60Forty-five of Japan’s leading manga artists illustrate Star Wars! Explore the galaxy through the beautiful artwork of 45 outstanding Japanese manga artists and illustrators, including Akira Himekawa, Kamome Shirahama, and Taiyo Matsumoto. Celebrating the universal appeal of these iconic characters and their timeless stories, this collection presents each artist’s unique tribute to the Star Wars universe and is a must-have for fans of Star Wars and manga alike!
58Musica Nostra is a collaborative work where various mangaka draw and/ or write about music and bands that inspire them, published in the Grand Jump. It includes Urasawa's musings about guitarists and playing guitar; his traveling to Sunset Sound in Los Angeles to record a song with Mike Viola and Jim Keltner, the latter of which sends a picture of Urasawa's The Beatles manga to Ringo Starr, and why their performance is credited to "Monaka"; Urasawa seeing Neil Young and Paul McCartney perform at Desert Trip; his meeting with Jack Oliver and depicting how the English record executive started working at Apple Records. *Note: this manga includes written chapters and drawn chapters, and never got a total volume release. This entry includes only the manga chapters.*
The daughter of a hotel empire may seem to be a socialite by night and a fashionista by day, but Elizabeth "Lilli" Bennet is more than a party girl. Her father has quickly replaced her recently deceased mom with a woman the whole scene seems to know intimately, and Lilli was recently dumped by her fiancé... Would a proposal from a rich, handsome man—even if it's just a business transaction to keep all their images in check—be just what she needs? She'll be married by Christmas at this rate, for better or for worse... [Taken from Amazon]
The singer-songwriter Amatsuki is the ambassador for Ribbon's reader-participation event "Ribbon Oshi Kyunfes 2022." In *Neko to Amatsuki.*, his daily life is depicted from the perspective of his beloved cats. The story is based on interviews with Amatsuki and includes many real-life episodes. (Source: Natalie.mu, translated)
The first official comic anthology for the escapist comedy, Futari Escape! A collection of "escapist" stories from a total of seventeen artists. (Source: Ichijinsha, translated)