Extra Bonus - The Fan Blog of KochiKame / エクストラボーナス - こち亀のファンブログ

"KochiKame THE BEST" (Encore Special) July Issue Released

2017-08-08T19:23:00.000+01:00

The July issue of KochiKame THE BEST (Encore Special) (こち亀 THE BEST アンコールスペシャル)
was released in Japan on July 14, 2017. This monthly issue is part of Shūeisha's line of magazines, Shūeisha Jump Remix (SJR), and is the re-release of KochiKame THE BEST (こち亀 THE BEST) published in 2011 / 2012.

Click here to see or read a free preview of chapter 1316: "馬い話には気をつけて!", originally published in Weekly Shōnen Jump 2003 No.31 issue, and later compiled into tankōbon volume 137.

"Gekkan KochiKame (Monthly KochiKame)" 2017 July Issue Released

2017-08-01T21:11:00.000+01:00

The 2017 July issue of Gekkan KochiKame (月刊こち亀 / Monthly KochiKame) was released in Japan
on July 7, 2017. This monthly issue is part of Shūeisha's line of comics sōshūhen (総集編; "Digest Edition").

Availability: Amazon Japan

"KochiKame Dai Kansha-sai!!" July Issue Released

2017-07-26T18:40:00.001+01:00

The July issue of KochiKame Dai Kansha-sai!! (こち亀大感謝祭!!) was released in Japan on June 23,

2017. This monthly issue is part of Shūeisha's line of magazines, Shūeisha Jump Remix (SJR).

Click here to see or read a free preview of chapter 592: "ギャンブルに開眼", originally published in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 No.32 issue, and later compiled into tankōbon volume 61.

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"KochiKame THE BEST" (Encore Special) June Issue Released

2017-07-19T20:29:00.001+01:00

The June issue of KochiKame THE BEST (Encore Special) (こち亀 THE BEST アンコールスペシャル)
was released in Japan on June 9, 2017. This monthly issue is part of Shūeisha's line of magazines, Shūeisha Jump Remix (SJR), and is the re-release of KochiKame THE BEST (こち亀 THE BEST) published in 2011 / 2012.

Click here to see or read a free preview of chapter 1216: "和ゲーで拓け! 悟りの世界!?", originally published in Weekly Shōnen Jump 2001 No.27 issue, and later compiled into tankōbon volume 126.

Osamu Akimoto's "Finder: Kyōto Jogakuin Monogatari" Chapter 2 in WYJ 2017 No.28

2017-07-17T20:31:00.000+01:00

Osamu Akimoto's Finder: Kyōto Jogakuin Monogatari (ファインダー -京都女学院物語-) chapter 2 was
published in Shūeisha's Weekly Young Jump 2017 No.28 issue released on June 8, 2017 in Japan.

The story centers on a group of four girls in the Kyōto suburb of Kameoka at the all-female Kyōto Girls Academy High School. Takako, Tsubame, Chidori, and Suzume are amazed by their passionate principal who is also the hot-blooded president of a Kyōto women's photography club. These normal girls just want a bit of casual excitement in their daily lives. Their story revolves around pictures as their season of youth develops.

This new manga series is part of the "Akimoto Osamu 4 New Manga Project!!".

"Gekkan KochiKame (Monthly KochiKame)" 2017 June Issue Released

2017-07-14T20:26:00.001+01:00

The 2017 June issue of Gekkan KochiKame (月刊こち亀 / Monthly KochiKame) was released in Japan
on June 2, 2017. This monthly issue is part of Shūeisha's line of comics sōshūhen (総集編; "Digest Edition").

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"KochiKame Dai Kansha-sai!!" June Issue Released

2017-07-13T19:09:00.001+01:00

The June issue of KochiKame Dai Kansha-sai!! (こち亀大感謝祭!!) was released in Japan on May 26,
2017. This monthly issue is part of Shūeisha's line of magazines, Shūeisha Jump Remix (SJR).

Click here to see or read a free preview of chapter 483: "下町グルメ", originally published in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 No.23 issue, and later compiled into tankōbon volume 50.

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Osamu Akimoto Draws Illustration for "The Magnificent Seven"

2017-07-12T18:50:00.002+01:00

In between deadlines for his post-Civil War Western manga Black Tiger, Ii Yu Da Ne!, and Mr. Clice,
Osamu Akimoto drew fan art for the Denzel Washington and Chris Pratt flick, The Magnificent Seven.

The collaborative illustration shows Washington and the titular character from Akimoto's Black Tiger manga. The film opened in the U.S. last year and in Japan in January. The image will go on display at the Kinokuniya Shoten Shinjuku book store on May 23, 2017.

Black Tiger is an "intense gun action" story is set in the United States in the aftermath of the American Civil War. In the chaotic atmosphere of the postwar period, the northern government issues "Licenses to Kill" to bounty hunters in order for them to take out the South's remaining soldiers and outlaws. One of those bounty hunters, a female gunslinger known as "Black Tiger," faces off against dark enemies who carry fiendish weapons.

source: Anime News Network, Comic Natalie

"KochiKame THE BEST" (Encore Special) May Issue Released

2017-07-11T18:42:00.001+01:00

The May issue of KochiKame THE BEST (Encore Special) (こち亀 THE BEST アンコールスペシャル)
was released in Japan on May 12, 2017. This monthly issue is part of Shūeisha's line of magazines, Shūeisha Jump Remix (SJR), and is the re-release of KochiKame THE BEST (こち亀 THE BEST) published in 2011 / 2012.

Click here to see or read a free preview of chapter 1607: "Rose Prince (バラプリンス)", originally published in Weekly Shōnen Jump 2009 No.33 issue, and later compiled into tankōbon volume 170.

Osamu Akimoto's "Black Tiger" Chapter 2 in GJ 2017 No.11

2017-07-07T19:18:00.000+01:00

Osamu Akimoto's Black Tiger (ブラックタイガー) manga series chapter 2 was published in Shūeisha's
Grand Jump 2017 No.11 issue released on May 3, 2017 in Japan.

The "intense gun action" story is set in the United States in the aftermath of the American Civil War. In the chaotic atmosphere of the postwar period, the northern government issues "Licenses to Kill" to bounty hunters in order for them to take out the South's remaining soldiers and outlaws. One of those bounty hunters, a female gunslinger known as "Black Tiger", faces off against dark enemies who carry fiendish weapons.

The manga is part of the "Akimoto Osamu 4 New Manga Project!!".

"Gekkan KochiKame (Monthly KochiKame)" 2017 May Issue Released

2017-07-06T19:00:00.002+01:00

The 2017 May issue of Gekkan KochiKame (月刊こち亀 / Monthly KochiKame) was released in Japan
on May 6, 2017. This monthly issue is part of Shūeisha's line of comics sōshūhen (総集編; "Digest Edition").

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"KochiKame Dai Kansha-sai!!" May Issue Released

2017-07-05T19:29:00.001+01:00

The May issue of KochiKame Dai Kansha-sai!! (こち亀大感謝祭!!) was released in Japan on April 28,
2017. This monthly issue is part of Shūeisha's line of magazines, Shūeisha Jump Remix (SJR).

Click here to see or read a free preview of chapter 1644: "今日は就職くん", originally published in Weekly Shōnen Jump 2010 No.20 issue, and later compiled into tankōbon volume 174.

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Osamu Akimoto Wins 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Special Award

2017-07-05T19:15:00.000+01:00

The Asahi Shimbun newspaper announced the winners for the 21st Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural
Prize awards on April 25, 2017.

The committee awarded the Special Prize to Osamu Akimoto for his KochiKame manga, which he ended in September of last year after four decades of serialization.

The newspaper awards a 2-million-yen (about US$20,000) Manga Grand Prize along with a statuette of Tezuka's Mighty Atom (Astro Boy) character. In addition, 1 million yen (US$10,000) goes to each of the winners of the New Creator Prize, Short Work Prize, and the Special Prize every year. The actual awards presentation ceremony took place in Tokyo on May 31, 2017.

source: Anime News Network, Comic Natalie

"KochiKame THE BEST" (Encore Special) April Issue Released

2017-07-02T23:32:00.001+01:00

The April issue of KochiKame THE BEST (Encore Special) (こち亀 THE BEST アンコールスペシャル)
was released in Japan on April 14, 2017. This monthly issue is part of Shūeisha's line of magazines, Shūeisha Jump Remix (SJR), and is the re-release of KochiKame THE BEST (こち亀 THE BEST) published in 2011 / 2012.

Click here to see or read a free preview of chapter 1447: "亀有に両津がやってきた!", originally published in Weekly Shōnen Jump 2006 No.16 issue, and later compiled into tankōbon volume 152.

"Gekkan KochiKame (Monthly KochiKame)" 2017 April Issue Released

2017-07-01T23:16:00.001+01:00

The 2017 April issue of Gekkan KochiKame (月刊こち亀 / Monthly KochiKame) was released in Japan
on April 7, 2017. This monthly issue is part of Shūeisha's line of comics sōshūhen (総集編; "Digest Edition").

Availability: Amazon Japan

"KochiKame Dai Kansha-sai!!" April Issue Released

2017-06-30T23:07:00.001+01:00

The April issue of KochiKame Dai Kansha-sai!! (こち亀大感謝祭!!) was released in Japan on March
24, 2017. This monthly issue is part of Shūeisha's line of magazines, Shūeisha Jump Remix (SJR).

Click here to see or read a free preview of chapter 730: "銭湯レジャーランド化計画!", originally published in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1991 No.20 issue, and later compiled into tankōbon volume 74.

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Osamu Akimoto's "Ii Yu Da Ne!" Chapter 1 in Ultra Jump 2017 April Issue

2017-04-12T19:03:00.001+01:00

Osamu Akimoto's Ii Yu Da Ne! (いい湯だね!) chapter 1 was published in the 2017 April issue of
Shūeisha's Ultra Jump magazine released on March 18, 2017 in Japan.

The story is set in the Kuma no Yu bathhouse in Tokyo's low-lying Shitamachi area. The bathhouse's owner, Gorō Kuma, is a gold prospector who travels around the world looking for mines, and his son stays behind with his grandfather to look after the bathhouse in his absence. One day, Gorō's Brazillian wife Maria arrives at the bathhouse. The son and grandfather are deeply moved by Maria's earnestness, and her beauty and brightness save the bathhouse from having to close.

This new manga series is part of the "Akimoto Osamu 4 New Manga Project!!".

"KochiKame THE BEST" (Encore Special) March Issue Released

2017-03-30T19:26:00.001+01:00

The March issue of KochiKame THE BEST (Encore Special) (こち亀 THE BEST アンコールスペシャル)
was released in Japan on March 10, 2017. This monthly issue is part of Shūeisha's line of magazines, Shūeisha Jump Remix (SJR), and is the re-release of KochiKame THE BEST (こち亀 THE BEST) published in 2011 / 2012.

Click here to see or read a free preview of chapter 766: "ツェッペリン号発進せよ!", originally published in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1992 No.8 issue, and later compiled into tankōbon volume 78.

Osamu Akimoto Wins MEXT Art Encouragement Prize

2017-03-28T19:20:00.000+01:00

Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs announced the winners of the 67th Annual Minister of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology (MEXT) Art Encouragement Prizes on March 8, 2017.

Osamu Akimoto has been awarded the Geijutsu Senshō Award (Minister Prize) by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs (MEXT) in the ‘Media Art’ category.

The MEXT Art Encouragement Prizes honor the achievements of people in the fields of theater, film, music, dance, literature, visual art, broadcasts, public entertainment, art promotion, critique, and media arts. Winners receive a certificate and monetary award. This year's awards ceremony was held at a hotel in Tokyo on March 14, 2017.

source: Anime News Network, Manga Tokyo, natalie comic

"Gekkan KochiKame (Monthly KochiKame)" 2017 March Issue Released

2017-03-27T19:27:00.000+01:00

The 2017 March issue of Gekkan KochiKame (月刊こち亀 / Monthly KochiKame) was released in
Japan on March 3, 2017. This monthly issue is part of Shūeisha's line of comics sōshūhen (総集編; "Digest Edition").

Availability: Amazon Japan

"KochiKame Dai Kansha-sai!!" March Issue Released

2017-03-03T19:06:00.002+00:00

The March issue of KochiKame Dai Kansha-sai!! (こち亀大感謝祭!!) was released in Japan on

February 24, 2017. This new monthly issue is part of Shūeisha's line of magazines, Shūeisha Jump Remix (SJR).

Click here to see or read a free preview of chapter 1590: "対ロボット野球", originally published in Weekly Shōnen Jump 2009 No.15 issue, and later compiled into tankōbon volume 168.

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"KochiKame THE BEST" (Encore Special) February Issue Released

2017-02-14T18:42:00.000+00:00

The February issue of KochiKame THE BEST (Encore Special) (こち亀 THE BEST アンコールスペシャ
ル) was released in Japan on February 10, 2017. This monthly issue is part of Shūeisha's line of magazines, Shūeisha Jump Remix (SJR), and is the re-release of KochiKame THE BEST (こち亀 THE BEST) published in 2011 / 2012.

Click here to see or read a free preview of chapter 1198: "由緒正しき江戸野球!", originally published in Weekly Shōnen Jump 2001 No.8 issue, and later compiled into tankōbon volume 124.

"Gekkan KochiKame (Monthly KochiKame)" 2017 February Issue Released

2017-02-10T18:54:00.000+00:00

The 2017 February issue of Gekkan KochiKame (月刊こち亀 / Monthly KochiKame) was released in
Japan on February 3, 2017. This monthly issue is part of Shūeisha's line of comics sōshūhen (総集編; "Digest Edition").

Availability: Amazon Japan

Osamu Akimoto's "Mr. Clice" New Series Chapter 1 in Jump SQ 2017 March Issue

2017-02-09T19:08:00.000+00:00

Osamu Akimoto's Mr. Clice ( ミスタークリス) new series chapter 1 was published in the 2017 March
issue of Shūeisha's Jump SQ (Jump Square) magazine released last week (February 3, 2017) in Japan.

The new Mr. Clice manga is a revival of Akimoto's similarly titled manga, which ended in 2007 in Monthly Shōnen Jump. The adult, "thrilling action" story centers on the Japanese secret agent Jin Kurisu (Jim Clice), who gets injured and dies in the midst of a fight. His brain is transplanted into the body of a female tennis player who dies around the same time. Mr. Clice wants to return to a male body through surgery, but due to the professional advantages of a female body in spy work, the higher-ups won't let him return to a man's body. He makes the best of his new identity and takes on missions around the world.

This new manga series is part of the "Akimoto Osamu 4 New Manga Project!!".

Osamu Akimoto's "Finder: Kyōto Jogakuin Monogatari" Chapter 1 Manga in Weekly Young Jump 2017 No.10

2017-02-08T19:21:00.001+00:00

Osamu Akimoto's Finder: Kyōto Jogakuin Monogatari (ファインダー -京都女学院物語- / Finder: Kyōto
Girls Academy Story) chapter 1 was published in the 2017 No.10 issue of Shūeisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine released last week (February 2, 2017) in Japan.

The story centers on a group of four girls in the Kyōto suburb of Kameoka at the all-female Kyōto Girls Academy High School. Takako, Tsubame, Chidori, and Suzume are amazed by their passionate principal who is also the hot-blooded president of a Kyōto women's photography club. These normal girls just want a bit of casual excitement in their daily lives. Their story revolves around pictures as their season of youth develops.

This new manga series is part of the "Akimoto Osamu 4 New Manga Project!!".