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Special thanks to:
  Kunio "the kunedog" Muto ([e-mail]),
      for some JIS, and other bits
  W2/JH1CUV  ([e-mail]), for the manga magazines list
  Chih-Ping Kuo ([e-mail]), for the first version of the Guide
  Toshihiko Kawano ([e-mail]),
  Ken Kameyama ([e-mail]),
  Yasui Makoto ([e-mail]),
      for the fj.rec.comics Comic Lists (thanx to Tanaka Jiro for copies)
  Y. Kitajima ([e-mail]),
  Tonghyun Kim ([e-mail]),
  Cynthia "Chibi" Ma ([e-mail]),
      for extensive additions & corrections

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A new, expanded version of the guide has been completed by Iain and
will be posted when I get a new copy.  (A disk crash destroyed my
copy) Gomen!


                      The Rec.arts.manga Primer
                       Version 3.2 (September)


The Primer has doubled in size, and now has JIS!  However, more contributions
are still needed.


Note: To convert the JIS into true JIS, you must globally replace the
^^[ with an actual Control-^[.

==

Getting started, or looking for new titles-
  You can search the text for keywords (eg. "cyberpunk", "romance",
  "baseball").  Alternatively, just browse through the text to see
  what kinds of manga are out there.  If you know some manga authors
  or titles already, look them up -- other works by the same author may
  interest you.

Answering specific questions about an author or title-
  Search for the artist or title.  Each artist has a description of their
  style, and/or a comprehensive list of their works.  The questions about
  "what else has this author done", "which magazine has this title",
  "is it over", "how many volumes are there", "is it animated", should
  be answered.   Each title has a condensed description of its status,
  for example:

  (1987-1991, v35F, Y390, SJ, TV series+movies)

     "1987-1991": Commenced publication in 1987, ceased in 1991.
     "v35F":  35 tankoubon have been published.  (As a rough guide, the
              higher this number, the more popular the series.)
              'F'=the series is finished.  'U'=finished in magazine,
              but the final tankoubon remains unpublished.
     "Y390":  Tankoubon cost 390 yen each.  (If no price is listed, assume
              that it costs 390 yen).  For long-running manga, early volumes
              may be marginally cheaper than listed here.
     "SJ":   Magazine that carried the title.  Abbreviations are used for
             popular magazines (SJ=Shonen Jump);  refer to the list of
             magazines and publishers at the end.  If the magazine is
             unknown or if the series didn't appear in a magazine, the
             publisher is listed instead.  '*'=series appears irregularly.
     "TV series+movies":  Related works, ie. an anime TV series and anime
                          movie was derived from this manga.

Buying manga-
    To order tankoubon, you will need to know the title, author, price,
  and who publishes the magazine that carried the title.  There is a
  list of magazines and publishers at the end of this Primer.  Places
  which will order manga are listed in the Rec.arts.manga Resources.
    The author's name is provided in Japanese (JIS code), where possible.
  This is to help you recognise the name while browsing, and to help
  you write the name for orders (some places require it).  Places where
  you can shop for manga are also listed in the Rec.arts.manga Resources.

Some notes on the Primer-
    The reviews and descriptions in the Primer come from a great diversity
  of sources, mostly the work of people on the net, and credited where
  possible.  There are many entries which are incomplete, uncredited,
  wrong or simply unhelpful;  your help in keeping this list up-to-date
  and useful is always greatly appreciated.
    If you have any new authors to add, please describe either their
  storytelling style OR at least one of their works.  1-3 short paragraphs
  is sufficient to give a good idea of most manga titles.
    Please email any changes, additions or other feedback to the current
  maintainer of the Primer, Iain Sinclair ([e-mail]).



Manga Authors and Titles
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

---- Adachi Mitsuru ^[$@!N$"$@$A^[(J ^[$@=<!O^[(J
----
Ah, the Youth of Koushien
Yuu Hi yo Nobore/Rise, Setting Sun!
  (album, Y680, Flower Comics (Shougakukan), story by Yamasaki Juuzou)
  Characters are typical of Adachi, since characters in all his works are the
  same.  All the characters here are just a bit less polished compared to
  later works.  As is typical with shoujo manga, Adachi concentrated on
  characters and less on background, so as to create a "dreamy" atmosphere.
  ^[CPK]
Hiatari Ryoukou
  (v2?F, Y680, Shougakukan)
Nine
  (v5F, SS)
Miyuki
  (v10?F, Y390, Shougakukan)
Touch
  (v26F, Y390, SS, TV series ^[108 ep]+3 movies)
    There are three "parts" to Touch.  In the first part, the main theme
  was the love triangle between Tatsuya, Kazuya, and Minami.  Uesugi
  Tatsuya and Kazuya were twins, and Asakura Minami was the girl next door.
    The second part of Touch concentrated on Tatsuya trying to put himself
  into Kazuya's shoes.  Tatsuya got "traded" from the boxing team to the
  baseball team for a picture of Lum with an autograph of Takahashi Rumiko.
  Tatsuya pitched the Meisei team into the second round of the regional
  tournament, but lost to Nishimura and Seinan High School in an extra
  inning game while pitching a no-hitter.  Minami, who had been the baseball
  team manager, also became a member of the school's rhythmic gymnastics
  team.  Minami did exceptionally well and made it to the national tournament.
    The third part of Touch concentrated on Tatsuya making himself good
  enough for Minami.  Meisei got a new coach because the old coach got
  sick.  The new coach worked the team like the devil.  But it paid off
  as Meisei made it to the finals of the regional tournament to face
  Nitta and Sumi Technical High School.  ^[HD]
Rough
  (v12F, Y390, SS)
Slow Step
  (v6F, Y390, Shougakukan, 5 OAVs)
Short Program
Niji-iro Tohgarashi
  (v11U, SS)
H2/2 Heroes, 2 Heroines
  (SS)


---- Araki Hirohiko
----
Jojo no Kimyouna Bouken/Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
  (v27, Y390, SJ)
  Three generations of Jojo fight vampires and seek revenge.


---- Aro Hiroshi ^[$@!N$"$m$R$m$7!O^[(J
----
An unusual artist/writer. Most of his stories have a clear, clean appearance
with a surreal quality. This could also be said of his characters, tone,
and attitude. He uses "hentai" with its double meaning of "metamorphosis"
to describe weird backgrounds, assorted personalities, and other strangeness.
His humor oriented stories usually share the same universe.

Morumo 1/10
  (v2F, Shonen Captain (Tokuma Shoten))
  Morumo 1/10 is a combination of super-hero, comedy, and love story.
  Morumo is an alien girl raised on earth. She is 16.3 meters tall at
  age 16 and weighs 43 tons. She looks human (with pink hair) if you
  are far enough away, well her proportions are human. She occasionally
  takes a shrinking serum that reduces her body by 1/10 in size.  ^[NA]
You and Me
  (v8F, Monthly SJ)
  You is a boy who just moved into the equivalent of a boarding house.
  Everything is not as it first seems, even the boy. Living in the
  same room is a ghost (female) named Me. The series is a combination
  of love, humor, and a general parody of anime and manga. ^[NA]
Boogie-Woogie Alligator
Omisore Toraburikko
Tottemo Shounen Tankentai
Sheriff
Trickster
Unkai no Tabibito
Waka-okusama no Abunai Shumi(?)
Futaba-kun, Change!
  (v3, SJ Monthly)
  Another high school hentai slapstick. Futaba changes his/her gender when
  he/she gets excited. But it's not only him.  His family is filled with
  gender-changing people.



---- Asamiya Kia
----
Gunhed
Vagrant
  (v2, Comptique (Kadokawa Shoten)*)
Silent Mobius
  (v4, Comp, novels+game books+movie)
Compiler
  (v2U, Afternoon)
    The short, blond haired girl on the JPEF is Assembler.  Both are from
  the cybernetic dimension.  They came to play a game on earth.  A game of
  destroy or construct.  Compiler DESTROYS Assembler CONSTRUCTS.
  They can do amazing things when they put some discs into the slots on their
  forehead. Compiler is the "rough" kind, and prefers to do "rash" things.
  She is afraid of water.  Assembler is the "naive" kind, and mistakenly falls
  for the younger brother.  The elder is the weirdest. He gets pleasure from
  seeing everything destroyed around him.  ^[PY]
Dark Angel
  (Newtype)


---- Chen Wen
----
Taiwan's most accomplished manga artist.  After experimenting with such
things as soap and candle wax, he eventually mastered the use of the
traditional Chinese calligraphy brush.  Chen Wen's exotic art and stories
are unmistakably unique.    ^[CPK] ^[IS]

Leopard Warriors
  (1983, v3F, Time Weekly)
Leopard Warriors II
The God of War
Story of the Assassins
The Armor General
Tou-Shuu Eiyuu-den/Heroes of the East Chu Dynasty
  (v2, Morning)
  Chinese historical figures in the days of East Chou Dynasty.
Fukaku Utsukushiiki ASIA/Deep and Beautiful Asia, aka. Magical Super Asia
  (1992-present, Afternoon)
  In a totalitarian society ruled by the Ideal Leader, psychics battle
  beast-people, powerful demigods, and each other.


---- CLAMP
----
CLAMP is a syndicate of six women.

20 Menshou Onegai
Seiden/RG Veda
  (v5?, Y490, ?(Shinshokan))
  Fantasy based on Hindu Mythology.
Gakuen Tokkei Deukarion/Campus Police Deukarion  (Comic Genki)
  There is this Shuukaidou Takeshi (grade 10 Z) kendo 'expert' and
  Higashikunimaru Kentaroo (grade 10 Z class), an athlete protecting
  the St.CLAMP school, which includes college, high school, grade school and
  kindergarten(!) (Yes, the story of 20 Menshou ni Onegai is supposed to
  take place here too.) Canteens suffer from that evil organisation called
  "Imo no yama shootengai" whose Bastard!!-style leader always strives to
  occupy the canteens for his world conquering base (and to eat all the food
  inside!)  ^[PY]
Campus Detective
Tokyo Babylon
  (v3?, Y580, ?(Shinshokan))
  Shoujo Kujaku-Oh. ^[HH]


---- Egawa Tatsuya
----
Be Free!
  (Morning?)
  Weird story about a highschool teacher.
Magical TARUruuto-kun
  (v17, SJ, TV+movie(s)?)


---- Fujishima Kosuke
----
Fujishima is a keen fan of motorcyles and engine mechanics stuff. So expect
to see a lot of things about them in his manga. ^[PY]

Taiho Shichau zo!/I'll Arrest You!
  (v7F, Y420, Comic Morning Party Extra (Koudansha))
  The manga which made Fujishima famous.  As commonly found in debut manga,
  the art style changed quite a lot from Vol.1 to Vol.4.  After he started
  AMG,  he seemed to settle with a more polished and elegant style. Some
  people like his earlier style better, but I like his later style better.
  Modern Japan. Police Department for the local residential area.
  Miyuki, mechanics genius, expert vehicle driver, the brain of the pair,
  more introverted kind;  Natsumi, enormous strength, expert motorcyle
  driver, the steamroller of the pair, more action-oriented kind;
  Both feel embarassed when faced with romance; BTW, many support roles came
  into the series: a policegirl who is better to be an OL (office lady), a
  man who has 100% female mentality came to be a "policewoman".  ^[PY]
Aa! Megamisama!/Ah! My Goddess!
  (v6, Y450, Afternoon, 1 OAV+CDs)
    Artwork is very nicely done.  Look at those clothes worn by the godesses
  and you can tell.  Actually those fashion like dresses really attracted me.
  I would put it on the rank of "great".  Obviously the art is not up to Ai
  in terms of the details and toning, but then good artwork doesn't necessarily
  mean detailed artwork.
    Character designs change quite a bit from Vol.1 to most recent stories.
  I think the designs keep on improving.  Character designs look perfect to
  me (I mean the most recent designs), both in terms of the artwork and
  character/personality.  I admit that the story isn't any substantial stuff,
  but then the whole thing is just a collection of individual light-hearted
  enjoyable stories.  ^[PY]


---- Fujita Kazuhiro
----
Ushio to Tora
  (v11, SS, 6 OAVs+Super Famicom game)
  Occult Action. Junior high school boy Aotuski Ushio finds a monster and a
  spear in storehouse of his home (= Buddhist temple). The monster (Ushio
  named it "Tora" (Tiger) because it resembles a tiger) was notorious,
  and also the spear (Spear of the Beast) was a famous artifact made to
  destroy monsters.  ^[YK]


---- GONTA
----
GONTA draws people with confidence and flair.  His stories are full of
drama, weirdos and sex.  ^[IS]

Heaven
  (v3F, Afternoon)
Jigoku no Ie/Housing Inferno
  (1992, Afternoon)
  A famous soap opera actor (Harou) and his son (Kyouichi) and their
  highly screwed-up relationships.


---- Hagiwara Kazushi ^[$@!NGk860l;j!O^[(J
----
Bastard!!
  (v12, Y390, SJ Season Special, OAV)
Made Genius
  (doujinshi, with Studio Loud in School)


---- Hirano Toshihiro
----
The Golden Warrior
Iczer Densetsu/The Iczer Legend
  (v1, Comic Genki, based on OAVs)


---- Hiwatari Saki
----
  Boku no Chikyuu wo Mamotte/Please Save My Earth
  (v14, Hana to Yume (Hasukensha))
    A high school girl named Alice (yep, they found kanji for it) moves to
  Tokyo, where she finds that two boys in her class have been sharing the
  same dreams for several years.  The dreams form a continuing story. She
  eventually finds herself having the same dreams. It turns out that these
  dreams are actually remembrances of their past lives, which happened to be
  as alien researchers stationed on the Earth's moon. Also, as the story
  progresses the other members of the moon research team are found
  reincarnated as well. The seven of them try to solve the mystery of what
  their past lives were, and why they are remembering it.
    Adding a bit of excitement to the story is the fact that (1) the
  reincarnated people have some special powers that remained from their past
  lives, and (2) certain of them harbor great enmity toward others, and are
  acting rather irrational.
    I think it is a good suspense story. It is definitely not merely one of
  those "love stories for junior high school girls". ^_^ A bit of advice
  though: It is very hard to keep the relationships between the characters
  straight, as you have to deal with rather complicated love tangles in both
  the present day Japan setting and the "moon story" setting. It doesn't help
  that the publisher for some reason decided not to put the usual
  "toujyoujinbutu syoukai" in the front of the issues until issue #6.
  I would strongly suggest that when you buy #1, buy #6 at the same
  time. You can refer to the character chart in the front of #6. ^[MC]


---- Houjou Tsukasa
----
Cat's Eye
  (1981-1984, v18F, SJ)
Short Story Collection 1: Tenshi no Okurimono/Gift from Angel
  (album, Y370, SJ)
City Hunter
  (1-35F, Y390 SJ, TV series + movies)
  A hentai trouble shooter and his hammer-wielding typically overdeveloped
  female type assistant.


---- Ikegami Ryouichi
----
Mai
  (v2?, Y780, SS, story by Kudou Kazuya)
Crying Freeman
  (v7?, Y500, Shogakukan, story by Koike Kazuo)
Sanctuary
  (v4?, Y500, Shougakukan, story by Shimura Shou)
Offered
  (v4?, Y500, Shougakukan, story by Koike Kazuo)
Otoko-gumi
  (v9?, Y780, Shougakukan, story by Kariya Tetsu)
Ouritsuin Kumomaru no Shougai/The Life of Ouritsuin Kumomaru
  (1991-1992, v3F, Y500, SS)


---- Inoue Noriyoshi
----
Mad Bull 34
  (17F, YJ)
  NY cop.
W.Wolf
  (Jump 30*)
  An international investigator possessed by the spirits of wolves.
Renkan Nihon-Shoki/Chronicle of Japan
  (1, YJ, story by Koike Kazuo)


---- Iwaaki Hitoshi
----
Iwaaki is a superb storyteller.  His art is deliberately unflashy and low-key.

Kiseiju/Parabeasts
  (v5, Afternoon)
    "One day, alien creatures appeared on Earth.  They invaded other animals
  through their nose or ears, and lived in their brains, controlling their
  nervous system.  These creatures were 'parabeasts', their numbers unknown.
  They can detect each other from their brain waves, and can change their
  shape freely.  One parasite tried to invade his host, Shinichi, via
  his arm, but Shinichi stopped it reaching his brain by tying up his arm.
    "Eventually, a symbiotic relationship developed.  Those parabeasts which
  lived on brains eventually consumed their host and matured.  So, to save
  themselves, Shinichi and his parabeast 'Miggy' began to fight against
  other parabeasts."
    Kiseiju has horrific gore, but also features well-developed relationships,
  sensitive dialogue, and superb (sometimes warm and funny) atmosphere.
  The SF story is suspenseful, chilling and plausible.  ^[IS]


---- Karia Tetsu
----
Oishinbo
  (v33, Y500, Big Comics, art by Hanasaki Akira)
  This is the ultimate food manga.  The protagonists work for the
  culture section of a newspaper.  Their star reporter is a slovenly
  goof-off who knows incredibly much about food and cooking. ^[TM]


---- Katsu Aki
----
(Dave Mou better write synopses for these. ^[-Ed. ^_^])

Hoshikuzu Paradise
  (v11F, SS)
Fuhoushi Mandara-den Karasu
  (v3F, SS)
Katsu Aki Short Story Col.
  (v2F, SS)
Happy Naomae
  (v6F, SS)
Chouryuu Senki SAUROS KNIGHT
  (v2, SS)


---- Katsura Masakazu ^[$@!N7K@5OB!O^[(J
----
Wingman
  (v13F, Y370, SJ)
Katsura Masakazu Collection
  (v2?, 1=Y800 2=Y910, Shuueisha)
Present From Lemon
  (v2F, Shuueisha)
Den'ei Shoujo/Video Girl Ai/Video Girl Len
  (v12, SJ)
  Vol.3 and vol.5 have been withdrawn from sale.

---- Kawaguchi Kaiji
----
Medusa
  (v5)
  The main character is a "walker" (dimension-tripper).  He's an adopted
  son of a Japanese politician... and Medusa is the real daughter of
  the politician.... She turns out to be a terrorist (palestinian) and
  he turns out to be a politician....  And the guy still loves the bitch
  although he has a wife and kids.  ^[HH] ^[KM]
Chinmoku no Kantai/The Silent Service
  (v14, Y500, Morning)
  The advanced US nuclear submarine "Seabat" is taken over by a Japanese
  crew, and renamed "Yamato".  It then proceeds to waste a large portion
  of the superpowers' fleets.  This manga has some infamy (being mentioned
  in the Diet), slightly derivative of The Hunt for Red October.  Lots of
  suspense, politics, and well-done naval warfare scenes.


---- Kikuchi Hideyuki
----
Kikuchi is a novelist, not a manga artist.  But he sometimes writes stories
for manga, and several manga and anime have been based on his novels.
Actually, he is one of two most famous novelists of the Horror/Action
(Sex/Violence) genre.  Unfortunately, for those who cannot read Japanese,
his best works are among the ones which are available only as novels.
Shinjuku seems to be his favorite setting.  ^[YK]

Novels:
  Makai-Toshi <Shinjuku>/Demon City <Shinjuku>
    (OVA)
  Mato Babylon/Demon City Babylon
    Sequel to _<Shinjuku>_
  Aki Setsura, the Man-Searcher
    (v12)
  Mephisto, the Doctor of Demon City
    (v12)
  Makai Keiji/Detective of Demon City
    (v2)
    All stories above are describing <Shinjuku>.
  Kyuuketsuki Hunter D/Vampire Hunter D
    (v7, OVA)
  Youjuu Toshi/Super Natural Beast City
    (v3F, OVA)
    The OVA only dealt with the first volume.  (The baby of Makie and Taki
    was born in the 3rd volume.)
  Demonic War in New York
    (v2F)
    Sequel to _Youjuu Toshi_.
  Killer Name
    (v1F)
  Kaze no Na wa Amnesia/The Wind's Name is Amnesia
    (OVA)

Manga:
  Majin Gakuen / Demonic High School
    (v9?, Y390?, Shounen Champion, art by Hosoma Shin'ichi, based on novel)
  Western Bugei-chou / Samurai in the Wild West (art by JET)
    (v1, art by JET, based on novel)
  Darkside Blues
    (v2F, art by Ashibe Yuuho)
  Makai Toshi Hunter / Hunter of Demon City
    (v14?F, Y390?, Shounen Champion, art by Hosoma Shin'ichi)
  Mokujiroku Senshi / Warrior of Apocrypha
    (v1F, art by Hosoma Shin'ichi)


---- Kishiro? Yukito ^[$@!NLZ>k$f$-$H!O^[(J
----
Gunnm/Gun's Dream, aka. "Battle Angel Alita"
  (v4, BJ, anime soon+English)
    Cyberpunk.  Nice art, with some influence by Moebius (Jean Giraud, the
  French comic artist).  The society is filled with many cybernetic androids,
  some normal but many are abnormal or punk, both in terms of appearance and
  mentality.
    All in all, the story is pretty an interesting mix of pleasant art-style
  (that is NOT the manly style as in Hokuto no ken or Saint Seiya) and
  gross bloodbath (or robot fluid bath :) fights.  ^[PY]


---- Kitagawa Shou
----
Kitagawa, as he describes himself, is a very tall, muscular, dark skinned
fellow, and yet he's a major shoujo manga fan (and that caused him some
embarrassing moments in bookstores in his high school years).  His art
reflects the shoujo influence, and yet his stories are tailored for
men.   ^[DM]  He started drawing manga at age 13.

Nineteen
  (1988-1990, v12F, Y600, YJ, OAV covers v1.1-5)
    Commenced when the artist was only 21 years old, and yet it shows
  surprising maturity in both style and story.  Most importantly, Kitagawa
  captured the essence of the age bordering adolescence and adulthood.
  In a sense, 19 is the GQ of manga.  Read it and perhaps we can learn
  something from it.
    Our hero, Kazushi Kubota, will have his heart broken three times (and his
  virginity intact) before he finds a steady love, and that's just half of the
  story.  The story can be very light hearted, and then very depressing
  sometimes.  The tone is, IMHO, overall melancholic.  Comparing with some
  other bland shonen stuffs that are out there, 19 scores far above the
  field.  ^[DM]
B.B. (Blue Butterfly) Fish
  (v4, Y600, YJ)
  More fantasy oriented, and it rivals other YJ series in degree of H-ness.
  Unfortunately, BBF doesn't have a well defined theme as Nineteen.  It's
  trying to tell a love story, fantasy story, sports story, and a mystery
  story all at the same time.  Well, doesn't stop me from buying it thou.  :-)
  ^[DM]  NB.  This is NOT Banana Fish!!
Teens Siyouka!/Let's Be Teens!
  (v1F, Y600, Shuueisha)
Cult Weekend
  (1992, all-color short story, Young Jump 30)
  Bondage and mayonnaise.


---- Koike Kazuo
----
Koike Kazuo is well-known manga story writer (Gensaku-sha), not a manga
artist (Manga-ka).  ^[YK]

Crying Freeman
Offered
Renkan Nihon-shoki
Auction House


---- Kouga Yun
----
Alice in Wonderland
    A prince from Wonderland is about to decide who he shall marry.  But, he
  doesn't feel that he loves any of his bride-want-to-be.  So he asked his
  personal advisor, who is also a wizard, to let him go to the human world
  and try his luck.  The wizard agreed, but the prince has to go as a dog,
  he can only turn back as a prince only twice while he was there and most
  of all he cannot tell his name to the woman he wishes to get married with,
  or otherwise he won't be able to marry her.
    The prince agreeed to the terms.  The wizard turned him into a puppy.
  The prince was picked up by Alice, a girl who loves dogs, she has a lot
  of dogs in her house.  The prince falls in love with her.  Later that night,
  he changed himself back to his human shape while she was asleep.  But,
  Alice woke up and asked who he was.  The dumb prince slipped his tongue
  and told her his name.  So what happened then is that he still bring her
  back to Wonderland. He planned to stay with her even if they can not get
  married.  Then the story goes on..... ^[LL]
You Are My Only Shining Star
  (Y500, Tairiku Shobou)
    A SF-Fantasy story.  About moon people, with big insect-like wings
  and human.  At that time, it's magic that rules.  The main character
  Thomas is the greatest magician on earth.  At that time, women are
  the ones who are working and they are the ones who protect the men.
  Humans had conquered the moon already, and killed all the moon
  people,  because the moon people have a special power.  The main
  female character is the last of the moon people.  Thomas is actually
  a moon-person as well, but no one knows about it.
    It turns out that there is a guy within the heroine.  It was a spell
  that happened during the war between the moon people and earth, so now
  they are actually two people in one.  So Thomas has to show her that he
  really loves her, even though she is actually a guy sometimes.  ^[LL]
B-Type Union
  (Genki Special)
Genji
  (v6?, Y490, Shinshokan)
Earthian
  (v3?, Y490, Shinshokan)
REN-AI
Yajyou Teikoku
Mind Size
Kodomo tachi wa yoru no Jyujin/Children are dwellers of Night
  (v2F, Y500, Tairiku Shobou)
Safran Zero Beat
Flexible Sensation
  There is a group of aliens whose spaceship has lain crashed into earth
  for centuries.  This group of alien is pretty weird.  Each individual is
  composed of two bodies, and a male one and a female one.   The male
  character was a descendant of the alien, without his other half, he is
  like a normal human.  Other alien try to get him to combine with her
  sister, so he can return to his alien form.   ^[LL]


---- Kunitomo Yasuyuki
----
Junk Boy
Shin no Shin


---- Kurama Shin'ichi
----
Shin-Majinden
  (?-1988, v4F, Shounen Captain, Battle Royal Highschool OAV)


---- Manabe Johji
----
Outlanders
Capricorn
  (v4?F, Y490, Shinshokan)
  SF-Fantasy. Other dimensional planet tries to invade Earth. ^[YK]
Caravan Kid
Galaxy Warring State Chronicle Rai
  An action adventure set in a parallel universe that resembles Japan in
  Warring State Era.  ^[TK]
The Key of Grasille
The Heaven Gods


---- Matsumoto Izumi
----
Kimagure Orange Road
  (v18F, v8F wide, SJ)
Sesame Street
  (v3, Super Jump*)
  Another love triangle: A ronin + his sister-in-law, a virgin widow +
  a 17 high-school girl who likes him. ^[PY]
Graffiti Matsumoto Izumi Short Story Collection


---- Matsumoto Leiji
----
Uchuu Senkan Yamato/Space Cruiser Yamato
  (v2?F, Akita Shoten)
Ginga Tetsudou 999/Galaxy Express 999
  (v10F, Y1200, Shougakukan)
Moou no Hosomichi/The narrow path inside a dream
  The story is about the author's dreams.  In his dream he becomes another
  person (dressed like a reporter), and he travels to mysterious places.
Sennen Jouou/The Millenium Queen
  (v2F, Y1200, Shougakukan)
Makkoo no Mokushiroku 9999/Bright Red Book of Revelation
  (Big Comics)
  This is a story supposed to take place in the contemporary world. Yuu,
  aged 28, doesn't care about money or women. One day he met a young woman,
  with a scar on her face. Without knowing anything about her, he made a
  contract with her to serve as a combat soldier of the Foreign Legion
  called CRIMSON 9999.


---- Miyazaki Hayao
----
Kaze no Tani no Nausicaa/Nausicaa of the Valley of Wind
  (v4, Newtype*, movie+English)


---- Nagai Gou ^[$@!N1J0f^[(J ^[$@9k!O^[(J
----
This veteran artist has two trademarks:  sex, and violence.  ^[IS]

Mazinger Z
  (1975, anime)
Devilman
Violence Jack
  (anime)
Cutey Honey
  (anime)
Shuten Douji
Mazin Saga
  (v3, YJ 1991, Super Jump 1992-)
Kabushiki-gaisha Tokugawa Ieyasu
  (v5, Y600, Home Comics, story? by Shinguu)


---- Nagano Mamoru
----
Five Star Stories
  (v4, Y900, Newtype)
  Grand interstellar empires saga, wars fought out with heavy mecha.


---- Nagano Noriko
----
God Save the Sugekoma-kun! Special
  (1992, two short stories, YM)
  Masochist guy meets hentai-hating violent girl!


---- Nobe Toshio
----
Nobe does draw the girls in a pretty way, and from some of the occasional
H materials make me suspect we have a former H artist that made it big.
^[CPK]

Watashi no Okita-kun
  (v20F)
Yayoi no Ozora
  (v11F)
Myuu no Densetsu/The Legend of Myuu
  (v5F, Y850, ?)
  An ok fantasy adventure story, some H toward the end. ^[CPK]
Rising
Nozomi Witches
  (v26, Y460, YJ, OAV+live action movie)
    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
  graduately shafted from Nozomi to Ryotaro and from drama to boxing,
  it most concerned about Ryotaro's route from a high school boxing beginner
  to 1988 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