Online dictionary of manga and video games in Japan: manga

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Ah! Goddess

ああっ女神さまっ
alternative words: Aa Megami Sama, Aah! Megamisama, Megamisama
keywords: manga , title
related topics: Kosuke Fujishima
related web sites: http://w33.mtci.ne.jp/~mi_ke/Goddess.html
explanation: Manga created by a Japanese mangaka, Keisuke Fujishima. It tells a fanny tale of a boy who has called a goddess by an error of phone number and begun to live with her. Manga began to be published on November 1988 and it still continues.

Aim for the ace

エースをねらえ
alternative words: Ace wo nerae, Ace o nerae
keywords: anime , manga , title
related topics: Sumika Yamamoto
related web sites: http://www.tgnet.com/barbara/anime/ace.htm , http://www.nhk.or.jp/manga/bbs/10th/ace.html , http://aceonerae.dreamers.com
explanation: Manga written by a woman mangaka Sumika Yamamoto and published in a weekly magazine Marguerite, from Shueisha. It tell the tale of a high school girl who, after entered the famous tennis club of her school, has followed severe lessons everyday to become champion; the anime version was brodcasted between October 1973 and March 1974 by Mainichi Hosoh.

Akira

アキラ
keywords: anime , manga , title
related topics: Katsuhiro Otomo , Kodansha
related web sites: http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~kitsch/fiction/work/jc/akira.htm , http://www.mitene.or.jp/~fool/new/movie/anime/akira.html , http://www.netlaputa.ne.jp/~kitsch/fiction/work/jc/akira.htm
explanation: After WWIII, "Neo Tokyo" has been rebuilt on a reclaimed land. When a group of motor gangs conducted by Kaneda encounters an accident and his friend Testuo is severely wounded, the adventure begins. This futurist manga was written by Katsuhiro Otomo and published by "Young Magazine" of Kodansha between December 1982 and June 1990 while an anime version was released in 1988. The latter became a world wide success because of a surprising quality of animation.

Akira Toriyama

鳥山明
alternative words: Toriyama Akira
keywords: author , dr. slump , dragon ball , manga
related topics: Dragon Ball , Dr. Slump
explanation: Born April 5, 1955 in Aichi Prefecture near Nagoya City. He began his career by publishing "Wonder Island" but especially "Dr. Slump", the tale of a crazy scientific in "Shonen Jump". After a hit of the latter, he published in the same magazine "Dragon Ball", a kind of karate comedy, of which success in the world, especially in France, is notorious. Probably, he should be the most popular mangaka because the sales of his books has surpassed 100 millions in the world.

Anzu Mazaki

真崎杏子
alternative words: Mazaki Anzu
keywords: character , manga , yugioh
related topics: Yugioh
explanation: Girl friend of Yogi Muto in Japanese manga, Yugioh. She dreams of studying the dance in America.

Ashita no Joe

あしたのジョー
alternative words: Rocky Joe, Tomorrow's Joe, Ashitanojo, Ashita no Jo, Ashitano Jo
keywords: anime , manga , title
related topics: Tetsuya Chiba , Shonen Magazine
related web sites: http://www3.famille.ne.jp/~k-1212/joe/joe.html , http://www.animedia.co.jp
explanation: When a young solitary boy, Joe Yabuki has encountered an old retired boxer, Danpei Tange, the tale begins. Initially Joe didn't want it, but because of the insistence of Tange and the appearance of his rival Toru Rikiishi, he decided to become a boxer. The manga, written by Tetsuya Chiba, was published by Shonen magazine between January 1968 and May 1973, while the anime version was aired by Fuji TV between April and September 1970, then between October 1980 and August 1981.

Astroboy

鉄腕アトム
alternative words: Tetsuwan Atom
keywords: anime , astroboy , manga
related topics: Osamu Tezuka , Daddy Walrus , Dr. Elefun
related web sites: http://www.animedia.co.jp
explanation: One of the main works of the famous Japanese mangaka, Osamu Tezuka. It tells the tale of a small robot who defends the justice and the peace against gangsters and space invaders. Published in a monthly magazine "Shonen" from de 1951, it has been adapted to a TV series and aired by Fuji TV from 1963 (the first TV anime series in Japan).

Captain Harlock

宇宙海賊キャプテンハーロック キャプテンハーロック
alternative words: Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Harlock
keywords: anime , manga , title
related topics: Leiji Matsumoto
related web sites: http://www.shinchosha.net/harlock/top.htm , http://www.enjoy.ne.jp/~junbiblo/katta.html
explanation: Manga and anime created by Leiji Matsumoto. Year 2977, the Earth which was prosperous had been suddenly attacked by amazons from the outer space. Before a powerlessness of earthlings, Harlock has decided to filght alone with his friend Tochiro on board of his space ship "Arcadia". Manga was published in Playcomic between January 1977 and June 1979, at the same time as TV broadcasting on TV Asahi between March 1978 and February 1979.

Captain Tsubasa

キャプテン翼
keywords: anime , manga , title
related topics: Yoichi Takahashi
related web sites: http://www2.trincoll.edu/~kmoran2/tsubasa.htm , http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Dojo/5514/ , http://libac.ne.jp/~kimie/sd/
explanation: Manga written by Yoichi Takahashi. It has been published in a weekly magazine, Shonen Jump, first in 1980/1981 then between 1994 and 1997. It tells the tale of a young sporty who grows with a dream of participating to the world cup of succor. It has been also adapted to several TV and movie cartoons because of more interests in succor matches by Japanese public.

Card captor Sakura

カードキャプターさくら
alternative words: Cardcaptor Sakura, CCS
keywords: anime , card captor sakura , clamp , manga , title
related topics: Sakura Kinomoto , Keroberos , Clow Reed , Clow card , Nakayoshi , Clamp
related web sites: http://cc.sakura.ne.jp/sakura/ , http://cc.sakura.s.homepage.com , http://plaza11.mbn.or.jp/~iris/ , http://www.shochiku.co.jp
explanation: One day, a school girl has unexpectedly scattered magical cards arranged inside a book which is found in the father's office. The manga, written by Clamp, tells the tale of this girl, Sakura Kinomoto, who strives to collect all the scattered cards, being helped by the guardian of this book, Keroberos. The publication of manga began in a monthly manga magazine, Nakayoshi, in May 1996 (June issue) while an animation series has been broadcasted by NHK since April 1998.

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