Drmke
July 13, 2010, 04:15 PM
Welcome to the Morita Masanori thread!! Morita is a fantastic mangaka that is vastly underrated outside (and maybe even inside) Japan. His "glory days" may have been while he was with Jump, but his stories continue to combine great story telling with gritty realistic art. Below is a listing of his works in chronological order:
Rokudenashi Blues
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Serialized in: Weekly Shonen Jump (1988-1997)
Genre: Action, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, Sports
Japanese Status: 42 volumes (Completed)
International Status: Unlicensed
Online Status: Chapter 63 (Inactive)
Age Ranking: Teen
Maeda is a new student in the Teiken High School. He stutters when he's nervous and he's rather clumsy. He gets noted immediately because he hits a teacher during the entrance ceremony. Some clubs search to enlist him as they see in him a force they can use to get even with other clubs. But Maeda is a loner and has only one dream: becoming boxing champion. His first objective is to beat the leader of the boxing club. "Rokudenashi" translates as "good for nothing".
Rookies
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Serialized in: Weekly Shonen Jump (1998-2003)
Genre: Comedy, School Life, Sports
Japanese Status: 24 volumes (Completed)
International Status: Unlicensed
Online Status: Chapter 176 (Inactive)
Age Ranking: Teen
Koichi Kawato is the new Japanese teacher at the ill-famed Futakotamagawa high school, whose baseball club is composed of thugs and bullies who have been suspended for a year from all school competitions, for causing a brawl during an official match. The newly appointed teacher finds that the club members left are only interested in women, smoking and doing nothing until, under Kawato's guidance, they discover a new dream called the Koshien. However, the road to the Koshien is far from easy as many obstacles await them.
Shibainu
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Serialized in: N/A (2004)
Genre: Drama, Tragedy
Japanese Status: 1 volumes (Completed)
International Status: Unlicensed
Online Status: Chapter 4 (Inactive)
Age Ranking: Teen
Consists of 6 short stories spanning 14 years of Masanori's career.
• A MESSAGE TO YOU, RUDY
• ALL THE WAY DOWN
• Shiba Inu
• Gyangueiji
• Sand - SABAKU - Desert
• Even assassins laugh
Beshari Gurashi
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Serialized in: Weekly Shonen Jump (2005-2006), Weekly Young Jump (2006-Present)
Genre: Comedy, School Life
Japanese Status: 9 volumes (Ongoing)
International Status: Unlicensed
Online Status: Chapter 2 (Inactive)
Age Ranking: Mature
A story about a stand-up comedian to-be.
Hello Baby (One-Shot)
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Serialized in: Jump SQ (2007)
Artist: Obata Takeshi
Genre: Action, Drama, Tragedy
Japanese Status: 1 chapter (Completed)
International Status: Unlicensed
Online Status: Completed
Age Ranking: Teen
A story of love, life, and betrayal.
Set in a certain city, a would-be gangster wanting to be recognized takes on a dangerous offer, to kill a boss of a Yakuza.
Rokudenashi Blues
http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af154/drmke/rokudenashiblues.jpg
Serialized in: Weekly Shonen Jump (1988-1997)
Genre: Action, Drama, Comedy, Romance, Slice of Life, Sports
Japanese Status: 42 volumes (Completed)
International Status: Unlicensed
Online Status: Chapter 63 (Inactive)
Age Ranking: Teen
Maeda is a new student in the Teiken High School. He stutters when he's nervous and he's rather clumsy. He gets noted immediately because he hits a teacher during the entrance ceremony. Some clubs search to enlist him as they see in him a force they can use to get even with other clubs. But Maeda is a loner and has only one dream: becoming boxing champion. His first objective is to beat the leader of the boxing club. "Rokudenashi" translates as "good for nothing".
Rookies
http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af154/drmke/rookies.jpg
Serialized in: Weekly Shonen Jump (1998-2003)
Genre: Comedy, School Life, Sports
Japanese Status: 24 volumes (Completed)
International Status: Unlicensed
Online Status: Chapter 176 (Inactive)
Age Ranking: Teen
Koichi Kawato is the new Japanese teacher at the ill-famed Futakotamagawa high school, whose baseball club is composed of thugs and bullies who have been suspended for a year from all school competitions, for causing a brawl during an official match. The newly appointed teacher finds that the club members left are only interested in women, smoking and doing nothing until, under Kawato's guidance, they discover a new dream called the Koshien. However, the road to the Koshien is far from easy as many obstacles await them.
Shibainu
http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af154/drmke/shibainu.jpg
Serialized in: N/A (2004)
Genre: Drama, Tragedy
Japanese Status: 1 volumes (Completed)
International Status: Unlicensed
Online Status: Chapter 4 (Inactive)
Age Ranking: Teen
Consists of 6 short stories spanning 14 years of Masanori's career.
• A MESSAGE TO YOU, RUDY
• ALL THE WAY DOWN
• Shiba Inu
• Gyangueiji
• Sand - SABAKU - Desert
• Even assassins laugh
Beshari Gurashi
http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af154/drmke/beshari-gurashi.jpg
Serialized in: Weekly Shonen Jump (2005-2006), Weekly Young Jump (2006-Present)
Genre: Comedy, School Life
Japanese Status: 9 volumes (Ongoing)
International Status: Unlicensed
Online Status: Chapter 2 (Inactive)
Age Ranking: Mature
A story about a stand-up comedian to-be.
Hello Baby (One-Shot)
http://i1003.photobucket.com/albums/af154/drmke/hellobaby.jpg
Serialized in: Jump SQ (2007)
Artist: Obata Takeshi
Genre: Action, Drama, Tragedy
Japanese Status: 1 chapter (Completed)
International Status: Unlicensed
Online Status: Completed
Age Ranking: Teen
A story of love, life, and betrayal.
Set in a certain city, a would-be gangster wanting to be recognized takes on a dangerous offer, to kill a boss of a Yakuza.