From: pearl@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Starbuck)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.manga
Subject: Rec.Arts.Manga: Manga Guide
Date: 16 Oct 92 16:55:00 GMT
Organization: the Worlds Welfare Work Association, Rutgers Anime division


Formerly, the Manga Primer, this is the latest version of the
Rec.arts.manga Guide as compiled by Iain Sinclair and posted as a part
of the Rec.arts.manga FAQ.  

Future editions will be broken into 2 parts.

Steve
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                      The rec.arts.manga Guide
                            Version 4.0


New in this version-
  . It's outgrown Primer status (recommended titles can come from some
      poll, eh?).  The exact format is yet to be finalised, though.
  . Greatly expanded magazine list.
  . JIS for nearly every title and author (there are now 78 authors).
  . New contributors:  Jim Elliott, Curtis Hoffman, Albert H. Nakano,
      Alvaro Pons, Chris Swett.
  . New or greatly expanded entries for Asari Yoshitoh, CLAMP, Hosono
      Fujihiko, Ikegami Ryouichi, Ishikawa Ken, Koike Kazuo, Kuruma
      Shin'ichi, Johji Manabe, Nagai Gou, Shirow Masamune, Sonoda
      Ken'ichi, Togami Yoshihisa, Toriyama Akira, U-jin, and Umehara Kazuo.
  . You can ftp a Postscript version (venice.mps.ohio-state.edu:
      anime-manga/manga-samples/Ramguide.ps.Z).

Thanks again to all contributors.  Contributions, especially descriptions,
are always welcome.


Getting started, or looking for new titles-
    First of all, don't be intimidated by the size of this list.  If you
  have read anywhere near this much manga, seek help immediately. ^_^
    Secondly, you'll have to replace '^]' with a real escape character,
  to read the JIS.  (Hopefully you won't have to do this next time.)
    You can search the text for keywords (eg. "cyberpunk", "romance",
  "baseball").  Alternatively, just browse through the text to see
  what kinds of manga are out there.  If you know some manga authors
  or titles already, look them up -- other works by the same author may
  interest you.

Answering specific questions about an author or title-
  Search for the artist or title.  Each artist has a description of their
  style, and/or a comprehensive list of their works.  The questions about
  "what else has this author done", "which magazine has this title",
  "is it over", "how many volumes are there", "is it animated", should
  be answered.   Each title has a condensed description of its status,
  for example:

  (1987-1991, v35F, Y390, SJ, TV series+movies)

     "1987-1991": Commenced publication in 1987, ceased in 1991.
                  (If only one year is given, it's the year it started.)
     "v35F":  35 tankoubon (volumes) have been published.  (As a rough guide,
              the higher this number, the more popular the series.)
              'F'=the series is finished.  'U'=finished in magazine,
              but the final tankoubon remains unpublished.  
     "Y390":  Tankoubon cost 390 yen each.  (If no price is listed, assume
              that it costs 390 yen).  For long-running manga, early volumes
              may be marginally cheaper than listed here.
     "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 or if the series didn't appear in a magazine, the
             publisher is listed instead.  '*'=series appears irregularly.
     "TV series+movies":  Related works, ie. an anime TV series and anime
                          movie was derived from this manga.

Buying manga-
    To order tankoubon, you will need to know the title, author, price,
  and who publishes the magazine that carried the title.  There is a
  list of magazines and publishers at the end of this Primer.  Places
  which will order manga are listed in the Rec.arts.manga Resources.
    The author's name is provided in JIS, where possible.
  This is to help you recognise the name while browsing, and to help
  you write the name for orders (some places require it).  Places where
  you can shop for manga are also listed in the Rec.arts.manga Resources.

Some notes on the Primer-
    The reviews and descriptions in the Primer come from a great diversity
  of sources, mostly the work of people on the net, and credited where
  possible.  There are many entries which are incomplete, uncredited,
  wrong or simply unhelpful;  your help in keeping this list up-to-date
  and useful is greatly appreciated.
    If you have any new authors to add, please describe either their
  storytelling style OR at least one of their works.  A short paragraph
  is sufficient to give a good idea of most manga titles.  This list
  BADLY needs more descriptions!
    Please email any changes, additions or other feedback to the current
  maintainer of the Primer, Iain Sinclair (axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au).   



Manga Authors and Titles
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

---- Adachi Mitsuru  ^[$@$"$@$A^[(J ^[$@=<^[(J
----
Rise, Setting Sun!
Yuu Hi yo Nobore
  (album, Y680, Flower Comics (Shougakukan), 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]

Hiatari Ryoukou  ^[$@M[$"$?$jNI9%^[(J!
  (v2?F, Y680, Shougakukan)

Nine  ^[$@%J%$%s^[(B
  (v5F, SS)

Miyuki  ^[$@$_$f$-^[(B
  (v10?F, Y390, Shougakukan)

Touch  ^[$@%?%C%A^[(B
  (v26F, Y390, 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)

Slow Step  ^[$@%9%m!<%9%F%C%W^[(B
  (v7F, Y390, Shougakukan, 5 OAVs)

Rainbow Chilli
Niji-iro Tohgarashi  ^[$@Fz?'$H$&$,$i$7^[(B
  (1990-1992, v11U, SS)

2 Heroes & 2 Heroines
H2
  (1992, SS)
Adachi's current work; another highschool baseball story.

Other works: Ah the Youth of Koushien, Short Program, H2



---- 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
  (v28, Y390, SJ)
Four generations of the Jojo family seek revenge against vampires.



---- Aro Hiroshi  ^[$@$"$m$R$m$7^[(J
---- 
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
  (v3, 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.

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
  (v?, English)

Vagrants  ^[$@?@@15-%t%!%0%i%s%D^[(B
  (v2, Comptique (Kadokawa Shoten))

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, v2U, Afternoon)

Dark Angel  ^[$@@;=CEA@b%@!<%/%(%s%8%'%k^[(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]



---- 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)

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
----
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.

Profoundly Beautiful Asia
Fukaku Utsukushiki Ajia  ^[$@?<$/H~$7$-%"%8%"^[(B
  (1992, 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)

White Princess Extracts(?)
Shirohime Shou  ^[$@GrI1>6^[(B
  (Y500, Comic Val)

Seiden (RG Veda)  ^[$@@;EA^[(J (^[$@%j%0!&%t%'!<%@^[(J)
  (v5?, 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
Gakuen Tokkei Deukarion  ^[$@3X1`FC7Y%G%e%+%j%*%s^[(B
  (v1, Newtype 100% Comics)
CLAMP did this manga as a joke.

CLAMP Campus Detective Service
CLAMP Gakuen Tanteidan  ^[$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]

Tokyo Babylon  ^[$@El5~#B#A#B#Y#L#O#N^[(B
  (v4, Y580, 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
  (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.



---- Egawa Tatsuya  ^[$@9>@nC#Li^[(J
----
A former disciple of Motomiya Hiroshi.

Be Free!
  (1986-?, v12, Morning)
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
  (1989-1992, v18U, 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.
While the manga is aimed at children, it appeals to people of all ages. [IS]

Magical Taruruuto-kun Magic Items  ^[$@$^$8$+$k!y%?%k$k!<%H$/$sKbK!%"%$%F%`^[(B
  (1991, art book?, Y480)

Golden Boy
  (1992, Super Jump)
About a genius dropout from Tokyo University, who likes to study.



---- 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]

I'll Arrest you!  (aka. You're Under Arrest)
Taiho Shichau zo  ^[$BBaJa$7$A$!$&$>^[(B
  (v7F, Y420, Comic Morning Party Extra (Koudansha), OAV)
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
  (v6, Y450, Afternoon, OAV+CDs)
  Character designs change quite a bit from Vol.1 to most recent stories.
I think the designs keep on improving.  Character designs look perfect to
me (I mean the most recent designs), both in terms of the artwork and
character/personality.  I admit that the story isn't any substantial stuff,
but then the whole thing is just a collection of individual light-hearted
enjoyable stories.  [PY]



---- Fujita Kazuhiro  ^[$@F#EDOBF|O:^[(J
----
Ushio to Tora  ^[$@$&$7$*$H$H$i^[(B
  (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]



---- GONTA
----
GONTA draws people with confidence and flair.  His stories are full of
drama, weirdos and sex.  [IS]

Heaven
  (v3F, Afternoon)

Housing Inferno
Jigoku no Ie  ^[$BCO9v$N2H^[(B
  (1992, v1, Afternoon)
A famous soap opera actor (Harou) and his son (Kyouichi) and their
highly screwed-up relationships.



---- Hagiwara Kazushi  ^[$@Gk860l;j^[(J
----
Bastard!!
  (1987-1992, v12, Y390, SJ Season Special, OAV)

Made Genius
  (doujinshi, with Studio Loud in School)



---- 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]



---- Hiwatari Saki  ^[$@F|EO^[(J ^[$@Aa5*^[(J
----
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]



---- 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



---- Houjou Tsukasa  ^[$@KL>r^[(J ^[$@;J^[(B
----
Cat's Eye
  (1981-1984, v18F, SJ)

Short Story Collection 1: Tenshi no Okurimono/Gift from Angel
  (album, Y370, SJ)

City Hunter
  (1-35F, Y390 SJ, TV series + movies)
A hentai trouble shooter and his hammer-wielding female assistant.



---- 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)

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
Ouritsuin Kumomaru no Shougai  ^[$@2&N)1!1@4]$N@836^[(B
  (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
  (v17F, YJ, story by Koike Kazuo, 4 OAVs)
The violent exploits of a NY cop.

W.Wolf
  (Jump 30*)
An international investigator is possessed by the spirits of wolves.

Gulf Hawk  ^[$@%,%k%U$NBk^[(B
  (v3F, YJ)
A story of a Japanese cameraman in the Persian Gulf War. [KM]

Chronicle of Japan
Renkan Nihon-Shoki  ^[$@O"4DF|K\=q5*^[(B
  (v1, YJ, story by Koike Kazuo)



---- Ishikawa Ken  ^[$@@P@n8-^[(B
----
Miroku  ^[$@5uL5@o;N#M#I#R#O#K#U^[(B
  (v5F, Shounen Captain)

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)

Seimaden ^[$@@;KbEA^[(B
  (1992, Y400, art by ^[$@DT^[(J ^[$@??@h^[(B)



---- Itegaki Hirohiko  ^[$@HD3@7C2p^[(B
----
Makeupper  ^[$@%a%$%-%c%C%Q!<^[(B
  (v3F, Y500, Studio Ship)

Grappler Baki  ^[$@%0%i%C%W%i!<?O2g^[(B
  (v4, Y390, Shounen Champion)



---- Iwaaki Hitoshi  ^[$@4dL@^[(J ^[$@6Q^[(J
----
The Sound of Bone
Hone no Oto  ^[$B2;$N9|^[(B
  (1990, short story collection)

Parabeasts
Kiseiju  ^[$@4s@8=C^[(J
  (1990, v5, 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]


 
---- Kariya Tetsu
----
Oishinbo  ^[$@H~L#$7$s$\^[(B
  (v33, 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 (v2, SS)



---- Katsura Masakazu  ^[$@7K@5OB^[(J
----
Wingman
  (v13F, Y370, SJ)

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
  (v13U, SJ, 6 OAVs+live action movie)
Vol.3 and vol.5 have been withdrawn 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.



---- 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
Chinmoku no Kantai  ^[$@D@L[$N4OBb^[(J
  (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), slightly derivative of The Hunt for Red October.  Lots of
suspense, politics, and well-done naval warfare scenes.  



---- 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 stories above are describing <Shinjuku>.
  Kyuuketsuki Hunter D/Vampire Hunter D
    (v7, OVA)
  Youjuu Toshi/Super Natural Beast City
    (v3F, OVA)
    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
----
Gun's Dream
Gunnm  ^[$@=FL4^[(B
  (1991, v4, BJ, anime soon+English "Battle Angel Alita")
  Cyberpunk.  Nice art, with some influence 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 story 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
----
Princess Army  ^[$@$W$j$s$;$9^[(J ^[$@#A#R#M#Y^[(B
  (v1?, 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]

B.B. Fish  ^[$@#B^[(J.^[$@#B^[(J.^[$@%U%#%C%7%e^[(B
  (v4, 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  ^[$@Fu==<jJ*8l^[(B
  (v59, art by ^[$@?@9>N$8+^[(B)
Red Lawn  ^[$@9H$$<G@8!J%0%j!<%s!K^[(B
  (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
  (v2, Y510, art by ^[$@3p@::n^[(B)
Namidatama  ^[$@N^CF^[(B
  (v8, Y460, art by ^[$@0K2lOBMN^[(B)
Maggie's Dog  ^[$@%^%.!<!G#s!&8$^[(B
  (v1F, Y800, art by ^[$@3p^[(J ^[$@@::n^[(B)
???? ^[$@?7^[(J ^[$@>e$C$F$J%s%\^[(J!! ^[$@B@0l$h5c$/$J^[(B
  (v10, Y550, art by ^[$@3p^[(J ^[$@@::n^[(B)
The Running Rabbit  ^[$@EF$,Av$k^[(B
  (Y620, art by ^[$@907s7{;K^[(B)
Late-night Theatre  ^[$@?<Lk7`>l^[(B
  (Y700, art by ^[$@3p@::n^[(B)
Brothers
  (v9F, art by Seisaku Kanori  ^[$@3p@::n^[(B)
The Strange Tales of Nostradamus
  ^[$@%N%9%H%i%@%`%90&EA@b^[(B
  (v5F, art by Yamasaki ?)

Other works: Hanappe Bazooka, Offered, Renkan Nihon-shoki, Auction House,
Sweet Room, Crying Freeman
(and: ^[$@KbJ*8l^[(B, ^[$@;RO"$lO5^[(B, ^[$@CKFu^[(B, ^[$@9b9;@8L5Mj95^[(B,
^[$@L@F|%+%C%W!&%$%s^[(B, ^[$@2V7Y;!^[(B, ^[$@<B83?M7A%@%_!<!&%*%9%+!<^[(B,
^[$@=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.  [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)
Angels have been guarding the dwellers of the earth, "Earthians",
for 5 billion years.  Now they are tallying up the Earthians' good
deeds and bad deeds, and if the good outweighs the bad, the Earthians
will cease to exist.

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, Yajyou Teikoku, Mind Size, Safran Zero Beat, Arslan.



---- Kuruma Shin'ichi aka. Aki Kyouma
----
Yami Garishi
The Hunter of Darkness
  (v1F, SC, influenced by Yumemakura Baku novel) 
His debut, quite popular among SC readers. Led to Majinden, his own manga.

Majinden
  (?-1988, v4F, Shounen Captain, Battle Royal Highschool/Shin-Majinden OAV)

Demon Organization
  (SC)
Occult cyberpunk.  This title was started after he changed his name
to Aki Kyouma.  [TK]



---- 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]

Galaxy Warring State Chronicle Rai  ^[$@6d2O@o9q72M:EA%i%$^[(B
  (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).



---- Matsumoto Izumi  ^[$@$^$D$b$H@t^[(B
----
Kimagure Orange Road  ^[$@$-$^$0$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]

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
Uchuu Senkan Yamato  ^[$@1'Ch@o4O%d%^%H^[(B
  (v2?F, Akita Shoten)

Galaxy Express 999
Ginga Tetsudou 999  ^[$@6d2OE4F;^[(J999
  (v10F, Y1200, Shougakukan)

Space Pirate Captain Harlock
Uchuu Kaizoku Captain Harlock  ^[$@1'Ch3$B1^[(J ^[$@%-%c%W%F%s%O!<%m%C%/^[(B
  (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
Sennen Jouou  ^[$@@iG/=w2&^[(B
  (v2F, Y1200, Shougakukan)

Queen Emeralds  ^[$@%/%#!<%s%(%a%i%k%@%9^[(B
  (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
----
Sakigake!! Otokojuku  ^[$@3!^[(J!!^[$@CK=N^[(B
  (Shuueisha, anime)
Extremely violent highschool fights.



---- Miyazaki Hayao  ^[$@5\:j=Y86:n^[(B
----
The renowned director of anime films.
  
Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa  ^[$@Iw$NC+$N%J%&%7%+^[(B
  (v5, Animage*, movie+English+anime comics)



---- Monkey Punch  ^[$@%b%s%-!<!&%Q%s%A^[(B
----
Lupin III
Rupan Sansei  ^[$@%k%Q%s;0@$%+%j%*%9%H%m$N>k^[(J
  (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]



---- Nagai Gou  ^[$@1J0f^[(J ^[$@9k^[(J
----
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]

Meakashi Borikichi
  (1967, Bokura Magazine)

Shameless School
Harenchi Gakuen
  (1968-1970, SJ)

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)

Goldorak
Atlas Ufo Robot Grendizer
  (1975)
Similar to Mazinger Z.

Susa-no-Oh
  (1979, Shonen Magazine)
Susa-no-Oh Densetsu  ^[$@@(%N2&EA@b^[(B
  (1985, v7, Yamato comics [Kadokawa Shoten])

Cutey Honey  ^[$@%-%e!<%F%#!<%O%K!<^[(B
  (1975, Y1000, S. Champion, ^[$@Cf8x0&B"HG^[(B / ^[$@!RCf1{8xO@<R!S^[(B, OAV)

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)

Hanappe Bazooka  ^[$@2VJ?%P%:!<%+^[(B
  (v10F, YJ, OAV, story by Koike Kazuo)
A kid summons demons; comic mood soon turns into deadly seriousness,
with anti-drug themes towards the end.

Mazin Saga  ^[$@%^%8%s!&%5!<%,^[(B
  (v3, YJ 1991, Super Jump 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)

Nagai Gou Masterpieces Collection Nonsense SF
Nagai Gou Kessakushu Kaiki SF  ^[$@1J0f9k<+A*=8^[(J  (^[$@%J%s%;%s%9#S#FJT^[(J)
  (Y1400, Asahi Sonorama)

Dinosaur Army Rescue Squad
Kyouryuu Army Otasuke-Tai  ^[$@62N5%"!<%_!<$*$?$9$1Bb^[(B
  (Y390, BMKC (Koudansha), art by Ishikawa Ken)

Public Corporation Tokugawa Kakou
Kabushikigaisha Tokugawa Kakou  ^[$@3t<02q<R^[(J ^[$@FA@n2H9/^[(B
  (Y600, Home Comics, art by ^[$@?75\@5=U^[(B)

Other works: 
^[$@%P%i%P%s%PKbB2JT^[(B, ^[$@$1$C$3$&2>LL^[(B, ^[$@E4@o;N%`%5%7^[(B,
^[$@@(%N2&EA@b^[(B, ^[$@GX8e$NHkL)^[(B, ^[$@%,%/%(%sB`6~CK^[(B, ^[$@%I%9N5^[(B,
^[$@7`2hB-MxB:;a^[(B, ^[$@%`!<%S!<!&%I%j!<%`^[(B, ^[$@L5Mj!&%6!&%-%C%I^[(B,
^[$@@u$$L2$j^[(B,  ^[$@0&B"HG!!Kb2&%@%s%F^[(B, ^[$@8&=$0e8EC+7r0l^[(B,
^[$@%9!<%Q!<@>M75-^[(B, ^[$@?4NnC5De%*%+%k%HCD^[(B (v2F),
^[$@%P%i%P%s%P^[(J ^[$@0|KbJT^[(B, ^[$@?%ED?.D9^[(B (v2F),
^[$@E4$N=h=w!J%"%$%"%s%P!<%8%s!K^[(B, ^[$@0&B"HG!!9u$N;b;N^[(B



---- Nagano Mamoru  ^[$@1JLn8n^[(B
----
Fool for the City
  (v?)
"Not impressed."  "It sorta sucks." [anon]

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
(both from Tokuma Shoten).   Tankoubon are hard to find.  [TK]

Don't desert me Daisy
Misutenai de Daisy  ^[$B8+<N$F$J$$$G%G!<%8^[(B
  (v1-3F, Tokuma Shoten)
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]

Give me Tama-chan  ^[$@#G#I#V#E!!#M#E$?$^$A$c$s^[(B
  (v1-2F, Tokuma Shoten)

God Save the Sugekoma-kun! Special
  (1992, two short stories, YM)
Masochist guy meets hentai-hating violent girl!



---- 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]

Yayoi no Ozora  ^[$@Lo@8$NBg6u^[(B
  (v11F)

The Legend of Myuu
Myuu no Densetsu
  (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 
graduately shafted from Nozomi to Ryotaro and from drama to boxing, 
it most concerned about Ryotaro's route from a high school boxing beginner
to 1988 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 here.
[CPK]

Other works:  Watashi no Okita-kun (v20F), Rising



---- Ogino Makoto  ^[$@2.Ln^[(J ^[$@??^[(J
----
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
Kujaku-Oh Taimaseiden  ^[$@9&?}2&!]B`Kb@;EA!]^[(J
  (1991-, v5, 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
  (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 Meikyu 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)
  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;  the final vol.6 has been
delayed for at least 2 1/2 years, mostly due to Otomo redrawing the ending.

KABA
  (art book, 1989)

Her Memories...
Kanojo no Omoide...  ^[$@H`=w$NA[$$$G!D^[(B
  (1990, Kodansha, short story compendium)

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).

Other works: Fireball (1979, Action), Highway Star (v1F, 1979, Futabasha)



---- Okazaki Takeshi
----
Like Hagiwara, Okazaki was an assistant of Matsumoto Izumi.  [TK]

Elementaler
  (v2)

Explorer Woman Ray
  (v2, OAV)

(Natural) Karen-chan
  (Genki Special) 
Karen is 175cm tall.  So she's got some problem there.
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]



---- Oku Hiroya  ^[$@1|^[(J ^[$@$R$m$d^[(J
----
Change
Hen
  (v2, Y600, YJ)
Collection of "strange" stories. (eg. Idols with udders)



---- Sakura Momoko  ^[$@$5$/$i$b$b$3^[(B
----
Chibi Maruko-Chan
  (v9+, Y390, Ribbon Mascot Comics (Shuueisha))
Daily life of an elementary school girl. Maybe based on the author's
childhood days. [YK]



---- Saruwatari Tetsuya  ^[$@1nEOE/Li^[(J
----
Described as manga's "standardbearer of violence", featuring super-realistic
art; stories are often flimsy 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, 2 OAVs+live action movie)

Dogsoldier  ^[$@%I%C%0%=%k%8%c!<^[(B
  (1987-1991, v12F, YJ, 1 OAV)
Mostly worthless Rambo-type stuff.  Stories tended to be topical; lots
of tidbits for military otakus.

The Hard  ^[$@%6!&%O!<%I^[(B
  (1991-1992, v5, 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 probably Saruwatari's best work, with
unusually sympathetic characters, and spectacular violence.

Damned  ^[$@%@%`%I^[(B
  (1992, YJ, story by ??)
In 2039, the ruthless Tokyo Corporation turns the refugee Jin into
a hyper-human with incredible powers.  Violent SF, with typically
detailed art.

Other works: Soul (1985, v4F, out of print), Divine Flame ABI (1992,
short story, Jump 30)



---- 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)



---- Shiina Takashi  ^[$@DGL>9b;V^[(J
----
(Yuu) Shiina Hyakka-ten
  (v2, SS)

Ghost Sweeper Mikami
GS Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen  ^[$@#G#SH~?@6K3ZBg:n@o^[(J
  (v3, SS)



---- Shirato Sempei  ^[$@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-).



---- Shirow Masamune  ^[$@;NO:@5=!^[(B
---- (This is a psuedonym.  b. 1961?)
----
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
Gengahan Appleseed  ^[$@862hHG%"%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)

Exon Depot

Orion
Senjutsu Chukoukaku Orion  ^[$@@g=QD6963L%*%j%*%s^[(B
  (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 reader would be the technical terms
about mechanics, science, and cyberspace. [DM]

Intron Depot  ^[$@%$%s%H%m%s%G%]^[(B
  (1992, art book, Y2400)



---- Sonoda Ken'ichi  ^[$@1`ED7r0l^[(J
----
A prominent doujinshi artist, rising to fame as character designer for
various anime: 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]



---- Tajima Shou  ^[$@EDEg><1'^[(B
----
Madara
Mouryou Senki Madara  ^[$@r3r4@o5-#M#A#D#A#R#A^[(B
  (v2, Y920, Kadokawa Shoten)



---- 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)
  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
 (Amakusa Shiro)
  (v1F, Take Shobo)
It won't make much sense if you don't know about Japanese Mah-Jong rules.

The All-purpose Cultural Cat Girl
Ban'noh bunka neko musume  ^[$@K|G=J82=G-L<^[(B
  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]

3x3 Eyes
Sazan Eyes
  (1987, v12, Y500, YM, 4 OAVs+video games+manga CD+anime comics)

Blue Seed
  (1992, Gamma magazine)
Looks like horror (or something).



---- Takahashi Kouji  ^[$@9b669,^[(J^[$@Fs^[(J
----
Ossu!! Karate Club
Ossu!! Karatebu  ^[$@2!G&^[(J!!^[$@6u<jIt^[(J
  (v26, 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, Soul 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  ^[$@9b66N1H~;R^[(J
----
Urusei Yatsura  ^[$@$&$k@1$d$D$i^[(B
  (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
  (v15F/Y500, v3 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
  (v1, SS*, 1 OAV)
The story of a 500 year old "young man" and a 17 year-old young girl.
They both ate the flesh of mermaid, which gave them immortal life.

Short Story Compilation
  (Shougakukan)

Rumick World  ^[$@$k!<$_$C$/$o!<$k$I^[(B
  (v3, Y710, Firetripper OAV)

Slim Kannon
  (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]

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, v22, SS, TV series [total 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. [IS]

Moon King??
  (1992, short story, Oct.-Nov. Newtype)



---- Takeuchi Naoko
----
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon  ^[$@H~>/=w@o;N%;!<%i!<%`!<%s^[(B
  (v1, Kodansha, TV anime+anime comics)
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, similar to Ohtomo or Shirow.
A very versatile artist/writer, with a strong sense of visual humor.  [IS]

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
AD Police Shuen Toshi  ^[$@#A#D!&#P#O#L#I#C#E=*_aET;T^[(B
  (1990, v1F, Y880)

Dr. Kishiwada's Scientific Affection
Kishiwada-hakushi no Kagakuteki Aijou  ^[$@4_OBEDGn;N$N2J3XE*^[(J^[$@0&>p^[(J
  (1992, v1 wide/Y560, Afternoon) 
The title is a pun on the Japanese title of the "Dr. Strangelove" movie.
Sort of a cyberpunk Ultraman/Thunderbirds. The hero is Dr. Kishiwada,
a demented scientist, who creates bizarre mechs and battles the forces
of evil, or just stuffs around.  Crazy and tongue-in-cheek.



---- Tanaka Masashi  ^[$@EDCf@/;V^[(J^[$@^[(J
----
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]

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.

Samurai's Great Adventure
Samurai Daiboken  ^[$B;xBgKA81^[(B
  (1991, v1F, Afternoon)
Cool story.  Sex, blood, and procreation. [DM]

Flash  ^[$@%U%i%C%7^[(B
  (1990, v1/Y700, v2-3F/Y750, Morning)
Flash is a bandit from the wild west, seemingly impervious to harm.

Gon  ^[$@%4%s^[(B
  (1992, v1, Morning)
A baby dinosaur causes havoc throughout the animal kingdom. (This is a
spinoff from Flash, no dialogue).



---- 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.  It's difficult to list even the
significant Tezuka works here, which were often released by different
publishers.  [YK]   Most editions of Tezuka's manga contain a substantial
English synopsis.

Dororo  ^[$B$I$m$m^[(B
  (v2F)
A child is bequeathed to demons.. in 48 parts.

Astroboy
Tetsuwan Atom  ^[$@E4OS%"%H%`^[(B
  (v?F, Y1300, Koudansha, translated into 10 languages+anime+anime comics)

Phoenix
Hi no Tori  ^[$B2P$ND;^[(B
  (1977-1980, v9?F, Y1100, Kadokawa Shoten, movie+live action movie)
Tezuka's most ambitious work, dealing with man's quest for immortality.

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
Shichi-Iro Inko  ^[$@<7?'$$$s$3^[(J
  (v5?F, Y1000, Akita Shoten)

Depths of the Atmosphere
Kuuki no soko  ^[$@6u5$$NDl^[(J
  (Y1000, Akita Shoten)

Other works:
Apollo's Song, Norman, Buddha, Vampire, Tiger Books, Fire Mountain, SF Mix,
Adolf ni Tsugu, 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  ^[$@IZ3_5AGn^[(B
----
That All-Evil Cupid
Tende Shouwaru Cupid  ^[$@$F$s$G@-0-%-%e!<%T%C%I^[(B
  (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
  (v8, 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.



---- Toriyama Akira  ^[$@D;;3^[(J ^[$@L@^[(B
----
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.

Dr. Slump  ^[$@%I%/%?!<%9%i%s%W^[(J ^[$@%"%i%l$A$c$s^[(B
  (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 fairly 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.

Dragon Ball
  (v32, Y390, SJ, Spanish+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  
Toriyama Akira Maru-saku Gekijou  ^[$@D;;3L@!{:n7`>l^[(B
  (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.

  

---- Toyama Hikaru  ^[$@1s;3^[(J ^[$@8w^[(J
----
Twinkle^2 Idol Star  ^[$@%F%#%s%/%k!0^[(J2 ^[$@%"%$%I%k!i%9%?!<!j^[(B
  (v6, 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.
[Can't someone else write this?! -IS]

School life-drawing & Fovia
Kounaishasei & Fovia  ^[$@9;Fb<L@8!u%U%)%S%"^[(B
  (v2, Y580)

School life-drawing & Stress Freak  ^[$@9;Fb<L@8!u%9%H%l%9%U%j!<%/^[(B
  (Y580)

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, she
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!
  (v23, 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.



---- Umehara Kazuo  ^[$@!NG`?^$+$:$*!O^[(B
----
Album of Darkness  ^[$@0G$N%"%k%P%`^[(B
  (1990, Y390)

14 Years Old
14 Sai ^[$@#1#4:P^[(B
  (1990, v8, Big Comics Spirits)



---- Wada Shinji  ^[$@OBED^[(J ^[$@?5Fs^[(J
----
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).



---- Yagami Hiroki  ^[$@H,?@$R$m$-^[(J
----
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, Moriyama Tou [H manga alias])
----
He used to be known as the character designer for some of the
Cream Lemon series. [KM]

Blue
  (1991, short story collection)
Declared harmful to minors.

Assate Dance ^[$@$"$5$C$F#D#a#n#c#e^[(JDance
  (v7F, Big Comic Spirits)

We're not alone
  (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
----
Namuji
Venus Wars
  (v4F, Y500, Nora Comics)
Arion
  (v5F, Y450, Animage Comics)
C-Court
  (v1, Y390, Shounen Captain)
Kurd no Hoshi/The Star of the Kurds
  (v3F, Y390, Shounen Captain)



---- 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
  (v15, 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          ^[$@!R3X=,8&5f<R!S^[(J
  Kadokawa Shoten ^[$@!R3Q@n=qE9!S^[(J
  Koudansha       ^[$@!R9VCL<R!S^[(J
  Seishinsha	  ^[$@!R@D?4<R!S^[(B
  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
Afternoon (87)			Koudansha	430	25th	35	Mc
Ami Jour (86)			Futabasha	350	26th	35	Fc
Aniparo Comics (85)		Minori Shobou	530	B 4th	16	Fe
Apple Mystery (91)		Chuu 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 Marguerite (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
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 Amour (90)		Sun Shuppan	350	30th	35	Fc
Comic Aya (87)			Chuu 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 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)			Chuu Shuppan	330	24th	50	Fc
Comic Hi Mystery (90)		Chuu 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)		Chuu Shuppan	420	19th	40	Fc
Comic Self (76)			Byakuya Shobou	390	24th	8	Mg
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 Marguerite (67)		Shuueisha	350	B 28th	60	Fb
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
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
Horror House (86)		Tairiku Shobou	400	6th	20	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 Tre 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
Marguerite (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
Mystery Bonita (87)		Akita Shoten	450	B	40	Fd
Mystery Ladies (87)	Magazine Magazine	390	30th	20	Fd
Mystery Rouge (89)		Tairiku Shobou	360	18th	30	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				Kadokawa Shoten
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
Rouge (86)			Tairiku Shobou	260	3rd	35	Fc
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	10th	63	Mc
Super Three Seven (92)		Take Shobou	280	17th		Mg
Suspellia (86)			Akita Shoten	400	24th	30	Fd
The Marguerite (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 Sunday (87)		Shougakkan	210	A Fri	90	Mc
Young You (86)			Shuueisha	280	8th	38	Fc

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Contributors:
  Neil Asato (nasato@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu)
  Maiko Covington (ecovingt@sdcc13.ucsd.edu)
  Hitoshi Doi (doi@jrd.dec.com)
  Jim Elliott (elliottj@spot.colorado.edu)
  Hiroshi Haga (hh0u+@andrew.cmu.edu)
  Hsu Titus Heng-Hsueh (hsu@ecf.toronto.edu)
  Curtis Hoffman (c/o H.Doi for the moment. ^_^)
  Lesfeena Lee (lhlee@sdcc13.ucsd.edu)
  Theresa Martin (thmartin@romulus.rutgers.edu)
  David Mou (davmou@ocf.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 (pckyip@Athena.MIT.EDU)

Special thanks to:
  Kunio "the kunedog" Muto (s92458km@cs0.sfc.keio.ac.jp),
      for some JIS
  W2/JH1CUV  (RSHIROMA@drew.drew.edu), for the manga magazines list
  Chih-Ping Kuo (kuo@seattleu.edu), for the first version of the Primer
  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!)
  Tonghyun Kim (tkim@sdcc3.ucsd.edu),
  Y. Kitajima (kita@cad.gatech.edu),
      for extensive additions & corrections
  

-- 
 Iain Sinclair    axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au
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