Hen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. There are two separate Hen series, both were published in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump; the first one from 1989 to 1994, and the second from 1995 to 1997. Both series received a television drama adaptation broadcast on TV Asahi in 1996. The second series received a two-episode original video animation (OVA) adaptation released in 1997. In North America, the OVA was licensed by Central Park Media, under the title Strange Love, and released on DVD in 2002.
Hiroya Oku is a Japanese manga artist, who is the creator of Gantz, Gigant, Hen and Inuyashiki, the first two of which have been serialized in Weekly Young Jump. Originally influenced by Katsuhiro Otomo and Ryoichi Ikegami, his manga often contain explicit violence, sexual depictions, and matters that are considered taboo by the public, and he is known as a pioneer in the use of digital processing for manga backgrounds.
Gantz is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from June 2000 to June 2013, with its chapters collected in 37 tankōbon volumes. It tells the story of Kei Kurono and Masaru Kato, both of whom died in a train accident and become part of a semi-posthumous "game" in which they and several other recently deceased people are forced to hunt down and kill aliens armed with a handful of futuristic items, equipment, and weaponry.
Weekly Young Jump is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Shueisha. Launched in 1979, it is published under Shueisha's Jump line of magazines. The chapters of series that run in Weekly Young Jump are collected and published in tankōbon volumes under the "Young Jump Comics" imprint every four months. Many of the featured series are known to contain heavy violence and a fair amount of sexual content. The magazine is headquartered in Tokyo.
Kappa no Kaikata is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūgo Ishikawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 2003 to 2001, with its chapters collected in 15 tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation, consisting of 26 episodes of three minutes each, produced by NAS and animated by Picture Magic, was broadcast on Animax from 2004 to 2005.
Kamen Teacher is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tooru Fujisawa. It was serialized in Shueisha‘s Weekly Young Jump magazine from 2006 to 2007. A sequel manga, titled Kamen Teacher Black was published in the same magazine from 2013 to 2014. It was adapted into a live action television series in 2013 and was adapted into a live action film in 2014. The special for this film was broadcast by NTV on February 14, 2014, on Kinyou Roadshow.
Kimi wa Midara na Boku no Joō is a Japanese manga series written by Lynn Okamoto and illustrated by Mengo Yokoyari. It was irregularly serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump, Miracle Jump and Young Jump Gold manga magazines from January 2012 to August 2017, with its chapters collected in two tankōbon volumes.
Oku (奥) is a common Japanese surname. Despite the apparent overlap with the modern go-on reading of oku that is derived from Middle Chinese, this term is actually rooted in Old Japanese, appearing in the Man'yōshū collection of poetry dating to roughly 759 CE. Cognate with 沖, originally in reference to “somewhere far removed, possibly out of sight”. While oki came to mean “far removed in the wide open → far off shore”, oku instead came to mean “far removed inside → inside, interior”.
Gigant is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior from December 2017 to September 2021, with its chapters collected in ten tankōbon volumes. The series follows pornographic actress Chiho "Papico" Johansson, who gains the ability to grow into a giant. With the support of aspiring film maker Rei Yokoyamada, she uses her power to protect Tokyo from attacking giants. In North America, the series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment, who has released the volumes in print since 2020.
Choujin X is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sui Ishida. It has been irregularly serialized on Shueisha's Tonari no Young Jump website since May 2021 and in Weekly Young Jump from October 2021 to February 2022.
Gantz: G is a Japanese manga series written by Hiroya Oku and Tomohito Ohsaki and illustrated by Keita Iizuka. It is a spin-off to Oku's Gantz manga series. Gantz: G was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Miracle Jump from November 2015 to February 2017, while its final chapter was published on the Shōnen Jump+ online platform. Its chapters were collected in three tankōbon volumes.
87 Clockers is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomoko Ninomiya. It was first serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Jump X from June 2011 to October 2014, and later in Weekly Young Jump from December 2014 to June 2016.
Yuizaki-san wa Nageru! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūma Kagami. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from July 2016 to December 2017, with its chapters collected in five tankōbon volumes.
Gravuretry is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kakeru Sato. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from September 2015 to June 2016.
Delivery Cinderella is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by NON. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from January 2010 to June 2012, with its chapters collected in eleven tankōbon volumes.
Destroy and Revolution is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kouji Mori. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from October 2010 to October 2016, with its chapters collected in nine tankōbon volumes.
Finder: Kyoto Jogakuin Monogatari is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Akimoto. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from February 2017 to March 2018, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume.
Junket Bank is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ikkō Tanaka. It has been serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump since July 2020.
