 The 23rd issue of this year's Big Comic Superior magazine has announced on Friday that manga authors Hiroya Oku (Gantz, Inuyashiki) and Kengo Hanazawa (I Am a Hero) will each pen a new manga series. Oku's GIGANT manga (pictured far right) will begin its serialization in the first 2018 issue of the magazine on December 8. Hanazawa's new manga title and its launch date will be announced at a later time. Oku has been publishing manga since 1988, with his first major title Gantz running for 37 volumes between 2000 and 2013 in Young Jump magazine. His recent Inuyashiki manga launched in January 2014 and concluded in ten volumes on July 25. Gantz received a two-cours TV anime adaptation in 2004, and in 2016 the series was adapted into a full-length CGI movie by Digital Frontier. An anime adaptation of Inuyashiki produced by MAPPA began its broadcast on October 13, and the series is scheduled to air throughout Fall 2017. Hanazawa is known for his I Am a Hero manga, which began its serialization in 2009 in Big Comic Spirits magazine and ended on February 27 of this year with a total of 22 volumes. The series was nominated for the 3rd, 4th, and 5th Manga Taisho Award, and won the 58th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general manga category in 2013. Dark Horse has licensed the manga for North American release and published the fourth omnibus volume on August 29. A live-action film adaptation premiered in Japan on April 23. Source: Comic Natalie |
 |
| I'm more interested in Oku's new manga |
| Looking forward to both of their works, especially Hanazawa's. |
"At some point, I stopped hoping." |
| Yeah, I don't like Hiroya's works. Might check out Hanazawa's |
| good news i'm excited for both new projects boobs are right size so you know gantz's mangaka is on point |
  "When the time is yours, the future is waiting, The person you become, and the people you're creating." |
| I like how this news completely omited to talk about the two authors in the middle, Yuugo Ishikawa and Aki Yamamoto. Authors that aren't as popular as Hanazawa or Oku are not worth mentioning ? Pretty rude and sad if you ask me.. |
 |
| New Oku manga? DAMN SON, I hope he finally learned how to properly end his stories. |
 |
Dullboy said: I like how this news completely omited to talk about the two authors in the middle, Yuugo Ishikawa and Aki Yamamoto. Authors that aren't as popular as Hanazawa or Oku are not worth mentioning ? Pretty rude and sad if you ask me.. Agreed. There are 5 (and not 4) authors starting new manga on that picture, yet the news doesn't even bother with the name of three of them. 5th is Torishima Haito (sketchbook to manatsu no suizokukan, etc). |
ZefyrisNov 11, 2017 3:22 AM
 |
Zefyris said: Dullboy said: I like how this news completely omited to talk about the two authors in the middle, Yuugo Ishikawa and Aki Yamamoto. Authors that aren't as popular as Hanazawa or Oku are not worth mentioning ? Pretty rude and sad if you ask me.. Agreed. There are 5 (and not 4) authors starting new manga on that picture, yet the news doesn't even bother with the name of two of them. 5th is Torishima Haito (sketchbook to manatsu no suizokukan, etc). aren't mal doesn't even reporting when weekly shounen jump announcing 6 new series? |
 "If taking responsibility for a mistake that cannot be undone means death, it's not that hard to die. At least, not as hard as to live on." |
Kuma said: Zefyris said: Agreed. There are 5 (and not 4) authors starting new manga on that picture, yet the news doesn't even bother with the name of two of them. 5th is Torishima Haito (sketchbook to manatsu no suizokukan, etc). aren't mal doesn't even reporting when weekly shounen jump announcing 6 new series? We sure know when an obscure seiyuu is getting married though. |
|
Zefyris said: We sure know when an obscure seiyuu is getting married though. And MAL only tells us when a manga gets an adaptation. Not when a manga starts, heck MAL only tells us when POPULAR manga are going to end. Heck even the pics tells us that only Oku and Hanazawa matter, the other 3 just got squished in the middle. On a different note, I would like to see more anime with that kinda realistic style (but then again, doing so much detail in an anime would be a nightmare for the production). |
| After seeing 2 episodes of Inuyashiki I know I will avoid Gantz's author at all costs, he is literally a hack. I might check out the new manga from the I am a Hero guy, I haven't finished the manga yet, I'm curious to see if the ending bothers me as much as it bothered other people. |
| :3 |
| Hmmm *Could be less "AESTHETIC" as Ressentiment* |
-HippySnob-Nov 11, 2017 4:28 AM
 "Think about that glowing dust That destroys the night sky's dream of Just being nothing"--  -- |
| I'll be interested to check out Oku's manga. I hope he ends the story properly this time |
| The two new manga on top look interesting, I'm always up for more medical schlock. |
 |
alpha_shadow said: After seeing 2 episodes of Inuyashiki I know I will avoid Gantz's author at all costs, he is literally a hack. I might check out the new manga from the I am a Hero guy, I haven't finished the manga yet, I'm curious to see if the ending bothers me as much as it bothered other people. Yeah, Inuyashiki isn't bad. Plus, you not liking an author ≠ they're a hack. |
 |
Kittens-kun said: alpha_shadow said: After seeing 2 episodes of Inuyashiki I know I will avoid Gantz's author at all costs, he is literally a hack. I might check out the new manga from the I am a Hero guy, I haven't finished the manga yet, I'm curious to see if the ending bothers me as much as it bothered other people. Yeah, Inuyashiki isn't bad. Plus, you not liking an author ≠ they're a hack. I don't know is he's a hack but after how terrible of an experience Gantz manga was I don't feel like checking anything he does ever again, and not even the One Piece references will motivate me. |
| These two authors have some insanely good art, interested to see how they work together.This is hype af |
 |
| Great mangakas both those fellas. Looking forward to their works. |
 |
rpn101 said: These two authors have some insanely good art, interested to see how they work together.This is hype af I don't think they'll be working together; it's just that they both announced that they'll be starting a new manga on the same page haha. But yeah, this is good news for their fans :) |
| I just hope it doesn't have a terrible ending like I am A Hero did. I was so disappointed especially considering how good it was. |
| Why don't they continue their old series? The ending of I am a hero is just terrible. I don't want it to end in this way at all. |
| Looking forward to Hanazawa's new series. I'm glad he didn't stretch out I Am a Hero — I thought the ending was perfect. |
| Both masters at terrible endings. |
 |
| I can't wait to see the new Oku manga. |
| I loved "I am a hero" so much. And Inuyashiki is so far my favorite anime this season and one of the best ones this year. 2018 will be a good year with these two guys bringing more exciting stories. |
| :v |
Touka said: Looking forward to Hanazawa's new series. I'm glad he didn't stretch out I Am a Hero — I thought the ending was perfect. Brofist for that. |
| :v |
SuperRed said: I don't know is he's a hack but after how terrible of an experience Gantz manga was I don't feel like checking anything he does ever again, and not even the One Piece references will motivate me. He's not a Hack. But according to his MAL page he is know for writing manga with gore, violence and sexual scenes. And even wrote an ecchi/yuri series called "Hen". It's just what the average senien mangaka in Japan writes about. |
| HACKs! 🤢🤮 |
Ando said: aww I read it wrong :(. Lmao well at least they're both starting new series pretty quick. Thanks for the heads up !rpn101 said: These two authors have some insanely good art, interested to see how they work together.This is hype af I don't think they'll be working together; it's just that they both announced that they'll be starting a new manga on the same page haha. But yeah, this is good news for their fans :) |
|
Ando said: rpn101 said: These two authors have some insanely good art, interested to see how they work together.This is hype af I don't think they'll be working together; it's just that they both announced that they'll be starting a new manga on the same page haha. But yeah, this is good news for their fans :) usual magazine strategy to hyping it's readers... hence why they cumulated 5 new series.. it's not special to big comic superior either... |
"If taking responsibility for a mistake that cannot be undone means death, it's not that hard to die. At least, not as hard as to live on." |
| Nice, I'm looking forward to it. Wasshio said: SuperRed said: I don't know is he's a hack but after how terrible of an experience Gantz manga was I don't feel like checking anything he does ever again, and not even the One Piece references will motivate me. ^ This and I've only seen the anime ... Gantz anime ≠ Gantz |
| yeah i'm pretty excited for both of their works |
| Hopefully the ending would be better for both mangaka this time round. |
| This is great. finally a new manga from oku hiroya :) |
Wasshio said: You have a point there buuuuut... then at the same time I didn't heard good stuff about the source material either (at least from few people that I talked to). Sooo... Wasshio said: at the least give the manga a chance before judging the mangaka. I won't deny its a big fuck fest. But in all that aside it surely gives you an existential crisis in between a lot of shock value, screams, tits and a lot of crying. Oh and i almost forgot the best way out of a love triangle ever done.You have a point there buuuuut... then at the same time I didn't heard good stuff about the source material either (at least from few people that I talked to). Sooo... |
| Signature removed. Please follow the signature rules, as defined in the Site & Forum Guidelines. |
Wasshio said: SuperRed said: I don't know is he's a hack but after how terrible of an experience Gantz manga was I don't feel like checking anything he does ever again, and not even the One Piece references will motivate me. ^ This and I've only seen the anime. I won't call him a hack at all, but he's literally terrible at even constructing his own story, let alone the anime had horrible execution. And I fear if I even try to watch Inuyashiki which I've heard from some people that the manga goes downhill after a while. He's on my black list when it comes to people/studios I don't want to get nearby. Which is extremely minor but still. But let's be honest here, don't most of the mangas go Downhill after a while? Most of them do and it only takes a Master to let a series become even better later on, and even then, the series that have gotten better over time Like JoJo and HxH have inconsistent quality. Plus an Anime adaptation of a manga doesn't really say much about the quality of the manga. Berserk is still one of the best mangas ever written and yet it only got bad adaptations recently. It doesn't matter if the scource is good or not, what matters is what The anime adaptation does with it. (for example, Nisekoi is a meh manga but Then SHAFT came and gave it the Shinbo touch making it a bit more fun to watch). |
Jinbou said: Nice, I'm looking forward to it. Gantz anime ≠ Gantz Sure the GANTZ anime had a different ending then the manga but the manga's ending wasn't so great either.  |
| HACKs! 🤢🤮 |
| Two mangakas known for not knowing how to end their manga writes a new manga. I hope they will properly end this. |
"When you made this thread, I cried and screamed" -Swagernator 2017 |
mehmehperson said: Jinbou said: Nice, I'm looking forward to it. Gantz anime ≠ Gantz Sure the GANTZ anime had a different ending then the manga but the manga's ending wasn't so great either. I didn't mean the ending, I think the whole thing was a failure. Filler endings are not that important anyways since people can just skip them and continue with the manga if they want, I usually don't mind it and enjoy the adaptations even if they have a terrible ending. But in the case of Gantz it was a little bit too much since the anime started disappointing me right from episode 1 >.> |
More topics from this board
» 'Babanbabanban Vampire' Announces Additional Cast PairVindstot - 1 hour ago |
0 |
by Vindstot
»»
1 hour ago |
|
» Light Novel 'Shinjiteita Nakama-tachi ni Dungeon Okuchi de Korosarekaketa ga Gift "Mugen Gacha" de Level 9999 no Nakama-tachi wo Te ni Irete Moto Party Member to Sekai ni Fukushuu & "Zamaa!" Shimasu!' Gets AnimeDatRandomDude - Nov 15 |
18 |
by LyLord
»»
4 hours ago |
|
» 'Ninja to Koroshiya no Futarigurashi' Unveils Production Staff, Additional Cast, Teaser Promo for Spring 2025DatRandomDude - 6 hours ago |
2 |
by EcchiGodMamster
»»
4 hours ago |
|
» Novel 'Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de' Gets TV Anime in 2025DatRandomDude - 10 hours ago |
6 |
by RobertBobert
»»
6 hours ago |
|
» Manga 'Seihantai na Kimi to Boku' Gets TV Anime for Winter 2026Vindstot - Yesterday |
15 |
by TasoM
»»
7 hours ago |