Issue Details

Issue	#9
Published	February 19, 2003
Cover Price	4.95
Pages	214
Editing	Jonathan Tarbox (senior editor); Yoshida Tomo; Maki Nibayashi; Sam Kondo; Takahashi Masayuki; Fukuoka Yasutaka
Notes	Issue reads from right to left.

Cover Details - "The Ultimate Manga Compilation"

Characters	Kasumi Kenshiro
Pencils	Itagaki Keisuke
Inks	Itagaki Keisuke
Colors	Itagaki Keisuke?
Notes	Issue reads from right to left.

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

Synopsis	Ad for subscriptions.
Pencils	Itagaki Keisuke?
Inks	Itagaki Keisuke?
Letters	typeset

2 page Fist of The Blue Sky; Baki The Grappler insert or dust jacket "Fist Of The Blue Sky / Baki The Grappler"

Characters	Yan Wang [Kasumi Kenshiro]; Hanma Baki
Pencils	Hara Tetsuo; Itagaki Keisuke
Inks	Hara Tetsuo; Itagaki Keisuke
Notes	Double-sided gatefold poster insert.

20 page Slam Dunk story "Episode 9: The Importance Of Basics"

Characters	Sakuragi Hanamichi; Akagi Takenori; Akagi Haruko; Rukawa Kaede; Ayako; Karuta; Shiozaki; Yasuda; Kogure
Genre	sports; teen; soap
Script	Inoue Takehiko
Pencils	Inoue Takehiko
Inks	Inoue Takehiko
Reprinted	From ?

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

Characters	Sakuragi Hanamichi; Rukawa Kaede; Ayako
Genre	sports; teen; soap
Pencils	Inoue Takehiko
Inks	Inoue Takehiko
Letters	typeset
Notes	This page appears between pages 1 and 2 of the previous sequence.

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

Characters	Saeba Ryo; Makimura Kaori; The Baron
Genre	crime
Pencils	Hojo Tsukasa
Inks	Hojo Tsukasa
Letters	typeset

21 page City Hunter story "Episode 10: The General's Trap Part 2"

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

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Issue 10 Is Next In Line With Tons Of Great Manga!"

Characters	Shao Lin; Sakuragi Hanamichi; Hanma Baki; Sakuragi Kenichiro; Saeba Ryo; Rashomon Emi; Sano Yohei; Yan Wang [Kasumi Kenshiro]
Synopsis	Ad for the next issue.
Pencils	Sakurano Minene; Inoue Takehiko; Itegaki Keisuke; Tsugihara Ryuji; Hojo Tsukasa; Niwano Makoto; Ono Yoichiro; Hara Tetsuo
Inks	Sakurano Minene; Inoue Takehiko; Itegaki Keisuke; Tsugihara Ryuji; Hojo Tsukasa; Niwano Makoto; Ono Yoichiro; Hara Tetsuo
Letters	typeset

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

Characters	Hanma Baki; Kato Kiyosumi; The Mysterious Fighter
Genre	martial arts
Pencils	Itagaki Keisuke
Inks	Itagaki Keisuke
Letters	typeset

20 page Baki The Grappler story "Episode 9: The Soldiers Start To Move!!"

Characters	Hanma Baki; Kato Kiyosumi; Motobe Izo
Genre	martial arts
Script	Itagaki Keisuke
Pencils	Itagaki Keisuke
Inks	Itagaki Keisuke
Reprinted	From ?

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

Synopsis	Ad for Raijin Game & Anime magazine issue #9.
Letters	typeset

1 page Fist Of the Blue Sky text article "Story Introduction Fist Of The Blue Sky"

Characters	Yan Wang [Kasumi Kenshiro]; Kitaoji Aya; Kasumi Ramon
Genre	adventure; martial arts
Pencils	Hara Tetsuo
Inks	Hara Tetsuo
Letters	typeset

17 page Fist Of The Blue Sky story "Episode 10: In Shanghai!"

Characters	Yan Wang [Kasumi Kenshiro]
Genre	adventure; martial arts
Script	Hara Tetsuo; Buronson (story consulting)
Pencils	Hara Tetsuo
Inks	Hara Tetsuo

1 page filler "International Manga Awards"

Synopsis	Submission guidelines and prize information for the International Manga Awards.
Pencils	Hara Tetsuo
Inks	Hara Tetsuo
Letters	typeset

29 page Guardian Angel Getten story "Episode 7: The Guardian Angel Nitten Lu Ann Arrives!"

Characters	Shichiri Tasuke; Shao Lin [Guardian Angel Getten]; Luu Ann [Guardian Angel Nitten]
Genre	fantasy; soap
Script	Sakurano Minene
Pencils	Sakurano Minene
Inks	Sakurano Minene
Reprinted	From ?

1 page Guardian Angel Getten text article "Story Introduction Guardian Angel Getten"

Characters	Shichiri Tasuke; Shao Lin [Guardian Angel Getten]; Miyauchi Izumo; Kohon
Genre	fantasy; soap
Pencils	Sakurano Minene
Inks	Sakurano Minene
Letters	typeset
Notes	This page appears between pages 3 and 4 of the previous sequence.

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

Characters	Sano Yohei; Takeyama Ryuzo; Nishida Masayoshi
Genre	adventure; political
Pencils	Ono Yoichiro
Inks	Ono Yoichiro
Letters	typeset

19 page Revenge Of Mouflon story "Act 6: Machine Gun"

Characters	Sano Yohei; Takeyama Ryuzo; Nishida Masayoshi
Genre	adventure; political
Script	Ueno Jiro
Pencils	Ono Yoichiro
Inks	Ono Yoichiro
Reprinted	From ?

1 page Sound Effects Corner story "Gon"

Genre	fact
Script	Jonathan Tarbox
Pencils	Inoue Takehiko; Sato Wakaba
Inks	Inoue Takehiko; Sato Wakaba
Letters	typeset

1 page Bomber Girl text article "Story Introduction Bomber Girl"

Characters	Rashomon Emi; Kurosaki Guy; David Nichirin
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Niwano Makoto
Inks	Niwano Makoto
Letters	typeset

19 page Bomber Girl story "Crime 9: We Are The Champions"

Characters	Rashomon Emi; Kurosaki Guy; David Nichirin; ozzy Ozbone; Cream Minagawa
Genre	superhero
Script	Niwano Makoto
Pencils	Niwano Makoto
Inks	Niwano Makoto
Reprinted	From ?

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

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

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

Characters	Sakuragi Kenichiro; Kanzaki Yoko
Genre	political
Pencils	Tsugihara Ryuji
Inks	Tsugihara Ryuji
Letters	typeset

45 page The First President Of Japan story "Episode 8: A Threat to Japan's Top Companies"

Characters	Sakuragi Kenichiro; Ohashi Takahiro; Kujirai Yosuke; Morris Taniguchi; Kanzaki Yoko; Alex Carradine; President Cherynodezki
Genre	political
Script	Hidaka Yoshiki
Pencils	Tsugihara Ryuji
Inks	Tsugihara Ryuji
Reprinted	From ?

1 page Raijin Readers letters page "Raijin Readers"

Pencils	Tsugihara Ryuji
Inks	Tsugihara Ryuji
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from ShayLin and Julian Mays with an accopanying illustration.

Half page Editors' Notes story "Editors' Notes"

Script	Jonathan Tarbox [as Jake Tarbox]; Sam Kondo; Maki Nibayashi
Letters	typeset

1 page filler "Raijin Comics Issue 9 Contents"

Synopsis	Table of contents and reader questionnaire.
Letters	typeset

1 page Fist Of The North Star promo (ad from the publisher) "[Grab 'Em While They're Hot!"

Synopsis	Ad for Fist of the North Star Master Edition Volumes 1 & 2 trade paperbacks.
Pencils	Hara Tetsuo
Inks	Hara Tetsuo
Letters	typeset

1 page advertisement "High-Spirited Aerial Adventures Await You!"

Synopsis	Ad for Skies of Arcadia Legends video game for the Nintendo Gamecube.
Letters	typeset
Notes	This ad appears on the back cover.