(July 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:
Naoki Yamamoto
Inks:
Naoki Yamamoto
Colors:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Characters:
Aya Hibino

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 # 008 : Ryoichi Ikegami (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Brief profile and interview of Ryoichi Ikegami


Pulp Online (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 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.


Timestripper (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Ad for Timestrippers CD-ROM game.


Part 2: The Initiate (Table of Contents)

Voyeur / comic story / 36 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 Shiraishi; Takuro Maniah; Kumiko
Reprints:
  • from Weekly Young Sunday (Shogakukan, 1987 series) ?

Indexer Notes

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


Chapter Eight: Treasure (Table of Contents)

Strain / comic story / 26 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; Lian-Su
Reprints:
  • from Big Comic Superior (Shogakukan, 1987 series) ?

Indexer Notes

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


Japan's Top Five Manga (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Jason Thompson
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Discusses the hottest manga bestsellers in Japan.

Heartbroken Angels #8 (Table of Contents)

Heartbroken Angels / comic story / 3 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 ?

Chapter 8: Escape (Table of Contents)

Banana Fish / comic story / 21 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

Characters:
Ash; Shunichi Ibe; Eiji Okumura; Marvin Crosby; Arthur; Charlie; Skip; Papa Dino Golzine; Shorter Wong
Reprints:
  • from Betsucomi (Shogakukan, ? series) ?

Indexer Notes

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


Texan English vs. Eleonolian (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Yuji Oniki
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

This article covers the band Demi Semi Quaver.


Act Twelve: Payback Time (Table of Contents)

Dance till Tomorrow / comic story / 18 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; Mr. Ikezu
Reprints:
  • from Weekly Big Comic Spirits (Shogakukan, 1980 series) ?

Indexer Notes

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

This is actually the thirteenth chapter, even though the chapter heading in the magazine says it is the twelfth chapter. The twelfth chapter was in the previous issue. Copy editing error on Viz's part.


Skirmish 10: Kimura is a Loser (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; Naoki Kimura; Fujimura
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.


Seijun Suzuki Part II: Ballad of the Branded Drifter (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Patrick Macias
Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Part two of a retrospective on Seijun Suzuki.

Pulp Friction (Table of Contents)

letters page / 0.65 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
Typeset

Next Month's Manga (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.35 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

Content Information

Synopsis:
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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for Ironcat's Futaba Kun series. The cover for the first issue is shown.

Armitage the Third (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:
Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
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 # 008 : Ryoichi Ikegami
    PULPman Profiles
  5. 4. Pulp Online
  6. 5. Timestripper
  7. 6. Part 2: The Initiate
    Voyeur
  8. 7. Chapter Eight: Treasure
    Strain
  9. 8. Japan's Top Five Manga
    j-pop.hard.copy
  10. 9. Heartbroken Angels #8
    Heartbroken Angels
  11. 10. Chapter 8: Escape
    Banana Fish
  12. 11. Texan English vs. Eleonolian
    Hi-fi Lo-fi
  13. 12. Act Twelve: Payback Time
    Dance till Tomorrow
  14. 13. Skirmish 10: Kimura is a Loser
    Black & White
  15. 14. Seijun Suzuki Part II: Ballad of the Branded Drifter
    Pulp Cult
  16. 15. Pulp Friction
  17. 16. Next Month's Manga
  18. 17. Futaba Kun
  19. 18. Armitage the Third
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