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Kei Toume, Hiroshi Motomiya Each Launch New Manga in Grand Jump
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
This year's 21st issue of Kei Toume will both launch new manga in the magazine's issues.
Motomiya's new manga is titled Ninomiya Kinjirō, and it will launch in the magazine's next issue on October 20. The historical manga will focus on real-life economist and philosopher Ninomiya Sontoku, whose birth name was Ninomiya Kinjirō.
Motomiya manga in April.
Motomiya debuted as a manga artist in 1965. Many of his other manga — such as inspired a live-action film that opened in November 2019.
Motomiya's popular Arts Magic released in North America.
Motomiya ended it in July 2020.
Toume's new manga is titled Jinbōchō de Kosho Kurashi (Living With Old Books in Jinbōchō), and it will launch in the magazine's first 2022 issue on December 1. The manga will focus on a group of girls living in Tokyo's Jinbōchō neighborhood, well known as a center for print media and second-hand classic books.
Toume ended the Kūden no Himegimi (Rocky Princess or lit., Static Princess) manga (seen left) on May 11.
The manga is a Evening magazine in January 2019. Kodansha released the third compiled book volume on May 21.
premiered in April 2020.
Source: Grand Jump issue 21 and website
