(June 1998)

Viz, 1997 Series
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Volume:
2
Price:
5.95 USD; 8.00 CAD
Pages:
132
Indicia frequency:
Monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Viz Communications, Inc.
ISBN:
?
Barcode:
?
Editing:
Annette Roman; Hyoe Narita (managing editor); Satori Fujii (editor-in-chief)
Color:
black & white with some color
Dimensions:
7" x 10" (17.8 cm x 25.4 cm)
Paper Stock:
newsprint
Binding:
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format:
was ongoing series

Issue Notes

The stories in this manga are flipped from the original right to left Japanese editions.
ISSN 1096-0228.


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Taiyo Matsumoto
Inks:
Taiyo Matsumoto
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Characters:
Black

Viz Shop-By-Mail (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:
Typeset

Contents (Table of Contents)

credits / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Hideo Yamamoto; Akimi Yoshida; Ryoichi Ikegami; Masahiko Kikuni; Naoki Yamamoto; Taiyo Matsumoto
Inks:
Hideo Yamamoto; Akimi Yoshida; Ryoichi Ikegami; Masahiko Kikuni; Naoki Yamamoto; Taiyo Matsumoto
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Indicia, table of contents, story and publishing credits. Six small drawings by the listed artists decorate the page.


file # : 006- Hideo Yamamoto (Table of Contents)

PULPman Profiles / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Brief profile and interview of Hideo Yamamoto


Pulp Online (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Ryoichi Ikegami
Inks:
Ryoichi Ikegami
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertises Pulp's online web site. Includes small drawing by the listed artist.


AnimEigo presents Samurai Cinema (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for samurai anime.


You'll want to keep your eye on Voyeur (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Hideo Yamamoto
Inks:
Hideo Yamamoto
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Promo for the following month's story.


Part 1: The Watcher (Table of Contents)

Voyeur / comic story / 31 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Hideo Yamamoto; Yuji Oniki (English adaptation)
Pencils:
Hideo Yamamoto; Cynthia Bergst (Touch-up art)
Inks:
Hideo Yamamoto; Cynthia Bergst (Touch-up art)
Letters:
Cynthia Bergst

Content Information

Characters:
Ko Higaonna; Satomi; Mr. Maniah
Reprints:
  • from Weekly Young Sunday (Shogakukan, 1987 series) ?

Indexer Notes

Originally serialized in the Japanese anthology Weekly Young Sunday from 1992-3.


Heartbroken Angels (Table of Contents)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Masahiko Kikuni; Ben Joe Wadoko (English adaptation)
Pencils:
Masahiko Kikuni; Cato (touch-up art)
Inks:
Masahiko Kikuni; Cato (touch-up art)
Letters:
Cato

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Hiroshi; Kenji; Tomo
Reprints:
  • from ?

3D vs 2D - How Computer Graphics Have Transformed the Art and Technology of Anime (Table of Contents)

j-pop.hard.copy / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jason Thompson
Letters:
Typeset

Chapter Seven: The Photo (Table of Contents)

Strain / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Buronson; Yuji Oniki (English adaptation)
Pencils:
Ryoichi Ikegami; Cato (touch up art)
Inks:
Ryoichi Ikegami; Cato (touch up art)
Letters:
Cato

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Mayo[Shingo Kusaka]; Shion; Yang; Sai; Angel; Kyo
Reprints:
  • from Big Comic Superior (Shogakukan, 1987 series) ?

Indexer Notes

Originally serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior from 1996-98.


Act Twelve: Shower Scene (Table of Contents)

Dance till Tomorrow / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Naoki Yamamoto; Lillian Olsen (translation); Annette Roman (English adaptation)
Pencils:
Naoki Yamamoto; Dan Nakrosis (touch up art)
Inks:
Naoki Yamamoto; Dan Nakrosis (touch up art)
Letters:
Dan Nakrosis

Content Information

Genre:
humor; romance
Characters:
Suekichi Terayama; Aya Hibino; Masami Shimomura
Reprints:
  • from Weekly Big Comic Spirits (Shogakukan, 1980 series) ?

Indexer Notes

Originally serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits from 1989-?


Seijun Suzuki part one: Hitman or Victim? (Table of Contents)

Pulp Cult / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Patrick Macias
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Part one of a retrospective on Seijun Suzuki.


Flashback: 86'd (Table of Contents)

Hi-fi Lo-fi / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Yuji Oniki
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Covers Tei Towa's album "Sound Museum."


Skirmish 9: Black Flies (Table of Contents)

Black & White / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Taiyo Matsumoto; Annette Roman (English adaptation); Lillian Olsen (translation)
Pencils:
Taiyo Matsumoto; Cynthia Bergst (touch-up art)
Inks:
Taiyo Matsumoto; Cynthia Bergst (touch-up art)
Letters:
Cynthia Bergst
Editing:
Jason Thompson

Content Information

Characters:
Black; White; Chocolate; Mister Kimura
Reprints:
  • from Big Comic Spirits (Shogakukan, 1980 series) ?

Indexer Notes

Originally serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits anthology from 1993 to 1994. In 2007 this was reissued in North America as Tekkon Kinkreet.


Chapter 7: A Call for Help (Table of Contents)

Banana Fish / comic story / 19 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Akimi Yoshida; Matt Thorn (English adaptation)
Pencils:
Akimi Yoshida; Cato (touch up art)
Inks:
Akimi Yoshida; Cato (touch up art)
Letters:
Cato

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Ash; Shunichi Ibe; Eiji Okumura; Marvin Crosby; Arthur; Charlie
Reprints:
  • from Betsucomi (Shogakukan, ? series) ?

Indexer Notes

Originally serialized in Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine from 1985-94.


Pulp Friction (Table of Contents)

letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Annette Roman
Letters:
Typeset

Comin' Up Next Month, Get PULPED With... (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Ryoichi Ikegami; Masahiko Kikuni; Akimi Yoshida; Naoki Yamamoto; Taiyo Matsumoto; Hideo Yamamoto
Inks:
Ryoichi Ikegami; Masahiko Kikuni; Akimi Yoshida; Naoki Yamamoto; Taiyo Matsumoto; Hideo Yamamoto
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Promo for the next issue. Six small drawings by the listed artists


Futaba Kun (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Hiroshi Aro
Inks:
Hiroshi Aro
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Ad for Ironcat's Futaba Kun series. The cover for the first issue is reprinted.


Armitage the Third (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Ad for the DVD of Armitage the Third.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Viz Shop-By-Mail
  3. 2. Contents
  4. 3. file # : 006- Hideo Yamamoto
    PULPman Profiles
  5. 4. Pulp Online
  6. 5. AnimEigo presents Samurai Cinema
  7. 6. You'll want to keep your eye on Voyeur
  8. 7. Part 1: The Watcher
    Voyeur
  9. 8. Heartbroken Angels
  10. 9. 3D vs 2D - How Computer Graphics Have Transformed the Art and Technology of Anime
    j-pop.hard.copy
  11. 10. Chapter Seven: The Photo
    Strain
  12. 11. Act Twelve: Shower Scene
    Dance till Tomorrow
  13. 12. Seijun Suzuki part one: Hitman or Victim?
    Pulp Cult
  14. 13. Flashback: 86'd
    Hi-fi Lo-fi
  15. 14. Skirmish 9: Black Flies
    Black & White
  16. 15. Chapter 7: A Call for Help
    Banana Fish
  17. 16. Pulp Friction
  18. 17. Comin' Up Next Month, Get PULPED With...
  19. 18. Futaba Kun
  20. 19. Armitage the Third
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