Naoki Urasawa Draws, Draws, and Draws

Featuring rare scenes and an interview with over 140,000 characters!

32 years after his debut, he's written 150 volumes, a total of 30,000 pages, and sold a cumulative 126.62 million copies. Releasing one smash hit after another, manga artist Naoki Urasawa remains at the forefront of the manga world. To commemorate his first full-scale solo exhibition, we've conducted an ultra-long interview totaling 12 hours, 38 minutes, and 145,000 characters, detailing his life and behind-the-scenes work!

The B5-sized book features numerous rare scenes and memorable scenes, revealing the creative process, centered around illustrations not included in the "Manben" art book.

The definitive official guidebook for truly understanding the appeal of manga artist Naoki Urasawa and his work!

[Book Structure]

■Chapter 1: Q. Why have you continued drawing manga for so long? Childhood to High School

■Chapter 2: Q. When did Naoki Urasawa establish himself as a writer? [Early URASAWA] to [Pineapple ARMY] (Script by Kazuya Kudo)

■Chapter 3: Q. What exactly is a classic manga? [YAWARA!]

■Chapter 4: Q. How do you create heartwarming stories? [MASTER Keaton] (Script by Hokusei Katsuka and Takashi Nagasaki)

■Chapter 5: Q. What motivates you to continue drawing long-running serialized works one after another? [Happy!]

■Chapter 6: Q. What's the secret to creating compelling characters? [MONSTER]

■Chapter 7: Q. How far do you decide before you start drawing? [20th Century Boys]

■Chapter 8 Q. What is necessary to portray emotion? [PLUTO] (Produced and supervised by Osamu Tezuka and Takashi Nagasaki / Makoto Tezuka / Cooperation / Tezuka Productions)

■Chapter 9 Q. How do you depict a world without reference photographs? [BILLY BAT] (Story co-produced by Takashi Nagasaki)

■Chapter 10 Q. How long will you continue drawing manga? Present ~ Future

[Recommended Information from the Editor] "Amazing," "Genius," "A remarkable man." It's been a long time since Urasawa has been described in such vague, monstrous terms.

So, what makes it so great?

To thoroughly reveal the appeal of Urasawa's work and the artist himself, we conducted an ultra-long 12-hour interview, covering everything from his early days to his next project!

Includes a rough sketch for Glimmer's final scene in "MONSTER," rough initial sketches for "YAWARA!" and "MASTER Keaton," the name of "20th Century Boys," and more, including exclusive production cuts from each work that can only be seen here, color illustrations not included in the "Manben" art book, and unforgettable scenes and other illustrations.

Reading this book will definitely make you want to reread Urasawa's works. A must-read and must-have book for fans and non-fans alike!