[Hiroshi Masumura version Kenji Miyazawa fairy tale collection] Otsubel and the elephant/Kenju Koenrin

This is a beautiful comic drawn by Hiroshi Masumura, which became a hot topic in the 1985 theatrical anime ``Night on the Galactic Railway.'' It is also recommended for adults who can enjoy Kenji Miyazawa's masterpiece.

"Otsubel and the Elephant"
Otuberu tries to take advantage of the white elephant that just happened to come by.
However, one day, the reward came like a wave!
One of Kenji's dramatic masterpieces, in which a white elephant, which seems to be a messenger of the gods, intertwines with human greed!

“Kenju Park Forest”
Main character with intellectual disability:A forest of 700 cedar trees that Kenju painstakingly planted.
It eventually became a playground for children, and even after the town changed over time, it remained there forever.
The forest left behind by an innocent soul will teach future generations a deep sense of peace and true wisdom.

[Profile]
Illustration: Hiroshi Masumura
Born in Yamagata Prefecture in 1952. He has been obsessed with the Beatles since he was 12 years old, and was strongly influenced by Kenji Miyazawa at the age of 20.
In 1973, he won the Tezuka Prize for his work ``Mist ni Smothered Night,'' which he submitted to ``Shonen Jump.''
After that, he worked in the editorial department of the manga magazine ``Garo'', and in 1977, the author's masterpiece ``Atago Oru Monogatari'' began serialization in ``Manga Shonen'' magazine.
Won the Japan Cartoonists Association Award in 1997 for the ``Atago Oru Tamatebako'' series.
He began working on adapting Kenji Miyazawa into a manga in 1983, and received the Kenji Miyazawa Society Ihatov Award in 2001 for his work.
In 1985, Hiroshi Masumura:Illustration by Gizaburo Sugii:Director, Haruomi Hosono:The music movie ``Night on the Galaxy Express'' was released and became a hot topic.
Also in 2012, he was in charge of the character design for the movie ``The Biography of Guskovdri.''

[Publication date] July 21, 2015