George Asakura is best known for which manga short story series?
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George Asakura George Asakura (Japanese: ジョージ朝倉 , Hepburn: Jōji Asakura , born May 11, 1974) is a Japanese manga artist. She took her pen name from one of the title characters in "Gatchaman" and made her debut in 1995 with "Punky Cake Junkie", which was published in the magazine "Bessatsu Friend DX Juliet". She is best known for "A Perfect Day for Love Letters", for which she received the 2005 Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga, and "Knock Your Heart Out!". "A Perfect Day for Love Letters" was adapted as a live-action movie and has been licensed in English by Del Rey Manga.
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A Perfect Day for Love Letters A Perfect Day for Love Letters (Japanese: 恋文日和 , Hepburn: Koibumi Biyori ) is a Japanese manga short story series written and illustrated by George Asakura. Each story depicts a relationship that revolves around the use of love letters. The stories were originally published by Kodansha in the "shōjo" (aimed at teenage girls) manga magazine "Bessatsu Friend", and collected in two bound volumes. "A Perfect Day for Love Letters" received the Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo manga along with "Oi Piitan!!" by Risa Itou in 2005. A live action film adaptation premiered in Japan on December 4, 2004. It was also be adapted into a Japanese television drama in 2014.
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Afro Samurai Afro Samurai (アフロサムライ , Afuro Samurai ) , also written AFRO SAMURAI, is a Japanese "seinen" "dōjinshi" manga series written and illustrated by manga artist Takashi Okazaki. It was originally serialized irregularly in the avant-garde "dōjinshi" manga magazine "Nou Nou Hau" from September 1999 to May 2000. Inspired by Okazaki's love of soul and hip hop music and American media, it follows the life of Afro Samurai who witnessed his father Rokutaro (owner of the No. 1 headband) being killed by a male gunslinger named Justice (owner of the No. 2 headband) while he was a child. As an adult, Afro sets off to kill Justice and avenge his father.
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Kodoku no Gourmet Kodoku no Gourmet (孤独のグルメ , Kodoku no Gurume , "Solitary Gourmet") is an ongoing Japanese cuisine "seinen" manga series written by Masayuki Kusumi and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi. It has been adapted into a Japanese television drama series and a Chinese web series (). A 10-episode original net animation adaptation is scheduled to premiere on the Production I.G's "Tate Anime" app on June 5, 2017.
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Kuri-chan Kuri-chan (クリちゃん ) is a yonkoma manga series by Susumu Nemoto which ran from October 1, 1951 to March 31, 1965 in the Asahi Shimbun evening edition. Nemoto modeled the main character, Kuri-chan, after his oldest son who was born in 1948. The name of the main character is actually Ken (健 ) , and gets his nickname from his naturally ""kuri kuri"" (or "curly") hair. The manga is unusual in that, other than the images, it relies almost exclusively on onomotopeia rather than words to tell the story. In that regard it has been classified as a pantomime comic.
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Akira Narita Akira Narita (born April 9, 1944) is a Japanese manga artist best known for writing about his experiences with the Japanese terekura (telephone club) industry.
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Sand Land Sand Land is a short manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in "Weekly Shōnen Jump" magazine during the summer of 2000 and collected into one "tankōbon" volume on November 2, 2000 by Shueisha.
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D.Gray-man D.Gray-man (Japanese: ディー・グレイマン , Hepburn: Dī Gureiman ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino. Set in the 19th century, it tells the story of a young Allen Walker, who joins an organization of exorcists named the Black Order. They use an ancient substance, Innocence, to combat a man known as the Millennium Earl and his demonic army of Akuma who intend to destroy humanity. Many characters are adapted from Hoshino's previous works and drafts, such as "Zone". The series is noted for its dark narrative; Hoshino once rewrote a scene she thought too violent for her young readers.
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Kurohime (manga) Kurohime (魔砲使い黒姫 , Mahōtsukai Kurohime , literally meaning "Magic User Kurohime") is a manga series authored by Masanori Ookamigumi Katakura (片倉・狼組・政憲 , "Katakura Ōkamigumi Masanori" ) . The manga began its run in 2002, and had been serialized in "Monthly Shōnen Jump". It will be one of the pilot manga in the new monthly shōnen book's website, "Jump Square". An English-language version of the manga is published by Viz Media. However, only volumes 1-14 were translated with the 15th cancelled and no plans to continue the series have been announced.
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Natsu no Arashi! Natsu no Arashi! (夏のあらし! , lit. "Summer Storm!") is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Jin Kobayashi, who is known for his previous work "School Rumble". The manga started serialization in Square Enix's "Gangan Wing" shōnen manga magazine on August 25, 2006, and seven bound volumes have been released in Japan as of March 2010. "Natsu no Arashi!" was also adapted into two anime television series by Shaft under the direction of Akiyuki Shinbo and broadcast in Japan from April 5, 2009 to December 27, 2009.
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Yamada Tarō Monogatari Yamada Tarō Monogatari (山田太郎ものがたり , Yamada Tarō Monogatari , literally, "Yamada Tarō Story") is a Japanese manga series created by Ai Morinaga. The manga series, published by Kadokawa Shoten, ran from 1996-2000 with a total of fourteen volumes. After the regular series ended the author came out with another special volume about the other siblings within the Yamada Family called The Tale of the Yamada Family. A Japanese television drama series adaptation was broadcast in 2007.
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Psychometrer Eiji Psychometrer Eiji (Japanese: サイコメトラーEIJI , Hepburn: Saikometorā Eiji ) is a mystery manga series written by Yuma Ando and illustrated by Masashi Asaki. The manga series is composed of 25 "tankōbon" and was serialized by Kodansha's "Weekly Shōnen Magazine". A remake written by Ando and illustrated by Asaki is currently being serialized on "Weekly Young Magazine".
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Akuma-kun Akuma-kun (悪魔くん ) is a manga series written and illustrated by Shigeru Mizuki. Several versions of the manga exist, one of which was adapted into a live-action TV show, and another into an anime television series.
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Necratoholic Necratoholic (ネクラートホリック , Nekurātohoriku ) is a one-shot Japanese manga written and illustrated by Maguro Wasabi. The manga was published in Libre Publishing's manga magazine, "Be x Boy". Libre Publishing released the manga's "tankōbon" volume on October 10, 2006. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the manga through its imprint, Juné, on April 8, 2008.
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Jazz (manga) Jazz is a Japanese yaoi manga by Tamotsu Takamure. It was originally published by Shinshokan and released into four "tankōbon" volumes between December 8, 1999, and June 7, 2000. The series was re-published from September 28, 2004, to February 25, 2006. It has been licensed in the United States and was published by Digital Manga Publishing.
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List of Shaman King chapters The chapters of the Japanese manga series "Shaman King" were written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Takei. They were serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Shōnen Jump" from 1998 to 2004. The series follows the story of Yoh Asakura, a shaman who enters into a worldwide tournament of shamans in which the winner would become the savior of the world.
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Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san (からかい上手の高木さん , lit. "Skilled Teaser Takagi-san") is a Japanese manga series by Sōichirō Yamamoto. It began serialization in Shogakukan's "shōnen" manga magazine supplement "Monthly Shōnen Sunday Mini" in 2013, and it moved to the main "Monthly Shōnen Sunday" magazine in July 2016. It has been collected in five "tankōbon" volumes. The manga was nominated for the 10th Manga Taishō awards in January 2017.
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7 Billion Needles 7 Billion Needles (Japanese: 70億の針 , Hepburn: 70 Oku no Hari ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuaki Tadano and published in North America by Vertical. It was inspired by the 1950 science fiction novel "Needle" by Hal Clement.
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Saint Tail Saint Tail (怪盗セイント・テール , Kaitō Seinto Tēru , Mysterious Thief Saint Tail) is a phantom thief magical girl manga and anime series. Originally a twenty-four part manga by Megumi Tachikawa, the story was adapted into an anime television series by producer Tokyo Movie Shinsha, with forty-three episodes and one short, broadcast by ABC. Tokyopop translated the manga series, and subtitled and partially dubbed the anime series.
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Ninku Ninku (忍空 , Ninkū ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōji Kiriyama. The original manga spanned nine "tankōbon" volumes and was serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Shōnen Jump" manga magazine between 1993 and 1995. A second manga titled "Ninku 2nd Stage: Stories of Etonins" (忍空 SECOND STAGE −干支忍編− ) ran from 2005 to 2011 in the "seinen" magazine "Ultra Jump".
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Takasebune Takasebune (高瀬舟 , lit. "The Boat on the Takase River") is a short story by the Japanese writer Mori Ōgai, who is considered along with Natsume Sōseki to be one of the most important figures in modern Japanese literature. It is one of the author's best-known works. The plot concerns a boat that carried criminals from Kyoto to Osaka during the Edo period.
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Gunparade March Gunparade March (ガンパレード・マーチ , Ganparēdo Māchi ) is a Japanese video game that was later turned into a 3-volume manga and a 12-episode anime.