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Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki

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About Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki

Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki is a documentary TV series that premiered on NHK on September 4, 2015. It has 4 seasons and 16 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 4 Episode 4 "Takumi Nagayusu", aired on March 23, 2017.

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.

  • Documentary

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Episodes

16 episodes · 4 seasons

Season 1

2015 · 4 episodes · Last episode: 11 years ago

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    4. Takao Saito

    Finale
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    3. Inio Asano

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    2. Fujita Kazuhiro

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    1. Akiko Higashimura

Season 2

2016 · 4 episodes · Last episode: 10 years ago

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    4. Usamaru Furuya

    Finale
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    3. Daisuke Igarashi

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    2. Kengo Hanazawa

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    1. Moto Hagio

Season 3

2016 · 4 episodes · Last episode: 9 years ago

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    4. Naoki Urasawa

    Finale
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    3. Takahashi Tsutomu

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    2. Miyake Ranjo

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    1. Ryoichi Ikegami

Season 4

2017 · 4 episodes · Last episode: 9 years ago

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    4. Takumi Nagayusu

    Finale
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    3. Naoki Yamamoto

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    2. Junji Ito

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    1. Reiko Shimizu

Cast & crew

Created by Naoki Urasawa

  • Akiko Higashimura

  • Kazuhiro Fujita

    Kazuhiro Fujita

  • Inio Asano

    Inio Asano

    Self

  • Takao Saito

    Takao Saito

  • Moto Hagio

    Moto Hagio

  • Kengo Hanazawa

    Self

  • Daisuke Igarashi

  • Usamaru Furuya

  • Ryoichi Ikegami

  • Miyake Ranjo

  • Tsutomu Takahashi

  • Reiko Shimizu

  • Junji Ito

    Junji Ito

  • Naoki Yamamoto

  • Takumi Nagayasu

Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki?

Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on March 23, 2017.

When did the latest episode of Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki come out?

The most recent episode of Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki, Season 4 Episode 4 "Takumi Nagayusu", aired on March 23, 2017.

How many seasons of Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki are there?

Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki has 4 seasons with 16 episodes in total.

When did Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki first air?

Manben: Behind the Scenes of Manga with Urasawa Naoki first aired on NHK on September 4, 2015.

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