Tag Archives: kodansha

Best Motoring & Hot Version Era Comes to a Close

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Ben Hsu

The renowned Japanese automotive video series Best Motoring and its spinoff publication Hot Version have been canceled. According to its publisher 2&4 Motoring, the parent company Kodansha could not justify its continued existence citing declining sales figures for the past … Continue reading →

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Arthur Garage, Used Car Dealer Manga

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Ben Hsu

Here’s another car-based manga to add to your library in addition to Initial-D, Wangan Midnight and Garage Restore 251. It’s Arthur Garage, a series published in Kodansha’s Weekly Young Magazine. From what we can gather based on extremely limited Japanese … Continue reading →

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