Online dictionary of manga and video games in Japan: manga

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Osomatsukun

おそ松くん
alternative words: Osomatsu-kun, Osomatsu kun, Young sextuplets
keywords: anime , manga , title
related topics: Fujio Akatsuka , Shonen Sunday
explanation: Manga written by Fujio Akatsuka and published by Shonen Sunday from April 1962 to 1967. Thanks to innumerable gags and funny characters, it shared the popularity with "Iga no Kagemaru" of "Mitsuteru Yokoyama" (a tale of Ninja) on Shonen Sunday. The shout "chez" of a French loving character, "Iyami", became a popular expression of that epoch. The anime version was aired by Mainich TV between February 1966 and March 1967.

Otaku

お宅
keywords: general , manga
explanation: When you speak to an unknown person, you should call him politely "otaku" in Japanese. Virtually equivalent to Sir in English. But recently, it has acquired a second sense, i.e. "maniac fans of mangas or of videos", because of a lack of contact with the outer world, they use frequently "otaku" when speaking to others. In order to deserve this term, you should possess at least 1000 examples of those items and perhaps 2000 in Japan.

Princess knight

リボンの騎士
alternative words: Princess Saphir, Prince Saphir, Ribbon knight, Ribbon no kishi, Ribon no kishi, Ribonno kishi
keywords: anime , manga , title
related topics: Osamu Tezuka , Nakayoshi , Astroboy , Fuji TV
related web sites: http://www.animedia.co.jp , http://www.ya.sakura.ne.jp/~otsukimi/hondat/view/ribon.htm , http://www.phoenix.to/63/63-4.html , http://www.alphalink.com.au/~roglen/princess.htm
explanation: Manga created by Osamu Tezuka and published on monthly Shojo Club (Girl's Club) between January 1953 and January 1956. It tells the adventure of a princess who has been raised as prince because of a political reason. A news series was published on Nakayoshi of Kodansha between January 1963 and October 1966 while an anime version was aired between April 1967 and April 1968 by Fuji TV. Princess knight shared the popularity with Astroboy on manga of 50's, respectively girls and boys.

Ranma 1/2

らんま1/2
alternative words: Ranma, Ramma 1/2
keywords: anime , manga , ranma 1/2 , title
related topics: Rumiko Takahashi , Shonen Sunday , Fuji TV
related web sites: http://www.sa.sakura.ne.jp/~straydog/rumic/
explanation: This karate comedy has been written by mangaka Rumiko Takahashi, the same author as Maison Ikkoku. It tells the story about a karate kid (Ranma) who turns into a girl when he sprays himself with waters and into a boy with hot waters. Manga version has appeared between 1987 and 1996 in a weekly magazine, Shonen Sunday, while the anime version has been broadcasted by Fuji TV between April 1989 and September 1992.

Rental book

貸本 貸し本
alternative words: Kashihon
keywords: manga , publishing
related topics: Osamu Tezuka , Kazuo Umezu
explanation: After World War II, because of a lack of resources, the government had imposed a quota of paper to each publishing company and it caused a proliferation rental book stores, especially for manga. Most of the great mangaka born before the war such as Osamu Tezuka and Kazuo Umezu had contributed to a success of this industry. But once the quota has been suppressed and manga magazines began to appear, those shops declined quickly. It happened the late 50s.

Riyoko Ikeda

池田理代子
alternative words: Ikeda Riyoko
keywords: author , manga
related topics: Lady Oscar
explanation: Born on December 18, 1947 in Osaka, this very talented Japanese mangaka had already begun to write manga when she was a university student. After a huge success of her main work, "Lady Oscar" in 1972, she created a theater version in 1974 and a movie in 1976 (not a cartoon but with real actors). She has also written several essays and critics, and appeared very frequently in TV talk shows. Her last successful work is "Orpheus Windows" in 1979.

Rumic

ルーミック
alternative words: Ruumic, Roomic
keywords: diverse , maison ikkoku , manga , ranma 1/2
related topics: Rumiko Takahashi
explanation: Nickname used by fans of the famous Japanese manga writer "Rumiko Takahashi".

Rumiko Takahashi

高橋留美子
alternative words: Takahashi Rumiko
keywords: author , maison ikkoku , manga , ranma 1/2
related topics: Maison Ikkoku , Ranma 1/2 , Inuyasha
related web sites: http://village.infoweb.ne.jp/~fwhz3004/index.htm
explanation: Born on October 10, 1957 in Niigata. She had already published manga on the student doujinshi but her career began really with "Kattena Yatsura" on Shonen Sunday in 1978 by winning a prize of merits for young creators. She should be probably the most talented mangaka of her generation, because not only she knows to write humorous manga but also horror and science fiction. As her main works, we can quote Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2 and Inuyasha.

Ruroni kenshin

るろうに剣心 流浪に剣心
alternative words: Ruro ni kenshin, Rurouni kenshin, Runrou ni kenshin
keywords: anime , manga , title
related topics: Shonen jump , Fuji TV
related web sites: http://www.sonymusic.co.jp/Movie/TV/Kenshin/ , http://www1.linkclub.or.jp/~mikin/
explanation: During Meiji revolution in the late 19th century, Japan had been divided between pro and con westerners. Each side sent a horde of assassins to eliminate the opponents. Himura Kenshin is one of them. When a peace came, he decided never to use his sword to kill, but others didn't let him tranquil. Manga written by Nobuhiro Watsuki and published by Shonen Jump between April 94 and September 99, while the anime version was aired between January 98 and September 98 by Fuji TV.

Sailormoon

セーラームーン 美少女戦士セーラームーン
alternative words: Sailor moon, Bishojo senshi sailormoon
keywords: anime , manga , sailormoon , title
related topics: Naoko Takeuchi , Bishojo Senshi , Nakayoshi , Sailor blouse , TV Asahi
related web sites: http://www.niji.or.jp/home/kasumi-s/ , http://members.xoom.com/chibiusamoon/index.htm , http://www.kiyochan.org
explanation: Main work of a woman mangaka, Naoko Takeuchi. It appeared first time in a weekly magazine of Kodansha, Nakayoshi, in February 1992, and was quickly adapted to TV (broadcasted by TV Asahi), movies, comics etc because of its unquestionable success. It tells the story of a group of young high school girls who fight against an evil power after having learned to turn into warriors thanks to a magic stick.

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