Issue Details

Issue	#15
Published	April 2, 2003
Cover Price	4.95 USD
Pages	200
Editing	Jonathan Tarbox (senior editor); Yoshida Tomo; Sam Kondo; Takahashi Masayuki; Fukuoka Yasutaka

Cover Details - "Bring All The Excitement Home!"

Characters	Sakuragi Hanamichi
Genre	sports; teen; soap
Pencils	Inoue Takehiko
Inks	Inoue Takehiko
Colors	Inoue Takehiko?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscribe To Raijin Comics!!"

Synopsis	Ad in comics form for subscriptions.
Script	Maeda Yoshika
Pencils	Maeda Yoshika
Inks	Maeda Yoshika

29 page Guardian Angel Getten story "Episode 13: Hot Spring Heats Up More Than Expected! (Part 1)"

Characters	Schichiri Tasuke; Shao Lin [Guardian Angel Getten]; Luu Ann [Guardian Angel Nitten]; Yamanobe Shoko; Miyauchi Izumo
Genre	fantasy; soap
Script	Sakurano Minene
Pencils	Sakurano Minene
Inks	Sakurano Minene
Notes	The first three pages of this story are in color. The remainder are black & white.
Reprinted	From ?

1 page Guardian Angel Getten promo (ad from the publisher) "The Battle Of The Angels"

Characters	Shao Lin [Guardian Angel Getten]; Luu Ann [Guardian Angel Nitten]
Synopsis	A comparison between the two Guardian Angel and the announcement of an online poll to see which one readers prefer.
Pencils	Sakurano Minene
Inks	Sakurano Minene
Letters	typeset
Notes	This page appears between pages 3 and 4 of the previous sequence.

1 page filler "International Manga Awards"

Synopsis	Submission guidelines and prize information for the International Manga Awards.
Letters	typeset

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Issue 16 is right up your alley!"

Characters	Saeba Ryo; Yan Wang [Kasumi Kenshiro]; Shao Lin [Guardian Angel Getten]; Sano Yohei; Sakuragi Kenichiro; Sakuragi Hanamichi; Hanma Baki; Yashiro Tasuke; Funakoshi Wata
Synopsis	Ad for the next issue.
Pencils	Hojo Tsukasa; Hara Tetsuo; Sakurano Minene; Ono Yoichiro; Itagaki Keisuke; Tsugihara Ryuji; Inoue Takehiko; Umekawa Kazumi
Inks	Hojo Tsukasa; Hara Tetsuo; Sakurano Minene; Ono Yoichiro; Itagaki Keisuke; Tsugihara Ryuji; Inoue Takehiko; Umekawa Kazumi
Letters	typeset

1 page Slam Dunk text article "Story Introduction Slam Dunk"

Characters	Sakuragi Hanamichi; Rukawa Kaede; Akagi Takenori
Genre	sports; teen; soap
Pencils	Inoue Takehiko
Inks	Inoue Takehiko
Letters	typeset

19 page Slam Dunk story "Episode 15: One Rainy Day"

Characters	Sakuragi Hanamichi; Akagi Takenori; Rukawa Kaede; Kogure; Aota Tatsuhiko
Genre	sports; teen; soap
Script	Inoue Takehiko
Pencils	Inoue Takehiko
Inks	Inoue Takehiko
Reprinted	From ?

1 page Fist Of The Blue Sky story "Story Introduction Fist Of The Blue Sky"

Characters	Yan Wang [Kasumi Kenshiro]; Zhang; Huang Xi-Fei; Goran; Jean Carne
Genre	adventure; martial arts
Pencils	Hara Tetsuo
Inks	Hara Tetsuo
Letters	typeset

17 page Fist Of The Blue Sky story "Episode 16: The Battle"

Characters	Yan Wang [Kasumi Kenshiro]; Huang Xi-Fei; Jean Carne; Zhang; Goran; Ye; Zi-Ying
Genre	adventure; martial arts
Script	Nobu Horie; Buronson (advisor)
Pencils	Hara Tetsuo
Inks	Hara Tetsuo
Reprinted	From ?

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscribe To Raijin Comics!!"

Synopsis	Ad for subscriptions.
Pencils	Hojo Tsukasa; Hara Tetsuo
Inks	Hojo Tsukasa; Hara Tetsuo
Letters	typeset

1 page City Hunter text article "Story Introduction City Hunter"

Characters	Saeba Ryo; Makimura Kaori; Ryujin Sayaka; Ryujin Nobuo
Genre	crime
Pencils	Hojo Tsukasa
Inks	Hojo Tsukasa
Letters	typeset

21 page City Hunter story "Episode 16: The Dangerous Private Tutor Part 2"

Characters	Saeba Ryo; Makimura Kaori; Ryujin Sayaka
Genre	crime
Script	Hojo Tsukasa
Pencils	Hojo Tsukasa
Inks	Hojo Tsukasa
Reprinted	From ?

1 page Bow Wow Wata text article "Story Introduction Bow Wow Wata"

Characters	Yashiro Tasuke; Funakoshi Misato; Funakoshi Wata; Doctor Yashiro
Genre	animal; fantasy; sitcom
Pencils	Umekawa Kazumi
Inks	Umekawa Kazumi
Letters	typeset

20 page Bow Wow Wata story "Episode 2: Maekawa Sally (Part 1)"

Characters	Yashiro Tasuke; Doctor Yashiro; Funakoshi Misato; Funakoshi Wata; Maekawa Sally
Genre	animal; fantasy; sitcom
Script	Umekawa Kazumi
Pencils	Umekawa Kazumi
Inks	Umekawa Kazumi
Reprinted	From ?

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Raijin Game & Anime"

Characters	Gamera
Synopsis	Ad for Raijin Game & Anime magazine #15.
Pencils	? (photo)
Inks	? (photo)
Letters	typeset

1 page Revenge Of Mouflon text article "Story Introduction Revenge Of Mouflon"

Characters	Sano yohei; Kusakabe yoshiyuki; Takeyama Ryuzo; Kishibe Naoto
Genre	adventure; political
Pencils	Ono Yoichiro
Inks	Ono Yoichiro
Letters	typeset

19 page Revenge Of Mouflon story "Act 12: The Podium"

Characters	Sano Yohei; Kishibe Naoto; Kusakabe Yoshiyuki
Genre	adventure; political
Script	Ueno Jiro
Pencils	Ono Yoichiro
Inks	Ono Yoichiro
Reprinted	From ?

1 page Baki The Grappler text article "Story Introduction Baki The Grappler"

Characters	Hanma Baki; Mr. Miyasaka; Takayama
Genre	martial arts
Pencils	Itagaki Keisuke
Inks	Itagaki Keisuke
Letters	typeset

20 page Baki The Grappler story "Episode 15: The Clash: Baki Versus Takayama"

Characters	Hanma Baki; Takayama; Mr. Miyasaka
Genre	martial arts
Script	Itagaki Keisuke
Pencils	Itagaki Keisuke
Inks	Itagaki Keisuke

1 page Raijin Readers letters page "Raijin Readers"

Pencils	Umekawa Kazumi
Inks	Umekawa Kazumi
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from Kevin Derendorf and Smiley Pendako.

1 page The First President Of Japan text article "Story Introduction The First President Of Japan"

Characters	Sakuragi Kenichiro; Alex Carradine; Amy Spider; Jefferson Spider
Genre	political
Pencils	Tsugihara Ryuji
Inks	Tsugihara Ryuji
Letters	typeset

31 page The First President Of Japan story "Episode 14: The First Step Toward Reformation"

Characters	Sakuragi Kenichiro; Alex Carradine; Jefferson Spider; Yagashira Seijiro; Murai Shiro; Amy Spider; Sakaki Kohei; Richard Hancock; Ohashi Takahiro; Morris Taniguchi
Genre	political
Script	Hidaka Yoshiki
Pencils	Tsugihara Ryuji
Inks	Tsugihara Ryuji
Reprinted	From ?

2 page Sound Effects Corner story "Pan; Basa"

Genre	fact
Script	Jonathan Tarbox
Pencils	Sato Wakaba; Hara Tetsuo; Tsugihara Ryuji
Inks	Sato Wakaba; Hara Tetsuo; Tsugihara Ryuji
Letters	typeset

2 page Fist Of The North Star promo (ad from the publisher) "Kenshiro's Journey Continues And More Powerful Enemies Look To End His Life..."

Synopsis	Ad for Fist of the North Star Master Edition Volumes 1 - 3 trade paperbacks.
Pencils	Hara Tetsuo
Inks	Hara Tetsuo
Letters	typeset

1 page filler "Raijin Comics Issue 15 Contents"

Synopsis	Table of contents and reader questionnaire.
Letters	typeset

1 page Fist Of The North Star promo (ad from the publisher) "In the battle for supremacy of post-apocalyptic Earth, one man fights to protect the lives of the innocent."

Synopsis	Ad for Fist Of The North Star Master Edition Vol. 3 trade paperback.
Pencils	Hara Tetsuo
Inks	Hara Tetsuo
Letters	typeset

1 page advertisement "From the shadows of history a legend reawakens"

Synopsis	Ad for Panzer Dragoon Orta video game.
Letters	typeset