#japan mangaka

[vertigoartgore]

RIP Akira Toriyama (1955-2024).

#akira toriyama #son goku #dragon ball #dr slump #manga #anime #dragon ball z #great artist #mangaka #japan #80's #90's #kamehameha #vegeta #heaven #krillin #piccolo #bulma #gohan #trunks #sayen #super sayen #dragon balls #namek #paf paf #tortue géniale #cell #boo #raditz #RIP

[deafeningblazeturtle]

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#my art #my artwrok #art #horror #japan art #mangaka #my artwork #artists on tumblr #ranfren #randals friends #randal ivory #samurai #Spotify

[eightiesfan]

Good bye Akira Toriyama !

#akira toriyama #dragon ball #dr slump #japan #manga #mangaka #arale

[itsjustevil]

Strange how Senshi was the only person who we didn't get to see what his succubus turned into.

They aren't trying to hide gay Senshi from us, are they?

Are they?

#YOU CAN NOT HIDE YOUR SECRETS FROM ME MANGAKAS OF JAPAN!!!!! #I CAN SMELL YOU #delicious in dungeon #dungeon meshi #also damn Marcille has terrible taste in men #no wonder why she dates women instead #also Laios really got mindfucked by the succubus #“You're not charmed by me #hence why I cant be a succubus“ #“aight sounds legit” #*Transforms into something tha charms him and tells him to allow her to bite him* #“aight #sounds legit“

[brcdry]

#japan #japonya #mangaka #ukiyo e #woodblock #japanese artist #utagawa kuniyoshi #japan art

[silvermoon424]

When the manga you're reading makes it clear that the mangaka has some interesting opinions on Chinese immigrants and WWII reparations

#it's an episodic crime manga and when the villains were Chinese illegal immigrants in one chapter I braced myself like 'oh here we go' #I was right to be wary lol it was bad #it's so funny because throughout the manga the mangaka keeps having the characters talk about how soft on crime Japan is and it's like #REALLY??? JAPAN WITH ITS 99% CONVICTION RATE AND EXTREMELY HARDLINE STANCE ON DRUGS??? THAT JAPAN???? #tbh Japanese nationalists are like the MAGA conservatives in the US #truly humanity has braindead conservatives in every flavor #manga #anime #japanese culture #japan

[littleragondin]

Just popping in here to say that I was at a bookstore yesterday and found the first volume of She Loves to Cook and She Loves to Eat manga. This is a sign from the universe that I need to watch that show

Oh this is definitely a sign! I say, completely unbiased or anything ... I have not read the manga yet, but I hear it, too, is absolutely lovely. Did you get it maybe?

Also would love to hear what you think of the show (if)when you get to it! =D

#Tsukuritai onna to tabetai onna #the manga has been picked in french for later this year #so I am holding off on it for now #but the wait is hard! #that said I only hear good things - and the mangaka is really cool #she's been super vocal and involved in the fight for marriage for all in Japan #the ragondin answers

[tomboyyyaoi]

o i wanted to make a post that im honestly not smart enough to actually sit down and think out but i like the way meryls trauma doesnt completely woobify her character but does still affect her, it just feels nice to see a female charcater not be completely reduced to a wet soggy mess bc of trauma but also not to (very unrealistically) just Get Over It i think trigun has a nice balance and its refreshing

#also not saying its a secret feminist masterpiece or anything (coz ive seen ppl say that and. come on) but i still think it does well- #enough to be given an appreciative nod #i mean its clear nightow didnt know what to do w milly n meryl after a certain point bc there was just. So much goin on w vash and knives #so he just has the girls do some nomad stuff offscreen until he was ready to bring them back in and yknow what i dont hate that #i think its important to note the women in trigun are fucking amazing tho like. rem meryl luida elendira even lina #and yeah millys underdeveloped but still shes so good #so im not gnna sit here and criticise nightow for being just as misogynistic as some other male mangaka bc i think he does very well #and thats not even to say the bar is on the floor like i truly believe that. i love meryl for a reason #but. ppl can we maybe stop w the 'trigun is so feminist' praise bc lets be real nightow probably just has a thing for strong women #98 anime is a little different tho i was pullin some faces while rewatching some clips. #im obvs talking abt the manga #and stampede is still not done so i wont comment too much on that besides the fact i like where its going (girlwise) #i dont usually like viewing manga thru this lense bc its not the same culture and feminism looks different in japan than it does over here #but i saw a chart. it made me twist up my face and go hrrrrnnnmmmmmnnnnmmnnm..... nnhhnnhhjnnn... mmmmmmmm #jesus i didnt mean to go off in these tags i just wanted to make another 'meryl good' post for the pile #ig im still thinkin abt that chart idk i guess it stuck w me (regretfully) #anyway point is i love meryl for a reason trigun women are great thanks nightow but im not gnna praise him for bein a feminist icon

[smbhax]

Illustrations by manga artist Kazumi Kakizaki.

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#illustration #manga #kazumi kakizaki #liza #tarlna #galo #wrestling #wrestlers #amazon #barbarian #warrior #astronaut #fantasy #science fiction #art #illustrations #artist #mangaka #japan #japanese #illustrator #barbarians #warriors #amazons #astronauts

[cereal-before-milk]

Q-TA MINAMI

is a non-binary, bisexual, and feminist mangaka. Their manga stands out for dealing with issues such as sexuality, both in adolescence and adulthood, motherhood or everyday life. Which is why the demographics in which they are best known are seinen and especially josei.

Also known as Kyuta Minami, were born in Unnan City in Shimane Prefecture on January 13, 1969, although they currently live in Tokyo.

Q-ta graduated from Joshibi University of Art and Design Junior College Department of Design. Minami began working as a doujinshi artist during college and continued after graduating. Although at first they weren't very successful and couldn't make a living from it, so Kyuta was a "Pooh/ Poo Taro" (プータロー slang for unemployed, normally this term is not used in homeless people -wikipedia). During that time, they were living in the south exit of Koenji, Suginami-ku, Tokyo. That is why it is believed that hence their name, "South (Minami) Q-ta" (南 Q 太).

Their "official" debut on a large scale and that had an impact on the market was in 1992, with the Let's Play (Asobi ni ikô yo) manga in Wanimagazine (an adult/erotic content magazine) and obtained a mention Honorary Young Jump Rockie Award. Although already in 1990, the mangaka obtained an honorable mention in the Afternoon Four Seasons Award, in a category of young cartoonists, this caused them to take two years off. Those were the beginnings of what would be a long run of honorable mentions, such as the 1994 "Weekly Young Jump" rookie award, awards and drama adaptations of his manga, such as Yura Yura, which was dramatized in 2003 by the television channel of BS-i (now BS-TBS) in the Drama "Koisuru Sunday".

1996 and 1997 were very important years for Kyuta since they published manga in up to 3 different publishers, including the great Shueisha. All that variety made Minami achieve greater recognition and even loyal fans of their manga.

About their private life, Q-ta has been married three times and divorced twice. Their first marriage was with the mangaka Sabe, with whom they had their first daughter. After her birth, the mangaka changed her style a bit and began to make more childish manga and dedicate it to their daughter, like the manga Children's Games, published in 2003, which contains her personal experiences.

Their second marriage was with the poet Koichi Masuno, in between their first son was born. But there were bad feelings between the mangaka and the poet, so after the marriage, Masuno agreed that he would see his son once a month, something that Q-ta tries to avoid. The poet wrote novels and essays showing his resentment and even regret for the divorce (in case you are interested the book is Marriage disqualification, I have only found it in Japanese), in this he said that the mangaka earned more money than him.

Minami's last marriage is with the manga editor and ex-husband of mangaka Marie Yasuhiko, Masami Otsuka. With Masami, they had a son and a daughter, in addition to the son the publisher had with his first wife. So while raising a total of 5 children and taking care of 4 cats, Q-ta Minami managed to publish more than 40 manga, many of which are short stories or one shots, but unfortunately very few have been published outside of Japan.

Their drawing style reminds me of Kyoko Okazaki's style. It could be said that mangakas like Q-ta Minami continued with the legacy that the mangaka left empty, even if it was in an unrelated way. In fact, Q-ta is considered post-Kioko. It is noticeable at first glance that their drawings stand out for the almost absence of detail, although the dialogues in his scenes also follow the same pattern. With the slightest bit, the mangaka immerses us in their stories that are closely linked to the day-to-day life of women, girls, adolescents, and young adults.

Their manga are very peculiar (just like Minami) and they are closely linked to the everyday, to the weight of the monotonous and to trying to break that monotony that we have all faced at some point. Or not, the mangaka may simply want to demonstrate the drama that can exist in the "simplicity" of everyday life and, on many occasions, adding eroticism. And something that is a pleasure to read about their mangas is how Q-ta treats the sexuality of women, especially in adolescence/ young woman. Minami isn't t afraid to delve into a topic, which is often silenced or treated from a male gaze, and show how the girls who are the protagonists of their manga enjoy (in many cases) discovering and showing her sexuality.

➳ SAYONOARA MIDORI-CHAN 1997

*It isn't suitable for all audiences. It contains adult material*

- demographic: josei

- genre: romance, slice of life, drama

- French

Yuko, the protagonist, is a 20-year-old girl who is not very clear about things or what she wants in life, with the exception of one thing, her "boyfriend" Yutaka. She doesn't have hobbies or friends, nor does she look for them, although with two jobs it's not like she has time for it either. At night, she works in a bar next to where Yutaka works. That's where all the misfortunes happen to the protagonist, some even dangerous. Yuko should never have taken that job.

It is a very short story, so risking I will say that you do not expect a sublime masterpiece. Even so, it will surprise you how, in only 7 chapters, the characters are so well written and are so realistic that you can even identify with them. The narrated situations, the union between the employees, the relationship between the protagonists, the friction between the women, etc. They are things that could have happened to you, and that makes it interesting.

- in 2005 it was adapted to live action.

➳ POP LIFE 2016-2018

- demographic: seinen

- genre: slice of life

- English

Sakura, a mangaka, and Akemi, an event organizer, are two single mothers who end up living together and supporting each other in raising their children. The two families live in a somewhat small apartment, which could suggest that it makes it difficult for two small children, a 16-year-old teenager and two women, leading a comfortable life. But the reality is completely different and mothers seem to be happier in their new lifestyle than in the life they led before.

A breath of fresh air on motherhood, taken in a realistic way, showing broken families, but in a certain way complete. Although it is not only about motherhood, but also about death or how to handle a divorce. Many of the experiences that we see in both women are taken from the author's life, narrated from another perspective.

➳ HANDS OFF MY GIRL 2005

*It contains adult material*

- demographic: josei

- genre: slice of life

- Spanish

It is a compilation of a total of 8 stories, each one with a different genre, but all with the Q-ta Minami touch, so it cannot be classified into a specific genre, although the most abundant is slice of life.

The vast majority of these stories contain explicit sex, from TL to GL (yuri). But it is much deeper, it is not only simple eroticism. Hands off my Girl also deals with topics such as lies, jealousy, infidelity, unrequited romance, etc. Like in the second story, Broken Into Pieces, where the protagonist has sex with the man she loves, but he has a girlfriend, and he is supposed to love her more than the protagonist.

But there is something very curious, and it is that the last two stories have nothing to do with the rest. Diary of Another Young Girl narrates the life of a 10-year-old girl who is always in the clouds, has no friends and only trusts her cousin. And Days Spent with Her is an autobiographical chapter of the mangaka that narrates what a day is like with her and her daughter, who is still a baby.

➳ THE BLOOD RED BOY 2022

- English/ Spanish

- genre: drama, romance, bl

It is a very interesting one shot and only has 16 pages. The protagonists are nothing alike, they lead completely different lives and the only thing they have in common is the bar where they are going to drink and the reality from which they are fleeing. It is a story that touches on topics from gender to loneliness and the search for self-love. These are like pieces of an incomplete puzzle and you are the one who has to fill in the missing gaps.

➳ NOT ALL GIRLS ARE STUPID 1996-1997

*It contains adult material*

- demographic: josei

- English

Guess what? Another compilation of interesting short stories. Where girls start to discover their sexuality, fall in love, get disappointed and live their lives the way they want. Although there will be misfortunes, toxic relationships, unwanted pregnancies, infidelities and a lot of detail from the Q-ta Minami brand.

Q-ta Minami's stories are not characterized by being extraordinarily long so these are ideal to read when you don't have much time, but I really don't know what you are waiting for to give them a chance.

#q-ta minami #mangaka #manga #feminist #non binary #manga recommendation #japan #Sayonoara Midori-Chan #not all girls are stupid

[tnnrart]

おやすみプンプン

buenas noches punpun

#manga #character #oyasumi punpun #punpun #goodnight punpun #japan #japanese #mangaka #core #vibe #aesthetic #don't repost #don't use #eyeliner #punpun with eyeliner #photo #my photos #new #new post #post

[trashfox6]

Happy Birthday Sasaki! (Yes the change in expression is because he saw Miyano)

#sasaki shuumei #sasamyaa #miyano yoshikazu #sasamiya #my art #sasaki and miyano #happy birthday sasaki!! #yes I know i missed the time in japan but it's still before midnight here #close enough #working with halftone was weird #i have so much admiration for mangaka who do it everyday

[deafeningblazeturtle]

#my art #my artwrok #horror #art #japan art #mangaka #my artwork #artists on tumblr #ranfren #sebastian ranfren #female sebastian #femseb #genderbend #ship art #randal ivory #randals friends #ranseb #Spotify

[mysticdragon3md3]

👍🌈🎊

#mangaka #lgbtqia plus #japan #kamome shirahama #witch hat atelier #manga

[valenshiver]

This Captain Harlock is a small tribute in the form of a Draw this in your style for Leiji Matsumoto who died on February 13h. Thanks Sensei, have a peaceful last trip to the stars! 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🚀🚀🌌🌌🌠🌠

#leiji matsumoto #matsumoto leiji #captain harlock #albator #dtyis #dtyischallenge #daft punk #space pirates #digital art #digital artwork #digital drawing #illustration #clip studio paint #mangaka #90s anime #japan #manga art #manga artist #drawing #draw this in my style #talented

[romance-incubomp3]

came across that diru vs b-t poll from a while ago and looking at the notes…. jfc no offense but some diru fans are kind of really fucking annoying lol

#dying at the person who was like ‘heh…. look at all this yaoi doujinshi diru has… I bet b-t has nothing of the sort’ girl….. #not only does it exist in abundance every romance shoujo mangaka put atsushi sakurai in their manga #I know diru has more recognition in america than b-t does but like #calling yourself a j-rock fan and then completely disregarding how like #incredibly formative and influential buck tick has been on the scene is insane #there’s like three tribute albums to them #every j-rock musician has a crush on atsushi sakurai #there IS yaoi doujinshi. and published manga that might as well be b-t inspired rpf #their influence in japan is huge they’re one of the most iconic and influential bands in japan #anyway very funny to scroll through notes of diru fans and b-t fans trying to kill each other only for the poll to end in a tie djsjhdsbd