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Usamaru Furuya Bibliography

Books

  1. Palepoli (1996)
  2. Short Cuts (1998-1999)
  3. Garden (2000)
  4. Wsamarus 2001 (2000)
  5. Plastic girl (2000)
  6. Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku (2001)
  7. Jisatsu Circle (2002)
  8. Donki Korin (2004)
  9. Pi (2003-2005)
  10. Happiness (2006)
  11. Litchi Hikari Club (2006)
  12. Kanojo wo mamoru 51 no houhou (2006-2007)
  13. Shonen Shojo Hyoryuki (under the name of Furuya X Otsuichi X Usamaru) (2007)
  14. Innocents Shonen Jujigun (2007-)
  15. Natto Zamurai Mametaro de gozaru (under the name of Manga Brothers) (2008)
  16. Genkaku Picasso (2008-)

Photo Book

Interview

  1. Dennoh Manga Giken (co-authored) (2003)
  2. Tairana Jidai (co-authored) (2003)
  3. Manga: Masters of the Art (Timothy Lehmann) (2005)
  4. Manga no Michi (co-authored) (2005)

Books

Palepoli (1996)

Parepoli1  
Palepoli / Seirindo / ISBN : 4792602726 / 1300 yen
10 June 1996
Cover illustration & design : Usamaru Furuya

First edition. Hard cover.
Parepoli2  
Palepoli / Seirindo / ISBN : 4792603161 / 980 yen + tax
3 March 2000
Cover illustration : Usamaru Furuya
Cover Design : D

Revised edition. Soft cover.
Parepoli3  
Palepoli / Ohta Publishing Co. / ISBN : 4872337492 / 1000 yen + tax
18 June 2003
Cover illustration : Usamaru Furuya
Cover Design : Usamaru Furuya, Hiroshi Niigami+Megumi Nohjin(?) (http://www.nartis.co.jp)

Revised edition from new company. Soft cover.

Newly includes unpublished manga "The proof of love", he draw before his debut under the name of Tsuyoshi(?) Furuya.
Parepoli Hangeul edition  
Palepoli / ??? / ISBN : 978-89-8371-384-1 / 8000 Won
28 November 2008

Hangeul Edition
It is based on Ohta publishing revised edition, though Aru Ai no Akashi is not included.

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Short Cuts (1998-1999)

ShortCuts1_1  
Short Cuts Vol.1 / Shogakukan / ISBN : 4091518710 / 900 yen (857 yen)
5 March 1998
Book design : Shunsuke Ohtake

First edition. Hard cover
ShortCuts1_2  
Short Cuts Vol.1 / Shogakukan / ISBN : 4091793126 / 860 yen + TAX
20 May 1999
Book design : Shunsuke Ohtake

First edition. Hard cover
ShortCuts3_1  
Short Cuts Vol.1 / Viz Communications, Inc. / ISBN : 1591160316 / 12.95$ (USA)
June 2002
Book Design : Izumi Evers

English edition. Soft cover
ShortCuts3_2  
Short Cuts Vol.2 / Viz Communications, Inc. / ISBN : 1591160316 / 12.95$ (USA)
August 2003
Book Design : Izumi Evers

English edition. Soft cover
ShortCuts3  
Short Cuts / Shogakukan / ISBN : 4091863280 / 552 yen + TAX
1 July 2003
Cover design : Shin Sobue + –ö’JŽu—L (Cozfish)

Revised edition. Soft cover
Newly includes bonus manga Are kara 6 nen tachimashita(It is 6 years away from that time)
ShortCuts4  
Short Cuts Hangeul edition (title means "Mai, the ultimate female senior high school student") / AniBooks / ISBN : 89-5919-082-9 / 8000Won
15 June 2006

Hangeul edition. Soft cover
This book is based on Japanese revised edition


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Garden (2000)

Garden  
Garden / East Press / ISBN : 4872572041 / 1111 yen + TAX
2 April 2000
Book Design : Seiichi Suzuki Design Room

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Wsamarus 2001 (2000)

Wsamarus 2001  
Wsamarus 2001 / East Press / ISBN : 487257222X / 999 yen + TAX
15 September 2000
Book Design : Akira Saitoh (Veia)

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Plastic Girl (2000)

Plastic Girl  
Plastic Girl / Kawade Shobo Shinsha / ISBN : 4309264247 / 2000yen + Tax
8 September 2000
Book Design : Jun Takechi

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Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku (2001)

Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku (1)  
Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku vol.1 / Sony Magazines / ISBN : 4789783286 / 950Yen + TAX
29 January 2001
Book Design : (Seiichi Suzuki Design Room)

First edition
Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku (1)  
Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku vol.1 / Gentosha / ISBN : 4344800125 / 1200 yen + TAX
24 December 2001
Book Design : (Seiichi Suzuki Design Room)

Revised edition
The publishing company of Comic Birz where this manga was serialized was changed from Sony Magazines to Gentosha. When vol.2 was published from Gentosha, this vol.1 was revised and published from Gentosha, too.
Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku (2)  
Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku vol.2 / Gentosha / ISBN : 4344800052 / 1200 yen + TAX
24 December 2001
Book Design : Seiichi Suzuki, Makiko Nishimura (Seiichi Suzuki Design Room)

First edition
La Musique de Marie (1)  
La Musique de Marie tome 1 / Casterman / ISBN : 2203373113 / 10.95 EUR
2 November 2004
Design : Seiichi Suzuki, Makiko Nishimura (Seiichi Suzuki Design Room)

French edition
La Musique de Marie (2)  
La Musique de Marie tome 2 / Casterman / ISBN : 2203373172 / 10.95 EUR
16 February 2005
Design : Seiichi Suzuki, Makiko Nishimura (Seiichi Suzuki Design Room)

French edition
Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku vol.1 Hangeul edition  
Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku vol.1 Hangeul edition / AniBooks / ISBN : 978-89-5919-146-8 / 8500Won

2007/8/25


Hangeul edition
Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku vol.2 Hangeul edition  
Marie no Kanaderu Ongaku vol.2 Hangeul edition / AniBooks / ISBN : 978-89-5919-147-5 / 8500Won

2007/8/25


Hangeul edition

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Jisatsu Circle (2002)

Jisatsu Circle  
Jisatsu Circle / ONE TWO MAGAZINE-SHA INC. / ISBN : 4901579096 / 1140 Yen + TAX
20 March 2002
Book Design : Akira Saitoh (Veia) Miyuki Yamaguchi (Veia)
Jisatsu Circle French edition  
Le cercle du suicide / Casterman / ISBN : 9782203373327 / 9.95 EUR
26 August 2005

French edition
Jisatsu Circle German edition  
Der Selbstmordclub / Schreiber & Leser / ISBN : 3937102531 / 14.95 EUR
October 2006

German edition
Jisatsu Circle revised edition  
Jisatsu Circle / Ohta Publishing / ISBN : 978-4-7783-2071-3 / 952 YEN + TAX
2008/12/1
Book Design : chutte

Revised edition

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Donki Korin (2004)

Donki Korin  
Donki Korin / Media Factory / ISBN4-8401-1038-7 / 880yen + TAX
12 March 2004
Design: Jun Takechi

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Pi (2003-2005)

Pi (1)  
Pi (1) / Shogakukan / ISBN4-09-186751-0 / 514 Yen + TAX
1 March 2003
Pi (2)  
Pi (2) / Shogakukan / ISBN4-09-186752-9 / 514 yen + TAX
1 July 2003
Pi (3)  
Pi (3) / Shogakukan / ISBN4-09-186753-7 / 514 yen + TAX
1 November 2003
Pi (4)  
Pi (4) / Shogakukan / ISBN4-09-186754-5 / 514 yen + TAX
1 March 2004
Pi (5)  
Pi (5) / Shogakukan / ISBN4-09-186755-3 / 514 yen + TAX
1 July 2004
Pi (6)  
Pi (6) / Shogakukan / ISBN4-09-186756-1 / 514 yen + TAX
1 November 2004
Pi (7)  
Pi (7) / Shogakukan / ISBN4-09-186757-X / 514 yen + TAX
1 February 2005
Pi (8)  
Pi (8) / Shogakukan / ISBN4-09-186758-8 / 514 yen + TAX
1 May 2005
Pi (9)  
Pi (9) / Shogakukan / ISBN4-09-186759-6 / 514 yen + TAX
1 June 2005
Pi (1) Taiwan  
Pi (1) Circle ratio / Tongli / ISBN986-11-3884-6 / NT$ 100
15 May 2004

Taiwan Chinese edition
Translator: LIU XIAO GUI
Cover Design: LIN CHI HON
Pi (2) Taiwan  
Pi (2) Circle ratio / Tongli / ISBN986-11-3885-4 / NT$ 100
25 March 2005

Taiwan Chinese edition
Translator: LIU XIAO GUI
Cover Design: LIN CHI HON
Pi (3) Taiwan  
Pi (3) Circle ratio / Tongli / ISBN986-11-4803-5 / NT$ 100
15 April 2005

Taiwan Chinese edition
Translator: LIU XIAO GUI
Cover Design: LIN CHI HON
Pi (4) Taiwan  
Pi (4) Circle ratio / Tongli / ISBN986-11-5277-6 / NT$ 100
25 June 2005

Taiwan Chinese edition
Translator: LIU XIAO GUI
Cover Design: LIN CHI HON
Pi (5) Taiwan  
Pi (5) Circle ratio / Tongli / ISBN986-11-8052-4 / NT$ 100
15 May 2006

Taiwan Chinese edition
Translator: LIU XIAO GUI
Cover Design: LIN CHI HON
Pi (6) Taiwan  
Pi (6) Circle ratio / Tongli / ISBN986-11-8053-2 / NT$ 100
5 August 2006

Taiwan Chinese edition
Translator: LIU XIAO GUI
Cover Design: LIN CHI HON
Pi (7) Taiwan  
Pi (7) Circle ratio / Tongli / ISBN986-11-8054-0 / NT$ 100
15 June 2006

Taiwan Chinese edition
Translator: LIU XIAO GUI
Cover Design: LIN CHI HON
Pi (8) Taiwan  
Pi (8) Circle ratio / Tongli / ISBN986-11-8055-9 / NT$ 100
20 December 2006

Taiwan Chinese edition
Translator: LIU XIAO GUI
Cover Design: LIN CHI HON
Pi (9) Taiwan  
Pi (9) Circle ratio / Tongli / ISBN986-11-8056-7 / NT$ 110
30 December 2006

Taiwan Chinese edition
Translator: LIU XIAO GUI
Cover Design: LIN CHI HON
Pi (1) Hangeul  
Pi (1) / / ISBN9788953266841 / 3800 Won
25 September 2005

Hangeul Edition
Translator :
Pi (2) Hangeul  
Pi (2) / / ISBN9788953267596 / 3800 Won
25 October 2005

Hangeul Edition
Translator :
Pi (3) Hangeul  
Pi (3) / / ISBN9788953268029 / 3800 Won
25 November 2005

Hangeul Edition
Translator :
Pi (4) Hangeul  
Pi (4) / / ISBN9788953269675 / 3800 Won
25 December 2005

Hangeul Edition
Translator :
Pi (5) Hangeul  
Pi (5) / / ISBN9788953269958 / 3800 Won
25 February 2006

Hangeul Edition
Translator :
Pi (6) Hangeul  
Pi (6) / / ISBN9788953270299 / 3800 Won
25 March 2006

Hangeul Edition
Translator :
Pi (7) Hangeul  
Pi (7) / / ISBN9788953270633 / 3800 Won
25 August 2007

Hangeul Edition
Translator :

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Happiness (2006)

Happiness  
Happiness / Shogakukan / ISBN : 4091883109 / 714yen + tax
1 March 2006
Cover Design : chutte

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Litchi Hikari Club (2006)

Litchi Hikari Club  
Litchi Hikari Club / Ohta Publishing Company / ISBN : 4778320174 / 1280yen + Tax
7 July 2006
Base story : Tokyo Grand Guignol Litchi Hikari Club (presided by Norimizu Ameya)
Cover Design : chutte

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Kanojo wo mamoru 51 no houhou (2006-2007)

Kanojo wo mamoru 51 no houhou (1)  
Kanojo wo mamoru 51 no houhou (1) / Shinchosha / ISBN : 4107712893 / 505yen + TAX
15 September 2006
Design, Cover design : chutte
Kanojo wo mamoru 51 no houhou (2)  
Kanojo wo mamoru 51 no houhou (2) / Shinchosha / ISBN : 4107713059 / 505yen + TAX
15 December 2006
Design, Cover design : chutte
Kanojo wo mamoru 51 no houhou (3)  
Kanojo wo mamoru 51 no houhou (3) / Shinchosha / ISBN978-4-10-771321-6 / 505yen + TAX
15 March 2007
Design, Cover design : chutte
Kanojo wo mamoru 51 no houhou (4)  
Kanojo wo mamoru 51 no houhou (4) / Shinchosha / ISBN978-4-10-771338-4 / 505yen + TAX
15 June 2007
Design, Cover design : chutte
Kanojo wo mamoru 51 no houhou (5)  
Kanojo wo mamoru 51 no houhou (5) / Shinchosha / ISBN978-4-10-771354-4 / 505yen + TAX
15 September 2007
Design, Cover design : chutte

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Shonen Shojo Hyoryuki

Syonen Syojo Hyoryuki  
Shonen Shojo Hyoryuki / Shueisha / ISBN978-4-08-774854-3 / 1200Yen + TAX
28 February 2007
Design: chutte

Collaboration with Otsuichi. Authors name is Furuya X Otsuichi X Usamaru.

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Innocents Shonen Jujigun (2007-)

Innocents Shonen Jujigun  
Innocents Shonen Jujigun Vol.1 / Ohba Publishing / ISBN978-4-7783-2068-3 / 1200 YEN + TAX
5 November 2008
Book design : chutte

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Natto Zamurai Mametaro de gozaru (2008)

Natto Zamurai Mametaro de gozaru  
Natto Zamurai Mametaro de gozaru / Gentosha / ISBN978-4-344-01589-0 / 1200 Yen + TAX
25 November 2008
Book Design: chutte

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Genkaku Picasso (2008-)

Genkaku Picasso 1  
Genkaku Picasso (1) / Shueisha / ISBN978-4088746395 / 514 Yen + TAX
4 February 2009
Book Design: chutte

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Painting Book

Flowers - Usamaru Furuya's Painting Book(2008)

Flowers  
Flowers - Usamaru Furuya's Painting Book / Aspect / ISBN978-4-7572-1517-7 / 2400YEN + TAX
7 August 2008
Book design : Akinori Matsu design office
Photograph of oil paintings : Tetsuya Fujimaki

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Interview

Dennoh Manga Giken (2003)

“d”]–Ÿ‰æ‹ZŒ¤  
Dennoh Manga Giken, How to draw manga with computer, Masters' super techniques /
by Naoki Yamamoto, Usamaru Furuya, Naito Yamada and Fre'de'ric Boilet. Edited by MANGA EROTICS editorial department /
Ohta publishing Co. / ISBN4-87233-729-8 / 1600 Yen + TAX
18 March 2003
book design by Fields

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Tairana Jidai (2003)

Manga : Masters of the Art (2005)

Manga no Michi (2005)
Last update : 11 February 2009