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Manga are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term manga is used in Japan to refer to both comics and cartooning. Outside of Japan, the word is typically used to refer to comics originally published in Japan.
Densha Otoko is a Japanese movie, television series, manga, novel, and other media, all based on the purportedly true story of a 23-year-old otaku who intervened when a drunk man started to harass several women on a train. The otaku ultimately began dating one of the women.
Manga, or comics, have appeared in translation in many different languages in different countries. France represents about 40% of the European comic market and in 2011, manga represented 40% of the comics being published in the country. In 2007, 70% of the comics sold in Germany were manga. In the United States, manga comprises a small industry, especially when compared to the inroads that Japanese animation or Japanese video games have made in the USA. One example of a manga publisher in the United States, VIZ Media, functions as the American affiliate of the Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha. Though the United Kingdom has fewer manga publishers than the U.S., most manga sold in the United Kingdom are published by U.S. publishing companies like Viz media and Kodansha Comics which are in turn owned by their Japanese counterparts. Alongside the United Kingdom, the U.S. manga publishers also sell their English translated manga in other English speaking nations like Canada, Australia and New Zealand with manga being quite popular in Australia compared to other English speaking countries.
Challengers is a yaoi manga by the Japanese manga artist Hinako Takanaga, who also authored Little Butterfly and The Devil's Secret. The first volume of this series was originally called Goukaku kigan before the series was retitled Challengers. Challengers is licensed in German by Tokyopop Germany under the title Küss mich, Student! and in French by Taifu Comics under the title Rien n'est impossible. A spin-off series to Challengers, which follows Tomoe's older brother Souichi, is titled The Tyrant Falls in Love.
Love Junkies (恋愛ジャンキー) is a Japanese erotic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Kyo Hatsuki. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's seinen manga magazine, Young Champion. The manga is licensed in France by Taifu Comics, in Spain by Norma Editorial and in Brazil by Editora JBC. All publishers other than Akita Shoten release the manga as Love Junkies.
Wild Rock (ワイルド・ロック) is an explicit yaoi manga created by Kazusa Takashima and is published in English by Blu Manga, the boys love publishing division of Tokyopop. It is published in Spain by Ediciones La Cúpula, in Italy by Kappa Edizioni, in France by Taifu Comics, and in German by Carlsen Manga. In May 2007, Wild Rock was re-released in print in Japan called the Libre Edition. This volume includes a new story that is a sequel to the extra story Child Rock.
Akumetsu is a Japanese shōnen manga series written by Yoshiaki Tabata and illustrated by Yuki Yugo. Akumetsu was serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion from 2002 to 2006.
Shina Dark: Kuroki Tsuki no Ō to Sōheki no Himegimi is a Japanese fantasy and comedy manga series written by Bunjūrō Nakayama and drawn by Yukari Higa. The manga originally started serialized in ASCII Media Works' seinen manga magazine Dengeki Teioh on January 26, 2006, and ran in that magazine until November 2006 when it went on hiatus until starting up again in ASCII Media Works' shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh in April 2007. The manga ended serialization in Dengeki Daioh in the March 2009 issue. Four bound volumes were released by ASCII Media Works. A DVD containing four animated music video clips was bundled with the third manga volume, produced by the animation studio Shaft.
Change 123 is a Japanese manga series written by Iku Sakaguchi and illustrated by Shiuri Iwasawa. The story follows Motoko Gettou, a normal female high school student, with a not so normal secret. When she was a child she was trained by her three martial artist fathers. Subjected to excessive physical and mental training, Motoko developed three distinct split-personalities known as Hibiki, Fujiko, and Mikiri. Collectively they refer to themselves as HiFuMi. Each individually skilled gained a mastery in combat skills learned from each of her fathers. As Motoko tries to live a normal high-school life she only seems to find herself in the most awkward situations, courtesy of HiFuMi.
The Tyrant Falls in Love is a Japanese yaoi manga series written and illustrated by Hinako Takanaga. The Tyrant Falls in Love is a sequel to Takanaga's series Challengers. The series has appeared on manga best-seller lists both in Japan and in Germany, and the long-delayed US release has been labeled "one of the most highly-anticipated yaoi releases ever". The series is licensed in English by Juné. It is also licensed in German by Tokyopop Germany with the title Verliebter Tyrann, in Polish by Kotori with the title Zakochany tyran, and in French by Taifu Comics with the title The Tyrant Who Fall in Love.
Little Butterfly is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Hinako Takanaga. It is published in Japan by Kaiōsha, and is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, in Taiwan by Taiwan Tohan, in Germany by Tokyopop Germany and in France by Taifu Comics.
Cut is a one-shot Japanese manga written and illustrated by Toko Kawai. It was serialized in Biblos's magazine, Magazine Be x Boy, finishing at 5 chapters. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the manga through its imprint, Juné, on March 25, 2009. It is licensed in France as Juste au Coin de la Rue by Taifu Comics. Biblos released the manga on March 10, 2003.
Living for Tomorrow is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Taishi Zaō,. It is licensed in North America by Digital Manga Publishing, which released the manga on May 20, 2009. It is licensed in Germany by Egmont Manga, which anticipates its release in May 2010. It is licensed in France by Taifu Comics. It is about a boy who discovers that his late mother could make others lucky, and he wonders if he inherited her gift. To find out, he confesses his feelings to his friend, as he hopes that by dating his friend, he can make him lucky.
Bond(z) (ボンズ, Bonzu) is a Japanese manga anthology written and illustrated by Toko Kawai. It is licensed in North America by 801 Media which released the manga in April 2007, and in France by Taifu Comics.
Hanjuku-Joshi is a Japanese yuri romance manga series written and illustrated by Akiko Morishima. It was serialized in Comic Yuri Hime by Ichijinsha, with the chapters collected in two volumes. It was released online in English by JManga and it is published in French by Taïfu Comics.
Haru Natsu Aki Fuyu is a Japanese erotic romance yuri manga written by Eiki Eiki and illustrated by Taishi Zaou. It was serialized on Yuri Shimai and Comic Yuri Hime and published in a single volume by Ichijinsha. It was published in English on JManga and in French by Taifu Comics. Two drama CDs were also released.
Manfra are French bandes dessinées that draw inspiration from Japanese manga.
Karasuma Kyoko no Jikenbo is a Japanese manga series written by Oji Hiroi and illustrated by Yūsuke Kozaki. The series follows the detective of the same name as she faces supernatural cases. It was originally serialized by Gentosha in the magazines BStreet and Monthly Comic Birz from 2002 to 2012. The series was collected into ten volumes and was published in several countries. In 2013, an English-language motion comic adaptation was produced and released online.
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- ↑ "Taifu comics". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 14, 2014.
