Banzai! (magazine)

Infobox Magazine
title = Banzai!


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image_caption = Cover of the 7th issue, with cover date of March 5, 2002
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frequency = Monthly
circulation = 130,000 (2003)
category = manga, shōnen
company = Carlsen Verlag
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firstdate = November 2001
finaldate = December 2005
finalnumber = 50
country = Germany
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language = German
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"Banzai!", officialy stylized "BANZAI!", is a discontinued shōnen manga anthology that was published in Germany by Carlsen Verlag, from November 2001 to December 2005. It debuted in November 2001 as a German language adaptation of the popular Japanese manga anthology "Weekly Shōnen Jump", published by Shueisha.cite web |url=http://www.icv2.com/articles/home/2442.html |title=Manga Sales Strong In Europe Too |publisher=ICv2 |date=2003-03-06 |accessdate=2008-07-07 ] In addition to various series from "Weekly Shōnen Jump", the magazine serialized some original German manga-influenced comics, including "Crewman 3". Issues also included educational articles to teach readers Japanese and columns with news updates on anime and manga series. [cite web|url=http://www.banzai-online.de/denihongo |title= BANZAI! De Nihongo |publisher=Carlsen Verlag |work=BANZAI! De Nihongo |archivedate=2005-07-25 |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20050725013149/www.banzai-online.de/denihongo |accessdate=2008-06-14] Series published in the magazine were also published in tankōbon volumes under the "Banzai! präsentiert" and the highly popular series under the "Best of Banzai!" label. The name "Banzai!" came from the transliteration of 100,000 years, a traditional Japanese exclamation.

The magazine was discontinued in December 2005 due to Shueisha declining to renew Carlsen Verlag's license for the adaptation.cite web |url=http://www.carlsen.de/web/manga/serie?id=30422 |title=Banzai! |publisher=Carlsen Comics |language=German |accessdate=2008-07-07 ] The German division of Tokyopop was able to acquire the license to publish other tankōbon volumes of the "Weekly Jump" magazine. The already published manga volumes from "Banzai!" remain under the "Banzai! präsentiert" line. [cite web |url=http://www.banzai-online.de/ |title=BANZAI!-Online geht offline |publisher=Carlsen Verlag |work=Banzai! |archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20070704122749/www.banzai-online.de/ |archivedate=2007-07-04 |accessdate=2008-07-13]

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Series

Manga

Original works

In addition to manga series, "Banzai!" included chapters from a few original German language manga-influenced comics.

References

External links

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