As part of Shueisha's 100th anniversary project, the ``Hiroshi Motomiya Manga Complete Works'' series will be published from November 19th.
Motomiya published his first serialized work in Shueisha, ``One Man and One Gaki Daisho,'' in Shonen Jump (Shueisha), which had just been launched in 1968. He greatly contributed to Jump's early success. Since then, he has been featured in magazines such as Monthly Shonen Jump, Weekly Playboy, and Weekly Young Jump (all published by Shueisha), and has continued to be active on the front lines for more than 60 years, producing many hit works such as ``Koba Ginjiro'', ``Ore no Sora'', and ``Salaryman Kintaro''. Today, April 17th, all 1 volume of the latest work "Bunnaguri Sensei" will be released. It has been announced that the cumulative circulation of the paper version of Motomiya's manga published by Shueisha has exceeded 100 million copies.
The ``Hiroshi Motomiya Manga Complete Works'' series, developed based on these achievements, is scheduled to publish over 152 volumes to cover over 60 years of Hiroshi Motomiya's painting career. This is an extremely thick A5 size book, and Motomiya's passionate pen lines are vividly drawn using the latest digital printing technology. Additionally, at the end of the book, there are explanations of the works by manga commentator Nobunaga Minami, as well as explanations by famous people from various fields.
The lineup for the first season and the first installment of the series is "The One Man and One Kid General." In addition to the regular volumes, a special box set of all 8 volumes of ``One Man's One Gaki Daisho'', ``Hiroshi Motomiya Manga Complete Works 001-008,'' which is a pre-order item, will also be sold. As a bonus, we have prepared a ``special BOX'', ``special edition ``Natural Manga House'' which corresponds to ``Hiroshi Motomiya Manga Complete Works 000'', reproduction prints of the original drawings, and ``Men's Famous Quotes Bookmark'' by Mankichi, Kintaro, Ippei, and Ginjiro. ``Natural Manga House'' is Motomiya's first autobiographical essay, and it is a book that contains unknown anecdotes such as the hardships of creation, the feud with his father, and the untold stories of the early Weekly Shonen Jump. The special edition includes a new story written by Motomiya. The bonus box set is available for pre-order at bookstores nationwide from April 17th to August 2nd.
