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'''''RAIJIN COMICS''''' was a ] anthology published in ] by the now-defunct ] and largely backed by the ] Corporation at its inception. The collected volumes of ''Raijin Comics'' titles were published under the ''Raijin Graphic Novels'' ]. '''''Raijin Comics''''' is a discontinued ] anthology published from 2002 until 2004 in ] by the now-defunct ] and largely backed by the ] Corporation at its inception. The collected volumes of ''Raijin Comics'' titles were published under the ''Raijin Graphic Novels'' ]. The magazine was aimed at mature readers.


The comics were aimed at an older audience. The magazine's first issue was published with the ] of ], ]. ''Raijin Comics'' was initially a weekly publication, but it later became a monthly magazine on issue #37 (the October 2003 issue).<ref></ref> In July ], the magazine stopped circulation with issue #46 and the brand was put "on hiatus". ''Raijin Comics''' failure to break in the U.S. market has been attributed to competition (indirect or otherwise) with the North American version of '']'', which launched at the same time as ''Raijin Comics'', although both magazines were aimed at different audiences. Premiering with a cover date of December 18, 2002, ''Raijin'' was initially published on a weekly basis similar to various popular manga magazines in Japan, including ]'s own '']''. However, distribution problems made the weekly schedule difficult to maintain and the weekly format ceased with issue #36 (September 10, 2003), becoming a monthly publication from issue #37 (October 2003).<ref></ref> The magazine eventually ceased publication with issue #46 (July 2004). Its failure to break into the U.S. market has been attributed to competition with the North American version of '']'', which debuted shortly afterward, despite the fact that they were aimed at different age range. Also, unlike Jump, many of the titles in Raijin lacked general brand awareness amongst casual American manga fans.


On ], ], Raijin lost control of the '''raijincomics.com''' ] to ]s; the corporate website, '''''' remains currently in operation but has not been updated since June 2004.<ref></ref> Since the folding of ''Raijin Comics'', two of its titles (''Slam Dunk'' and ''Guardian Angel Getten'') has since been licensed to other companies. On May 5, 2005, Raijin lost control of the '''raijincomics.com''' ] to ]s. The corporate website, '''''' remained in operation for many years but wasn't updated after June 2004,<ref></ref> and as of mid-2010, has been taken over by domain squatters. Since the folding of ''Raijin Comics'', some of its titles (''Slam Dunk'', ''Guardian Angel Getten'' and ''Fist of the North Star'') have since been licensed to other companies.


==Series published by Raijin== ==Series published by Raijin==
The following series were serialized in ''Raijin Comics'': The following series were serialized in ''Raijin Comics'', with the issues they appeared in parentheses:
* '']'' * '']'' (2-46)
* ''Bomber Girl'' * '']'' (1-11)
* '']'' * '']'' (14-21, 23–33, 35–41, 43–46)
* '']'' * '']'' (1-46)
* ''The First President Of Japan'' * '']'' (2-18, 20–23, 25–29)
* '']'' * '']'' (1-31, 34–35, 37–46)
* '']'' * '']'' (4-7, 9-20, 22–32, 34–46)
* '']'' * '']'' (33-46)
* ''Keiji'' * '']'' (19-34, 36–45)
* ''Mountain Climbers Saga'' * ''Mountain Climbers Saga'' (5, 13, 46)
* ''Revenge of Mouflon'' * ''Revenge of Mouflon'' (4-18, 30–36, 38–46)
* '']'' * '']'' (1-14, 16–46)


== Imprinted manga series == == Imprinted manga series ==
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|Art: ], Story: ] |Art: ], Story: ]
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|''Twisted Tales'' |''Twisted Tales''
|Art and Story: Tsuji Tsukasa |Art and Story: Tsukasa Tsuji
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|''Irasshaimase, Japan!'' |''Irasshaimase, Japan!''
|Art and Story: Hanyunyu Jun |Art and Story: Jun Hanyunyu
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== See also ==
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== References == == References ==
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Latest revision as of 15:16, 1 August 2023

Discontinued North American manga magazine

Raijin Comics #1

Raijin Comics is a discontinued manga anthology published from 2002 until 2004 in North America by the now-defunct Gutsoon! Entertainment and largely backed by the Sega Corporation at its inception. The collected volumes of Raijin Comics titles were published under the Raijin Graphic Novels imprint. The magazine was aimed at mature readers.

Premiering with a cover date of December 18, 2002, Raijin was initially published on a weekly basis similar to various popular manga magazines in Japan, including Coamix's own Weekly Comic Bunch. However, distribution problems made the weekly schedule difficult to maintain and the weekly format ceased with issue #36 (September 10, 2003), becoming a monthly publication from issue #37 (October 2003). The magazine eventually ceased publication with issue #46 (July 2004). Its failure to break into the U.S. market has been attributed to competition with the North American version of Shonen Jump, which debuted shortly afterward, despite the fact that they were aimed at different age range. Also, unlike Jump, many of the titles in Raijin lacked general brand awareness amongst casual American manga fans.

On May 5, 2005, Raijin lost control of the raijincomics.com domain name to domain squatters. The corporate website, gutsoon.com remained in operation for many years but wasn't updated after June 2004, and as of mid-2010, has been taken over by domain squatters. Since the folding of Raijin Comics, some of its titles (Slam Dunk, Guardian Angel Getten and Fist of the North Star) have since been licensed to other companies.

Series published by Raijin

The following series were serialized in Raijin Comics, with the issues they appeared in parentheses:

Imprinted manga series

Title Author/Illustrator
Fist Of the North Star Art: Tetsuo Hara, Story: Buronson
Twisted Tales Art and Story: Tsukasa Tsuji
Irasshaimase, Japan! Art and Story: Jun Hanyunyu

See also

References

  1. RAIJIN COMICS – News Page
  2. Raijin Comics Loses Domain – Anime News Network

External links


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