Kazuya Minekura

Kazuya Minekura () is the pseudonym of the Mangaka author, inter alia, of Saiyuki . Even if one is unaware of his true name, one knows that its first name is Hitomi. It was born on March 23rd, 1975.

If Minekura is especially known for Saiyuki , left in 1997 in Japan - and exclusively for this manga to France - it is the author of many other works which, in 2006, are not yet available in French.

After a beginning of career in the field of the Dōjinshi (fanzines amateurs, often in parodic matter or Yaoi), its first works are published in 1993 by the magazine Kadokawa Shoten, whereas it is only 18 years old. Then at Tokuma shôten (Chara Comics) and finally Enix. However, following a leading dissension, it breaks with Enix, and Saiyuki becomes Saiyuki Reload, published from now on by Issaisha, and prépublié in the Zero-sum magazine.

Works

In the chronological order of their publication:

  • Just!!

    • date of publication: December 1995
    • many volumes: 1
    • Japanese editor: Chara Comics

It is about a manga of shonen-have (manga with tendency yaoi, lovesong between men, from where the magazine of prepublication, which makes in shonen-have)

  • Brother

    • date of publication: April 1996
    • many volumes: 1
    • Japanese editor: Chara Comics

Very rare.

  • Saiyuki

    • date of publication: October 1st, 1997
    • many volumes: 9 volumes (finished edition)
    • Japanese editor: G Fantasy
    • French editor: Comics generation (9 volumes)
    • German editor: Carlsen Comics (9 volumes)

In English Executive Committee . Approximate translation of the Japanese French title: “Steering committee of the council of student of the private secondary school of Araiso”.

This manga was adapted in OAV with 2 episodes.

  • Saiyuki Gaiden

    • Japanese editor (tm1): G Fantasy
    • date of publication (tm1): December 15th, 2000
    • current editor Japan: Ward
    • date of publication (tms1 et2): December 28th, 2005
    • many volumes: 3 (in progress)
    • French editor (potential): Comics generation (not of announced coming out date)

  • Stigma

    • publication date: 12-2000
    • Japanese editor: Shinshokan
    • German editor: Egmont Manga und Animates
    • French editor: Ki-oon

One-shot entirely colors.

  • Wild To adapt

    • date of publication: June 2001
    • many volumes: 5 (edition in progress)
    • Japanese editor: Chara Comics
    • editor custom: Tokyopop (volume 2 east left in June 2007)
    • German editor: Carlsen comics (5 volumes left to date)

One finds the two characters of Executive Committee , Kubota and Tokito, but the two stories are absolutely not dependant.

  • Drunk Gamer

    • date of publication: July 15th, 2001
    • many volumes: 1 + Pile Edition (edition in progress)
    • Japanese editor (tm1): Enix
    • Japanese editor (edition Pile): Issaisha
    • editor custom: Tokyopop (coming out date of the edition pile: September 2006)
    • German editor: Egmont Manga und Animates (Pile Edition)

The edition pile gathers the first chapters, plus the last three which were not published yet.

This series included in the magazine of prepublication Rex, which depends on Ichijinsha, with to date 5 new chapters.

  • Honey Comb

    • date of publication: 2003
    • original title: Hachi No Known
    • Japan publication: Ward

No volume connected to date. Minekura would have spoken to create a parallel series telling the past as of its heroes, Gaiden HC.

  • Saiyuki Reload

    • many volumes: 8 (next Japanese volume: mid-May)
    • Japanese editor: Issaisha (Zero-Sum)
    • editor custom: Tokyopop (7 volumes)
    • French editor: Comics generation (volume 4 scheduled for November)

External bonds

  • Nitro, official site of Minekura
  • blog of Minekura

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