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May 26, 2021 1:24 PM

Famed manga artist Hisashi Eguchi talks about his work and his favorite places in Tokyo. (12m, SLYT)
posted by theodolite (6 comments total)

Thanks for this! I love Stop!! Hibari-kun! and his illustration style in general.
posted by star gentle uterus at 3:03 PM on May 26, 2021

I really enjoyed this, thanks for posting. Once Mangadex is back up I'll finally get around to reading Stop!! Hibari-kun!. I read a lot of moeblob manga, but I really like his more realistic art style. I wonder what he charges for illustration work?

I've been watching a lot of 4K walking videos from around Tokyo, and I've noticed something that is a key point in this video - that there are a lot of small bookstores still in business. Here in Atlanta I have to drive 17 miles one way to get to the nearest Barnes & Noble, so I'd love to live somewhere where I could just, you know...walk to several bookstores.

In a similar vein, I recommend Urasawa Naoki's interview with Akiko Higashimura (Princess Jellyfish, Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Blank Canvas) to get another glimpse of a mangaka's creative process.
posted by ralan at 6:39 PM on May 26, 2021 [3 favorites]

Enjoyed his tour around Jimbōchō, a part of Tokyo packed to the gills with secondhand books and records.

Funny thing about Jimbōchō is that you never see foreigners there, even though there are piles of English language books for sale. It's a bit of a hidden secret.
posted by dydecker at 3:57 AM on May 27, 2021

I know that not every aspect of Japan is wonderful and beautiful...but it sure looks that way in this video! Just the video itself is gorgeous, but the subject matter is interesting too.
posted by jabah at 7:29 AM on May 27, 2021

Lovely. I don’t read much at a but enjoyed the tour of non-touristy Tokyo.
posted by Bunglegirl at 2:03 PM on May 27, 2021

Thanks for this. My little escape back to Tokyo from my once again locked down Melbourne.
posted by a non e mouse at 6:06 PM on May 27, 2021