``Social Kingdom'', a project in which readers and celebrities draw each panel of Yasuhisa Hara's ``Kingdom'' to complete a manga, is back for the first time in 14 years. It will start on a special website at midnight on March 19th as "Social Kingdom Rekindling."
"Social Kingdom" held in 2012 (c) Yasuhisa Hara/Shueisha
``Social Kingdom'' is a project carried out in 2012, in which all the panels included in volume 26 were drawn by 1,153 people. ``Social Kingdom Rekindle'' will be held with updated content to commemorate the 20th anniversary of ``Kingdom'' serialization in January. This time, Hara has carefully selected 20 episodes from volumes 1 to 78 as ``episodes that touched my soul.'' Together with readers and celebrities, we will create 2,289 frames of the ``20 legendary stories'' that were targeted, approximately twice as many as the previous edition.
In addition, one guest will participate in the drawing for each episode and will release a special illustration. Guests include Hirohiko Araki, Sui Ishida, Takehiko Inoue, Hiroya Oku, Maki Kasahara, and Kukki! (Wild Bomb), Yokusaru Shibata, So Takei, Katsuya Terada, Shintaro Tsuneda (Sukima Switch), Kengo Hanazawa, Ryuichi Hamaie (Kamaitachi), Toshimitsu Matsubara, Jiro Matsumoto, Yoshiki Mizuno (Ikimonoga) A total of 20 people participated, including Masanori Morita, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, Kenji Yamauchi (Kamaitachi), Ryota Yamasato (Nankai Candies), and one Kingdom assistant.
Those who wish to participate can apply by accessing the special website, selecting and securing the one frame they would like to write, and uploading the image they have drawn. From March 19th, we will start accepting applications for 5 episodes at a time. Presents were prepared for each applicant according to their "martial deeds." All those whose submitted work is accepted will receive a booklet containing 20 episodes of ``Social Kingdom Rekindled'' in one volume. The ``Hara Yasuhisa Award'' is given to the creator of the panel selected by Hara from the submitted works, and the applicant receives a framed frame with the applicant's illustration. The ``Hyakunin General Award'', which is given to the person who ranked first in each episode based on viewer reactions, will give you an acrylic keychain.
Hara commented, ``It doesn't matter whether you're good or bad at drawing. We welcome all kinds of drawings, including ugly drawings, scary drawings, glittery drawings, and cool drawings.'' He sent a message saying, ``Let's have everyone have fun drawing each frame and create a kingdom that can only be found here!!''
