Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki (2015)
• September 4th, 2015
Documentary
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.
TV Shows Link coming soon!!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
ANIME MANGA EXPLOSION
Released on: 2023-04-30
Documentary
The size of the Japanese animation market was 2,426 billion yen by 2020. More than half of that amou...
ANIME SANCTUARIES
Released on: 2024-05-22
Documentary
Did you know that a lot of your favorite anime are based in real-life locations? Join us on a pilgri...
Naoki Urasawa's Manben neo
Released on: 2020-10-01
Documentary, Talk
Reboot of the original Manben series from 2014-2017. Naoki Urasawa is returning to visit eight diffe...
Zatsu Tabi -That's Journey-
Released on:
Animation, Comedy
The story follows amateur mangaka Chika Suzugamori, who, after going through rejection on several dr...
Mangirl!
Released on: 2013-01-03
Animation, Comedy
A team of girls with zero experience in manga editing are off and running toward their dream of crea...
主夫メゾン
Released on: 2021-04-24
Drama, Comedy
A fashionable condominium found by a newlywed, but the living conditions are limited to "house husba...
Hey, Your Cat Ears Are Showing!
Released on: 2018-08-25
Comedy, Animation
Daisū is a a manga creator who grew up in an orphanage, and whose works do not sell very well. Daisū...
Kakushigoto
Released on: 2020-04-02
Animation, Comedy
Single father Kakushi Goto has a secret. He’s a top-selling artist of popular erotic manga, but his ...
Kotaro Lives Alone
Released on: 2022-03-10
Animation, Comedy
A lonely little boy moves into a ramshackle apartment building all on his own and makes friends with...
Where the Lost Ones Go
Released on: 2017-11-13
Drama
Where the Lost Ones Go tells the story of the first love of young art student which lead to a lifeti...
Gu Gu the Cat
Released on: 2014-10-18
Drama, Family
About a lady and her cat. The lady's cat dies and she loses all inspiration to continue living, and ...
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
Released on: 2020-12-28
Mystery
Comic creator Rohan Kishibe, along with his partner-cum-editor, Kyōka Izumi, challenge various incid...
I Love the '80s
Released on: 2002-12-16
Documentary, Comedy
I Love the '80s is a decade nostalgia television program that was produced by VH1, based on the BBC ...
Xuxa, O Documentário
Released on: 2023-07-13
Documentary
Maria da Graça Xuxa Meneghel, about to celebrate her 60th birthday and more than 40 years in the bus...
Becoming Lee
Released on: 2023-02-06
Documentary
Even as a child, Lee knew she was different. The feeling of being born in the wrong body grew and af...
Fortress Britain with Alice Roberts
Released on: 2023-03-25
Documentary
Alice Roberts and her fellow historians explore Britain's long-standing obsession with invasion, by ...
Me & My Sugar Daddy
Released on: 2020-08-19
Documentary
A look at women in their 20s who make money from having relationships with men over 50. This work ea...
The Wilderness Years
Released on: 1995-12-03
Documentary
Documentary showing the many travails of the UK Labour Party during its long period in opposition fr...
Zeroing In: Carbon Neutral 2050
Released on: 2020-11-07
Documentary, Talk
Climate change is everyone's problem, but the devastating effects aren't felt evenly. In partnership...