Comments on: Japan Trip 2009: Jinbocho http://comics212.net/2009/11/19/japan-trip-2009-jinbocho/ Never Safe For Work Mon, 14 May 2012 23:56:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jing http://comics212.net/2009/11/19/japan-trip-2009-jinbocho/comment-page-1/#comment-132735 Jing Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:43:55 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=4041#comment-132735 Chris, thanks for this detailed report! I knew where it was but was racking my brain for the name of this shop as my friends are visiting for the first time. No trip to Japan is complete for me until I've spent an afternoon browsing here! Chris, thanks for this detailed report! I knew where it was but was racking my brain for the name of this shop as my friends are visiting for the first time. No trip to Japan is complete for me until I’ve spent an afternoon browsing here!

]]> By: Felneymike http://comics212.net/2009/11/19/japan-trip-2009-jinbocho/comment-page-1/#comment-129002 Felneymike Fri, 04 Nov 2011 15:00:24 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=4041#comment-129002 Niice, Jinbocho is the place I'm heading directly for on my next trip to Japan. More interested in comics from before about 1950 though, stuff from during the war must be interesting XD. I'd love to see some German ones from before/during World War 1 too, mind you the language barrier will be a bit problematic. Apparently there was a manga version of the British TV series Captain Scarlet. Somebody on a British comics forum bought one and got a friend to translate a few bits. They soon found it was actually a re-drawn adaption of a Captain Scarlet strip from the British comic TV21! Niice, Jinbocho is the place I’m heading directly for on my next trip to Japan. More interested in comics from before about 1950 though, stuff from during the war must be interesting XD. I’d love to see some German ones from before/during World War 1 too, mind you the language barrier will be a bit problematic.
Apparently there was a manga version of the British TV series Captain Scarlet. Somebody on a British comics forum bought one and got a friend to translate a few bits. They soon found it was actually a re-drawn adaption of a Captain Scarlet strip from the British comic TV21!

]]> By: Scoli http://comics212.net/2009/11/19/japan-trip-2009-jinbocho/comment-page-1/#comment-112984 Scoli Fri, 27 Nov 2009 07:23:07 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=4041#comment-112984 Not to head into flamewar territory, but 20th Century Boys, as well as most if not all of the other Urasawa was published by Shogakukan not Shuesha.. Not to head into flamewar territory, but 20th Century Boys, as well as most if not all of the other Urasawa was published by Shogakukan not Shuesha..

]]> By: James Hanrahan http://comics212.net/2009/11/19/japan-trip-2009-jinbocho/comment-page-1/#comment-112953 James Hanrahan Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:36:53 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=4041#comment-112953 I never saw any tankoubon of Moon Knight at the time :( But he had vaguely supernatural abilities and would use his cape to glide on air currents. One adventure had Moon Knight save a train car of grade-school children being held hostage by An Evil Organization? by throwing crescent moon shaped shuriken through the bad guys' heads. It was as if Go Nagai authored Moon Knight... but with no nakedy females. I never saw any tankoubon of Moon Knight at the time :( But he had vaguely supernatural abilities and would use his cape to glide on air currents. One adventure had Moon Knight save a train car of grade-school children being held hostage by An Evil Organization? by throwing crescent moon shaped shuriken through the bad guys’ heads. It was as if Go Nagai authored Moon Knight… but with no nakedy females.

]]> By: Travis McGee http://comics212.net/2009/11/19/japan-trip-2009-jinbocho/comment-page-1/#comment-112945 Travis McGee Sun, 22 Nov 2009 09:50:57 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=4041#comment-112945 Chris- thanks for that. My sister is a paradigm example of a white teenage otaku, so I doubt they'll be any problems in her being in the vicinity of somewhere like Mandarake, etc Chris- thanks for that. My sister is a paradigm example of a white teenage otaku, so I doubt they’ll be any problems in her being in the vicinity of somewhere like Mandarake, etc

]]> By: Chris http://comics212.net/2009/11/19/japan-trip-2009-jinbocho/comment-page-1/#comment-112940 Chris Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:38:54 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=4041#comment-112940 Travis: Actually, they're fairly reasonably priced, $10-$20 an issue. It kind of depends on how old the issues are, and how good condition they're in. Quite honestly though, they're only available in used manga shops, so unless your family member just HAPPENS to be a huge old-manga nerd like myself, it is highly unlikely she'd stumble over them in her travels. Dave: Did you find any other good manga shops in Jinbocho? James: That sounds... kind of exciting. :) Do you know if there were tankoubon published? Lillian: Awesome! :) Kransom: Thanks for the assist there. That's a little disheartening actually. I'd love to know where it's from... and buy it. And up-close the linework seems too scratchy and fine to be Tsuge. I'll maybe do a scan of it. Pitzer: Thanks! Travis: Actually, they’re fairly reasonably priced, $10-$20 an issue. It kind of depends on how old the issues are, and how good condition they’re in. Quite honestly though, they’re only available in used manga shops, so unless your family member just HAPPENS to be a huge old-manga nerd like myself, it is highly unlikely she’d stumble over them in her travels.

Dave: Did you find any other good manga shops in Jinbocho?

James: That sounds… kind of exciting. :) Do you know if there were tankoubon published?

Lillian: Awesome! :)

Kransom: Thanks for the assist there. That’s a little disheartening actually. I’d love to know where it’s from… and buy it. And up-close the linework seems too scratchy and fine to be Tsuge. I’ll maybe do a scan of it.

Pitzer: Thanks!

]]> By: Travis McGee http://comics212.net/2009/11/19/japan-trip-2009-jinbocho/comment-page-1/#comment-112939 Travis McGee Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:57:25 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=4041#comment-112939 A question - how much do second-hand copies of Garo go for? A family member is traveling to Japan fairly soon and I'm tempted to lean on her to buy me a few, presuming affordability... A question – how much do second-hand copies of Garo go for? A family member is traveling to Japan fairly soon and I’m tempted to lean on her to buy me a few, presuming affordability…

]]> By: dave merrill http://comics212.net/2009/11/19/japan-trip-2009-jinbocho/comment-page-1/#comment-112936 dave merrill Fri, 20 Nov 2009 23:56:45 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=4041#comment-112936 AHHHH. I love that Jinboucho Nakano store. You got a picture of the Prince Planet mask that I failed to get a picture of, or to buy. Actually I didn't get any photos in that store, I was too busy hyperventilating. DEEP BREATHS, DAVE. AHHHH. I love that Jinboucho Nakano store. You got a picture of the Prince Planet mask that I failed to get a picture of, or to buy. Actually I didn’t get any photos in that store, I was too busy hyperventilating. DEEP BREATHS, DAVE.

]]> By: James Hanrahan http://comics212.net/2009/11/19/japan-trip-2009-jinbocho/comment-page-1/#comment-112933 James Hanrahan Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:56:51 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=4041#comment-112933 I don't think there was ever a Captain America (too American), but Moon Knight ran in the monthly, Terebi-kun, published by Shogakukan in 1978-1979. It was far more violent and less faithful than the Bat-Manga was to Batman. I don’t think there was ever a Captain America (too American), but Moon Knight ran in the monthly, Terebi-kun, published by Shogakukan in 1978-1979. It was far more violent and less faithful than the Bat-Manga was to Batman.

]]> By: LillianDP http://comics212.net/2009/11/19/japan-trip-2009-jinbocho/comment-page-1/#comment-112930 LillianDP Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:28:27 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=4041#comment-112930 I'm off to Jinbocho myself next week, and these photos are definitely whetting my appetite for the local scenery! I’m off to Jinbocho myself next week, and these photos are definitely whetting my appetite for the local scenery!

]]> By: kransom http://comics212.net/2009/11/19/japan-trip-2009-jinbocho/comment-page-1/#comment-112926 kransom Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:29:07 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=4041#comment-112926 The sheet you got actually says "Artist Unknown"... reminds me a bit of Tsuge Yoshiharu, personally, but I think that's just because I've been reading too much of him recently. Also, I doubt they wouldn't have identified the artist had it been him. The sheet you got actually says “Artist Unknown”… reminds me a bit of Tsuge Yoshiharu, personally, but I think that’s just because I’ve been reading too much of him recently. Also, I doubt they wouldn’t have identified the artist had it been him.

]]> By: Chris Pitzer http://comics212.net/2009/11/19/japan-trip-2009-jinbocho/comment-page-1/#comment-112925 Chris Pitzer Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:49:40 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=4041#comment-112925 Thanks Chris! I love these reports! Thanks Chris! I love these reports!

]]> By: Astro Boy and some giveaways « MangaBlog http://comics212.net/2009/11/19/japan-trip-2009-jinbocho/comment-page-1/#comment-112924 Astro Boy and some giveaways « MangaBlog Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:21:38 +0000 http://comics212.net/?p=4041#comment-112924 [...] Butcher has more photos and commentary from his latest trip to Japan at [...] [...] Butcher has more photos and commentary from his latest trip to Japan at [...]

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