Manga industry

Graphic novel based on life of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, titled “Father of the Nation Bangabandhu.” Photo: Courtesy
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Graphic novel on Bangabandhu secures bronze in 17th Japan International Manga Award

The comic book was co-authored by ME Chowdhury Shameem from Bangladesh and Iwamoto Keita of Japan and published by NRB Scholars Publishers Limited

Japanese manga artist Kamentotsu, who goes by his pen name and wears a mask in media appearances, draws his four-panel strip comic 'Koguma's Cake Shop' at his workspace in Tokyo, Japan October 8, 2020. Picture taken October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Global Economy

For manga's striving artists, success lurks online

Japanese manga artist Kamentotsu shows his his four-panel strip comic 'Koguma's Cake Shop' on his smartphone at his workspace in Tokyo, Japan October 8, 2020. Picture taken October 8, 2020. REUTERS/Issei Kato
Global Economy

South Korean tech firms shake up Japan's storied manga industry