Great Teacher Onizuka,officially abbreviated as GTO,is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tooru Fujisawa. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from January 1997 to February 2002,with its chapters collected in 25 tankōbon volumes. The story focuses on 22-year-old ex-bōsōzoku member Eikichi Onizuka,who becomes a teacher at a private middle school,Holy Forest Academy,in Tokyo,Japan. It is a continuation of Fujisawa's earlier manga series Shonan Junai Gumi and Bad Company,both of which focus on the life of Onizuka before becoming a teacher.
Rave Master,Rave,and alternatively,The Groove Adventure Rave in Japan,is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. The series follows Haru Glory,a teenager on a quest to find the five fragments of the sacred stone of light Rave in order to bring peace to the world by defeating the criminal group Demon Card. Mashima created this series with the idea of travelling around the world and was presented with difficulties in its serialization due to its considerable length.
Blame! is a Japanese science fiction manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Nihei. It was published by Kodansha in the seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from 1997 to 2003,with its chapters collected in ten tankōbon volumes. A six-part original net animation was produced in 2003,with a seventh episode included on the DVD release. An anime film adaptation by Polygon Pictures was released as a Netflix original in May 2017.
Tsutomu Nihei is a Japanese manga artist. Nihei has been drawing comics professionally since the mid-1990s. In 1995 he was awarded the Jiro Taniguchi Special Prize in that year's Afternoon Four Seasons Award for his submission,Blame. After working as an assistant to veteran comic artist Tsutomu Takahashi,Nihei went on to launch his debut series Blame! in Monthly Afternoon in 1997. Following the success of Blame!,he next penned Wolverine:Snikt! and Biomega. In 2009,Nihei returned to Afternoon to launch what would become his most successful series,Knights of Sidonia. An architectural student,Nihei's early work were mainly wordless,relying on visuals and backgrounds to tell their stories. His cyberpunk-influenced artwork has gained a strong cult following worldwide.
Ice Blade is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Takahashi. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from 1992 to 1999,with its chapters collected in nineteen tankōbon volumes. The story follows Kyoya Ida,a plainclothes police officer,and his colleagues at the Shinjuku Police Department as they investigate and solve crimes in the Greater Tokyo Area. Sometimes,these crimes are solved with some prices to pay.
Biomega is a Japanese science fiction manga written and illustrated by Tsutomu Nihei. It was first serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine in 2004,and later in Shueisha's Ultra Jump from 2006 to 2009;its chapters were collected in six tankōbon volumes.
Tsutomu Takahashi,born on September 20,1965 in Tokyo,Japan,is a Japanese manga artist,who is well known for his manga Jiraishin. As of March 2006,he is currently married and has one child. His alias is Ichigo Nekota.
Mokke (もっけ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takatoshi Kumakura. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazines Afternoon Season Zōkan (2000–2002) and Monthly Afternoon (2003–2009);its chapters were collected in nine tankōbon volumes. A 24-episode anime television series adaptation,produced by Madhouse and Tezuka Productions,was broadcast from October 2007 to March 2008.
Knights of Sidonia is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Nihei. It was serialized by Kodansha in their seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon between April 2009 and September 2015,with its chapters collected in 15 tankōbon volumes. It tells the story of Nagate Tanikaze,an "under-dweller" destined to become a Garde pilot,whose mission is to defend the massive starship Sidonia from a hostile alien species called Gauna.
Dr. Ramune:Mysterious Disease Specialist is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Aho Toro. The manga was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine from September 2017 to July 2018,before being transferred to Magazine Pocket manga app in August 2018 and finished in February 2021. The manga is licensed in North America by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation produced by Platinum Vision aired from January to March 2021.
In Hand is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ao Akato. Akato launched two previous manga in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon;Nemesis no Tsue,published in 2013,and In Hand:Himokura Hakase to Majime na Migiude,published in 2016. In Hand was serialized in Kodansha's Evening from October 2018 to November 2020,with its chapters collected in five tankōbon volumes. An eleven-episode Japanese television drama adaptation was broadcast on TBS from April to June 2019.
When a Cat Faces West is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Urushibara. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from April 2018 to December 2020,with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes.
The Gods Lie is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaori Ozaki. It was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon from March to July 2013,with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume. It was licensed in North America for English release by Vertical.
Medalist is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsurumaikada. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon since May 2020,with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes as of May 2023. In North America,the manga is licensed for English release by Kodansha USA. An anime television series adaptation produced by ENGI has been announced.
Aposimz,known in Japan as Ningyōno Kuni,is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Nihei. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Sirius from February 2017 to August 2021,with its chapters collected in nine tankōbon volumes.
TenPuru:No One Can Live on Loneliness is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kimitake Yoshioka. It has been serialized in Kodansha's online platform Comic Days since September 2018. An anime television series adaptation by Gekkōpremiered in July 2023.
