- Banzai Girl
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publisher =Sirius Comics Arcana Studio
date = 2002-2003
2007-2008
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writers =Jinky Coronado
artists =Wilson Tortosa
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subcat = Arcana Studio
sort = Banzai Girl"Banzai Girl" is a black and white
comic book series created, written and drawn byJinky Coronado . The series was originally published bySirius Comics with the first volumes trade released byArcana Studio in 2007. 2007 also saw the release of the second volume by Arcana Studio titled Banzai Girls. The second volume also marked the first time the series was released in full color.Volume 1
Banzai Girl, Jinky Coronado, is a girl of three paralell worlds. The problem is she just doesn’t know it yet. The first volume tells the story of Jinky Coronado, a sexy Asian schoolgirl whose nightmares of being a Princess and a Futuristic Freedom Fighter foretell of extraordinary adventures that effect and inspire her real life. Jinky has to deal with High School, romance, grades, and friends until her life is turned upside down for the weird. Her teachers, and eventually her whole town of adults, become controlled by invading creatures that are dubbed the Shadow Whisperers. But Jinky and her best friend Katie J. realize that their parents have been acting a little out of the ordinary. jinky and Katie need to take matters into their own hands to save the world. BANZAI GIRL uses Filipino urban legends as the source of their conflict, including a sinister Snakeman beneath a shopping mall and the menacing Manananggal, a revolting, horrifying vampire that splits apart at the waist.
Volume 2
jinky is caught by the capre. Eight months after the story told in volume 1, BANZAI GIRL, Jinky Coronado and Michelle coronado, Jinky's sister, have become bona fide rockstars! Their new CD is out, and they’re touring the world. But what can go wrong, what is the problem, not all is well at home. A terrifying creature known as the Kapre has been spotted in the woods. The town has noticed that kids have been disappearing, is the Kapre the cause. Katie J. also returns and is all grown up. Katie has her own plans to take on the Kapre without the help of Jinky or Michelle. The conclusion introduces us to the new Coronado and is nicknames Banzai Girl 2.0 hinting at a third volume.
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