Kappi Launches Sequel Manga 'HYPE' and a Business Book Simultaneously
The simultaneous release of a sequel manga and a business book expands Kappi's 'Left-Handed Ellen' universe into a new time period and a non-fiction format, while the original series currently has a TV anime airing.
Reporting from 1 sources: Comic Natalie.
Kappi released Volume 1 of 'Left-Handed Ellen HYPE,' the official sequel to 'Left-Handed Ellen,' on May 29 through Number Nine. The story is set in 2019, eight years after the original. Kappi also published a business book, 'To All Who Couldn't Become Geniuses: A Theory of Talent to Find Your Own Weapon,' through Diamond社, based on a motif from the original manga. Autograph sessions and a talk event are scheduled for June.
Kappi's 'Left-Handed Ellen HYPE' Volume 1, the official sequel to the creator-focused drama 'Left-Handed Ellen,' hit shelves on May 29. The new story picks up in 2019, eight years after the first part, and is serialized on Kappi's note. The original manga, which centers on designer Koichi Asakura and artist Ellen Yamagishi at the Meguro Advertising agency, had a remake on Shonen Jump+ and is now airing as a TV anime.
Alongside the manga, Kappi released a business book titled 'To All Who Couldn't Become Geniuses: A Theory of Talent to Find Your Own Weapon.' The book is based on the motif of 'The True Nature of Talent,' a bestseller by Manabu Shinjo that appears in 'Left-Handed Ellen.' Kappi will hold autograph sessions at Umeda Tsutaya Books on June 19 and at SHIBUYA TSUTAYA on June 27, plus a talk event with entrepreneur Kensuu on June 21.
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- Comic Natalie 「左ききのエレン」の正統続編となる第2部「HYPE」1巻、かっぴーのビジネス書も