Pulp #v2#2
(February 1998)

Viz, 1997 Series
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Volume
2
Price
5.95 USD; 8.00 CAD
Pages
132
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
For Mature Readers Only
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Viz Communications Inc.
Barcode
782009030737 02
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Seiji Horibuchi (credited) (publisher); Satoru Fujii (editor-in-chief); Hyoe Narita (managing editor); Annette Roman (editor)

Issue Notes

The stories in this manga are flipped from the original right to left Japanese editions. No publisher brand on cover. ISSN 1096-0228

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dance Till Tomorrow / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
山本直樹 (Naoki Yamamoto)
Inks
山本直樹 (Naoki Yamamoto)
Colors
山本直樹 (Naoki Yamamoto)
Letters
typeset

Genre
humor; romance

Viz-Shop-By-Mail! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Indicia, table of contents, story and publishing credits

file # : 003 - Buronson (Table of Contents: 3)

PULPman Profiles / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
池上遼一 (Ryoichi Ikegami); 原哲夫 (Tetsuo Hara)
Inks
池上遼一 (Ryoichi Ikegami); 原哲夫 (Tetsuo Hara)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Brief profile and interview with Buronson. Three small panels apiece from Ryoichi Ikegami (Sanctuary) and Tetsuo Hara (Fist of the North Star) decorate the article.

Strain - Chapter Three: Stray Kitten (Table of Contents: 4)

Strain / comic story / 26 pages (report information)

Script
史村翔 (credited as Buronson) (story); Yuji Oniki (credited) (English adaptation)
Pencils
池上遼一 (credited as Ryoichi Ikegami) (art)
Inks
池上遼一 (credited as Ryoichi Ikegami) (art); Cato (credited) (touch-up art)
Letters
Cato (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Th-they know each other!?
Genre
crime
Characters
Mayo; Shion; Yang; Sai
Reprints
  • from ?

Tribes of Tokyo: Japanese Youth Fashion Culture (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Alan Gleason (credited) (translated); Nobuhide Hamada
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
This is an article excerpted from j-pop.com for Pulp's j-pop.hard.copy column

King of Pain (Table of Contents: 6)

PULP CULT / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Patrick Macias (credited)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
An appreciation of Sonny Chiba

Dance Till Tomorrow - Act Four: Visitors And Visitations (Table of Contents: 7)

Dance Till Tomorrow / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
山本直樹 (credited as Naoki Yamamoto) (story); Rachel Matt Thorn (credited as Matt Thorn) (English adaptation)
Pencils
山本直樹 (credited as Naoki Yamamoto) (art)
Inks
山本直樹 (credited as Naoki Yamamoto) (art); Dan Nakrosis (credited) (touch-up art)
Letters
Dan Nakrosis (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
..... Morning...
Genre
humor; romance
Characters
Suekichi Terayama; Aya Hibino
Reprints
  • from ?

Dance Till Tomorrow - Act Five: Do Not Disturb (Table of Contents: 8)

Dance Till Tomorrow / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
山本直樹 (credited as Naoki Yamamoto) (story); Rachel Matt Thorn (credited as Matt Thorn) (English adaptation)
Pencils
山本直樹 (credited as Naoki Yamamoto) (art)
Inks
山本直樹 (credited as Naoki Yamamoto) (art); Dan Nakrosis (credited) (touch-up art)
Letters
Dan Nakrosis (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Closets are so relaxing.
Genre
humor; romance
Characters
Suekichi Terayama; Aya Hibino
Reprints
  • from ?

Black & White - Skirmish 3: Cat And Rat And Dog And City (Table of Contents: 9)

Black & White / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
松本大洋 (Taiyō Matsumoto) (credited as Taiyo Matsumoto) (story); Annette Roman (English adaptation); Lillian Olsen (credited) (translation)
Pencils
松本大洋 (Taiyō Matsumoto) (credited as Taiyo Matsumoto) (art)
Inks
松本大洋 (Taiyō Matsumoto) (credited as Taiyo Matsumoto) (art); Cynthia Bergst (credited) (touch-up art)
Letters
Cynthia Bergst (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Phew! It's freezin'!
Genre
adventure
Characters
Black; White
Reprints
  • from ?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Yuji Oniki (credited)
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Covers music from DJ Krush, DJ Shadow and Guitar Wolf

Heartbroken Angels (Table of Contents: 11)

Heartbroken Angels / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
喜国雅彦 (credited as Masahiko Kikuni) (story); Ben Joe Wadoko (English adaptation)
Pencils
喜国雅彦 (credited as Masahiko Kikuni) (art)
Inks
喜国雅彦 (credited as Masahiko Kikuni) (art); Cato (credited) (touch-up art)
Letters
Cato (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
T-Tomoko!!
Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from ?

Banana Fish - Chapter 3: Honored Guests (Table of Contents: 12)

Banana Fish / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
吉田秋生 (credited as Akimi Yoshida) (story); Rachel Matt Thorn (credited as Matt Thorn) (English adaptation)
Pencils
吉田秋生 (credited as Akimi Yoshida) (art)
Inks
吉田秋生 (credited as Akimi Yoshida) (art); Cato (credited) (touch-up art)
Letters
Cato (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Mrs. Brandish.
Genre
drama
Characters
Ash; Papa Dino
Reprints
  • from ?

Pulp Letters Column (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Annette Roman (credited)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

letters by Wayne Simms, Ian Dunwiddle and Darren Andrews

Comin' Up, Next Month, Get PULPED With... (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Dragon Ball Z The Movie - Dead Zone (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dance Till Tomorrow
  2. 1. Viz-Shop-By-Mail!
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. file # : 003 - Buronson
    PULPman Profiles
  5. 4. Strain - Chapter Three: Stray Kitten
    Strain
  6. 5. Tribes of Tokyo: Japanese Youth Fashion Culture
    j-pop.hard.copy
  7. 6. King of Pain
    PULP CULT
  8. 7. Dance Till Tomorrow - Act Four: Visitors And Visitations
    Dance Till Tomorrow
  9. 8. Dance Till Tomorrow - Act Five: Do Not Disturb
    Dance Till Tomorrow
  10. 9. Black & White - Skirmish 3: Cat And Rat And Dog And City
    Black & White
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Hi-fi/Lo-fi
  12. 11. Heartbroken Angels
    Heartbroken Angels
  13. 12. Banana Fish - Chapter 3: Honored Guests
    Banana Fish
  14. 13. Pulp Letters Column
  15. 14. Comin' Up, Next Month, Get PULPED With...
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
  17. 16. Dragon Ball Z The Movie - Dead Zone
This issue was modified by, among others
  • EK
  • Katie
  • Steven Samuels