Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki
Season 2022
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 2022
2 Episodes
- Yasuhiko YoshikazuE1
Yasuhiko YoshikazuMeet the manga master of Mobile Suit Gundam! Cameras capture a manga master at work, providing an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the process. Known as the animator behind "Mobile Suit Gundam," Yasuhiko Yoshikazu takes on his final serialized manga, "Inui and Tatsumi." At over 70, he moves his brush across the page, effortlessly creating exciting action from different perspectives. Watch as he builds complex scenes from unexpected starting points and learn how "Space Battleship Yamato" brought back his passion for manga. - Sakamoto Shin-ichiE2
Sakamoto Shin-ichiGet a behind-the-scenes look at how a manga is created with Sakamoto Shin-ichi, a master of realistic imagery and digital creation, and find out how much technology has advanced as the creator works on his newest serialized manga about Dracula. How does Sakamoto fuse analog and digital creation? Why does it take half a day to finish one panel? And what did he gain from turning the novel "Kokou no hito" into a manga? Learn all that and more in this episode of Urasawa Naoki's "Manben."