Cloud Girl – Microsoft Windows Azure Manga Promotion

Microsoft Japan is teasing its online comic series “Cloud Girl”, which promotes Windows Azure cloud service. The first episode of this “Cloud Girl” with subtitle “Mado to Kumo to Aoi-sora”(windows, clouds and azure sky) is said to be released late this May 2011, on a prologue. The heroine, Claudia Madobe (@Claudia_Azure “madobe” means window-side in… Continue reading Cloud Girl – Microsoft Windows Azure Manga Promotion

Weekly Comics Shonen Jump Makes One Issue Free Online By Quake

Shoeisha made a 2011’s 15th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, the most popular Japanese manga(comic) magazine which is sold 3 million copies every week, online for free on Yahoo! Japan [J] and Nico Nico Seiga [J]. “Seiga” means static image, opposite to “douga”(movie). Nico Nico Seiga is a service to share images run by Nico… Continue reading Weekly Comics Shonen Jump Makes One Issue Free Online By Quake

Google Japan Makes Comic Of Japanese Input Method Development

Google Japan publicized their “Google Japanese Imput Method (Beta) Comic” online, following to its paper version, which was presented to their developer’s event recently. This 42 pages comic by Yutanpo Shirane features some star developers in Google Japan. There are 8 chapters and each chapter has the following topic; Why Google developed and released its… Continue reading Google Japan Makes Comic Of Japanese Input Method Development

Twitter Explained In Two Manga Comics

Mitaka no Chushin de Nau wo Tsubuyaku Mitaka no Chushin de Nau wo Tsubuyaku(I Tweeted “Now!” at the Heart of Mitaka) The manga “Mitaka no Chushin de Nau wo Tsubuyaku” was published by Shogakukan in July 2010 drawn by comic essay cartoonist Yoko Gendai, which is likely the first Twitter manga in Japan, and so… Continue reading Twitter Explained In Two Manga Comics

College Girl Manga Blog On Server Management

Koakuma Joshidaisei no Server Engineer Diary(Little-devil Server Engineer College Girl) is a Japanese blog by a female college student Aico who works as a part-time on server management at Tokyo-based Directorz Inc [J]. SMTP Auth story What is the “Root Servers”? The blog was picked up by GoTheDistance blog and got good buzz on Japanese… Continue reading College Girl Manga Blog On Server Management

English Study Comics Paid Homage To U.S. Marines

“Pixel Mari-tan” is a Japanese Manga comic for studying English slang used in U.S. Marines, which are never taught at school. (-tan is a colloquial form of -san) “The magical kingdom princess, 12-year old Marine(Mar-Lee-Nay, Japanese girl’s name) transforms to marine! She, a magical democratic princess, protects democracy and fights for freedom cause. [J]” with… Continue reading English Study Comics Paid Homage To U.S. Marines

Learn Javascript In Manga

Manga de wakaru JavaScript Programming Kouza(The manga guide to JavaScript Programming Course) is an online web manga (Japanese style comic) for novice programmers to study JavaScript programming language by themselves. In a story, three high-school students learn JavaScript from a teacher in a year. 4 Chapters, 23 sections, 153 pages this manga covers the basics… Continue reading Learn Javascript In Manga

E/J Bulingual Digital Manga “Darling ha Gaikokujin” Goes On US iPad

Japan’s 3 million best selling comic essay “Darling ha Gaikokujin”(My Darling Is A Foreigner), which also became a movie this spring, depicting international relationship and marriage between Japanese girl and American guy, was digitized and published as one of the first Japan originated iPad manga application both on US and Japanese app store. Original Japanese… Continue reading E/J Bulingual Digital Manga “Darling ha Gaikokujin” Goes On US iPad

Twiman: Twitter Timeline In Manga-Comic Style

Twiman by Fumufumu Soft is a twitter decoration service which makes Japanese Manga style cartoon with tweets from yours, your timeline and your lists. You need to log in the service by giving permission by Twitter, then the tweets on your timeline embedded into random manga pictures. It seems to generate picture with all tweets… Continue reading Twiman: Twitter Timeline In Manga-Comic Style