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PiFirst appearance of contents
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1 March 2003 Serialization editor in charge : Motoyuki Oda Book editor in charge : Hidetaka Shiba Book editor : Shinichi Washino (Ginnansha) Soft cover B6 size 210 pages Cover Omote (front) is the front page of Episode 2 "Pi de are!! (Be Pi!)". Cover Ura (back) has "Utsukushii Oppai towa kiwamete utsukushii kyokusenwo motteiru. Sono kyokusenwo musubi, shizenna en wo egaki, sono gaisyuwo chokkeide wattatoki 3.1415926... to warikirenai chibusakoso saikoukyu no oppai nanoda!!" (Beautiful breasts have extremely beautiful curve. Extend the curve to draw the natural circle, and divide its circumference by diameter. If that result is indivisible and is 3.1415926..., then that breasts is the top quality breasts) " from Episode 1 "Pi kamo shirenai (It might be Pi.)" (p.20). In Omote-1 (under the cover), the human body of Cover illustration is replaced by skelton.
1 July 2003 Serialization editor in charge : Motoyuki Oda Book editor in charge : Hidetaka Shiba Book editor : Motoyuki Oda, Shinichi Washino (Ginnansha) Soft cover B6 size 204 pages Cover Omote (front) is the front page of Episode 12 "Uruwashino Ritsuko sensei (Beautiful teacher, Ritsuko)". Cover Ura (back) has a part of Piderman's Pledge Paper: "Utsukushii oppai "Pi" wa sekai kyoutsuu no zaisande ari, sorewo syugo surunoga Piderman Sawaki Yumeto no shimei dearu (Beautiful breasts "Pi" is the shared possession of the world, and it is the Piderman Yumeto Sawaki's mission to protect them)". In Omote-1 (under the cover), the human body of cover illustration is replaced by ape.
1 November 2003 Serialization editor in charge : Motoyuki Oda Book editor in charge : Hidetaka Shiba Book editor : Motoyuki Oda, Shinichi Washino (Ginnansha) Soft cover B6 size 202 pages Cover Omote (front) is the front page of Episode 29 "Hashire! Yumeto (Run! Yumeto)". Cover Ura (back) has "Kokorowo shizume, Kamiga sohzoh sareta shinpino zohkeibutsuwo kanshosuru. Sorega Pi no sesshikatada!! (Calm yourself and appreciate mysterious creatures that the God made. That is the way to touch the Pi!!)" from Episode 28 "In to Yoh (yin and yang)" (p.103) In Omote-1 (under the cover), the human body of cover illusturation is replaced by pig.
1 March 2004 Serialization editor in charge : Motoyuki Oda Book editor in charge : Hidetaka Shiba Book editor : Motoyuki Oda, Shinichi Washino (Ginnansha) Soft cover B6 size 202 pages Cover Omote (front) is the front page of Episode 40 "Yumewo misetekureru Otoko (The man who show the dream)". Cover Ura (back) has "Konokowa Tamura-san iraino Pi kamo shirenai. Kamisamawa bokuni shinno Pi ka tashikamero to itteirunda.(This girl might be the Pi since Tamura-san. The god must be saying me to confirm whether it is really Pi)." from Episode 35 "Tenshino Onegai(Angel's appeal)" (p.25 and p.29) Omote-1 (under the cover) is the Jun drawn by Motoyuki Oda, serialization editor.
1 July 2004 Serialization editor in charge : Motoyuki Oda Book editor in charge : Hidetaka Shiba Book editor : Kento Tokano, Shinichi Washino (Ginnansha) Soft cover B6 size 204 pages Cover Omote (front) is the front page of Episode 52"(Lady Go!)". Cover Ura (back) has "Ai nashide Pi nashi. Pi (PAI) no nakaniwa Ai(AI) ga haitteiru. Novel shohkyu hakken. Gokuhi!!(No love, no Pi. Pi(PAI) includes Ai(AI, Love in Japanese). Novel prize discovery. Top Secret!!" from Episode 49 "Pi ga subetesa (All you need is Pi)" (p.94) Omote-1 (under the cover) has 4 frame manga "Assistant H's diary of hearing things (by Hiroko Inoue?)", and Omote-4 has "Assistant Kyoh's diary of breasts (by Tamami Kyoh?)".
1 November 2004 Serialization editor in charge : Motoyuki Oda, Kento Tokano Book editor in charge : Hidetaka Shiba Book editor : Kento Tokano, Rumi Shibuya (Ginnansha) Soft cover B6 size 204 pages Cover Omote (front) seems to be newly drawn. Cover Ura (back) has "Subarashii Chibusaja. Watashiga oimotometeita 3 jyaku 3 sun 3 bu no chibusa. Sennen iya mannen ni hitorino Pi ja! ()" from Episode 66 "Mannenni hitorino Pi(one Pi in the ten thousand year)" (p.189 and p.190) Omote-1 (under the cover) has the Chisato-san's cartoon, and Omote-4 has Kato's manga from Episode 59 "Bokurano puru-puru pine (Our puru-puru-pine)" (p.60, p.64)
1 February 2005 Serialization editor in charge : Kento Tokano Book editor in charge : Hidetaka Shiba Book editor : Kento Tokano, Rumi Shibuya (Ginnansha) Soft cover B6 size 202 pages Cover Omote (front) is the front page of Episode 72"Le Aoba!!". Cover Ura (back) has "Pi koso shijono kaiga! Gokujohno iyashi! Minaga Pi shijohsyugisha eto natte ikimasu(Pi is the supreme paint! Superb healing! Everyone is becoming Pi supremacist).". Original? In Omote-1 (under the cover) has "Otoko towa, (The man is)" and Omote-4 has "Inochiwo kakete mamoritai hitoga iru. Sorega otoko ... otokomichi! Yumeto (To sacrifice one's life for the others. That is the man... the load of man! Yumeto)". From Episeo 77 "Otoko michi (the load of man)".
1 May 2005 Serialization editor in charge : Kento Tokano Book editor in charge : Hidetaka Shiba Book editor : Nobuyuki Kamo, Shinichi Washino (Ginnansha) Soft cover B6 size 204 pages Cover Omote (front) is the front page of Episode 87 "Kamino Itazura(Trick of the God)". Cover Ura (back) has "Pi no eichiga rikai dekinaiyouna mishinkana yatsutohwa nakayokudekinai!!(I can't make nice with undeveloped person who don't understand the wisdom of Pi!)" from Episode 85"Shigure-kun no hanashi(The tale of Shigure-kun)" (p.136) Omote-1 (under the cover) has Shigure Furuike's craft work exibition. In Omote-4, there are craft work circle members dropping their head. From Episode 85 "Shigure-kun no hanashi(The tale of Shigure-kun)".
1 June 2005 Serialization editor in charge : Kento Tokano, Nobuyuki Kamo Book editor in charge : Hidetaka Shiba Book editor : Nobuyuki Kamo, Ryuhei Ohmoto (Ginnansha) Soft cover B6 size 246 pages Cover Omote (front) is newly drawn. Cover Ura (back) has "Pi wa eien. Pi wa shinpi. Pi wa kisekiwo koeta ... (Pi is forever. Pi is mysterious. Pi is over the miracle...)" from the last Episode "Pi" (p.235) Omote-1 (under the cover) has the front page of the last Episode "Pi". Omote-4 has the crying chief of state, Park Pohchin, seems to be newly drawn. Pi StaffAuthor : Usamaru FuruyaSerialization editor : Motoyuki Oda, Kento Tokano, Nobuyuki Kamo Assistant : Tamami Kyoh, Hiroko Inoue Desgin : Yukio Hosino (VOLAREinc.) Book editor : Shinichi Washino (Ginnansha), Rumi Shibuya (Ginnansha), Ryuhei Ohmoto (Ginnansha) Cooperation : Side Valve - special shop for British classic bike, Musashino Bijutsu Gakuin, Tsutomu Takahashi, Kohji Nomura --- Taiwan Chinese Edition ---Special thanks goes to Jubei Yaguh(http://jubei.blog28.fc2.com/) for his great help for getting Taiwan Chiese Edition, making below staff credits, and Chinese name's English notation. Thank you so much!!
15 May 2004 Taiwan Chinese edition Translator: LIU XIAO GUI Cover Design: LIN CHI HON Letter Editor: CHEN XIN I Soft Cover, B6 size 210 pages, Right to Left style (same as Japanese edition) The price printed in the last page is NT95$, though which on the cover is NT100$. It seems to be raised up. The Original title printed in the last page is "Paradise(1)" in Japanese. This is not correct, of course. Followings are common in all volume: Omote-1 and Omote-4 under the book cover are monochrome printings of background image of Taiwan Chinese edition. There are no bonus illustration as like as Japanese. On the book cover and the last page, it says this book was officially published under the permission of Shogakukan, the publisher of original Japanese edition. Also, the advertisement page at the bottom of this book introduces other Tongli's comics: Daimon Take2(Symbol Take2), Gadara no buta(Pig of Gadara) and Kareinaru Shokutaku(Addicted to Curry) have the remarks of permisission from each publisher:Kodansha, Futabasha and Shueisha. This book is rated as an adult only (less than 18 is prohibited).
25 March 2005 Taiwan Chinese edition Translator: LIU XIAO GUI Cover Design: LIN CHI HON Check Editor: CHEN XIN I Picture Letter, Effect Artist: LIN BUO IN Soft Cover, B6 size 204 pages, Right to Left style (same as Japanese edition) The price printed in the last page was changed to NT100$ The Original title printed in the last page was fixed as "Pi(2)" in Japanese.
15 April 2005 Taiwan Chinese edition Translator: LIU XIAO GUI Cover Design: LIN CHI HON Check Editor: CHEN XIN I Picture Letter, Effect Artist: LIN BUO IN Soft Cover, B6 size 202 pages, Right to Left style (same as Japanese edition)
25 June 2005 Taiwan Chinese edition Translator: LIU XIAO GUI Cover Design: LIN CHI HON Check Editor: CHEN XIN I Picture Letter, Effect Artist: LIN BUO IN Soft Cover, B6 size 202 pages, Right to Left style (same as Japanese edition) From this volume, Chienese/English notation about modification from the original Japanese edition is written at the last page of the book. Followings are the English notation: Some violent and sexually graphic scenes have been modified form the original Japanese edition. In spite of this notation, there are no special graphic scenes for this book. And, I know even the previous volume modified the sexually scene. The publisher's policy might have been changed at this timing.
15 May 2006 Taiwan Chinese edition Translator: LIU XIAO GUI Cover Design: LIN CHI HON Check Editor: CHEN XIN I Soft Cover, B6 size 204 pages, Right to Left style (same as Japanese edition) The price printed in the last page was disappeared.
5 August 2006 Taiwan Chinese edition Translator: LIU XIAO GUI Cover Design: LIN CHI HON Letter Editor: CHEN HONG MIN Soft Cover, B6 size 204 pages, Right to Left style (same as Japanese edition)
15 June 2006 Taiwan Chinese edition Translator: LIU XIAO GUI Cover Design: LIN CHI HON Letter Editor: CHEN HONG MIN Soft Cover, B6 size 202 pages, Right to Left style (same as Japanese edition) The published date is before than the vol.6 publishing date: 5 August 2006. It must be some error.
20 December 2006 Taiwan Chinese edition Translator: LIU XIAO GUI Cover Design: LIN CHI HON Letter Editor: CHAN UN YU Soft Cover, B6 size 204 pages, Right to Left style (same as Japanese edition)
30 December 2006 Taiwan Chinese edition Translator: LIU XIAO GUI Cover Design: LIN CHI HON Letter Editor: CHAN UN YU Soft Cover, B6 size 246 pages, Right to Left style (same as Japanese edition) Reference ArticlesUsamaru Furuya' pi diary - Splits author diaryhttp://spi-net.jp/spi/inspi_diary/usamaru_sakka.htm Interview : Eveyone like breasts, right? 2003 / Text by Kensaku Saguchi http://www.walkerplus.com/tokyo/20030204/bo1390_pkup.html Now, above link is dead. You can read it from the cache. Interview Usamaru Furuya interview - Voice from Character Designers! Amusement Media Sogo Gakuin / Character design course 2004 / Text by Tsuyoshi Itoh (manga critic) http://www.amgakuin.co.jp/chara/message/usamaru/ From Usamaru Furuya : Compassion for Art, compassion for Manga Monthly magazine Bijutsu Techou (art handbook) February 2006 issue. Bijutsu Shuppan-sha, Ltd. "You might think about the latest Pi as normal manga, but it is experiment and challenge for me. Easy to read, hogwash, one-shot story ... such gag cartoon. Actually, I am conscious of the Urusei Yatsura. "Normal" is much worse for me. It surprise me what I can draw such works.". Reference URLIntroduction at Web site of Shogakukan's comic books(http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/). Not only for online order but also you can read the 2page contents in this site.
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