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|  "Nakahira's new CAPCOM vs SNK manga story"
, posted Mon 24 Mar 17:22
Hey, all (esp. Luisinan and Ishmael):
About 6 days ago, Taa kun posted the following in NARUTO's "street fighter Manga question" thread:
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By the way, Masahiko Nakahira has just started a CapCom vs SNK manga, if you don't like Sakura, pass because it's a Sakura Gambaru Sequel : in her 'first match' ,before her 'training journey' she draws against Kyo... Fear the way she goes through his Orochinagi with her Shououken...
This thread has since fallen to the 2nd page of the forum. Whenever I try posting replies in 2nd-page threads (on this forum), they only bump up as far as the top of the 2nd page (not the top of the 1st page, as I'd expect). Since this significantly reduces the likelihood of my replies being read (and since at least a few of your were interested in this info), I figured I'd just post a new thread on the subject.
I was in Little Tokyo, Los Angeles this weekend and I managed to find Nakahira's SvC manga. First of all, it appears that this is not (unfortunately) the start of a new series. It seems that it is simply a single-chapter manga short story, made specifically for the manga anthology in which it appears. By the way, here's the vital stats on this anthology volume:
Title: ULTRAJUMP MEGAMIX Vol. 1
ISBN#: 4-08-782780-1
Publisher: Shuueisha
Price: 880 yen (includes sales tax)
Page count: 192 pages
On Sale: 1-22-2003
As the title indicates, this is an anthology of manga stories by manga artists who are regularly published by Shuueisha's manga labels, ULTRAJUMP and Young Jump Comics. MEGAMIX Vol. 1 features a wraparound cover illustration by Murata Range (of "Ao no rokugou" [Blue Submarine No.6] and "Gouketsuji Ichizoku" [Power Instinct] fame). The book's cover is text-free. Instead, a clear-plastic dustjacket provides the printing space for the book's title (spine & upper front), explanatory splash-blurb (lower front), barcode/ISBN/price info (upper back), and contributing artists' names (lower back). The result is an exceptionally professional appearance, with a Murata-sensei illustration unmarred by jacket text (since you can remove the plastic jacket to gain an unobstructed view of the cover illustration). Unfortunately, this illustration is Murata's only contribution to this anthology (he didn't provide any manga stories for it).
Here's the list of the 6 mangaka who contribute the manga stories in this volume (along with the title of the contributed work, and references to at least 1 of their well-known works):
Oh!great
"S -song of sapphire star-"
[other works: "Tenjou Tenge"]
Nakahira Masahiko
"Sakura Ganbaru! Tokubetsuhen"
[other works: "Hakaima Sadamitsu," "Street Fighter III RYU FINAL -Tatakai no saki ni-," "Sakura Ganbaru!," "Street Fighter ZERO," and "Cammy Gaiden"]
Matsumoto Takahal
"i/o"
[other works: "AGHARTA"]
Miwa Shirow
"DOGS Tokubetsuhen HARDCORE TWINS"
[other works: "DOGS"]
Sumihey
"Machi-san"
[other works: "PSYCHO LAW"]
Wang-pac
"Kodama cotton 100"
[sorry -- couldn't find any other works by Wang-pac]
Nakahira's contribution is 35 pages long and, as previously stated, is entitled "Sakura Ganbaru! Tokubetsuhen" [Sakura Ganbaru! Special Edition]. The cast members, in order of appearance, are: Yabuki Shingo, Kasugano Sakura, Kusanagi Kyo, Hibiki Dan, Chitose Kei (Sakura's best friend), Kanzuki Karin, Shibazaki (Karin's manservant), Gouki, and Ryu. Gouki and Ryu aren't actually an active part of the story -- they simply appear in one or two panels each, as Karin provides a running narrative for Shingo (and the reader), explaining the fighting style Sakura practices. The focal fight of the story is between Sakura and Kyo, although Shingo has a brief anonymous street fight at the very beginning of the manga.
BTW, I found my copy at the Los Angeles branch of Kinokuniya Bookstores. It was the last copy on the shelf, but they may have more in the rear stockrooms. As this book is still quite new, any branch of Kinokuniya or Asahiya bookstores should be able to special order it for you, if they don't already have it in stock.
Anyway, I figured a few of you would be interested in the info on this book. For those who prefer Japanese...
Title: ウルトラジャンプ・メガミックス Vol.1
Publisher: 集英社
大暮維人
Oh!great
[other works: 「天井天下」]
中平正彦
Nakahira Masahiko
「さくらがんばる！特別編」
[other works: 「破壊魔定光」、「ストリートファイターIII RYU FINAL -闘いの先に-」、「さくらがんばる！」、「ストリートファイタゼロ」、「キャミィ外伝」]
松本嵩春
Matsumoto Takahal
「アイオー」
[other works: アガルタ]
三輪士郎
Miwa Shirow
「ドッグス 特別編 ハードコア ツインズ」
[other works: 「ドッグス」]
すみ兵
Sumihey
「魔知さん」
わんぱく
Wang-pac
「こだま cotton 100」
--Chris
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| "Re(5):Nakahira's new CAPCOM vs SNK manga stor" , posted Thu 27 Mar 09:16
I went to Asahiya NYC 2 weeks ago. I wondered why the line to buy stuff was incredibly long, but didn't ask and just dismissed it as one of those things. Didn't buy anything that day because of the long line. Now I realize it's because the store was closing down!
Years ago, Anime Crash in NYC closed down. I knew a guy who worked there and he was shocked that it closed down as he had no warning at all and lost his job. He said business was good and he didn't really know why they closed down. Methinks they probably merged with the other Anime Crash store that's in NY State somewhere but too far away for me as this happens sometimes. This happened around 1999 - 2000.
OCS in NYC closed down a little while ago too. From what I can see, business was good at this spot and Asahiya's, but this is NYC after 9/11 (I work five blocks away from WTC and was there when the Towers came down) and with all this war nonsense going on, I'm seeing lots of businesses close up and leave America's #1 target. Of course, I can't confirm why Asahiya left NYC so this is just a guestimate. Could be any of 100 reasons.
The sad thing is that Asahiya is the only place I knew where I can find Arcadia, the greatest Video Game Magazine ever made. If I don't find it somewhere, I'm gonna have to rely on cammyfan.com to let me know what's going on in the magazine and sit through his idiotic posts such as, "CVS2 is popular because Cammy's in it," "Cammy will be in CFAS and I'm basing this on an ad for upcoming Capcom toys" and, "Ryu is not an All Star and no one in Japan likes him." Thank goodness for Iggy at mmcafe who usually let's us know what's cool in Arcadia.
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