Category: Manga

The construction of the “Tokyo International Manga Library” has just started in downtown Tokyo. This project of the Meiji University will be completed by 2014, becoming the biggest library in the world exclusively dedicated to host comics (manga). The 5-floor building will host more than two million mangas, anime, games and all kinds of articles related to the Japanese manganime industry.
It is still not confirmed, but in addition to the library there will probably be a complementary museum.
This is how the library will look like:

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I am happy to find out that two of my favorite mangakas Akira Toriyama and Masakazu Katsura, have been working again together to create Jiya (ジヤ), their new joint work. Jiya will start to be published in the magazine Young Jump from December 10th and when it’s over it will be compiled in two tankobon. Akira Toriyama is responsible of drawing the backgrounds and writing the script; while Masakazu Katsura is responsible of drawing the characters. According to official comments by publisher Shueisha, it will be a science fiction manga with a lot of action.

This is the official announcement in the latest edition of Young Jump. The robot design reminds me a lot of Pluto by Naoki Urasawa, although it also reminds me of Zetman, one of the first mangas by Masakazu Katsura.

Source (in Japanese)

In Japan you can rent manga in some places, for example in some Tsutaya shops. It is interesting the Tsutaya strategy, they showcase manga in shelves looking like DVDs. Look at the pictures, it looks like it is all full of rental DVDs but it is not, it is manga!

One volume, three days (70 yen). One volume, during one week (90 yen). If you rent more than 10 volumes the prices are even lower.

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