What manga series is loosely based on a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty?
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Saiyuki (manga) Saiyuki (最遊記 , Saiyūki ) is a manga series by Kazuya Minekura which was serialized in "G-Fantasy" from 1997 to 2002. It spawned multiple manga sequels, anime adaptations, video games and other media. The story is loosely based on the Chinese novel "Journey to the West".
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Journey to the West Journey to the West is a Chinese novel published in the 16th century during the Ming dynasty and attributed to Wu Cheng'en. It is one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. In English-speaking countries, the work is widely known as "Monkey", the title of Arthur Waley's popular abridged translation.
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Stories about Ming Dynasty Stories about Ming Dynasty () is a novel gathering the internet-posted messages with about the Ming Dynasty by Dangnian Mingyue (当年明月) whose real name is Shi Yue (石悅). The novel is the first edited novel from a standard history.
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Dengeki Bunko Dengeki Bunko (電撃文庫 ) is a publishing imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company ASCII Media Works (formerly MediaWorks). It was established in June 1993 with the publication of "Hyōryū Densetsu Crystania" volume one, and is a light novel imprint aimed at a male audience. The editors in charge of this imprint have a reputation for welcoming new authors, and hold a yearly contest, the "Dengeki Novel Prize", to discover new talent. The eighth volume of "Kino's Journey", originally published in October 2004, was Dengeki Bunko's 1,000th published novel. As of September 2010, Dengeki Bunko has published over 2,000 light novels; the 2,000th novel was volume one of Yuyuko Takemiya's "Golden Time". Several publications from Dengeki Bunko were later adapted into anime series, including "Kino's Journey", "Shakugan no Shana", "A Certain Magical Index" and "Sword Art Online" among others. After MediaWorks' light novel magazine "Dengeki hp" was discontinued, a new magazine entitled "Dengeki Bunko Magazine" succeeded it. In April 2013, the imprint celebrated their 20th anniversary with an exhibition.
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Kōtetsu Sangokushi Kōtetsu Sangokushi (鋼鉄三国志 ) is a 2007 Japanese anime loosely based on the Chinese historical fiction novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
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Magical Somera-chan Magical Somera-chan (不思議なソメラちゃん , Fushigi na Somera-chan ) is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Choborau Nyopomi (ちょぼらうにょぽみ , Choboraunyopomi ) , author of "Ai Mai Mi". It ran in Ichijinsha's "Manga Palette Lite" magazine until the magazine was cancelled in 2011, and was relaunched as Fushigi na Somera-chan Haute Couture (不思議なソメラちゃんオートクチュール , Fushigi na Somera-chan Ōtokuchūru ) in "Manga 4-koma Palette" in 2015. An anime television series adaptation began airing in October 2015.
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List of A Certain Magical Index episodes A Certain Magical Index is an anime series adapted from the light novel series of the same title written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura. The story adventures of Tōma Kamijō, a high school student with a unique power in his right hand, who resides in a scientifically advanced city, and his interactions with other psychic and magic users after he meets Index, a young nun whose mind has been implanted with the 103,000 magical texts of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum.
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Five Great Kilns The Five Great Kilns (Chinese: 五大 名窯, Wu da ming yao), also known as "Five Famous Kilns", is a generic term for ceramic kilns or wares (in Chinese 窯 yao can mean either) which produced Chinese ceramics during the Song dynasty (960–1279) that were later held in particularly high esteem. The group were only so called by much later writers under the Ming and Qing dynasties, and of the five, only two (Ru and Guan) seem to have produced wares directly ordered by the Imperial court, though all can be of very high quality. All were imitated later, often with considerable success.
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Gang Bing Gang Bing () was a Chinese general and eunuch who served under the Yongle Emperor of the Ming dynasty.
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Utsunomiko UtsunoMiko (宇宙皇子 ) , also written Utsu no Miko, is a Japanese historical fantasy light novel series written by Keisuke Fujikawa (藤川桂介) and illustrated by Mutsumi Inomata, which was later adapted into an anime of the same title. The story is set in the late Asuka Period to the Nara Period, and follows the trials of the title character Utsunomiko (usually shortened to Miko), the offspring of the kami of the north star. There are 52 Utsunomiko novels, the first published in 1984, and the last published in 1998. The Utsunomiko movie premiered in 1989, followed by a second movie and a 13-episode OVA starting in 1990.
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The High School Life of a Fudanshi The High School Life of a Fudanshi (腐男子高校生活 , Fudanshi Kōkō Seikatsu ) is a Japanese "yonkoma" manga series written and drawn by Atami Michinoku. The manga is published online in Ichijinsha's "Zero-Sum Online" with first "tankōbon" format released on September 25, 2015. The manga is licensed in North America by Seven Seas Entertainment.
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Zheng Lun Zhen Lun (Chinese: 郑伦; Pinyin: Zhèng Lún) is a character featured within the famed classic Chinese novel "Fengshen Yanyi".
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The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan (長門有希ちゃんの消失 , Nagato Yuki-chan no Shōshitsu ) , also known as The Vanishing of Nagato Yuki-chan, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Puyo. The series is a spinoff of Nagaru Tanigawa's "Haruhi Suzumiya" light novel series, and is based on the alternate universe originally featured in the series' fourth volume and feature film, "The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya". The series was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's "Young Ace" magazine from July 2009 to August 2016 and is licensed by Yen Press. A 16-episode anime television series adaptation by Satelight aired between April and July 2015, with an original video animation episode released in October 2015.
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Ping Shan Leng Yan Ping Shan Leng Yan () is a classic novel of the "caizi jiaren" genre written in 1658 in early Qing Dynasty China. The title of the book is derived from the surnames of the two couples featured in the book. The novel is sometimes attributed to Di An Shanren (), but the authorship is uncertain. It is often attributed to Tianhua Zang Zhuren (天花藏主人 ), a pseudonym meaning "Master of the Heavenly Flower Sutra". "Yu jiao li" and "Ping Shan Leng Yan" were both written by the same Tianhua Zang Zhuren according to a style analysis by caizi jiaren scholar Qing Ping Wang. Classical Chinese scholar and Yale professor Chloë Starr lists "Ping Shan Leng Yan" along with "Yu jiao li" and "Haoqiu zhuan" as one of the three best-known examples of the caizi jiaren genre.
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The Legend of Condor Hero The Legend of Condor Hero (神鵰俠侶 コンドルヒーロー , Shin Chō Kyō Ryō: Kondoru Hīro ) is a Japanese/Chinese anime adaptation of "The Return of the Condor Heroes", a "wuxia" novel by Louis Cha.
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Sengoku Strays Sengoku Strays (戦國ストレイズ , Sengoku Sutoreizu ) is a Japanese shōnen manga series by written and illustrated by Shingo Nanami. The manga is being serialized in the "Monthly Gangan Wing" magazine, and published in Japan by Square Enix.
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Jūni Taisen Jūni Taisen (十二大戦 , lit. "12 Wars") is a Japanese light novel written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Hikaru Nakamura. It was published by Shueisha on May 19, 2015. The novel is licensed by Viz Media and will be released in hardcover in October 2017. An anime television series adaptation by Graphinica is scheduled to air on October 3, 2017.
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Shōnen Maid Shōnen Maid (少年メイド , Shōnen Meido , lit. "Boy Maid") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ototachibana. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation aired between April and July 2016.
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The Wallflower (manga) The Wallflower (Japanese: ヤマトナデシコ七変化 , Hepburn: Yamato nadeshiko Shichi Henge , lit. "Perfect Girl Evolution") is a manga series written by Tomoko Hayakawa. The individual chapters have been serialized in Bessatsu Friend since 2000, and in 36 tankōbon volumes in Japan by Kodansha. The series was licensed for an English language release in North America by Del Rey Manga and in Singapore by Chuang Yi, under the name "My Fair Lady". The series ended in January 2015 after 36 volumes.
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Don Dracula Don Dracula (ドン・ドラキュラ , Don Dorakyura ) is a manga by Osamu Tezuka that began serialization in 1979. An anime television series aired from April 5 to April 26, 1982.
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No Game No Life No Game No Life (Japanese: ノーゲーム・ノーライフ , Hepburn: Nōgēmu Nōraifu ) is a light novel series by Yū Kamiya. It is published under the MF Bunko J imprint with nine novels released between April 25, 2012 and August 25, 2016. The author and his wife, Mashiro Hiiragi, adapted the novels into a manga series for "Monthly Comic Alive" in 2013. Later that year, an anime adaptation of "No Game No Life" by Madhouse was announced. It premiered on AT-X between April and July 2014, and was simulcast outside Japan by Crunchyroll. An anime film adaptation of the sixth volume is scheduled to premiere on July 15, 2017. The "No Game No Life" franchise was localized in North America by several companies: Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga, Sentai Filmworks the anime, and Yen Press the light novel series.
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Ningbo Incident The Ningbo Incident (; Japanese: 寧波の乱 ) was a 1523 brawl between trade representatives of two Japanese daimyo clans — the Ōuchi and the Hosokawa — in the Ming Chinese city of Ningbo. The Ōuchi pillaged and harmed local residents, causing massive damage. The turmoil resulted in the interruption of the Ming-Japanese trade and led to a surge in piratical ("wokou") activity on the Chinese coast. The episode is also known by the names Ningbo Tribute Conflict (寧波争貢事件), Mingzhou Incident (明州之亂), or the Sōsetsu Incident (宗設之亂).