"Cartoonists" who are contemporary artists.Manga has now become a representative culture of Japan.

The Mogami area, which is a heavy snowfall area, has produced many talented manga artists.
The Shinjo Machinaka Manga Museum has a variety of stores and facilities centered around the Manbacho shopping district in Shinjo City, the birthplace of Yoshihiro Togashi, known as the creator of "Yu Yu Hakusho" and "HUNTER x HUNTER." We display illustrations and colored paper by manga artists connected to the Mogami area.

Manga artist connected to Shinjo/Mogami

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Yoshihiro Togashi

He is a graduate of Meirin Junior High School. In 1987, while attending Yamagata University, he received an honorable mention at the 24th Hop☆Step Award and a runner-up prize at the 34th Tezuka Award. In the same year, he made his debut as a manga artist with "Tonda Birthday Present" in Shueisha's "Weekly Shonen Jump Winter Special." Subsequently, his serialized works "Yu Yu Hakusho" and "Level E" in "Weekly Shonen Jump" became huge hits, both of which were adapted into television anime. Furthermore, "HUNTER × HUNTER," which began serialization in 10, has many fans not only in Japan but also overseas. With the cumulative circulation of all his works exceeding 1 million copies, he is one of Japan's leading shonen manga artists. His family runs the Togashi Paper Store in Manba-cho.

Yutaka Abe

A graduate of Shinjo Junior High School, she made her debut as a manga artist in 1979 after winning an honorable mention at the 2nd Hitomi Newcomer Manga Award. She had serializations in Kodansha's monthly girls' manga magazine "Nakayoshi," among others. Since then, at the invitation of Gosho Aoyama, the author of the popular manga "Detective Conan" serialized in Shogakukan's weekly boys' manga magazine "Sunday" and a junior from her university, she has worked on the artwork for the elementary school version and theatrical versions of "Detective Conan," and has also worked as a lecturer at a manga-specialized university, among other diverse experiences. Her representative work is "Dragon Quest: Legend of the Spirit Rubis." Her family runs the Paris Culture Fashion College in Okinomachi.

Richi Okada

Her real name is Rie Miyaoka. She graduated from Shinjo Junior High School. In 1976, while still in high school, she won the 95th Bessatsu Margaret Girls' Manga School Expectation Award. After graduation, she made her debut as a manga artist with "Romantic na Yuki no Hi ni" in Shueisha's monthly girls' manga magazine "Bessatsu Margaret". Her representative work, "Honke no Yome", has been published in 20 volumes by Shueisha and was adapted into a live-action drama on Nippon Television in 2001. It was broadcast in Japan and other parts of Asia, becoming a huge hit drama in Taiwan and other countries. Her family home is the former Nisshin Shobo bookstore in Odajima Town.

Marie Yasuhiko

A graduate of Hagino Junior High School, she made her debut as a manga artist in 1989 while still in university with "Onnanoko de Aru Joken" (Conditions of Being a Girl) in Seirindo's monthly manga magazine "Garo." Since then, she has authored various books, including works on the theme of female sexuality. Her series "Konna Otona no Onnanoko" (Such an Adult Girl), serialized in Shodensha's "FEEL YOUNG" in 2005, was adapted into a film. Currently, she writes web-based essays for a major web portal site. Her representative work is "Made in Yamagata" (Nihon Bungeisha).

Chika Umino

Born in Adachi Ward, Tokyo (her father is from Funagata Town and her mother is from Shinjo City), she graduated from an art-focused high school and worked as a character illustrator and merchandise designer. In 2000, she made her debut as a manga artist with "Honey and Clover," which became a huge hit, being adapted into a TV anime, a live-action film, and a TV drama. Since 2007, she has been serializing "March Comes in Like a Lion," a manga about shogi (Japanese chess), in "Young Animal" (Hakusensha). An anime adaptation has been airing since the fall of 2016, and a live-action film adaptation is scheduled for nationwide release in two parts in the spring of 2017, also becoming a huge hit. She is one of Japan's leading female manga artists.

Masami Kaiwa

Born in Mukai-cho, Mogami-cho, and a graduate of Mogami Junior High School. After attending a vocational school, he apprenticed under manga artist Takeshi Konomi. While involved in the production of popular manga, he also pursued his own creative activities, winning an award at the Tenkaichi Manga Awards in May 2000 for "Maru's Dribble." He made his debut as a manga artist in "Akamaru Jump" in 2001, with works such as "Tetsu-san to Issho" and "Momo♡Ichimonji" being published. He currently serves as chief assistant to Takeshi Konomi and is deeply involved in the production of "The Prince of Tennis" (Weekly Shonen Jump) and "The New Prince of Tennis" (Jump Square).

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