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Katsuhiro Otomo

大友克洋
alternative words: Otomo Katsuhiro, Katsuhiro Ootomo, Ootomo Katsuhiro
keywords: anime , author , director , manga
related topics: Akira
related web sites: http://www.interq.or.jp/blue/junya/ , http://www.beyond-c.co.jp , http://www.mediaworks.co.jp/alt/000/text/o.html
explanation: Born on April 14, 1954 in Miyagi prefecture. He began his carrier with "Gurn report", an adaptation of Merimee's short novel. First, his works became popular among manga maniacs thanks to detailed description of scenery. Then, with an influence of French author, Mebius, his works leaned more toward SF manga such as Fireball , Domu, Apple paradise. His fame became definitive thanks to a futurist manga, Akira, published on "Young Magazine" of Kodansha from 1982 to 1990.

Kazuo Umezu

楳図かずお
alternative words: Umezu Kazuo, Umezu
keywords: author , manga
related topics: Rental book , Shonen Sunday , Drifting School
related web sites: http://www.kanazawa-bidai.ac.jp/~hangyo/hobby/ , http://www15.freeweb.ne.jp/play/jikuta/ , http://www.jah.ne.jp/~oshi/hyokyo/index.shtml
explanation: Born on September 3, 1936 in Wakayama, he has become the best author of horror manga. A legend says he wrote the portrait of a visiting person when he was alone to let understand his parents at the age of 3. After written a great number of horror manga for rental books, he has passed to manga magazines: "Snake girl" (Hebi shojo) in 1966 for Shojo Friend, "Drifting school" (Hyoryu Kyoshitsu) in 1972-1974, Watashi wa Shingo in 1982-1986 for Shonen Sunday.

Kimba the White Lion

ジャングル大帝
alternative words: Jungle Emperor, Jungle Taitei, Jungle Taite
keywords: anime , kimba the white lion , manga , title
related topics: Osamu Tezuka , Daddy Walrus
related web sites: http://ja.tezuka.co.jp/anime/sakuhin/ts/ts005.html
explanation: Manga written by Osamu Tezuka. It tells the tale of a white lion who, raised by humans, returns back to his African home land to become the king of a tribe. The manga version has been published in a monthly magazine "Manga Shonen" between 1950 and 1953, while the anime version has been broadcasted between 1965 and 1967 (the first color TV anime in Japan). The release of Disney's anime, "The lion King" provoked a great controversy because there was too much similitude between 2 movies.

Kimengumi

奇面組
keywords: anime , diverse , manga
related topics: High school Kimengumi
explanation: Band of 5 crazy high school boys in manga, "High school Kimengumi", of which members are: Ichido Rei who is the leader, Reietsu Go, Daima Jin, Monohoshi Dai et Shusse Kiyoshi. They form with 2 pretty girls, Kawa Yui and Uru Chie, the regular members of this manga. Kimen means "strange face" in Japanese.

Kosuke Fujishima

藤島康介
alternative words: Kousuke Fujishima, Fujishima Kosuke, Fujishima Kousuke
keywords: author , manga
related topics: Ah! Goddess
explanation: Born July 7, 1964, this Japanese mangaka began his career in a weekly magazine, "Shukan Morning" with "Making be free". As his main works, we can quote "Taiho Shichauzo" (I will arrest you) and "Ah! Goddess".

Lady Oscar

ベルサイユのばら
alternative words: Rose of Versailles, Bersaiyu no Bara
keywords: anime , manga , title
related topics: Riyoko Ikeda
explanation: Manga written by a female mangaka, Riyoko Ikeda and published in a weekly magazine, Marguerite, from Shueisha between 1972 and 1973. Il tells the tale of a young woman brought up as a man and its adventure in the reign of Louis 15 and 16 at Versailles Castle as the chief of royal guard. The cartoon has been broadcasted by Fuji TV between October 1979 and September 1980. Manga has been also adapted to a theater of Takarazuka (1974) and a movie (1976).

Legend of kamui

カムイ伝
alternative words: The legend of kamui, Kamui den, Kamui-den, Kamuiden
keywords: manga , title
related topics: Sanpei Shirato , Garo , Shonen Sunday
related web sites: http://www.bigcomics.shogakukan.co.jp/bc_shop9810/toshokan/title/kg/kamuiden_bun.html
explanation: Kamui is a "nukenin", i.e. ninja who has escaped from an organization and is tracked by it. By using this ninja manga in Japanese feudal epoch as background, Sanpei Shirato shows his favorite leftist theme like class struggle and oppression of minority. It has been published by the famous avant-garde manga magazine, Garo, between September 1964 and July 71. Some tales have been published on Shonen Sunday as an extra (Kamui gaiden). Kamui means "god" in Ainu language.

Leiji Matsumoto

松本零士
alternative words: Matsumoto Leiji, Reiji Matsumoto, Matsumoto Reiji
keywords: anime , author , manga
related topics: Captain Harlock , Space Battleship Yamato , Galaxy Express 999
related web sites: http://www.leiji-matsumoto.ne.jp , http://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~neyan/emeraldas/eme4_3.htm , http://www.nasu-net.or.jp/~kid/COMIC/reiji2.html , http://www.bellcity.ne.jp/~wild7/reiji/reiji.html , http://arcadia2000.free.fr/arcadiaf.htm
explanation: Born January 25, 1938 in Fukuoka, this precocious mangaka had already begun to publish at the age of 19 in a monthly magazine "Shojo". By its writing style, his works should be better suitable for anime screen than on paper, for he has realized 3 great hits in that domain. They are in chronological order, "Space Battleship Yamato" (1974), "Galaxy Express 999" (1977) and "Captain Harlock" (1978).

Machiko Hasegawa

長谷川町子
alternative words: Hasegawa Machiko
keywords: author , manga
related topics: Sazae san
related web sites: http://www.ffortune.net/social/people/nihon-today/hesegawa-machiko.htm
explanation: Born in January 1920 in Saga prefecture. She learnt first manga from the famous mangaka before the world war II, Suiho Tagawa then began to publish in 1946 "Sazae san" on a tiny local paper, Yukan fukunichi, then relayed to a big national paper, Asahi shinbun from 1949 to 1974. Writing nearly every day for 30 years, "Sazae san" has become a part of her life though we can quote "Eperon Obasan" and "Ijiwaru Basan" (wicked grandma) as her works, too. She died in 1992.

Magic Knight Rayearth

魔法騎士レイアース レイアース
alternative words: Mahou Kishi Rayearth, Magical Knight Rayearth, Rayearth, Ray Earth, MKR
keywords: anime , manga , title
related topics: Clamp
related web sites: http://www2.gateway.ne.jp/~umichan/clamp.htm , http://www.geocities.co.jp/AnimeComic-Cell/5464/ , http://cephiro.anime.net/menu.html
explanation: One day, during a visit to Tokyo tower, 3 Japanese girls, Hikaru Shidou, Umi Ryuuzaki et Fuu Hououji, happen to be projected to a strange world of Cephiro. In order to save Cephiro from a total destruction by evil powers, they transform themselves to amazons endowed with magical powers like Sailormoon. Manga written by Clamp and published by Nakayoshi between November 1993 and April 1996. Anime series has been aired by Yomiuri TV and Nihon TV between 1994 and 1995.

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