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Comic
alternative words: Comic book
keywords:
general
,
publishing
related topics:
Paperback collection
explanation: The book of a paperback format is an ideal medium for the manga diffusion. Extremely popular in Japan because of its price (about 500 yens = 5 dollars), if you are a genius manga oktaku, you should have a whole bookcase filled up with those books and if it is a series, don't lack even one.
Console
alternative words: Consumer machine
keywords:
general
,
machine
related topics:
Arcade machine
explanation: Machine intended to be used at home, contrary to those intended to be used at game centers. Famous examples are "Super Famicom" of Nintendo and "Play Station" of Sony.
Controler
alternative words: Joystick
keywords:
general
,
machine
explanation: From a simple button to control the progress of a game at the early period, it has developed considerably with an expansion of video games and Nintendo has proved to be very innovator in this domain. We can cite as its innovations, cruciform button in "Game & Watch", microphone in "Family Computer", L-R button in "Super Famicom" and 3D stick in "Nintendo 64".
Cosplay
alternative words: Costume play
keywords:
diverse
,
game
related web sites:
http://www.lares.dti.ne.jp/~nakoruru/
explanation: Since the RPG is very popular in Japan, the cosplay is popular too.
Crane Master
alternative words: Tsurusennin, Tsuru sennin
keywords:
character
,
dragon ball
related topics:
Dragon Ball
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Turtle Master
explanation: Rival of Turtle Master in Dragon Ball and karate teacher of Tenshinhan. Originated from the same school as Turtle Master, they have now each a proper school of karate. It should be noted that in Asia tradition, Turtle and crane are considered as 2 animals which have the most long life.
Cyborg 009
keywords:
manga
,
title
related topics:
Shotaro Ishinomori
,
Shonen Magazine
,
Shonen Sunday
related web sites:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/kuzunoha/cyborg/cyborg009/
,
http://plaza16.mbn.or.jp/~m1025masa/
explanation: In order to make their wars more efficient, an obscure militaro-industrial group, Black Ghost, had kidnapped 9 young men around the world to create cyborgs. But when they decided to oppose their master, this story begins. This manga, written by Shotaro Ishinomori, appeared first on Shonen King in 1964, then other magazines like Shonen Magazine (1967) and Shonen Sunday (1979) published it in different stories. An anime version was on air by TV Asahi between April and September 1968.
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