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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October 19th, 2024 at 11:55 am
Hi, i love everytime you upload a new video about artbooks, manga and everything. I’m from Mexico, and been a fan of Taiyo Maysumoto-san for years. Sadly, the main manga publisher here doesnt get the rights for any Matsumoto-san manga, i think its because his works are not so mainstream and people get a hard time reading manga when they dont like the art at first. Gotta say it was the same for me, but learned to love his style and cant find anyone i like as much as him.
I finally got my hands on Tokyo Higoro this year, but the prices are kinda high so its been a slow process hehe. Im reading vol two right now, and expect to get the third one by december.
Sorry this comment doesnt add anything interesting about anything, i really love Taiyo Matsumoto-san’s work. Also, i got three of Hayao Miyazaki-san’s storyboards because of your videos. Never knew they were published until late last year and im in love with them.
Thank you so much for your hard work.
October 20th, 2024 at 3:55 am
Hey Octavio, thank you for the kind words and I’m glad my reviews and videos are enjoyable and helpful for you !