Medalist Creator Tsurumaikada Draws Anniversary Illustration for Afternoon Magazine
The illustration ties Medalist, one of Afternoon's current flagship series, to the magazine's four-decade history of serializing award-winning manga.
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Medalist creator Tsurumaikada submitted an original illustration to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine. The drawing shows series protagonists Inori Yuitsuka and Tsukasa Akeuraji holding a "40th Anniversary" card. Kodansha will sell merchandise based on the artwork. Monthly Afternoon launched in December 1986 and has published major titles including Ah My Goddess, Parasyte, and Blade of the Immortal.
Medalist creator Tsurumaikada drew an original illustration for the 40th anniversary of Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine. The artwork features series protagonists Inori Yuitsuka and Tsukasa Akeuraji holding a card that reads "40th Anniversary." Kodansha plans to release merchandise based on the illustration.
Monthly Afternoon published its first issue in December 1986. The magazine is known for serializing Kōsuke Fujishima's Ah My Goddess, Hitoshi Iwaaki's Parasyte and Historie, Hiroaki Samura's Blade of the Immortal, Shimoku Kio's Genshiken, Asa Higuchi's Big Windup!, Tsutomu Nihei's Knights of Sidonia, Haruko Ichikawa's Land of the Lustrous, Tsubasa Yamaguchi's Blue Period, Misaki Takamatsu's Skip and Loafer, and Shun Umezawa's The Darwin Incident, among others.
Medalist began running in Monthly Afternoon in May 2020. The manga inspired an anime series in January 2025, a second season in January 2026, and a feature-length film set for 2027.
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