Weekly Comic Bunch
Encyclopedia
is a defunct Japanese
manga
anthology marketed to young adults that was edited by Coamix
and published weekly by Shinchosha
from 2001 throughout 2010. The collected editions of their titles were published under the Bunch Comics imprint.
, along with former Jump authors who worked under Horie such as Tetsuo Hara
and Tsukasa Hojo
, founded the manga editing company Coamix
, with Shinchōsha
acting as their business partner. The first issue of Coamix's Comic Bunch was published on May 15, 2001. Prior to the publication of the actual first issue, Coamix released a free preview issue featuring artworks and interviews with various artists. The magazine was originally published on Tuesday, but was changed to Friday from 2002 and onward.
Shinchosha ceased publication of Weekly Comic Bunch with its August 27, 2010 issue. On the day of the final issue's publication, Shinchosha relaunched the official Comic Bunch website, announcing their plans to revive the magazine as a monthly publication titled , which later began publication on January 21, 2011. Coamix began publishing an unrelated manga anthology titled , which debuted on October 25, 2010.
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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...
anthology marketed to young adults that was edited by Coamix
Coamix
Coamix Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manga and anime production company partnered with Shinchosha. Its headquarters are in the in Kichijōji, Musashino, Tokyo....
and published weekly by Shinchosha
Shinchosha
is a publisher founded in 1896 in Japan and headquartered in Yaraichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinchosha is one of the sponsors of the Japan Fantasy Novel Award.-Monthly:* ENGINE* Foresight* nicola*Shinchō-External links:*...
from 2001 throughout 2010. The collected editions of their titles were published under the Bunch Comics imprint.
History
In 2000, Nobuhiko Horie, former editor-in-chief of Weekly Shōnen JumpWeekly Shonen Jump
is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of July 2, 1968, and it is still circulating. One of the longest-running manga magazines in Japan, it has a circulation of 2.8 million copies...
, along with former Jump authors who worked under Horie such as Tetsuo Hara
Tetsuo Hara
is a Japanese manga artist famous for drawing the series Fist of the North Star , which he co-authored with Buronson...
and Tsukasa Hojo
Tsukasa Hojo
is a Japanese manga artist. He studied technical design while still at Kyushu Sangyo University, where he began to draw manga. He worked on several one-shot stories before releasing his serialized works: Cat's Eye, City Hunter and Angel Heart....
, founded the manga editing company Coamix
Coamix
Coamix Co., Ltd. is a Japanese manga and anime production company partnered with Shinchosha. Its headquarters are in the in Kichijōji, Musashino, Tokyo....
, with Shinchōsha
Shinchosha
is a publisher founded in 1896 in Japan and headquartered in Yaraichō, Shinjuku, Tokyo. Shinchosha is one of the sponsors of the Japan Fantasy Novel Award.-Monthly:* ENGINE* Foresight* nicola*Shinchō-External links:*...
acting as their business partner. The first issue of Coamix's Comic Bunch was published on May 15, 2001. Prior to the publication of the actual first issue, Coamix released a free preview issue featuring artworks and interviews with various artists. The magazine was originally published on Tuesday, but was changed to Friday from 2002 and onward.
Shinchosha ceased publication of Weekly Comic Bunch with its August 27, 2010 issue. On the day of the final issue's publication, Shinchosha relaunched the official Comic Bunch website, announcing their plans to revive the magazine as a monthly publication titled , which later began publication on January 21, 2011. Coamix began publishing an unrelated manga anthology titled , which debuted on October 25, 2010.
List of works
- Akihabara@DeepAkihabara@DEEPis a 2004 novel by Ira Ishida which spawned a manga, television drama, and movie adaptation.The drama and manga versions have considerable differences from the original novel....
by Makoto Akane (2005–2007) - Angel Heart by Tsukasa HojoTsukasa Hojois a Japanese manga artist. He studied technical design while still at Kyushu Sangyo University, where he began to draw manga. He worked on several one-shot stories before releasing his serialized works: Cat's Eye, City Hunter and Angel Heart....
(2001–2010) - Attack by Tsukasa Oshima (2006–2010)
- Brave StoryBrave Storyis a Japanese fantasy novel written by Miyuki Miyabe. It was serialized in various regional newspapers between the November 11, 1999 and February 13, 2001 before being published in two hardcover volumes by Kadokawa Shoten in March 2003...
by Yoichiro Ono (2003–2008) - Btooom! by Jun'ya Inoue (2009–2010)
- Gau Gau WātaBow Wow Watais a manga by Kazumi Umekawa that was initially serialized in Weekly Comic Bunch from 2001 throughout 2004. After the serialization was pulled from Comic Bunch, it was picked up by Comic Rex, where it was retitled Gaugau Wāta 2, continuing its publication as a monthly serial until 2009...
by Umekawa Kazumi (2001–2004, continued in Comic RexComic Rexis a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by Ichijinsha. The first issue was sold on December 9, 2005, and is sold monthly on the ninth. Manga collected into bound volumes which were serialized in this magazine are published under Ichijinsha's imprint...
) - Concierge by Hideyuki Ishizeki (2003–2010)
- Gokuaku no Hana - Hokuto no Ken Jagi Gaiden by Sin-ichi Hiromoto (2009)
- Gu-Ra-Me! - Daisaishō no Ryōrinin written by Mitsuru Nishimura and drawn by Mitsuru Ohsaki (2006–2010)
- Hōkō no Kumo - Hokuto no Ken Jūza Gaiden by Missile Kakurai (2010)
- Ten no Haō - Hokuto no Ken Raō Gaiden by Yowkow Osada (2006–2007)
- Miquiztli II - Taiyō no Shinigami by Kōji Maki (2009–2010)
- Nemuri Kyoshirō by Yoshihiro Yanagawa (2001–2003)
- My Girl by Mizu Sahara (2006–2010)
- Shirogane no Seija - Hokuto no Ken Toki Gaiden by Yuka Nagate (2007–2008)
- Sōten no KenFist of the Blue Skyis a martial arts/noir manga series by Tetsuo Hara with plot supervision by Buronson that was serialized in the Weekly Comic Bunch from 2001 throughout 2010. It is a prequel to Fist of the North Star, which Hara originally illustrated and co-wrote with Buronson...
by Tetsuo HaraTetsuo Harais a Japanese manga artist famous for drawing the series Fist of the North Star , which he co-authored with Buronson...
(2001–2010) - Sōkoku no Garō - Hokuto no Ken Rei Gaiden by Yasuyuki Nekoi (2007–2009)