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Massive in Tokyo

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The guide book of Japanese gay manga and artists, Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make, by same staff of The Passion of Gengoroh Tagame is coming soon. The book includes artworks, interviews and English translated manga of Gengoroh Tagame, Inuyoshi, Poosuke Kumada, Takeshi Matsu, Jiraiya, Guy Mizuki, Miyabi Fumi, Seizo Ebisubashi and Kazuhide Ichikawa.

Fantagraphics: Massive: Gay Erotic Manga and the Men Who Make

On November 22, there is the publishing party of the book at doop tokyo, in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
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The door open from 23:00 to 2:00. I, Poosuke Kumada, Seizo Ebisubashi and Kazuhide Ichikawa also join this party, and will do small talk show.

And the next day, on November 23, there is an event called Kaigai Manga Festival at Tokyo Big Sight, East hall 4. The staff of Massive will have their booth and will sell some clothing with illustrations of me and Jiraiya.
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The door open is from 11:00 to 16:00. And I’ll be somewhere too.

If you’re in Tokyo on these two days, let’s join us! 😉

Otôto No Otto (My Brother’s Husband) chapter 1

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弟の夫 My Brother’s Husband, chapter 1.
Monthly Action magazine, 2014 November issue (September 25, 2014, on sale)

This is my first serialized manga on a general manga magazine. So there is no adult materials but the story includes gay issues (you know it by the title of the story and pink triangle T-shirt on the cover illustration). It is a complete new challenge for me to draw manga handling gay issues on modern days for mainly straight readers. Of course I wish that it will be interesting for gay readers too!
If you are in Japan, let’s go to a book store and look for the cover above, or the spine below with a bearish face as a sign (BTW, his name is Mike).
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And there is a reader’s present on the magazine. One winner will be able to get my original colored drawing with signature on Shikishi paper board. I’m sorry that to apply it must be very hard for non-Japanese speakers, so up the photo of it.
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New Italian comic book; L’inverno del pescatore

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New Italian comic book, L’inverno del pescatore, is now published from Ren Books!

Paperback: 128 pages
Publisher: Ren Books (June, 2014)
Language: Italian
Product Dimensions: 21 x 15 cm
Price: €9,90

Includes 1 story;
L’inverno del pescatore (冬の番屋 Fuyu no Ban-ya / Winter Fisherman’s Lodge).

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To purchase;
Contact with the publisher directory.
Ren Books / L’inverno del pescatore – limited edition

Exhibition and signing events in Bologna

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From the end of May to early June, I’ll go to Bologna, Italy, to join the festival NipPop at Bologna University. I don’t get the detailed information about my schedule yet, but today, I got some about my exhibition and signing events, so announce them just a quick note.

EXHIBITION
Exhibition opening: 18:00- May 29, 2014
At ONO ARTE (gallery)
Address: via santa margherita 10 I 40123 bologna
Tel. +39 051 262465
Website: http://onoarte.com/
(I haven’t heard when the end date yet! LOL)

BOOK SIGNING & PUBLISHING EVENT
Book signing and presentation of my new Italian comic book, L’inverno del pescatore (Winter fisherman Lodge): 18:30- June 6, 2014
at IGOR Libreria (LGBT book store)
Address: Via San Petronio Vecchio 3 – 40125 Bologna, Italy
Tel. +39 051 229466
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/igor.thegaybookshop

SIGNING EVENT
Signing: 23:00 – 01:00, June 6, 2014
on Feed the bears (monthly bear event in Bologna)
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/FeedTheBearsBologna

MANGA WORKSHOP
Japanese manga workshop (not concerned about gay and erotic, maybe) with Keiko Ichiguchi: 10:00- June 7, 2014
on NipPop (Japanese cultural event on Bologna University)
Website: http://www.nippop.it/

About my new Italian comic book, L’inverno del pescatore, please refer the announcement of Renbooks.
Website: http://www.renbooks.it/
Page: L’inverno del pescatore – Limited Edition
Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Renbooks

There are all I know now. More information, please check my Twitter or Facebook. I’m going to announce on there from Italy, as possible as I can.
Then, I’m looking forward to joining these events and seeing many fans!