17-451: Comic High! ( コミック・ハイ! , Komikku Hai! ) was a Japanese seinen manga magazine published on a monthly basis by Futabasha . It was launched as a special issue of Weekly Manga Action but became its own independent monthly anthology. The magazine was first published on 2 March 2004 as the industry's first shōjo manga magazine for males; the official website describes the magazine as "Girlish comics for boys and girls." The magazine
34-544: A convenience store suddenly proposes to Asami, with Kyosuke's inadvertent encouragement. His attention is soon diverted, however, by Sakura. Spilled tea triggers a silly lover's quarrel. Asami runs out of the house, and eventually Kyosuke follows. Hours pass as the two search the town for each other, even while Asami's father parties with Sakura. He calls the school to apologize the next day, and Iwasaki's suspicions are aroused when she overhears Kyosuke talking to his father-in-law. Iwasaki confronts Kyosuke with her suspicions in
51-512: A trip to an onsen by the sea so that he and Asami can spend some time alone together during the summer break, but the usual suspects keep getting in the way. Asami and Kyosuke have a nabe party with the neighbors, but Kyosuke gets a stomach-ache and goes to the hospital. Asami must care for him there as a wife should without tipping off her friends. Instead of studying for mid-terms, Asami gets all hot and bothered after seeing some adult videos. First Kyosuke and then Asami are sent to
68-725: Is josei manga . A common way to tell if a manga is seinen is by looking at whether furigana is used over the original kanji text: if there is furigana on all kanji, the title is generally aimed at a younger audience. The title of the magazine in which it was published is also an important indicator. Usually, Japanese manga magazines with the word "young" in the title ( Weekly Young Jump , for instance) are seinen . There are also mixed shōnen / seinen magazines such as Gangan Powered and Comp Ace . Other popular seinen manga magazines include Weekly Young Magazine , Weekly Young Sunday , Big Comic Spirits , Business Jump , Ultra Jump , and Afternoon . In 1959, two of
85-512: Is aimed at males between 18 and 35 years old. The final issue of the magazine was published in May 2015. This article about an anime or manga magazine is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . See tips for writing articles about magazines . Further suggestions might be found on the article's talk page . Seinen Seinen manga ( 青年漫画 ) is an editorial category of Japanese comics marketed toward young adult men. In Japanese,
102-581: Is interrupted when Kyosuke rushes off to counsel his distressed colleague. Kyosuke's colleague Iwasaki asks him to meet her for tea after school, but "tea" goes on for hours, eventually turning into dinner. When Kyosuke finally gets home, he lies that he had to work late, not realizing that while she was out shopping for him, Asami saw him with Iwasaki. Sakura is tracking Kyosuke with her binoculars when Asami kisses him goodbye. Imagining them to be in some kind of incestuous relationship, she puts on her "battle dress" and confronts Asami after school. Kyosuke books
119-399: The floor, her father and Kyosuke quarrel, and Kyosuke passes out after one too many beers. Asami's class becomes a maid cafe for the school festival. The costumes are revealing, mortifying Asami, scandalizing Kyosuke, and outraging her father. Asami alarms her friends by calling Kuri her new child. Kyosuke walks in on a fellow teacher and is disturbed by what he sees. Asami's romantic supper
136-465: The infirmary after being struck by a volleyball after school. Iwasaki insists on escorting Kyosuke home, and tells her brother to do the same for Asami. Only by ditching their escorts are Kyosuke and Asami able to make it home safely. Kyosuke volunteers for night duty at school so that he can watch the stars with Asami, but Iwasaki decides to surprise him with a homemade bento and discovers their inappropriate student-teacher contact. The manager of
153-467: The main shōnen manga titles appeared: Weekly Shōnen Magazine and Weekly Shōnen Sunday . Then, in 1967, the first magazine aimed at seinen appeared: Weekly Manga Action , which scored big hits with Lupin III , Lone Wolf and Cub , and later Crayon Shin-chan . The year 1972 saw the addition of Big Comic Original , which featured Tsuribaka Nisshi , a manga about two older men who enjoy fishing;
170-732: The main magazine in October of the same year, concluding in March 2007. Its chapters were collected in 13 volumes. The series centers on a couple whose age difference makes it difficult for them to further their relationship, as one is a high school girl and the other is her physics teacher. A video game based on the series was released for the PlayStation 2 and later the Dreamcast as a "Director's Edition", both in 2002. A 13-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Avex Entertainment and Madhouse ,
187-458: The manga was made into a series of popular movies. In 1979, the publisher Shueisha , known for Weekly Shonen Jump for teen boys, entered the seinen market with Weekly Young Jump . Many Young Jump series have been adapted into anime or live-action TV programs, such as Elfen Lied , Gantz , Hen , Kirara , Liar Game , Oku-sama wa Joshi Kōsei , Dragon Ball . A list of the top Japanese seinen manga magazines by circulation in
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#1733084740910204-492: The same high school as her. However, even though they are officially a married couple, Asami's father forbids them to have any sexual contact until after Asami has graduated. Asami has to hide the fact that she is married to Kyosuke while trying desperately to further their relationship, and it does not help when there are so many obstacles from her father and other third parties. Written and illustrated by Hiyoko Kobayashi [ ja ] , Oku-sama wa Joshi Kōsei debuted in
221-436: The supplementary edition of Shueisha 's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump , Young Jump Zōkan Mankaku on January 11, 2001. It was later transferred to the main magazine on October 4, 2001, and finished on March 15, 2007. Shueisha first released a limited tankōbon volume on June 20, 2002, and started publishing it in wideban volumes on November 20 of the same year. The thirteenth and last volume
238-522: The time-span from October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010. Oku-sama wa Joshi K%C5%8Dsei Oku-sama wa Joshi Kōsei ( おくさま は女子高生 , lit. ' My Wife is a High School Girl ' ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiyoko Kobayashi [ ja ] . It started in the supplementary edition of Shueisha 's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump , Young Jump Zōkan Mankaku in January 2001, and transferred to
255-668: The word seinen means "youth", but the term " seinen manga" is also used to describe the target audience of magazines like Weekly Manga Times and Weekly Manga Goraku , which write on topics of interest to male university students and workingmen. Seinen manga is distinguished from shōnen manga , which is for young boys, and seijin-muke manga (成人向け漫画), which are intended for adult audiences and often contain explicit content. Some seinen manga like xxxHolic share similarities with shōnen manga. Seinen manga can focus on action, politics, science fiction, fantasy, relationships, sports, or comedy. The female equivalent to seinen manga
272-407: Was broadcast from July to September 2005, with each episode composed of two mini-episodes. Asami Onohara ( 小野原 麻美 , Onohara Asami ) is a 17-year-old high-school student (voiced by Ayako Kawasumi ) with a secret which has not been revealed to anyone: she is already married. Her husband, Kyosuke Ichimaru ( 市丸 恭介 , Ichimaru Kyōsuke ) (voiced by Mitsuaki Madono ), is a physics teacher in
289-420: Was published on June 20, 2007. A 13-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Avex Entertainment and animated by Madhouse , was broadcast on Television Kanagawa , TV Saitama , and other JAITS stations from July 3 to September 25, 2005. Asami fantasizes about taking Kyosuke to bed while she prepares a special meal to celebrate his birthday, but everything goes wrong. The food winds up on
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