Date: 11 Apr 92 03:40:59 GMT
From: axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au (Iain Sinclair)
Newsgroups: alt.manga
Subject: Usenet Manga Titles List v2.0
Keywords: manga
Reply-To: axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au
Organization: University of Technology, Sydney


Here it is at last.  Note that there have been radical presentation changes
(which aren't permanent -- let me know if you prefer the old version).
Also, most of the new titles (in Afternoon, SS, YM, YJ, etc.) have been
added.  As usual, corrections and additions are gratefully received
and incorporated.

If you're wondering where the nice long summaries are, they're still there,
but in a different list.  That list is the recommendations list;  if
you want to recommend a title, edit this list and send it to me.  (Best
to recommend stuff you have compilations of, or want to get).

Then your initial will appear beside a long summary in the recommendations
list.  (If there are too many initials, the number of people who
recommended it will appear instead.)  If a summary doesn't exist,
feel free to write one  (but wait until I post the first version).

You can recommend titles that don't appear on this list, of course (since
this is only for current titles, at the moment anyway).

If this sounds too complicated, let me know about that, too.

Hopefully I can stick some JIS into the next version, but I have to
pass some subjects in the meantime. :-)



V1.2  Chih-Ping Kuo  (10 Mar 92)
V2.0  Iain Sinclair  (9 Apr 92)

Contributors:  Patrick Yip, Hiroshi Haga, Hitoshi Doi, David Mou,
               Tonghyun Kim

-----------------------+-----------------------+----------------------------
Title (English title)	Artist & writer(#vols)	Description
-------|---------------+|---------------|------+|---------------------------
|      |                |               |       |____ very short summary;
|      |                |               |             in quotes if one appears
|      |                |               |             with the manga.
|      |                |               |
|      |                |               |____ number of compilations to date
|      |                |
|      |                |____ as given (family name first), unless it appears
|      |                      in romaji (or author is well known)
|      |
|      |____ Translation of the Japanese title
|
|____ Japanese title.  Transliterations (from katakana) appear in all caps.
      Meanings of kanji with unknown readings appear in [] braces.
      Only current titles are listed

=============================================================================

AFTERNOON/MANGA FRONTIER (380 Y, monthly)  Kodansha
------------------------

Aa! Megami-sama!        Fujiwara Kensuke (5)	goddesses/eng. students/comedy
Boku wa MUKO Youshi     Yumeno Kazuko           soapie
  (I'm an adopted son)
Chi Deki Boxer          Taguchi Masayuki        cretin becomes smart in fights
  (The Intellectual Boxer)
CHINESE ANGEL COMPANY   ??                      espionage?
Compiler                Asamiya Kia             cyber invaders/weirdoes comedy
Discommunication        Riichi Ueshiba          average girl, supernatural guy
Fukai Utsukushiiki ASIA Chen Wen                psychics' ideological battles
GLORIA                  ??                      wench in wild west/violence
Gun Smith Cats          Kenichi Sonoda          girls/guns/action/comedy
Heaven                  Gonta                   primitive sex maniac advisor
HELL MADONNA            ??                      "beauty & horror"
                                                "diabolic hunter"
Kiseizyuu               Iwaaki Hitoshi          horror/aliens/violence/gore
 (Parasite Beasts)
Mamijirotyo             Shinao Shiina           small feet/incest (weird!)
Nani wa??               ??                      domestic comedy
No Burukun tachi        Mikio Igarashi          old men with genius child
Paradise Lady           Kazumi Kakizaki         women's wrestling
Single Action Army      Moriichi Hiromoto?      gunfights
Suzuki                  ? ?ichi                 gag (unusual)
Ware ga Uchi no sasae   Makoto Tanaka           odd gag-like style
WOHHAMAN                Asari Yoshitoh          superhero/comedy
Yoshie-san              ??                      gag-like (manga artists?)



BIG COMICS/COMICS FOR MEN (220 Y, monthly)  Shogakukan
-------------------------
Includes short stories and gag strips (focusing on politics and
human interaction).

General Admin Dept	??			life in a large company
  Rukupantai Yamaguchi
GOLGO 13		Takawo Saitoo (100+)	assassination/current affairs
Hotel			Chohtarou Ishinomori	life of hotel staff
Kawauta			??			country teacher/environmental
  (Stream Song)
Kikaku Ari		Yasuyuki Kunitomo	business (advertising)
  (the Plan)
Makkoo no Mokushiroku	Leiji Matsumoto		eerie SF/adventure
 9999 (Bright Red Book of Revelation)
Medusa			Kawaji Chikaii		intrigue/current affairs
Notari Matsutaroo	Tetsuya Chiba		sumo
Roommates 		Youko ?toh		family drama



BIG COMIC ORIGINAL (220 Y, monthly)  Shogakukan
------------------

Kaze no Daichi		??			golf
  (The earth of wind)
Last News		?? (artist of Ningen Kossaten)
						relationships
Ron (Dragon)		??			kendo
Yuum			?? (artist of Doraemon)	life in downtown Japan
    (Sentimental Dream)



BIG COMIC SPIRITS (220 Y, weekly)  Shogakukan
-----------------

Ai ga Isogashi		??			playboy after dad's lover
F 			Noboru Rokuda 		car racing/romance/comedy
Living Game		?? (cf. Mangajin)	overcrowding/sitcom
Oishinbo		?? 			the way to cook for Yamaoka
Watanabe		?? 			alien sees family hardships
Yawara! 		Naoki Urasawa 		judo/romance/comedy



BUSINESS JUMP (220 Y, weekly)
-------------

Amai Shohoh		Hikaru Koutsuki		tampon/panty product designer?
  (Sweet Life)
Boku wa Mini ni koi	Miyasu Nonki		salaryman Takakuwa chases Mini
Gunnm (Gun's Dream) 	Yukito ? (1) 		cyberpunk/action/girls
Natsuki Crisis		??			girls



COMIC GENKI (?? Y, bimonthly) Kadokawa Shoten
-----------

Channel B               Takeda Yayoi            cyberpunk
Elementaler             Okazaki Takeshi         Bastard!!-type fantasy
Giant Robo              Mizuda Mari             revival of old live action show
HAKKENDEN               Aomata Pink             Japanese Fantasy
Iczer Densetsu          Toshihro Hirano         must for Iczer fans
  (The legend of Iczers)
Kakuen Tokkei Deukarion CLAMP                   crazy parody/highschool
  (Campus Police Deukarion)
Kurara Shake            Katoh ?                 crazy parody/campus
Moon Princess           Kakinouchi Narumi       shojo (fantasy/romance)
Ocean Child Angela      Hashimoto Masae         fantasy/adventure
Romantic Collection     Mikimoto Haruhiko       romantic fantasy
  Series
Sabre Cats              Yamamoto Atsuji         cyberpunk & martial arts
Trouble Namu-chan       Konishi Shinobu         comedy



COMIC MORNING (?? Y, monthly) Kodansha
-------------

AA Harimanada 		?? 			sumo
Aishiteru		??
Bright Horizon		?? 			environment/urban (in color)
Chimoku no Kencho	Kaiji Kawaguchi		naval warfare/politics/thriller
Cooking Papa		??			father who is a great chef
Don Giovanni		?? 			supernatural romance/adventure?
Gamble Racer		??			??
Hana Mura Kin Gin	??			??
  Tetsu Dou
Ito ?? no onna no	??			shojo (researcher/feminist)
  ????nikki
Katcho Sima Kohsaku 	Hirokane Kensi		contemporary Japanese managers
Naniwa KinYuuDou	??	
Obake			??
OL [evolution theory] 	??			gag (office ladies)
Reggie			??			baseball (western style)
Shukufukuoh		Takamoti Gen		modern, neo-religious/gospel?
  (Blessing King)


COMP (?? Y, monthly) 
----

Angel Paradigm		Kinutani Yu 		beautiful fantasy/action
						 (girl hunted for her power)
BROTHERS 		Shou Tajima 		Madara + Touch + Miyuki + To-y
Galaxy Warring State	Johji Manabe		action/adventure (alternate
  Chronicle Rai					 Japan, ~Warring State Era)
Ichigekihitsatsu	Yoshiemon Otaki         gag (terrible puns)
  Gyokusai Club
Lone Knight		Yoshitomi Akihito	fantasy (knight paying debt)
Mariko EXPRESS		??
Marouou Fuunden		Sawada Shou		fantasy/occult/action
Mono no Kai ranchisa	Nem Mukdori		spiritual trouble consultant
  Senshi
Sabotin Road		Natsumi Mukai		fantasy/romance (RPG)
Silent Mobius		Asamiya Kia		future police/SF/occult
Sword Master (YS)	Hagoromo Shou		from the PC-engine game
Tadaima Kiseichu 	Yoshitoo Asari 		intestinal parasites make
						 average girl a super hero.
Uchuu Eiyu Monogatari	Ito Takehiko		very funny SF/fantasy
  (The Future Retro Hero Story)
YANKEE		 	Yoshifumi Yamamoto	highschools/bikes/parodies



HANA TO YUME (260 Y, monthly) Hakusensha [white spring]
------------
A shojo manga magazine, with lots of big titles.

I'M ALIVE		Hoshino Naka		gunfights & blood depicted
Boku no Chikyuu o	Kiwatori Saki (13)	previous lives/psychics
  mamotte (Please save my Earth)
Chikyuu no Ousama	Kuta Naoe		fantasy/highschools
  (The King of Earth)
Doubutsu no ishasan	Sasaki Noriko (12+)	vet intern (realistic)
  (The Animals' Doctor)
Garasu no Kamen		Miuchi Suzue		a girl's acting career
  (Glass Mask)
Kaitoo Amaririsu	Wada Shinji		thief
  (Strange Thief)
Karin 			Kawasoo Masumi		fantasy (after 'I'M ALIVE')
  (Fire Wheel)
Nante suteki ni		Yamauchi Naomi &	light Heinan era court romance
  Japanesuku		  Mimura Saeko
Rock On 		Hujita Takami		rock bands (sketchy style)
Say say say		Yamashita Tomomi	



LA LA  (370 Y, monthly) Hakusensha
-----
A shojo manga magazine.

Alexandrite		Narida Minako		college students/stylised NYC
Hana sakeru Senshuunen  Itsuki Natsumi		"eccentric story"
  (Blossoming Young Generation)
Hitomi no naka no	Okano Humika		romance/aquaria (big eyes)
  Oukoku (The kingdom within the pupil)
Kanata kara 		Hikawa Kyouko		romance/fantasy adventure
  (From That Side)
Osoroshikute ienai 	Kuwata Noriko		highschool kid's ghost?
  (So afraid to speak)
Pao yume no tamatakako 	Abiko Miwa 		fantasy/adventure
Tonari no Daboru	Nakaji Yuki		different twins (nice art)
  (The Double Next Door)
Tsuki no ko 		Shimizu Reiko		alien mermaids/current affairs
  (Moon Child)
 


NEWTYPE (500 Y, monthly)  Kadokawa Shoten
-------
An animation magazine with three popular manga, and an occasional
accompanying anthology of short stories, "Genki Special".

NEWTYPE:
Five Star Stories	Nagano Mamoru		interstellar empires saga/mecha
Marionette Generation	Mikimoto Hiruhiko	living dolls/artists/girls
Seijyuu Densho Dark	Asamiya Kia		fantasy/fights/some comedy
  Angel

GENKI SPECIAL:
B-Type Union 		Kouga Yun & ?? & Katoh ?ki
Dr. Re-gain		Matsuda Kannai		bio-research, scalpel shurikens
Great Tokyo		Kikuchi Michitaka	author's travels in Japan
  Exploration Team
Fuijikaru Karen-chan 	Murazaki Bushi		emotional girl (art like To-y)
Kanbare [tsuofu		Miyazaki ?		girl and her monster friends
  douji]-kun
??? chan no Ooen uta	??			author appears in mickey cap!
??? High School Year 3	Ayanokou Jahayato	gag (highschool students)
  Class 6
POYONET hoshi kara no	??			kid-creatures with a girl
  morimono (Present from star)
20 Menshou Onegai 	CLAMP (there're 6!)



SHONEN JUMP (200 Y, weekly)
-----------
Biggest-selling manga magazine in Japan, circulation ~6 million (?);
also has Dragonball Z, the most popular manga.

Dragon Ball 		Akira Toriyama		alternate world/fun/combat
Dragon Quest 		Riku Sanjo 		kids/RPG
Hana no ??? -		?? (artist of Hokuto no Ken)
  kumo nokanata ni -
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure			adventurers in weird labyrinth
			??
Kochira ??ku ??koen     ??			atypical policeman/comedy
  mae (Police Post)
Magical Taruruto-kun 	Tatsuya Egawa		artifacts/superpower kids/fun
Roku de nashi BLUES 	?? 			highschool/bullies
Slam Dunk 		?? 			basketball/comedy
Video Girl Ai 		Masakazu Katsura	SF/fantasy/romance
Yuyu hakusho 		?? 			exorcist boys vs. monsters

SEASON SPECIAL (quarterly):
Bastard!!		??			fantasy/sorcery/girls


SHONEN MAGAZINE (?? Y, weekly)
---------------

Chameleon		??			defunct?
Shogun			??			"
Warashi			??			"



SHONEN SUNDAY (200 Y, weekly)  Shogakukan
-------------
Underwent slight changes in April, 1992.


Baron 			Rokuda Noboru (5)	psychics, UFOs
BATTLE GIRL		Hayashizaki Fumihiro	women's wrestling
Fentayarimasu		??	
Ghost Sweeper Mikami 	Shiina Tagashi (1) 	exorcist comedy
Honoo no NINJAMAN 	Shimamoto Kazuhiko	ninjas/highschool
Kenta Yarimasu 		Mitsuda Takuya		volleyball
Koutei Senshi ikaru ga	Saitou Ayumi		fantasy
Kyou kara Ore wa 	Nishimori Hiroyuki	highschool/bullies
Kyouryu Carnival 	Ueda Etsu		gag (dinosaurs)
Maoh			Sasuke Ogishima &	motorbikes/delinquents
			 Etsuya Amazishi
Mobile Police Patlabor 	Yuuki Masami (10)	SF mecha comedy/action soap
Nijiiro Tohgarashi 	Adachi Mitsuru (9)	alternative ~19th cent. Japan
Obi o Gyutto ne 	Kawai Katsutoshi 	"new wave Judo story"
Ojisan BOY!!		Watabe Seiji		old guy in highschool
Ore tachi no Fight 	Muraeda Kenichi		soccer
Ouritsuin Kumomaru no Shougai			30s conspiracy/action/fantasy
			Ryoichi Ikegami & ?? (2)
Ranma Nibunnoichi 	Rumiko Takahashi (19)	martial arts/comedy/romance
  (Ranma 1/2)
Sauros Knight 		Katsu Aki		fantasy
Sengoku Koushien 	Kiriyama Kouhi (3)	outrageous baseball saga
  (Warring State koushien)
TWINKLE TWINKLE IDOL STAR
			Tohyama Hikaru (5)	idols
Ushio to Tora 		Fujita Kazuhiro (9)	epic occult/demon-hunt
Yaiba 			Aoyama Goushou		wandering kids
Yuke!! Nankoku Ice Hockey-bu
 			Kumeta Kouji		sports-related (raunchy+)



YOUNG MAGAZINE (220 Y, weekly)  Kodansha
--------------

3x3 Eyes 		Yuzo Takada (11)	immortality/magic/girls
Be-Bop Highschool	Kyuchi Kazuhiro		highschool (comedy?)
COLORED BLUE		??			highschool (??)
ERIC ni aisatsu		Momiji ?		(weird+)
God Save The		?ro Noriko		girl's dreams/domestic life?
  Sugekoma-kun!
GORILLAMAN		HAROLD ? (11)		weirdo at highschool
Hageshii na! Sakurai-kun			highschool kid's romance	
			Taka? Atsuko
Hotel Califorinia	Sugimura Shinichi	drugs/sex/Japanese in CA
Ikenai! Invitation	Koshiba Tetsuya (6)	hentai (comedy/girls' school)
[industry lament]	??			near-hentai (comedy)
   PLAYBOYS
Koukou no hitotachi	??			??
  (Highschool People)
??			?? &			post-apocalypse adventure
  (Legend of Mother Sarah)   Katsuhiro Ohtomo
LOVELYN MONROE		JOHJI ? (8)		'alternate' WWII with animals?
Manabisha
?? MIDNIGHT		? Michiharu		cars/romance
Rina koto Oni-chan	? Jinko			some little girl
Sanobabicchi		Mitani Hitsuji		gag (hentai)
SHOTOKAN Bugi		??			
Tako-chan		??
Tonnel nuketara		??
  Sky Blue
Yoshiie [tale]		?da ?? (5)		?? (interesting :-)
Zou san [family]	??



YOUNG JUMP (weekly, 220Y) 
-----------

Aoki Honoo		?? Saburou		artists in early 20th cent.(?)
B.B. FISH		Shou Kitagawa (4)	"super swimming comic"
Highschool Jinki	Mizuho Shuushi (8)	Yakuza forced to be a teacher
  (Highschool chivalry)
Kintoto House		?? 			gag
KujakuOh Taimaseiden	Ogino Makoto (3)	occult/legends (gory+)
  (Kujaku-Oh Demon Hunt)
MAZIN SAGA		Gou Nagai (1)		sequel to Mazinger Z (violent+)
Nozomi Takkyubin	Toshi Nobe (17)		boxing, romance, comedy
Osu!! Karate-bu 	?? (24)			outrageous martial arts
Renkan Nihon-shoki	??			no central character/situation
  (Chronicle of Japan)
Shonen Ashibe		?? (5)			gag (families & pet seal)
Tengoku de Pon		?? (2)			gag
Tsure-chan no Yuutsu	?? (6)			a kid & his mum & his dog
Ume Momo Sakura		Suzuki Yumiko (3)	shojo (three fiancees)




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Iain Sinclair   axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au                             ne cede.