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This new line of Edu-Manga* features Astro Boy, one of Japan's most popular icons among children who journeys alongside the reader. He provides for kids not only a history lesson but also a richer understanding of the life lessons these historical figures share with us. No other artist is more associated with the term Modern Art than Pablo Picasso. He created thousands of paintings, prints, sculptures and ceramics during a time span of about 75 years. For many Picasso is the greatest art genius of the twentieth century. For others he is a gifted charlatan. Undisputed is the fact that he influenced and dominated the art of the twentieth century like no other modern artist. *Note: Edu-Manga is a term coined in Japan which means Educational Manga.

Rikiya Asai
浅井力也
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This new line of Edu-Manga* features Astro Boy, one of Japan's most popular icons among children who journeys alongside the reader. He provides for kids not only a history lesson but also a richer understanding of the life lessons these historical figures share with us. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at birth, Rikiya "Riki" Asai showed an innate passion for painting when he was between four and five years of age. The Honolulu resident's award-winning abstract and floral works have been exhibited throughout Japan and California and featured in a series of books. *Note: Edu-Manga is a term coined in Japan which means Educational Manga.

Hideyo Noguchi
野口英世 (講談社学習コミック アトムポケット人物館)
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This new line of Edu-Manga* features Astro Boy, one of Japan's most popular icons among children who journeys alongside the reader. He provides for kids not only a history lesson but also a richer understanding of the life lessons these historical figures share with us. Hideyo Noguchi was a prominent Japanese bacteriologist who first discovered Treponema pallidum, the causative agent of syphilis, in the brains of persons suffering from paresis. He traveled extensively in Central America and South America to do research for a vaccine for yellow fever, and to research Oroya fever, poliomyelitis and trachoma. While in Ecuador, he received a commission as a colonel in the Ecuador Army. *Note: Edu-Manga is a term coined in Japan which means Educational Manga.

Jean Henri Fable
ファーブル
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This new line of Edu-Manga* features Astro Boy, one of Japan's most popular icons among children who journeys alongside the reader. He provides for kids not only a history lesson but also a richer understanding of the life lessons these historical figures share with us. Jean Henri Fabre was a popular teacher, physicist, and botanist. However, he is probably best known for his findings in the field of entomology, and is considered by many to be the father of modern entomology. *Note: Edu-Manga is a term coined in Japan which means Educational Manga.

Mahou Shoujo Majikaru Raiha
魔法少女マジカルらいは
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Upon meeting The Quintuplets of Witches in an unexpected turn of events, Uesugi Raiha, who lives with her father and her black cat Fuutarou, became Magical Girl Raiha - the protector of peace in her city?!