Manga

Today’s entry in the “education through entertainment” series is a two-fer: manga series Our Dreams at Dusk (*Shimanami Tasogare) and *IS – The Gender that Is Neither Male nor Female* (IS – Otoko demo Onna demo Nai Sei*).

Otherwise known as Tenmaku no Jaaduugar or A Witch’s Life in Mongol.

The story follows the life of a young woman with an intellectual disability who ends up involved in nighttime work, leading to a tragic outcome. Critics accuse the work of profiting from the exploitation of vulnerable people and demand that its production be halted.

Next up on our tour through educational animation and comics is the Korean webcomic, Dr. Kim of London.

I love a good educational series! The world of animation and comics can feel a bit superficial after a while, and I’ve come to really appreciate series that educate while entertaining. Over the next few days, I’ll highlight some of my favorites.

Breathtaking art

Manga artist Inio Asano, the creator of Goodnight Punpun and Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction, recently appeared as a guest on WEEKLY OCHIAI, a talk show hosted by Japanese media artist Yoichi Ochiai. In the interview, published partly on YouTube (the full version can be watched via the News Picks platform), Asano talked about the “Unreal Engine” technique for creating his manga, and touched on why he put Mujina Into the Deep on hiatus, as well as the use of generative AI in the manga scene.

The chapter has been split into 2 parts, but it’s easier to discuss them in the same thread IMO

I’m about the dive into the life of a salaryman. How many unnecessary JAV style scenes will there be?

Yahoo! Japan News (Archive link)

Cells at Work! publisher Kodansha has issued a public apology to manga creator Akane Shimizu after she shared a series of posts on X regarding her working conditions during the serialization of the hit manga. ……

Finally some Saitama action!