Tokyo Higoro (東京ヒゴロ – which loosely translates as “Tokyo Days”) is a new manga series by renowned Japanese comics artist Taiyo Matsumoto, who bought us such beloved titles like Tekkon Kinkreet and PingPong, both of which have been adapted into animated films/series.

“Do we live for manga ?” – Shiozawa is a manga editor who works at Ote publishing house. Determined to realize his goal of creating his dream manga piece, Shiozawa quits his day job and seeks out a trusted manga artist to pen his work…

Self referential, META pieces that touch on the theme of “mangas about mangas” are not uncommon ( think Bakuman ), but this is the first time Taiyo Matsumoto is attempting this genre; described as a “philosophical piece” by Amazon Japan.

I’m super busy with work on a Marvel Cinematic Universe film at the moment and have little time to indulge in mangas, but I’m definitely putting in some quality time after to read this in detail. I’m a big fan of Taiyo Matsumoto’s art work and the stories he tell, so I’ll be following this one for sure. There’s no word of an English edition yet ( and I suspect it might take a while ), so if you’re fluent in Japanese I recommend just picking this one up.

If you haven’t already, I also highly recommend checking out TAIYO, an illustrated collection of the artist’s work that is just delightful.

Tokyo Higoro – Taiyo Matsumoto Manga 東京ヒゴロ 松本大洋 Vol 1 details :

– Dimensions – ‎ 5 x 1.3 x 7.5 inches
– soft cover, 216 pages
– Full Color / Black and White
– In Japanese Language

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