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Toshiaki Iwashiro
is a Japanese manga author and illustrator. He is the creator of the manga series '' Psyren'' and '' Mieru Hito'', both serialized in '' Weekly Shōnen Jump''. His students are Ryūhei Tamura, the author of '' Beelzebub'', Yūki Tabata, the author of ''Black Clover'' and Naoya Matsumoto, the author of ''Kaiju No. 8''. After creating the one-shot manga ''Godland Company'' and ''Sakuran (Tentative)'', Iwashiro's newest series ''Kagamigami'', was also serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' before its cancellation. He is native to Kanagawa Prefecture. Works * ''The 10th Division - Version 1'' (2003, Weekly Shonen Jump) * ''The 10th Division - Version 2'' (2004, Weekly Shonen Jump) * ''Dog Child-Kudoh (2004, Weekly Shonen Jump) * '' Mieru Hito'' (2005-2006, Weekly Shonen Jump) * '' Psyren'' (2007-2010, Weekly Shonen Jump) * ''Godland Company'' (2011, Jump NEXT! Jumping is a form of locomotion or movement in which an organism or non-living (e.g., robotic) mechanical system pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanagawa Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Kanagawa Prefecture is the second-most populous prefecture of Japan at 9,221,129 (1 April 2022) and third-densest at . Its geographic area of makes it fifth-smallest. Kanagawa Prefecture borders Tokyo to the north, Yamanashi Prefecture to the northwest and Shizuoka Prefecture to the west. Yokohama is the capital and largest city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second-largest city in Japan, with other major cities including Kawasaki, Sagamihara, and Fujisawa. Kanagawa Prefecture is located on Japan's eastern Pacific coast on Tokyo Bay and Sagami Bay, separated by the Miura Peninsula, across from Chiba Prefecture on the Bōsō Peninsula. Kanagawa Prefecture is part of the Greater Tokyo Area, the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with Yokohama and many of its cities being major commercial hubs and southern suburbs of Tokyo. Kanagawa Prefecture was the political and economic center of Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psyren
, literally meaning ''Siren'' and stylized as ''PSYЯEN'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Toshiaki Iwashiro. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2007 to November 2010, with its chapters collected in sixteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. ''Psyren'' follows Ageha Yoshina, a high school student who is chosen by Nemesis Q as a participant in the Psyren games. The games take place in a world known as Psyren. In North America, Viz Media licensed the series for English release and serialized its chapters in ''Shonen Jump''. Plot After Ageha Yoshina beats up a bully for 10,000 yen, he heads home anticipating a scolding from his sister for breaking curfew. On his way there, a nearby pay phone starts ringing, and he picks it up only to hear his own echo. Shrugging it off, he places the receiver back only to find a mysterious calling card with the word "Psyren" written on it. Curious about the sudden appe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manga Author
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, wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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 the country. In Japan, people of all ages and walks of life read manga. The medium includes works in a broad range of genres: action, adventure, business and commerce, comedy, detective, drama, historical, horror, mystery, romance, science fiction and fantasy, erotica (''hentai'' and '' ecchi''), 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 in Japan was valued at (), with annual sales of 1.9billion manga books and mang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekly Shōnen Jump
is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the '' Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. The chapters of the series that run in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' are collected and published in ''tankōbon'' volumes under the ''Jump Comics'' 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 7.5billion copies since 1968, making it the best-selling comic/ 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 week, with a total readership of people in Japan. Throughout 2021, it had an average circulation of over copies per week. Many of the best-selling manga ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryūhei Tamura
is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known for being author and illustrator of the manga '' Beelzebub'' which was first published as a one shot in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', 2008. It was then serialised in 2009. Tamura was formerly assistant/student to Toshiaki Iwashiro, the author of '' Psyren'', also serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''.''Weekly Shonen Jump'' No. 13, 2009, from commentary Works One-shots *''Ura Beat'' (2003, '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'')''Weekly Shonen Jump'' No. 37/38, 2003, page 86 *''Tiger Dragon Brother'' (2015, ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'') *''Rappa Rendan'' (2019, ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'') Series * '' Beelzebub'' (2009-2014, ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'') * ''Beelzebub Bangai Hen'' (2015, ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'') * ''Hungry Marie'' (2017, ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', U.S. edition of Weekly Shonen Jump, via Jump Start) * '' Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin'' (2020–2021, ''Weekly Shōnen Jump, Viz Media Shonen Jump'') * ''Pyramid no Himitsu'' (2023–present, ''Bentame Jum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beelzebub (manga)
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryuhei Tamura. It is the story about a first year student at a school for juvenile delinquents. It was first published in 2008 as a one-shot in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', subsequently winning the fourth Gold Future Cup. The manga was then serialized in the same magazine, from February 2009 to February 2014, and then transferred to '' Jump Next!!'' as ''Beelzebub Another'', where it ran from May 2014 to March 2015. The Pierrot+ studio produced an original video animation (OVA) adaptation, which premiered at the Jump Super Anime Tour in October 2010. This was followed by a 60-episode anime television series, which aired in Japan between January 2011 and March 2012. Plot The story follows Tatsumi Oga, who is a first year student at a school for juvenile delinquents called Ishiyama High. The story starts with Oga telling his best friend, Takayuki Furuichi, the strange story of how he found a baby. One day while ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yūki Tabata
is a Japanese manga artist. After working as an assistant to Toshiaki Iwashiro, he created the one-shot ''Hungry Joker'', which was later serialized as a full series. After its conclusion, he launched ''Black Clover''. Biography Yūki Tabata was born in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. Before launching his own series, he worked as an assistant to Toshiaki Iwashiro. In 2011, Tabata entered the one-shot ''Hungry Joker'' in the , which earned first place in the award. This one-shot was later turned into a full series, which ran in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 2012 to 2013. Following ''Hungry Joker''s completion, Tabata published another one-shot, titled ''Black Clover'', in '' Shōnen Jump Next!!''. This one-shot was later turned into a full series, which started serialization in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' on February 16, 2015. Soon after ''Black Clover''s debut as a full series, Tabata got married. In the first half of 2017, ''Black Clover'' was the 28th best-selling manga in Japan. One ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Clover
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūki Tabata. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since February 2015, with its chapters collected in 33 '' tankōbon'' volumes as of November 2022. The story follows Asta, a young boy born without any magic power. This is unknown to the world he lives in because seemingly everyone has some sort of magic power. With his fellow mages from the Black Bulls, Asta plans to become the next Wizard King. The manga was first adapted into an original video animation produced by Xebec Zwei, released in 2017. An anime television series adaptation produced by Pierrot aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from October 2017 to March 2021. An anime film, titled ''Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King'', is set to premiere in Japanese theaters and on Netflix in March 2023. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Viz Media, while the anime series is licensed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaiju No
is a Japanese media genre that focuses on stories involving giant monsters. The word ''kaiju'' can also refer to the giant monsters themselves, which are usually depicted attacking major cities and battling either the military or other monsters. The ''kaiju'' genre is a subgenre of ''tokusatsu'' entertainment. The 1954 film ''Godzilla'' is commonly regarded as the first ''kaiju'' film. ''Kaiju'' characters are often somewhat metaphorical in nature; Godzilla, for example, serves as a metaphor for nuclear weapons, reflecting the fears of post-war Japan following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the '' Lucky Dragon 5'' incident. Other notable examples of ''kaiju'' characters include Rodan, Mothra, King Ghidorah and Gamera. Etymology The Japanese word ''kaijū'' originally referred to monsters and creatures from ancient Japanese legends; it earlier appeared in the Chinese ''Classic of Mountains and Seas''. After ''sakoku'' had ended and Japan was opened to for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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