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Jiro Taniguchi (谷口 ジロー, Taniguchi Jirō, 14 August 1947 – 11 February 2017) [1] was a Japanese manga writer/artist. His works belong to the gekiga, or "dramatic pictures", genre of manga. [2] In France he was knighted a Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres in 2011. [3]
The manga gained popularity overseas after fan translations of the series were posted on the English-speaking imageboard 4chan, the Western equivalent of Japan's Futaba Channel. [14] Yen Press has licensed the manga in North America and the UK, and began releasing the series from October 29, 2013. [2] [15]
"A Thousand Years' Wings, A Hundred Years' Dream"; French: Les Gardiens du Louvre) is a Japanese seinen manga written and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi. The manga revolves around an artist visiting the Louvre for five days and learning about artists whose works are there and figures who were part of its history.
Jiro confides his difficulty in forgetting Haru, but Mu-chan convinces him to remember her instead. Mu-chan's grandmother finds a letter penned by Haru shortly before her death telling Jiro to disregard her dying wish. Jiro replaces the barrier around the cedar tree and creates a charm from a tree branch and Mu-chan's hakama.
Freesia (Japanese: フリージア, Hepburn: Furījia) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jiro Matsumoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki between September 2001 and August 2009, with its chapters collected in 12 tankōbon volumes. A live-action film adaptation was released in February 2007.
The series follows Toru Muhyo and Jiro "Roji" Kusano, a young magical law enforcer and his assistant, as they track down and punish spirits based on the articles written in the book of magical law. An anime television series adaptation by Studio Deen aired from August to October 2018 on SKY PerfecTV! and Animax. A second season aired from July ...
Benkei in New York (Japanese: N.Y.の弁慶, Hepburn: N.Y. no Benkei) is a one-volume manga written by Jinpachi Mori and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi.It is a collection of short stories revolving around a Japanese artist who moves to New York, but secretly works as a hitman in his spare time.
Harem Marriage (Japanese: ハレ婚。, Hepburn: Hare-Kon) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by NON [].It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from July 2014 to June 2019, with its chapters collected in nineteen tankōbon volumes.