Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki
Season 1
TV documentary on NHK Educational TV. Follows acclaimed mangaka Naoki Urasawa as he strives to break new ground for manga beyond what he has already done.
Where to Watch Season 1
4 Episodes
Akiko Higashimura
E1
Akiko HigashimuraA behind the scenes and conversation with Akiko Higashimura (Princess Jellyfish) as she draws her Warring States Era manga Yukibana no Tora ("Snow Tiger"), emphasizing her speed and the teamwork with her large team of assistants.
Kazuhiro Fujita
E2
Kazuhiro FujitaThis episode focuses on Kazuhiro Fujita (Ushio and Tora), who eschews rough drafts and uses lots of white-out to draw his latest series, The Black Museum: Ghost and Ready.
Inio Asano
E3
Inio AsanoBehind the scenes and conversation with Inio Asano (Goodnight Pun Pun), who draws his science-fiction series Dead Dead Demon's Dededededestruction with a mixture of pen and paper and computer software.
Takao Saito
E4
Takao SaitoThis episode peeks behind the curtain of Takao Saitō's workplace, where he has labored away at Golgo 13 for 47 years.
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