Japanese Manga Guide

????? ??? (1)???F???? ??? 2005-03-25by G-Tools

Secret dream devices coming out from his four-dimensional pocket

Nobita Nobio is inferior in any sports and academic, and easily picked on by his friends. One day a drawer in his desk opened and appeared a robot, named ‘Doraemon’. Sewashi, who is a Nobita’s descendant and is troubled by Nobita’s blunder, sent Doraemon to change Nobita’s future!

Doraemon helps Nobita with devices taking out from his four-dimensional pocket and leads him to be on the right track to get married with Shizuka.

Many of you must have dreamed of having such convenient secret devices, such as ‘Takekoputa” and “Dokodemo Door”. This famous comic was appeared in children’s magazines and Coro Coro Comic published by Shogakukan. Even after the authors died, the anime is still on aired and movies are made every year.

?????? (1)???F???? ??? 1996-09????????? : 29,142Amazon?????? by G-Tools

What is the identity of this cute and a little bloomer girl?

A red hair Mayumi Sakura, who accidentally finds out that she has a natural super power. She was confused with her own power. It was her classmate, Kazuo Takahata, who gives a help to her.

She improves her power by consulting with Takahata. She thinks that she might be able to use her power to help other people and start doing so.

She tries to hide her power, yet it is difficult her to live as an ordinary girl. She tries her best to help people who shows up during her sleep and her class. Her father, an unsuccessful painter, her dog Kompoko and other family members are remarks in this story as well.

Animation becomes a big hit than its comic. This is one of rare stories featuring a girl among Fujiko’s comics. This also become a big hit on TV drama.

Akira (Part1)?? ?? ??? 1984-09by G-Tools

A blockbuster cyber punk comic which attracted all over the world.

Neo Tokyo after the World War III is the stage of this story. A battle of boys and girls who was transformed into super weapon and named as numbers, and competition over “AKIRA”, with a super powered numbered 28, among government, army, guerrilla and groups of bike gangs. This is a cyber action of deadly story of bike gangs, Kaneda and Tetsuo Shima and others who get involved while chasing their buddies who became aware of their super powers.

People over the world, especially creators, were attracted to such a devastating and powerful vision of the world and detailed picture. The fact that it sold more overseas than in Japan proves its influence.

????999 (1)?? ?? by G-Tools

A boy’s journey continues to Andromeda

A year of 2xxx, it was an area when many people make their bodies mechanized to prolong the longevity. Tetsuro Hoshi can not make his body mechanized because of his poverty. He had his mother get killed by Count Machine. A mysterious beautiful lady, Metel, takes Tetsuro, who became all alone in the world, into the Galaxy Express 999, to the planet where anybody can get his body mechanized.

During the journey to infinite space, Tetsuro stops by various planets and experiences mysterious encounters and farewells.

It was made into an animation and a movie, which keeps it popularity even now.