Naoki Urasawa's Manben Manga Documentary | S0E0 (Pilot) Pt. 1 | Kawaguchi Kaiji | English Subtitles | 2014

Urasawa Naoki no Manben (Naoki Urasawa's Manga Exertions) | Season 0 Episode 0 (Pilot) Part 1 | Kawaguchi Kaiji "Eagle" | English Subtitles | 2014

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(01:20) Urasawa Intro
(03:22) Tezuka Osamu - Secrets of His Work
URASAWA SECTION
(04:44) Urasawa working on "Billy Bat"
(06:51) Inking "Billy Bat"
(08:02) Finishing Process
(09:15) Kawaguchi's Intro
(10:11) Urasawa Meets Kawaguchi
(11:53) Watching Kawaguchi Work
(12:35) Sketching Process
(14:38) Describing What's in your Head
(16:22) Drawing A Character's Face From the Front
(18:40) Inking Process
(19:14) Where on the Face Kawaguchi Starts Drawing
(20:25) Origin Story
(22:00) The Source of Creation
(23:50) The Technique that Changed Kawaguchi
(27:08) Inking the Eyes
(28:30) Kaiji's Wife on Urasawa's Work
(30:15) Conclusion

Follow the 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.

The cameras are fixed and specifically placed so as to be as unobtrusive as possible, letting the artists work comfortably.

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.