[Masumura Hiroshi Edition: Miyazawa Kenji Fairy Tales Collection] Otsubell and the Elephant/Kenju Koenrin

This is a work that is also recommended for adults, where you can enjoy Miyazawa Kenji's masterpieces with beautiful comics drawn by Masumura Hiroshi, which became a hot topic for the theatrical anime "Night on the Galaxy Express," released in 1985.

"Otsubell and the Elephant"
Otsubell thrusts over the white elephant that has come along in a flash.
However, one day, the reward was like a whirlwind!
One of Kenji's masterpieces, a dramatic white elephant that looks like an angel of God, and human greed!

"Kenju Park Forest"
A forest of 700 cedar trees planted by the protagonist with an intellectual disability: Python.
It eventually became a playground for children, and even after time changed Tachimachi, it remained there forever.
The forest, left behind by an innocent soul, teaches people who will continue to learn about deep peace and true intelligence.

【profile】
Illustration: Masumura Hiroshi
Born in Yamagata Prefecture in 1952. He became obsessed with the Beatles from the age of 12, and was heavily influenced by Miyazawa Kenji at the age of 20.
In 1973, he won the Tezuka Award for his entry in Shonen Jump, "The Night Smoothed by the Mist."
After that, he worked for the editorial department of the manga magazine Garo, and from 1977 he began serializing the author's masterpiece, "Atagooru Monogatari," in Manga Shonen magazine.
He won the 1997 Japan Manga Artists Association Award for his "Atagoor Tamatebako" series.
He began working on making Miyazawa Kenji's manga adaptation from 1983, and in 2001 he won the Miyazawa Kenji Society of Ehatob Prize for his achievements.
In 1985, the film "Night on the Galaxy Railroad" was released, featuring illustrations by Masumura Hiroshi, director Sugii Gizabro, and music by Hosono Haruomi, which became a hot topic.
In 2012, he also worked as the character design for the film "The Biography of Guscovedori."

[Published Date] July 21, 2015