Pulp #v2#8

(August 1998)

Make It a Summer to Remember With Viz! (Table of Contents)

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Credits

Pencils:

Rumiko Takahashi; Ryoji Minagawa; Akihito Yoshitomi

Inks:

Rumiko Takahashi; Ryoji Minagawa; Akihito Yoshitomi

Letters:

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Synopsis:

Ad for "Ranma 1/2," "Striker - the Forest of No Return" and "Eat-Man." Three small drawings from the listed artists.

Contents (Table of Contents)

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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.

Chapter 1: The Case of K.K. (Table of Contents)

Can't Be Asleep to Chase the Japanese Dream!! / text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Hyoe Narita

Letters:

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Content Information

Synopsis:

With this column, the Viz editor tells about his experiences working with manga artists in Japan.

Timestripper (Table of Contents)

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Letters:

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Synopsis:

Ad for Timestrippers CD-ROM game.

Pulp Online (Table of Contents)

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Credits

Pencils:

Ryoichi Ikegami

Inks:

Ryoichi Ikegami

Letters:

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Content Information

Synopsis:

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

Chapter Nine: Japanese (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:

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Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Mayo [Shingo Kusaka]; Shion Kusaka; Yang; Sai; Angel; Kyoko

Reprints:

• from Big Comic Superior (Shogakukan, 1987 series) ?

Indexer Notes

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

Japanese Pop Culture Abroad (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Patrick Macias

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Synopsis:

Details the popularity of manga and anime in Europe and Latin America.

Part 3: Secrets and Lies (Table of Contents)

Voyeur / comic story / 19 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:

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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.

Act Fourteen: Who's That Girl? (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; Mr. Ikezu; Koki Karawarai

Reprints:

• from Weekly Big Comic Spirits (Shogakukan, 1980 series) ?

Indexer Notes

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

Act Fifteen: Exodus (Table of Contents)

Dance till Tomorrow / comic story / 22 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 sequence includes a three page(17 7/8 in. x 8 1/4 in.) pullout poster of the Aya Hibino character.

The Amnesiac Sounds of Buffalo Daughter (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Yuji Oniki

Letters:

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Heartbroken Angels # 9 (Table of Contents)

Heartbroken Angels / comic story / 5 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; Mayumi; Satoshi

Reprints:

• from ?

Chapter 9: Capture (Table of Contents)

Banana Fish / comic story / 22 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; Charlie; Inspector Jenkins; Willard Evanstine

Reprints:

• from Betsucomi (Shogakukan, ? series) ?

Indexer Notes

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

Skirmish 11: Treasure Tow N Waltz (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; Takeshi [Chocolate]

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.

The Iron Man (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Patrick Macias

Letters:

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Content Information

Synopsis:

Discusses the work of director Shinya Tsukamoto

Pulp Friction (Table of Contents)

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Script:

Jason Thompson

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

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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:

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Content Information

Synopsis:

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

Futaba Kun (Table of Contents)

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Credits

Pencils:

Hiroshi Aro

Inks:

Hiroshi Aro

Letters:

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Content Information

Synopsis:

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

Armitage the Third (Table of Contents)

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Synopsis:

Ad for the DVD of Armitage the Third.