From: s92458km@msr.mei.co.jp (Kunio Muto,79204584,12)
Subject: Re: Quick news + questions
Organization: Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus, Fujisawa Japan
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Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1992 07:21:53 GMT


	Las time it was the Jump Series, this time it's stuff from
Kodansha... Of course, this is WHAT I think, please correct me if
there is anything wrong.....

Shonen Magazine/Monthly Magazine - Shonen Magazine is the oldest manga
magazine that lives up till to-day. (Others have changed names, or
otherwise have disappeared) During their peak (I believe it's in the
late 60s to mid 70s) they had a lot of sports mangas (Like Kyojin No
Hoshi, Ashita No Joh, etc.)and that tradition still continues today.
Blood, sweat and tears are the most important factors in Magazine... 
In the 80s, Magazine hit it big with biker/delinquent mangas, so you
still have a lot of those... In Monthly Magazine, it's pretty much the
same... you just don't have the biker mangas.....

Young Magazine - Young Magazine is targeted towards an older age group
than those who read Magazine.. (It works out the same way as Young Jump
is targeted towards older readers of Jump...) It gained sales after
hitting big with Be-Bop High School...it was aimed at delinquent
wanna-bes and biker wanna-bes... (But then again, the real
delinquents/bikers read this too..) It's really weird that they've had
works like Akira and 3x3 Eyes... it doesn't really fit in here.. For
those who read Young Magazine, I should tell that you are reading the
EXCEPTION in Young Magazine... Be-Bop High School and Emblem Take 2
are the works that symbolize Young Magazine.. 

Mr. Magazine - I believe this is targeted towards salaryman who used
to read Young Magazine... in any case, it's not targeted towards an
audience that's very young. There isn't much in this magazine, except
for a work by Kenshi Hirokane, (_Kaji Ryuusuke No Gi_) known for the
best-selling (and interesting) salaryman manga, _Kachou Shima
Kousaku_. 

Comic Morning - This magazine has transformed itself into a manga
aimed towards Salaryman after it became a weekly. Works like Be Free!
preceded before it gained its popularity it has now... Works like _The
Silent Service_ and _Kachou Shima Kousaku_ have brought up societal
issues, which gives a certain depth from other mangas.. Currentluy,
these mangas are popular (of course, IMHO)

Silent Service - Get some other guy to explain this...
Aa Harimanada - A story of an invincible, yet cruel, ruthless, rude
Sumo Wrestler.
Reggie - Sorta like Mr. Baseball.. A Major League baseball player in a
slump comes over to Japan and kicks some ass.. 
Aishiteru - Some boxer thing set in the 60s-70s... I don't like it...
Gon - Iain and the others will be able to write thesis papers for
these.... better ask them if you want to know... 
OL Shinkaron/Kibun Wa Keijijoh - Both of these mangas are a collection
of short strips, depicting the life of a female worker in a
corporation..
Naniwa Kinnyuudoh - The way of money.... set in Osaka, this shows a
vivid image of the Osakaites... for more information, e-mail me..
Sai - This is a manga by the well-known illustrator Seizou Watase. All
the pages are full-colored every week. The main character of the
story, Sai, is the ultimate Japanese housewife that every (well, most)
Japanese men desire... In a recent poll by th magazine SPA!, she was
ranked as the number one female character.. (No.2 was Iona, I
think...) 

I just listed the ones that popped out into my mind... there should
be others that are fun... 

This has gone pretty long, so I'd like to end up with the favorite of
the people who read this. 

Afternoon - I'm pretty sure this is aimed towards otakus/people
looking for alternative mangas.. No salaryman is going to buy and
read a 2 lb. book in the train during rush hours... (There are
actually people who manage to read Morning and Young Magazine in the
trains...) To make it sound better I should say this magazine is a
place for the avant garde artists to show their works... they have
people like Asamiya simply because for commercial reasons (they need
somebody with a name so somebody'll buy it) but I am pretty sure they
deeply in the red looking at the stacks of Afternoons I see after it's
been out there for three weeks.... 

And here, I finish.
Are there any more by Kodansha? Have I missed anything? If I have
missed anything, let me know...... 


				The kunedog (s92458km@sfc.keio.ac.jp)
				Freshman, Keio Univ. SFC. 
				Faculty of Policy Management