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Rec.arts.manga Manga Guide
Rec.arts.manga Manga Guide
Version 5.03 05 Nov 1993
Part 1/2
please send all updates/new entries to:
Iain Sinclair (axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au)
There's been 10 new artist entries since 5.02, many expanded entries,
corrections, and an expanded JIS/romaji list of publishers.
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Adachi Mitsuru ^[$@$"$@$A=<^[(B
09 Feb 19xx
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Touch
^[$@%?%C%A^[(B 1992-93 8F SS 680
There are three "parts" to Touch. In the first part, the main theme
was the love triangle between Tatsuya, Kazuya, and Minami. Uesugi
Tatsuya and Kazuya were twins, and Asakura Minami was the girl next door.
The second part of Touch concentrated on Tatsuya trying to put himself
into Kazuya's shoes. Tatsuya got "traded" from the boxing team to the
baseball team for a picture of Lum with an autograph of Takahashi Rumiko.
Tatsuya pitched the Meisei team into the second round of the regional
tournament, but lost to Nishimura and Seinan High School in an extra
inning game while pitching a no-hitter. Minami, who had been the baseball
team manager, also became a member of the school's rhythmic gymnastics
team. Minami did exceptionally well and made it to the national tournament.
The third part of Touch concentrated on Tatsuya making himself good
enough for Minami. Meisei got a new coach because the old coach got
sick. The new coach worked the team like the devil. But it paid off
as Meisei made it to the finals of the regional tournament to face
Nitta and Sumi Technical High School. -HD
(TV series: 108 episodes, 3 movies)
Nine
^[$@%J%$%s^[(B 1990 2Fw SS 680
High school baseball (plus some other sports) and romance story.
3 TV movies.
Miyuki
^[$@$_$f$-^[(B 1990 5Fw SS 680
^[$@$_$f$-^[(B 19?? 12F SS 360
High school brother and stepsister romance story.
Rough
^[$@%i%U^[(B 1987-89 12F SS 370
High school swimming and romance story.
Slow Step
^[$@%9%m!<%9%F%C%W^[(B 1986-91 7F Flower Comics 390
High school girl's softball and boxing and romance story.
H2 1992 5 SS 390
Adachi's current work; another highschool baseball story.
^[$B$"$"!*@D=U$N9C;R1`^[(B 7F Shougakukan
^[$@%7%g!<%H!&%W%m%0%i%`^[(B 1988 1F Shougakukan 980
^[$@Fz?'$H$&$,$i$7^[(B 1990-92 12F SS 390
^[$@M[$"$?$jNI9%^[(B! 1991 2F Shougakukan 680
^[$@5c$-Cn9C;R1`^[(B 1993 1 Shougakukan
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Aihara Koji ^[$@Aj86%3!<%8^[(B
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Manga Class that even Monkeys Can Draw (Sarudemo Kakeru Manga Kyoushitsu)
^[$B%5%k$G$b$+$1$kL!2h65<<^[(B 1990 3 Shougakukan 1000
A pretty good study of the manga industry. The story is about two guys
named Koji Aihara and Kentaroh Takeguma (the artist and story writer of
the actual manga) who set out on an ambition to reach for the top in the
manga business. -KM
The manga industry is in trouble, and there's no better way to address the
issue than to insult it with humor. You don't have to read too many mangas
to appreciate the "in-jokes" in Saruman. All mangas today are so alike you'd
only need to read one to guess what the rest of the genre looks like. The
story of Saruman is told through a pair of manga wanna-be's, one a rookie
artist of marginal talent, and another a seasoned veteran who knows the
industry tricks inside out. The education began when the rookie tried to
apply some common sense to solve manga problems, and the veteran refuting the
common sense by providing examples that are totally counter-intuitive, yet
strangly familiar in our manga reading experiences. This is the genius of
Saruman; it exposes the madness without losing the humor. Aihara and
Takekuma were able to bite the hand that feeds them, and then got permission
to do more. Saruman gets wilder and more hilarious as it progresses, and not
since Be Free have I seen a manga with so much energy spilling from beginning
to end. Read it as a story, read it as a satire, or read it as a warning,
Whatever a reader looks for, Saruman delivers. Read it, and rec.arts.manga
will never look the same to you again. -DM
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Araki Hirohiko ^[$B9SLZHtO$I'^[(B
Well known for unique art style and bizarre sound effects. However Jojo's
Bizarre Adventure is beginning to show the limit of his imagination. -TK
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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
^[$B%8%g%8%g$N4qL/$JKA81^[(J 1987 35 Shonen Jump 390
Cool, violent, bizarre, epic saga stretching across continents and
generations. Details of the OAVs:
Part No. Release Date Stand Appeared From Volume
1 11-19-93 The Fool - Iggy 20
2 12-17-93 continued from 1 20
3 July 94(?) The Gambler -Darby 23
4 Aug. 94(?) The World - Dio 27-28
5 Nov. 94(?) continued from 4 27-28
6 Dec. 94(?) continued from 5 27-28
^[$B%P%*!<MhK,<T^[(B 1986 2F Shonen Jump 370
^[$@%4!<%8%c%9!z%"%$%j%s^[(B 1986 1F Shonen Jump 370
^[$BKb>/G/%S!<%F%#!<^[(B 1986 1F Shonen Jump 370
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Aro Hiroshi ^[$@$"$m$R$m$7^[(J (a pseudonym)
An unusual artist/writer. Most of his stories have a clear, clean appearance
with a surreal quality. This could also be said of his characters, tone,
and attitude. He uses "hentai" with its double meaning of "metamorphosis"
to describe weird backgrounds, assorted personalities, and other strangeness.
His humor oriented stories usually share the same universe. -NA
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MORUMO 1/10 1985 2F SC 390
Morumo 1/10 is a combination of super-hero, comedy, and love story.
Morumo is an alien girl raised on earth. She is 16.3 meters tall at
age 16 and weighs 43 tons. She looks human (with pink hair) if you
are far enough away, well her proportions are human. She occasionally
takes a shrinking serum that reduces her body by 1/10 in size.
You and Me
^[$@M%!uL%0a^[(B 1986-89 8F SJ Monthly 360
You is a boy who just moved into the equivalent of a boarding house.
Everything is not as it first seems, even the boy. Living in the
same room is a ghost (female) named Me. The series is a combination
of love, humor, and a general parody of anime and manga.
Futaba-kun, Change!
^[$@$U$?$P7/%A%'%s%8^[(B 1991 5 SJ Monthly 390
Another high school hentai slapstick. Futaba changes his/her gender
when he/she gets excited. But it's not only him. His family is filled
with gender-changing people.
Hunter Cats
^[$@%O%s%?!<!&%-%c%D^[(B 1992 1 Shonen Captain
It is a semi-parody of the trouble-shooter genre. Basically,
its about 3 women with inhuman capabilities in their specialties
solving cases. It is derived and an improvement over his
earlier work, Sheriff. One of the members is also from Sheriff.
The names and titles are: Mei the cyberqueen (super hacker),
Akira the iron fist (great strength, very athletic, has scars
all over her body), and Hikaru the quick (unmatched pick pocket,
has super speed, can grab a fired bullet from the air and
steal bullets from guns without the user being aware; when she
was younger she was in Sheriff and was a thief, but she reformed).
Other works: Boogie-Woogie Alligator, Omisore Toraburikko,
Tottemo Shounen Tankentai, Sheriff, Trickster, Unkai no Tabibito
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Asamiya Kia ^[$@Kc5\530!^[(B
Asamiya Kia is the same person as the famous animator/character designer
Kikuchi Michitaka. - TK
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Vagrants
^[$@?@@15-%t%!%0%i%s%D^[(B 1988 2F Kadokawa Shoten 880
Quoting a certain alt.manga personality, 'The author is more lost than
the readers'. Just when you think the story is beginning to make sense,
it ends. -DC
It at least tried to be serious, although I'm not quite sure serious what.
Art is primitive, pre-Tron, low-zip Asamiya. While it is common knowledge
Asamiya Kia can't write, Vagrant has proven beyond reasonable doubt that he
can't READ either. The story, while messed up big time, is not complex in
terms of players and situations. It tried to tell 4 different stories in
utterly unrelated settings. The main characters teleport/dimension-warp/what-
ever universes and solve problems, not unlike some old network scifi shows.
The formula may yet work had the dialogues not been as corny, pace not as
dreadful, and situations not as uninvolving. The story writer, Vauxhall
Production, meshed together space colony, fantasy kingdom, desert village,
and then a moon cult space opera into one blob; the teleporting was just
a Monty Python excuse to move from one setting to another. If I sound angry,
that's because it took me $25 original, $20 Chinese DX translation, 8 rereads,
and hours of soul searchings to figure this out. Now that I have, you don't.
If the only reason you're considering this title is because it's from Asamiya,
then that should be good enough reason for you not to. -DM
Mobius Klein (Silent Mobius)
^[$@%5%$%l%s%H%a%S%&%9^[(B 1990 5 Comp 950
In short, this is Bubblegum Bastard!. Asamiya can draw, except he doesn't
know what to draw. -DM
Kikuchi used to come up with only lame ideas but these days he can't come
up with any. -TK
Dark Angel
^[$@@;=CEA@b%@!<%/%(%s%8%'%k^[(B 1991 1 Kadokawa Shoten 850
The current storyline is about an impetuous young boy named Dark, his tiny
assistant angel, and the mad spoiled lord who's on the verge of stumbling
into a major war in his attempts to kill Dark. This series has some nice
artwork, and good character interaction, though all of the character designs
have equivalents in Compiler. -CH
GUNHED 1989 Kadokawa Shoten 800
^[$@%3%s%Q%$%i^[(B 1991-92 3F Afternoon 500
Assembler 0X 1992 1 Afternoon 500
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Asari Yoshitoh ^[$B$"$5$j$h$7$H$*^[(J
20 November, 1962
Asari Yoshitoh's style tends to be simple, almost cutesy...except for the
times he does exploding entrails and shotgun wounds. Whereupon his attention
to detail is impressive. -JE
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Short Stories Collection
^[$BC;JT=8^[(J 1989 1F Tokuma Shoten 680
A collection book of some of Asari's short comics from 1980 to 1988 put out
as an Animage Comics Special book, this collection shows the variety of
different stories and styles that Asari is comfortable with. My personal
favorite is 'The Magnificent Seven Zombies.' (A somewhat paraphrased title.)
Included is a list of all Asari's published stories up to 1988, for fanatical
collectors.
Space Family Carlvinson
^[$B1'Ch2HB2%+%k%S%s%=%s^[(J 1986 9 SC 390
When a motley band of travelling performers have a deep-space collision with
another spacecraft, they find that the sole survivor of the other craft is a
humanoid infant. They decide to raise the child as their own on the nearest
planet as they wait for other members of the girl's race to come and find her.
Corona-chan grows up as their daughter, and the manga details her five-year-old
adventures with her fuzzball mother, her robot-soldier father, her
living-central-nervous-system pet, and the other bizarre members of the local
village. -JE
Manga Science
^[$@$^$s$,%5%$%(%s%9^[(B 1991 3 Gakushuukenkyuusha 800
This is something Asari Yoshitoh did for one of those Gakken science
magazines (I think the one for fifth graders) and each episode, he
handles a different topic. It's really interesting because he talks
about pretty recent developments. Cloning lettuce, milk-derivative
cloth, food made out of crab shells,...neat stuff. The entire second
volume is dedicated to the space program. -KT
Wahhaman
^[$B%o%C%O%^%s^[(J 1991 3 Afternoon 420
Wahhaman is a special robot soldier built ten thousand years ago by the
Atlanteans. Found and dug up in present-day Tokyo, he cannot remember any
of his past, due to a nasty knock to the head he received at some point.
People tend to mistake Wahhaman, who is unable to speak except for laughing
when going into battle, for someone or something that they are looking for
in their own lives. -JE
(Asari has also contributed to the Party Beautiful Dream and Shonen
Captain Select anthologies.)
^[$@CO5eKI1R>/=w%$%3$A$c$s^[(B 1990 2F 890
^[$@Cf6uCNKI1R73^[(B 1989 1F Tokuma Shoten 680
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Chen Wen ^[$@E"Ld^[(B
27 Dec 1958, Tao Yuen (Taiwan)
Chen Wen worked for a dozen design companies before starting his own
studio, working as an illustrator and comic artist. His hobbies include
collecting models, swimming, reading, and watching movies.
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Heroes of the East Chou Dynasty
^[$@El<~1QM:EA^[(B 1991 3w Morning 1100
Chinese historical figures in the days of East Chou Dynasty.
Magical Super Asia
^[$@?<$/H~$7$-%"%8%"^[(B 1992 2w Afternoon 1200
A story of psychics, beast-people, and powerful demigods, taking
place in a near-future Asian setting. Like HECD, this was written for
Kodansha, not a Taiwanese publisher.
Other works (all on Taiwanese magazines): Leopard Warriors,
Leopard Warriors II, The God of War, Story of the Assassins,
The Armor General
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Chiba Tetsuya ^[$@$A$P$F$D$d^[(B
Jan 11 1939
Debut: 1958
Formerly a popular shoujo artist. He went on to draw Ashita no Joe
(author: Takamori Asao ^[$@9b?9D+M:^[(B), which had a tremendous
impact on ALL action/violence/sports mangas. Without this manga, the
history of Japanese manga would have been very different. (-via TK)
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^[$@$"$7$?$N%8%g!<^[(B 1968-73 8Fw 450
^[$@%O%j%9$N@{Iw^[(B ? 6Fw 1100
^[$@$"$7$?E75$$K$J$"$l^[(B ? 31F 640
^[$@>/G/$h%i%1%C%H$rJz$1^[(B 1992 7 390
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CLAMP
16 Jun 1968 (Mokona Apapa)
02 May 1967 (Ookawa Nanase)
08 Feb 1969 (Igarashi Satsuki)
21 Jan 1969 (Nekoi Mikku)
CLAMP is composed of 6 talented ladies and each member has her own specialty.
Core member of CLAMP is Mokona Apapa (main artist) and Ookawa Nanase (writer)
who are DIRECTLY responsible for such manga as RG-VEDA, X and Tokyo Babylon.
Without doubt, CLAMP is the hottest shojo-manga artist in Japan now. -TK
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Shirahime Shou
^[$@GrI1>6^[(B 1992 1F Koubunsha 500
This book consists of 3 romance short stories about "snow". There is a
legend that whenever it snows, it is the tears of a white princess.
Artwork may not appeal to many, because to create the sentimental snow
environment, the background is always dark. But the stories are quite good
and romantic. -CM
Seiden (RG Veda)
^[$@@;EA!J%j%0!&%t%'!<%@!K^[(J 1991 7 Shinshokan 490
Although CLAMP borrowed ideas and names from Hindu/Buddhist mythology,
RG-VEDA has very little to do with them in terms of story. This manga is
CLAMP's first major work and its story and art are getting better and better
with each volume. IMO, RG-VEDA defines the current "state of the art" of
Shojo-manga. HIGHLY recommended.
Campus Police Dukylon
^[$@3X1`FC7Y%G%e%+%j%*%s^[(B 1992 2 Newtype 900
CLAMP did this manga as a joke.
CLAMP Campus Detective Service
^[$B#C#L#A#M#P3X1`C5De^[(B 1992 2 Asuka 520
A light comedy featuring three whiz kids in Clamp Elementary School. Takes
place in the same campus as Dukylon. -TK
The detective team aims to help female students on campus to find clues
to their lost stuff. Nokoru is very popular among female students, and he's
quite glad to help them. He is sort of the "leader" of the team, and he is
extremely smart. -CM
Tokyo Babylon
^[$@El5~#B#A#B#Y#L#O#N^[(B 1991 5 South 580
Demon hunt story heavily influenced by Kujaku-Oh. However, it concentrates
more on the social background and inner feelings of characters rather than
violence and action. -TK
X 1992 4 Asuka 390
Occult battle manga taking place in the near future. Features great artwork,
intriguing characters and complex plots. It takes place in the same Universe
as TB.
REX Kyouryuu Monogatari
^[$@#R#E#X62N5J*8l^[(B 1993 1F Asuka 800
A promo manga for the REX movie.
^[$@%7%c%$%s%$%s%0%9%?!<^[(B 1987 1F Kadokawa Shoten 520
DERAYD 1989 1F Shinkigensha 1000
20^[$@LLAj$K$*4j$$^[(J! 1990 2 Kadokawa Shoten 800
CLUSTER 1990 0-2 Shinkigensha 880
^[$@?7AuHG%G%i%$%I^[(B 1993 1F Shinkigensha 500
^[$BIT;W5D$N9q$NH~9,$A$c$s^[(B 1993 s Kadokawa Shoten
Chunhyang-Jun 1992 s
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Egawa Tatsuya ^[$@9>@nC#Li^[(J
A former disciple of Motomiya Hiroshi, he got his big break when his
manga "Don't Give Up" won the Comic Morning Open contest.
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BE FREE! 1986-88 12F Morning 480
BE FREE! 1993 1w Morning
Mother of all hormone-overdosed-teacher stories. -DM
Magical Taruruuto-kun
^[$@$^$8$+$k!y%?%k$k!<%H$/$s^[(J 1989-93 21F Shonen Jump 390
5th grader Edojou Honmaru is one of the weakest in his class, until
he meets the little magician Taruruuto. Taru's magic helps him to
deal with girls, triumph over bullies and meet other challenges.
Lots of fun, protracted battles and slapstick, a real "feelgood" title.
In many ways, the definitive Shonen Jump manga.
GOLDEN BOY 1992 1 Super Jump 500
Kintarou is a 25 year old genius, and a dropout from Tokyo University,
who likes to tutor and study. His favourite subject for research: women.
^[$@$^!y%?%k$k!<%H$/$sKbK!%"%$%F%`^[(B 1993 1F Shuueisha 480
^[$BEl5~Bg3XJ*8l^[(B 1992 2 BC Spirits 500
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Fujishima Kosuke ^[$@F#Eg9/2p^[(B
07 Jul 1964
Fujishima is a keen fan of motorcyles and engine mechanics stuff. So expect
to see a lot of things about them in his manga. -PY As you can see in AMG!,
Fujishima also has a great talent for designing custumes and has done costume
designs for KO Seiki Beast Sanjuushi. -TK
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You're Under Arrest (Taiho Shichauzo)
^[$BBaJa$7$A$!$&$>^[(B 1989 7F Morning P.Extra 420
The manga which made Fujishima famous. As commonly found in debut manga,
the art style changes quite a lot from the first volume. The story is
about the life of two policewomen, Miyuki (mechanical genius, expert
vehicle driver, the brain of the pair, more introverted), and Natsumi
(enormous strength, expert motorcyle driver, more action-minded). Both
feel embarassed when faced with romantic situations. There are many
interesting supporting roles. -PY
Ah! My Goddess!
^[$B$"$"$C=w?@$5$^$C^[(B 1990 9 Afternoon 450
^[$B$"$"$C=w?@$5$^$C^[(B 1993 1a Afternoon 450
Keiichi is visited by Belldandy, the goddess of the present, and given
one wish. He doesn't believe her, and as a joke asks her to stay
with him forever. His wish is granted, and she has to stay by him.
Later on, her two sisters, Urd and Skuld also show up. -GS
Striker, the Shining Star 1993 Morning
Loosely based on the TSZ "weird baseball dude".
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Fujita Kazuhiro ^[$@F#EDOBF|O:^[(J
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Ushio to Tora
^[$@$&$7$*$H$H$i^[(B 1989 17 SS 390
Aotsuki Ushio was a normal junior highschool boy until he accidentally
pulled the "Spear of the Beast" out of a powerful monster, imprisoned
in the basement of his house. The monster tried to eat Ushio but the
spear, which has strong magical powers, enabled Ushio to overwhelm
the monster.
Ushio named the monster "Tora", which means TIGER in Japanese.
Together they engage in various monster hunts. Although Tora insist
that he's helping Ushio because he don't want other monster/demons
to rob him of his "food", they develop a strange friendship. -TK
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GONTA
GONTA draws people with confidence and flair. His stories are full of
drama, screwed-up people and sex.
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Jigoku no Ie
^[$BCO9v$N2H^[(B 1992 3 Afternoon 500
A famous actor (Harou) and his son (Kyouichi) and their highly screwed-up
relationships.
Heaven 1991-92 3F Afternoon 500
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Hagiwara Kazushi ^[$@Gk860l;j^[(J
A former Matsumoto Izumi assistant.
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BASTARD!! 1987-93 14 SJ Se. Special 390
A virgin's kiss turns bimbo boy Luche into the ancient sorcerer, Dark
Schneider, just in time to save a kingdom from Osborne and his minions...
if D.S feels like it. Bastard!! is RPG manga at its wildest, bursting
with bimbos, violence, in-jokes, and spectacular art. -IS
An utterly mindless manga that does not take itself seriously (until recent
installment of course) You don't know manga until you've read Bastard!!. -DC
They all came out of the same school at the same time, and they draw alike
too. The story would score higher if Dark Schneider doesn't say the say
lines over and over again. I like it, however, for the same rawness.
The best no brain manga yet. -DM
Made Genius d
Bakuen Campus 1992 Virtual Jump
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Hara Tetsuo ^[$@86E/IW^[(B
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Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken)
^[$@KLEM$N7}^[(B 1984-9 27F Shonen Jump 370
The definitive Shonen Jump macho-manga.
^[$@#C#Y#B#E#R%V%k!<^[(B 1989-90 4F Shonen Jump 370
^[$@2V$N7D<!^[(B 1990 17 Shonen Jump 390
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Hiramatsu Shinji ^[$BJ?>>?-Fs^[(B
Hiramatsu is one of the first generation of TRUE action/violence
manga artist, along with other veterans like Wada Shinji (Sukeban Deka)
Shibata Masahiro (Blue Sonnet), Kurumada Masami (Saint Seiya), Ikegami
Ryouichi, etc (NOTE: They all debuted in early-mid 70s). -TK
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^[$B%^!<%@!<%i%$%;%s%92g^[(B 1989 18 Super Jump 390
^[$@%V%i%C%/%(%s%8%'%k%:^[(B 1980-84 12 Shonen Jump 600
^[$@%j%C%-!<BfIw^[(B 1991 4 600
^[$@%I!<%Y%k%^%s7:;v^[(B 1986-88 18 Shuueisha 580
^[$@%b%s%9%?!<%O%s%?!<J?>>?-FsC;JT=8^[(B 1989 Shuueisha 370
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Hirano Toshihiro ^[$@J?Ln=S90^[(B
3 Oct 1956, Osaka
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The Iczer Legend
^[$@%$%/%5!<EA@b^[(B 1992 1 Comic Genki 900
Iczer Densetsu is only very loosely based on OAVS. It's Hirano's attempt
to recreate the Iczer Universe. -TK
Dangaioh Legend DOLL
^[$@??CF9oK1@;EA#D#O#L#L^[(B 1990 4 Comic Nora 800
Like Iczer Densetsu, it's very loosely based on OAVs. Other than the
name of characters and their looks, not much similarity (no mecha). -TK
^[$@%4%8%i#1#9#9#0^[(B 1990 1 Kadokawa Shoten 800
^[$@J?Ln%-%c%i%/%?!<%o!<%/%9^[(B 1987 1F Bandai 1854
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Hiwatari Saki ^[$@F|EO^[(J ^[$@Aa5*^[(J
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Please Save My Earth
^[$@KM$NCO5e$r<i$C$F^[(B 1987 18 Hana to Yume 390
A high school girl named Alice (yep, they found kanji for it) moves to
Tokyo, where she finds that two boys in her class have been sharing the
same dreams for several years. The dreams form a continuing story. She
eventually finds herself having the same dreams. It turns out that these
dreams are actually remembrances of their past lives, which happened to be
as alien researchers stationed on the Earth's moon. Also, as the story
progresses the other members of the moon research team are found
reincarnated as well. The seven of them try to solve the mystery of what
their past lives were, and why they are remembering it.
Adding a bit of excitement to the story is the fact that (1) the
reincarnated people have some special powers that remained from their past
lives, and (2) certain of them harbor great enmity toward others, and are
acting rather irrational.
I think it is a good suspense story. It is definitely not merely one of
those "love stories for junior high school girls". ^_^ A bit of advice
though: It is very hard to keep the relationships between the characters
straight, as you have to deal with rather complicated love tangles in both
the present day Japan setting and the "moon story" setting. It doesn't help
that the publisher for some reason decided not to put the usual
"toujyoujinbutu syoukai" in the front of the issues until issue #6.
I would strongly suggest that when you buy #1, buy #6 at the same
time. You can refer to the character chart in the front of #6. -MC
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Hokusai Katsushita
23 Sep 1760 (Edo) - 18 Apr 1849
Famous for his ukiyo-e work, which borrowed from both Eastern and Western
artistic traditions, influencing a great deal of subsequent Japanese
art/design (and manga).
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Living Game
^[$@$j$S$s$0%2!<%`^[(B 1991 10F BC Spirits 500
A romantic comedy about a Fuwa, a guy living in a small apartment in
overcrowded Tokyo, who wants to have a place of his own. Because of a
building accident in their new office building, Fuwa's company (5 employees)
had to move into his apartment, right after he had moved to a larger
place. Also the new employee (Hiyama Izumi, a 15 year old girl) had to
move into Fuwa's place, as she had just come from the country. Then
Fuwa's old girl friend Tokiko, who had already gotten married, ran away
from her husband and came to Fuwa's place. -HD
^[$@4m81$,%&%)!<%-%s%0!!^[(B 1988-89 4F Shonen Captain 370
^[$@$$$-$P$?<gIW%i%s%V%k^[(B 1990 1F Shonen Captain 490
^[$@$o$:$+$$$C$A$g$^$(^[(B 1991 1F Shonen Captain 500
^[$@%O!<%U$JJ,$@$1!!^[(B 1991 2F BC Spirits 500
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Hosono Fujihiko ^[$@:YLnITFsI'^[(B
The original artist of the Crusher Joe manga. -KM
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Crusher Joe
^[$B%/%i%C%7%c!<%8%g%&^[(B 1993 1F Asahi Sonorama 500
Over 12 works, including:
^[$@0&$7$N%P%C%H%^%s^[(B 1991 8 BC Spirits 500
^[$@%^%^^[(B 1988 9F Young Sunday 500
^[$@%.%c%i%j!<%U%'%$%/^[(B 1992 2 BC Spirits 500
^[$@$4$a$s$"$=$P$;^[(B 1992 1 Comic Burger 680
^[$BG.7}%`%5%7^[(B 1992 2 Shonen Captain 390
^[$@El5~C5DeCD^[(B 1991 3 Super Visual C. 780
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5th March, 1959
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Cat's Eye
^[$@%-%c%D"'%"%$^[(B 1981-84 18F Shonen Jump 360
This is a story about three sisters who are in search of their lost
father, who was a famous artist. They steal his works of art from
museums/galleries to make him recognize their presence in the world..
(Personally, it's much better than City Hunter.. Houjou was compelled
to draw City Hunter because he was tired of drawing from a woman's
point of view.)
Short Story Collection 1: Gift from Angel
^[$@E7;H$NB#$j$b$N^[(B 1988 1F Shonen Jump 360
There's one story about a pair of lovers always quarrelling and not
admitting that they're suited for each other. But their future daughter
comes and helps them realise their love. -CM
CITY HUNTER 1985-92 35F Shonen Jump 390
A hentai trouble shooter and his hammer-wielding female assistant.
Jackie Chan stars in the movie.
^[$@:y$N2V:i$/$3$m^[(B 1993 1F Shonen Jump 390
^[$@KL>r;J%$%i%9%H=8^[(B 1991 artbook Shuueisha 1000
^[$@$3$b$lM[$N2<$G!D^[(B 1993 SJ
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B/W 1987-9 6 Flower Comics 370
This story progresses as a series of episodes about a young woman reporter
for Tokyo's "Weekly Big Mouth" magazine. The woman, Watase Noriko, starts
the job in issue #1. The premise of the stories are that she is assigned to
some news story usually, but then she gets involved with the characters
involved and it ends up with her trying to solve a mystery. It is a series
of episodes - events that happen in one episode will remain "happened" in
later episodes (for example, one of the main characters gets married), but
the individual episodes are also complete, wrapped up stories that can be
fully enjoyed by themselves.
I really like this series for several reasons, but perhaps what I like
best about it is that it takes place in a real Tokyo. The scenery is
excellent - one might as well be looking at a photograph. It shows what
Tokyo really looks like. Similarly, the people in the stories are quite
realistic (okay, okay, forget the one "Indiana Jones" episode) and the
problems they encounter are things that really might happen. This series is
written for adults, so the subject matter tends to be things that one
encounters in the working world, and there are no furigana. -MC
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Ikegami Ryouichi ^[$@CS>eNK0l^[(B
Debuted in 1971 with "Aineo Boy", a story by Koike Kazuo. One of the
famous and influential realist/violence artists.
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Mai
^[$@Iq^[(B 1986 3F Super Visual C. 780
Story about a young, talented girl, and the attempts to either kidnap
and exploit her, or simply kill her. -CH
Crying Freeman
^[$@#C#r#y#i#n#g%U%j!<%^%s^[(B 1986-99 9F Big Comics 480
About a killer for the triads who cries whenever he kills someone.
Plenty of H.
Sanctuary
^[$@%5%s%/%A%e%"%j^[(B 1986 6 BC Superior 500
(story by Shimura Shou ^[$@;KB<^[(J ^[$@fF^[(B)
Story about two young men working together to change the shape of
Tokyo's politics -- one by becoming a politician, and the other by
becoming a Yakuza. Doesn't pull any punches. -CH
Offered
^[$@%*%U%!!<%I^[(B 1990-91 4F Shougakukan 500
(story by Koike Kazuo)
The main character is an "offered" of Gilgamesh, (Gilgamesh preserved his
semen in an iceberg...so it survived. The grandfather of the main character
for some rason was able to gain the semen..) so he goes on this trip to
Agartha, where all the secrets of his birth lie. -KM
The Life of Ouritsuin Kumomaru
^[$@2&N)1!1@4]$N@836^[(B 1991-92 3F SS 500
(story by Hiroi Ouji)
In the early 1930s, the son of a Japanese noble family travels to Europe
to seek his fortune. But he soon becomes embroiled in the militarist
conspiracy, running up against the militarists' ninja Juuzou, Chinese demons
and fleets of zeppelins. Ikegami's art is better than ever, but its awkward
story proved unpopular and it ended very prematurely. -IS
Other works include:
^[$@?.D9^[(B 1988-90 8F Shougakukan 500
^[$@#I!&2nCK%\!<%$^[(B 1992 9F Studio Ship 700
^[$@CKAH^[(B 1990 9F Super Visual C. 700
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Mad Bull 34
^[$@%^%C%I!y%V%k#3#4^[(B 1986-90 19F YJ 460
(story by Koike Kazuo)
The violent exploits of NY cops. (It has ended on YJ, but there is some
NEW Mad Bull 34 in recent Bears Club magazines).
W.WOLF 1992 2 YJ 30 600
(story by Tohban Zenji)
An international investigator, possessed by the spirits of wolves,
turns from a nerd to a musclebound hunk in crisis situations.
Gulf Hawk
^[$@%,%k%U$NBk^[(B 1991 2F YJ 460
About a Japanese cameraman in the Gulf War. -KM
Chronicle of Japan
^[$@O"4DF|K\=q5*^[(B 1992 4F YJ 460
The reincarnates of the people who wrote the ancient Japanese legends
in the 1990s channel across time to search for the true Japanese
History.
THE MISSION 1991 1F YJ 460
^[$@%@%$%d%b%s%I%(%k%U%#%s^[(B 1991 2F YJ 460
^[$B2+N6$N<*^[(B 1993 3 YJ 460
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Ishikawa Ken ^[$@@P@n8-^[(B
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Miroku
^[$@5uL5@o;N#M#I#R#O#K#U^[(B 1988-90 5F Shonen Captain 380
Getter Robo
^[$@%2%C%?!<%m%\^[(B 1990 3F Taitosha 700
(story by Nagai Gou)
Getter Robo Go
^[$@%2%C%?!<%m%\iK^[(B 1991 2 Shonen Captain 390
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Makeupper
^[$@%a%$%-%c%C%Q!<^[(B 1990 3F Studio Ship 500
Grappler Baki
^[$@%0%i%C%W%i!<?O2g^[(B 1990 10 Shonen Champion 390
"Real Grappling Comic", focusing the attempts of Hanma Baki (a highschool
jujitsu-ka) to avenge his father. The main appeal for me is its slick look,
solid character designs, and very competent action sequences. Probably
Shounen Champion's most popular current title. -IS
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Itsuki Natsumi ^[$@<y$J$D$_^[(B
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Oz 1990-92 4F Jets Comics 700
A military action comic mixed with romance and combat androids. The art
style is feminine but the action isn't... -ME
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Kiseiju (Parasite beasts)
^[$@4s@8=C^[(J 1990 7 Afternoon 500
"One day, alien creatures appeared on Earth. They invaded other animals
through their nose or ears, and lived in their brains, controlling their
nervous system. These creatures were 'parabeasts', their numbers unknown.
They can detect each other from their brain waves, and can change their
shape freely. One parasite tried to invade his host, Shinichi, via
his arm, but Shinichi stopped it reaching his brain by tying up his arm.
"Eventually, a symbiotic relationship developed. Those parabeasts which
lived on brains eventually consumed their host and matured. So, to save
themselves, Shinichi and his parabeast 'Miggy' began to fight against
other parabeasts."
Kiseiju has horrific gore, but also features well-developed relationships,
subtle dialogue, and good atmosphere. The SF story is suspenseful,
chilling and plausible. It won Kodansha's 1993 award for best manga. -IS
^[$@Iw;R$N$$$kE9^[(B 1987-88 4F Morning 480
^[$B2;$N9|^[(B 1990 1F Kodansha 500
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Kakinouchi Narumi ^[$@3@LnFb@.H~^[(B
21 Mar 19xx, Osaka
Hirano Toshihiro's wife.
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"Comic Novel"
It's basically a Miyu novel, with several illustrations by Kakinouchi.
I remember there are five short stories in the novel, but I can't be sure
right out of the top of my head. The prologue in the book describes the
last scene in the first manga, so I suppose the stories come after the
manga. Oh, yes. The book is written by Kakinouchi herself. The book
is rather odd because you read quite a bit about Miyu's human character
(Attending a disguised party with Larva, etc.). As a bonus, the last
part of the book is a chapter of manga. I think this is the 'pilot'
installment of Miyu, and I think the book says something about this
chapter was never published before.
Cordname wa Charmer
^[$@%3!<%I%M!<%`$O#C#H#A#R#M#E#R^[(B 1990 3 Akita Shoten 850
About psychics in school. -CM
New Vampire Miyu
^[$@?7!&5[7lI1^[(J 1990 2 850
(story by Hirano Toshihiro)
It's about the shinma friends of Larva before he became the servant of Miyu
came to Japan to meet Larva, as well as planing to revenge against Miyu
since she killed two of their friends. -CM
Mermaid Trip
Kakinouchi and Hirano worked on this book together, and just the book
itself is worth the money. The book comes in such a cute size with a
beautiful cover, it's definitely worthwhile. -HTH
^[$@5[7lI1H~M<^[(B 1990 1F
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Kanzaki Masaomi ^[$B?@:j>-5p^[(B
Made his debut in 1985 at the age of 21. 'Unique, hard-edged
graphic style', with highly effective action sequences. He
favours fast-paced SF. -JJ
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Xenon
^[$B=E5!9CJ<%<%N%s^[(B 1986 4F Shougakukan 370
A very dramatic story set in contemporary Japan about a guy with amnesia,
who finds out he was turned into a super-cyborg in a corporate weapon
research program. He goes on a mission of revenge. A little shallow, perhaps,
but worth reading.
Streetfighter II
^[$@%9%H%j!<%H%U%!%$%?!<^[(JII 1993 2 Famimaga 490
Aimed at addicts of the famous video game.
KAZE 1992 2 Shonen Captain 500
^[$@%"%7%e!&%.!<%M^[(B 1987 1F Shonen Sunday 360
^[$@@;<T$,Lk$d$C$F$/$k^[(B 1987 1F Wings 490
HUNTER 1989 1F Shougakukan 500
GUN CRISIS 1991 1F Read-sha 500
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Katsu Aki ^[$@9n!z0!<y^[(B
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Fuhoushi Mandara-den Karasu 1986 3F Shonen Sunday 360
Katsu's attempt at occult action manga. Although it had decent plot, it
had many holes and showed his limit as an artist. -TK
^[$@@1$/$:%Q%i%@%$%9!!#1#0^[(B 1990-2 10F Shonen Sunday 390
^[$@D6N6@o5-%6%&%m%9%J%$%H^[(B 1992 6F Shonen Sunday 390
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Katsura Masakazu ^[$@7K@5OB^[(J
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Wingman
^[$@0&B"HG%&%$%s%0%^%s^[(B 1986 12F Shonen Jump 390
^[$@0&B"HG%&%$%s%0%^%s^[(B 1992 7Fw Shonen Jump 1000
One day, a guy finds a girl dressed up in weird costumes.... one of
her belongings was a Dream Note - Whatever that's written in becomes
true. He drew a fictional character called Wingman.... which he
transforms when a bunch of bad guys from another world come to attack
the strange girl he found. -KM
Choukidouin Vander
^[$BD65!F00w%t%!%s%@!<^[(B 1986 2F Shonen Jump 370
A guy and a chick transform to become the Vander - the hyper
policeman... They are on a mission to fight the aliens who had come
from outer space to conquer Earth. -KM
Video Girl
^[$@EE1F>/=w^[(B 1993
(v15, SJ, 6 OAVs+live action movie)
Parental groups temporarily pressured Shuueisha into withdrawing vol.3 and
vol.5 from sale, so that some of the artwork could be "corrected" (mostly,
just the addition of panties). Nothing particularly explicit, but some
scenes suggesting lesbianism/sexual slavery were judged to be unsuitable
for SJ's typical "boys and girls" audience. Vol.1-13 is Video Girl Ai,
while vol.14-15 is Video Girl Len (a different story set some years after
VGA, with a brief appearance from Youta).
D.N.A^2 1993 Shonen Jump
Panty scenes aside, the story has a reluctant hero, who has trouble dealing
with girls, pretty girls who will fling their bodies to him the first chance
they get, and a tomboy from the future to "help" the guy. Sounds familiar?
Me think SJ's got itself another winner.... :-p -DM
^[$@%W%l%<%s%H!&%U%m%`#L#E#M#O#N^[(B 1988 2F Shonen Jump 370
^[$@7K@5OB%3%l%/%7%g%s^[(B 1989 2F Shonen Jump 880
Shadow Lady 1992 Virtual Jump
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Kawaguchi Kaiji ^[$@$+$o$0$A$+$$$8^[(J
27 July 1958
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Medusa
^[$@%a%G%e!<%5^[(B 1990 7 Big Comics 500
The story starts in 1969, when the student movement in Japan was at its
peak. -KM
The Silent Service
^[$@D@L[$N4OBb^[(J 1989 19 Morning 500
The advanced US nuclear submarine "Seabat" is taken over by a Japanese
crew, and renamed "Yamato". It then proceeds to waste a large portion
of the superpowers' fleets. This manga has some infamy (being mentioned
in the Diet), and is slightly derivative of The Hunt for Red October.
Lots of suspense, politics, and well-done naval warfare scenes. However,
it suffers from long and dull lapses in the action (partially due to
Kawaguchi idling while military photographers took him to court for
copying their work). The ending was determined by a Morning readers' poll.
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Kenshi Hirokane ^[$@907s7{;K^[(J
A lot of Hirokane's works are critical of the society we live in.
He addresses problems that we have to deal with, as we see in all of his
works. His wife is Saimon Fumi, who is also a manga artist, famous for the
original works of art for the smash TV hits like Tokyo Love Story. -KM
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Kachou Shima Kousaku
^[$@2]D9Eg9L:n^[(J 1986-92 17F Morning 500
Kousaku Shima is a section chief of the Electronic Giant Hatsushiba.
He gets involved with a lot of women, conspiracy inside the company, while
he goes up and down the corporate ladder. Written in a span of nine years from
1982 to 1991, Kousaku Shima's character gradually changes from that of a
normal, ambitious salaryman in the beginning as he emerges in the end to
become a sort of a "super salaryman," a typical stereotype of the Japanese
businessman. It has been made into a movie starring Toshihiko Tahara.
(story: Masao Yajima)
Human Scramble
^[$@?M4V8r:9E@^[(J 1985-91 27F 500
Human Scramble is a collection of short episodes of small incidents in
everyday life we encounter every day. It is supposed to make us think of things
we rarely realize about in this information society.
Haro-hari Nezumi
^[$@%O%m!<D%$j%M%:%_^[(J 1984-89 23F Young Magazine 500
(v23F, Young Magazine KC)
The main character is an assistant of a private eye.... He gets
involved with the political scandals, corporate conspiracies, etc....
He used to do this in Young Magazine, but currently, he is on a hiatus
and doing the other things we have below. The story is not yet finished.
Last News ^[$@%i%9%H%K%e!<%9^[(J
(v2, Big Comic Original)
Last News is a 10 minute TV show that focuses on one event that
happened on a particular day... It searches through to show what really
happened, suggesting how the daily incidents we see could be like.
(author: Inose Naoki)
Ryuusuke Kaji's Argument
^[$@2C<#N42p$N5D^[(J 1992 4 Mr.Magazine 500
"Overridden with scandals time after time, Japanese politicians are
shameful creatures. However, not all of them became politicians to get
fortune. In fact, most of them in the beginning must have had an
ambition to make the country into a better one. Yes, we must admit that
we have a dark side in Japanese politics. However, I also wanted to focus
on the good parts we have in Japanese politics today." This is a rough
summary of what Hirokane said in some TV show as he was introducing this
story. Ryuusuke Kaji, a son of a famous Japanese poplitician, undergoes the
hardship of becoming a Member of Diet after claiming mandate as an heir of
his father - in conservative Kagoshima Prefecture.
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Kikuchi Hideyuki ^[$@5FCO=(9T^[(B
Kikuchi is a novelist, not a manga artist. But he sometimes writes stories
for manga, and several manga and anime have been based on his novels.
Actually, he is one of two most famous novelists of the Horror/Action
(Sex/Violence) genre. Unfortunately, for those who cannot read Japanese,
his best works are among the ones which are available only as novels.
<Shinjuku> seems to be his favorite setting. -YK
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---- Novels:
Supernatural Beast City (Youjuu Toshi) 3F
The OVA only dealt with the first volume. (The baby of Makie and Taki
was born in the 3rd volume.) There is also a live-action movie.
Demonic War in New York 2F
Sequel to Youjuu Toshi.
Makai-Toshi <Shinjuku>
Mato Babylon (Sequel to <Shinjuku>)
Aki Setsura, the Man-Searcher 12F
Mephisto, the Doctor of Demon City 12F
Makai Keiji/Detective of Demon City 2F
(All the above stories are set in <Shinjuku>.)
Vampire Hunter D 7F
Killer Name 1F
Kaze no Na wa Amnesia 1F
---- Manga:
Makai Toshi Hunter
^[$@Kb3&ET;T%O%s%?!<^[(B 1984-89 17F Shonen Champion 380
Loosely based on the novel Makai Toshi Shinjuku. It had many interesting
characters and fascinating ideas in the beginning but its ending was really
lame. The art is OK but not spectacular. Recommended if you're interested
in nonsense violence/fantasy/sci-fi mixture. -TK
Makai Gakuen
^[$@Kb3&3X1`^[(B 1984-93 21F Shonen Champion 390
Another violence/sci-fi/fantasy manga from Kikuchi/Hosoma combi. Same
old story with slighty different characters.
^[$@Kb?@3X1`^[(B ? 9 Shonen Champion 390
^[$@%&%(%9%?%sIp7]D"^[(B 1992 1F Asahi Sonorama 880
^[$@%@!<%/%5%$%I%V%k!<%9^[(B ? 2F Akita Shoten 1240
^[$BL\<!O?@o;N^[(B ? 1FX ? ?
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Kishiro Yukito ^[$@LZ>k$f$-$H^[(J
At 17, he won one of Shuueisha's manga contests, but opted to go onto
art school instead of ploughing straight into the manga industry.
Kishiro has admitted to being influenced by Western SF/action movies,
and unusually, some Western comics (eg. `The Dark Knight Returns').
He has done a couple of short stories prior to Gunnm, none of which have
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Gunnm (aka. "Battle Angel Alita")
^[$@=FL4^[(B 1991 5 Business Jump 460
Cyberpunk. Nice art, slightly influenced by Moebius (Jean Giraud, the
French comic artist). The society is filled with many cybernetic androids,
some normal but many are abnormal or punk, both in terms of appearance and
mentality. All in all, the manga is a pretty and interesting mix of pleasant
art-style (that is NOT the manly style as in Hokuto no ken or Saint Seiya)
and gross fights. -PY
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Princess Army
^[$@$W$j$s$;$9#A#R#M#Y^[(B 1990-3 4F Flower Comics 390
It's a story about a high school girl from a family of judo experts.
Her parents were killed in an accident and she was brought up by
her three brothers who are all judo experts. But she's still much
stronger than them.
When Nonoka was 5 years old, some guy was picking on her.
A little boy (about her age) came and saved her. The boy
also threw the guy with a judo throw. But in saving Nonoka,
this boy got cut in his lower back. This boy was Nonoka's "prince"
but Nonoka had no idea who he was.
In the first day of high school Nonoka meets this very handsome guy,
Shinobu, who sat next to her in her class. Shinobu hates judo
for some reason that Nonoka hasn't discovered yet. Also Nonoka meets a
boy, Yuuya, who is very good in judo. He wants to set up a judo team
because the school's team had been closed (because they were too weak).
(For a shoujo audience.) -HD
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Kitagawa Shou ^[$@$-$?$,$ofF^[(J
28 Jun 19xx
Kitagawa, as he describes himself, is a very tall, muscular, dark skinned
fellow, and yet he's a major shoujo manga fan (and that caused him some
embarrassing moments in bookstores in his high school years). His art
reflects the shoujo influence, and yet his stories are tailored for
men. He started drawing manga at age 13. -DM
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Nineteen
^[$@%J%$%s%F%#!<%s^[(B 1989-91 12F Young Jump 600
Commenced when the artist was only 21 years old, and yet it shows
surprising maturity in both style and story. Most importantly, Kitagawa
captured the essence of the age bordering adolescence and adulthood.
In a sense, 19 is the GQ of manga.
Our hero, Kazushi Kubota, will have his heart broken three times (and his
virginity intact) before he finds a steady love, and that's just half of the
story. The story can be very light hearted, and then very depressing
sometimes. The tone is, IMHO, overall melancholic. Comparing with some
other bland shonen stuffs that are out there, 19 scores far above the
field. -DM
B.B. Fish
^[$@#B!%#B!%%U%#%C%7%e^[(B 1991 11 Young Jump 600
More fantasy oriented, and it rivals other YJ series in degree of H-ness.
Unfortunately, BBF doesn't have a well defined theme as Nineteen. It's
trying to tell a love story, fantasy story, sports story, and a mystery
story all at the same time. Well, doesn't stop me from buying it thou.
:-) -DM (NB. This is NOT Banana Fish!!)
^[$@%F%#!<%s%:$7$h$&$+^[(B 1988 1F Young Jump 580
^[$@%(%-%;%s%H%j%C%/%7%F%#^[(B 1989 1F Margaret 360
^[$@%#P#U#R#E\!<%$^[(B 1986 1F Margaret 370
Cult Weekend 1992 s Young Jump 30
^[$@$-$?$,$ofF%$%i%9%H%V%C%/^[(B 1993 artbook Shuueisha 1800
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Koike Kazuo ^[$@>.CS0lIW^[(B
Koike Kazuo is well-known manga story writer (Gensaku-sha), not a manga
artist (Manga-ka). -YK
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Kouga Yun ^[$@9b2O$f$s^[(B
09 Jul 1965
08 Jul 1992 (married)
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Alice in Wonderland
^[$@$"$j$9#i#n!!#w#o#n#d#e#r#l#a#n#d^[(B 1989 1F Comic Val 500
A prince from Wonderland is about to decide who he shall marry. But, he
doesn't feel that he loves any of his bride-want-to-be. So he asked his
personal advisor, who is also a wizard, to let him go to the human world
and try his luck. The wizard agreed, but the prince has to go as a dog,
he can only turn back as a prince only twice while he was there and most
of all he cannot tell his name to the woman he wishes to get married with,
or otherwise he won't be able to marry her.
The prince agreeed to the terms. The wizard turned him into a puppy.
The prince was picked up by Alice, a girl who loves dogs, she has a lot
of dogs in her house. The prince falls in love with her. Later that night,
he changed himself back to his human shape while she was asleep. But,
Alice woke up and asked who he was. The dumb prince slipped his tongue
and told her his name. So what happened then is that he still bring her
back to Wonderland. He planned to stay with her even if they can not get
married. Then the story goes on..... -LL
You're My Only Shinin' Star 1991 1F Kodansha 420
An SF-Fantasy story. About moon people, with big insect-like wings
and human. At that time, it's magic that rules. The main character
Thomas is the greatest magician on earth. At that time, women are
the ones who are working and they are the ones who protect the men.
Humans had conquered the moon already, and killed all the moon
people, because the moon people have a special power. The main
female character is the last of the moon people. Thomas is actually
a moon-person as well, but no one knows about it.
It turns out that there is a guy within the heroine. It was a spell
that happened during the war between the moon people and earth, so now
they are actually two people in one. So Thomas has to show her that he
really loves her, even though she is actually a guy sometimes. -LL
Genji
^[$@8;;a^[(B 1988 6 Shinshokan 490
Very loosely based on the famous historical epic.
Earthian
^[$@%"!<%7%"%s^[(B 1988 4 Shinshokan 490
"Earthian" is the term for people living on earth. This story is about
"angels" from the planet Eden, who have been inspecting Earthians for more
than 5 billion years. They are divided into 2 groups, "plus checkers" whose
job is to find good points about Earthians, and "minus checkers" whose job
is to find bad points about Earthians. They always go in pairs. If the
bad points reach 10,000 (the score system is not important in the story and
Kouga Yun did not really explain it in detail), Earth will be destroyed by
the Angels.
All the angels are white in colour, white hairs, white eyes and white wings,
except one who got black hair, black eyes and black wings. (Black is considered
to be a unlucky colour on Planet Eden.) His name is Chihaya, and he is a plus
checker. He went to earth with a minus checker called Kagetsuya, and the story
is about different people and events they came accross on Earth. -CM
Flexible Sensation
There is a group of aliens whose spaceship has lain crashed into earth
for centuries. This group of alien is pretty weird. Each individual is
composed of two bodies, and a male one and a female one. The male
character was a descendant of the alien, without his other half, he is
like a normal human. Other aliens try to get him to combine with her
sister, so he can return to his alien form. -LL
^[$@%5%U%i%s!&%<%m!&%S!<%H^[(B 1993 1F Wings 580
^[$@%m!<%i%+%$%6!<^[(B 1992 3 Akita Shoten 390
^[$@;R6!$?$A$OLk$N=;?M^[(B 1990 2F Tairiku Shobou 500
^[$@#B7?F1LA^[(B 1989 1 Kadokawa Shoten 780
^[$@Lk>nDk9q^[(B 1989 1 Akita Shoten 380
^[$@Nx0&^[(B 1989 1 Akita Shoten 380
^[$@%a%?%k!&%O!<%H^[(B 1988 1 Koubunsha? 480
^[$@%5%U%i%s!&%<%m!&%S!<%H^[(B 1993 1 Wings 580
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aka. Aki Kyouma ^[$B=)^[(B ^[$B63K`^[(B
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The Hunter of Darkness
^[$B0G<m;N^[(B 1985 17F Shonen Captain 360
His debut, influenced by the Yumemakura Baku novel, was quite popular among
SC readers. Led to Majinden, his own manga.
Majinden
^[$BKb?MEA^[(B 1985-8 4F Shonen Captain 370
In the OAV (Shin-Majinden/Battle Royal Highschool), Riki Hyodo (school
karate champion) and Toshimitsu Yuki (lone swordsman) are possessed by a
sorcerer and a sprite queen from another dimension. They battle for control
of both worlds, as Zankan (a special agent from an orbiting space station)
attempts to stop them. This covers vol.1 of the manga, and is fairly
different. The manga eventually progresses to a battle in a "virtual reality"
Super Famicom world.
Demons Attack Company
^[$BKb=C7k<R^[(B 1992 5 Shonen Captain 390
Occult cyberpunk. This title was started after he changed his name
to Aki Kyouma. -TK
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Holy War Armageddon
^[$@@;@o#H#A#R#M#A#G#E#D#O#N^[(B 1990 2F Yigen Comics 950
Mixture of short stories along the same theme of demons. The manga is
light and humorous (ie little gore in its violence) and the boy always
seems to get the girl :-) The stories alternate between a fantasy world
and here and now. -ME
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Kusunoki Kei ^[$@Fo7K^[(B
A pretty (!) and young manga-ka who draws horror stories. BTW, she
is PRETTY, sure pretty enough to compete with idol singers. :) -CM
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Buchikamashi Sleeping Beauty
^[$@$V$A$+$^$7L2$jI1^[(B 1992 1F Asuka 390
"Buchikamashi" is a term use to describe the action when one uses his
forehead to hit others' chest or jaws. This is about a girl who walks
around when she sleeps, and this becaomes a problem when she falls in love
with a guy whose mother was abandoned by his father because she was a
sleepwalker! A comedy manga.
Yagami-kun no katei no jijou
^[$@H,?@$/$s$N2HDm$N;v>p^[(B 1990 7F Shougakukan 390
^[$@H,?@$/$s$N2HDm$N;v>p^[(B 1990 4Fw Shougakukan 680
Yagami has a crush on his own mother!!! :) Very funny story.
^[$B54Kb^[(B 1985 1F Wings 910
^[$@Fo7`>l^[(B 1988 1F Wings 780
^[$B9v1jF2^[(B 1F Wings 910
^[$B54@Z4]^[(B 1993 1F Shougakukan 390
^[$@$"$/$^$G%i%V%3%a^[(B 1992 2 Ribbon 390
^[$@Fo7K7f:nC;JT=8^[(B 1990 1F Shougakugan 390
^[$@#e#t#c!%!J%(%H%;%H%i!K^[(B 1991 1F Shinshokan 1200
^[$@%5!<%+%9!&%o%s%@!<^[(B 1991 1F Ribbon 390
^[$@?MO5Ap;f^[(B 1991 1F Wings 490
^[$@MEKb^[(B 2F Ribbon 370
^[$@BgET2q$K$[$($m^[(B 1992 1F Asuka 390
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Capricorn
^[$@%+%W%j%3%s^[(B 5F Shinshokan 490
SF-Fantasy. Other-dimensional planet tries to invade Earth. -YK
Galaxy Warring State Chronicle Rai
^[$@6d2O@o9q72M:EA%i%$^[(B 6 Comp 950
An action adventure set in a parallel universe that resembles Japan in
the Warring State Era. -TK
Other works: The Key of Grasille, The Heaven Gods, Outlanders, Caravan Kid,
Dorakuun (v3), Bananpera, Battle Zone (1990, author?), Junk Party (1991).
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Maki Kouji ^[$@4,Mh8y;N^[(B
His mangas have certain uniqueness and creativity, although I find
his knowledge of occult & mythologies too shallow and his character
design ability severely limited (well, all the major characters in
his manga look the same). Maki can write decent short to medium length
stories but he just cannot write long, consistent stories. This was very
obvious in Godsider, the manga that made him famous (he had two unsuccessful
mangas in SJ before GS). -TK
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Mikistori
^[$@%_%-%9%H%j^[(B 1991 5 Super Jump 500
Mikistori is an archaeologist who was searching an Aztec tomb, but
an abnormal virus turned him into a reincarnation of an Aztec god. His
wife was turned into a cripple, and he works as a hitman so that he can
pay for her operation.
^[$@%a%?%k#K^[(B 1987 1F Shonen Jump 370
^[$@%4%C%I%5%$%@!<^[(B 1988-89 8F Shonen Jump 370
^[$@%6!&%0%j!<%s%"%$%:^[(B 1990 3F Shonen Jump 370
^[$@5!3#@o;N%.%k%U%!!<^[(B 1992 1F Super Jump 900
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Kimagure Orange Road
^[$@$-$^$0$l%*%l%s!y%8%m!<%I^[(B 1987 18F Shonen Jump 390
^[$@$-$^$0$l%*%l%s!y%8%m!<%I^[(B 1992 8Fw Shonen Jump ?
Matsumoto can't draw, but he can sure pick assistants. The story, if you
dissect it, is somewhat corny (Even corny teen-love-comedy can have a decent
story, like B-Virgin). KOR's characters and situations are excellent,
however. It's no good and I like it. :-p -DM
Sesame Street
^[$@$;$5$_!z$9$H$j!<$H^[(B 1990 3 Super Jump 600
Another love triangle: A ronin + his sister-in-law, a virgin widow +
a 17 high-school girl who likes him. -PY
^[$@$^$D$b$H@tC;JT=8!!%0%i%U%#%F%#^[(B 1989 1F 370
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Matsumoto Leiji ^[$@>>K\Nm;N^[(B
Debut: 1954?
I don't like Matsumoto's art style (Sorry, I read quite a few manga of his
but his style never grew on me) that much but he is a true genius at coming
up with great stories and brilliant new concepts. -TK
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Space Cruiser Yamato
^[$@1'Ch@o4O%d%^%H^[(B 2F Akita Shoten 600
One of the first ever mangas to be successfully animated. The TV series
somehow ended up as the dreaded 'Star Blazers'. -IS
Galaxy Express 999
^[$@6d2OE4F;^[(J999 10F Shougakukan 1200
A total classic, Leiji Matsumoto's masterpiece, but I wonder how many
American manga readers have actually seen it. I think Matsumoto's
message of "the strength of the human spirit" comes through strongest in
GE 999 than in any of his other works. The artwork may seem too loose
and sloppy to some but it's a stylistic thing; it grows on you. Check
out his mecha though--really amazing. This and Space Cruiser Yamato
(also by Matsumoto) are probably the major factors behind the SF-boom
(still ongoing) of the early 80's. -KT
Bright Red Book of Revelation 1992 Big Comics
This is a story supposed to take place in the contemporary world. Yuu,
aged 28, doesn't care about money or women. One day he met a young woman,
with a scar on her face. Without knowing anything about her, he made a
contract with her to serve as a combat soldier of the Foreign Legion
called CRIMSON 9999. -PY
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
^[$@%-%c%W%F%s%O!<%m%C%/^[(B 1992 3Fw Akita Shoten 1000
(Other works number at least 20 mangas, including:)
^[$@CK$*$$$I$s^[(B 1971-73 6F SM 600
^[$@@iG/=w2&^[(B 2F Shougakukan 1200
^[$@%/%#!<%s%(%a%i%k%@%9^[(B 1990 2F Kodansha 1000
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Sakigake!! Otokojuku
^[$@3!^[(J!!^[$@CK=N^[(B 1986-91 33F Shonen Jump 390
Violent highschool fights.
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Miyazaki Hayao ^[$@5\:j=Y^[(B
The renowned director of anime films. Anime-only credits include
Future Boy Conan and Famous Detective Holmes.
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People of the Desert
^[$B:=$NL1^[(B 1969-70 Shonen Shoujo Shinbun
Written under the Akitsu Saburo pseudonym.
The Journey of Shuna 1983 s Animage June AM JUJU
An all-watercolor manga which looks more like a miniature roman album
than a manga; considered to be a Nausicaa prototype by some. -EC
It's based on a Tibetan folktale about a prince's journey to find
wheat for his people.
Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
^[$@Iw$NC+$N%J%&%7%+^[(B 198? 4Fa Tokuma Shoten 690
^[$@Iw$NC+$N%J%&%7%+^[(B 1989 6 Animage 380
Laputa, the Castle in the Sky
^[$BE76u$N>k%i%T%e%?^[(B 1986 4Fa Tokuma Shoten 710
My Neighbor Totoro
^[$@$H$J$j$N%H%H%m^[(B 1987 4Fa Tokuma Shoten 610
Kiki's Delivery Service
^[$@Kb=w$NBp5^JX^[(B 1989 4Fa Tokuma Shoten 690
The Age of Hydroplanes s Model Grafix mag.
This color short story was the original inspiration for the Porco Rosso
anime. -EC
Porco Rosso
^[$@9H$NFZ^[(B 1992 4Fa Tokuma Shoten 590
Miyazaki Hayao Misc. Notes
^[$@5\:j=Y$N;(A[%N!<%H^[(B 1992 artbook Dainipponkaika 2300
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Monkey Punch ^[$@%b%s%-!<!&%Q%s%A^[(B (a pseudonym)
Stated influences include Sergio Aragones and Harvey Kurtzman (from
the US MAD Magazine). He also wrote a foreword for the Japanese
edition of the 'Death of Superman' comic.
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Lupin III
^[$@%k%Q%s;0@$%+%j%*%9%H%m$N>k^[(J 4 Y1500
The original Monkey Punch short stories have been reprinted in 4
large soft-cover volumes. I don't know how complete these collections
are, but there may be some confusion with them since there's a second
re-printing with different titles and covers, but apparently the same
stories.
The original Lupin stories were more violent, and had more implied
sex (and naked bodies) than the current incarnation is. The artwork
looks like something that came out of the 1960's Mad magazines. -CH
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