Tenshi no Frypan
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is a Japanese manga
series written and illustrated by Etsushi Ogawa
. It was serialized in Kodansha
's Comic Bom Bom
, which was aimed at elementary-aged boys. Tenshi no Frypan received the 2007 Kodansha Manga Award
for the children's category.
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series written and illustrated by Etsushi Ogawa
Etsushi Ogawa
is a Japanese manga artist . He graduated from Keio University with a degree in economics. He is most famous for the manga Chūka Ichiban, which was made into an anime.In 2007, he won the 31st Kodansha Manga Award for children's manga for Tenshi no Frypan....
. It was serialized in Kodansha
Kodansha
, the largest Japanese publisher, produces the manga magazines Nakayoshi, Afternoon, Evening, and Weekly Shonen Magazine, as well as more literary magazines such as Gunzō, Shūkan Gendai, and the Japanese dictionary Nihongo Daijiten. The company has its headquarters in Bunkyō, Tokyo...
's Comic Bom Bom
Comic Bom Bom
was a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Kodansha and targeted at elementary school boys. Each issue had 700+ pages, with 80 of them being full-color advertisements. Similar to its rival CoroCoro Comic, it featured tie-ins with game makers and toy makers but toward the end of its run had...
, which was aimed at elementary-aged boys. Tenshi no Frypan received the 2007 Kodansha Manga Award
Kodansha Manga Award
is an annual award for serialized manga published in the previous year, sponsored by the publisher Kodansha. It is currently awarded in four categories: children's, shōnen, shōjo, and general. The awards began in 1977, initially with categories for shōnen and shōjo. The first award for the...
for the children's category.