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Rec.arts.manga Manga Guide
Version 5.03
05 November 1993
Part 2/2: N-Z
please send all updates/new entries to:
Iain Sinclair (axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au)
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Nagai Gou ^[$@1J0f^[(J ^[$@9k^[(J
Debut: 1967
In his heyday, this veteran artist was responsible for pushing the
boundaries of good taste. Even today, he is extremely productive
(including reprints, 54 works were released between Jan 1990 and Jan.
1992!). Most of his works contain strong doses of sex and violence. -IS
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Harenchi Gakuen
^[$BGKNwCQ^[(B^[$B3X1`^[(B 1968-70 SJ
This title was publicly burnt by some parents' groups.
Devilman
^[$@%G%S%k%^%s^[(B 1972 5Fw Shonen Magazine 980
The basic story is that after many years, demons (Nagai calls them
daemons) are awakening. Fudo Akira is convinced by his best friend to
participate in an occult ritual which would allow the merging of a daemon
with himself, giving him the powers of a daemon but the mind of a human
being. Various battles ensue as daemons try to destroy mankind. -AN
Shin Devilman is the 'further adventures' of Fudo Akira.
Mazinger Z
^[$@%^%8%s%,!<#Z^[(B 1972 3 Shonen Magazine 690
One of the "giant robot" classics, which was translated into several
different languages.
Cutey Honey
^[$@%-%e!<%F%#!<%O%K!<^[(B 1975 1F Shonen Champion 1000
Cutey is a girl android whose big ability is to change costumes and with that,
powers. She fights a whole series of super villianesses lead by this one
arch-villainess, who she fights at the end of the series (does this sound
familiar?). The manga is definitely violent, sexy, and pretty outrageous
in parts. The anime is toned down substantially. -GF
Shuten Douji
^[$@<jE7F8;R^[(B 1980 6Fw Kodansha 980
It's about this baby who was brought to our world by an oni (ogre).
A childless couple, who happened to be praying at a shrine for a child,
takes the baby from the oni and adopts him. When he grows up (high school),
he begins to have doubs whether or not he is human or oni. There always
seems to be a mysterious force helping him which appears to be an invisible
oni. Anyway, soon a mysterious cult of oni worshippers target him because
they believe he is the incarnation of Shuten Douji who, in their hiearchy of
gods, is the lightbringer or disrupter of darkness. Lots of battles,
graphic violence, mysticism, tying in with folklore, eventual time travel,
dimensional travel, and very interesting plot twists. -AN
Violence Jack
^[$@%P%$%*%l%s%9%8%c%C%/^[(B 1973-7 7Fw Shonen Magazine 1100
New Violence Jack
^[$@?7%P%$%*%l%s%9%8%c%C%/^[(B 1983 Manga Goraku 1100
A huge quake splits the Kanto Plain from the rest of Japan. There is
one hope for the innocent in this desolate plain... the giant known as
VIOLENCE JACK!
Hanappe Bazooka
^[$@2VJ?%P%:!<%+^[(B 1985 5F YJ 600
Hannape's life is interrupted by two demons. One is this green cloaked
male being with a bazooka. The other is a female furry being with a tail,
which projects her magic. Among the things that occur is that Hannape is
cursed with his index finger resembling a sexual organ and any time it is
pointed at a female (humanoids at least), they become sexually aroused.
As you might guess, it gets fairly extreme. It is amazing that despite the
fact that he has not really changed his drawing style that much, he still
manages to convey a sense of sexual vouyerism. -NA
(story by Koike Kazuo)
Mazin Saga
^[$@%^%8%s!&%5!<%,^[(B 1991 3 YJ 1200
Sequel to Mazinger Z -- Mask takes over wearer, Earth is destroyed,
Mars is invaded.
^[$@Kb2&%@%s%F^[(B 1991 1F ? 1350
^[$@$1$C$3$&2>LL^[(B 1990 3F Shuueisha 600
^[$@%0%l!<%H%^%8%s%,!<^[(B 1989 2F Taitosha 700
^[$@54^[(B 1983
^[$@1J0f9kL!2hBgA4=8^[(B 1987 3 Tairiku Shobou 1200
^[$@@(%N2&EA@b^[(B 1985-8 7F Kadokawa Shoten 630
^[$@1J0f9k<+A*=8^[(J 1992 1F Asahi Sonorama 1400
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Nagano Mamoru ^[$@1JLn8n^[(B
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Fool for the City 1987 1F Kadokawa Shoten 880
"Not impressed." "It sorta sucks."
The Five Star Stories
^[$@%U%!%$%V%9%?!<J*8l^[(B 1988 5 Newtype 900
Grand interstellar empires saga, with wars fought out with heavy mecha.
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Nagano Noriko ^[$@1JLn$N$j$3^[(B
Nagano Noriko is a resident manga artist for Animage and Shonen Captain.
Her original, creative and slightly twisted work has a cult following,
and her mangas are hard to find.
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Don't desert me Daisy
^[$B8+<N$F$J$$$G%G!<%8^[(B 1989 3FX Shonen Captain 500
It's about this geek who's fallen in love with a beautiful girl.
But obviously she doesn't want to do anything with him. -HH
(Currently, Tokuma Shoten is deciding whether to reprint Daisy.)
God Save the Sugekoma-kun!
God Save The ^[$@$9$2$3$^$/$s^[(B! 1992 2 Young Magazine 530
A series of short stories centering on the relationship between Sugekoma,
a highschool otaku (complete with shirt pocket full of pens and thick
glasses), and his teacher, Matsuzawa. It's a big send-up of all the H
manga cliches, and there is a subplot concerning the other students -
Junko Fujieda, who can't stand perverts, they make her violent; and
Murata, a masochist who's infatuated with her. -IS
Doushichatta no?! Ken nii-chan
^[$@$I$&$7$A$c$C$?$N!)!*%1%s7;$A$c$s^[(B 1993 Comic Raising
The story is about a mad scientist, Ken, who 'comes after' his childhood
girlfriend, who is now an university student, under the promise they
made when she was 3 years old. -HH
Science Boy Zeroichi-kun
^[$B2J3X>/G/#0#17/^[(B 1993 1F ASCII Corp
I praise them for deciding to publish this one -- this is certainly the
most warped manga amongst her books. -YT
Sci-Fi Motion 1986 1FX Tokuma Shoten
GIVE ME ^[$@$?$^$A$c$s^[(B 1989-90 1F Tokuma Shoten 880
^[$@$*$A$3$_E79q^[(B 1989 X Animage
^[$@$"$s%I%m%$%I%"%s^[(B 1992 Comic Genki
^[$@%*%?%/$N8f<g?M^[(B 1993 1F Take Shobou 700
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Nekobe Neko ^[$@G-It$M$3^[(B
19 Oct 19xx
A shoujou manga writer, who won the 2nd Nakayoshi New Writer award with
the work "First Date". -CM
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^[$@$I$C$-$s%?%$%`%9%j%C%W^[(B 1988 1F Nakayoshi 370
^[$@%Z%s%.%sC5DeCD^[(B 1990 1F Nakayoshi 380
Warning, Goldfish! (Kingyou Chuihou!)
^[$@$-$s$.$gCm0UJs!*^[(B 1989-93 8 Nakayoshi 390
^[$@$-$s$.$gCm0UJs!*^[(B 1992 4Fa Kodansha 800
^[$@$-$s$.$gCm0UJs!*^[(B 1992 1Fa Kodansha 800
This is a cute manga about highschool life. Chitose has to change to a
poorer school due to the death of her rich father. But the business of her
father had collapsed, and the only thing she got is a pink (!) goldfish
(that can fly). She met Wapiko, Shu and Aoi in her new school, but soon knew
that the poor school is too poor to continue its operation. Accidentally, she
got several billions of dollars left in the bank by her father, and she
re-built the poor school. The manga is full of funny cute stuff. Animals
walking around, and face changes from time to time. Very funny, and popular
in Japan.
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Nobe Toshio ^[$@LnItMxM:^[(J
Nobe does draw the girls in a pretty way, and some of the occasional H
materials make me suspect we have a former H artist that made it big. -CPK
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The Legend of Myuu
^[$@%_%e%&$NEA@b^[(B 1991 5F Super Visual C. 850
An ok fantasy adventure story, some H toward the end. -CPK
Nozomi Witches
^[$@$N$>$_"'%&%#%C%A%#%:^[(B 1986 30 YJ 460
Nozomi Witches used to be the number one serial on YJ during its peak
around 89-90. During its beginning (vol. 1-5) it concentrated on this
young, talent, ex-actress high school girl who return from New Zealand,
and she met her next door neighbor Ryotaro. (The 15 year old male lead
of this story.) The next phase of this series is around vol 6-17, with
the main emphasis shifting from Nozomi to Ryotaro as he tries to qualify
for the Seoul Olympics.
From vol. 18 on, is the current phase of this manga (which Nobe called
Book II), It's about Ryotaro's pro boxing life, and the parallel life of his
boxing friend/enemy/understander Yugo Fukuyama. At this stage the
drama side of the story is almost non-existent, and there is really no
suspense between Nozomi and Ryotaro. Character designs also changed. -CPK
^[$@%R%_%3$H$i$$$"$s$0$k^[(B 198? 1F Shougakukan 370
^[$@Lo@8$NBg6u^[(B 198? 11F YJ 370
^[$@%i%$%8%s%0^[(B 1989 1F YJ 460
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Ogino Makoto ^[$@2.Ln^[(J ^[$@??^[(J
Ogino has also done character design for the Coliseum(?) video game.
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Kujaku-Oh (Peacock King)
^[$@9&?}2&^[(J 1986 17F YJ 460
Kujaku-Oh Taimaseiden
^[$@9&?}2&!]B`Kb@;EA!]^[(J 1991 10 YJ 460
This is a sequel to Kujaku-Oh, which brought a second occult boom
to Japanese manga scene. Kujaku-Oh became more of an Epic Occult Saga
after a few volumes, but this sequel is back to the "Demon Hunt" style
that the original Kujaku-Oh was intended to be.
Kujaku is a buddhist monk who belongs to Ura-Kouya, a secret
organization within the Shingon Sect of Buddhism, sole purpose of
which is to destroy demons/monsters. Kujaku was born with the power of
Kujaku-Myouou (Mayuri Vidya-raja, also referred to as Lucifer in some
occult books) which he uses to fight the forces of evil. He's supposed
to have lost his Kujaku-Oh power when he and his twin sister (The Beast of
666) neutralized each other, but he again used power of Kujaku-Oh in Vol.3
of Taimaseiden.
The world of Kujaku-oh is filled with religions, mythology, gods,
demons, monsters, powerful sorcerers/priests. If you like this kind of
stuff, Kujaku-Oh will fill all your needs. However, good knowledge of
religion/mythology is required for full enjoyment of this manga. -TK
Mao
^[$B??5{^[(B 1992 s YJ 30
Mao is the name Kuukai (The founder of Shingon Sect and Kouyasan)
used when he was young. Being enraged by the corrupted nobles and society,
Mao quits the college and becomes a rebel (sort of Robin Hood type) but
got captured by a general named Saknoueno Tamuramaro. While being
tortured, he's visted by a mysterious Bosatsu (Boddhisattva) who
gave a revelation regarding the "True Path." After the encounter, Mao
sets on a journey to find the one who can be his mentor. The manga adds
lots of Ogino's creative imaginations to the historical facts. -TK
ALGO! 1990-1 3F YJ 460
^[$BLk:5rm^[(B 1993 YJ
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Otomo Katsuhiro ^[$@BgM'9nMN^[(B
Drawing manga since 1973, having also worked as an illustrator, TV
commercial director, and character designer & director. Anime credits
include Genma Taisen/Harmaggeddon, Koji Chushi Meirei/The Order to Stop
Construction (in Meikyuu Monogatari/Manie Manie), and Robot Carnival. -IS
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Sayonara Nippon 1982 1F Action
The experiences of Japanese moving to the US; one a judo teacher, the other
a guitarist.
Urge for War (aka. Hard On)
^[$B5$J,$O$bN>^[(B 1982 2F Action
About Japanese involved in a fictional Sino-Soviet war. The work that
brought fame to Otomo in Japan.
Children's Dream
^[$B;RL4^[(B 1983 1F Action
Little girl vs. evil, introverted old man. A typical Otomo story,
this was the first ever manga to win an SF literature prize.
AKIRA
^[$@%"%-%i^[(B 1982-90 6F Young Magazine 1200
^[$@%"%K%aHG%"%-%i^[(B 1988 5Fa Kodansha 690
In 2023, the teenage delinquent Kaneda rides the streets of Neo-Tokyo.
Kaneda's unstable friend, Tetsuo, is the subject of a secret military
experiment which continues the work of the Akira project -- a project
which accidentally started WWIII years before. Tetsuo's new psychic powers
lead to the revival of Akira, and Akira destroys Neo-Tokyo in a moment of
fury. While Tetsuo carves an empire out of the ensuing chaos, his enemies --
Kaneda, other psychics, and the US military -- prepare to take him out.
But Tetsuo's powers are increasing, and his ability to control them is
decreasing...
AKIRA is a special phenomenon, partly because of the huge success of
the movie, and the popularity of Western adaptations. However, Japanese
readers lost interest towards the end of the manga, and the final volume
(whose ending slightly expanded on the original) took nearly three
years to be published.
Kanojo no Omoide...
^[$@H`=w$NA[$$$G!D^[(B 1990 1Fs Kodansha 980
Includes Fireball, Farewell to Weapons, Planet Tako, and other short works.
The Legend of Mother Sarah
^[$@:;N.Me!J%5!<%i!K^[(B 1990 3 Young Magazine 1200
(art by Nagayasu Takumi ^[$B$J$,$d$99*^[(B)
The Earth is rendered uninhabitable by war, and the population flees
to orbiting space stations. Plans to make the Earth habitable again
split the survivors into opposing groups, and Sarah loses her children
when there is an exodus back to Earth. This manga is a story of Sarah's
efforts to be reunited with her children. The art is very polished, but
the story is cliched and excessively grim.
World Apartment Horror
^[$@%o!<%k%I%"%Q!<%H%a%s%H%[%i!<^[(B 1991 1F Young Magazine
(art by Ima Satoshi ^[$@:#IR^[(B)
Yakuza vs. ethnic apartment residents.
ZeD (aka. Roujin Z) 1991 1F Mr. Magazine
(art by Okada Tai ^[$@2,EDBd^[(B)
The manufacturers of a hi-tech, fully-automated sickbed take an old man
away from his nurse, so that they can showcase their product; however,
the sickbed begins to run amok when they neglect the old man. An unusual
and thoughtful piece.
The manga is pretty scrappy, but the OAV is a nice piece of work (for which
Otomo only did the mecha designs). Character designs were by Eguchi Hisashi,
the artist of "Age".
Highway Star 1979 artbook Futabasha
KABA 1989 artbook
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Okazaki Takeshi ^[$@2,:jIp;N^[(B
Like Hagiwara, Okazaki was an assistant of Matsumoto Izumi. -TK
Art seems like "Hagiwara meets Asamiya meets CLAMP". -IS
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Karen-chan
^[$@$+$l$s$A$c$s^[(B 680 1F Kadokawa Shoten 680
Karen is 175cm tall. And she cries easily. -HH
Koi
^[$BNx^[(B 1993 1F South 580
Okazaki remarked that he enjoyed drawing this manga because "it is
his true story". (The co-author is Ookawa Nanase. .. !!)
EXPLORER WOMAN RAY 1988-89 2 Nora 500
^[$@@:Nn;H$$^[(B 1990 3 Kadokawa Shoten 900
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Ouyama Rei ^[$@Bg;3Nh^[(B
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A Midsummer Night's Snowwoman
^[$@??2F$NLk$N%f%-%*%s%J^[(B 1990-92 4F Young Magazine 500
Occult H comedy. Yuki Onna is a beautiful but often malign nymph-like
being of snow appeared in folklores. But it's not the typical one who
possessed Haruaki, the descendant of powerful ghost hunter clan but also a
psychic-impaired sukebei university student. -YK
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Oku Hiroya ^[$@1|^[(J ^[$@$R$m$d^[(J
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Hen
^[$@JQ^[(B 1991 6 YJ 600
This is a very strange story. Suffice it to say that Hen is a "different"
type of manga about high school students in love. -CH
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Ozawa Satoru ^[$B>._7$5$H$k^[(B
This guy was active during the mid 60s to early 70s (I think). For some
reason I can't remember, he retired (I think it might have been illness).
He has done some sports manga, but the ones that make him stand out IMO are:
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Submarine 707
^[$@%5%U%^%j%s#7#0#7^[(B 197? 2F Akita Shoten 700
^[$@%5%U%^%j%s#7#0#7^[(B 197? 6Fw Akita Shoten 1300
Ao no 6-go
^[$B@D$N#69f^[(B 197? 3F Akita Shoten 290
Both of these are basically submarine combat manga. Drawing styles are
somewhat similar to Yokoyama Mitsuteru's later years. Excellent combat
sequences and drama. Multiple sub-combats (kind of unrealistic now I know
more about it, but it was great when I was a kid), funky looking subs,
interesting weapon systems.
He predates Matsumoto Reiji, who became synonymous with mech-battle manga
in 70s. Ozawa writes better looking humans though. I was deeply disappointed
when neither show made it onto the TV. Perhaps some enterprising person will
make an OAV. Better than the Red October! -SA
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Sakura Momoko ^[$@$5$/$i$b$b$3^[(B
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Chibi Maruko-Chan
^[$@$A$S$^$k;R$A$c$s^[(B 1987 10 Ribbon 390
Daily life of an elementary school girl. Probably based on the author's
childhood. -YK
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Saruwatari Tetsuya ^[$@1nEOE/Li^[(B
1959
Described as manga's "standardbearer of violence", featuring super-realistic
art; stories are often poorly-constructed excuses for his trademark scenes
of extreme violence. Saruwatari is a big fan of US and Hongkong action
films. -IS
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Riki-Oh
^[$BNO2&^[(B 88-90 12F Business Jump 500
(story by Takajo Masahiko ^[$@Bk>"@/I'^[(B)
Saruwatari perfected his technique with this manga. The story is probably
the best he's worked with; elements from Riki-Oh turn up in all his later
works. The live-action movie is somewhat nauseating, and remains one of the
few unclassified Hongkong films. Vol.12 has the short story "N.Y. Dust",
which was the prototype for The Hard.
Takajo Masahiko, the author, has also written Hon Ran (^[$B9HO5^[(B) and
Lapis Lazuli (^[$BN\M~^[(B), both on Young Sunday.
The Hard
^[$@%6!&%O!<%I^[(B 1991 8 Business Jump 500
M60-toting Kenji Hado, known as "the Hard", pays his divorce bills by working
in the US as a bounty hunter. Masseria, a ruthless and ambitious mafia boss,
targets his family -- starting with the Hard's father-in-law, a Don in the
NY mafia. Hard's aim, while poor when sober, increases to 100% hit
probability when drunk! This is Saruwatari's best original work.
^[$BNO2&^[(B 88-90 12F Business Jump 500
^[$@%I%C%0%=%k%8%c!<^[(B 87-91 12F Young Jump 500
BAD POLICE 1989 1F Shonen Champion 500
DAN-GAN 1985 5F
^[$@2+6bB@9^5-^[(B 1988 1F
^[$@%8%c%s%0%k!&%-%s%0^[(B 1993 1F Bears Club 500
^[$@%@%`%I^[(B 1992-3 3F Young Jump 500
SOUL 1985 4FX
Shinkahei ABI 1992 s Young Jump 30
^[$BDK2w$"$P$l%V%s20^[(B 1992 Bus. Jump Extra
^[$B9b9;E47}EA%?%U^[(B 1993 YJ
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Saki Okuse ^[$@1|@%Aa5*^[(B
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The Kaenmajin
^[$@2PoeKb?M^[(B 1987 1F Hakusensha 480
Teizokureigari
^[$@DcB/Nn<m$j^[(B 1988 2F Hakusensha 480
Twilight of the Dark Master
^[$@;YG[<T$N2+:*^[(B 1991 1F Wings 810
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Shibata Masahiro ^[$@<FED>;90^[(B
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Kuradharma
^[$@%/%i%@%k%^^[(B 1990 9 Young King 500
In short, it's Sazan Eyes meets Urotsukidouji.
TK reads it for it's exciting story, sophisticated artwork, and intriguing
mysticisms; I, on the other hand, a person in his early twenties, is about
as drained as a 50 year old now. If other Shibata Masahiro mangas are of
equal caliber, it means yet another artist to worship. [DM]
Blue Sonnet
^[$@%V%k!<%=%M%C%H^[(B 198? 19F Hana to Yume 370
I highly recommend Blue Sonnet to anyone who loves great art, action
(& violence), SF and complex plots. In a way, Blue Sonnet is one of
the ultimate psychic action manga. -TK
Shibata has authored at least 20 works, including:
^[$@%9%l%C%8^[(B 1990 2F Jets Comics 490
^[$@%P!<%9%H^[(B 1992 1F Taitosha 680
^[$@%5%$%-%C%/!&%H%i%Y%i!<^[(B 1990 1F Hana to Yume 390
^[$@%_%C%7%s%0%"%$%i%s%9^[(B 1989 1F Hana to Yume 370
^[$@%U%'%6!<%?%C%A%*%Z%l!<%7%g%s^[(B 1989 2F Wings 480
^[$@%O%j%"!<^[(B 1988 1F Hana to Yume 360
^[$@%G%9!&%H%i%C%W^[(B 1992 1F Taitosha 800
^[$@Kb?g5\^[(B 1993 1F Asahi Sonorama 800
^[$@%$%:%J^[(B 1993 1F Akita Shoten 390
^[$@9H$$"'2g40A4HG^[(B 1993 8 Jets Comics 980
^[$@%i%V%7%s%/%m%$%I^[(B 1993 5 Comic Burger 700
^[$@L=3&?M7A%l%t%#!&%I!<%k^[(B 1990 1F Wings 490
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Shiina Takashi ^[$@DGL>9b;V^[(J
24 Jun 1965
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^[$@DGL>I42_E9^[(B 1991 2F SS 390
^[$@#G#SH~?@6K3ZBg:n@o^[(J!! 1992 9 SS 390
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Shirato Sampei ^[$@GrEZ;0J?^[(B
15 Feb 1932
Debut: 1957
Famous author of classic ninja mangas.
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Ninja Bugeicho
^[$@G&<TIp7]D"^[(B 1959-62 17
^[$@G&<TIp7]D"1F4]EA^[(B 1993 3 Shougakukan 1200
Kamui-den
^[$@%+%`%$EA^[(B 1964-71 21F Shougakukan 500
Kamui Den is the story of a young boy growing up to become a ninja. It's his
life of training and ends when he realizes that he doesn't want to be a ninja
and decides to become a nukenin or outlaw ninja, someone who is not affiliated
with an organization and is hunted to leaving the organization. Kamui Gaiden
is the continuing story of Kamui after he leaves his organization. -AN
Sasuke
^[$@%5%9%1^[(B 1961-7 2F Shougakukan 1010
Sasuke is the story of a ninja child that starts right after the battle of
Sekigahara where Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes shogun of Japan. Sarutobi Sasuke
(Jump Like Monkey Sasuke) was a famous ninja in the employ of Sanada Daisuke
who fought for Hideyoshi's side (losing side) against Ieyasu. He was believed
to have committed suicide when he was trapped in a castle, but the story takes
off that he really escaped and that Sarutobi is not a name of a ninja but a
whole ninja clan. -AN
Watari
^[$@%o%?%j^[(B 1965 5F Kodansha 580
This story was about a ninja war and the things they did were much more
superhuman. It was made into a live action movie many, many years ago.
Kogarashi Kushi 1957 X
Kaze no Ishinoru 1960 X
La pesca 1967 X
Bacchus 1976 X
^[$@%+%`%$30EA^[(B 1982-7 12 Shougakukan 400
^[$@%+%`%$EABh#2It^[(B 1988-91 8F Shougakukan 500
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Shirow Masamune ^[$@;NO:@5=!^[(B (a psuedonym)
23 November, 1961
A talented recluse who has apparently still not "given up his day job".
There is a noticeable improvement in his work after he sacked his only
assistant (in 1989?).
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Appleseed
^[$@%"%C%W%k%7!<%I^[(B 1988 5 Comic Gaia 880
The true classic about the great ESWAT pair of Briareos and Deunan Knute.
The artwork is fantastic, and the character designs are very sensual.
But the story takes a lot of work to follow. -CH
Appleseed Databook
^[$@%"%C%W%k%7!<%I!&%G!<%?%V%C%/^[(B 1990 1F Seishinsha 880
Includes a timeline, organisations of Olympus, character details, mecha
designs, sketches, a substantial short story, and other goodies.
The Ghost in the Shell
^[$@963L5!F0Bb^[(B 1991 1 YM Kaizokuban 1000
In the near future, a female cyborg cop leads the crack 9th division,
or the "Shell" mobile strike force to combat crime. To combat the early
release of pirate copy, Shirow had drawn some 36 additional color pages;
combined with the original color opening pages, there are 64 gorgeous color
pages out of 348 pages in book #1. While Shirow's works are known to be
difficult to understand, this book doesn't offer the plot twisting intrigue
of Appleseed. Most of the difficulty for the reader would come from the
technical terms about mechanics, science, and cyberspace. [DM]
Intron Depot
^[$@%$%s%H%m%s%G%]^[(B 1992 1F Seishinsha 2400
A lavish artbook which includes nearly all of Shirow's color work since 1982.
^[$@%V%i%C%/%^%8%C%/^[(B 1986 1F Seishinsha 880
^[$@%V%i%C%/%^%8%C%/#M#6#63(%3%s%F^[(B 1986 1F Seishinsha 1240
^[$@%I%_%K%*%s^[(B 1987 1 Hakusensha 880
^[$@@g=QD6963L%*%j%*%s^[(B 1991 1F Comic Gaia 950
^[$@%(%C%/%=%s%G%]^[(B 1992 Comic Gaia
^[$BK*$NOG@1^[(B 1993 Comic Gaia
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Sonoda Ken'ichi ^[$@1`ED7r0l^[(J
A prominent doujinshi artist, rising to fame as character designer for
various anime, notably Bubblegum Crisis, Gall Force, and Riding Bean.
Has done Samurai Pizza Cats doujinshi, and character designs for a
Super Famicom strip-mahjong game.
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Sonoda Ken'ichi Early Works Compilation "Fuse Box"
^[$@1`ED7r0l=i4|:nIJ=8!V#F#u#s#e!!#B#O#X!W^[(B 1992 1F Hakuyashabou 980
It's a collection of Sonoda stories, nothing really outstanding. It was
the first Sonoda manga I'd picked up, and I wasn't all that impressed. -CH
Sonoda Ken'ichi Comic Selection
^[$@1`ED7r0l%3%_%C%/%;%l%/%7%g%s!J2>!K^[(B 1991 1F Bandai 1500
Gun Smith Cats 1991 3 Afternoon 500
It's got decent action and story, but not outstanding comparing with others
doing shoot-em-up-action-suspense mangas. This is like saying A.C. Green is
an average NBA player; he can still kick butt playing street ball. Japan's
got a lot of them, and not all of them well fed, I'm afraid. -DM
Garden Party 1992? artbook
Includes BGC, lots of Gall Force, Riding Bean, GSC, Otaku no Video, an
interview, and annoated illustrations. [jwinkelman@vmsa.oac.uci.edu]
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Tachihara Ayumi ^[$@N)86$"$f$_^[(B
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I'm Willy
^[$@%\%/$O%&%#%j!<^[(B 1985 350
Sora is a guy in high school who spends the first two volumes
running around having sex with various women and cheating on
his girlfriend. (He calls his penis "Willy," so that's where
the title comes from).
Then, near the beginning of the third volume, he wakes up one
morning and finds that he's been changed into a girl. Sora
tries to get adjusted to this (runs around having more sex),
and then this transformation gets tied into a pretty incoherent
alien invasion story. (-via GS)
^[$@$5$/$i$s$\J*8l^[(B 1990-93 17F Be Love KC 390
^[$@K\5$^[(B 36 Shonen Champion 390
^[$@?N5A^[(B 1988 11 Young Champion 500
^[$@G~$A$c$s$N%p%?!&%;%/%9%"%j%9^[(B 1989-90 6 Shuueisha 600
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31 March 19xx, Tokyo
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Everyday is Sunday
^[$@KhF|$,F|MKF|^[(B 1988-9 2F Action 480
^[$@KhF|$,F|MKF|^[(B 1991 1Fa Futabasha 850
Policewoman Takashita Yumi, who when necessary can muster great
strength, and a carefree "professional" magician (Ichidaiji To-ru)
who practically has nothing to do other than walking around (he is waiting
for the World Master Magician to come back to accept him as apprentice).
In each story, that guy tries to explain a little bit about tricks used
in magic.
Personally I don't like it really much. I don't find it funny,
that's it. The two characters seem to fool around without particularly
interesting things happening. -PY
Toritsuki-kun
^[$@%H%j%D%-$/$s^[(B 1991 1F Take Shobou 560
You need to know Japanese Mah-Jong rules to get anything out of this.
Super Cat Girl Nukunuku (Ban'noh bunka Neko Musume)
^[$@K|G=J82=G-L<^[(B 1993 1F Futabasha 2000
This manga was running in a mag that was later on stopped, and the
story wasn't long enough for one volume. After the successful OAVs
were made, the character designer (Moriyama Yuuji) finished off the
manga so that a volume could be released.
Aien Kien
^[$B9g1o4s1o^[(B 1993 artbook Kodansha 1950
This book's got a lot of colored Sazan Eyes illustrations (plus material
from the days he was a real green horn, and some CD jackets he has done
for varies Gundam related merchandise. The last several pages of the book
contains indexes and explainations to varies illustrations much the same way
Intron Depot contains Shiro's explainations/comments, in both English and
Japanese. -DC
^[$@%9%]!<%7%g%s#K#I#D#s^[(B 1988 2F Young Magazine 1988
3x3 EYES 1987 15 Young Magazine 500
3x3 EYES anime-ban 1992 4Fa Kodansha 790
BLUE SEED 1992 Comic Gamma
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Oss!! Karate Club
^[$@2!G&!*!*6u<jIt^[(J 1986-93 32 YJ 460
An outrageous, funny and violent martial arts manga, currently the
longest runnning title in YJ. The hero is 17-year old Takagi Yoshiyuki,
one-time captain of the karate club in the toughest highschool in Kansai.
He is forced to fight his way to the top of local street gangs, the action
escalating dramatically as he becomes Soul of Osaka, Soul of Tokyo, and
the toughest martial artist in all Japan.
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Urusei Yatsura (aka. "Lum")
^[$@$&$k@1$d$D$i^[(B 1979-85 34F Shonen Sunday 390
^[$@$&$k@1$d$D$i^[(B 1989 15Fw Shonen Sunday 680
Ataru Moroboshi, the unluckiest boy in the world, is randomly selected
as Earth's champion to defeat an alien in a contest with the world at
stake. A complete lecher, he agrees when he finds the contest is tag
and the quarry is the beautiful demon princess Lum. After many
humiliating misses (no one told him Lum could fly), his long-suffering,
unnaturally-strong "girlfriend" Shinobu promises to marry him if he
wins. He does, and declares that he will be married, which the aliens
take as a proposal. So he ends up engaged to a jealous alien every boy
desires, while chasing every other girl in town, not to mention the
galaxy. [TM]
Maison Ikkoku
^[$@$a$>$s0l9o^[(B 1987 15F BC Spirits 500
^[$@$a$>$s0l9o^[(B 1991 9Fw BC Spirits 500
Maison Ikkoku is about the residents of an old boarding house, and
the romantic involvement between Godai, a perennial ronin, and
Kyoko, the widowed manager who hasn't let go of her late husband. [TM]
Mermaid's Forest
^[$@?M5{$N?9^[(B 1989 1F Shonen Sunday 1200
Mermaid's Scar
^[$@?M5{$N=}^[(B 1993 1F Shonen Sunday 1200
The story of Youta, a 500 year old "young man", and Mana, a 17 year-old
young girl. They both ate the flesh of mermaid, which gave them immortality.
Rumick World
^[$@$k!<$_$C$/$o!<$k$I^[(B 1990 3F Shougakukan 710
The OAVs from this series include: Firetripper, about a girl who
experiences a timewarp after an explosion; Warau Hyouteki (Laughing Target);
and The Supergirl.
Ranma Nibunnoichi
^[$@$i$s$^#1!?#2^[(B 1987 26 Shonen Sunday 390
Ranma is a martial artist whose training in China left him with a curse:
he transforms into female when splashed with cold water, and back to male
when splashed with hot. Other characters are similarly cursed (turning
into pandas, cats, etc). He is engaged to Akane, the youngest of three
daughters, and lives in her father's doujou (which he is supposed to
inherit). Typical Takahashi stuff with tons of romance, bizarre
situations, slapstick, and gender-bending. Vol.22 has been banned in
Singapore, probably because of the seppuku scene. -IS
Kannon Slim s
A girl secretly loves a handsome guy (who is popular among girls), but is
ashamed by her non-slimness (not fatness!). She wants to go to a ball in
a tight gown, so she decides to go for an accelerated slimming course -
Kunnon Slimming, which takes place in a temple. The coach, surprise
surprise, is a guy no much older than the girl. -PY
^[$@#1%]%s%I$NJ!2;^[(B 1989 2 Young Sunday 500
P's Tragedy s
Where is Minako? s
^[$@#L%5%$%:$N9,$;^[(B s
Moon King 1992 s Newtype
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Takeuchi Naoko ^[$@IpFbD>;R^[(B
15 Mar 1970
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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
^[$@H~>/=w@o;N%;!<%i!<%`!<%s^[(B 1992 5 Nakayoshi 390
(v4, Nakayoshi comics (Kodansha), TV anime+anime comics/v7)
When a cat named Luna gives a brooch to the ditzy blonde Usagi, Usagi finds
that she can transform into a superhero devoted to fighting the forces of
darkness. Her friends Ami, Rei, and Makoto are similarly transformed,
with powers derived from the kanji for their names, and costumes derived
from their sailor-suit school uniforms. While the manga is shoujo, the
anime (only loosely related) has many male fans.
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Tony Takezaki ^[$@%H%K!<$?$1$6$-^[(J
Takezaki's style is detailed and realistic, and has clearly been influenced
by Otomo and Umezu. A versatile artist/writer, who has a strong sense of
visual humor. Takezaki also contributed to the vol.2 of the Ariel manga.
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AD POLICE 25:00
^[$@#A#D!P#O#L#I#C#E^[(B 1990 1F Bandai 880
AD POLICE Ultimate City
^[$@#A#D!P#O#L#I#C#E=*_aET;T^[(B 1990 1F Bandai 880
Various stories inspired by the AD Police anime; there's some serious
stories, and some extremely flippant ones. Unravelling brains, hentai
boomers, it's all there. 25:00 reads left to right, is bilingual (English/
Japanese, with a WILD English translation), and has a "comic" which takes
the piss out of Bubblegum Crisis, among other things.
Dr. Kishiwada's Scientific Affection
^[$@4_OBEDGn;N$N2J3XE*0&>p^[(J 1991 3 Afternoon 560
The title is a pun on the Japanese title of the "Dr. Strangelove" movie.
The hero is Dr. Kishiwada, a brilliant but demented scientist, who creates
bizarre mechs, battles the forces of evil, or just stuffs around. There are
dozens of parodies of B-grade SF movies, shlocky TV and crappy movies, but
essentially it's quite unique. Crazy, slick and very funny.
Genocyber
^[$@%8%'%N%5%$%P!<^[(B 1992 1 Comic Self 780
Bio-weapons on the loose. Pretty awful. And they're making OAVs out of it!
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Tanaka Masasi ^[$@EDCf@/;V^[(J
Things present in most manga (eg. dialogue, screen tone) are usually
absent in Tanaka Masashi's manga. Instead, the emphasis is on extremely
detailed, atmospheric art. There's always lots of action and dark humor. -IS
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Flash
^[$@%U%i%C%7^[(B 1986-90 3F Morning 750
Flash is a bandit from the wild west, seemingly impervious to harm.
In the last two volumes, the art is particularly good, and there's almost no
dialogue. Vol.3 contains the first Gon story, 'The Junior'.
Unidentified Prince Object U.P.O.
^[$@L$3NG'%W%j%s%9J*BN^[(B 1990 1F Morning 720
A prince singlemindedly pursues his princess, ploughing through Nazis,
demons and medieval battlefields in the process.
Gon
^[$@%4%s^[(B 1992 2 Morning 530
A baby dinosaur causes havoc throughout the animal kingdom. No dialogue
at all. A manga with extremely wide appeal.
^[$B;xBgKA81^[(B 1991 1F Afternoon 800
^[$BKA81%t%#%/%H%j%"9f^[(B 1988 1 Morning 700
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Gokuu Midnight Eye
^[$@%4%/%&^[(B 1988-92 4 Comic Burger 500
The two OAV's I've seen are pretty good, but the early mangas are rather dull.
Gokuu is based on the monkey king stories. He's a private detective, with a
cyborg eye tied into the world's computer networks, and an expanding explosive
staff. -CH
^[$@%3%V%i^[(B 1988 10 Shuueisha 580
KABUTO 1988 2F Shuueisha 850
TAKERU 1993 1 Comic Burger 1500
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Tezuka Osamu ^[$@<jDM<#Cn^[(J
Nov 3 1926 (Osaka) - 9 Feb 1989
Widely regarded as "the god of manga". Tezuka's first manga appeared
when he was 20, while he was studying at university. He went on to
become a qualified doctor, and his works eventually amounted to over
150,000 pages, revolutionising the manga industry. Most of his mangas
are intelligent, mature and expertly told, and have lost none of their
impact.
Only the most recent editions of Tezuka's mangas are listed here.
Older printings can probably be obtained more cheaply.
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Tetsuwan Atom
^[$@E4OS%"%H%`^[(B 18F Kodansha 570
Probably needs no introduction. Originally a comic (with evolving styles)
about a 100000hp robot in shape of a boy. Made into a phenomenally
successful TV series in the early 60s. English version 'Astroboy' or
'Mighty Atom'. Remade into another TV series in the 80s (forgot when).
My favorite episodes are: 'Roboido', 'Robio & Robiet', 'Shijo saidai no
robot (Greatest robot ever)'. It even ran in newspapers for a while. -SA
Jungle Emperor
^[$@%8%c%s%0%kBgDk^[(B 3F Kodansha 520
Story of Leo the white lion. Blockbuster success as TV series in form of
'Jungle Taitei', 'Shin-Jungle Taitei' and 'Shin-Jungle Taitei, Susume Leo'.
Broadcast abroad as 'Kimba the white lion'. TV serialization basically
lost all the drama of the original, though. -SA
W3
^[$@%o%s%@!<%9%j!<^[(B 3F Kodansha 570
Story of 3 intergalactic agents sent to earth to investigate whether the
Earth should be destroyed to save the galaxy from its barbaric ways.
They disguise themselves as a rabbit (Colonel Bokko), a duck (Lieutenant
Pukko) and a horse (Sergeant Nokko). -SA
Big X 4F Kodansha 570
The story of an heir to the secret formula of the Nazi V4 project and his
struggle against the Neo-Nazi organization. The comic set I have doesn't
have all the stories I remember as a kid. I wonder if that means that some
episodes were lost. -SA
Vampire
^[$@%P%s%Q%$%d^[(B 3F Kodansha 570
Actually about Werewolves and werebeings. I don't remember the comic
stories actually finishing though. Heavily features Tezuka's two regular
characters: Manabe Rokuro (Rock) and Hige Oyaji. The TV series had both
live action and cel animation. -SA
Dororo
^[$B$I$m$m^[(B 4F Kodansha 570
An unborn child's body is promised to a hundred monsters in exchange for
power by a 16th century noble. The child grows up and start killing off
the monsters to regain his missing body-parts (he is heavily prosthesized).
Dororo is a hanger-on child of a brigand. -SA
A Knight with Ribbons
^[$@%j%\%s$N53;N^[(B 3F Kodansha 570
One of the few Tezuka Shoujo manga. The story is about this princess who
has to pretend she is a man to prevent succession problems. -SA
Microid S
^[$@%_%/%m%$%I#S^[(B 3F Kodansha
Small sized humanoids with insect wings attempt to destroy humans or
something like that. -SA
Triton of the Seas
^[$@B3$N%H%j%H%s^[(B 4F Kodansha 570
The manga wasn't all that popular, but the TV version became phenomenally
popular, especially among teenage female anime fans. The last of the
Triton tribe fights against the Poseidon tribe. -SA
Ambassador Magma
^[$@%^%0%^Bg;H^[(B 3F Kodansha
Another short Tezuka series. This was made into a TV live action monster
series (kind of like Ultraman) and was pretty popular. -SA
Firebird
^[$B2P$ND;^[(B 1977-80 9 Kodansha 570
Tezuka's most profound and ambitious work, dealing with man's quest for
immortality. Unfinished.
Black Jack
^[$B%V%i%C%/!&%8%!%C%/^[(B 12F Shonen Champion 12F
Medical Manga. Black Jack is an illegal but talented surgeon.
He is in conflict with the conservative medical establishment, for
using radical and supernatural techniques to combat rare afflictions.
BTW, Tezuka Osamu is a qualified doctor.
Aufruf an Adolf!
^[$@%"%I%k%U$K9p$O^[(B 1992 5F Bunshun Bunko
"This is a story about three men named Adolf. Although each led
different lives, they were tied to one another by a single string called
destiny. Now that the last Adolf has died, I would like leave this
story to our sons. My name is Souhei Touge..... the main supporting
role and narrator of this story...."
I'd actually give a rating of 6 out of 5 for the story... It has one
of the most compelling plots in the history of manga. It is Tezuka's
masterpiece, and one I'd recommend to anyone... provided they have a
translation to go with it... If you can understand Japanese and have
the money, just get out of your terminal immediately and go get
this... It's worth it. -KM
Crime & Punishment
^[$B:a$HH31Q8lHG^[(B 1F Japan Times 1030
This is an adaptation of Dostoevsky's classic work. The Japan Times
edition is in English, with Japanese footnotes, intended for Japanese
readers (translator: Frederik Schodt).
^[$@<7?'$$$s$3^[(J 5F Akita Shoten 500
^[$@6u5$$NDl^[(J 1F Akita Shoten 1000
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Togami Yoshihisa ^[$@$?$,$_$h$7$R$5^[(B
Debut: 1978
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Pepper 1991 1Fw Akita Shoten 1800
A US Western story. (ISBN4-253-10232-8 C0079 P1800E)
NERVOUS BREAKDOWN 1990 6 Nora 520
Andou, a very weak guy, throws up every time, but sharp as razor forms
a detective company - with him as the president. His office has five people,
including a former police detective in his 50s; Miwa (airheaded but strong);
and another very rich woman, who loves Andou (like Miwa). Mostly, they
are short stories, with the only continuity being the women fighting
over Andou. -HH
^[$@LGF|^[(B 1987 5F Shonen Captain 380
^[$@2f$,L>$OO5^[(B 1987 2F Akita Shoten 1000
^[$@%U%!%$%?!<^[(B 1990-1 4 Jets Comics 490
^[$@7Z0fBt%7%s%I%m!<%`^[(B 1990-1 5F Super Visual C. 780
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^[$@$F$s$G@-0-%-%e!<%T%C%I^[(B 1990 4F Shuueisha 390
I'm Not Afraid of the Wolf!! 1F Shuueisha 390
Yuu*Yuu*Hakusho (aka. "Astral Visit Report", "Report of Playful Ghost")
^[$@M)!yM7!yGr=q^[(B 1991 14 Shonen Jump 390
Occult action comedy. The Worst Kind of bad boy, Urameshi Yuusuke, died when
he accidentally saved a child. But his death was so unpredictable that even
the Judge of the Deads can't decide whether he must go heaven or hell. He
had to carry out a quest to decide his destiny. Or to return to life again.
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Toriyama Akira ^[$@D;;3^[(J ^[$@L@^[(B
His manga, aimed at children, are extremely popular. He also did graphic
design work for the Dragon Quest video game, which was later animated.
A Dragon Quest manga based on the game appeared, with art by Inada Kouji
and story by Sanjou Riku; this was also made into an anime. (Toriyama
has nothing to do with the DragonQuest manga.) He also worked on two
anime in 1990 (incl. Pink).
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Dr. Slump
^[$@%I%/%?!<%9%i%s%W^[(J 1980 18 SJ
A series of strange stories (sometimes building on each other) about
a silly mad inventor, and his young-girl robot, Arare. Lots of puns,
toilet humor, and sex jokes. -CH
It was extremely popular in Japan, and
brought him into prominence. The decision to animate Dr. Slump was taken
5 weeks after the manga started, setting a new record.
Sakugekijou
^[$@:n7`>l^[(B 1983 2 Shonen Jump 360
A work that came out after Dr. Slump had started, but before Dragon
Ball. Shows exactly the same kind of twisted bathroom humor as Dr.
Slump, but with some of the combat sequences that appeared later in
Dragon Ball. Has many of the same character designs, but with a
slightly different story line.
DRAGON BALL 1985 36 Shonen Jump 390
An RPG arcade game-style series with Son Goku searching out the location
of the seven powerful Dragon Balls. When they are brought together, the
balls will grant the possessor one wish. Lots of toilet and sexual humor.
Very silly, but lots of fun. This series also metamorphed into Dragon Ball Z,
which has the same manga name as the original. Most of the character
designs are based on those in Dr. Slump. -CH
Hey, I know this sounds odd, but Toriyama Akira should be given credit
for his unique artwork and designs... and the story is pretty good if
you just read the first three volumes or so... (actually, it ain't
that bad until you get past vol.12 or somewhere around there.) -KM
I actually liked it more after it got more serious. It seemed too much
like Dr Slump in the beginning--I liked Dr Slump, but I was expecting
something more different. One thing I love about the DB is watching
Gokuu grow up and I actually liked that "enemy character even stronger
than the last" thing. I think though, that Toriyama should have ended it
after the Freeza battle. I mean, Freeza was the strongest in the
universe and Gokuu beat him. (Vegeeta was supposed to be the strongest
when he first appeared but I kinda figure that was just his ego talking)
After that, what can you do? The cyborgs and Sel (Cel?) are a real
letdown after Freeza. -KT
Toriyama Akira's Unskillful Manga Laboratory
^[$BD;;3L@$N2<<!$C$TL!2h8&5f^[(B Shuueisha
A "how to draw manga" instruction book.
^[$@D;;3L@!{:n7`>l^[(B 1983 2 Shuueisha 360
Dabu and Peter One 1992 Virtual Jump
^[$B%I%i%4%s%\!<%k#Z6d2O%.%j%.%j$V$C$A$.$j$N@($$E[^[(B Shuueisha 690
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U-jin ^[$@M7?M^[(B
15 Jun 1959
U-jin="PlayPerson".
A reasonably well-known H artist, whose high-quality art, and bizarre
sicko stories, make him stand out from the others.
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ANGEL 1989-90 5 Young Sunday 500
This was reprinted in 1993, completely unaltered, with the addition
of random dot stereograms.
He has authored dozens of works, including:
Juliet 1992 3 Young Sunday 500
^[$@M7?M%V%i%s%I^[(B 1991 6 Studio Ship 500
^[$@%U%m%C%0%^%s^[(B 1993 1 Read-sha 500
^[$@%&%)!<%-%s%0%*%s^[(B 1988-9 2 Morning 480
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Urasawa Naoki ^[$@1:BtD><y^[(J
2 Jan 1960
Most of Naoki's characters are reused in each new series. But he
has a truly great mastery of comic expression, and serious tension
building. -CH
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Pineapple Army
^[$@%Q%$%J%C%W%k#A#R#M#Y^[(B 1986-8 10 Shougakukan 480
(story by Kudou Kazuya ^[$@9)F#$+$:$d^[(B)
An ex-military man trains others to defend themselves, on the condition
that he never gets involved himself. But he always does, anyway.
The stories always have a nice twist to the plot, are well-written,
and have great artwork. -CH
YAWARA! 1987 29F BC Spirits 500
Judo romance comedy. A Judo champion girl who wants to have fun just like
other girls, and her strict grandfather who wants her to triumph in
Judo tournaments. -PY
Master Keaton
^[$@#M#A#S#T#E#R!!%-!<%H%s^[(B 1993 13 BC Original 500
(story by Katsuhika Hokusei ^[$@1:BtD><y^[(B)
Well, the main character is this guy who's half Japanese, half English.
He's a lecturer at a university, and is an archaeologist... but then again,
he works as an operative/detective for Lloyds of London. He used to be in
the SAS and is a veteran of the Falklands War, and was one of the members
of the Iran Embassy incident... it's Indy J. + Pineapple Army + some other
things divided by 3. If you liked Pineapple Army, you'd like it. -KM
^[$@1:BtD><yC;JT=8!!#N#A#S#A^[(B 1988 1F Shougakukan 480
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Ueshiba Reach ^[$@?"<GM}0l^[(J
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Discommunication
^[$@%G%#%9%3%_%e%K%1!<%7%g%s^[(J 1992 3 Afternoon 500
An ordinary schoolgirl, and a strange guy who performs magic rituals.
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Umezu Kazuo ^[$@G`?^$+$:$*^[(B
A famous and very influential horror artist, whose art is crude and
disturbing in the extreme. -IS
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^[$@#1#4:P^[(B 1991 11 BC Spirits 500
In the near future, the world is bleak and heavily industrialised. One
day, a scientist finds that a lump of chicken meat (in an experimental vat)
is becoming sentient. The lump eventually grows into Chicken George, who
seeks revenge on humanity for their mistreatment of animals. But he falls
in love with a human girl.
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Wada Shinji ^[$@OBED?5Fs^[(J
Does action manga often with women as the main characters. Intended
for a shoujo audience. -NA
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Sukeban Deka
^[$@%9%1%P%s7:;v^[(B 19?? 21 Hana to Yume 350
Mainly about an agent named Asamiya Saki fighting various evil
organizations. She uses a yo-yo as a weapon and a symbol. The one
OVA is supposed to be more closely tied to the original premise. -NA
Mystery Thief Amaririsu
^[$@2xEp%"%^%j%j%9^[(J 1991 6 Hana to Yume 390
Amaririsu is a super thief, whose real name is Shizaki Nana (a high
school student). Nana wears a wig in her non-thief identity. She
can disguise herself, is extremely athletic, highly skilled, and
a determination to always end up on top. The stories are about her
life and adventures. Her mother is Shizaki Yukino, a retired thief
who went by the title Kaito Narushisu. Another character named
Sugar is an inventor/technician/helper who makes sure Nana has the
equipment she needs to succeed. In vol.3, there is a change in direction
of the story (which is spoofed by the artist/author in the title frames),
in which Nana gets a job as an idol singer with the title Flower
Dream Nana (she has a trick wand too).
^[$@%T%0%^%j%*^[(B -1990 27F Hana to Yume 390
^[$@$"$5$.?'$NEA@b^[(B 1990 4 Hana to Yume 390
^[$@D6>/=wL@F|9a^[(J 1989 2 Hana to Yume 390
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Yamamoto Naoki ^[$@;3K\D><y^[(B
He used to be known as the character designer for some of the
Cream Lemon series. Some of his H mangas are under the aliases
Moriyama Tou and Touyama Mori.
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Blue
^[$@%V%k!<^[(B 1991 t Yukitachisha 12000
Declared harmful to minors.
Happa 64
(?)
Something about this twin girls fall for the same guy. Lots of close
calls (sex) and one of them eventually went to bed with him. -DM
^[$@$4$a$s$M#B%\!<%$^[(B 1988 1F Comic Burger 480
^[$@$"$5$C$F#D#a#n#c#e^[(J 1990 7F BC Spirits 500
YOUNG & FINE 1992 1 Action 750
^[$@KM$i$O$_$s$J@8$-$F$$$k^[(B 1993 4F BC Spirits 500
^[$@L4$G0)$$$^$7$g$&^[(B 1993 1 Koubunsha 800
^[$B$+$b$7$@7/!&%U%!%$%H!*^[(B 1993 1 France Shoin 450
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Yano Kentarou ^[$BLpLn7rB@O:^[(B
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Network Warrior
^[$@%M%C%H%o!<%/@o;N^[(B 1991 1F Comic Nora 550
If Usenet has a manga, this would be it. The stories within the story are
loosely connected by common characters, the heroes, and the mysterious "D".
Network Warrior is like Tron meets Vagrant, and unlike the latter, this story
actually makes sense. Not a spectacular piece by itself. It's mentioned here
because 1) it came in the "TK manga leasing program" package, 2) somebody had
asked a long time ago whether if a manga about computer networks exists, and
3) it makes a nice warm-up for the other Yano Kentaro titles .... -DM
Elder Gods Legend (Jashin Tensetsu)
^[$B<Y?@EB@b%7%j!<%:^[(B 1992-3 5 Comic Nora 520
1. Lamia 2. Dark Mermaid 3. Last Creator 4. Confusion
Like his other work I just mentioned above, the Demon Legend stories are
very loosely connected. There are no regular characters except the four Demon
Gods, which probably weren't Yano's creation anyway (The man is obviously
heavily inspired by H.P. Lovecraft). This is not a drawback, however, as the
lack of regulars gives the author the freedom to create/kill-off his
characters, and thus a real sense of danger for them. One of the short
stories, Dark Mermaid, stands out as a particular masterpiece (It was
reprinted in Family Comics). The rest of the stories are no less interesting
either. There are occasions, however, when a plot twist seems artificial
just to achieve convenient dramatic effects. Yano also employs a liberal
amount of female nudities during important scenes - just so to keep your
attention on the page, although explicit sex never occured in this manga.
Given the kind of people who reads Comic Nora, however, these tactics are
useful and often necessary, and therefore not a problem with me. Yano seems
to possess a lot of creativity, even though he seems to have trouble focusing
it. Coherent or not, Yano's stories can still be very involving. This is
another series I would recommend manga lovers to look into. -DM
^[$@54<m=C^[(B 1988-90 3F Business Jump 450
^[$@%H%C%W$r$M$i$(!*%M%/%9%H!&%8%'%M%l!<%7%g%s^[(B Bandai 980
^[$@%M%3$8$c$J$$$b$s!*^[(B 1991-92 11 Young Jump 800
Arve Z 1992 1 Rapport 500
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Yasuhiko Yoshikazu ^[$@0BI'NIOB^[(B
Yasuhiko also did a lot of character design for anime such as Gundam, Crusher
Joe, Kaze to ki no shi/The poems of wind and wood (shoujo).
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Venus Wars
^[$@%t%#%J%9@o5-^[(B 1987-90 4F Nora 500
Made into anime.
^[$@%J%`%8!]BgT"<g!]^[(B 1987-91 5F Tokuma Shoten 1000
^[$BFz?'$N%H%m%D%-!<^[(B 1992 3 Cho Shuppan 800
^[$@#C%3!<%H^[(B 1988 1F Shonen Captain 370
^[$@%/%k%I$N@1^[(B 1990 2F Shonen Captain 980
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Yasunaga Kouichirou ^[$@0B1J9R0lO:^[(B
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Prefectural Earth Defence Force (Kenritsu chikyuu boueigun)
^[$B8)N)CO5eKI1R73^[(B 1984 4FX SS Monthly 350
Yes, it's hysterical. At least as funny as the OVA, if not funnier, and
it's longer. ^_^ -KT
D-Cup Hunter
^[$@5pF}%O%s%?!<^[(B 1990 2F SS Monthly 500
The story of a high school girl with small breasts who goes around
disguised as the "Kyonyuu Hunter" (she stuffs her shirt for the role),
collecting breast-prints of women who use their large breasts for evil
purposes. Incredibly stupid, pretty funny, Boueigun is better. -KT
Nakano Army Prep School (Rikugun Nakano yobikou)
^[$@N&73CfLnM=Hw9;^[(B 1986 6 SS Monthly 360
It's a lot like Boueigun in its characters and concept. Boueigun is a lot
wilder and funnier, though. -KT
^[$@3$Dl?MN`%"%s%A%g%S!<^[(B 1993 2 SS Monthly 500
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Yokoyama Mitsuteru ^[$B2#;38w51^[(B
A prolific writer in the 60's and contemporary of Tezuka. His early works
are visibly (IMHO) inferior to Tezuka's works of the times, though he did
improve a lot. -SA
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Tetsujin #28
^[$BE4?M#2#89f^[(B 10F Akita Shoten 380
A popular series about the same time as the Tetsuwan atom (early 60s).
Decidedly inferior drawing. Still, the pioneer of the controllable giant
robot class. Made into a B&W TV series, and later spawned off a remake/
continuation TV series. Black Ox rules! This manga decidedly made
Yokoyama into a big name.
Iga no Kagemaru
^[$B0K2l$N1F4]^[(B 15F Akita Shoten 380
One of the original ninja series. Slightly better drawing quality. I don't
think this one made it to TV though. Unlike Shirato Sampei's stuff, this
series is definitely manga-like rather than gekiga like. The story is
basically about a group of ninjas who are in the shogun's employ and they
fight other ninjas who are working for rebellious factions.
Kamen no ninja Akakage
^[$B2>LL$NG&<T@V1F^[(B 196? 3F Akita Shoten 380
Improved drawing quality from about this time. Similar generic theme to the
above, except the Akakage (red shadow) was a hida-ninja and worked for
Toyotomi hideyoshi. Most of the stories are of multiple member ninja groups
fighting each other (and most of them die). Made into a live action TV
series around the same time (kind of stupid with lots of monsters, but I
liked it). Remade into an anime in the late 80s.
Giant Robo 196? 2F
Protracted series that was finished before it got interesting. Basically
an espionage story concerning the BF group who made 3 giant robots GR1, 2 and
3 which were supposed to be unbeatable in land, water, air respectively.
They lose GR1 and story gets complex after that. Made into a live action TV
series 'Susume Gianto Robo' which was silly. Now being remade into an anime
OAV with more original style story and characters.
Babel ni-Sei
^[$@%P%S%k#2@$^[(B 196? 11F Akita Shoten 380
This went on forever! Battle between Yomi and Babel ni-sei, the latter being
a student plucked from his home and trained to be the master of the tower
of babylon (Babel no toh). Lots of paranormal powers and in this sense a
pioneer of genres such as Locke the superman.
Yokoyama has authored some 30 titles, including:
^[$@;09q;V^[(B ?-1988 60F Shoushuppansha 370
^[$@9`1)$HN-K.^[(B 1990 15 Shoushuppansha 390
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Yui Toshiki ^[$BM#^[(B ^[$BEP;m<y^[(B
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Misty Girl 1991 1 Fujimi Shuppan 800
^[$@M#EP;m<y=i4|:nIJ=8^[(J "Junction" 1993 artbook Byakuya Shobou 1000
KIRARA 1993 1 Young Jump 500
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Yuuki Masami ^[$@$f$&$-$^$5$_^[(B
Before appearing on Shounen Sunday with Kyuukyoku Choujin R, he was
known as an anime-parody manga artist. -YK
He is a well-known Tomino otaku and most parodies he did were on Gundam
and other Tomino works. -TK
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Assemble Insert
A truly inspired parody of the super-powered crime fighter. Most of
the character designs are caracatures, with a noticible absence of
noses. Also has many in-jokes, and constant references to itself as
anime. The hero is a 14 (or so) year-old girl with super strength, who
has been enlisted by the police force to fight crime, and help boost
their TV ratings. Unfortunately, she can't sing or dance. -CH
The Ultimate Superman R
^[$@5f6KD6?M$"!A$k^[(B 4F SS 680
New student "R Tanaka Ichirou" is an android who always wears
wooden slippers. -PY
The first major work of Yuuki Masami. Due to high content of in-jokes,
this manga might be hard to understand for fans but for those who has grown
up with manga, anime and live-action stuff, this is a manga that you wouldn't
wanna miss. -TK
Mobile Police Patlabor
^[$@5!F07Y;!%Q%H%l%$%P!<^[(B 1988 19 SS 390
With the rapidly accelerating development of hyper-technology,
a humanoid-type machine called "LABOR" is being used in every field of
industry. However, it has created the new social menace of "LABOR" crime.
In order to curb such crimes from happening one after another, the
Metropolitan Police Department has established a special department, the
"Special Vehicle Section No.2". It consists of a company of patrol
"LABOR" known as PATLABOR.
Compared to the anime, the manga version focuses more on character
development and jokes are more subtle. Manga also deals with many social,
political and enviromental issues in depth. -TK
Other works include: Magical Lucy, Yamatotakeru no Bouken, Tetsuwan Birdy.
Manga Magazines
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Publishers:
Akita Shoten Publishing Co. Ltd. ^[$@=)ED=qE9^[(B
Asahi Sonorama Co. Ltd. ^[$@D+F|?7J9<R^[(B
Byakuya Shobo ^[$@GrLk=qK<^[(B
Chikuma Shobo ^[$@C^K`=qK<^[(B
Fujimi Shuppan ^[$@IY;NH~=PHG^[(B
Futabasha ^[$@APMU<R^[(B
Gakken Co. Ltd. ^[$@3X=,8&5f<R^[(B
Hakusensha ^[$@Gr@t<R^[(B
Heibonsha Ltd. Publishers ^[$@J?K^<R^[(B
Jitsugyo-no Nihon-sha Co. Ltd. ^[$@<B6HG7F|K\<R^[(B
Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co. Ltd. ^[$@3Q@n=qE9^[(B
Kobunsha Publishing Co. Ltd. ^[$@8wJ8<R^[(B
Kodansha Int'l Co. Ltd. ^[$@9VCL<R^[(B
Nihon Bungeisha ^[$@F|K\J87]<R^[(B
Nihon Shuppansha ^[$@F|K\=PHG<R^[(B
Ohta Publications Co. Ltd. ^[$@B@ED=PHG^[(B
Read-sha ^[$@%j%$%I<R^[(B
Scholar ^[$@%9%3%i^[(B
Seishinsha ^[$@@D?4<R^[(B
Shinshokan ^[$@?7=q4[^[(B
Shogakukan Inc. ^[$@>.3X4[^[(J
Shueisha, Inc. ^[$@=81Q<R^[(B
Studio Ship ^[$@%9%?%8%*!&%7%C%W^[(B
Taitosha ^[$@BgET<R^[(B
Take Shobou ^[$@C]=qK<^[(B
Tatsumi Shuppan ^[$@C$L&=PHG^[(B
Tokuma Shoten Publishing Co. Ltd. ^[$@FA4V=qE9^[(B
Ushio Shuppansha ^[$@D,=PHG^[(B
Target Readers:
Female Male
a. Shoujo <6th grade a. for kids <4th grade
b. Shoujo >7th grade b. Shounen >5th grade
c. Lady's Comic c. Seinen >10th grade
d. Mystery d. Business
e. for manga fans e. for manga fans
f. H
g. Gekiga (3rd class)
h. four-frame
i. other interests
Release Date:
A Biweekly
B Bimonthly
C Quarterly
D Yearly
E Irregular
- Price includes 3% of Japanese consumption tax.
- Some mags often have special price (increased by 10 yen) due to
the extra pages.
- Name of Editors are different from that of distributors
in some cases.
- #issue indicates numbers of copies published, divided by 10,000.
- Some mags are returned to publishers in most cases, so the
circulation numbers don't necessarily mean the exact popularity.
- ex. in the title means "zoukan", extra issue.
- '#' prefix indicates ceased publication.
REFERENCE:
Magazines/Newspapers All Catalogue '92, Media Research Center
Name (since) Publisher Price Date #issue Readers
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AC Labien (89) Kasakura Shuppan390 16th 15 Fc
Action Hip WaniMagazine sha500 10th Mf
Action Pizazz (91) Futabasha 250 A Wed 30 Mc
Ami Jour (86) Futabasha 350 26th 35 Fc
Aniparo Comics (85) Minori Shobou 530 B 4th 16 Fe
Apple Mystery (91) Ohzora Shuppan 570 24th 25 Fd
ASCII Comic (92) ASCII 500 18th Me
Asuka (85) Kadokawa Shoten 350 24th 20 Fb
Attohteki (88) Kousai Shobou 520 7th 3 Mf
Be Boy (91) Seiji Bublos 800 B 10th Fe
Be Love (80) Koudansha 280 1, 15th 35 Fc
Be Love Bridal (89) Koudansha 380 E 25 Fc
Be Love Pair (86) Koudansha 280 8th 35 Fc
Be Love Parfait (87) Koudansha 400 26th 35 Fc
Be Love Pine (90) Koudansha 390 E 20 Fc
Bears Club (88) Shuueisha 370 25th 50 Mc
Belle Rose (93) Shounen Gahousha300 28th Fc
Bessatsu Friend (65) Koudansha 280 13th 50 Fb
Bessatsu Margaret (65) Shuueisha 280 13th 130 Fb
Bessatsu Princess (90) Akita Shoten 530 C 45 Fb
Bessatsu Shoujo Comic (70) Shougakkan 280 13th 60 Fb
Bessatsu Young You Shuueisha 400 C 22nd Fc
Big Comic (68) Shougakkan 220 10, 25th150 Md
Big Comic Original (72) Shougakkan 220 5, 20th 150 Md
Big Comic Spirits (80) Shougakkan 220 Mon 180 Mc
Big Comic Superior (87) Shougakkan 220 1, 15th 70 Md
Big Gold (92) Shougakkan 680 28th Md
Bouquet (78) Shuueisha 370 26th 40 Fb
Bonita (81) Akita Shoten 380 24th 40 Fb
#Bonita Eve (83) Akita Shoten 290 16th 40 Fc
Bonton (91) Shufu to Seikatsu sha 340 8th 30 Fc
Business Jump (85) Shuueisha 220 1, 15th 82 Md
Cain Gakken 490 B 27th Fd
Candy Time (89) Fujimi Shuppan 320 11th 18 Mf
Ciao (77) Shougakkan 390 3rd 40 Fa
Collet (85) Akita Shoten 280 24th 40 Fc
Collet Mystery (86) Akita Shoten 370 B 8th 25 Fd
Collet Pure (87) Akita Shoten 270 B 6th 25 Fc
Combat Comic (84) Nihon Shuppansha620 29th 8 Mi
Comic Affair (91) Eichi Shuppan 390 E 15 Fc
Comic Afternoon (87) Koudansha 430 25th 35 Mc
Comic Amant WaniMagazine Sha380 B 9th Fd
Comic Amour (90) Sun Shuppan 350 30th 35 Fc
Comic Aya (87) Ohzora Shuppan 390 8th 50 Fc
#Comic Babe
Comic Be! (86) Koubunsha 260 3rd 20 Mc
Comic Bonbon (90) Koudansha 380 15th 80 Ma
Comic Boy (86) Nihon Shuppansha380 4th 15 Mg
Comic Bunny Tsukasa Shobou 550 26th Mf
Comic Burger (86) Scholar 250 25th Mc
Comic Cocktail (90) Heiwa Shuppan 350 12th 6 Mg
Comic Comp (88) Kadokawa Shoten 390 26th Me
Comic Dragon (92) Fujimi Shobou 490 8th Me
Comic Gamma Take Shobou 550 C Me
Comic Gao (88, formerly Comp) Kadokawa Shoten 390 26th 30 Me
Comic Corsage (91) Studio Ship 520 C 17th 7 Fc
#Comic Gaia Seishinsha 560
Comic Gamest (93) Shinseisha 580 B 19th Me
Comic Genki (91) Kadokawa Shoten 490 B 28th 10 Me
#Comic Giga!
Comic Hero (91) Amatoria sha 740 B 1st Me
#Comic Hi (85) Ohzora Shuppan 330 24th 50 Fc
Comic Hi Mystery (90) Ohzora Shuppan 430 B 6th 40 Fd
Comic Iris (86) Tatsumi Shuppan 350 24th 30 Fc
Comic Jumbo (88) Touen Shobou 320 6th 20 Mf
#Comic Jungle (91) Wani Books 250 17th 40 Mc
Comic Master (90) Hobby Japan 980 B 18th Me
Comic Master EX Hobby Japan 980 C 18th Me
Comic May (84) Shounen Gahousha280 3rd 45 Fc
Comic New Man (92) Gakken 250 22nd 35 Md
Comic Nora (86) Gakken 480 26th 15 Me
Comic Pocke Gakken 500 B 18th Fe
Comic Raising (93) WaniMagazine sha
Comic Rats (92) Tsukasa Shobou 350 29th Mf
Comic Scandal (91) Ohzora Shuppan 420 19th 40 Fc
Comic Scholar (93) Scholar 250 A Tue Mc
Comic Secret (93) Ohzora Shuppan 390 15th Fc
Comic Self (76) Byakuya Shobou 390 24th 8 Mg
Comic Shan Shufu to Seikatsu sha 290 8th Fc
Comic Shoot (89) Studio Ship 280 24th 35 Mg
Comic Tiramisu (91) Sports Eye 380 29th Fc
Comic Tom (80) Ushio Shuppansha400 14th 15 Me
Comic Topper (91) Eichi Shuppan 350 18 Mg
Comic Val (85) Koubunsha 280 24th 35 Fc
Cute (85) WaniMagazine sha260 26th 32 Fc
Cyber Comix Bandai 980 Me
Deluxe Bonbon (90) Koudansha 380 30th 30 Ma
Deluxe Margaret (67) Shuueisha 350 B 28th 60 Fb
Dengeki Comic GAO Shufu no Tomo sha 26th 30 Me
Dennou Teikoku (89) Rapport 780 C Me
Desir (85) Akita Shoten 260 13th 35 Fc
Desire Ai (90) Akita Shoten 330 E 20 Fc
Dolphin Tsukasa Shobou 350 22nd Mf
Elegance Eve (83) Akita Shoten 270 26th 45 Fc
Eve Special for Mrs. (86) Akita Shoten 380 B 30th 35 Fc
Feel (86) Shoudensha 280 24th 30 Fc
Feel Young (91) Shoudensha 280 8th 25 Fc
Forte (90) Akita Shoten 350 B 35 Fc
Furiten kun Take Shobou 260 B 26th 54 Mh
Fushigi Mystery (91) Akita Shoten 480 B 30 Fd
Gakuen Mystery (90) Akita Shoten 470 B 30 Fd
Game Comic Collection (93) Mediax 850 Me
Garo (64) Seirindou 440 1st 2 Me
Gekiga Command (86) Seven Shinsha 380 2nd 7 Mg
Gekiga Etsuraku gou (75) Sun Shuppan 350 22nd 12 Mg
Gekiga Jump (73) Sun Shuppan 350 22nd 12 Mg
Gekiga Pachinko Club (90) Kasakura Shuppan280 9th 15 Mg
Gekiga Special (77) Million Shuppan 310 22nd 10 Mg
Gekiga Yarou (78) Million Shuppan 310 8th 8 Mg
Girls Issue (92) Akita Shoten 390 C Fc
Golf Comic (84) Akita Shoten 280 1st 25 Mi
Good Comic (80) Shounen Gahousha260 27th 15 Mg
Grand Champion (92) Akita Shoten 230 A Tue Mc
Gust (92) Outou Shobou 600 B 3rd Fe
Gust Comic Generous (92) Outou Shobou 900 C Fe
Guts Comic (77) Tokuma Shoten 280 26th 20 Mc
Halloween (86) Asahi Sonorama 420 13th 30 Fd
#Halflita
Hanaichimomme (90) Mediax 320 18 Mf
#Hanayoubi
Hana to Yume (74) Hakusensha 250 5, 20th 45 Fb
Hana to Yume ex. (77) Hakusensha 390 B 10th 20 Fb
Hana to Yume Planet ex. (89) Hakusensha 560 C 9th 12 Fb
Hime (89) Schola 300 16th 40 Fc
Hime Special (91) Schola 380 30th 40 Fc
#Hitomi
Hitomi CC Mystery (86) Akita Shoten 470 E 30 Fd
Holiday Comic (85) Million Shuppan 310 11th 12 Mg
Honto ni Atta Kowai Hanashi (91)Asahi Sonorama 380 B 24th 30 Fd
Hot Milk (86) Byakuya Shobou 500 3rd 9 Mf
Izumi Comic (84) Issuisha 830 E 2 Mf
Jackpot (86) Leed sha 260 A Fri 30 Mg
Jour (85) Futabasha 280 8th 50 Fc
Judy (85) Shougakkan 290 24th 40 Fc
Juliet (84) Koudansha 370 B 28th 25 Fb
Kaleidoscope Outou Shobou 900 C Fe
Karen (92) Fusousha 320 3rd Fc
Kid's (88) Fusion Product 500 19th 10 Fe
Kindai Mah-jong ex. (79) Take Shobou 260 1st 32 Mg
Kindai Mah-jong Gold (87) Take Shobou 260 23rd 23 Mg
Kindai Mah-jong Original (77) Take Shobou 260 13th 31 Mg
Kiss (92) Koudansha 300 16th 25 Fc
Korokoro Comic (77) Shougakkan 380 15th 140 Ma
Korokoro Comic ex. (81) Shougakkan 350 B 30th 40 Ma
Labien (88) Kasakura Shuppan360 13th 20 Fd
La Comic (85) Kasakura Shuppan380 29th 25 Fd
Lala (76) Hakusensha 350 24th 38 Fb
Lala DX (83) Hakusensha 400 C 1 Fb
Leed Comic (71) Leed sha 230 A Mon 51 Mg
Lemon People (82) Amatoria sha 580 28th 12 Mf
Little Boy (87) Fusion Product 500 C 3 Fe
Lizz (93) Scholar 380 21st Fc
#Lolitouch
Loving (86) Houbunsha 260 28th 35 Fc
Loving Yes (93) Houbunsha 360 B 7th Fc
Magazine Be Boy (93) Seiji Bublos 580 B 7th Fe
Magazine Special (89) Koudansha 350 D Feb Mb
Mah-jong Goraku (85) Nihon Bungeisha 300 27th 20 Mg
Manga Action (67) Futabasha 230 Tue 85 Mg
Manga Action Land (88) Futabasha 220 14th 35 Mh
Manga Bon (69) Daitosha 280 25th 25 Mg
Manga Club (86) Take Shobou 260 4th 26 Mh
Manga dai Etsuraku gou (76) Kasakura Shuppan350 15th 8 Mg
Manga Dynamite (75) Tatsumi Shuppan 320 22nd 18 Mg
Manga Erotica (73) Amical 340 5th 5 Mg
Manga Erotist Tokyo Sanseisha 330 24th 12 Mg
Manga Erotolove (79) Souryusha 360 3rd 15 Mg
Manga Erotopia (73) WaniMagazine sha260 A Thu Mf
Manga Excite gou (75) Amical 340 5th 6 Mg
Manga Goraku (64) Nihon Bungeisha 240 Fri 38 Mg
Manga Goraku ex. (81) Nihon Bungeisha 260 A Wed 24 Mg
Manga Heim (91) Tokuma Shoten 260 26th 18 Mh
Manga Home (87) Houbunsha 210 3rd 25 Mh
Manga House (88) Issuisha 250 3rd 15 Mh
Manga Idol (75) Tatsumi Shuppan 360 6th 12 Mg
Manga Lawrence (83) Sougou Tosho 360 28th 31 Mg
Manga Life (81) Take Shobou 240 17th 31 Mh
Manga Life Original (88) Take Shobou 240 11th 26 Mh
Manga Love Punch (81) Nihon Shuppansha330 23rd 18 Mg
Manga Love to Mania (84) Souryusha 360 5th 12 Mg
Manga Love Touch (83) Sanwa Shuppan 420 8th 4 Mg
Manga Olympia (77) Tatsumi Shuppan 360 24th 16 Mg
Manga Pachinker (90) Byakuya Shobou 260 17th 30 Mi
Manga Paroyakyuu News (91) Take Shobou 260 19th 24 Mi
Manga Pink Time (83) Sanwa Shuppan 310 27th 6 Mg
Manga Plaza (76) Souryusha 320 8th 25 Mg
Manga Show Room (82) Shounen Gahousha230 21st 30 Mh
Manga Show Up (82) Ichibankan Shobou 250 11th 20 Mh
Manga Sports (85) Houbunsha 230 13th 25 Mi
Manga Strong (78) Kasakura shuppan380 13th 6 Mg
Manga Sunday (59) Jitsugyou no Nippon sha 240 Tue 40 Mg
Manga Super Eros (84) Tsukasa Shobou 350 21st 6 Mg
Manga Time (81) Houbunsha 240 7th 55 Mh
Manga Time Family (83) Houbunsha 230 17th 25 Mh
Manga Time Jumbo (87) Houbunsha 280 B 25 Mh
Manga Time Original (82) Houbunsha 230 27th 50 Mh
Manga Time Special (89) Houbunsha 220 22nd 20 Mh
Manga Tres Bien (84) Sougou Tosho 320 10th 16 Mg
Manga Utopia (80) Kasakura Shuppan360 11th 10 Mg
Manga Vamp (75) Tokyo Sanseisha 330 22nd 15 Mg
Manga Winki (85) Tokyo Sanseisha 330 25th 15 Mg
Mangacho! (93) Ohzora Shuppan 280 7th Mh
Margaret (63) Shuueisha 240 5, 20th 35 Fa
Me (84) Koudansha 280 3rd 30 Fc
Me Twin (87) Koudansha 320 16th 20 Fc
Men's Action (93) Futabasha 250 16th Mg
Midori (90) Koudansha 350 24th 25 Fc
Mimi (75) Koudansha 290 28th 30 Fc
Mimi Carnival (79) Koudansha 360 8th 25 Fc
Mimi Excellent (85) Koudansha 490 C 10 Fc
Mints (92) Akita Shoten 330 8th Fc
Mr. Golf (91) Futabasha 280 14th Mi
Mr. Magazine (91) Koudansha 230 A Wed 30 Md
Mistral (92) Taiyou Shobou 380 B 2nd Fc
Monthly Shounen Champion (70) Akita Shoten 340 6th 50 Mb
Monthly Shounen Jump (69) Shuueisha 310 6th 160 Mb
Monthly Shounen Magazine (75) Koudansha 310 6th 180 Mb
Monthly Shounen Sunday ex. Shougakkan 360 26th Mb
Mor Love (89) Houbunsha 320 13th 30 Fc
Morning (82) Koudansha 230 Thu 130 Mc
Mystery Bonita (87) Akita Shoten 450 B 40 Fd
Mystery Express (92) Akita Shoten 460 B 17th Fd
Mystery Ladies (87) Magazine Magazine 390 30th 20 Fd
Nakayoshi (54) Koudansha 390 3rd 120 Fa
#Nakayoshi DX (77) Koudansha 350 B 18th 15 Fa
Newtype (85) Kadokawa Shoten 420 10th 28 Me
Nighty Judy (92) Shougakkan 360 8th Fc
Noel (92) Tokuma Shoten 580 C 15th Me
Office You (85) Shuueisha 280 16th 38 Fc
Omajinai Comic (86) Jitsugyo no Nippon sha 370 8th 26 Fb
Omakomi Mystery (91) Jitsugyo no Nippon sha 390 29th 10 Fd
Pachinker World (90) Byakuya Shobou 260 7th 25 Mi
Palle (88) Minori Shobou 550 B 19th 13 Fe
Patsy (89) Seiji Bublos 500 B 7th Fe
Penguin Club (86) Tatsumi Shuppan 320 30th 30 Mf
Petit Comic (77) Shougakkan 330 24th 30 Fb
Petit Flower (80) Shougakkan 430 B 26th 20 Fb
Play Comic (68) Akita Shoten 240 A Thu 50 Mg
Pochette (84) Shougakkan 450 E 30 Fb
Potpourri Club (88) Taiyou Shobou 350 1st 6 Mf
Princess (74) Akita Shoten 350 6th 35 Fb
Princess Gold (79) Akita Shoten 470 B 16th 30 Fd
#Pyon Pyon (87) Shougakkan 350 3rd 30 Fa
Ren'ai Hakusho (93) Ohzora Shuppan 380 24th Fc
Rosa Shounen Gahousha300 28th Fc
Ribbon (55) Shuueisha 390 3rd 240 Fa
Ribbon Original (81) Shuueisha 320 B 40 Fa
Rouge Take Shobou 390 17th
Runrun Koudansha 380 B 19th Fa
Sakura (89) Schola 280 8th 50 Fc
Sakura Mystery Schola 380 19th Fd
Serie Character (88) Hakusensha 370 E 12 Fc
Serie Mystery (85) Hakusensha 370 14th 25 Fd
Shoujo Comic (68) Shougakkan 240 5, 20th 50 Fa
Shoujo Friend (62) Koudansha 320 6th 20 Fa
Shounen Captain (85) Tokuma Shoten 380 26th 20 Me
Shounen Champion (69) Akita Shoten 200 Thu 140 Mb
Shounen Gangan (91) Enix 390 12th 60 Mb
Shounen Gangan Fantasy (93) Enix 500 18th Me
Shounen Jump (68) Shuueisha 190 Mon 610 Mb
Shounen Magazine (59) Koudansha 200 Wed 350 Mb
Shounen Sunday (59) Shougakkan 200 Wed 180 Mb
Shuukan Manga Times (56) Houbunsha 230 Fri 60 Mg
Shuuman Gold (90) Houbunsha 280 14th 15 Mg
Silky (85) Hakusensha 270 3rd 40 Fc
Silky Shower (86) Hakusensha 380 C 20 Fc
Silky White (89) Hakusensha 330 E 10 Fc
#Sinbad
South (88) Shinshokan 540 C 16th Fe
#Sparkling May (89) Shounen Gahousha350 B 16th 13 Fc
Super Comic (77) Amical 320 12th 15 Mg
Super Comp (93) Kadokawa Shoten 980 Me
Super Jump (88) Shuueisha 240 A (Wed) 63 Mc
Super Jump Alpha (92?) Shuueisha ? A (Wed) ? Bc
Super Three Seven (92) Take Shobou 280 17th Mg
Suspellia (86) Akita Shoten 400 24th 30 Fd
The Margaret (82) Shuueisha 500 B 28th 41 Fb
Tina (84) Akita Shoten 400 B 22nd 20 Fd
V Comic (80) Nihon Shuppansha360 26th 19 Mg
Wings (82) Shinshokan 490 20 28th Fe
You (80) Shuueisha 280 3rd 90 Fc
You Special (92) Shuueisha 550 B 22nd Fc
Young Animal (92) Hakusensha 220 A Fri 40 Mc
Young Champion (88) Akita Shoten 230 A Tue 40 Mc
Young Comic (90) Shounen Gahousha250 4th 20 Mf
Young Hip (90) WaniMagazine sha260 6th 25 Mf
Young Judy (93) Shougakkan 390 C Fc
Young Jumbo (89) Touen Shobou 320 22nd 8 Mf
Young Jump (79) Shuueisha 200 Thu 240 Mc
Young Jump 30 (8?) Shuueisha 200 Mc
Young Jump DX (93) Shuueisha 250 C Mc
Young King (87) Shounen Gahousha210 A Mon 35 Mc
Young Magazine (80) Koudansha 210 Mon 160 Mc
Young Magazine Dash (93) Koudansha 390 B Mc
Young Magazine Kaizokuban (88) Koudansha 250 26th 20 Mc
Young Paradise (91) WaniMagazine sha260 22nd 25 Mc
Young Rose (90) Kadokawa Shoten 280 16th 20 Fc
Young You (86) Shuueisha 280 8th 38 Fc
Young Sunday (87) Shougakkan 210 A Fri 90 Mc
(NOTE: Tairiku Shobou is bankrupt/defunct.)
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Contributors:
Neil Asato nasato@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu
Satoshi Amagai (beluga) MVCY@CORNELLA.cit.cornell.edu
Enrique Conty jester@ihlpl.att.com
Maiko Covington (?)
Hitoshi Doi doi@jrd.dec.com
Michael Edwards michaele@nsg.nsg.com.au
Jim Elliott elliottj@spot.colorado.edu
Gene Fornario genef@netcom.com
Hiroshi Haga (Heretic) hh0u+@andrew.cmu.edu ^[$@K'2lBg;V^[(B
Hsu Titus Heng-Hsueh hsu@ecf.toronto.edu
Curtis Hoffman currmann@pnet51.orb.mn.org
Jason Juta cjuta@daisy.ee.und.ac.za
Lesfeena Lee (Yuki) lhlee@sdcc13.ucsd.edu
Theresa Martin thmartin@romulus.rutgers.edu
David Mou ph111-dz@violet.berkeley.edu
Albert H. Nakano bert@wagner.cbs.umn.edu
Steve Pearl (Starbuck) pearl@remus.rutgers.edu
Alvaro Pons ARTIGAS@vm.ci.uv.es
Chris Swett 72736.433@CompuServe.COM
Gavin Steyn steyn@ll.mit.edu
Kenichiro Tanaka kt12+@andrew.cmu.edu
Yamashiki Tsuyoshi t_yamasi@hoffman.cc.sophia.ac.jp
Alex Wong awong1@pearl.tufts.edu
Patrick Yip (currently unreachable)
Special thanks to:
Kunio Muto (kunedog) s92458km@cs0.sfc.keio.ac.jp ^[$@IpF#K.M:^[(B
R. Shiroma (W2/JH1CUV) RSHIROMA@drew.drew.edu ^[$B>k4V^[(B ^[$BNI^[(B
Chih-Ping Kuo kuo@seattleu.edu
Y. Kitajima kita@cad.gatech.edu
Tonghyun Kim (TK) tkim@sdcc3.ucsd.edu
Cynthia Ma u1040448@arch.unsw.EDU.AU