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Taiyo Matsumoto Launches Manga About Manga Editor's Life After Early Retirement
posted on by Rafael Antonio Pineda
The May issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Original Zōkan magazine revealed on Friday that manga creator Taiyo Matsumoto will launch a new manga titled Tōkyō Higoro (Tokyo Everyday) in the magazine's July issue on June 12. The magazine describes the manga as a "requiem for the anguished, lost, and wandering in life over 50." With Japan entering a new era, the story centers on Shiosawa, a former manga editor for a major publisher. After going into early retirement, he now finds himself wondering about what the world of manga means to him: is it work, a form of expression, or friendship?
Viz Media published Matsumoto's Tekkonkinkreet (Black & White), Blue Spring, GoGo Monster, No. 5, and Sunny manga in North America, and recently licensed Matsumoto's Cats of the Louvre (Louvre no Neko) manga. Viz also released Fumihiko Sori's live-action film adaptation of Matsumoto's Ping Pong manga, while Funimation released the Ping Pong anime series and Sony Pictures Home Entertainment released the Tekkonkinkreet anime film.
Source: Big Comic Original Zōkan May issue and website
