Reposted by Manga PropertiesManga Mavericks @mangamavericks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Here's a quick look at one of the beautiful and recently restored color pages from The Sword of Paros by Kaoru Kurimoto and Yumiko Igarashi! The English release will be the first time this page has been printed in color since 1986! Pre-order your copy today: buff.ly/x1ZeN6p 08254
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 17/09/2026Website Update Note: We are currently working on our next database/spin-off website. Its currently a massive project and has recently made some good progress. Our focus will be on that for a little bit, so you may notice a temporary decrease in new posts on here for a while. We'll be back soon! 020
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 16/09/2026For issue #42 of Weekly Big Comic Spirits in 2001, the magazine asks the authors for what their favorite brand is! They provided a wide variety of answers. manga.properties/?p=3083 000
Reposted by Manga PropertiesStrict Algorithm LLC @wsstalkback.bsky.social · 15/09/2026🚨Site update🚨 News from issue 42/43 of WSS! 📌Including three new serials coming up (and a oneshot by Komi Can't Communicate author Tomohito Oda) 📌A new Rumiko Takahashi based fantasy manga prize 📌One Shonen Sunday series ending. 👇👇 wsstalkback.blogspot.com/2026/09/sund...wsstalkback.blogspot.comSunday news digest: Revenge of the digest?!Hey Sunday fans! It's been a while since we've had a Sunday digest but there was so much announced in issue #42/43 that it felt wrong to try... 123
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 15/09/2026In issue #41 for Weekly Big Comic Spirits in 2001, the magazine asks their authors what their first music record they ever bought was. The author of "Aozora" noted that they asked this question before! manga.properties/?p=3079 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 04/09/2026For issue #40 of Weekly Big Comic Spirits in 2001 they asked the authors a pretty unique question! What would you name the world’s scariest roller coaster? A bunch of fun and creative answers were given! manga.properties?p=3074 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 29/08/2026For issue #39 in Weekly Big Comic Spirits in 2001 they asked the authors if there was a team or group they would want to join. manga.properties?p=3066 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 22/08/2026After an extremely short run of "Yagyu Reppuken Renya" in Weekly Shonen Jump... Did you know that the author Takashi Noguchi then published some Final Fantasy oneshots in V-Jump? We take a look at his early works in our latest article: manga.properties?p=3087 010
Reposted by Manga PropertiesManga Mavericks @mangamavericks.bsky.social · 21/08/2026THE SWORD OF PAROS RELEASE UPDATE! We need YOUR help! If you provide us with a lead that directly results in the procurement of one of these issues of Monthly Asuka by 9/15/26, you will receive a name credit in our English release of The Sword of Paros and a complimentary copy of the book! 15455
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 20/08/2026As a bit of an artifact from the time, for author comments in issue #38 of Weekly Big Comic Spirits in 2001 they ask the mangaka if there were any commercials that had recently caught they attention at the time. Article: manga.properties?p=3058 010
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 16/08/2026Just like it is today, 25 years ago we still had the combined issues for many magazines around this time of year. Weekly Big Comic Spirits from 2001 was no different with issue #36-37. For that issue, they asked the authors for their childhood heroes:manga.properties 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 06/08/2026With the upcoming print release of "The Sword of Paros", Manga Mavericks Books is looking for help tracking down some issues from Monthly Asuka magazine. We've done a deep dive to try and uncover what these lost color pages were!manga.properties 010
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 06/08/2026Curious about "Monthly Asuka" magazine where "The Sword of Paros" was originally published in? We've just posted 3 articles doing a complete breakdown of the entire Table of Contents (ToC) for all of the issues from 1985, 1986, and 1987! Start from the beginning:manga.properties 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 30/07/2026It is a bit of an odd question, but in Weekly Big Comic Spirits issue #35 in 2001 asked the authors what their favorite summer resort song is. Even with the question being asked in 2001, many of the songs mentioned are quite older.manga.properties 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 25/07/2026While they only had a single serialization that ran in Weekly Shonen Jump, Nobuhisa Tsuruoka still had numerous oneshots in Jump and also received a profile in the 1993 Jump Multi World booklet.manga.propertiesNobuhisa Tsuruoka Profile - Jump Multi World 1993From the 1993 Jump Multi World booklet the mangaka Nobuhisa Tsuruoka has a profile highlighting his series in Weekly Shonen Jump. 021
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 24/07/2026Summer was in full swing, so the editors asked their authors how to beat the heat back in 2001 for the Weekly Big Comic Spirits issue #34 author comments.manga.propertiesWeekly Big Comic Spirits - 2001 Issue #34 - Author CommentsListing of the author comments from Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine, issue #34 in 2001. 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 19/07/2026For the February 2026 issue of Monthly Corocoro Comic, the mangaka are asked if they want to travel to the past or the future. Quite a few of them want to travel to the past to see the dinosaurs!manga.propertiesCorocoro Comic Magazine - February 2026 Issue - Author CommentsListing of the author comments from the February 2026 Monthly Corocoro Comic magazine. 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 18/07/2026We're back with the Jump Multi World articles! Today's article is featuring around Tsunomaru and his first manga series,"Monmonmon", that appeared to live on the edge of cancellation back in 1993.manga.propertiesTsunomaru Profile - Jump Multi World 1993From the 1993 Jump Multi World booklet the mangaka Tsunomaru has a profile highlighting his series in Weekly Shonen Jump. 012
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 17/07/2026For issue #33 of Weekly Big Comic Spirits in 2001, they asked the authors what their book recommendations are for a summer book report. These are a bunch of titles that may not be obvious to track down in English, if at all!manga.propertiesWeekly Big Comic Spirits - 2001 Issue #33 - Author CommentsListing of the author comments from Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine, issue #33 in 2001. 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 14/07/2026For issue #32 of Big Comic Spirits in 2001, they asked the authors about a chilling experience they had or one they could imagine. A variety of answers were given.manga.propertiesWeekly Big Comic Spirits - 2001 Issue #32 - Author CommentsListing of the author comments from Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine, issue #32 in 2001. 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 12/07/2026From issue #31 of Weekly Big Comic Spirits in 2001, the editorial team asks what newcomers are the authors keeping an eye on. Looking back 25 years on this is an interesting lens to see where those newcomers are now!manga.propertiesWeekly Big Comic Spirits - 2001 Issue #31 - Author CommentsListing of the author comments from Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine, issue #31 in 2001. 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 09/07/2026Catching back up with the Weekly Big Comic Spirit Author Comments from 2001... Issue #30 asked the authors what type of merch they would like to see created based on their series!manga.propertiesWeekly Big Comic Spirits - 2001 Issue #30 - Author CommentsListing of the author comments from Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine, issue #30 in 2001. 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 22/06/2026Since we have some reference materials on file, here's a short thread with some early looks at how the official Japanese Jump website was advertised in the magazine itself! Issue #32 in 1998 in Weekly Shonen Jump as part of the "Jump Timeline" noting that the website launched: 141
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 21/06/2026With 9 manga serializations in Weekly Shonen Jump, one of the highest, Ryuji Tsugihara is of course also highlighted in the Jump Multi World booklet from 1993. We also uncover yet another one of his serializations that is often overlooked! manga.properties?p=2824manga.properties 020
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 20/06/2026We've launched a new website & social media news feed... Aside Manga News (@aside-manga.news)! We're jumping straight into some video production to cover smaller manga news stories from around the world! Hopefully you'll enjoy these bit-sized news videos.manga.propertiesAside Manga News Launched!Aside Manga News has launched as video series focusing on smaller news stories from around the world. 133
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 17/06/2026For issue #29 in Weekly Big Comic Spirits back in 2001, they asked the authors for which movie or manga had a memorable scene in the rain. There was quite a few overlapping and maybe expected answers.manga.propertiesWeekly Big Comic Spirits - 2001 Issue #29 - Author CommentsListing of the author comments from Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine, issue #29 in 2001. 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 12/06/2026Back in 2001, the Seattle Mariners' rookie baseball player, Ichiro Suzuki, was so popular that he was the inspiration for Weekly Big Comic Spirits' issue #28 author questions that year. The authors then give their best consecutive record achievements.manga.propertiesWeekly Big Comic Spirits - 2001 Issue #28 - Author CommentsListing of the author comments from Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine, issue #28 in 2001. 010
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 07/06/2026After a 6-month break, we are back with a look at the on-going monthly author comments from Corocoro Comic! To start our catch up, we're taking a look at the January 2026 issue where the authors give their New Years greetings!manga.propertiesCorocoro Comic Magazine - January 2026 Issue - Author CommentsListing of the author comments from the January 2026 Monthly Corocoro Comic magazine. 000
Reposted by Manga PropertiesStrict Algorithm LLC @wsstalkback.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Site updated with a review of @titanmangahq.bsky.social release of Ao Ashi Omnibus 1! Big shout-out to Titan Manga for including us in their Aoashi blog tour!! We've been excited to check out this release, and you can check out our review! wsstalkback.blogspot.com/2026/06/aoas... 199
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 06/06/2026As we enter the issues released in June 2001 for Weekly Big Comic Spirits, we get an odd question about resting your head in someone's lap. The amount of athletes as answers may or may not surprise you.manga.propertiesWeekly Big Comic Spirits - 2001 Issue #27 - Author CommentsListing of the author comments from Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine, issue #27 in 2001. 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 30/05/2026While Yutaka Takahashi's manga series was being serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump, he was one of the many authors highlighted in the Jump Multi World booklet in 1993. In his celebratory comment for Jump's 25th anniversary he quoted several popular series. Can you name them all?manga.propertiesYutaka Takahashi Profile - Jump Multi World 1993 - Manga PropertiesFrom the 1993 Jump Multi World booklet, the mangaka Yutaka Takahashi, has a profile highlighting his series in Weekly Shonen Jump. 011
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 28/05/2026For issue #26 back in 2001, Weekly Big Comic Spirits asked the authors what they think the theme song for their manga would be if it got a live action TV drama. There was a wide range of actually thoughtful answers this time!manga.propertiesWeekly Big Comic Spirits - 2001 Issue #26 - Author CommentsListing of the author comments from Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine, issue #26 in 2001. 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 23/05/2026For issue #25 of Weekly Big Comic Spirits in 2001, the question of the week was asking the authors for what their most regrettable lost item is.manga.propertiesWeekly Big Comic Spirits - 2001 Issue #25 - Author CommentsListing of the author comments from Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine, issue #25 in 2001. 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 20/05/2026Our spin-off website/database for keeping track of live action manga adaptations available in English had its first anniversary today! 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 17/05/2026With spring weather happening this time of year back in 2001, for the Weekly Big Comic Spirits issue #24, they ask the authors what their favorite car is!manga.propertiesWeekly Big Comic Spirits - 2001 Issue #24 - Author Comments - Manga PropertiesListing of the author comments from Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine, issue #24 in 2001. 000
Reposted by Manga PropertiesTrentin ✨ @trentin.bsky.social · 16/05/2026I'm finally back to exploring Shonen Jumps history so here's another 1 hour + long video!! 1999 is pretty fun seeing the debuts of Prince of Tennis, Hikaru no Go and even Naruto! I hope you enjoy watching! youtu.be/81QfCMz1cDcyoutu.beWhat was Shonen Jump like when Naruto began?YouTube video by TrentinArt 31911
Reposted by Manga PropertiesStrict Algorithm LLC @wsstalkback.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Site updated with an interview with the Manga Taisho winning author of “Draw This, Then Die” Minoru Toyoda! wsstalkback.blogspot.com/2026/05/gess...wsstalkback.blogspot.comGessan Exclusive: Interview with Minoru Toyoda, author of "Draw This, then Die!"Have you ever wanted to do something so bad that not doing it feels like you're dying? The drive to make something....to create lives in all... 1159
Reposted by Manga PropertiesGeorge J. Horvath @landofobscusion.bsky.social · 11/05/2026New Piece: Showing No Mercy for 35 Years! Monthly Shonen Gangan's Post-Arakawa Era Part 1 (2011-2016) The end of Fullmetal Alchemist was for Shonen Gangan what the end of Dragon Ball & Slam Dunk was for Shonen Jump. How could the magazine possibly survive without it? Well, let's find out!landofobscusion.blogspot.comShowing No Mercy for 35 Years! Monthly Shonen Gangan's Post-Arakawa Era Part 1 (2011-2016)In the July 2010 issue of Monthly Shonen Gangan the 108th & final chapter of Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist was serialized, bringing ... 174
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 10/05/2026Before creating Yu-Gi-Oh! and adopting the pen name Kazuki Takahashi, he previously used his real name, Kazuo Takahashi to have an earlier series in Weekly Shonen Jump. As part of the 1993 Jump Multi World booklet, we look at that series and even more earlier works.manga.propertiesKazuki Takahashi Profile - Jump Multi World 1993From the 1993 Jump Multi World booklet, the mangaka Kazuki Takahashi, has a profile highlighting his series in Weekly Shonen Jump. 11815
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 08/05/2026Even back in 2001 the prices of items were on the rise, so Weekly Big Comic Spirits asked their authors back then which item they would like to see suddenly drop in price.manga.propertiesWeekly Big Comic Spirits - 2001 Issue #23 - Author CommentsListing of the author comments from Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine, issue #23 in 2001. 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 24/04/2026Back to the 1993 Jump Multi World booklet, the next artist taking a look at is Hiroyuki Kawashima, who also went by the pen name Saeki Takashiro. They only had one serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump, but worked on a lot of oneshots.manga.properties 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 23/04/2026The double-issue for Weekly Big Comic Spirits in 2001 for #21 & 22 asked the question to the authors if there were shops or services open year-round. The authors took a bit more of broad view of that question with their answers this time.manga.propertiesWeekly Big Comic Spirits - 2001 Issue #21-22 - Author CommentsListing of the author comments from Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine, issue #21-22 in 2001. 010
Reposted by Manga PropertiesGeorge J. Horvath @landofobscusion.bsky.social · 21/04/2026New Piece: Showing No Mercy for 35 Years! Monthly Shonen Gangan's Rebirth Era Part 2 (2006-2010) The 00s continue on with the final major runs of some long-term Gangan mangaka, debuts of newcomers who'd become notable, another still-running manga, & even Stan Lee! Also, a LOT of Masahiro Totsuka.landofobscusion.blogspot.comShowing No Mercy for 35 Years! Monthly Shonen Gangan's Rebirth Era Part 2 (2006-2010)As mentioned last time , for whatever reason after the debuts of both Ou-sama no Mimi wa Okonomimi & Corpse Princess in May 2005 there w... 098
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 17/04/2026For issue #20 of Weekly Big Comic Spirits in 2001, the question to the authors was what the biggest crisis in their life has been so far.manga.propertiesWeekly Big Comic Spirits - 2001 Issue #20 - Author CommentsListing of the author comments from Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine, issue #20 in 2001. 000
Reposted by Manga PropertiesGeorge J. Horvath @landofobscusion.bsky.social · 13/04/2026New Piece: Showing No Mercy for 35 Years! Monthly Shonen Gangan's Rebirth Era Part 1 (2001-2005) After a mass exodus following the founding of Mag Garden (& the future Ichijinsha), the first half of the 00s was a hectic time for the future Square-Enix. Equivalent Exchange & all that jazz, right?landofobscusion.blogspot.comShowing No Mercy for 35 Years! Monthly Shonen Gangan's Rebirth Era Part 1 (2001-2005)On March 12, 2001 Monthly Shonen Gangan celebrated its 10th Anniversary with the release of the April 2001 issue of the magazine, and from ... 065
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 14/04/2026As part of the Jump Multi World booklet in 1993, the next author they highlighted was Motoei Shinzawa, best known for his "High School! Kimengumi" manga. We've also dug into the author comments surrounding it's cancellation in 1987.manga.propertiesMotoei Shinzawa Profile - Jump Multi World 1993From the 1993 Jump Multi World booklet, the mangaka Motoei Shinzawa, has a profile highlighting his series in Weekly Shonen Jump. 010
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 13/04/2026Coming off of the 15th anniversary issue in 2001, Weekly Big Comic Spirits issue #19 started with some new serializations and closing out of some previous stories. With an older demographic for readers, it also asked a question related to economy.manga.propertiesWeekly Big Comic Spirits - 2001 Issue #19 - Author CommentsListing of the author comments from Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine, issue #19 in 2001. 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 13/04/2026The 18th issue of Weekly Big Comic Spirits back in 2001 was the 15th anniversary issue! So for that week's author comments, most of the authors kept their answers a bit more hopeful and uplifting.manga.propertiesWeekly Big Comic Spirits - 2001 Issue #18 - Author CommentsListing of the author comments from Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine, issue #18 in 2001. 000
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 01/04/2026Back in 2001, Weekly Big Comic Spirits in issue 17, asked its authors what some of their best jokes are for April Fool's Day!manga.propertiesWeekly Big Comic Spirits - 2001 Issue #17 - Author CommentsListing of the author comments from Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine, issue #17 in 2001. 011
Manga Properties @manga.properties · 31/03/2026As we move deeper into the Jump Multi World booklet from 1993, we start getting to some more mangaka who had been published in the mid-to-late 80s. Tadashi Sato with "The Burning Wild Man" was one of those artists who we take a look at next.manga.propertiesTadashi Sato Profile - Jump Multi World 1993From the 1993 Jump Multi World booklet, the mangaka Tadashi Sato, has a profile highlighting his series in Weekly Shonen Jump. 032