Pulp #v2#5
(May 1998)

Viz, 1997 Series
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Volume
2
Price
5.95 USD; 8.00 CAD
Pages
132
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Viz Communications Inc.
ISBN
?
Barcode
?
Editing
Annette Roman; Hyoe Narita (managing editor); Satori Fujii (editor-in-chief)

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)

Strain / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ryoichi Ikegami
Inks
Ryoichi Ikegami
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

Characters
Mayo

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

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

Contents (Table of Contents: 2)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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

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

PULPman Profiles (Table of Contents: 3)

text article / 0.55 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
Typeset

Synopsis
Brief profile and interview of Masahiko Kikuni

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.45 page (report information)

Chapter Six: Blue Sky (Table of Contents: 5)

Strain / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

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

Genre
adventure
Characters
Mayo; Shion; Yang; Sai; Angel
Reprints
  • from ?

Shining Light on the Night Warriors Anime (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Jason Thompson
Letters
Typeset

Comin' Up, Next Month, Get PULPED With... (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Heartbroken Angels (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor
Reprints
  • from ?

The Collector (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
Patrick Macias
Pencils
Jason Thompson
Inks
Jason Thompson
Letters
Typeset

Synopsis
An article about obscure video collecting.

Act Ten: Just Before Opening Night (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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
Editing
Jason Thompson

Genre
humor
Characters
Suekichi Terayama; Aya Hibino; Masami Shimomura; Koki Karawarai
Reprints
  • from ?

Act Eleven: A Tough Crowd (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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
Editing
Jason Thompson

Genre
humor
Characters
Suekichi Terayama; Aya Hibino; Masami Shimomura; Koki Karawarai
Reprints
  • from ?

Chapter 6: No Exit (Table of Contents: 12)

Banana Fish / comic story / 27 pages (report information)

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

Genre
adventure
Characters
Ash; Skip; Shunichi Ibe; Eiki Okumura; Marvin; Arthur
Reprints
  • from ?

Folk in Ruins (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Yuji Oniki
Letters
Typeset

Synopsis
This month's column covers the pop band Ghost.

Skirmish 7: White Cries (Table of Contents: 14)

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

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

Characters
Black; White; Chocolate; Mister Kimura
Reprints
  • from ?

Skirmish 8: City of Blood, Night of Stars (Table of Contents: 15)

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

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

Characters
Black; White; Chocolate; Mister Kimura
Reprints
  • from ?

Shinpei Itoh's Hyper Dolls (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Strain
  2. 1. Viz-Shop-By-Mail
  3. 2. Contents
  4. 3. PULPman Profiles
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. Chapter Six: Blue Sky
    Strain
  7. 6. Shining Light on the Night Warriors Anime
    j-pop.hard.copy
  8. 7. Comin' Up, Next Month, Get PULPED With...
  9. 8. Heartbroken Angels
  10. 9. The Collector
    Pulp Cult
  11. 10. Act Ten: Just Before Opening Night
    Dance till Tomorrow
  12. 11. Act Eleven: A Tough Crowd
    Dance till Tomorrow
  13. 12. Chapter 6: No Exit
    Banana Fish
  14. 13. Folk in Ruins
    Hi-fi Lo-fi
  15. 14. Skirmish 7: White Cries
    Black & White
  16. 15. Skirmish 8: City of Blood, Night of Stars
    Black & White
  17. 16. Shinpei Itoh's Hyper Dolls
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steven Samuels
  • Jim Van Dore