Doraemon (Japanese: ドラえもん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga writing team Fujiko F Fujio, and has also been adapted into an successful anime series and media franchise. The story revolves around a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Noby. Today, Doraemon has grown to become one of the most recognizable and marketable comic characters in Asia and around the world and one of Japan’s cultural icons. Awards for Doraemon include the Japan Cartoonists Association Award for excellence in 1973, the first Shogakukan Manga Award for children’s manga in 1982, and the first Osamu Tezuka Culture Award in 1997. On 22 April 2002, on the special issue of Asian Hero in TIME Magazine, Doraemon was selected as one of the 22 Asian Heroes, the only comic (manga/anime) character to ever receive this honor. In 2008, Japan’s Foreign Ministry appointed Doraemon as the nation’s first anime ambassador. Doreamon celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2014.
Summary of the book
As always, Noby has great resolve — he’s running away from home if he scores zero points again! Featuring: Just Once, A Perfect 100, Noby the Genius, Home Away From Noby. Enjoy 17 stories in all!
Doraemon (Japanese: ドラえもん) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga writing team Fujiko F Fujio, and has also been adapted into an successful anime series and media franchise. The story revolves around a robotic cat named Doraemon, who travels back in time from the 22nd century to aid a boy named Noby. Today, Doraemon has grown to become one of the most recognizable and marketable comic characters in Asia and around the world and one of Japan’s cultural icons. Awards for Doraemon include the Japan Cartoonists Association Award for excellence in 1973, the first Shogakukan Manga Award for children’s manga in 1982, and the first Osamu Tezuka Culture Award in 1997. On 22 April 2002, on the special issue of Asian Hero in TIME Magazine, Doraemon was selected as one of the 22 Asian Heroes, the only comic (manga/anime) character to ever receive this honor. In 2008, Japan’s Foreign Ministry appointed Doraemon as the nation’s first anime ambassador. Doreamon celebrates its 100th anniversary in 2014.
Summary of the book
Romance is in the air, and even Noby and Doraemon are not spared! It seems that everyone has fallen hopelessly in love! Featuring: The Couple Tester Badges, The Luvbrella, Doraemon In Love. Enjoy 13 romantic stories in all!
Pokémon Adventures, originally released in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Special (ポケットモンスターSPECIAL), is a Pokémon-related manga based on the video games. It is the best-selling children’s manga in Singapore. The series is divided into several distinct parts which are known as chapters. There are twelve major divisions at present, with nine of them completely published. 50 volumes of the manga have been released as of March 2014.
Volume 42 is based on the Generation IV games, HeartGold and SoulSilver. Volumes 43 and onwards are based on the Generation V games, with Volumes 43 to 51 taking after the Pokémon Black and White games, while Volume 52 and beyond correspond to Pokémon Black 2 and White 2.
Summary of the book
Sun dreams of money. Moon dreams of scientific discoveries. When their paths cross with Team Skull, both their plans go awry!
The mysteries around shy refugee Lillie deepen. What is the connection between her Cosmog and that mysterious rift in the sky…? Meanwhile, as the trial captains search for Team Skull’s headquarters, a Pokémon attack capsized Sun and Moon’s boat! Then, why would someone destroy…a supermarket?!
GUNDALA was first published in 1969. Created by HASMI (Harya Suraminata), it is a Sci-fi superhero story that takes place in a fictional dystopian Indonesia. A setting with a distinctly Indonesian vibe, coupled with the ground-breaking characterization of the hero Sancaka as a relatable and down-to-earth character propelled the series into the spotlight, cementing Gundala’s status as the defining modern-day superhero of Indonesia.
GUNDALA has been adapted to a live action movie, written and directed by Indonesian filmmaker Joko Anwar. It made its international debut at the prestigious Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in 2019.
Summary of the book
“If we see injustice before our eyes and do nothing…
then we are no longer human.”
Two men whose personal tragedies overlap, yet their destinies diverge.
Sancaka, a boy who was struck by lightning, seeks a path of truth and justice.
Pengkor, a boy who was scared by fire, walks the path of violence and rage.
Like day and night, the lives of Sancaka and Pengkor flash back and forth in a juxtapose of light and darkness—as Sancaka learns to harness his power to defend the weak, Pengkor uses his to build an army of assassins, corrupting orphans who have suffered like him and Sancaka…
Mr Kiasu is one of Singapore’s most recognizable comic icons in the 90s, bringing a brand of local humor that is greatly identifiable and relatable to Singaporeans everywhere. A caricature of a typical Singaporean who “does not like to lose”, the comic series has sold over 650,000 copies since its debut in 1990, with eight comic volumes and three spin-off titles; and also has a live-action drama series and various merchandise to its franchise.
Relaunched in 2017, Mr Kiasu is now presented in a new environment – a technologically advanced and modern Singapore, to which he applies his own quirky brand of “Kiasu” solutions to everyday situations.
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A peaceful, ordinary day at Bikini Bottom is about to turn topsy turvy for Spongebob Squarepants, when he finds himself accidentally sucked… inside Mr. Kiasu’s head?! How on earth did that even happen?! Also, what bizarre story could come out of this strange encounter?! The world of Spongebob Squarepants and Singapore’s most iconic comic character collide in this epic, squishy mashup!
Beyblade Burst (ベイブレードバースト) is the new generation of Beyblade based on the popular Beyblade toy franchise by Takara Tomy. The third incarnation of its series, the manga was serialised in Shogakukan’s Shōnen magazine CoroCoro Comic in August 2015. The anime adaptation premiered in 2016.
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When Valt receives distressing news that Shu has gone missing, he sets out to find his best friend, following clues from Wakiya about a sinister bey club called the Snake Pit. There, they meet Red Eye, a mysterious masked beyblader who wields Shu’s beyblade, Spryzen! Red Eye seems to know what has happened to Shu, but he’s not telling Valt until Valt beats him in a bey battle!
Beyblade Burst (ベイブレードバースト) is the new generation of Beyblade based on the popular Beyblade toy franchise by Takara Tomy. The third incarnation of its series, the manga was serialised in Shogakukan’s Shōnen magazine CoroCoro Comic in August 2015. The anime adaptation premiered in 2016.
Summary of the book
After his intense bey battling in Japan, Valt takes to the world stage by joining BC Sol, a prestigious bey club in Barcelona! BC Sol is preparing for the World League, a tournament that determines the most powerful bey club in the world, and Valt wants in on the action!
Detective Conan (名探偵コナン is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. The series is serialized in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1994, and has printed 81 volumes to date. The manga has sold over 140 million copies worldwide, The series won the 46th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category in 2000, and has been adaptated into video games, live action series, movies and an anime series. A Detective Conan movie has also been released each year during Japan’s Golden Week since 1997. 2016 marks the 20th Detective Connan Movie that will be released. Shogakukan Asia has selected the best stories from the collection of Detective Conan Series, and complied them into individual stand alone volumes to enjoy.
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Amuro is a man who wears many hats, and he plays all his roles with earnest sincerity! This time, he is a ski instructor, a pinch hitter, and even a substitute teacher! But despite his hectic schedule, he still has the time to teach a kid how to ride a bicycle! There is no job too big or too small that this man can’t handle!
Let’s Find Pokémon Sun and Moon features an all-new cast of Pokémon from the Sun and Moon Pokédex, hidden within the pages of this book! See if you can find them all!
Damekoi: The Late-night guide to Bad Romance will also be available for the first time in English. Hailing from Shogakukan’s Petit comic lineup, Damekoi tells the story of 3 single ladies who trade stories of bad men and dates when they get together every night. The popularity of the series resulted in a Live-action TV series in 2018.
Summary of the book
Chiyo Fukuma (25), Madoka Koga (24) and Sawako Chidori (25) are three sassy young singles out looking for love, but sometimes the men just don’t get it! From disaster boyfriends to dumpster hellfire dates, there are enough stories to go around when the girlfriends get together! Follow them as they navigate their way through the complexities of life and relationships in their quest to find true love!
Junji Ito (Japanese: 伊藤 潤二 Hepburn: Itō Junji, born July 31, 1963) is a Japanese horror mangaka. Some of his most notable works include Tomie, a series chronicling an immortal girl who drives her stricken admirers to madness; Uzumaki, a three-volume series about a town obsessed with spirals; and Gyo, a two-volume story where fish are controlled by a strain of sentient bacteria called “the death stench.” His other works are Itou Junji Kyoufu Manga Collection, a collection of different short stories including a series of stories named Souichi’s Journal of Delights, and Junji Ito’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu, a self-parody about him and his wife living in a house with two cats. In 2019, Ito received an Eisner Award for his manga adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.
Summary of the book
This volume includes ten of Junji Ito’s short stories, as selected exclusively from the Shōgakukan publisher catalog and presented and accompanied with a gallery of six color illustrations. Presented in it’s original form for the first time in English, this lavish deluxe sized anthology comes with full color sections.
Stories:
1: ”Okuman botchi (Army of One)”
2: ”Ningen isu”
3: ”Mōten no bīnasu”
4: ”Name onna (The Licking Woman)”
5: ‘Umezu sensei to watashi (Umezz Kazuo and Me)”
6: ”Konoyo no hoka no koi”
7: ”Miira reta Kirita kyōju”
8: ”Amigaradansō no kai (The Enigma of the Amigara Fault)”
9: ”Daikokubashira hiwa (The Sad Tale of the Principal Post)”
10: ”Wasuregatami (Memento)” (New one-shot)
News & Events
25 Sep 2019
Minicon @Kinokuniya Singapore Main Store
Meet Mr Kiasu creator Johnny Lau and his team at Minicon on 28 September, 3.30 p.m! Johnny is going to talk
