The Eternal Shoujo Manga Exhibition featured reproductions of pivotal works in the shoujo manga genre from 14 of the genre’s top authors on display.
The spread of electronic publications, with Kindle being at the forefront, has begun, and people are no doubt sensing the worldwide transition from traditional books to electronic ones.
Moto Hagio is a popular manga artist whose consecutive past works Poe no Ichizoku, Iguana Girl, and They Were Eleven are responsible for the popularity of shojo manga today.
The Gucci x JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure spin-off manga “Jolyne, Fly High with Gucci” has become a 3D window installation designed by series creator Hirohiko Araki.
Totaling 1,087 participants, the “Social Kingdom” Project has been officially recognized as the “Manga Written by the Most People” by Guinness World Records.
Using Japanese manga as the theme, translators from around the world were recruited for Manga Translation Battle 2012, the world’s first formal manga translation contest, which began in July.
On Dec. 21, 2012, the first and second volumes of the popular manga series Watashi ga Motenai no wa Do Kangaetemo Omaera ga Warui! (also known as WataMote for short) went on sale on the digital book distribution platform Book Walker, which is operated by Kadokawa Group.
Have you celebrated anyone’s birthday recently? Maybe a family member’s or a friend’s? Do you know who celebrated a birthday on Dec. 20, 2012?
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