of the same name by Minoru Furuya and directed by Sion Sono. The word ''himizu'' is the Japanese name for a species of mole. The film competed in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in September. At the festival, Shōta Sometani and Fumi Nikaidō received the Marcello Mastroianni Award for Best New Young Actor and Actress for their work in the film. Cast * Shōta Sometani as Yuichi Sumida * Fumi Nikaidō as Keiko Shazawa * Megumi Kagurazaka * Asuka Kurosawa * Denden * Mitsuru Fukikoshi * Tetsu Watanabe * Makiko Watanabe * Ken Mitsuishi * Jun Murakami * Yōsuke Kubozuka as Teruhiko * Yuriko Yoshitaka as Miki * Takahiro Nishijima as You * Anne Suzuki as Waitress Production Development The director Sion Sono had already written the film's script when the Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on 11 March 2011. After this disaster, he decided to rewrite the script to adapt the film to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himeanoru
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minoru Furuya. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Young Magazine'' from June 2008 to February 2010, with its chapters collected in six ''tankōbon'' volumes. It was adapted into a live action film that premiered in Japan in 2016. Plot The series follows the parallel storylines of two former classmates, Susumu Okada and Shoichi Morita, as they diverge into wildly different lives and characters. While the hopeless Okada finds himself in a stereotypical a love story relationship and making ends meet working at a cleaning company; Shoichi drifts further into darkness, traumatized by his childhood, and becomes a serial killer. Susumu Okada (25 years old, virgin) who works for a cleaning company, feels vague anxiety due to his mundane life. At one point, Okada becomes friends with Yuji Ando (31 years old, virgin), a senior who works in the same company. Ando confides to Okada that he is in love ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himizu (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minoru Furuya. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from January 2001 to March 2002, with its chapters collected in four volumes. The manga was adapted into a live action film adaptation which was shown at the 68th Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, in 2011, and premiered in Japan in January 2012. Media Manga Written and illustrated by Minoru Furuya, ''Himizu'' was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from January 29, 2001, to March 11, 2002. Kodansha collected its chapters in four volumes, released from July 23, 2001, to August 5, 2005. In France, the manga was licensed by . Volumes Film A live action film adaptation was shown at the 68th Venice International Film Festival, held from August 31 to September 10, 2011, in Venice, Italy, and premiered in Japan on January 14, 2012. Stage play A stage ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Himeanole
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minoru Furuya. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from June 2008 to February 2010, with its chapters collected in six ''tankōbon'' volumes. It was adapted into a live action film that premiered in Japan in 2016. Plot The series follows the parallel storylines of two former classmates, Susumu Okada and Shoichi Morita, as they diverge into wildly different lives and characters. While the hopeless Okada finds himself in a stereotypical a love story relationship and making ends meet working at a cleaning company; Shoichi drifts further into darkness, traumatized by his childhood, and becomes a serial killer. Susumu Okada (25 years old, virgin) who works for a cleaning company, feels vague anxiety due to his mundane life. At one point, Okada becomes friends with Yuji Ando (31 years old, virgin), a senior who works in the same company. Ando confides to Okada that he is in lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
