Ikki (magazine)
Encyclopedia
is a monthly seinen
manga
magazine published by Shogakukan
. It tends to specialize in underground or alternative manga, but has had its share of major hits as well. Notably, both Bokurano
and Ride Back have received anime
adaptations.
In 2009 Viz Media
launched an online English version of Ikki named Sigikki. The website serializes various titles from Ikki online and then when a title proves to be popular it receives publication in graphic novel form.
Seinen
is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at a 20–30 year old male audience, but the audience can be older with some manga aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. In Japanese, the word Seinen means "young man" or "young men" and is not suggestive of sexual matters...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
magazine published by Shogakukan
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan...
. It tends to specialize in underground or alternative manga, but has had its share of major hits as well. Notably, both Bokurano
Bokurano
is a Japanese science fiction manga by Mohiro Kitoh that was serialized in the monthly manga magazine Ikki from 2003 to 2009; 11 tankōbon have been published by Shogakukan...
and Ride Back have received anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
adaptations.
In 2009 Viz Media
VIZ Media
VIZ Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, is an anime, manga, and Japanese entertainment company. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is jointly owned by Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha, and...
launched an online English version of Ikki named Sigikki. The website serializes various titles from Ikki online and then when a title proves to be popular it receives publication in graphic novel form.
Manga artists and series featured in Ikki
- Akitakou
- I Love Biyori
- Kazuo Hara
- Noramimi
- Q HayashidaQ Hayashidais a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for her series Dorohedoro, which is currently serialized in Ikki magazine.- Selected works :* Maken X Another * Maken X Another Jack * Dorohedoro -External links:...
- DorohedoroDorohedorois a fantasy manga series currently running in Shogakukan's Ikki magazine. Dorohedoro is written by Q Hayashida, who is known for her work as the author of the manga, Maken X...
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- Dorohedoro
- Den Ishida
- Real World (story by Natsuo Kirio)
- Daisuke IgarashiDaisuke Igarashiis a critically acclaimed manga artist born in Saitama , Japan. He began his professional career in 1993. Igarashi is known among manga fans for his bold, detailed art style and innovative storytelling...
- Witches
- Children of the SeaChildren of the Sea (manga)is an ongoing Japanese seinen adventure manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Igarashi, and serialized in Shogakukan's monthly seinen manga magazine Ikki. Shogakukan has released four tankōbon volumes so far, between July 30, 2007 and August 4, 2009...
[Licensed by Viz]
- Hisae IwaokaHisae IwaokaHisae Iwaoka is a Japanese manga artist.Her work includes the one-shot manga Hana Boro and Shiroi Kumo Yume no Soko, Hoshigahara Aomanjuu no Mori, Hisae Iwaoka (岩岡ヒサエ, born 17th July 1976) is a Japanese manga artist.Her work includes the one-shot manga Hana Boro (Flower Cookies) and Shiroi...
- Dosei Mansion [Licensed by Viz]
- Tetsu Kasabe
- Flying Girl
- Tetsuro Kasahara
- RidebackRideback, typeset in Japan as RIDEBACK and RideBack, is a Japanese manga series created by Tetsurō Kasahara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's monthly Ikki magazine from March 2003 to January 2009, spanning a total of ten volumes. Set in Japan in 2020, it follows the story of female student Rin Ogata as...
- Rideback
- Koichi Kiba
- Fruits
- Masahiko Kikuni
- Ma Q Ken (moved from Young Sunday)
- Mohiro KitohMohiro Kitohis a Japanese manga artist. He was born in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and graduated from the Nagoya Institute of Technology. Kitoh created the manga Shadow Star and Bokurano: Ours, both of which were adapted into anime series...
- BokuranoBokuranois a Japanese science fiction manga by Mohiro Kitoh that was serialized in the monthly manga magazine Ikki from 2003 to 2009; 11 tankōbon have been published by Shogakukan...
[Licensed by Viz]
- Bokurano
- Naoe Kikuchi
- Tetsuko no TabiTetsuko no Tabiis a Japanese non-fiction manga series authored by Hirohiko Yokomi and illustrated by Naoe Kikuchi. The manga was serialized in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Ikki between 2002 and 2006...
(story by Hirohiko Yokomi)
- Tetsuko no Tabi
- Iou KurodaIou Kurodais the pen name of a Japanese manga artist.-Biography:Born in Sapporo as one of two twins, Kuroda moved many times in his youth. He graduated from Hitotsubashi University. The pen name "Kuroda Iou" is a combination of his family name and the name of a toy robot, Mars King...
- Sexy Voice and RoboSexy Voice and Robois a seinen manga by Iou Kuroda. It was originally serialized in the semi-alternative manga magazine Ikki between 2000 and 2003, and has also been published worldwide, including in North America by Viz Media and Spain by Ponent Mon...
[Licensed by Viz]
- Sexy Voice and Robo
- Hiroko Matsuda
- Maho Tsukai Mimicchi
- Jiro MatsumotoJiro MatsumotoJiro Matsumoto is a Japanese manga artist known for his work on Freesia, Uncivilized Planet, Keep on Vibrating, Wendy, Avant-Pop Mars, Little Feet, A Revolutionist in the Afternoon and Tropical Citron...
- FreesiaFreesia (manga)is a psychological action thriller manga by Jiro Matsumoto, later adapted into a film.-Plot:In alternate history Japan is engaged in protracted war and massive economic recession. Due to massive military spending, many prisons are shut and a Vengeance Act is created instead to allow those who have...
- Freesia
- Taiyō MatsumotoTaiyo Matsumotois an influential manga artist. He made his debut in Afternoon, Kodansha's monthly seinen manga magazine, but is probably best known for his works with Kodansha's rival publisher Shogakukan, including Tekkonkinkreet, Ping Pong and Number Five. He has received critical praise for his unconventional...
- No. 5
- Hideyasu Moto
- Wild Mountain
- Daisuke Nishijima
- Dien Bien PhuDien Bien Phu (manga)Điện Biên Phủ is a 2006 manga by Daisuke Nishijima. It tells the story of a 19-year-old Japanese-American photographer, Hikaru Minami, sent to South Vietnam to report for the Stars and Stripes in 1965 and his encounters with a mysterious Viet Cong warrior girl only identified as "Princess." It is...
- Dien Bien Phu
- Natsume Ono
- Saraiya Goyou [Licensed by Viz]
- Wisut Ponnimit
- Buranko
- Rokuro Shinofusa
- Spinning Web
- Seiki Tsuchida
- Yamawari-sensei (story by Osamu Mizutani)
- Seimu YoshizakiSeimu Yoshizakiis a Japanese manga artist. She made her debut with Aka–chan to Tenshi in 1989.She is best known for her series Kingyo Used Books.- Selected works :*2005– Kingyo Used Books*2005– Telekinesis Yamanote TV Cinema*2008- Ugokashiya*2009- Dekagaru-External links:...
- Kingyo Used BooksKingyo Used Booksis an ongoing manga series written and illustrated bySeimu Yoshizaki. It follows the happenings which revolve around a small used manga store, specializing...
[Licensed by Viz]
- Kingyo Used Books