Manga like Ai no Jidai: Ichigoichie

Gekiga Hyouryuu

Also known as A Drifting Life.

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Drama , Romance , Slice of Life

Over four decades ago, Yoshihiro Tatsumi expanded the horizons of comics storytelling by using the visual language of manga to tell gritty, literary stories about the private lives of everyday people. He has been called "the grandfather of Japanese alternative comics" and has influenced generations of cartoonists around the world. Now the visionary creator of "The Push Man and Other Stories" and "Good-bye" has turned his incisive, unflinching gaze upon himself. Over ten years in the making, "A Drifting Life" is Tatsumis' most ambitious, personal, and heart felt work: an autobiographical bildungsroman in comics form.Using his life long obsession with comics as a frame work, Tatsumi weaves a complex story that encompasses family dynamics, Japanese culture and history, first love, the intricacies of the manga industry, and most importantly, what it means to be an artist. Alternately humorous, enlightening, and haunting, this is the masterful summartion of a fascinating life and a historic career.



Tags: Autobiographical , Non-fiction , Drawing , Historical , Tragedy , Work , School , Seinen

Rensai Shuuryou! Shounen Jump Ougon-ki no Butaiura

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama

An autobiographical manga detailing Kouji Maki's struggle in the manga industry during the 80s, the "Golden Age of Shounen Jump."

Tags: Autobiographical , Drawing , Work , Seinen , Male Protagonist

Gekiman!

Status: Finished
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

An autobiographical manga about the career of Nagai Go and how his most known works were born.

How a young Nagai Go, struggling to break out of his typecasting as the go-to guy for gag manga by breaking into the sophisticated world of story manga.

Note: This part of Gekiman! mostly focuses on Devilman.

Tags: Seinen , Work , Writing , Autobiographical

Tezuka Osamu Monogatari

Also known as The Osamu Tezuka Story: A Life in Manga and Anime.

Status: Finished
Genres: Drama , Slice of Life

This graphic-format biography of Osamu Tezuka--Japan's "God of Manga"--looks at one of the twentieth century's great creative artists (Astro Boy, Kimba the White Lion, Black Jack). It is also an anecdotal study of the evolution of Japan's early manga and anime business and its heroes. A never-before-seen popular culture history of postwar Japan, it is sure to fascinate fans and anyone interested in manga, anime, and the potential of the graphic storytelling medium.

Volume count differs by region, but they are all divided into three chapters: The Appearance of Osamushi, 1928~1945 (オサムシ登場, Osamushi Toujou) - Covers Tezuka's youth, his developing talents during his school days, fascinations with bugs, manga, and animation, and his trials and tribulations during the war. Dreams of Manga, 1945~1959 (漫画の夢, Manga no Yume) - Covers the immediate struggles of the Post-War period, his time in medical school and the decision between being a physician or a mangaka, his debut and career throughout out the 50s. Also covers the emergence of the assistant system, the many assistants that would later become famous mangaka themselves (Matsumoto, Ishinomori, the Fujios, etc.), the obsession with movies and the influence they have on manga, and the gradual shift toward animation. Dreams of Anime, 1960~1989 (アニメの夢, Anime no Yume) - Covers his time entering animation interning at Toei, the founding of his Anime Studio, Mushi Production, the culture of the studio, the anime adaptation of Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atom) and the emerging anime production philosophies, the collapse of Mushi Production, the "Dark Tezuka" period, Tezuka Productions, Black Jack, the events leading to the Osamu Tezuka Complete Works, later anime productions, and his tragic passing.

Tags: Biographical , Work , Drawing , Non-fiction , Historical

Hyakushou Kizoku

Also known as Hyakusho Kizoku.

Status: Releasing
Genres: Comedy , Slice of Life

A humorous and insightful autobiography by Hiromu Arakawa, recording her daily life as a dairy farmer in her homeland Hokkaidou before becoming a manga artist.

"If there's no water, let them drink cow milk," the Commoner Noble proudly said.

Tags: Rural , Animals , Autobiographical , Shoujo , Female Protagonist , Work , Agriculture

Aoi Honoo

Status: Releasing
Genres: Drama , Psychological , Slice of Life

In this story set in the early 1980s, a young man dreams of becoming a renowned comic writer in years to come. His name is HONOO Moyuru. He has no money, only a dream. Then, he feels overwhelmed by his lack of ability, and buys some sake, although he has no head or stomach for alcohol. This is a tortured elegy for any dashing young art student who spends his days careening around in burning ambition.

Tags: Otaku Culture , Autobiographical , Seinen

Betsuni Houridashita Wake ja Nai n dakedo....: Mikan no Manga ga Aru Riyuu

Status: Finished
Genres:

Himitsu Sentai Momoider (Secret Combat Troops Momoider) 2-4. Unhappy! ○○ Ra no Cooking Elegy (Elegy for the Errors of Cooking) 6-9. Itoshi no Dutchoven Girl (Dutchoven Girl of Love) Uncharted: El Dorado no Hihou (Uncharted: The Treasure of El Dorado)

Tags: Seinen , Anthology