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· Subject: rec.arts.manga: Welcome to rec.arts.manga Archive-name: manga/welcome WELCOME TO REC.ARTS.MANGA ========================= Edited by Steve Pearl March 1993 This is a monthly posting to familiarize new readers with the rec.arts.manga newsgroup. If you have any questions, additions or corrections, please send them to: Internet: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu or Steve Pearl CI$: >internet: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu 359 Lloyd Rd GEnie: S.PEARL6 Aberdeen, NJ 07747-1826 Changes to this posting since January, 1993: [None] DISCLAIMER 1: To the best of our knowledge, the editor is not associated with ANY of the companies or organizations mentioned below. DISCLAIMER 2: The opinions expressed on this post do not necessarily represent the opinions held either by the editor or any organization he's affiliated with. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS: o WHAT IS REC.ARTS.MANGA? o HOW TO USE REC.ARTS.MANGA (For NEW UseNet users) o DEFINITIONS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o WHAT IS REC.ARTS.MANGA? A newsgroup for the discussion of manga and related subjects. DESCRIPTION: Discussion about manga, a term used to denote the popular art and its artstyle that is derived originally and primarily from Japanese graphic novels, and any comics or art (from any country) with strong manga influence. (most notably manga from Taiwan and Hongkong, which is known as ManHwa in Chinese) CHARTER: This newsgroup will provide a forum for discussion related to manga, the Japanese storytelling art form, plus comics and other arts with strong manga influences. The topics that are to appear in this newsgroup may include: - information on how and where to get manga material - reviews of manga - discussion about the artstyle, stories, and history of manga - fan translation of manga stories - discussion of manga-related products - reporting and discussion of any news about manga. - discussion about how to do manga - social/philosophical implications and impact of manga - manga art in society : commercial packaging, advertisements, etc - the influence of manga to other art forms Although in it's broadest definition (under which this newsgroup was created) manga includes most forms of animation and comics, we recommend that people interested in American or Asian animation check out the newsgroups rec.arts.animation and rec.arts.anime and likewise, people interested in non-asian comics check out the rec.arts.comics hierarchy. I'm sure that the readers of rec.arts.comics would be dismayed to realize that their hierarchy should be moved under rec.arts.manga and we in no way mean to impose on any other newsgroup. o HOW TO USE REC.ARTS.MANGA (For NEW UseNet users) If you're a new NetNews reader and don't know the correct protocol and etiquette for posting messages, the following files accessible in the news.announce.newusers newsgroup are recommended reading: - "A Primer on How to Work With the Usenet" - "Rules for posting to Usenet" - "Emily Postnews Answers Your Questions" Some basic tips to reduce the signal-to-noise ratio: - If you don't see postings about a subject you're interested in (and which is related to this newsgroup), don't gripe, POST AN ARTICLE ABOUT THAT SUBJECT! If you receive no reply in a week, TRY AGAIN! Fires don't always start with the first spark. - If you feel the need to insult someone, do it by electronic mail, or better yet, write a scathing message and then throw it away. Please don't do it here. It's irritating to the bystanders, and harmful to your public image. - Before you submit a follow-up to a message, read the rest of the messages in the newsgroup to see whether someone has already said what you want to say. If someone has, don't repeat it. If you're answering a question, mail your answer to the person and suggest that they summarize to the network. This way the net will only see a single copy of the answers, no matter how many people answer the question. - If you post a question, please remind people to send you the answers by mail and at least offer to summarize them to the network. o DEFINITIONS The following are short descriptions of terms and abbreviations common in this newsgroup. .Z: Suffix for compressed text files. See Compressed Text. 3x3: Sazan Eyes (three eyes), a popular monster/magic/myth manga by Yuzo Takada. AMG: Ah My Goddess, a popular romance fantasy manga, by Kozuke Fujisima. Anime: Japanese word for animation, pronounced "ah-nee-may" Anonymous FTP: A method to log into a remote machine without needing an account, and extracting software from it. A list of machines with manga resources available through anonymous FTP is given later on. If you want to use anonymous FTP but don't know how, ask your local System Administrator. Bishonen: "beautiful male" manga, female oriented manga with a more 'soft' art style than the standard. Males are androgynous to effeminately rendered. Compressed text: Text files compressed with the Unix compress(1) program. This is done to long text files (like manga scripts) to save disk storage space. In order to view such a file, you must first run uncompress(1) or an equivalent program in order to convert it back to its original form. You could also use zcat(1) to view the contents of the file without decompressing it. FAQ: Frequent Asked Questions. r.a.m. offer the following FAQ lists for the new netters. 1) An introduction to the newsgroup and its slang. (That is the article you are reading now.) 2) FAQ: Answers to common questions. 3) Manga Guide: A 2 part guide to the best (and not so best) manga available. 4) Manga Resources: Where to get manga. Those lists are posted on rec.arts.manga once every month. FSS: Five Stars Story, a popular sci-fi mecha manga, by Mamoru Nagano. FTP: See Anonymous FTP. FYI: For Your Information GIF: GIF is a format developed at CompuServe to store color computer graphics in a compact, machine independent format. To view a GIF file you need a program that reads the GIF file and produces an image in the format used by your computer system. The /gifstuff directory in the ix3.ucc.utexas.edu anonymous FTP site contains GIF viewers for Amiga, Apple II and IIgs, Macintosh, MS-DOS, Sun, and X. If you can't find what you're looking for, you can ask in the appropriate newsgroup for your computer, or in alt.graphics.pixutils. "H": see Hentai Hentai: Japanese for pervert. IMHO: In My Humble Opinion JIS: A code which allow Japanese characters (kana) to be transfer among western computer networks. You would need a special program/decoder to read the original Japanese character on your computer. JPEG: A new kind of scheme for graphic compression. You would need a decompression program or a viewer program for viewing JPEG just as you would for a GIF file. KOR: Kimagure Orange Road, a popular romance comedy manga, by Izumi Matsumoto. Manga: Pronounced "man-gah". A type of Japanese artform which has it's roots in Ukiyo-e wood prints and other traditional art. In it's popular culture form of Asian sequential art and graphic storytelling, manga can be found in most Japanese bookstores. The manga style of artwork is even finding it's way into American comics Manga CD: CD that is produced for the sole reason of listening while reading the corresponding manga title. Mailing list: A method of communication between fans of a given subject without the need of a newsgroup. A member of a mailing list sends e-mail to a machine called a "mailing list server", which in turn sends copies of the e-mail to all the members of the mailing list. To subscribe to the mailing list, send e-mail to the mailing list server. The first line of the e-mail should look like this: subscribe list-name yourlogin@youraddress Firstname Lastname Mecha: Roughly, Japanese for "mechanicals". Most of the so-called "giant robot" manga are known as mecha manga. Model kit: Scale model. It follow The most popular varieties of these are: injection-molded - this is the typical polyestyrene scale model most people are familiar with. garage kits - usually done from plastic resin (for mecha) or vinyl (for character models). These tend to be VERY expensive (They generally start at $40 and can easily reach ten times as much!) OAV: Original Animation Video. Made for video productions. Otaku: Japanese for "fanboy", a slang to describe someone who is obsessed with one specific hobby. Not in common usage in Japan. OVA: See OAV. R.A.A. rec.arts.anime, a usenet newsgroup for the discussion of anime. R.A.M. rec.arts.manga, a usenet newsgroup for the discussion of manga. SASE: Self Addressed and Stamped Enevelope Script: An English-text script for a particular manga. Very useful for Japanese- impaired manga fans. Shojo: Young Girl, commonly use to describe manga with a particular styles that were targeted for young girls. Shonen: Young Boy, commonly use to describe manga with a particular styles that were targeted for young boys. Synopsis: A text description of manga, possibly with some snippets of dialogue thrown in. Unlike translations, a synopsis does not require the approval of the legal owner of the manga before it is made publicly available. Usenet Manga Titles List: A compiled list from the combined efforts of rec.arts..manga. It lists all the Japanese manga magazines with its current running manga titles. UY: Urusei Yatsura, a popular sci-fi romance comedy manga, by Rumiko Takahashi. VGA: Video Girl Ai, a popular fantasy romance manga, by Masakazu Katsura <> ========================================================================= · Subject: rec.arts.manga: Frequently Asked Questions Archive-name: manga/faq THE REC.ARTS.MANGA FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS LIST ================================================== Edited by Steve Pearl March 1993 This is a monthly list of questions that have been frequently asked in this newsgroup. If you have any questions, additions or corrections, send them to: Internet: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu or Steve Pearl CI$: >internet: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu 359 Lloyd Rd GEnie: S.PEARL6 Aberdeen, NJ 07747-1826 Changes to this posting since February, 1993: - Expanded the Kia Asimiya FAQ. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS: o ARE THERE ENGLISH BOOKS OR MAGAZINES ON THE SUBJECT OF MANGA? o CAN YOU RECOMMAND SOME GOOD MANGA? o WHERE CAN I GET MANGA? o WHERE CAN I GET SCRIPTS OR SYNOPSIS TO SOME OF THE MANGA? o HOW DO I LEARN JAPANESE? o WHAT IS JAPONISME? o IS MICHITAKA KIKUCHI & KIA ASAMIYA THE SAME PERSON? o WHAT IS WIDEBAN OR "WIDE VERSION" MANGA? o WHAT ARE JAPANESE PHONE CARDS AND PHONE BOOKS ARE AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO WITH ANIME/MANGA? o OTAKU, WHAT'S AN OTAKU? (EXPANDED DEFINITION) o WHY WAS VIDEO GIRL AI MANGA VOLUMES 3 & 5 CENSORED BY THE GOVERNMENT? o IS MASAMUNE SHIROW A PSEUDONYM? WHY DOES HE KEEP HIS TRUE IDENTITY A SECRET? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o ARE THERE ENGLISH BOOKS OR MAGAZINES ON THE SUBJECT OF MANGA? Yes, There is a book called "Manga! Manga!" by Frederik L. Schodt, which examines in detail the history, background, content, etc of manga in the popular culture. There is also a magazine called "Mangajin", which aids in the learning of the Japanese language through the use of manga. (Check the "How do I learn Japanese" section for more detail.) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- o CAN YOU RECOMMAND SOME GOOD MANGA? Check the Rec.Arts.Manga Guide. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- o WHERE CAN I GET MANGA? Check the Rec.Arts.Manga Resource Guide. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- o WHERE CAN I GET SCRIPTS OR SYNOPSIS TO SOME OF THE MANGA? Check the FTP Script List, a list of all the scripts available through anonymous Also posted monthly on rec.arts.manga ------------------------------------------------------------------------- o HOW DO I LEARN JAPANESE? Edited from the rec.arts.anime faql: As is to be expected, all manga is in Japanese. Synopses & scripts all help to understand what's going on, but they can only cover a fraction of all the manga being released at a certain time. A common question in rec.arts.manga and sci.lang.japan is "What books would you folks recommend for someone who wants to learn colloquial Japanese?" The following books have been recommended by persons in this newsgroup as good sources for learning Japanese. Of course, they can't replace a live teacher in a Japanese course at your local university, or practicing with a Japanese-speaking friend (a GOOD friend, in case you unwittingly commit a faux-pas :-). NOTE: If you wish to translate manga yourself and aren't too familiar with the Chinese characters called Kanji, then you should look for manga that contains furigana alongside the kanji. Furigana is small phonetic writing that gives you the pronunciation and reading of the complex Chinese characters in Kana. Basic Japanese textbooks: BASIC STRUCTURES IN JAPANESE by Aoki, Hirose, Keller, Sakuma Taishukan Publishing Company A beginner's Japanese textbook. JAPANESE: THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE by Eleanor Jordan The standard text for college level Japanese. Yale university Press, 1988. ISBN 0-300-04188-8 ESSENTIAL JAPANESE by Samuel. E. Martin. JAPANESE FOR BUSY PEOPLE (volumes I and II) by Association for Japanese-Language Teaching (AJALT) Kodansha International Publishers (Tokyo and NY) Another beginner's Japanese textbook. Recommended. Books on colloquial Japanese: JAPANESE IN ACTION by Jack Seward MAKING OUT IN JAPANESE by Todd & Erika Geers Yenbooks (Charles E. Tuttle Publishing Company) A book on colloquial Japanese. MORE MAKING OUT IN JAPANESE The sequel to "Making Out in Japanese" MANGAJIN P.O. Box 49543 Atlanta, GA 30359 This is a magazine with detailed panel-by-panel manga translations, along with articles on the Japanese culture. Regular features include: "Galaxy Express 999", "What's Michael", "Tanaka-kun", etc. Great for learning colloquial Japanese. Books on Japanese Grammar: AN INTRODUCTION TO JAPANESE GRAMMAR AND COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES by Senko K. Maynard The Japan Times A book on Japanese Grammar Reference works: KENKYUSHA'S JAPANESE-ENGLISH DICTIONARY NELSON'S CHINESE CHARACTER DICTIONARY Other suggestions: Get a feel of basic Japanese before figuring out the slangs and contractions. Keep in mind that even the simplest manga assume about 7 years of constant Japanese usage. Get Japanese copies of children's classics such as Winne-the-Pooh, A Christmas Carol, etc., which are aimed for elementary/grammar school children. Read them and compare with the original English. Jordan's book has plain style Japanese starting with chapter 9. Most minor Japanese sentences are in the so-called "direct" style. Live in Japan for a while. [A bit drastic, isn't it? -- Editor] Read manga and watch T.V., preferably watch some show with subtitles. LOTS OF PATIENCE!! Learning a new language is never easy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- o WHAT IS JAPONISME? Japonisme is a term to describe the influence of Japanese art and style (including manga) on Western art and culture. Rutgers University hosts the International Center on Japonisme at the Zimmerli Art Museum in New Brunswick, NJ. [Further information to be added as they send it to me...] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- o IS MICHITAKA KIKUCHI & KIA ASAMIYA THE SAME PERSON? At Anime Expo '92, Mikimoto Haruhiko stated to the effect that although they're not friends, but he does know him (Kia) and that Kikuchi and Asamiya are the same person. Another thing to consider is that there are Newtype calendars that, have Silent Mobius images that say (in big bold letters) Mitchitaka Kikuchi, and then in little tiny letter Copyright 1991(?) Kia Asamiya. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- o WHAT IS WIDEBAN OR "WIDE VERSION" MANGA? Wide version refers to reissue of compiliation, typically twice to three times the page count of your ordinary compiliation; Urusei Yatsura was issued in 30 (somebody correct me if I'm wrong here) compiliations, and its wide version is only 15 compiliations (again, correct me if I'm wrong) or Outlanders, originally released in 8 compiliations, its wide version is only 2 compiliation. Consider wide version... compiliation of compiliation... From a post by chu@ucsee.berkeley.edu (real name unknown) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- o WHAT ARE JAPANESE PHONE CARDS AND PHONE BOOKS ARE AND WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO WITH ANIME/MANGA? These are actually two different things. -Phone Cards: Ma Bell in Japan is still a national monopoly / government bureacracy. Nippon Telephone and Telegraph (NTT) charges 10 yen per time unit for local calls. 10 yen coins are an annoyance to carry around. Sort of like a pocket full of nickles. But if you stuff a larger denomination coin into a phone, you don't get change for time/money not used. Enter the telephone card. It is a cheap piece of plastic the size of a credit card with a magnetic widget inside. You buy them from a vending machine or a kiosk (in denominations ranging from 500 to 5000 yen). The green phones are (mostly) wired to accept phone cards (yes, there are different color phones depending on the type of call). Stuff a telephone card into the slot and you don't have to worry about carrying around a pocket full of nickles and the magnetic widget counts off each time unit as you use it. There cards are particularly useful for international calls. Each time unit costs 100 yen and they count off very quickly. With all these little plastic cards running around, somebody in Japan got the idea of putting pretty pictures on them. Like mountains, or rivers, or forests, or movie stars, or whatever. Certain types of fans like to collect these cards (sort of like a cross between expensive postage stamps and baseball cards). For these fans, companies print up limited runs of cards with desireable pictures on them and then sell them for double the face value (spend 1000 yen to get a 500 yen card). The fans value these cards as long as they are not used at all. So they are another anime/manga collectable. - from a post by Eric Kouba - Phone Books This is a term used to describe the various manga magazines. These periodicals are typically printed on newsprint, and contain several ongoing manga stories (which, if popular, are usually collected into collections). These magazines are VERY thick and often resemble phonebooks. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- o OTAKU? WHAT'S AN OTAKU? (Expanded Definition) OTAKU (1) Original meaning: Your house (company, organiztion, etc), used as a polite form of the second person => you (2) Meaning in early-late 1980's: An extreme fan of anime/manga/sf who lacks communications with other people and usually untidy => nerd, fanboy [Otakus used "otaku" for "you" instead of more common "anata" "anta" and that' what gave them the title of Otaku-Zoku (otaku-race)] (3) Current Usage: Anyone obssesd or overly interested with any subject <ex.> Car otaku, Gun Otaku, etc... => mania, freak (2) has VERY negative meanging and (3) still carries negative meaning, unless used between otakus, of course. :-) So use "otaku" to only other anime fans. On the net, Otaku is usually refered to a big fan of anime and/or manga. For example, I'm an Otaku. :-) --From a posting by Tonghyun "Vajra" Kim o WHY WAS VIDEO GIRL AI MANGA VOLUMES 3 & 5 CENSORED BY THE GOVERNMENT? This case doesn't have anything to do with government censorship in Japan. Parental (and other) groups pressured Shuueisha to withdraw it from sale, because some content was seen as unsuitable for its boys + girls audience. (An assessment I agree with, but that's just MHO. The reaction is, I imagine, rather like what would happen in the US if "Liquid Sky" was shown in the "Tiny Toons" timeslot.) It seems that this sort of "voluntary censorship" is on the increase in Japan. (Actually, "censorship" is too strong a word - it's just voluntary compliance with public pressure.) Mainly the H-and-violence stuff is being targeted. VGA fits into this category (though it's a pretty tame example). It reminds me of toned-down Ujin, visually... and Ujin's stuff is not for a general audience, to say the least. As for "why now", maybe they've had it too good too long. I wouldn't link it to one individual incident like the Miyazaki murders, but who can tell? I don't live in Japan. Who knows. -- From a posting by Iain Sinclair o IS MASAMUNE SHIROW A PSEUDONYM? WHY DOES HE KEEP HIS TRUE IDENTITY A SECRET? What I remember: "Masamune Shirow" is a pen name, he does manga-ing in his spare time (hence the long delays!), and the reason he doesn't use his real name is that his employer would frown upon his "moonlighting" as a mangaka. Whether this means he'd be fired or just reprimanded or something, I don't know, but he deliberately doesn't use his real name. -- From a posting by Bill Barnes <> ========================================================================= · Subject: rec.arts.manga: Manga Guide Part 1/2 Archive-name: manga/guide/part1 The rec.arts.manga Guide Part 1/2 (A-M) Version 4.4 (February 1993) New in this version: - Updated for Jan/Feb. releases: H2 #2 Compiler #3 Tokyo Babylon #5 X #3 Magical Taruruuto-kun #20 W.Wolf #1 Kujaku-Oh Taimaseiden #7 Damned #3 - New contributors: Satoshi Amagai, Jason Juta - added Kanzaki Masanomi, Yokoyama Mitsuteru - updated Tezuka Osamu (extensively) - many corrections and updates About the rec.arts.manga Guide: - This Guide is a list of manga artists and their works. It is intended to answer questions about "what has this artist done", "which magazine has this title", "how many volumes are there", "is it finished", "is it animated". Please consult this Guide before posting to rec.arts.manga. The Guide is also intended to recommend and review manga. If you're new to manga, don't be daunted by its size, just browse it at your leisure, maybe searching the text for keywords or artists that interest you. - It is predominantly the work of various rec.arts.manga contributors, who are credited where possible. If you use the Guide as a reference for published work, please cite the Guide as your source (and the contributor, if credited). - You can order manga through most Japanese bookstores (which are listed in the rec.arts.manga Resources). You will usually need to know the title, author, price, and the publisher. Each title listed in the Guide has a line of information about its current status. For example: (1987-1991, v35F, Y450, SJ, TV series+movies) "1987-1991": Commenced publication in 1987, ceased in 1991. "v35F": 35 volumes have been published. 'F'=the series is finished. 'U'=finished in magazine, but the final volume remains unpublished. "Y450": Each volume costs 390 Yen. (Y390 is the "default" price.) "SJ": Magazine that carried the title. Abbreviations are used for popular magazines (SJ=Shonen Jump); refer to the list of magazines and publishers at the end. If the magazine is unknown, the publisher is listed instead. '*'=the title appears in the magazine irregularly. "TV series+movies": Related works, eg. anime TV series and anime movie. - This Guide contains JIS (encoded Japanese) for each author, and in other places. This is to help you with browsing, ordering manga, etc. At the moment, you will have to replace the '^[' with a true '^[' escape character to view the JIS. (eg. :%s/\^\[/^[/g in ex) - Every month, the Guide is updated with new material and information about new releases. However, there are many entries which are incomplete or inaccurate. Corrections, contributions and feedback are always greatly appreciated. If you have any new authors to add, please describe either their art/ storytelling style OR at least one of their works. Two or three sentences are sufficient to give a good idea of most manga titles. If you don't see your favorite artist here, write an entry! You might like to post your contributions to rec.arts.manga to stimulate discussion; otherwise, they should be mailed to the current maintainer of the Guide, Iain Sinclair (axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au). Manga Authors and Titles ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Adachi Mitsuru ^[$@ ---- Rise, Setting Sun! Yuu Hi yo Nobore (album, Y680, Flower Comics, story by Yamasaki Juuzou) Characters are typical of Adachi, since characters in all his works are the same. All the characters here are just a bit less polished compared to later works. As is typical with shoujo manga, Adachi concentrated on characters and less on background, so as to create a "dreamy" atmosphere. [CPK] Nine ^[$@%J%$%s^[(B (v5F, SS, 3 TV movies [available on VHS]) High school baseball (plus some other sports) and romance story. Miyuki ^[$@$_$f$-^[(B (v12F/Y390, v5F wide, Shougakukan, TV series) High school brother and step sister romance story. Touch ^[$@%?%C%A^[(B (v26F/Y390, v9?F wide, SS, TV series [108 ep]+3 movies) 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] Rough ^[$@%i%U^[(B (v12F, Y390, SS) High school swimming and romance story. Slow Step ^[$@%9%m!<%9%F%C%W^[(B (v7F, Y390, Shougakukan, 5 OAVs) High school girl's softball and boxing and romance story. H2 (1992, v2, SS) Adachi's current work; another highschool baseball story. Other works: Ah! The Youth of Koushien ^[$B$"$"!*@D=U$N9C;R1`^[(B (v7F, Shogakukan) Short Program ^[$@%7%g!<%H!&%W%m%0%i%`^[(B (v1F, Shogakukan) Rainbow Chilli ^[$@Fz?'$H$&$,$i$7^[(B (1990-1992, v11U, SS) Hiatari Ryoukou ^[$@M[$"$?$jNI9%^[(B! (v2?F, Y680, Shougakukan, movie [1988]) ---- Araki Hirohiko ^[$B9SLZHtO$I'^[(B ---- Well known for unique art style and bizarre sound effects. However Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is beginning to show the limit of his imagination. [TK] BAOH ^[$B%P%*!<MhK,<T^[(B (v1, ?, English) Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Jojo no Kimyouna Bouken ^[$B%8%g%8%g$N4qL/$JKA81^[(J (v29, Y390, SJ) Four generations of the Jojo family seek revenge against vampires. ---- Aro Hiroshi ^[$@$"$m$R$m$7^[(J (a psuedonym) ---- An unusual artist/writer. Most of his stories have a clear, clean appearance with a surreal quality. This could also be said of his characters, tone, and attitude. He uses "hentai" with its double meaning of "metamorphosis" to describe weird backgrounds, assorted personalities, and other strangeness. His humor oriented stories usually share the same universe. [NA] Morumo 1/10 (v2F, Shonen Captain) Morumo 1/10 is a combination of super-hero, comedy, and love story. Morumo is an alien girl raised on earth. She is 16.3 meters tall at age 16 and weighs 43 tons. She looks human (with pink hair) if you are far enough away, well her proportions are human. She occasionally takes a shrinking serum that reduces her body by 1/10 in size. You and Me ^[$@M%!uL%0a^[(B (v8F, Monthly SJ) 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, v4, SJ Monthly) 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 (1992, 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, Waka-okusama no Abunai Shumi(?) ---- Asamiya Kia ^[$@Kc5\530!^[(B ---- Asamiya Kia is the same person as the famous animator/character designer Kikuchi Michitaka. [TK] Gunhed ^[$@%,%s%X%C%I^[(B (v1, English) @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Vagrants ^[$@?@@15-%t%!% (v2, Comptique (Kadokawa Shoten)) Silent Klein (aka. Silent Moebius) ^[$@%5%$%l%s%H%a%S%&%9^[(B (1990, v5, Y950, Comp, novels+game books+movie+English) Compiler ^[$@%3%s%Q%$%i^[(B (1991-92, v3F, Afternoon) @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Dark Angel ^[$@@;=CEA@b% (1991, v1, Newtype) 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] Assembler 0X (1992, Afternoon) A Compiler spinoff, though it's substantially different. ---- Asari Yoshitoh ^[$B$"$5$j$h$7$H$*^[(J ---- Asari Yoshitoh's style tends to be simple, almost cutesy...except for the times he does exploding entrails and shotgun wounds. Whereupon his attention to detail is impressive. [JE] A Collection of Short Stories Tampenshuu ^[$BC;JT=8^[(J (1989, Y680, Tokumashoten) 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 Uchuu Kazoku Karubinson ^[$B1'Ch2HB2%+%k%S%s%=%s^[(J (1986-present, v8, Y380, Shonen Captain, OAV) When a motley band of travelling performers have a deep-space collision with another spacecraft, they find that the sole survivor of the other craft is a humanoid infant. They decide to raise the child as their own on the nearest planet as they wait for other members of the girl's race to come and find her. Corona-chan grows up as their daughter, and the manga details her five-year-old adventures with her fuzzball mother, her robot-soldier father, her living-central-nervous-system pet, and the other bizarre members of the local village. Nakasorachiboueigun (v1F?, Tokuma Shoten) Strange mecha story. The Girl Defending Earth, Iko-chan Chikyuu Bouei Shoujo Iko-chan ^[$@CO5eKI1R>/=w%$%3$A$c$s^[(B (1990, Y890) Tadaima Kiseichu (1990?-present, v?, Comp) Intestinal parasites turn an average girl into a superhero. Manga Science ^[$@$^$s$,%5%$%(%s%9^[(B (1991, Y780) Manga Science II ^[$@$^$s$,%5%$%(%s%9^[(BII (1992, Y780) Wahhaman ^[$B%o%C%O%^%s^[(J (1991-present, v1, Y420, Afternoon) Wahhaman is a special robot soldier built ten thousand years ago by the Atlanteans. Found and dug up in present-day Tokyo, he cannot remember any of his past, due to a nasty knock to the head he received at some point. People tend to mistake Wahhaman, who is unable to speak except for laughing when going into battle, for someone or something that they are looking for in their own lives. ---- Chen Wen ^[$@E"Ld^[(B (Chen Uen) ---- Taiwan's most accomplished manga artist. After experimenting with such things as soap and candle wax, he eventually mastered the use of the traditional Chinese calligraphy brush. Chen Wen's exotic art and stories are unmistakably unique. [bib. by CPK] Leopard Warriors (1983, v3F, Time Weekly [A Taiwanese magazine]) Heroes of the East Chu Dynasty Tou-Shuu Eiyuu-den ^[$@El<~1QM:EA^[(B (1991, v2, Morning) Chinese historical figures in the days of East Chou Dynasty. Magical Super Asia (official title) Profoundly Beautiful Asia/ Fukaku Utsukushiki Asia ^[$@?<$/H~$7$-%"%8%"^[(B (1992, v1, Y1000, Afternoon) The story of psychics, beast-people, powerful demigods and ordinary citizens in a totalitarian society ruled by the Ideal Leader. Other works: Leopard Warriors II, The God of War, Story of the Assassins, The Armor General ---- CLAMP ---- CLAMP is composed of 6 talented ladies and each member has her own specialty. Core member of CLAMP is Mokona Apapa (main artist) and Ohkawa 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] 20 Mensou Onegai 20^[$@LLAj$K$*4j$$^[(J! (v1, Comic Genki) Shirahime Shou ^[$@GrI1>6^[(B (Y500, Comic Val) This book consists of 3 romance short stories about the topic "snow". There is a legend that whenever it snows, it is the tears of 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] @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Seiden (RG Veda) ^[$@@;E (v6, Y490, ?(Shinshokan), 2 OAVs) 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 (v1, Newtype 100% Comics) CLAMP did this manga as a joke. CLAMP Campus Detective Service ^[$B#C#L#A#M#P3X1`C5De^[(B (v1, Y520, Asuka Comics Deluxe) A light comedy featuring three whiz kids in Clamp Elementary School. Takes place in the same campus as Deukarion. [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 (v5, Y580, OAV, Shinshokan) 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] Cluster (v2, Y880, story by ?yama Tamayo) X (v3, Y390, Asuka) 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. @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Egawa Tatsuya ^[$@9 ---- A former disciple of Motomiya Hiroshi, he got his big break when his manga "Don't Give Up" won the Comic Morning Open contest. Be Free! (1986-?, v12, Morning, out of print) The turbulent life of a maths teacher surrounded by sleazy characters. Increasingly weird towards the end. Magical Taruruuto-kun ^[$@$^$8$+$k!y%?%k$k!<%H$/$s^[(J (1989-Oct 1992, v20U, SJ, TV [87 ep]+3 movies) 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. [IS] Golden Boy (1992, Super Jump*) Kintarou is a 25 year old genius dropout from Tokyo University, who likes to tutor and study. His favourite subject for research: women. Other works: Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari ^[$BEl5~Bg3XJ*8l^[(B (1992, Big Comics Spirits) Magical Taruruuto-kun Magic Items ^[$@$^$8$+$k!y%?%k$k!<%H$/$sKbK!%"%$%F%`^[(B (1991, art book?, Y480) ---- Fujishima Kosuke ^[$@F#Eg9/2p^[(B ---- 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] Taiho Shichau zo/You're Under Arrest ^[$BBaJa$7$A$!$&$>^[(B (v7F, Y420, Comic Morning Party Extra (Koudansha), OAVs) 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!/Aa! Megamisama! ^[$B$"$"$C=w?@$5$^$C^[(B (v7, Y450, Afternoon, OAVs+CDs) ---- Fujita Kazuhiro ^[$@F#EDOBF|O:^[(J ---- Ushio to Tora ^[$@$&$7$*$H$H$i^[(B (1989, v12, SS, 6 OAVs+Super Famicom game) 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] Other works: Riding a Merry-go-Round (short story) Yarof's Attraction-shop/ Yarof no atoraku-ya (1992) ---- GONTA ---- GONTA draws people with confidence and flair. His stories are full of drama, screwed-up people and sex. Heaven (v3F, Afternoon) Jigoku no Ie/Housing Inferno ^[$BCO9v$N2H^[(B (1992, v1, Y500, Afternoon) A famous actor (Harou) and his son (Kyouichi) and their highly screwed-up relationships. ---- Hagiwara Kazushi ^[$@Gk860l;j^[(J ---- Bastard!! (1987-1993, v12, Y390, SJ Season Special, OAV) 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 fantasy at its wildest, bursting with bimbos, violence, in-jokes, and spectacular art (there is some particularly incredible tone work in later volumes). Other works: Made Genius (doujinshi, with Studio Loud in School) Bakuen Campus (1992, Virtual Jump) ---- Hirano Toshihiro ---- The Golden Warrior (v1) Prequel to Iczer-1. The Iczer Legend Iczer Densetsu (v1, Comic Genki, based on OAVs) Iczer Densetsu is only very loosely based on OAVS. It's Hirano's attempt to recreate the Iczer Universe. [TK] Dangaioh Legend DOLL (v1, NORA Comics Deluxe) Like Iczer Densetsu, it's very loosely based on OAVs. Other than the name of characteres and their looks, not much similarity (no mecha). [TK] @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Hiwatari Saki ^[$@F ---- Please Save My Earth Boku no Chikyuu wo Mamotte ^[$@KM$NCO5e$r<i$C$F^[(B (v14, Hana to Yume) 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] @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Hoshisato Mochiru ^ ---- Living Game ^[$@$j$S$s$0%2!<%`^[(B (v6, Big Comics Spirits) 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] Other works: Kakuteru Ponytail (1990, v1F, Y490), Wazukaitchomae (1991, v1), Half na Bun dake (1991, v2F) ---- Hosono Fujihiko ^[$@:YLnIT?NI'^[(B ---- The original artist of the Crusher Joe manga. [KM] My Dear Batman Itoshi no Battoman ^[$@0&$7$N%P%C%H%^%s^[(B Mama ^[$@%^%^^[(B (v9F, Y500, Young Sunday) Gallery Fake ^[$@%.%c%i%j!<%U%'%$%/^[(B (v1, Y500 Big Comic Spirits) Gomen Asobase ^[$@$4$a$s$"$=$P$;^[(B (v1, Y680, Comic Burger) Tokyo Detectives' Group Tokyo Tanteidan ^[$@El5~C5DeCD^[(B (v3, Y780) Other works: The Judge, Gu Gu Gunmo, Reservation Please!, University Boys, Adlib Cine-Club, Sasuga no Sarutobi @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Houjou Tsukasa ^[$@ ---- Cat's Eye (1981-1984, v18F, SJ) This is a story about three sisters who are insearch 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 Tenshi no Okurimono (album, Y370, SJ) There's one story about a pair of lovers always quarelling and not admitting that they're suited for each other. But their future daughter comes and helps them realise their love. [CM] City Hunter (v35F, Y390 SJ, TV series + movies + live action movie) A hentai trouble shooter and his hammer-wielding female assistant. Jackie Chan stars in the movie. Taxi Driver A vampire masquerades as a taxi driver, but he can only drink the blood of virgins. [CM] Family Plot About the bonding between father and son. Young Girl's Season Shoujou no Kisetsu About the love between father and daughter. ---- Ikegami Ryouichi ^[$@CS>eNK0l^[(B ---- Aineo Boy (1971, Weekly Gandai,story by Koike Kazuo) Mai ^[$@Iq^[(B (v3F, Y780, Super Visual Comics, story by Kudou Kazuya, English title "Mai the Psychic Girl") Story about a young, talented girl, and the attempts to either kidnap and exploit her, or simply kill her. [CH] Crying Freeman (v7?, Y500, Shogakukan, story by Koike Kazuo, English+3 OAVs) About a killer for the triads who cries whenever he kills someone. Plenty of H. Sanctuary ^[$@%5%s%/%A%e%"%j^[(B (v5, Y500, Big Comics Superior, story by Shimura Shou, English) 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 (v4?, Y500, Shougakukan, 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] I Hungry man boy I Katsuotoko boy ^[$@#I!&2nCK%\!<%$^[(B (v6, Y700, story by Koike Kazuo) Otoko-gumi ^[$@CKAH^[(B (v9?, Y780, Shougakukan, story by Kariya Tetsu) The Life of Ouritsuin Kumomaru @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Ouritsuin Kumomaru no Sho (1991-1992, v3F, Y500, SS, 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. Another fine example of Ikegami's splendid art, but its awkward story proved unpopular and it ended very prematurely. [IS] ---- Inoue Noriyoshi ^[$@0f>e5*NI^[(B ---- Mad Bull 34 ^[$@%^%C%I!y%V%k#3#4^[(B (v19, YJ, story by Koike Kazuo, 4 OAVs) The violent exploits of a NY cop. (It has ended on YJ, but there is some NEW Mad Bull 34 in recent Bears Club magazines). W.Wolf (v1, Jump 30*, story by Tohban Zenji) An international investigator, possessed by the spirits of wolves, turns from a nerd to a musclebound hunk in crisis situations. Each episode is set in a different part of the world (Egypt, Africa, Australia, etc.) This is probably Noriyoshi's best, though not as well known as MB 34. Gulf Hawk ^[$@%,%k%U$NBk^[(B (v3F, YJ) About a Japanese cameraman in the Gulf War. [KM] Chronicle of Japan ^[$@O"4DF|K\=q5*^[(B (v2U, YJ, story by Koike Kazuo) 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 Yellow Dragon's Ear ^[$B2+N6$N<*^[(B (1992, YJ) Other works: Angels, Diamond Elfin, The Mission @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Ishikawa Ken ^[$@@P ---- @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Miroku ^[$@5uL5@o;N#M#I# (v5F, Shounen Captain, 6 OAVs) Getter Robo ^[$@%2%C%?!<%m%\^[(B (v3F, Y700, art by Nagai Gou) Getter Robo ? ^[$@%2%C%?!<%m%\iK^[(B (1991, v4) Infernal Reincarnation Makai Tensei Skull Killer Devil King ^[$@%9%+%k%-%i!<<Y542&^[(B (1990, v2) @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Seimaden ^[$@@;KbEA^[(B @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@ (1992, Y400, art by ^[$ @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Itegaki Keisuke ^[$ ---- Makeupper ^[$@%a%$%-%c%C%Q!<^[(B (v3F, Y500, Studio Ship) Grappler Baki ^[$@%0%i%C%W%i!<?O2g^[(B (1990, v5, Y390, Shounen Champion) "Real Grappling Comic", focusing the attempts of Hanma Baki (a highschool jujutsu-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 (though that isn't saying much!). [IS] ---- Itsuki Natsumi ^[$@<y$J$D$_^[(B ---- Oz (1990-92, v4F, Y700, Jets Comics, OAVs) A military action comic mixed with romance and combat androids. The art style is feminine but the action isn't... [ME] Other works: Marcheo Monogatari (v2F, Y1300), Hanashoukeru Seishounen (v6) @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Iwaaki Hitoshi ^[$@ ---- The Sound of Bone Hone no Oto ^[$B2;$N9|^[(B (1990, short story collection) Parabeasts @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Kiseiju ^[$@4s@8=C^[(J (1990, v6, Afternoon) "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. [IS] @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Kakinouchi Narumi ^ ---- The wife of Hirano. "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. Vampire Princess Miyu ^[$@5[7lI1H~M<^[(B (1990, v1F, Y1000, story by ?, OAVs) Film Collection Miyu (1992, v2F, Y1900) Cordname wa Charmer ^[$@%3!<%I%M!<%`$O#C#H#A#R#M#E#R^[(B (v2?) About psychics in school. [CM] New Vampire Miyu @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Shin Vampire Miyu ^[$@?7! (1992, v1, Y850, 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] Other works: Vampire Yui, Taketori Hime, Moon Princess (1991, Y800), ?? (Afternoon, 1993). ---- 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] [Japanese title??], aka. Xenon (1986, English) 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. Other works: Kaze (1992, v3, Shonen Captain) Ash Geene (1988, v1F, SS, Y370) Hunter (1989, v1F, Y490, Hakusensha) Hansen Shukai (1988, v2F, Y500, Shougakukan, story by Kazuo Koike), Seimono ha yoroyattekure (v1F, Y906, Shinshokan) Kagerou (v1F, Y490, Shinshokan) Bulldog (v1F, Y370, Shougakukan) ---- Kariya Tetsu ^[$@4g20E/^[(B ---- Oishinbo ^[$@H~L#$7$s$\^[(B (v36, Y500, Big Comics, art by Hanasaki Akira) This is the ultimate food manga. The protagonists work for the culture section of a newspaper. Their star reporter is a slovenly goof-off who knows incredibly much about food and cooking. [TM] ---- Katsu Aki ^[$@9n!z0!<y^[(B ---- Fuhoushi Mandara-den Karasu (v3F, SS) Katsu's attempt at occult action manga. Although it had decent plot, it had many holes and showed his limit as an artist. [TK] Stardust Paradise Hoshikuzu Paradise (v11F, SS) Other works: Katsu Aki Short Story Col. (v2F, SS), Happy Naomae (v6F, SS), Chouryuu Senki Sauros Knight (v3, SS) @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Katsura Masakazu ^[ ---- Wingman (v13F, Y370, SJ, TV) 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 (v2F) 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] Katsura Masakazu Collection (v2?, 1=Y800 2=Y910, Shuueisha) Present From Lemon (v2F, Shuueisha) Video Girl Ai / Video Girl Len Den'ei Shoujo ^[$@EE1F>/=w^[(B (v14U, SJ, 6 OAVs+live action movie) Parental groups have pressured Shuueisha into withdrawing vol.3 and vol.5 from sale, pending 'corrections' to the artwork. Nothing particularly explicit, but some scenes suggesting lesbianism/sexual slavery were judged to be unsuitable for SJ's typical "boys and girls" audience. Shadow Lady (1992, Virtual Jump) ---- Kawaguchi Kaiji ^[$@$+$o$0$A$+$$$8^[(J ---- Medusa ^[$@%a%G%e!<%5^[(B (v6, Big Comics) The story starts in 1969, when the student movement in Japan was at its peak. [KM] The Silent Service @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Chinmoku no Kantai ^[$@D (v15, Y500, Morning) 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. ---- Kenshi Hirokane ^[$@907s7{;K^[(J ---- A lot of Hirokane's works are critical of the society we live in. He addresses problems that we have to deal with, as we see in all of his works. His wife is Saimon Fumi, who is also a manga artist, famous for the original works of art for the smash TV hits like Tokyo Love Story. [KM] @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Kachou Shima Kousaku ^[$ (v17F, Morning KC (Kodansha)) 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. @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Human Scramble ^[$@?M4V8 (v27F, Big Comics, story by Masao Yajima) Human Scramble is a collection of short episodes of small incidents in everyday life we encounter every day. It is supposed to make us think of things we rarely realize about in this information society. Haro-hari Nezumi ^[$@%O%m!<D%$j%M%:%_^[(J (v23F, Young Magazine KC) The main character is an assistant of a private eye.... He gets involved with the political scandals, corporate conspiracies, etc.... He used to do this in Young Magazine, but currently, he is on a hiatus and doing the other things we have below. The story is not yet finished. @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Last News ^[$@%i%9%H%K%e (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. Ryuusuke Kaji's Argument Kaji Ryuusuke No Gi ^[$@2C<#N42p$N5D^[(J (v2, Mr. Magazine) "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. ---- Kikuchi Hideyuki ^[$@5FCO=(9T^[(B ---- Kikuchi is a novelist, not a manga artist. But he sometimes writes stories for manga, and several manga and anime have been based on his novels. Actually, he is one of two most famous novelists of the Horror/Action (Sex/Violence) genre. Unfortunately, for those who cannot read Japanese, his best works are among the ones which are available only as novels. Shinjuku seems to be his favorite setting. [YK] Novels: Makai-Toshi <Shinjuku>/Demon City <Shinjuku> (OVA) Mato Babylon/Demon City Babylon Sequel to <Shinjuku> Aki Setsura, the Man-Searcher (v12) Mephisto, the Doctor of Demon City (v12) Makai Keiji/Detective of Demon City (v2) (All the above stories are set in <Shinjuku>.) Kyuuketsuki Hunter D/Vampire Hunter D (v7, OVA) Youjuu Toshi/Super Natural Beast City (v3F, OVA+"Wicked City" live action movie) The OVA only dealt with the first volume. (The baby of Makie and Taki was born in the 3rd volume.) Demonic War in New York (v2F) Sequel to Youjuu Toshi. Killer Name (v1F) Kaze no Na wa Amnesia/The Wind's Name is Amnesia (OVA) Manga: Majin Gakuen / Demonic High School (v9?, Y390?, Shounen Champion, art by Hosoma Shin'ichi, based on novel) Makai Gakuen / Infernal High School (v14, Y390, Shounen Champion, art by Hosoma Shin'ichi) Another violence/sci-fi/fantasy manga from Kikuchi/Hosoma combi. Same old story with slighty different characters. Western Bugei-chou / Samurai in the Wild West (v1, art by JET, based on novel) Darkside Blues (v2F, art by Ashibe Yuuho) Makai Toshi Hunter / Hunter of Demon City (v17F, Y390, Shounen Champion, art by Hosoma Shin'ichi) Loosely based on the novel Makai Toshi Shinjuku. It had many interesting characters and fascinating ideas in the beginning but its ending was really lame. The art is OK but not spectacular. Recommended if you're interested in nonsense violence/fantasy/sci-fi mixture. [TK] Mokujiroku Senshi / Warrior of Apocrypha (v1F, art by Hosoma Shin'ichi) ---- Kishiro Yukito ^[$@LZ>k$f$-$H^[(J ---- Gunnm (aka. "Battle Angel Alita") ^[$@=FL4^[(B (1991, v3, BJ, Y460, anime in June+English) 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] ---- Kitagawa Miyuki ---- @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Princess Army ^[$@$W$j$s (v11, OAVs) 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] ---- Kitagawa Shou ^[$@$-$?$,$ofF^[(J ---- Kitagawa, as he describes himself, is a very tall, muscular, dark skinned fellow, and yet he's a major shoujo manga fan (and that caused him some embarrassing moments in bookstores in his high school years). His art reflects the shoujo influence, and yet his stories are tailored for men. [DM] He started drawing manga at age 13. Let's Be Teens! Teens Syouka! (v1F, Y600, Shuueisha) Nineteen ^[$@%J%$%s%F%#!<%s^[(B (1988-1990, v12F, Y600, YJ, OAV covers v1.1-5) Commenced when the artist was only 21 years old, and yet it shows surprising maturity in both style and story. Most importantly, Kitagawa captured the essence of the age bordering adolescence and adulthood. In a sense, 19 is the GQ of manga. Our hero, Kazushi Kubota, will have his heart broken three times (and his virginity intact) before he finds a steady love, and that's just half of the story. The story can be very light hearted, and then very depressing sometimes. The tone is, IMHO, overall melancholic. Comparing with some other bland shonen stuffs that are out there, 19 scores far above the field. [DM] @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@B.B. Fish ^[$@#B^[(J.^[$ (v6, Y600, YJ) 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!! Cult Weekend (1992, all-color short story, Young Jump 30) Bondage and mayonnaise. ---- Koike Kazuo ^[$@>.CS0lIW^[(B ---- Koike Kazuo is well-known manga story writer (Gensaku-sha), not a manga artist (Manga-ka). [YK] 2 10 Te Monogatari ^[$@Fu==<jJ*8l^[(B @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@ (v59, art by ^[$@?@9>N$ @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Red Lawn ^[$@9H$$<G@8!J% (v6, Y550, art by ^[$@907s7{J8^[(B) I Katsuotoko boy ^[$@#I!&2nCK%\!<%$^[(B (v6, art by Igekami Ryouichi) Yokohama Homeros ^[$@2#IM%[%a%m%9^[(B @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@ (v2, Y510, art by ^[$@3 Namidatama ^[$@N^CF^[(B (v8, Y460, art by ^[$@0K2lOBMN^[(B) Maggie's Dog ^[$@%^%.!<!G#s!&8$^[(B @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@ (v1F, Y800, art by ^[$@ @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@???? ^[$@?7^[(J ^[$@>e$C$ @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@ (v10, Y550, art by ^[$@ The Running Rabbit ^[$@EF$,Av$k^[(B (Y620, art by ^[$@907s7{;K^[(B) Late-night Theatre ^[$@?<Lk7`>l^[(B @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@ (Y700, art by ^[$@3p@:: Brothers @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@ (v9F, art by Seisaku Ka The Strange Tales of Nostradamus @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@ ^[$@%N%9%H%i%@%`%90&EA@ (v5F, art by Yamasaki ?) Other works: Hanappe Bazooka, Offered, Renkan Nihon-shoki, Auction House, Sweet Room, Crying Freeman @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@(and: ^[$@KbJ*8l^[(B, ^[$ @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@^[$@L@F|%+%C%W!&%$%s^[(B, ^[$@=U$,Mh$?^[(B) ---- Aihara Koji ---- A gag artist. Manga Class that even Monkeys Can Draw Sarudemo Kakeru Manga Kyoushitsu ^[$B%5%k$G$b$+$1$kL!2h65<<!#^[(B (Shougakukan) 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] ---- Kouga Yun ^[$@9b2O$f$s^[(B ---- Alice in Wonderland 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, v1F, Y500, Tairiku Shobou) 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] B-Type Union (Genki Special) Genji ^[$@8;;a^[(B (v6?, Y490, Shinshokan) Very loosely based on the famous historical epic. Earthian ^[$@%"!<%7%"%s^[(B (v3?, Y490, Shinshokan) "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] Children are the Dwellers of Night Kodomo tachi wa yoru no Jyujin ^[$@;R6!$?$A$OLk$N=;?M^[(B (1990, v2F, Y500, Tairiku Shobou) 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] Other works: Ren-Ai (Akita Shouten), Yajyou Teikoku (Akita Shouten), Mind Size, Safran Zero Beat, Rollar Kaiza (v2, Akita Shouten), Hungry Group/Kiga Issoku (1992, LC Mystery). ---- Kuruma Shinichi ^[$BMhN14V^[(B ^[$Br?50l^[(B ---- aka. Aki Kyoma ^[$B=)^[(B ^[$B63K`^[(B ---- The Hunter of Darkness ^[$B0G<m;N^[(B (v1F, SC, influenced by Yumemakura Baku novel) His debut, quite popular among SC readers. Led to Majinden, his own manga. Majinden ^[$BKb?MEA^[(B (?-1988, v4F, Shounen Captain, Battle Royal Highschool/Shin-Majinden OAV) In the OAV, 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, Shounen Captain) Occult cyberpunk. This title was started after he changed his name to Aki Kyouma. [TK] ---- Kusakabe Akihiro ^[$@ApJI2ELf^[(B ---- @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Holy War Armageddon ^[$@@ (1990, v2, Y950, Yigen Comics) 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] ---- Kusunoki Kei ^[$@Fo7K^[(B ---- A pretty (!) and young manga-ka who always draws horror stories. BTW, she is PRETTY, sure pretty enough to compete with idol singers. :) [CM] Headbutt Sleeping Beauty (v1?) "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. Onikirimaru/Demon Circle Cut (v1?, Shougakkan) Horror ghost story. @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@The things in Yagami's fa (?-1990, v8F, Y390, Shougakkan, 3 OAVs) Yagami has a crush on his own mother!!! :) Very funny story. Kusunoki Kei Masterpieces ^[$@Fo7K7f:nC;JT=8^[(B (1990, v1F, Shougakkan) Etcetera ^[$@#e#t#c!%!J%(%H%;%H%i!K^[(B (1991, v1F, Y1200) @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Circus Wonder ^[$@%5!<%+ (1991, v1F) Werewolf Grass Paper? Jinohkami Kusakame ^[$@?MO5Ap;f^[(B (1991, v1F, Y490) Akuma de Rabucome ^[$@$"$/$^$G%i%V%3%a^[(B (1991, v1) Buchi ka Mashiri ^[$@$V$A$+$^$7L2$jI1^[(B (1992, v1F) Youma ^[$@MEKb^[(B (v2F, Shuueisha, 2 OAVs) Horror. Our school was a battlefield Boku no gakkou wa senjou datta (v1F, Shuueisha) Strictly observe the weekly duty regulations Jyuuban kisoku genshu seyo (v1F, Shishoukan) Old Festival Inishie Matsuri (v1F, Shougakkan) Ghost demon Onigokome (v1F, Shishoukan) Horror stories. Prison/Hell Fire Hall Gokuendou (v1F, Shishoukan) Horror. Kusunoki Theatre Kusunoki gekijou (?) Collections of short stories including horror and comedy. Metropolitan Roaring Ootokai ni Hoeru (1992, Asuka) ---- Manabe Johji ^[$@??Fi>y<#^[(B ---- Russian Crash (Large volume, no volume #, FFC) Almost like Appleseed, with a little influence from Outlanders. Capricorn ^[$@%+%W%j%3%s^[(B (v5F, Y490, Shinshokan) SF-Fantasy. Other-dimensional planet tries to invade Earth. [YK] @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Galaxy Warring State Chro (v6, Y950, Comp) 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). ---- Makigi (??) Kouji ^[$@4,Mh8y;N^[(B ---- Mikistori ^[$@%_%-%9%H%j^[(B (1991, v4, Y500, Super Jump) 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. Godsider (1988, v8F) The Green-eyes ^[$@%6!&%0%j!<%s%"%$%:^[(B (1990, v3F, Y370, SJ) @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Mechanical Warrior Gilfer (1992, v1F, Y900, Super Jump) @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Matsumoto Izumi ^[$ ---- Kimagure Orange Road ^[$@$-$^$0$l%*%l%s%8%m!<%I^[(B (v18F, v8F hardback, SJ, movies+OAVs+TV series+Italian) Sesame Street (v3, Super Jump*) Another love triangle: A ronin + his sister-in-law, a virgin widow + a 17 high-school girl who likes him. [PY] Other work: 'Graffiti' Matsumoto Izumi Short Story Collection ---- Matsumoto Leiji ^[$@>>K\Nm;N^[(B ---- I'm a man Otoko Oidon ^[$@CK$*$$$I$s^[(B (1971-73, Shonen Magazine) Space Cruiser Yamato @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Uchuu Senkan Yamato ^[$@ (v2?F, Akita Shoten) Galaxy Express 999 Ginga Tetsudou 999 ^[$@6d2OE4F;^[(J999 (v10F, Y1200, Shougakukan) Space Pirate Captain Harlock @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Har (v2?F, Akita Shoten) The Narrow Path Inside a Dream Moou no Hosomichi (?) The story is about the author's dreams. In his dream he becomes another person (dressed like a reporter), and he travels to mysterious places. The Millenium Queen @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Sennen Jouou ^[$@@iG/=w2 (v2F, Y1200, Shougakukan) @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Queen Emeralds ^[$@%/%#! (1990, v2, Y1000) Bright Red Book of Revelation Makkoo no Mokushiroku 9999 (1992, Big Comics) This is a story supposed to take place in the contemporary world. Yuu, aged 28, doesn't care about money or women. One day he met a young woman, with a scar on her face. Without knowing anything about her, he made a contract with her to serve as a combat soldier of the Foreign Legion called CRIMSON 9999. [PY] Other works: Adventures of a bee(1954), Kuroi Hanabira(1957), Denko Ozma, Zero Pilot, Hard Metal (1990, v3)... ---- Mita Ryuusuke ---- Dragon Half (v4, Newtype, FFC) Mink is a young dragon-half -- half human girl, half kaiser dragon -- in love with one of the greatest dragon slayers, and pop idols: Dick Saucer. Together, with the young boy Pia, and the pervert female elf Rufa, Mink searches for the potion that will turn her fully human. She is also intent on single-handedly destroying the Great Demon King. This is a very silly manga, that often reverts to chan-form. The setting is a twisted sword and sorcery world, and the story isn't exactly complex. But I find it to be lots of fun. Also, at the August Komiket, there was one doujinshii dedicated to this manga, showing that it does have a Japanese fan following. [CH] ---- Miyashita Akira ---- @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Sakigake!! Otokojuku ^[$ (SJ, anime) Violent highschool fights. ---- Miyazaki Hayao ^[$@5\:j=Y86:n^[(B ---- The renowned director of anime films. Anime-only credits include Future Boy Conan and Famous Detective Holmes. People of the Desert Sabakuno Tami (1969-1970, Shonen Shojo Shinbun, under Akitsu Saburo pseudonym) The Journey of Shuna (1983, Animage's June AM JUJU) An all-watercolor manga which looks more like a miniature roman album than a manga; considered to be a Nausicaa prototype by some. [EC] Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa ^[$@Iw$NC+$N%J%&%7%+^[(B (1984, v5, Animage*, movie+English+anime comics/v4F+childrens' books) The Age of Hydroplanes (??, three instalments in Model Grafix magazine) This color short story was the original inspiration for the Porco Rosso anime. [EC] Other works: Castle Cagliostro (1981, anime comics), Laputa Castle in the Sky (1986, anime comics/v4F), Tonari no Totoro (1988, anime comics), Kiki's Delivery Service (1990, anime comics), Porco Rosso/Kurenai no Buta (1992, anime comics/v4F). ---- Monkey Punch ^[$@%b%s%-!<!&%Q%s%A^[(B ---- Lupin III @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Rupan Sansei ^[$@%k%Q%s; (v4, Y1500, Cagliostro Castle movie+anime comics) 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] <> ========================================================================= · Subject: rec.arts.manga: Manga Guide Part 2/2 Archive-name: manga/guide/part2 The rec.arts.manga Guide Part 2/2: N-Z Version 4.4 (February 1993) @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Nagai Gou ^[$@1J0f^ ---- In his heyday, this veteran artist was responsible for pushing the boundaries of good taste. Even today, he is extremely productive (including reprints, 54 works were released between Jan 1990 and Jan. 1992!). Most of his works contain strong doses of sex and violence. [IS] Shameless School/Harenchi Gakuen (1968-1970, SJ) This title was publicly burnt by some parents' groups. Devilman (1972, SJ, v5F deluxe, 2 OAVs) Shin Devilman (1979, Shonen Magazine) The basic story is that after many years, demons (Nagai calls them daemons) are awakening. Jiro Shutendo is convinced by his best friend to participate in an occult ritual which would allow the merging of a daemon with himself, giving him the powers of a daemon but the mind of a human being. Various battles ensue as daemons try to destroy mankind. [AN] Shin Devilman is the 'further adventures' of Jiro Shutendo. Mazinger Z (1972, Shonen Magazine, translated into 6 different languages+anime) Dororon Enma-kun (1973, SS) Enma is the Buddhist judge of the underworld. Goldorak/ Atlas Ufo Robot Grendizer (1975) Similar to Mazinger Z. Susa-no-Oh (1979, Shonen Magazine) @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Susa-no-Oh Densetsu ^[$@ (1985, v7, Yamato comics [Kadokawa Shoten]) Cutey Honey ^[$@%-%e!<%F%#!<%O%K!<^[(B @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@ (1975, Y1000, S. Champi Cutey is a girl android whose big ability is to change costumes and with that, powers. She fights a whole series of super villianesses lead by this one arch-villainess, who she fights at the end of the series (does this sound familiar?). The manga is definitely violent, sexy, and pretty outrageous in parts. The anime is toned down substantially. [GF] Shuten Douji (1980?, v10?) It's about this baby who was brought to our world by an oni (ogre). A childless couple, who happened to be praying at a shrine for a child, takes the baby from the oni and adopts him. When he grows up (high school), he begins to have doubs whether or not he is human or oni. There always seems to be a mysterious force helping him which appears to be an invisible oni. Anyway, soon a mysterious cult of oni worshippers target him because they believe he is the incarnation of Shuten Douji who, in their hiearchy of gods, is the lightbringer or disrupter of darkness. Lots of battles, graphic violence, mysticism, tying in with folklore, eventual time travel, dimensional travel, and very interesting plot twists. [AN] Violence Jack ^[$@%P%$%*%l%s%9%8%c%C%/^[(B (1973-1977, Shonen Magazine, v31F Y390/v7F Gouka'aizouban Y1100, OAV) New Violence Jack (1983, Manga Goraku, remake of Violence Jack) A huge quake splits the Kanto Plain from the rest of Japan. There is one hope for the innocent in this desolate plain... the giant known as VIOLENCE JACK! Oni ^[$@54^[(B (1983) Hanappe Bazooka ^[$@2VJ?%P%:!<%+^[(B (v10F, YJ, OAV, story by Koike Kazuo) Hannape's life is interrupted by two demons. One is this green cloaked male being with a bazooka. The other is a female furry being with a tail, which projects her magic. Among the things that occur is that Hannape is cursed with his index finger resembling a sexual organ and any time it is pointed at a female (humanoids at least), they become sexually aroused. As you might guess, it gets fairly extreme. It is amazing that despite the fact that he has not really changed his drawing style that much, he still manages to convey a sense of sexual vouyerism. [NA] Mazin Saga ^[$@%^%8%s!&%5!<%,^[(B (v3, YJ 1991, Bears Club 1992-) Sequel to Mazinger Z -- Mask takes over wearer, Earth is destroyed, Mars is invaded. Kabushiki-gaisha Tokugawa Ieyasu (v5, Y600, Home Comics, story? by Shinguu) @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Nagai Gou Kessakushu Kaik (Y1400, Asahi Sonorama) Dinosaur Army Rescue Squad ^[$@62N5%"!<%_!<$*$?$9$1Bb^[(B (Y390, BMKC (Koudansha), art by Ishikawa Ken) @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Public Corporation Tokuga @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@ (Y600, Home Comics, art Other works: Meakashi Borikichi (1967, Bokura Magazine), @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@^[$@%P%i%P%s%PKbB2JT^[(B, @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@^[$@@(%N2&EA@b^[(B, ^[$@G @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@^[$@7`2hB-MxB:;a^[(B, ^[$ @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@^[$@@u$$L2$j^[(B, ^[$@0& @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@^[$@%9!<%Q!<@>M75-^[(B, ^ @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@^[$@%P%i%P%s%P^[(J ^[$@0| @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@^[$@E4$N=h=w!J%"%$%"%s%P! ^[$@LkF($220K\J^^[(B (1992, v1) ---- Nagano Mamoru ^[$@1JLn8n^[(B ---- Fool for the City (v1F) "Not impressed." "It sorta sucks." Five Star Stories ^[$@%U%!%$%V%9%?!<J*8l^[(B (v4, Y900, Newtype) Grand interstellar empires saga, with wars fought out with heavy mecha. ---- Nagano Noriko ^[$@1JLn$N$j$3^[(J ---- Nagano Noriko is a resident manga artist for Animage and Shonen Captain. Her original, creative and slightly twisted work has a cult following, and her mangas are hard to find. Don't desert me Daisy ^[$B8+<N$F$J$$$G%G!<%8^[(B (1989-1990, v1-3F, Shounen Captain) 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] God Save the Sugekoma-kun! (God Save The ^[$@$9$2$3$^$/$s^[(B!) (1991, v1 wide, Y530, YM Kaizokuban) 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] Other works: Sci-Fi Motion (1988?, v1) Give me Tama-chan ^[$@#G#I#V#E!!#M#E$?$^$A$c$s^[(B (1990, v1-2F, Tokuma Shoten) Android Ann ^[$@$"$s%I%m%$%I%"%s^[(B (1992, v1, Comic Genki) ---- Nekobe Neko ^[$@G-It$M$3^[(B ---- A shoujou manga writer, who won the 2nd Nakayoshi New Writer award with the work "First Date". [CM] Dokkin Time Trip (v1F, Kodansha) Penguin detective team Penguin Tanteidan ^[$@%Z%s%.%sC5DeCD^[(B (v1F, Kodansha) Warning, Goldfish! Kingyou Chuihou! ^[$@$-$s$.$gCm0UJs!*^[(B (v7, Nakayoshi KC, TV+movie, anime comics/Y800/v4F+ movie anime comics/Y800/v1F) This is a cute manga about highschool life. Chitose has to change to a poorer school due to the death of her rich father. But the business of her father had collapsed, and the only thing she got is a pink (!) goldfish (that can fly). She met Wapiko, Shu and Aoi in her new school, but soon knew that the poor school is too poor to continue its operation. Accidentally, she got several billions of dollars left in the bank by her father, and she re-built the poor school. The manga is full of funny cute stuff. Animals walking around, and face changes from time to time. Very funny, and popular in Japan. ---- Nobe Toshio ^[$@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] @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Yayoi no Ozora ^[$@Lo@8$ (v11F) The Legend of Myuu (v5F, Y850, ?) An ok fantasy adventure story, some H toward the end. [CPK] Nozomi Witches (v26, Y460, YJ, OAV+live action movie) 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] Other works: Watashi no Okita-kun (v20F), Rising @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Ogino Makoto ^[$@2. ---- Ogino has also done character design for the Coliseum(?) video game. Peacock King Kujaku-Oh ^[$@9&?}2&^[(J (1986-1989, v17F, Y460, YJ, novel+live action+video game+3 OAVs) Peacock King Demon Hunt @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Kujaku-Oh Taimaseiden ^[ (1991-, v7, Y460, YJ) 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. (The quality of art in the original and in Taimaseiden differs considerably.) 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] ALGO! (1990-1991, v3F, Y460, YJ) Cyberpunkish stuff, recommended to hard-core Makoto fans only. Mao ^[$B??5{^[(B (1990?, Jump 30*) Mao is the name Kuukai (The founder of Shingon Sect and Kouyasan) used when he was young. Being enraged by the corrupted nobles and society, Mao quits the college and becomes a rebel (sort of Robin Hood type) but got captured by a general named Saknoueno Tamuramaro. While being tortured, he's visted by a mysterious Bosatsu (Boddhisattva) who gave a revelation regarding the "True Path." After the encounter, Mao sets on a journey to find the one who can be his mentor. The manga adds lots of Ogino's creative imaginations to the historical facts. [TK] ---- Otomo Katsuhiro ^[$@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] Highway Star (1979, Futabasha, short story compendium) Sayonara Nippon (1982, v1F, Futabasha) The experiences of Japanese moving to the US; one a judo teacher, the other a guitarist. Urge for War aka. Hard On Kibun wa mo Senzo (1982, v2F, Action) Japanese in fictional Sino-Soviet war. The work that brought fame to Otomo in Japan. Children's Dream Domu (1983, v1F, 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 (1984-Jul. 1990, v5U deluxe, YM, movie+English+French+anime comics/v5F) 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 original ~120 pages of ending will never be republished. Vol.6, after being delayed for at least 2 1/2 years, is out in March (with a different ending). KABA (art book, 1989) Her Memories... Kanojo no Omoide... ^[$@H`=w$NA[$$$G!D^[(B (1990, Kodansha, short story compendium) Includes Fireball, Farewell to Weapons, Planet Tako, and other short works. The Legend of Mother Sarah Sarura ^[$@:;N.Me!J%5!<%i!K^[(B (1990, v2, YM*, art by Takumi Nagayusu, English [eventually]) 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 impressive and very polished, but the story is cheesy and excessively grim. World Apartment Horror ^[$@%o!<%k%I%"%Q!<%H%a%s%H%[%i!<^[(B (1991, v1F, YM, live action movie) Yakuza vs. ethnic apartment residents. ZeD (1991, v1F, Mr. Magazine, art by Tai Okada, Roujin Z movie) 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". Other works: Highway Star (v1F, 1979, Futabasha) ---- Okazaki Takeshi ---- Like Hagiwara, Okazaki was an assistant of Matsumoto Izumi. [TK] Art seems like "Hagiwara meets Asamiya meets CLAMP". [IS] Elementaler (v2) Explorer Woman Ray (v2, OAV) (Natural) Karen-chan (Genki Special) Karen is 175cm tall. And she cries easily. [HH] ---- Ouyama Rei ^[$@Bg;3Nh^[(B ---- A Midsummer Night's Snowwoman Manatsu no Yoru no Yukionna ^[$@??2F$NLk$N%f%-%*%s%J^[(B (v4F, Y500, YM) 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] @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Oku Hiroya ^[$@1|^[ ---- Hen (v3, Y600, YJ) 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] ---- Sakura Momoko ^[$@$5$/$i$b$b$3^[(B ---- Chibi Maruko-Chan (v10, Y390, Ribbon Mascot Comics (Shuueisha), 2 movies [1990,92]) Daily life of an elementary school girl. Probably based on the author's childhood. [YK] ---- Saruwatari Tetsuya ^[$@1nEOE/Li^[(J ---- 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] Riki-Oh ^[$BNO2&^[(B (1987?-1990, v12F, YJ, story by ??, 2 OAVs+live action movie) Saruwatari perfected his technique with this manga, subtitled "VIOLENCE HERO". 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. Dogsoldier ^[$@%I%C%0%=%k%8%c!<^[(B (1987-1991, v12F, YJ, 1 OAV) Mostly worthless Rambo-type stuff. Stories were episodic and topical; lots of tidbits for military otakus. The Hard ^[$@%6!&%O!<%I^[(B (1991, v6, BJ) 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, with unusually sympathetic characters, and spectacular violence. Thrilling Violence BUN's Place/Tsukai Abare BUN-ya ^[$BDK2w$"$P$l%V%s20^[(B (1992, BJ Extra) Jungle King (1992, Bears Club) About a Masai Warrior who comes to Japan. @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Damned ^[$@%@%`%I^[(B (1992, v3U, Y460, YJ, concept by ??) In 2039, the ruthless Tokyo Corporation turns the refugee Jin into a hyper-human with incredible powers. Violent SF, with typically detailed art, but pretty dumb. Other works: Soul (1985, v4F, out of print), Shinkahei ABI (1992, short story, Jump 30, story by Sanyou Gorou) ---- Satomi Ikeda[?] ---- [??!] (v6+, Y390, Flower Comics) 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] ---- Sawada Hajime ---- Blood of Matools (v1, Y900, FFC) The manga is currently being serialized in Dragon Magazine. I'm not exactly sure of the storyline, although it does have a very heavy sword and sorcery element. [CH] ---- Sawada Sho ---- Suddenly, Let's Fly (ST Comics, Y800) Superstrange High School (ST Comics, Y850) ---- Shibata Masahiro ^[$@<FED>;90^[(B ---- @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Kuradharma ^[$@%/%i%@%k% (1990, v7, Y500, Young King Comics (^[$@!R>/G/2hJs<R!S^[(B)) In short, it's Sazan Eyes meets Urotsuki Doji. 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 (v1-19) 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] Other works (most from Hana to Yume): Akai Kiba (v4F), Akai Kiba - The Melody of Heart, Feather Touch Operation (v2F), Feather Touch Operation I-III, Future City Baran, Green Blood (v2F), Harrier, Lorelai of Stratosphere, Love Synchroid (v9F), Missing Islands, Sousabro Kenzan!, Sousaburo Azami Hell, Stolen Honeymoon, Turnstile, Virgin Cruise, Psychic Traveller (1990, v1F), Sledge (1990, v2), Dark World Doll Levi Door/ ^[$@L=3&?M7A%l%t%#!&%I!<%k^[(B (1990, v1F), Burst (1992, v1F) ---- Shiina Takashi ^[$@DGL>9b;V^[(J ---- (Yuu) Shiina Hyakka-ten (v2, SS) Ghost Sweeper Mikami @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@GS Mikami Gokuraku Daisak (v5, SS) ---- Shirato Sampei ^[$@GrEZ;0J?^[(B ---- [bib. by AP] Kogarashi Kushi (1957), Ninja Bugeicho (1959-62,v17, anime), Kaze no Ishinoru (1960), Sasuke (1961-67), Kamui-Den (1964-71, anime), Watari (1965), Tsuri/La pesca (1967), Bachhus (1976), Kamui Gai Den (1965-66,1982-87), Kamui Den II (1988-). @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Shirow Masamune ^[$ ---- (b. 1961?) ---- Shirow Masamune is 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?). Black Magic M-66 (OAV, English) The manga is episodic, disjointed, and rather pointless. It has little to do with the story in the OAV. The artwork isn't all that great, either. [CH] Dominion ^[$@%I%_%K%*%s^[(B (4 OAVs+English) A girl and her tank. Appleseed ^[$@%"%C%W%k%7!<%I^[(B (Comic Gaia, OAV+English) 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 (art book, 1990, Y880) Includes a timeline, organisations of Olympus, character details, mecha designs, sketches, a substantial short story, and other goodies. Exon Depot (Comic Gaia, color short story?) Orion @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Senjutsu Chukoukaku Orion (1991, v1F, Y950, Comic Gaia, English) Ghost in the Shell Koukaku Kidoutai ^[$@963L5!F0Bb^[(B (1991, v1, Y1000, YM Kaizokuban*) 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, art book, Y2400) A lavish coffee-table book which includes nearly all of Shirow's color work since 1982. ---- 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. Sonoda Ken'ichi Early Works Compilation "Fuse Box" Sonoda Ken'ichi Shukisakuhinshuu ^[$@1`ED7r0l=i4|:nIJ=8!V#F#u#s#e!!#B#O#X!W^[(B (1990, Hakuyashabou, Y980) Sonoda Ken'ichi Comic Selection ^[$@1`ED7r0l%3%_%C%/%;%l%/%7%g%s!J2>!K^[(B (1991, B-Club Comic [Bandai], Y1500) Gun Smith Cats (v2, Y500, Afternoon) Chicago, girls, guns, muscle cars, bombs, what else do you want? This story focuses on Rally from Riding Bean, with Bean making guest appearances. [DM] Sonoda might not be able to get the buildings of Chicago correct, but we can tell great attentions are paid to the details of characters, weapons, and cars. [CPK] Garden Party (art book) Includes BGC, lots of Gall Force, Riding Bean, GSC, Otaku no Video, an interview, and annoated illustrations. [jwinkelman@vmsa.oac.uci.edu] ---- Tajima Shou ^[$@EDEg><1'^[(B ---- Madara @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Mouryou Senki Madara ^[$ (v2, Y920, Kadokawa Shoten) What's this? ---- Takada Yuzo ^[$@9bEDM5;0^[(J ---- Character designer & director of the Ban'noh anime. Everyday's a Sunday Mainichi ga Nichiyoubi ^[$@KhF|$,F|MKF|^[(B (1987?, v2F, OAV+anime comics/Y850/v1F) 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 (v1F, Take Shobo (Amakusa Shiro)) You need to know Japanese Mah-Jong rules to get anything out of this. The All-purpose Cultural Cat Girl ^[$@K|G=J82=G-L<^[(B (3 OAVs) This manga was running in a mag that was later on stopped, and so the story was never finished. And because it was so short-lived, it doesn't even compile into one single book. [HTH] The story concerns Akiko, the president of a big military-industrial company, separated from her engineer father and her son, Ryuunosuke. In one of Akiko's attempts to get Ryuunosuke back, R's pet cat is shot - but its brain is transferred to a prototype android, and thus the Cat Girl Nukunuku ("snuggles") is born! [IS] 3x3 Eyes/Sazan Eyes (1987, v13, Y500, YM, 4 OAVs+video games+CDs+anime comics/v4F+English+Korean) Blue Seed (1992, Comic Gamma) Looks like horror/action, similar to 3x3. @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Takahashi Kouji ^[$ ---- Oss!! Karate Club @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Ossu!! Karatebu ^[$@2!G& (v28, YJ, Y460, 4 OAVs) 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, Boss of Tokyo, and the toughest martial artist in all Japan. The art is highly action- and comedy-oriented, with lots of popping veins, bloodshot eyes, bared teeth, and goofy expressions. There is an abundance of cliched dialogue, in-jokes, odd characters, and seemingly endless fights. Strongly recommended to martial arts manga fans. [IS] ---- Takahashi Rumiko ^[$@9b66N1H~;R^[(J ---- @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Urusei Yatsura ^[$@$&$k@ (1979-1985, v34F, v15F wide/Y680, SS, TV [218 ep]+10 OAVs+ 6 movies+English "Lum") 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, v15F/Y500, v6 wide/Y1100, Big Comic Spirits, TV [96 ep]+movie+ live action movie) 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/Ningyo no Mori ^[$@?M5{$N?9^[(B Mermaid's Wound/Ningyo no Kizu ^[$@?M5{$N=}^[(B (1989, v2, Y1200, SS*, 1 OAV) 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. (Volume 2 includes: End of a dream/Yume no owari, The Promised Tomorrow/ Yakusoku no ashita, Mermaid's wound/Ningyou no kizu) Short Story Compilation (Shougakukan) Rumick World ^[$@$k!<$_$C$/$o!<$k$I^[(B (v3, Y710, 3 OAVs) The OAVs from this series include: Firetripper, about a girl who experiences timewarps after an explosion; Warau Hyouteki (Laughing Target); and The Supergirl. One Pound Gospel Ichi Pondo no Hukuin ^[$@#1%]%s%I$NJ!2;^[(B (1989, v2, Y500, Young Sunday, OAV) Nun meets boxer. Ranma 1/2 Ranma Nibunnoichi ^[$@$i$s$^#1!?#2^[(B (1987, v23, SS, TV series [159 ep.]+2 movies+Nintendo, Super Famicom games+English) 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. [IS] SHORT STORIES: Kannon Slim (short story, shoujo) 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] P's Tragedy (short story) About the problems of keeping pets in modern apartments. The main character is a penguin. How about a dog? (short story) About a guy who can turn into a dog under some (forgot!) conditions, and his love affair with his classmate. Where is Minako? (short story) About a girl searching for her mother. The Happiness of Size L/L size no shiawase (short story) About a guardian spirit which is very huge in size, and frightened the owner of the house it guards. Cute design for the spirit. Moon King?? (1992, short story, Oct.-Nov. Newtype) ---- Takeuchi Naoko ---- @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Mo (v2, Nakayoshi comics (Kodansha), TV anime+anime comics/v2) 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. [from CS] ---- Tony Takezaki ^[$@%H%K!<$?$1$6$-^[(J ---- Takezaki's style is detailed and realistic, with clear influences from Otomo and Umezu Kazuo. A very versatile artist/writer, who has a strong sense of visual humor. [IS] Makoto-chan (?) The work which made Takezaki famous. It's about a kindergarten kid who does disgusting things. (Is this an Umezu Kazuo one?) Ariel (v8, Takezaki contributed to vol.2, based on novel+anime) AD Police 25:00 (v1F, Y880, in English/Japanese, based on OAV) 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. It reads left to right, and the wild translation is a laugh. There's also a "comic" which takes the piss out of Bubblegum Crisis and other anime. AD Police Ultimate City ^[$@#A#D!&#P#O#L#I#C#E=*_aET;T^[(B (1990, v1F, Y880, Bandai) Dr. Kishiwada's Scientific Affection @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Kishiwada-hakase no Kagak (1992, v1 wide/Y560, Afternoon) 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 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 original. Crazy, slick and very funny. @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Tanaka Masasi ^[$@E ---- 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] Flash ^[$@%U%i%C%7^[(B (1986-1990, v1/Y700, v2-3F/Y750, Morning) 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. Unidentified Prince Object U.P.O ^[$@L$3NG'%W%j%s%9J*BN^[(B (1990, v1F, Morning) A prince singlemindedly pursues his princess, ploughing through Nazis, demons and medieval battlefields in the process. Gon ^[$@%4%s^[(B (1992, v2 wide, Y530, Morning) A baby dinosaur causes havoc throughout the animal kingdom. (This is a spinoff from Flash, with no dialogue). Other works: Samurai's Great Adventure ^[$B;xBgKA81^[(B (1991, v1F, Afternoon) The Victoria Adventure ^[$BKA81%t%#%/%H%j%"9f^[(B (v1F, Y700, Kodansha) ---- Terasawa Buichi ---- Black Knight Cobra (v10, Y600, SJ, anime+English) Gokuu Midnight Eye (anime+English) The two OAV's I've seen are pretty good, but the manga translations from VIZ 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] ---- Tezuka Osamu ^[$@<jDM<#Cn^[(J ---- (?-1990) ---- Regarded as "the father of manga", having developed many of the styles and formats that characterise manga today. Tezuka was also a qualified doctor. Recent editions of Tezuka's manga contain a substantial English synopsis (the Kodansha reprints are the only editions listed here - the older versions, previously from different publishers like Akita Shoten, can probably be bought more cheaply.) Tetsuwan Atom ^[$@E4OS%"%H%`^[(B (v18F, Y570, Koudansha, translated into 10 languages+anime+anime comics) 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 (v3F, Y520, Kodansha, TV anime) 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] @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@W3 ^[$@%o%s%@!<%9%j!<^[(B (v3F, Y570, Kodansha, TV anime) 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 (v4F, Y570, Kodansha, TV anime) 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 (v3F, Y570, Kodansha, TV anime) 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 (v4F, Y570, Kodansha, TV anime) 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 (v3F, Y570, Kodansha, TV anime) 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 (v3F, Kodansha, TV anime) 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 (v4F, Y570, Kodansha, TV anime) 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 (v3F, 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 (1977-1980, v9?F, Y1100, Kadokawa Shoten, movie+live action movie) Tezuka's most profound and ambitious work, dealing with man's quest for immortality. Unfinished. Black Jack ^[$B%V%i%C%/!&%8%!%C%/^[(B (v12?F, Y1000, Shounen Champion) 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. Seven-coloured Parakeet ^[$@<7?'$$$s$3^[(J (v5?F, Y1000, Akita Shoten) Depths of the Atmosphere ^[$@6u5$$NDl^[(J (Y1000, Akita Shoten) Adolf ni Tsugu (v5F) "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...." Other works: Apollo's Song, Norman, Buddha, Tiger Books, Fire Mountain, SF Mix, Number 7 (v3, Shuueisha), Flying Ben (v2, Shuueisha), Ookami Nante Kowakunai!! (short story collection, Shuueisha), Crime & Punishment (story by Dostoevsky, in English/Japanese) ---- Togami Yoshihisa ^[$@$?$,$_$h$7$R$5^[(B ---- Pepper (v1F hardback, ISBN4-253-10232-8 C0079 P1800E) A US Western story. Fighter (V5, Jet comics) A boxing story. Karuizawa Syndrome ^[$@7Z0fBt%7%s%I%m!<%`^[(B (v5, SuperVisual Comics) Nervous Breakdown (v5, Nora Comics) 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] Other work: Zashiki Warashi (1978), Horobi (English), Grey (OAV, English). ---- Togashi Yoshihiro ^[$@IZ3_5AGn^[(B ---- That All-Evil Cupid @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Tende Shouwaru Cupid ^[$ (v4F, Y390, Shuueisha) I'm Not Afraid of the Wolf!! Ookami Nante Kowakunai!! (Short story collection, Shuueisha) Report of Playful Ghost Yuu-Yuu Hakusho ^[$@M)!yM7!yGr=q^[(B (v10, SJ) Occult action comedy. The Worst Kind of bad boy, Urameshi Yuusuke, died when he accidentally saved a child. But his death was so unpredictable that even the Judge of the Deads can't decide whether he must go heaven or hell. He had to carry out a quest to decide his destiny. Or to return to life again. @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Toriyama Akira ^[$@ ---- His manga, aimed at children, are extremely popular. He 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). @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Dr. Slump ^[$@%I%/%?!<%9 (1980, v18, SJ, TV series) A series of strange stories (sometimes building on each other) about a silly mad inventor, and his young-girl robot, Arare. Lots of puns, toilet humor, and sex jokes. [CH] It was extremely popular in Japan, and brought him into prominence. The decision to animate Dr. Slump was taken 5 weeks after the manga started, setting a new record. Sakugeki Jou (1983, v2, Y370) A work that came out after Dr. Slump had started, but before Dragon Ball. Shows exactly the same kind of twisted bathroom humor as Dr. Slump, but with some of the combat sequences that appeared later in Dragon Ball. Has many of the same character designs, but with a slightly different story line. Dragon Ball (1985-, v32, Y390, SJ, Spanish+Catalan+TV series+"Dragonball Z" TV series+ movies) An RPG arcade game-style series with Son Goku searching out the location of the seven powerful Dragon Balls. When they are brought together, the balls will grant the possessor one wish. Lots of toilet and sexual humor. Very silly, but lots of fun. This series also metamorphed into Dragon Ball Z, which has the same manga name as the original. Most of the character designs are based on those in Dr. Slump. [CH] Toriyama Akira ?? (an art book, probably ~1989) Toriyama Akira's ()-piece Theatre @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Toriyama Akira Maru-saku (short story collection - v2F, Shuueisha, 2 OVAs) Toriyama Akira's Unskillful Manga Laboratory Toriyama Akira no Hetappi Mangakenkyuu-jo ^[$BD;;3L@$N2<<!$C$TL!2h8&5f^[(B (Shuueisha) A "how to draw manga" instruction book. Dabu and Peter One (1992, Virtual Jump) @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Toyama Hikaru ^[$@1 ---- @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Twinkle^2 Idol Star ^[$@ (v8, SS) About a pair of popular idol singers, but one is a guy in disguise. [TM] ---- U-jin ^[$@M7?M^[(B ---- ("playing person") ---- A reasonably well-known H artist, whose high-quality art makes him stand out from the others. Maybe does some covers for Erotopia manga. [I'm going to d't someone else write this?! -IS] Angel @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Kounaishasei & Fovia ^[$ @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@School life-drawing & Str Oishinbo Papa ^[$@H~L#$s$\%Q%Q^[(B (v5, Y580) Infinity ^[$@%$%s%U%#%K%F%#^[(B (v1, Y580) Juliet (v2, Y500, Young Sunday) ---- Urasawa Naoki ^[$@1:BtD><y^[(J ---- 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] Pineapple Army (v10) 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! (v24, Big Comic Spirits, TV series+movie+live action movie) 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 ^[$@#M#A#S#T#E#R!!%-!<%H%s^[(B (v11, Big Comic Original, story by Katsushika Hokusei) Well, the main character is this guy who's half Japanese, half English. He's a lecturer at a university, and is an archaeologist... but then again, he works as an operative/detective for Lloyds of London. He used to be in the SAS and is a veteran of the Falklands War, and was one of the members of the Iran Embassy incident... it's Indy J. + Pineapple Army + some other things divided by 3. If you liked Pineapple Army, you'd like it. [KM] Other works: Dancing Policeman (v1F), NASA/Nippon Amateur Space Association (v1F). ---- Ueshiba Reach ^[$@?"<GM}0l^[(J ---- Discommunication ^[$@%G%#%9%3%_%e%K%1!<%7%g%s^[(J (1992, v1, Afternoon) An ordinary schoolgirl, and a strange guy who performs magic rituals. ---- Umezu Kazuo ^[$@!NG`?^$+$:$*!O^[(B ---- A very famous horror artist, whose art is crude and extremely disturbing. [IS] Album of Darkness ^[$@0G$N%"%k%P%`^[(B (1990, Y390) 14 Years Old 14 Sai ^[$@#1#4:P^[(B (1990, v9, Big Comics Spirits) 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. @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Other works: <1990> ^[$@9 @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@^[$@6vA3$r8F$V<j;f^[(B, ^ @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@^[$@I|=254?M^[(B, <1991> @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@^[$@$U$j$=$G>.D.JaJ*95^[( @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@^[$@G-L\>.AN^[(B (v2F, Y7 <1992> ^[$@62I]^[(B @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Wada Shinji ^[$@OBE ---- Does action manga often with women as the main characters. Intended for a shoujo audience. [NA] Sukeban Deka ^[$@%9%1%P%s7:;v^[(B (v21?F, Hana to Yume, live action+OVA) 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] Be Afraid of the Revival Kyoufu no Fukatsu ^[$@62I]$NI|3h^[(J Silver-haired Akisatosa ^[$B6d?'$NH1$N0!N$:;^[(B Mystery Thief Amaririsu Kaito Amaririsu ^[$@2xEp%"%^%j%j%9^[(J (v3, Hana to Yume) Amaririsu is a super thief, whose real name is Shizaki Nana (a high school student). Nana wears a wig in her non-thief identity. She can disguise herself, is extremely athletic, highly skilled, and a determination to always end up on top. The stories are about her life and adventures. Her mother is Shizaki Yukino, a retired thief who went by the title Kaito Narushisu. Another character named Sugar is an inventor/technician/helper who makes sure Nana has the equipment she needs to succeed. In vol.3, there is a change in direction of the story (which is spoofed by the artist/author in the title frames), in which Nana gets a job as an idol singer with the title Flower Dream Nana (she has a trick wand too). @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@---- Yagami Hiroki ^[$@H ---- Leave it to the couple Futari ni Omakase (v1-6F) Dear Boys (v7, Shounen Magazine monthly) Basketball. ---- Yamamoto Naoki ^[$@;3K\D><y^[(B ---- aka. Touyama Mori, ---- aka. Moriyama Tou ---- He used to be known as the character designer for some of the Cream Lemon series. The aliases are for his H manga. Blue (1991, short story collection) Declared harmful to minors. Assate Dance ^[$@$"$5$C$F#D#a#n#c#e^[(J (v7F, Big Comic Spirits) We're Not Alone (1992, v1, Big Comic Spirits) Happa 64 (?) Something about this twin girls fall for the same guy. Lots of close calls (sex) and one of them eventually went to bed with him. [DM] ---- Yasuhiko Yoshikazu ---- Yasuhiko also did a lot of character design for anime such as Gundam, Crusher Joe, Kaze to ki no shi/The poems of wind and wood (shoujo). Namuji Venus Wars (v4F, Y500, Nora Comics) Arion (v5F, Y450, Animage Comics, anime comics/v2F) C-Court (v1, Y390, Shounen Captain) Kurd no Hoshi/The Star of the Kurds (v3F, Y390, Shounen Captain) Anton (?) Historical. ---- Yokoyama Mitsuteru ^[$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] Tetsujin #28 ^[$BE4?M^[(B28^[$B9f^[(B (v10F, Y380, Akita Shoten, TV anime) 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 (v15F, Y380, Akita Shoten) 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 (1960s, v3F, Y380, Shonen Sunday [Akita Shoten], live action TV+anime) 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 (late 60s, v2?, live action TV+anime) 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. @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@Babel ni-Sei ^[$@%P%S%k#2 (v11F, Y380, Akita Shoten, TV anime) This went on forever! Battle between Yomi and Babel ni-sei, the latter being a student plucked from his home and trained to be the master of the tower of babylon (Babel no toh). Lots of paranormal powers and in this sense a pioneer of genres such as Locke the superman. ---- Yuuki Masami ^[$@$f$&$-$^$5$_^[(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] Assemble Insert (2 OAVs) 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 Kyuukyoku Choujin R ^[$@5f6KD6?M$"!A$k^[(B (v9F, Y680, SS, OAV) New student "R Tanaka Ichirou" is an android who always wears wooden slippers. [PY] The first major work of Yuuki Masami. Due to high content of in-jokes, this manga might be hard to understand for fans but for those who has grown up with manga, anime and live-action stuff, this is a manga that you wouldn't wanna miss. [TK] Mobile Police Patlabor Kidou Keisatsu Patlabor ^[$@5!F07Y;!%Q%H%l%$%P!<^[(B (v16, Y390, SS) With the rapidly accelerating development of hyper-technology, a humanoid-type machine called "LABOR" is being used in every field of industry. However, it has created the new social menace of "LABOR" crime. In order to curb such crimes from happening one after another, the Metropolitan Police Department has established a special department, the "Special Vehicle Section No.2". It consists of a company of patrol "LABOR" known as PATLABOR. Compared to the anime, the manga version focuses more on character development and jokes are more subtle. Manga also deals with many social, political and enviromental issues in depth. [TK] Other works: Magical Lucy, Yamatotakeru no Bouken, Tetsuwan Birdy Manga Magazines ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Publishers: Akita Shoten ^[$@!R=)ED=qE9!S^[(J Futabasha ^[$@!RAPMU<R!S^[(J Gakken ^[$@!R3X=,8&5f<R!S^[(J @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@ Kadokawa Shoten ^[$@!R3 Koudansha ^[$@!R9VCL<R!S^[(J @UPFILES@BYTES@@SECURITY@@DATAPHONE@@CITY@@FIRST@@USER@ Seishinsha ^[$@!R@D?4 Shougakkan ^[$@!R>.3X4[!S^[(J Shuueisha ^[$@!R=81Q<R!S^[(J Tokuma Shoten ^[$@!RFA4V=qE9!S^[(J 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. REFERENCE: Magazines/Newspapers All Catalogue '92, Media Research Center Name (since) Publisher Price Date #issue Readers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- AC Labien (89) Kasakura Shuppan390 16th 15 Fc 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 Bears Club (88) Shuueisha 370 25th 50 Mc 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 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 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 Candy Time (89) Fujimi Shuppan 320 11th 18 Mf Chao (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 Amour (90) Sun Shuppan 350 30th 35 Fc Comic Aya (87) Ohzora Shuppan 390 8th 50 Fc 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 Burger (86) Schola 220 A Tue 45 Mc Comic Cocktail (90) Heiwa Shuppan 350 12th 6 Mg Comic Gamma Take Shobou 550 C Me Comic Comp (88) Kadokawa Shoten 390 26th 30 Me Comic Corsage (91) Studio Ship 520 C 17th 7 Fc Comic Gaia Seishinsha 560 Comic Genki (91) Kadokawa Shoten 490 B 28th 10 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 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 Scandal (91) Ohzora Shuppan 420 19th 40 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 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 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 Desir (85) Akita Shoten 260 13th 35 Fc Desire Ai (90) Akita Shoten 330 E 20 Fc 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 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 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 Guts Comic (77) Tokuma Shoten 280 26th 20 Mc Halloween (86) Asahi Sonorama 420 13th 30 Fd Hanaichimomme (90) Mediax 320 18 Mf 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 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 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 Loving (86) Houbunsha 260 28th 35 Fc 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 11th 35 Mg 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 Margaret (63) Shuueisha 240 5, 20th 35 Fa Me (84) Koudansha 280 3rd 30 Fc Me Twin (87) Koudansha 320 16th 20 Fc 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 Mystery Bonita (87) Akita Shoten 450 B 40 Fd Mystery Ladies (87) Magazine Magazine 390 30th 20 Fd 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 Mor Love (89) Houbunsha 320 13th 30 Fc Morning (82) Koudansha 230 Thu 130 Mc Mr. Magazine (91) Koudansha 230 A Wed 30 Md 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 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 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 Ribbon (55) Shuueisha 390 3rd 240 Fa Ribbon Original (81) Shuueisha 320 B 40 Fa Sakura (89) Schola 280 8th 50 Fc 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 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 Sparkling May (89) Shounen Gahousha350 B 16th 13 Fc Super Comic (77) Amical 320 12th 15 Mg Super Jump (88) Shuueisha 240 A (Wed) 63 Mc 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 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 Jumbo (89) Touen Shobou 320 22nd 8 Mf Young Jump (79) Shuueisha 200 Thu 240 Mc Young Jump 30 (8?) Shuueisha 200 Mc Young King (87) Shounen Gahousha210 A Mon 35 Mc Young Magazine (80) Koudansha 210 Mon 160 Mc Young Magazine Kaizokuban (88) Koudansha 250 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 and Kadokawa Shoten are both bankrupt/defunct/history.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contributors: Neil Asato (nasato@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu) Enrique Conty (jester@ihlpl.att.com) Maiko Covington (ecovingt@sdcc13.ucsd.edu) 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 (hh0u+@andrew.cmu.edu) 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 (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 (pearl@remus.rutgers.edu) Alvaro Pons (ARTIGAS@vm.ci.uv.es) Iain Sinclair (axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au) Chris Swett (72736.433@CompuServe.COM) Tsuyoshi Yamashiki (t_yamasi@hoffman.cc.sophia.ac.jp) Patrick Yip (???) Special thanks to: Kunio "the kunedog" Muto (s92458km@cs0.sfc.keio.ac.jp), for some JIS, and other bits W2/JH1CUV (RSHIROMA@drew.drew.edu), for the manga magazines list Chih-Ping Kuo (kuo@seattleu.edu), for the first version of the Guide Toshihiko Kawano (kawano@ai.cs.Fujitsu.Co.JP), Ken Kameyama (kame@miln.mei.co.jp), Yasui Makoto (t80351@tecc.ecc.u-tokyo-ac.jp), for the fj.rec.comics Comic Lists (thanx to Tanaka Jiro for copies) Y. Kitajima (kita@cad.gatech.edu), Tonghyun Kim (tkim@sdcc3.ucsd.edu), Cynthia "Chibi" Ma (u1040448@arch.unsw.OZ.AU), Satoshi "beluga" Amagai (MVCY@CORNELLA.cit.cornell.edu) for extensive additions & corrections ======================================================================== · Subject: rec.arts.manga: Manga Resources Archive-name: manga/resources THE MANGA RESOURCES LIST ======================== Edited by Steve Pearl March 1993 This is a monthly list of sources of manga material available to the readers of this newsgroup. If you have any questions, additions or corrections, send them to: Internet: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu or Steve Pearl CI$: >internet: pearl@remus.rutgers.edu 359 Lloyd Rd GEnie: S.PEARL6 Aberdeen, NJ 07747-1826 Changes to this posting since January 1993 - Changed Manga-Chan to a Japanese Videogame distributor only Things to do: - Find out which of the "anime" ftp sites contain non-animated manga material. DISCLAIMER 1: The editor is not associated with ANY of the companies or organizations mentioned below. DISCLAIMER 2: The opinions expressed on this post do not necessarily represent the opinions held either by the editor or any organization he's affiliated with. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table of Contents o TRANSLATED MANGA AVAILABLE IN THE USA o WHERE TO FIND MANGA o MANGA FTP SITES o MANGA BITNET FILESERVERS o OTHER ELECTRONIC MANGA RESOURCES -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- o TRANSLATED AND/OR ENGLISH-LANGUAGE MANGA AVAILABLE IN THE USA Some manga (Japanese comics) have been translated into English for the American market. Those manga which have spun off into anime-related projects are indicated in parentheses. [Note: "American manga" based on Japanese characters are not included. That's why CAPTAIN HARLOCK, DIRTY PAIR and LENSMAN are not listed here. Also not listed here is NINJA HIGH SCHOOL, an "American manga" that is only *indirectly* based on Japanese characters (it is a satirical blend of elements taken from ORANGE ROAD, PROJECT A-KO, and URUSEI YATSURA). Manga produced by Japanese creators in English, however, like MAZINGER, ONI & SAMURAI: SoD are included.] Antarctic Press: MANGAZINE #17-19 (All three issues contain "The Age of Hydroplanes," the serial by Hayao Miyazaki. This was the prototype for the movie, PORCO ROSSO.), STAR TREKKER Blast Books [New York]: MR. ARASHI'S AMAZING FREAK SHOW, PANORAMA OF HORROR Catalan Press: GOODBYE AND OTHER STORIES CHEVAL NOIR [Dark Horse Comics]: ANGEL FUSION by Keisuke Goto & Hiroyuki Kato in #1; IN DREAMS by Masashi Tanaka in #24-26 Dark Horse Comics: GODZILLA (TV series and lots of man-in-a-rubber-suit movies) Dark Horse Comics/Studio Proteus: CARAVAN KIDD, ORION, OUTLANDERS (OAV) and VENUS WARS (movie) Eclipse Comics: SAMURAI: SON OF DEATH [not a translation but an all-new work in English by Hiroshi Hirata, whose work was well-liked by Yukio Mishima] Eclipse Comics International/Studio Proteus: APPLESEED (OAV), BLACK MAGIC (OAV), CYBER 7, DOMINION (4 OAVs), THE LOST CONTINENT Eclipse International/Viz Comics: AREA 88 [was continued by Viz Comics afterwards] (3 OAVs, TV series), (THE LEGEND OF) KAMUI [this is not the same Kamui as the Kamui in "The Dagger of Kamui"] (TV series), and MAI THE PSYCHIC GIRL Educomics: [see also entries under "New Society Publishers"] BAREFOOT GEN (OAV, 3 live-action films & an opera) and I SAW IT Epic Comics: AKIRA (movie), FAREWELL TO WEAPONS, MEMORIES EPIC Magazine, ?/?/83: ONI ["Ogre;" not a translation, but an original story written & drawn by Go Nagai, of Devilman, Fandora, Shuten Doji & Violence Jack fame.] First Comics: LONE WOLF AND CUB (a live-action TV series & 6 live-action movies) and MAZINGER [not a translation but an all-new English-language work by series creator Go Nagai] (3 TV series & 6 movies; the first TV series was released in the USA under the name "Tranzor Z") Innovation Comics: SAZAN 3x3 EYES (4 OAVs) MANGA! MANGA! THE WORLD OF JAPANESE COMICS by Frederik L. Schodt [book]: PHOENIX [Tezuka!] (movie & a live-action film), THE ROSE OF VERSAILLES (TV series & a French live-action movie), SENJO [BATTLEFIELD; by Leiji Matsumoto], and BAREFOOT GEN (OAV, 3 live-action films & an opera) New Society Publishers [PO Box 582, Santa Cruz, CA 95061]: BAREFOOT GEN: A CARTOON STORY OF HIROSHIMA (284 pages) copyright 1987, BAREFOOT GEN: THE DAY AFTER (177 pages) copyright 1988, and BAREFOOT GEN: LIFE AFTER THE BOMB (164 pages) copyright 1989 Now Comics: SPEED RACER CLASSICS (TV series) Sun Comics: COSMOS: CHRONICLES OF PARADISE, HIGH SCHOOL AGENT, RAGNAROK GUY, RAIKA University of California Press: JAPAN, INC. by Shotaro Ishinomori [ISBN 0-520-06289-2] Viz Comics: BAOH (OAV), BATTLE ANGEL ALITA, COBRA (TV series and movie), CRYING FREEMAN (OAV series), FIST OF THE NORTH STAR (2 TV series, a movie & a live-action Hong Kong kung fu movie), GREY (OAV), GOKU: MIDNIGHT EYE (2 OAVs), GOLGO 13: THE PROFESSIONAL [also put out by two other publishers] (movie), HOROBI, HOTEL HARBOUR VIEW, JUSTY (OAV), LUM: URUSEI YATSURA (TV series, OAVs and movies), MACROSS II (OAV series), NAUSICAA OF THE VALLEY OF THE WIND (movie), PINEAPPLE ARMY, RANMA 1/2 (2 TV series, 2 OAVs & 2 movies), RUMIC WORLD: FIRE TRIPPER (OAV), RUMIC WORLD: LAUGHING TARGET (OAV), SABER TIGER, SANCTUARY, SHION: BLADE OF THE MINSTREL, SILENT MOBIUS (movie), STRIKER: ARMORED WARRIOR, and 2001 NIGHTS (OAV) -- Written by Steven Feldman ------------------------------------------------------------------------- o WHERE TO FIND MANGA =================== Two Japanese bookstore chains in America offer original mangas and manga magazines. They are the Kinokuniya and Asahiya bookstores. You shall also be able to find some small bookstores that carry manga in any major city with a decent size of Japanese populations. For them check the various "shopping guide" availble at various FTP site. (There are shopping guide to San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, New York, Hawaii, Tokyo, and Hong Kong.) For the people in Taiwan, Korea, Hong Kong, and Thailand, many translated bootlege pirate copys of manga exist at a cheaper price with a poorer quality. These usually find their way to Chinese bookstores abroad. If you don't understand Japanese anyway, then you may wish to check these manga out. People in Australia and Europe generally are stucked with the American translations, unless they can find some distributors which carry the original stuffs, or make oversea order to Japan or America. There are suppose some French translated manga (Maison Ikkoku and Saint Seiya), but apparently they are very hard to find. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kinokuniya Bookstores: Los Angeles (213) 687-4447 New Jersey (201) 941-7580 Yaohan Plaza 941-6087 (FAX) Kinokuniya Bookstore 595 River Road, Edgewater, NJ 07029 Costa Mesa, CA in Yaohan Center (714) 434-9986, New York (212) 745-1461/1462 Kinokuniya Bookstore 541-9335 (FAX) 10 West 49th Street, New York, NY 10020 San Francisco (415) 567 7625 Kinokuniya Bookstore 1581 Webster Street SF, CA 94115 San Jose (408) 252 1300 Kinokuniya Bookstore 675 Saratoga Ave San Jose, CA 95129 Seattle (206) 587-2477. Torrance Store (213) 327 6577 Weller Court Store (213) 687 4480 Yes, Books Kinokunia does indeed special order books and mangas through mail. If you will go to one of their stores, or ask them by writing or phone, they will give you a yellow postcard that looks like this: (my best ASCII representation of the back of the postcard) =============================================================================== Books MAIL ORDER CARD DATE___________ Kinokuniya Please supply me the following publications with bill-invoice _______________________________________________________________________________ AUTHOR TITLE PUBLISHER PRICE _______________________________________________________________________________ If it's not currently in stock, please let us know if you obtained the book from Japan. YES __ NO __ ORDER BY: SEA __ AIR __ (20% MORE from AIR CARGO) _______________________________________________________________________________ MR. MISS MRS. _________________________________________PHONE NO.___________________ please print STREET ADDRESS ________________________________________________________________ CITY AND STATE _________________________________________ ZIP CODE _____________ =============================================================================== (and the address on the front says) KINOKUNIYA BOOK STORES OF AMERICA CO., LTD. 1581 WEBSTER STREET - KINOKUNIYA BUILDING SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94115-9948 You may not even need this postcard (although the postage is paid for by Kino.) as long as you send in the necessary informations. If you can't write Kanjis then it may help if you would send in a copy of those slips of papers that always get in your way of reading the manga, but you never bothered to take out. Those papers have all the essential information (title, publisher, author, price, etc.). Sea cargo would take 2 - 2 1/2 months (so they claim, expect 3-4 months) but at no extra cost (compare to store retail, that is), while the air cargo would take 1 months (5-6 weeks) at 20% additional cost over retail. If you live in the middle of nowhere (no offense to those living in the "Good Morning" State (^.^)) ask Kino if they would also do UPS, since most special orders are picked up at the store. The store also carries some CD & Video tapes, so they may special order those for you as well....... (By davmou@ocf.berkeley.edu) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Japanese Bookstores: Asahiya Bookstores U.S.A., Inc Yaohan Plaza 333 S. Alameda St. Suite 108 Los Angeles, CA 90013 (213) 626-5650 (213) 626-1746 (fax) Asahiya Bookstores U.S.A., Inc Yaohan Plaza 100 E. Algonquin Rd. Arlington Heights, IL 60005 (708) 956-6699 Corner of Arlinton Heights Rd and Algonquin Rd. Books Nippan Nippon Shuppan Hanbai U.S.A., Inc. 532 West 6th Street Los Angeles, CA 90014 (213) 687-7400 (213) 687-7401 (213) 687-9896 (fax) Books Nippon 115 West 57th Street New York, NY (212) 582-4622 Hours: M-F 10:30-7:30; Sat 11-7; Closed Sundays Discounts to members. Unlike their similarly named brethren, the prices here are quite reasonable. For NYC area fans, this is *the* place for anime although other NYC stores may have a better selection of manga. Iwase Bookstore Atlantam, GA (404) 814-0462 (Will mail order) Nikaku Japanese Art 615 N. 6th San Jose, CA 95112 (408) 971-2822 Tues-Sat: 10-6PM Sun-Mon: 10-5PM send them a SASE for their catalog. (Best all around Anime/Manga store!) Sakura (Maryland) (301) 468-0605 Tokyo Do SHoten 18924 Brookhurst Fountain Valley, Ca 92708 (714) 968-9182 Mon-Sat 10:30-6:30pm, Sunday 11-5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECTLY FROM JAPAN - Manga-Chan Bret Halford 2-10-3-3 01 Minami Kugahara Ota-ku Tokyo 146 Japan Manga-chan is a mail-order service that exports VIDEO GAMES only. Manga-chan accepts checks or money orders in US$ from a US bank, or in Pounds from a British bank. (Made out directly to Bret Halford) Other means of payment are possible, please ask if necessary. Your order is mailed directly to you from Japan. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- IN EUROPE: O.C.S. Bookshop B.V. Ferdinand Bolstraat 333 NL-1072 LH Amsterdam The Netherlands Phone : +31-20-6799238 Fax : +31-20-6766187 Hours : 10:00-18:00 daily For the people who want to visit the bookshop, it's located in Hotel Okura. It's easy to get there by taking tramline 25. The manager of the shop is Mr. Masanori Iwanaga. The shop sells japanese books, magazines, manga and some other things. Note that everything is in japanese and not in English. The manager told me he is willing to take orders from all over Europe. If he doesn't have what you're looking for, he can always order it directly from Japan. He also provides subscriptions to magazines, just call and ask. --Leon Oninckx o MANGA FTP SITES These Internet sites contain manga related materials and are accessible by anonymous FTP. There may be other sites, but these are the major ones. Many of them only contain animated related files and have no files derived from the printed forms of manga. Site IP address directory contents ==== ========== ========= ======== ftp.white.toronto.edu 128.100.2.160 /pub/anime GIFs ftphost.cac.washington.edu 128.95.112.1 /pub urusei-yatsura archives ix2.cc.utexas.edu 128.83.186.29 /anime scripts, GIFs, EAV ix3.cc.utexas.edu 128.83.186.13 ---- Mirror of ix2.cc.utexas.edu network.ucsd.edu 128.54.16.3 /anime scripts,GIFs,AnimeStuff ocf.berkeley.edu 128.32.184.254 /pub/AnimeB scripts, sound files lightning.berkeley.edu 128.32.234.10 \ volcano.berkeley.edu 128.32.234.11 --- Mirrors of ocf.berkeley.edu headcrash.berkeley.edu 128.32.234.31 / piggy.ucsb.edu 128.111.72.50 /pub/anime scripts,GIFs,sounds cavevax.ucsb.edu 128.111.72.55 \ ferkel.ucsb.edu 128.111.72.60 --- Mirrors of piggy.ucsb.edu oinker.ucsb.edu 128.111.72.55 / remus.rutgers.edu 128.6.13.3 /pub/anime Rutgers Anime romulus.rutgers.edu 128.6.13.2 --- Mirror of remus.rutgers.edu wpi.wpi.edu 130.215.24.1 /anime scripts, GIFs Unix Command: ftp <site name> Login: anonymous Password: login@machine_name Let's say that geeker@pac.man.edu wants to get the latest and greatest Ranma-chan GIF (/manga/hentai/r-chan1.gif) from happosai.com. - At the Unix prompt, geeker types "ftp happosai.com". - At the "login:" prompt, he types "anonymous". - At the "Password:" prompt, he types "geeker@pac.man.edu". He's now logged at happosai.com. - geeker now uses cd(1) and ls(1) just like in Unix to find whatever he's after. If geeker want to get the Ranma-chan GIF, he must do the following: - He uses cd(1) to go to /manga/hentai. Once there, he uses ls(1) to make sure that r-chan1.gif is actually there. - GIF files are binary, so geeker sets the file transfer type to binary by typing "binary". - geeker types "get <filename>", where <filename> is the name of the file he wants to copy. In our case, he would type "get r-chan1.gif" to get the file. Note that no wildcards are allowed. - Several other ftp commands to know: "?" - lists the commands available "quit" - exits the program "ascii" - sets file transfer mode to ascii "mget" - allows multiple-file gets, and wildcards If you need help, or want to learn advanced techniques, DON'T post to rec.arts.anime for help. Instead, ask your local system administrator / CCON / Unix witch doctor for help. That's what they're paid for. Notes: - Synopses are available at most of the sites mentioned above. - Sound files: These are IFF "raw" sound files, which can be played on Amiga, MS-DOS, Macintosh and Sun computers. There is also a text file with instructions on how to play them. - urusei-yatsura archives: the collected messages of four years (1987-1991) of the Urusei Yatsura mailing list (see below). Warning: this file is HUGE! (about 300 pages long). - The Rutgers Anime files contain all the manga translations by Theresa Martin, and current copies of all the lists maintained by Steve Pearl (see OTHER ELECTRONIC MANGA RESOURCES, below). - Remember to set your file type to BINARY before reading any GIF files, sound files, or compressed text (.Z) files. o MANGA BITNET FILESERVERS listserv@brownvm.brown.edu -- Miyazaki mailing list archive. From the Internet, send a message with the text 'get nausicaa filelist' to the above address. BITFTP@PUCC -- FTP access for BITNET sites. For more info, type 'tell bitftp at pucc help' from a BITNET account. ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com -- Alternate e-mail FTP access. Send the message 'help' and it will send back instructions. o OTHER ELECTRONIC ANIME RESOURCES - Alt.manga mailing list: a mailing list for manga fans (basically a mailing list echo of the alt.manga newsgroup). To subscribe, send e-mail to alt-manga-request@darwin.sura.net. The mail should have the following text in the first line: subscribe alt-manga yourlogin@youraddress Firstname Lastname - Anime/Manga APA Index: an article describing anime/manga APAs (Amateur Press Associations) and a list of known anime/manga APA's. Maintained by Steve Pearl at pearl@remus.rutgers.edu. UUCP address: ..!rutgers!remus.rutgers.edu!pearl - Anime Shopper's Guide to Chicago: a travelogue of the manga/anime stores in Chicago (submissions are welcome). Maintained by Enrique Conty at jester@ihlpl.att.com. - Anime Shopper's Guide to London: a travelogue of the manga/anime stores in London. Maintained by David Cotterill at cs4bl@herts.ac.uk - Anime Shopper's Guide to Los Angeles: a travelogue of the manga/anime stores in Los Angeles. Maintained by Jim Lick at jim@piggy.ucsb.edu. - Anime/Manga Shopper's Guide to New York City: a travelogue of the stores in NYC where one can purchase manga and anime. Maintained by Steve Pearl at pearl@remus.rutgers.edu. UUCP address: ..!rutgers!remus.rutgers.edu!pearl - Anime Shopper's Guide to San Francisco: a travelogue of the anime/manga stores in the Bay Area. Maintained by Steve Mah at smah@sdcc13.ucsd.edu. - Anime Shopper's Guide to Sydney: a travelogue of the anime & manga stores in Sydney. Maintained by Iain Sinclair at axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au. - Anime Shopper's Guide to Tokyo: a travelogue of the anime & manga stores in Tokyo. Maintained by Jeff Okamoto at okamoto@hpcc01.corp.hp.com. - CD List: a list of anime & manga related Compact Discs. Maintained by Steve Pearl at pearl@remus.rutgers.edu. UUCP address: ..!rutgers!remus.rutgers.edu!pearl - FTP Script List: a list of all the manga translations available through anonymous FTP, and then some. Maintained by Kenneth Arromdee at arromdee@cs.jhu.edu. - Manga FTP Site list: A list of currenly known ftp sites with manga/anime content. Maintained by Matt Pyson at mrp105@psuvm.psu.edu - Hayao Miyazaki mailing list: a mailing list for fans of the works of Hayao (Nausicaa, Shuna's Journey) Miyazaki. Discussion of alternative/progressive manga and anime is also welcome. To subscribe, send mail to listserv@brownvm.brown.edu. The mail should have the following text in the first line: subscribe nausicaa yourlogin@youraddress Firstname Lastname - National Anime BBS Watch: a list of U.S. BBSes with anime or manga content in them. Maintained by Chet Jasinski. Chet doesn't have an Internet address, but can be contacted through Steve Pearl at pearl@remus.rutgers.edu. - Rec.arts.manga mailing list: a mailing list for manga fans (basically a mailing list echo of the rec.arts.manga newsgroup). To subscribe, send e-mail to rec-arts-manga-request@darwin.sura.net. The mail should have the following text in the first line: subscribe rec-arts-manga yourlogin@youraddress Firstname Lastname - Shampoo mailing list: a mailing list for fans of the character Shampoo from the Ranma 1/2 manga series by Rumiko Takahashi. To subscribe, send e-mail to shampoo-request@calvin.sfasu.edu. To post, send e-mail to shampoo-l@calvin.sfasu.edu. - Urusei Yatsura mailing list: a mailing list for fans of Urusei Yatsura and Maison Ikkoku and of the works of Rumiko Takahashi in general. To subscribe, send e-mail to urusei-yatsura-request@panda.panda.com. The mail should have the following text in the first line: subscribe urusei-yatsura yourlogin@youraddress Firstname Lastname