The Magnificent 49ners, or Year 24 Group as they are also known, are a group of female manga creators who, in the 1970s, revolutionized shoujo manga and science fiction in manga as part of the golden age of female science fiction writing. Only a small sampling of their pioneering work is available in English.
| Title | Artist | US Pub. | Original Publisher | USC | OC | Purchase |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A, A’ (A, A Prime) | HAGIO Moto | Viz | Princess (shoujo) | 1 | 1 | out of print |
| Andromeda Stories | TAKEMIYA Keiko | Vertical | Duo (shoujo+josei), Monthly Shounen Magazine | 1 | 1 | RightStuf |
| From Eroica with Love (Eroica Yori Ai wo Komete) | AOIKE Yasuko | CMX | Princess, Princess Gold (shoujo) | 35* | 35+ | RightStuf |
| Love Song | NISHI Keiko | Viz | Petit Flower Comics (josei) | 1 | n/a | RightStuf |
| Swan | ARIYOSHI Kyoko | CMX | Margaret (shoujo) | 14- | 21 | RightStuf |
| To Terra… (Terra e…) |
TAKEMIYA Keiko | Vertical | Manga Shonen | 1 | 1 | RightStuf |
| Toward the Terra (Terra e…) Movie | RIGHT STUF | Toei Animation | RightStuf | |||
| Toward the Terra (Terra e…) TV Anime | BANDAI | RightStuf | ||||
Links
- Katherine looks back at The Magnificent 49ers and To Terra
- Shôjo Manga—Something for the Girls (see sections “Ordinary Girls as Heroines” and “Almost Anything Goes” re: the Year 24 Group)
- Genders Online Journal: Japan’s Feminist Fabulation
Legend:
USC: US Volume Count
OC: Original Publisher Volume Count
+: Title is still running in Japan/Korea so no final volume count available.
*: Title is still being translated/worked on for US release.
-: Title which has been cancelled in the US or stopped to change over to a different format.
