Pulp #v2#7
(July 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)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Naoki Yamamoto
Inks
Naoki Yamamoto
Colors
?
Letters
Typeset

Characters
Aya Hibino

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
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: 3)

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

Script
?
Letters
Typeset

Indexer Notes

Brief profile and interview of Ryoichi Ikegami

Pulp Online (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

Timestripper (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Part 2: The Initiate (Table of Contents: 6)

Voyeur / comic story / 36 pages (report information)

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

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: 7)

Strain / comic story / 26 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[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: 8)

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

Script
Jason Thompson
Letters
Typeset

Synopsis
Discusses the hottest manga bestsellers in Japan.

Heartbroken Angels #8 (Table of Contents: 9)

Heartbroken Angels / comic story / 3 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
Characters
Hiroshi; Kenji; Tomo
Reprints
  • from ?

Chapter 8: Escape (Table of Contents: 10)

Banana Fish / comic story / 21 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

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: 11)

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

Script
Yuji Oniki
Letters
Typeset

Indexer Notes

This article covers the band Demi Semi Quaver.

Act Twelve: Payback Time (Table of Contents: 12)

Dance till Tomorrow / comic story / 18 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

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: 13)

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; 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: 14)

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

Script
Patrick Macias
Letters
Typeset

Synopsis
Part two of a retrospective on Seijun Suzuki.

Pulp Friction (Table of Contents: 15)

letters page / 0.65 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
Typeset

Next Month's Manga (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.35 page (report information)

Futaba Kun (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Armitage the Third (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
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
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steven Samuels
  • Jim Van Dore