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                      Rec.arts.manga Manga Guide
                     Version 5.07     3 June 1994
    Part 2/2:  N-Z
                Updates/new entries welcome - send to:
                Iain Sinclair (axolotl@socs.uts.edu.au)

      Updated monthly.  PLEASE check this before posting to r.a.m.


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Nagai Gou  ^[$@1J0f^[(B ^[$@9k^[(B
Debut: 1967

 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
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Harenchi Gakuen
^[$BGKNwCQ3X1`^[(B 1968-70 SJ
  This title was publicly burnt by some parents' groups.
  (As a result of this harassment, he wrote Abashiri Ikka.  -PE)

Devilman
^[$@%G%S%k%^%s^[(B 1972 5Fw Shonen Magazine 980
  The basic story is that after many years, demons (Nagai calls them
daemons) are awakening.  Fudo Akira 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 Fudo Akira.

Mazinger Z
^[$@%^%8%s%,!<#Z^[(B 1972 3 Shonen Magazine 690
  The original "giant robot" classic, which was translated into several
different languages.  (The idea came to him one day while he was stuck in a
traffic jam.)

Cutey Honey
^[$@%-%e!<%F%#!<%O%K!<^[(B 1975 1 Shonen Champion 1000
  Cutey is a girl android whose big ability is to change costumes and with that,
powers.  She fights a whole series of super villianesses lead by this one
arch-villainess, who she fights at the end of the series (does this sound
familiar?).  The manga is definitely violent, sexy, and pretty outrageous
in parts.  The anime is toned down substantially.  -GF
  (Apparently, this is still running.)

Shuten Douji
^[$@<jE7F8;R^[(B 1980 6Fw Kodansha 980
  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 1973-7 7Fw Shonen Magazine 1100
New Violence Jack
^[$@?7%P%$%*%l%s%9%8%c%C%/^[(B 1983 Manga Goraku 1100
  A huge quake splits the Kanto Plain from the rest of Japan.  There is
one hope for the innocent in this desolate plain... the giant known as
VIOLENCE JACK!

Hanappe Bazooka
^[$@2VJ?%P%:!<%+^[(B 1985 5F YJ 600
  Hannape's life is interrupted by two demons. One is this green cloaked
male being with a bazooka.  The other is a female furry being with a tail,
which projects her magic. Among the things that occur is that Hannape is
cursed with his index finger resembling a sexual organ and any time it is
pointed at a female (humanoids at least), they become sexually aroused.
As you might guess, it gets fairly extreme. It is amazing that despite the
fact that he has not really changed his drawing style that much, he still
manages to convey a sense of sexual voyeurism.  -NA
  At first, he didn't want to do that aspect of it, but meeting the
author (Koike Kazuo) changed his mind.  The anime is tame by comparison,
but very funny.  -PE

Mazin Saga
^[$@%^%8%s!&%5!<%,^[(B 1991 3 YJ 1200
  Sequel to Mazinger Z -- Mask takes over wearer, Earth is destroyed,
Mars is invaded.

^[$@Kb2&%@%s%F^[(B 1991 1F ? 1350
^[$@$1$C$3$&2>LL^[(B 1990 3F Shuueisha 600
^[$@%0%l!<%H%^%8%s%,!<^[(B 1989 2F Taitosha 700
^[$@54^[(B 1983
^[$@1J0f9kL!2hBgA4=8^[(B 1987 3 Tairiku Shobou 1200
^[$@@(%N2&EA@b^[(B 1985-8 7F Kadokawa Shoten 630
^[$@1J0f9k<+A*=8^[(B 1992 1F Asahi Sonorama 1400



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Nagano Mamoru  ^[$@1JLn8n^[(B
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Fool for the City 1987 1F Kadokawa Shoten 880
  "Not impressed."  "It sorta sucks."

The Five Star Stories
^[$@%U%!%$%V%9%?!<J*8l^[(B 1988 6 Newtype 900
  Grand interstellar empires saga, with wars fought out with heavy mecha.



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Nagano Noriko  ^[$@1JLn$N$j$3^[(B

 Nagano Noriko is a resident manga artist for Tokuma Shoten.
 Her original, creative and slightly twisted work has a cult following,
 and her mangas are hard to find.  Her "Megane-kun" character, who was
 apparently inspired by Devo, Kraftwerk, Thomas Dolby, Rick Moranis and
 Brains (from Thunderbirds), appears in all her mangas.
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Don't desert me Daisy
^[$B8+<N$F$J$$$G%G!<%8^[(B              1989    3FX     Shonen Captain  500
  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
(Currently, Tokuma Shoten is deciding whether to reprint Daisy.)

God Save the Sugekoma-kun!
God Save The ^[$@$9$2$3$^$/$s^[(B!      1992    3       Young Magazine  530
  A series of short stories centering on the Sugekoma, a highschool prodigy
with severe behavioural problems, and Miss Matsuzawa, the teacher who he ties
up all the time (but she still holds hope for his future).  It's a big send-up
of SM cliches, H manga, SF, and otaku culture.  Nagano's art is certainly at
its most refined and inspired here.  There is a minor subplot concerning
the other students - Junko Fujieda, who can't stand perverts, they make her
violent; and Murata, a masochist who's infatuated with her. -IS

Doushichatta no?! Ken nii-chan
^[$@$I$&$7$A$c$C$?$N!)!*%1%s7;$A$c$s^[(B 1993           Comic Raising
  The story is about a mad scientist, Ken, who 'comes after' his childhood
girlfriend, who is now an university student, under the promise they
made when she was 3 years old. -HH

Science Boy Zeroichi-kun
^[$B2J3X>/G/#0#17/^[(B 1993 1F ASCII 580
  I praise them for deciding to publish this one -- this is certainly the
most warped manga amongst her books. -YT

Sci-Fi Motion                   1986    1FX     Tokuma Shoten
GIVE ME ^[$@$?$^$A$c$s^[(B 1993 1F Tokuma Shoten 880
^[$@$*$A$3$_E79q^[(B                    1989    X       Animage
^[$@%*%?%/$N8f<g?M^[(B                  1993    1F      Take Shobou     700
^[$@%O%M%`!<%s%W%i%M%C%H^[(B 1994 1F ASCII 580



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Nasu Yukie ^[$BFa=#@c3(^[(B
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Flower Destroyer
^[$@%U%i%o!<!a%G%9%H%m%$%d!<^[(B 1987 1F Hana to Yume 360

This is Greenwood
^[$@$3$3$O%0%j!<%s!&%&%C%I^[(B 1988-91 11F Hana to Yume 390

Youma Shuurai!  Fukushuuki
^[$@MEKb=1Mh!*I|=254^[(B 1990 1F Hana to Yume 370

^[$@%@!<%/!&%(%$%8^[(B 1993 1F Hana to Yume 390
^[$@E7;H$H%@%$%d%b%s%I^[(B 1993 3 Hana to Yume 390
^[$B$=$l$+$i$I$7$?$N!);FG-$A$c$s^[(B 1994 1F Hana to Yume 390
^[$b7n8w^[(B 1994 1 Hana to Yume 390



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Nekobe Neko  ^[$@G-It$M$3^[(B
19 Oct 19xx

 A shoujou manga writer, who won the 2nd Nakayoshi New Writer award with
 the work "First Date".   -CM
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^[$@$I$C$-$s%?%$%`%9%j%C%W^[(B 1988 1F Nakayoshi 370
^[$@%Z%s%.%sC5DeCD^[(B 1990 1F Nakayoshi 380

Warning, Goldfish! (Kingyou Chuihou!)
^[$@$-$s$.$gCm0UJs!*^[(B 1989-93 8F Nakayoshi 390
^[$@$-$s$.$gCm0UJs!*^[(B 1992 4Fa Kodansha 800
^[$@$-$s$.$gCm0UJs!*^[(B 1992 1Fa Kodansha 800
  This is a cute manga about highschool life. Chitose has to change to a
poorer school due to the death of her rich father. But the business of her
father had collapsed, and the only thing she got is a pink (!) goldfish
(that can fly).  She met Wapiko, Shu and Aoi in her new school, but soon knew
that the poor school is too poor to continue its operation. Accidentally, she
got several billions of dollars left in the bank by her father, and she
re-built the poor school. The manga is full of funny cute stuff. Animals
walking around, and face changes from time to time. Very funny, and popular
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Nobe Toshio  ^[$@LnItMxM:^[(B

 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
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The Legend of Myuu
^[$@%_%e%&$NEA@b^[(B 1991 5F Super Visual C. 850
  An ok fantasy adventure story, some H toward the end.  -CPK

Nozomi Witches
^[$@$N$>$_"'%&%#%C%A%#%:^[(B 1986 30 YJ 460
  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 shifting from Nozomi to Ryotaro as he tries to qualify
for the 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.   -CPK

^[$@%R%_%3$H$i$$$"$s$0$k^[(B 198? 1F Shougakukan 370
^[$@Lo@8$NBg6u^[(B 198? 11F YJ 370
^[$@%i%$%8%s%0^[(B 1989 1F YJ 460



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Ogino Makoto  ^[$@2.Ln^[(B ^[$@??^[(B

 Ogino has also done video game character designs.
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Kujaku-Oh (Peacock King)
^[$@9&?}2&^[(B 1986 17F YJ 460
Kujaku-Oh Taimaseiden
^[$@9&?}2&!]B`Kb@;EA!]^[(B 1991 11 YJ 460
  KO Taimaseiden is a sequel to Kujaku-Oh, which brought a second occult
boom to the 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.
  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
  (4 large-format "disposable" reprints were released in 1993, including
some stories not in the existing volumes.)

ALGO!                           1990-1  3F      YJ              460
  All the cliches of Kujaku-Oh, in a cyberpunk-like setting.  Something
to avoid, even for Ogino fans.

Mao
^[$B??5{^[(B 1992 s YJ 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

Yasha Garasu
^[$BLk:5rm^[(B 1993 1 YJ
  Another story about a supernatural troubleshooter, whose powers are
based on Shinto traditions.  A slight return to form.  "Ogino seems
determined to insult every religion in the world." :-)  -TK



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Okazaki Tsuguo ^[$@2,:j$D$0$*^[(B
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Macross II - Lovers Again
^[$@D6;~6uMW:I%^%/%m%9^[(JII 1993    1       SS Monthly 500
  (author:  Tomita Masahiro ^[$@IZEDM490^[(B)
What can one say? It's Macross all over again. Essentially the same plot,
but different characters. Hibiki = Hikaru, Ishtar = Minmay, Sylvie = Misa.
Simplistic art + simple story = simpleminded manga, but it's a must
have for every Macross fan. -DH



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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 Meikyuu Monogatari/Manie Manie), and Robot Carnival.   -IS
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Sayonara Nippon 1982 1F Action
  The experiences of Japanese moving to the US; one a judo teacher, the other
a guitarist.

Urge for War (aka. Hard On)
^[$B5$J,$O$bN>^[(B 1982 2F Action
  About Japanese involved in a fictional Sino-Soviet war.  The work that
brought fame to Otomo in Japan.

Children's Dream
^[$B;RL4^[(B 1983 1F 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
^[$@%"%-%i^[(B 1982-90 6F Young Magazine 1200
^[$@%"%K%aHG%"%-%i^[(B 1988 5Fa Kodansha 690
  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 final volume
(whose ending slightly expanded on the original) took nearly three
years to be published.
  The English version is stalled at issue #33, halfway through vol.6.

Kanojo no Omoide...
^[$@H`=w$NA[$$$G!D^[(B 1990 1Fs Kodansha 980
  Includes Fireball, Farewell to Weapons, Planet Tako, and other short works.

The Legend of Mother Sarah
^[$@:;N.Me!J%5!<%i!K^[(B 1990 3 Young Magazine 1200
  (art by Nagayasu Takumi ^[$B$J$,$d$99*^[(B)
  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 very polished, but
the story is cliched and excessively grim.

World Apartment Horror
^[$@%o!<%k%I%"%Q!<%H%a%s%H%[%i!<^[(B 1991 1F Young Magazine
  (art by Ima Satoshi ^[$@:#IR^[(B)
  Yakuza vs. ethnic apartment residents.

ZeD (aka. Roujin Z) 1991 1F Mr. Magazine
  (art by Okada Tai ^[$@2,EDBd^[(B)
  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).  Character designs were by Eguchi Hisashi,
the artist of "Age".
 
Highway Star 1979 artbook Futabasha
KABA 1989 artbook



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Okazaki Takeshi  ^[$@2,:jIp;N^[(B

 Like Hagiwara, Okazaki was an assistant of Matsumoto Izumi.   -TK
 Art seems like "Hagiwara meets Asamiya meets CLAMP".  -IS
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Karen-chan (aka. "Lyrical Karen-chan")
^[$@$+$l$s$A$c$s^[(B 1992 1F Kadokawa Shoten 680
  Karen is 175cm tall, too tall for her liking.  And she cries easily.  -HH

EXPLORER WOMAN RAY 1988-89 2 Nora 500
  The OAV is even worse.

Elementalors
^[$@@:Nn;H$$^[(B 1990 4 Kadokawa Shoten 900
  "In ancient times, minds and spirits dwelled in all the materials on earth.
at the end of a battle these minds dwelling in matter conquered the hostile
matter of the enemy and mutiplied. Sacred wars gave birth to the elementalors.
fierce battles between the elementalors raged continuously in the struggle
to create a new utopia.
  "Kagura is an elementalor reincarnated in the present! After a billion
nights, (3000 million years!!) the battles of the elementalors have
returned ... but only one can rule. Kagura's long, fiery trial is about
to begin. Now!!" (from vol.1)

Koi
^[$BNx^[(B 1993 1F South 580
  Okazaki remarked that he enjoyed drawing this manga because "it is his
true story".  (The author is Ookawa Nanase.)




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Ouyama Rei  ^[$@Bg;3Nh^[(B
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A Midsummer Night's Snowwoman
^[$@??2F$NLk$N%f%-%*%s%J^[(B 1990-92 4F Young Magazine 500
  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



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Oku Hiroya  ^[$@1|^[(B ^[$@$R$m$d^[(B
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Hen
^[$@JQ^[(B 1991 8 YJ 600
  This is a very strange story.  Suffice it to say that Hen is a "different"
type of manga about high school students in love.   -CH



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Ozaki Minami ^[$@Hx:jFn^[(B
27 Feb 1968, Hiratsuka (Kanagawa)

  Said to be the "queen" of doujinshi, Ozaki Minami is probably one of the
most eminent shoujo mangaka of the 4th generation of shoujo manga.
  Her debut work was "Chuusei no akashi" (The proof of loyalty) in 1988 when`
she was only 20. The following year, her work "3 days" was published in
Margaret No.6. (Both work can be found in "Zetsuai -1989-" tankoubon volume 5.)
At the same year (1989), she started "Zetsuai -1989-" and became very popular.
She is now working on the sequel, "Bronze  -Zetsuai since 1989-".
  In an interview, she said she had never thought of being a mangaka.
Talking about herself, she described herself as a wilful, negative, conserved,
petty, gloomy, niggardly, casual, nervous, forgetful, lying, overworried,
asking-for-trouble, self-destructive, boring person.
  She drives a red Honda NSX. (She used to have a Black Toyota Supra.)
Her favourite colour is blood red and black. She thinks no colour in the
world can compare to the beauty of the colour of blood. She likes eating fish,
sweet food and hot food. She likes the brands Dunhill, Armani and Chanel.
In terms of material things, she would like to own a Rolex watch, a Ferrari
Testarossa, a Porsche 959 and a Mercedes Benz 500 SL. In terms of jewellery,
she likes diamonds best. She likes thunder and lightning. She likes sakura,
and white roses in a big bunch (at least 30). Her blood type is O. She is
158cm tall.
  She uses Zebra pens, normal ink and normal manga paper. For colour
illustration, she uses Special Black pen, Dr. Martin ink BB Kent paper and
Panton screen tone. To draw colour work, the fastest she took was 3 hours.
The longest was 3 days. Average 6 hours.
  Her impression on Nanjou Kouji was "Hentai! I don't want that sort of man!
He should go and find girls occasionally..." Her advice to Izumi Takuto was
"Find someone to rescue him!" ^_^;
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Zetsuai (Desperate Love) -1989-
^[$@@d0&!]#1#9#8#9!]^[(B 1989-91 5F Margaret 390
  Story about the intense love relationship between popular idol singer,
Nanjou Kouji (male), and soccer player, Izumi Takuto (male). Passionate but
full of despair, the manga has a very distinct style.
  Details of the characters in the "Zetsuai -1989-" world:
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  Name         B'day   Age     Height  Weight  Star Sign  Blood Type
  ---------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|----------|----------
  Izumi Takuto Aug 15 15 177 57 Leo    O
  Nanjou Kouji Dec 24 18 189 74 Capricorn  A
  Nanjou Akihito May 25  25 179 65 Gemini     B
  Nanjou Hirose Mar 22 33 182 72 Aries      AB
  Shibuya Katsumi Oct 1 18 170 54 Libra    B

Bronze  -Zetsuai since 1989- 1992 4 Margaret 390
  The sequel of "Zetsuai -1989-". It is still running in "Margaret" magazine.

Bad Blood 1992 1F Shuueisha 500
  Compilation of the side stories on "Zetsuai -1989-".

Zodiac 19?? artbook Shuueisha 2000
NEO Egoism      19?? artbook Gakushuu Kenkyuusha 1200
G O D 19?? artbook Shuueisha 1300
   Collection of illustration works.
                   



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Ozawa Satoru ^[$B>._7$5$H$k^[(B

 This guy was active during the mid 60s to early 70s (I think).  For some
 reason I can't remember, he retired (I think it might have been illness).
 He has done some sports manga, but the ones that make him stand out IMO are:
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Submarine 707
^[$@%5%U%^%j%s#7#0#7^[(B 197? 2F Akita Shoten 700
^[$@%5%U%^%j%s#7#0#7^[(B 197? 6Fw Akita Shoten 1300

Ao no 6-go
^[$B@D$N#69f^[(B 197? 3F Akita Shoten 290
  Both of these are basically submarine combat manga.  Drawing styles are
somewhat similar to Yokoyama Mitsuteru's later years.  Excellent combat
sequences and drama.  Multiple sub-combats (kind of unrealistic now I know
more about it, but it was great when I was a kid), funky looking subs,
interesting weapon systems.
  He predates Matsumoto Reiji, who became synonymous with mech-battle manga
in 70s.  Ozawa writes better looking humans though.  I was deeply disappointed
when neither show made it onto the TV.  Perhaps some enterprising person will
make an OAV.  Better than the Red October!  -SA



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Sakura Momoko  ^[$@$5$/$i$b$b$3^[(B
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Chibi Maruko-Chan
^[$@$A$S$^$k;R$A$c$s^[(B 1987 11 Ribbon 390
  Daily life of an elementary school girl.  Probably based on the author's
childhood.  -YK



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Saruwatari Tetsuya  ^[$@1nEOE/Li^[(B
1959

 Described as manga's "standardbearer of violence", featuring super-realistic
 art; stories are often poorly-constructed excuses for his trademark scenes
 of extreme violence.  Saruwatari is a big fan of US and Hongkong action
 films.  -IS
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Riki-Oh
^[$BNO2&^[(B                            88-90   12F     Business Jump   500
  (author:  Takajo Masahiko ^[$@Bk>"@/I'^[(B)
  Saruwatari perfected his technique with this manga.  The story is probably
the best he's worked with; elements from Riki-Oh turn up in all his later
works.  The live-action movie is somewhat nauseating, and remains one of the
few unclassified Hongkong films.  Vol.12 has the short story "N.Y. Dust",
which was the prototype for The Hard.
  Takajo Masahiko, the author, has also written Hong Lang (^[$B9HO5^[(B) and
Lapis Lazuli (^[$BN\M~^[(B), both on Young Sunday.

The Hard
^[$@%6!&%O!<%I^[(B                      1991    10       Business Jump   500
  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 Saruwatari's best original work.

^[$BNO2&^[(B                            88-90   12F     Business Jump   500
^[$@%I%C%0%=%k%8%c!<^[(B                87-91   12F     Young Jump      500
BAD POLICE                      1989    1F      Shonen Champion 500
DAN-GAN                         1985    5F
^[$@2+6bB@9^5-^[(B                      1988    1F
^[$@%8%c%s%0%k!&%-%s%0^[(B              1993    1F      Bears Club      500
^[$@%@%`%I^[(B                          1992-3  3F      Young Jump      500
SOUL                            1985    4FX
Shinkahei ABI                   1992    s       Young Jump 30
^[$BDK2w$"$P$l%V%s20^[(B                1992    1       Bus. Jump Extra 500
^[$B9b9;E47}EA%?%U^[(B 1993 2 YJ



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The Kaenmajin
^[$@2PoeKb?M^[(B 1987 1F Hakusensha 480
 
Teizokureigari
^[$@DcB/Nn<m$j^[(B 1988 2F Hakusensha 480

Twilight of the Dark Master
^[$@;YG[<T$N2+:*^[(B 1991 1F Wings 810



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Shibata Masahiro  ^[$@<FED>;90^[(B
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Kuradharma
^[$@%/%i%@%k%^^[(B 1990 12 Young King 500
  In short, it's Sazan Eyes meets Urotsukidouji.
TK reads it for it's exciting story, sophisticated artwork, and intriguing
mysticisms; I, on the other hand, a person in his early twenties, is about
as drained as a 50 year old now.  If other Shibata Masahiro mangas are of
equal caliber, it means yet another artist to worship.  [DM]

Blue Sonnet
^[$@%V%k!<%=%M%C%H^[(B 198? 19F Hana to Yume 370
  I highly recommend Blue Sonnet to anyone who loves great art, action
(& violence), SF and complex plots.  In a way, Blue Sonnet is one of
the ultimate psychic action manga.   -TK

Shibata has authored at least 20 works, including:
^[$@%9%l%C%8^[(B 1990 2F Jets Comics 490
^[$@%P!<%9%H^[(B 1992 1F Taitosha 680
^[$@%5%$%-%C%/!&%H%i%Y%i!<^[(B 1990 1F Hana to Yume 390
^[$@%_%C%7%s%0%"%$%i%s%9^[(B 1989 1F Hana to Yume 370
^[$@%U%'%6!<%?%C%A%*%Z%l!<%7%g%s^[(B 1989 2F Wings 480
^[$@%O%j%"!<^[(B 1988 1F Hana to Yume 360
^[$@%G%9!&%H%i%C%W^[(B 1992 1F Taitosha 800
^[$@Kb?g5\^[(B 1993 1F Asahi Sonorama 800
^[$@%$%:%J^[(B 1993 1F Akita Shoten 390
^[$@9H$$"'2g40A4HG^[(B 1993 8 Jets Comics 980
^[$@%i%V%7%s%/%m%$%I^[(B 1993 5 Comic Burger 700
^[$@L=3&?M7A%l%t%#!&%I!<%k^[(B 1990 1F Wings 490



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Shiina Takashi  ^[$@DGL>9b;V^[(B
24 Jun 1965
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GS Mikami
^[$@#G#SH~?@6K3ZBg:n@o^[(B!! 1992 12 SS 390
^[$@#G#SH~?@6K3ZBg:n@o^[(B!! 1993 2 SS Vis. Select. 800
^[$@DGL>I42_E9^[(B 1991 2F SS 390



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Shirato Sampei  ^[$@GrEZ;0J?^[(B
15 Feb 1932
Debut: 1957

 Famous author of classic ninja mangas.
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Ninja Bugeicho
^[$@G&<TIp7]D"^[(B 1959-62 17
^[$@G&<TIp7]D"1F4]EA^[(B 1993 3 Shougakukan 1200

Kamui-den
^[$@%+%`%$EA^[(B 1964-71 21F Shougakukan 500
  Kamui Den is the story of a young boy growing up to become a ninja.  It's his
life of training and ends when he realizes that he doesn't want to be a ninja
and decides to become a nukenin or outlaw ninja, someone who is not affiliated
with an organization and is hunted to leaving the organization.  Kamui Gaiden
is the continuing story of Kamui after he leaves his organization.  -AN

Sasuke
^[$@%5%9%1^[(B 1961-7 2F Shougakukan 1010
  Sasuke is the story of a ninja child that starts right after the battle of
Sekigahara where Tokugawa Ieyasu becomes shogun of Japan.  Sarutobi Sasuke
(Jump Like Monkey Sasuke) was a famous ninja in the employ of Sanada Daisuke
who fought for Hideyoshi's side (losing side) against Ieyasu.  He was believed
to have committed suicide when he was trapped in a castle, but the story takes
off that he really escaped and that Sarutobi is not a name of a ninja but a
whole ninja clan.  -AN

Watari
^[$@%o%?%j^[(B 1965 5F Kodansha 580
  This story was about a ninja war and the things they did were much more
superhuman.  It was made into a live action movie many, many years ago.

Kogarashi Kushi        1957    X
Kaze no Ishinoru        1960    X
La pesca                1967    X
Bacchus                1976    X
^[$@%+%`%$30EA^[(B 1982-7 12 Shougakukan 400
^[$@%+%`%$EABh#2It^[(B 1988-91 8F Shougakukan 500



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Shirow Masamune  ^[$@;NO:@5=!^[(B  (a psuedonym)
23 November, 1961

 A talented recluse who has apparently still not "given up his day job".
 There is a noticeable improvement in his work after he sacked his only
 assistant (in 1989?).
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Appleseed
^[$@%"%C%W%k%7!<%I^[(B 1988 5 Comic Gaia 880
  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 1990    1F      Seishinsha      880
  Includes a timeline, organisations of Olympus, character details, mecha
designs, sketches, a substantial short story, and other goodies.

The Ghost in the Shell
^[$@963L5!F0Bb^[(B 1991 1 YM Kaizokuban 1000
  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 the reader would come from the
technical terms about mechanics, science, and cyberspace. [DM]

Intron Depot
^[$@%$%s%H%m%s%G%]^[(B 1992 1F Seishinsha 2400
A lavish artbook which includes nearly all of Shirow's color work since 1982.

^[$@%V%i%C%/%^%8%C%/^[(B 1986 1F Seishinsha 880
^[$@%V%i%C%/%^%8%C%/#M#6#63(%3%s%F^[(B 1986 1F Seishinsha 1240
^[$@%I%_%K%*%s^[(B 1987 1 Hakusensha 880
^[$@@g=QD6963L%*%j%*%s^[(B 1991 1F Comic Gaia 950
^[$@%(%C%/%=%s%G%]^[(B 1992 Comic Gaia
^[$BK*$NOG@1^[(B 1993 Comic Gaia



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Sonoda Ken'ichi  ^[$@1`ED7r0l^[(B

 A prominent doujinshi artist, rising to fame as character designer for
 various anime, notably Bubblegum Crisis, Gall Force, and Riding Bean.
 Has done Samurai Pizza Cats doujinshi, and character designs for a
 Super Famicom strip-mahjong game.
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Sonoda Ken'ichi Early Works Compilation "Fuse Box"
^[$@1`ED7r0l=i4|:nIJ=8!V#F#u#s#e!!#B#O#X!W^[(B 1992 1F Hakuyashabou 980
  It's a collection of Sonoda stories, nothing really outstanding.  It was
the first Sonoda manga I'd picked up, and I wasn't all that impressed.  -CH

Sonoda Ken'ichi Comic Selection
^[$@1`ED7r0l%3%_%C%/%;%l%/%7%g%s!J2>!K^[(B     1991 1F  Bandai 1500

Gun Smith Cats 1991 4 Afternoon 500
  It's got decent action and story, but not outstanding comparing with others
doing shoot-em-up-action-suspense mangas.  This is like saying A.C. Green is
an average NBA player; he can still kick butt playing street ball.  Japan's
got a lot of them, and not all of them well fed, I'm afraid.  -DM

Garden Party 1992? artbook
  Includes BGC, lots of Gall Force, Riding Bean, GSC, Otaku no Video, an
interview, and annoated illustrations. [jwinkelman@vmsa.oac.uci.edu]



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Tachihara Ayumi ^[$@N)86$"$f$_^[(B
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I'm Willy
^[$@%\%/$O%&%#%j!<^[(B 1985 350
  Sora is a guy in high school who spends the first two volumes
running around having sex with various women and cheating on
his girlfriend.  (He calls his penis "Willy," so that's where
the title comes from).
  Then, near the beginning of the third volume, he wakes up one
morning and finds that he's been changed into a girl.  Sora
tries to get adjusted to this (runs around having more sex),
and then this transformation gets tied into a pretty incoherent
alien invasion story.  -GS

^[$@$5$/$i$s$\J*8l^[(B 1990-93 17F Be Love KC 390
^[$@K\5$^[(B 36 Shonen Champion 390
^[$@?N5A^[(B 1988 11 Young Champion 500
^[$@G~$A$c$s$N%p%?!&%;%/%9%"%j%9^[(B 1989-90 6 Shuueisha 600



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Takada Akemi
31 March 19xx, Tokyo
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Takada Yuzo  ^[$@9bEDM5;0^[(B

 Also known for his character design & illustration work.
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Everyday is Sunday
^[$@KhF|$,F|MKF|^[(B 1988-9 2F Action 480
^[$@KhF|$,F|MKF|^[(B 1991 1Fa Futabasha 850
  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 1991 1F Take Shobou 560
  You need to know Japanese Mah-Jong rules to get anything out of this.

Super Cat Girl Nukunuku (Ban'noh bunka Neko Musume)
^[$@K|G=J82=G-L<^[(B 1993 1F Futabasha 2000
  This manga was running in a mag that was later on stopped, and the
story wasn't long enough for one volume.  After the successful OAVs
were made, the character designer (Moriyama Yuuji) finished off the
manga so that a volume could be released.

3x3 EYES 1987 15 Young Magazine 500
Takada's major work, certainly the one that has garnered him the most
acclaim. First 6 or 7 volumes are pretty good, then starts to downhill from
there. After all, what can you do to a main character that's Immortal? ^_^
The only premise that keeps this story running is Yakumo's quest to become
human again (and Pai's quest for a brain ^_^). However, like Ranma, it seems
to have a cult following. There is a little something in here for everyone -
Humor, Horror/Gore, Psychics, Occult, Martial Arts. I like it. -DH

Aien Kien
^[$B9g1o4s1o^[(B 1993 artbook Kodansha 1950
  This book's got  a lot of colored Sazan Eyes illustrations (plus material
from the days he was a real green horn, and some CD jackets he has done
for varies Gundam related merchandise.  The last several pages of the book
contains indexes and explainations to varies illustrations much the same way
Intron Depot contains Shiro's explainations/comments, in both English and
Japanese.  -DC

^[$@%9%]!<%7%g%s#K#I#D#s^[(B 1988 2F Young Magazine 1988
3x3 EYES anime-ban 1992 4Fa Kodansha 790
BLUE SEED 1992 Comic Gamma



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Oss!! Karate Club
^[$@2!G&!*!*6u<jIt^[(B 1986-93 33 YJ 460
  An outrageous, funny and violent martial arts manga, currently the
longest runnning title in YJ.  The hero is 17-year old Takagi Yoshiyuki,
one-time captain of the karate club in the toughest highschool in Kansai.
He is forced to fight his way to the top of local street gangs, the action
escalating dramatically as he becomes Soul of Osaka, Soul of Tokyo, and
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Urusei Yatsura (aka. "Lum")
^[$@$&$k@1$d$D$i^[(B                    1979-85 34F     Shonen Sunday   390
^[$@$&$k@1$d$D$i^[(B                    1989    15Fw    Shonen Sunday   680
  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                      1987    15F     BC Spirits      500
^[$@$a$>$s0l9o^[(B                      1991     9Fw    BC Spirits      500
  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
^[$@?M5{$N?9^[(B                        1989     1F     Shonen Sunday   1200
Mermaid's Scar
^[$@?M5{$N=}^[(B                        1993     1F     Shonen Sunday   1200
  The story of Youta, a 500 year old "young man", and Mana, a 17 year-old
young girl.  They both ate the flesh of mermaid, which gave them immortality.

Rumick World
^[$@$k!<$_$C$/$o!<$k$I^[(B              1990     3F     Shougakukan     710
  The OAVs from this series include:  Firetripper, about a girl who
experiences a timewarp after an explosion; Warau Hyouteki (Laughing Target);
and The Supergirl.

Ranma Nibunnoichi
^[$@$i$s$^#1!?#2^[(B 1987 28 Shonen Sunday 390
  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.  Vol.22 has apparently
been banned in Singapore, probably because of the seppuku scene.  -IS

One Pound Gospel
^[$@#1%]%s%I$NJ!2;^[(B                  1989     2*     Young Sunday    500
  This series isn't finished - four episodes have been printed on
YS since vol.2, though they haven't been compiled into a tankoubon yet.

Takahashi Rumiko Masterpiece Collection: P's Tragedy
^[$@9b66N1H~;R7f:n=8# #P$NHa7`^[(B 1994 1F Shougakukan 980

Kannon Slim s
  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



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Takeuchi Naoko  ^[$@IpFbD>;R^[(B
15 Mar 1970
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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
^[$@H~>/=w@o;N%;!<%i!<%`!<%s^[(B 1992 6 Nakayoshi 390
^[$@H~>/=w@o;N%;!<%i!<%`!<%s^[(B 1992 10 Nakayoshi 600
  When a cat named Luna gives a brooch to the ditzy blonde Usagi, Usagi finds
that she can transform into a superheroine devoted to fighting the forces of
darkness.  Her friends Ami, Rei, and Makoto become her fellow "Sailor
Senshi", with powers derived from the kanji for their names, and costumes
derived from their sailor-suit school uniforms.
  Sailor Moon is unquestionably one of the biggest anime/manga sensations of
the 1990s, permeating pop/otaku culture to a degree rarely seen.  The manga
and anime character designs and stories are loosely related; both are shoujo,
though the anime has a large male following.
  The details of the anime comics are:
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon 1 1,2,3    ISBN4-06-177728-9
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon 2 6,8,9    ISBN4-06-177729-7
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon 3 10,11,13 ISBN4-06-177731-9
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon 4 14,19,22 ISBN4-06-177732-7
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon 5 23,24,25 ISBN4-06-177733-5
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon 6 26,27,28 ISBN4-06-177735-1
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon 7 31,32,33 ISBN4-06-177736-X
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon 8 34,35,36 ISBN4-06-177737-8
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon 9 38,39,43 ISBN4-06-177739-4
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon 10 44,45,46 ISBN4-06-177743-2
Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon R 1 48,48,51 ISBN4-06-324551-9

Codename wa Sailor V
^[$@%3!<%I%M!<%`$O%;!<%i!<%S!<^[(B 1993 1 Run Run 390



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Tony Takezaki  ^[$@%H%K!<$?$1$6$-^[(B

 Takezaki's style is detailed and realistic, and has clearly been influenced
 by Otomo and Umezu.  A versatile artist/writer, who has a strong sense of
 visual humor.  Takezaki also contributed to the vol.2 of the Ariel manga.
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AD POLICE 25:00
^[$@#A#D!&#P#O#L#I#C#E^[(B 1990 1F Bandai 880
AD POLICE Ultimate City
^[$@#A#D!&#P#O#L#I#C#E=*_aET;T^[(B 1990 1F Bandai 880
  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.  25:00 reads left to right, is bilingual (English/
Japanese, with a WILD English translation), and has a "comic" which takes
the piss out of Bubblegum Crisis, among other things.

Dr. Kishiwada's Scientific Affection
^[$@4_OBEDGn;N$N2J3XE*0&>p^[(B 1991 4 Afternoon 560
  The title is a pun on the Japanese title of the "Dr. Strangelove" movie.
The hero is Dr. Kishiwada, a brilliant but demented scientist, who creates
bizarre mechs, battles the forces of evil, or just stuffs around.  There are
many parodies of B-grade SF movies and TV.  Crazy, slick and very funny.

Genocyber
^[$@%8%'%N%5%$%P!<^[(B 1992 1 Comic Self 780
  Bio-weapons on the loose.  Pretty awful.  And they're making OAVs out of it!



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Tanaka Masasi  ^[$@EDCf@/;V^[(B

 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
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Flash
^[$@%U%i%C%7^[(B 1986-90 3F Morning 750
  Flash is a bandit from the wild west, seemingly impervious to harm.
In the last two volumes, the art is particularly good, and there's almost no
dialogue.  Vol.3 contains the first Gon story, 'The Junior'.

Unidentified Prince Object U.P.O.
^[$@L$3NG'%W%j%s%9J*BN^[(B 1990 1F Morning 720
  A prince singlemindedly pursues his princess, ploughing through Nazis,
demons and medieval battlefields in the process.

Gon
^[$@%4%s^[(B 1992 3 Morning 530
  A baby dinosaur causes havoc throughout the animal kingdom.  No dialogue
at all.  A manga with extremely wide appeal.

^[$B;xBgKA81^[(B 1991 1F Afternoon 800
^[$BKA81%t%#%/%H%j%"9f^[(B 1988 1 Morning 700



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Gokuu Midnight Eye
^[$@%4%/%&^[(B 1988-92 4 Comic Burger 500
The two OAV's I've seen are pretty good, but the early mangas 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

You Use a Mac for Manga too
^[$@7/$b^[(JMac^[$@$GL!2h$,IA$1$k^[(B 1994 1F Scholar 1500
A how-to book for using CG in manga.

^[$@%3%V%i^[(B 1988 10 Shuueisha 580
KABUTO 1988 2F Shuueisha 850
TAKERU 1993 1 Comic Burger 1500



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Tezuka Osamu  ^[$@<jDM<#Cn^[(B
Nov 3 1926 (Osaka) - 9 Feb 1989

 Widely regarded as "the god of manga".  Tezuka's first manga appeared
 when he was 20, while he was studying at university.  He went on to
 become a qualified doctor, and his works eventually amounted to over
 150,000 pages, revolutionising the manga industry.  Most of his mangas
 are intelligent, mature and expertly told, and have lost none of their
 impact.
 Only the most recent editions of Tezuka's mangas are listed here.
 Older printings can probably be obtained more cheaply.
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Tetsuwan Atom
^[$@E4OS%"%H%`^[(B 18F Kodansha 570
  Probably needs no introduction.  Originally a comic (with evolving styles)
about a 100000hp robot in shape of a boy.  Made into a phenomenally
successful TV series in the early 60s. English version 'Astroboy' or
'Mighty Atom'.  Remade into another TV series in the 80s (forgot when).
My favorite episodes are: 'Roboido', 'Robio & Robiet', 'Shijo saidai no
robot (Greatest robot ever)'.  It even ran in newspapers for a while.  -SA

Jungle Emperor
^[$@%8%c%s%0%kBgDk^[(B 3F Kodansha 520
  Story of Leo the white lion.  Blockbuster success as TV series in form of
'Jungle Taitei', 'Shin-Jungle Taitei' and 'Shin-Jungle Taitei, Susume Leo'.
Broadcast abroad as 'Kimba the white lion'.  TV serialization basically
lost all the drama of the original, though.  -SA

W3
^[$@%o%s%@!<%9%j!<^[(B 3F Kodansha 570
  Story of 3 intergalactic agents sent to earth to investigate whether the
Earth should be destroyed to save the galaxy from its barbaric ways.
They disguise themselves as a rabbit (Colonel Bokko), a duck (Lieutenant
Pukko) and a horse (Sergeant Nokko).  -SA

Big X 4F Kodansha 570
  The story of an heir to the secret formula of the Nazi V4 project and his
struggle against the Neo-Nazi organization.  The comic set I have doesn't
have all the stories I remember as a kid.  I wonder if that means that some
episodes were lost.   -SA

Vampire
^[$@%P%s%Q%$%d^[(B 3F Kodansha 570
  Actually about Werewolves and werebeings.  I don't remember the comic
stories actually finishing though.  Heavily features Tezuka's two regular
characters: Manabe Rokuro (Rock) and Hige Oyaji.  The TV series had both
live action and cel animation.  -SA

Dororo
^[$B$I$m$m^[(B 4F Kodansha 570
  An unborn child's body is promised to a hundred monsters in exchange for
power by a 16th century noble.  The child grows up and start killing off
the monsters to regain his missing body-parts (he is heavily prosthesized).
Dororo is a hanger-on child of a brigand.  -SA

A Knight with Ribbons
^[$@%j%\%s$N53;N^[(B 3F Kodansha 570
  One of the few Tezuka Shoujo manga.  The story is about this princess who
has to pretend she is a man to prevent succession problems.  -SA

Microid S
^[$@%_%/%m%$%I#S^[(B 3F Kodansha
  Small sized humanoids with insect wings attempt to destroy humans or
something like that.   -SA

Triton of the Seas
^[$@B3$N%H%j%H%s^[(B 4F Kodansha 570
  The manga wasn't all that popular, but the TV version became phenomenally
popular, especially among teenage female anime fans.  The last of the
Triton tribe fights against the Poseidon tribe.  -SA

Ambassador Magma
^[$@%^%0%^Bg;H^[(B 3F Kodansha
  Another short Tezuka series.  This was made into a TV live action monster
series (kind of like Ultraman) and was pretty popular.  -SA

Firebird
^[$B2P$ND;^[(B 1977-80 9 Kodansha 570
  Tezuka's most profound and ambitious work, dealing with man's quest for
immortality.  Unfinished.

Black Jack
^[$B%V%i%C%/!&%8%!%C%/^[(B 12F Shonen Champion 12F
  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.

Aufruf an Adolf!
^[$@%"%I%k%U$K9p$O^[(B 1992 5F Bunshun Bunko
  "This is a story about three men named Adolf. Although each led
different lives, they were tied to one another by a single string called
destiny. Now that the last Adolf has died, I would like leave this
story to our sons. My name is Souhei Touge..... the main supporting
role and narrator of this story...."
  I'd actually give a rating of 6 out of 5 for the story... It has one
of the most compelling plots in the history of manga. It is Tezuka's
masterpiece, and one I'd recommend to anyone... provided they have a
translation to go with it... If you can understand Japanese and have
the money, just get out of your terminal immediately and go get
this... It's worth it.  -KM

Crime & Punishment
^[$B:a$HH31Q8lHG^[(B 1F Japan Times 1030
  This is an adaptation of Dostoevsky's classic work.  The Japan Times
edition is in English, with Japanese footnotes, intended for Japanese
readers (translator: Frederik Schodt).

^[$@<7?'$$$s$3^[(B 5F Akita Shoten 500
^[$@6u5$$NDl^[(B 1F Akita Shoten 1000



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Tagami Yoshihisa  ^[$@$?$,$_$h$7$R$5^[(B
Debut: 1978
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Pepper 1991 1Fw Akita Shoten 1800
  A US Western story.  (ISBN4-253-10232-8 C0079 P1800E)

NERVOUS BREAKDOWN 1990 8 Nora 520
  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 
  All the characters are drawn SD, but it doesn't suffer for it.  It is
funny in places, but despite the SD, the stories are serious.  -PE

^[$@LGF|^[(B 1987 5F Shonen Captain 380
^[$@2f$,L>$OO5^[(B 1987 2F Akita Shoten 1000
^[$@%U%!%$%?!<^[(B 1990-1 4 Jets Comics 490
^[$@7Z0fBt%7%s%I%m!<%`^[(B 1990-1 5F Super Visual C. 780
^[$@ME2x@o5-^[(B 1994 1F Shonen Captain 520
^[$@%U%'%@!<%$%s^[(B 1994 1F Shonen Captain 520



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Yuu*Yuu*Hakusho (aka. "Astral Visit Report", "The Poltergeist Report")
^[$@M)!zM7!zGr=q^[(B 1991 17 Shonen Jump 390
^[$BM)!zM7!zGr=q7`>lHG^[(B 1993 1 Shuueisha 690
  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 Dead 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.

^[$@$F$s$G@-0-%-%e!<%T%C%I^[(B 1990 3F Shuueisha 500
^[$@O5$J$s$FI]$/$J$$^[(B!! 1989 1F Shuueisha 370



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

 His manga, aimed at children, are extremely popular.  He also 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 author:  Sanjou Riku; this was also made into an anime.  (Toriyama
 has nothing to do with the DragonQuest manga.)  He also worked on two
 anime in 1990 (incl. Pink).
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Dr. Slump
^[$@%I%/%?!<%9%i%s%W^[(B 1980 18 SJ
^[$B#D#r%9%i%s%W%"%i%l$A$c$s^[(B 1993 1 Shuueisha 690
  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 wildly 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.
  There is new, color Dr. Slump in Virtual Jump.

Sakugekijou
^[$@:n7`>l^[(B 1983 2 Shonen Jump 360
  A work that came out after Dr. Slump had started, but before Dragon
Ball.  Shows exactly the same kind of twisted bathroom humor as Dr.
Slump, but with some of the combat sequences that appeared later in
Dragon Ball.  Has many of the same character designs, but with a
slightly different story line.

DRAGON BALL 1985 37 Shonen Jump 390
  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
  Hey, I know this sounds odd, but Toriyama Akira should be given credit
for his unique artwork and designs... and the story is pretty good if
you just read the first three volumes or so... (actually, it ain't
that bad until you get past vol.12 or somewhere around there.)  -KM
  I actually liked it more after it got more serious. It seemed too much
like Dr Slump in the beginning--I liked Dr Slump, but I was expecting
something more different. One thing I love about the DB is watching
Gokuu grow up and I actually liked that "enemy character even stronger
than the last" thing. I think though, that Toriyama should have ended it
after the Freeza battle. I mean, Freeza was the strongest in the
universe and Gokuu beat him. (Vegeeta was supposed to be the strongest
when he first appeared but I kinda figure that was just his ego talking)
After that, what can you do? The cyborgs and Sel (Cel?) are a real
letdown after Freeza.  -KT
 
Toriyama Akira's Unskillful Manga Laboratory
^[$BD;;3L@$N2<<!$C$TL!2h8&5f^[(B Shuueisha
  A "how to draw manga" instruction book.

^[$@D;;3L@!{:n7`>l^[(B 1983 2 Shuueisha 360
Dabu and Peter One 1992 Virtual Jump
^[$B%I%i%4%s%\!<%k#Z6d2O%.%j%.%j$V$C$A$.$j$N@($$E[^[(B  Shuueisha 690

 


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Tsuruta Hirohisa  ^[$BDaEDMN5W^[(B
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^[$B$J$D$-%/%i%$%7%9^[(B 1991 6 Business Jump 500
^[$BIwB2g^[(B 1992 1F



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U-jin  ^[$@M7?M^[(B
15 Jun 1959

 U-jin="PlayPerson".
 A well-known H artist.
 "Drawing beautiful characters may be difficult, but I think drawing the
 really ugly ones takes talent.  U-jin's artistic envelop is the widest
 I've seen anywhere.  He has an uncanny ability to make very cute
 characters do very sick things.  The guy is a very brilliant sicko."  -DM
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ANGEL 1989 7 Young Sunday 500
  This was pulled off the shelves in 1991 or so, but was reprinted in 1993,
completely unaltered, with the addition of random dot stereograms.  Two
new volumes have been released since then.

He has authored dozens of works, including:
Juliet 1992 3 Young Sunday 500
^[$@M7?M%V%i%s%I^[(B 1991 6 Studio Ship 500
^[$@%U%m%C%0%^%s^[(B 1993 2 Read-sha 500
^[$@%&%)!<%-%s%0%*%s^[(B 1988-9 2 Morning 480
^[$@Fn6K#2#89f^[(B 1994 1 Scholar 530
^[$@%t%#%8%g%J%j!<^[(B 1994 1 Schubert Shuppn 580



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Urasawa Naoki  ^[$@1:BtD><y^[(B
2 Jan 1960

 Most of Naoki's characters are reused in each new series.  But he
 has a truly great mastery of comic expression, and serious tension
 building.  -CH
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Pineapple Army
^[$@%Q%$%J%C%W%k#A#R#M#Y^[(B 1986-8 10 Shougakukan 480
  (author:  Kudou Kazuya ^[$@9)F#$+$:$d^[(B)
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! 1987 29F BC Spirits 500
  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
^[$@#M#A#S#T#E#R!!%-!<%H%s^[(B 1993 13 BC Original 500
  (author:  Katsuhika Hokusei ^[$@1:BtD><y^[(B)
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

^[$@1:BtD><yC;JT=8!!#N#A#S#A^[(B 1988 1F Shougakukan 480



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Ueshiba Reach  ^[$@?"<GM}0l^[(B
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Discommunication
^[$@%G%#%9%3%_%e%K%1!<%7%g%s^[(B 1992 3 Afternoon 500
  An ordinary schoolgirl, and a strange guy who performs magic rituals.



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Umezu Kazuo  ^[$@G`?^$+$:$*^[(B

 A famous and very influential horror artist, whose art is crude and
 disturbing in the extreme.  -IS
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14
^[$@#1#4:P^[(B 1991 11 BC Spirits 500
  In the near future, the world is bleak and heavily industrialised.  One
day, a scientist finds that a lump of chicken meat (in an experimental vat)
is becoming sentient.  The lump eventually grows into Chicken George, who
seeks revenge on humanity for their mistreatment of animals.  But he falls
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Utatane Hiroyuki  ^[$@$&$?$?$M$R$m$f$-^[(B
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5.4.3.2.1 1992 1F Fujimi Shuppan 800
^[$@%2%s%8DL?.$"$2$@$^^[(B 1993 1F Bandai 1500
  (author: ^[$@EgK\OBI'^[(B)
^[$B%;%i%U%#%C%/!&%U%'%6!<^[(B 1994 1 Afternoon 500
  (author: ^[$B?9K\^[(B ^[$BMN^[(B)

(anthologies)
FACTOR 1990 2 Outou Shobou 900
FOR.DESIRE II 1991 1F Outou Shobou 930



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Wada Shinji  ^[$@OBED?5Fs^[(B

 Does action manga often with women as the main characters.  Intended
 for a shoujo audience.   -NA
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Sukeban Deka
^[$@%9%1%P%s7:;v^[(B 19?? 21 Hana to Yume 350
  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

Mystery Thief Amaririsu
^[$@2xEp%"%^%j%j%9^[(B 1991 6 Hana to Yume 390
  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).

^[$@%T%0%^%j%*^[(B -1990 27F Hana to Yume 390
^[$@$"$5$.?'$NEA@b^[(B 1990 4 Hana to Yume 390
^[$@D6>/=wL@F|9a^[(B 1989 2 Hana to Yume 390



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Yamamoto Naoki  ^[$@;3K\D><y^[(B

 He used to be known as the character designer for some of the
 Cream Lemon series.  Some of his H mangas are under the aliases
 Moriyama Tou and Touyama Mori.
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Blue
^[$@%V%k!<^[(B 1991 t Yukitachisha 12000
  Declared harmful to minors.

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

^[$@$4$a$s$M#B%\!<%$^[(B 1988 1F Comic Burger 480
^[$@$"$5$C$F#D#a#n#c#e^[(B 1990 7F BC Spirits 500
YOUNG & FINE 1992 1 Action 750
^[$@KM$i$O$_$s$J@8$-$F$$$k^[(B 1993 4F BC Spirits 500
^[$@L4$G0)$$$^$7$g$&^[(B 1993 1 Koubunsha 800
^[$B$+$b$7$@7/!&%U%!%$%H!*^[(B 1993 1 France Shoin 450



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Yano Kentarou  ^[$BLpLn7rB@O:^[(B
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Network Warrior
^[$@%M%C%H%o!<%/@o;N^[(B 1991 1F Comic Nora 550
If Usenet has a manga, this would be it.  The stories within the story are
loosely connected by common characters, the heroes, and the mysterious "D". 
Network Warrior is like Tron meets Vagrant, and unlike the latter, this story
actually makes sense.  Not a spectacular piece by itself. It's mentioned here
because 1) it came in the "TK manga leasing program" package, 2) somebody had
asked a long time ago whether if a manga about computer networks exists, and
3) it makes a nice warm-up for the other Yano Kentaro titles .... -DM

Elder Gods Legend (Jashin Tensetsu)
^[$B<Y?@EB@b%7%j!<%:^[(B 1992-3 5 Comic Nora 520
  1. Lamia  2. Dark Mermaid  3. Last Creator  4. Confusion  5.  Re Verse
  Like his other work I just mentioned above, the Demon Legend stories are
very loosely connected.  There are no regular characters except the four Demon
Gods, which probably weren't Yano's creation anyway (The man is obviously
heavily inspired by H.P. Lovecraft).  This is not a drawback, however, as the
lack of regulars gives the author the freedom to create/kill-off his
characters, and thus a real sense of danger for them.  One of the short
stories, Dark Mermaid, stands out as a particular masterpiece (It was
reprinted in Family Comics).  The rest of the stories are no less interesting
either.  There are occasions, however, when a plot twist seems artificial
just to achieve convenient dramatic effects.  Yano also employs a liberal
amount of female nudities during important scenes - just so to keep your
attention on the page, although explicit sex never occured in this manga. 
Given the kind of people who reads Comic Nora, however, these tactics are
useful and often necessary, and therefore not a problem with me.  Yano seems
to possess a lot of creativity, even though he seems to have trouble focusing
it.  Coherent or not, Yano's stories can still be very involving.  This is
another series I would recommend manga lovers to look into.  -DM

^[$@54<m=C^[(B 1988-90 3F Business Jump 450
^[$@%H%C%W$r$M$i$(!*%M%/%9%H!&%8%'%M%l!<%7%g%s^[(B      Bandai          980
^[$@%M%3$8$c$J$$$b$s!*^[(B 1991-92 11 Young Jump 800
Arbe Z 1992 1 Rapport 500
^[$@LpLn7rB@O::nIJ=8^[(B^[$@%*%^!<%8%e^[(B 1992 1 Rapport 500
^[$B%$%s%8%e%+!<%7%9^[(B 1994 3 Rapport 500
^[$@%P%9%H%7%g%C%H^[(B 1994 2 Akita Shoten 500



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Yasuhiko Yoshikazu  ^[$@0BI'NIOB^[(B

 Yasuhiko also did a lot of character design for anime such as Gundam, Crusher
 Joe, Kaze to ki no shi/The poems of wind and wood (shoujo).
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Venus Wars
^[$@%t%#%J%9@o5-^[(B 1987-90 4F Nora 500
  Made into anime.

^[$@%J%`%8!]BgT"<g!]^[(B 1987-91 5F Tokuma Shoten 1000
^[$BFz?'$N%H%m%D%-!<^[(B 1992 3 Cho Shuppan 800
^[$@#C%3!<%H^[(B 1988 1F Shonen Captain 370
^[$@%/%k%I$N@1^[(B 1990 2F Shonen Captain 980



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Yasunaga Kouichirou  ^[$@0B1J9R0lO:^[(B
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Prefectural Earth Defence Force  (Kenritsu chikyuu boueigun)
^[$B8)N)CO5eKI1R73^[(B 1984 4FX SS Monthly 350
  Yes, it's hysterical. At least as funny as the OVA, if not funnier, and
it's longer. ^_^   -KT

D-Cup Hunter
^[$@5pF}%O%s%?!<^[(B 1990 2F SS Monthly 500
  The story of a high school girl with small breasts who goes around
disguised as the "Kyonyuu Hunter" (she stuffs her shirt for the role),
collecting breast-prints of women who use their large breasts for evil
purposes.  Incredibly stupid, pretty funny, Boueigun is better.  -KT
  "I just can't love a girl with small breasts!" says her boyfriend.
Being dumped by her boyfriend causes her to snap.  This is very funny.
the two volumes are labeled "left side" and "right side" ^_^  -PE

Nakano Army Prep School (Rikugun Nakano yobikou)
^[$@N&73CfLnM=Hw9;^[(B 1986 6 SS Monthly 360
It's a lot like Boueigun in its characters and concept. Boueigun is a lot
wilder and funnier, though.  -KT

Spartacus 1994 1
  About the ultimate in physical perfection, at one girl's mission
to gain a "GOLD JACKET" (ascension by beating the owner up!)  Very funny
and a big improvement over Anchovy.

^[$@3$Dl?MN`%"%s%A%g%S!<^[(B 1993 3 SS Monthly 500



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Yokoyama Mitsuteru  ^[$B2#;38w51^[(B

 A prolific writer in the 60's and contemporary of Tezuka.  His early works
 are visibly (IMHO) inferior to Tezuka's works of the times, though he did
 improve a lot.  -SA
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Tetsujin #28
^[$BE4?M#2#89f^[(B 10F Akita Shoten 380
  A popular series about the same time as the Tetsuwan atom (early 60s).
Decidedly inferior drawing.  Still, the pioneer of the controllable giant
robot class.  Made into a B&W TV series, and later spawned off a remake/
continuation TV series.  Black Ox rules! This manga decidedly made
Yokoyama into a big name.

Iga no Kagemaru
^[$B0K2l$N1F4]^[(B 15F Akita Shoten 380
  One of the original ninja series.  Slightly better drawing quality.  I don't
think this one made it to TV though.  Unlike Shirato Sampei's stuff, this
series is definitely manga-like rather than gekiga like.  The story is
basically about a group of ninjas who are in the shogun's employ and they
fight other ninjas who are working for rebellious factions.

Kamen no ninja Akakage
^[$B2>LL$NG&<T@V1F^[(B 196? 3F Akita Shoten 380
  Improved drawing quality from about this time. Similar generic theme to the
above, except the Akakage (red shadow) was a hida-ninja and worked for
Toyotomi hideyoshi.  Most of the stories are of multiple member ninja groups
fighting each other (and most of them die).  Made into a live action TV
series around the same time (kind of stupid with lots of monsters, but I
liked it).  Remade into an anime in the late 80s.

Giant Robo 196? 2F
  Protracted series that was finished before it got interesting.  Basically
an espionage story concerning the BF group who made 3 giant robots GR1, 2 and
3 which were supposed to be unbeatable in land, water, air respectively.
They lose GR1 and story gets complex after that.  Made into a live action TV
series 'Susume Gianto Robo' which was silly.  Now being remade into an anime
OAV with more original style story and characters.

Babel ni-Sei
^[$@%P%S%k#2@$^[(B 196? 11F Akita Shoten 380
  This went on forever! Battle between Yomi and Babel ni-sei, the latter being
a student plucked from his home and trained to be the master of the tower
of babylon (Babel no toh).  Lots of paranormal powers and in this sense a
pioneer of genres such as Locke the superman.

The name is 101
^[$@$=$NL>$O#1#0#1^[(B ? 3Fw Akita Shoten 1200
  A young boy breaks into a research lab and destroys some samples.  It turns
out that he is a powerful esper.  A secret organization had somehow obtained
some of his blood.  The blood sample was labeled "From test subject #101."
Hence the title of the manga.  His blood, when injected into other people,
will cause the manifestation of psychic powers.  The boy has found out about
this, destroys the blood samples, but is too late.  There have been already
many psychics created, and they are evil.  It's him against the organization.

Yokoyama has authored some 30 titles, including:
^[$@;09q;V^[(B ?-1988 60F Shoushuppansha 370
^[$@9`1)$HN-K.^[(B 1990 15 Shoushuppansha 390



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Yoshijou?? Jun'ichi ^[$@G=[j=c0l^[(B
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Naki no Ryuu
^[$@S-$-$NN5^[(B 1985-91 9 Kindai Mahjong 530
  The definitive mahjong manga.



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Yui Toshiki ^[$BM#^[(B ^[$BEP;m<y^[(B
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Misty Girl 1991 1 Fujimi Shuppan 800
^[$@M#EP;m<y=i4|:nIJ=8^[(B "Junction" 1993 artbook Byakuya Shobou 1000
KIRARA 1993 1 Young Jump 500



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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
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Assemble Insert
  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
^[$@5f6KD6?M$"!A$k^[(B 4F SS 680
  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
^[$@5!F07Y;!%Q%H%l%$%P!<^[(B 1988 21 SS 390
  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 include: Magical Lucy, Yamatotakeru no Bouken, Tetsuwan Birdy.



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Contributors:

Neil Asato nasato@wiliki.eng.hawaii.edu
Satoshi Amagai (beluga) MVCY@CORNELLA.cit.cornell.edu
Enrique Conty jester@ihlpl.att.com
Maiko Covington mcovingt@sdcc13.ucsd.edu
Hitoshi Doi    doi@jrd.dec.com
Michael Edwards michaele@wapiko.apana.org.au
Jim Elliott elliottj@spot.colorado.edu
Peter Evans peter@ryutai.co.jp
Gene Fornario genef@netcom.com
Hiroshi Haga (Heretic) hh0u+@andrew.cmu.edu ^[$@K'2lBg;V^[(B
Titus Heng-Hsueh Hsu hsu@ecf.toronto.edu
Curtis Hoffman currmann@pnet51.orb.mn.org
Dan Hollis goemon@venice.mps.ohio-state.edu
Jason Juta cjuta@daisy.ee.und.ac.za
Lesfeena Lee (Yuki) lhlee@sdcc13.ucsd.edu
Theresa Martin thmartin@romulus.rutgers.edu
David Mou ph111-dz@violet.berkeley.edu
Albert H. Nakano bert@wagner.cbs.umn.edu
Steve Pearl (Starbuck)  pearl@remus.rutgers.edu
Alvaro Pons ARTIGAS@vm.ci.uv.es
Chris Swett 72736.433@CompuServe.COM
Gavin Steyn steyn@ll.mit.edu
Kenichiro Tanaka kt12+@andrew.cmu.edu
Tsuyoshi Yamashiki t_yamasi@hoffman.cc.sophia.ac.jp
Tomoko Kimura t-kimura@sdl.hitachi.co.jp
Alex Wong awong1@pearl.tufts.edu
Patrick Yip (?)

Special thanks to:

Tonghyun Kim (TK) tkim@sdcc3.ucsd.edu
Y. Kitajima kita@cad.gatech.edu
Chih-Ping Kuo kuo@seattleu.edu
Cynthia Ma u1040448@arch.unsw.EDU.AU ^[$BGO^[(B ^[$B;WIR^[(B
Kunio Muto (kunedog) s92458km@cs0.sfc.keio.ac.jp ^[$@IpF#K.M:^[(B
R. Shiroma (W2/JH1CUV) RSHIROMA@drew.drew.edu ^[$B>k4V^[(B ^[$BNI^[(B