Go Nagai and Dynamic Pro Draw New Manga for Weekly Manga Goraku 3,000th Issue
The 3,000th issue of a long-running weekly magazine gets a commemorative manga from one of the industry's most influential creators, marking a rare milestone for a publication that began in 1964.
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Go Nagai and Dynamic Pro will draw a new manga titled Chikyū Taisen 2053 to celebrate the 3,000th issue of Weekly Manga Goraku. The manga debuts on July 3 with 36 pages, a color opening page, and the issue's front cover. The magazine confirmed the special 110 yen price for the milestone issue.
Go Nagai and his studio Dynamic Pro will produce a new manga titled Chikyū Taisen 2053 for the 3,000th issue of Nihonbungeisha's Weekly Manga Goraku, the magazine's 2,999th issue revealed on Friday. The manga will run 36 pages with an opening color page and will appear on the issue's front cover. Nihonbungeisha did not say whether the work will be a one-shot or a serialized series. The 3,000th issue will sell for a special price of 110 yen (about US$0.68) to mark the milestone. Nagai debuted in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi and has since created classic titles including Cutie Honey, Devilman, Mazinger Z, Getter Robo, and Harenchi Gakuen. He recently serialized the autobiographical Gekiman! manga and the Devilman Saga spinoff. Weekly Manga Goraku launched as Manga Goraku Dokuhon in 1964 and changed to its current name in 1971. It published its 2,000th issue in February 2006.
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