

Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki
Season - Episode
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4 - 1Reiko Shimizu Mar 02, 2017
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4 - 2Junji Ito Mar 09, 2017
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4 - 3Naoki Yamamoto Mar 16, 2017
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4 - 4Takumi Nagayusu Mar 23, 2017
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3 - 1Ryoichi Ikegami Nov 15, 2016
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3 - 2Miyake Ranjo Nov 22, 2016
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3 - 3Takahashi Tsutomu Nov 29, 2016
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3 - 4Naoki Urasawa Dec 06, 2016
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2 - 1Moto Hagio Mar 03, 2016
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2 - 2Kengo Hanazawa Mar 10, 2016
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2 - 3Daisuke Igarashi Mar 17, 2016
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2 - 4Usamaru Furuya Mar 24, 2016
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1 - 1Akiko Higashimura Sep 04, 2015
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1 - 2Fujita Kazuhiro Sep 11, 2015
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1 - 3Inio Asano Sep 18, 2015
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1 - 4Takao Saito Sep 25, 2015
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0 - 1Urasawa Naoki, Kawaguchi Kaiji, Yamashita Kazumi Nov 09, 2014
Overview
Urasawa Naoki no Manben (Naoki Urasawa's Manga Exertions) is a TV Documentary airing on NHK Educational TV. It follows acclaimed mangaka Naoki Urasawa (creator of 20th Century Boys and Monster) as he sets out to break new ground for manga even further than he already has. In an attempt to educate viewers about manga and preserve the intricate craftsmanship and process of Japanese artists on video for future generations, he invites a manga artist to have their workplace filmed for a couple of days, so as to display them in the process of crafting chapters for their current serializations. After the footage has been shot, Urasawa meets with the artist and they discuss the footage, talking about the artist's workplace and workflow, the difficulties involved in the mangaka lifestyle, their reasons for drawing manga in the first place, and their perspective on the current industry and their own work.