Nine Jump Manga Artists Dine Together, Morita Posts Illustration
The dinner brought together nine of Shueisha's most prominent manga artists from different eras, a rare alignment of schedules that generated widespread social media buzz.
Reporting from 1 source: Magmix.
Masanori Morita reported a dinner gathering with Eiichiro Oda and seven other major Jump manga artists on July 13. He posted a delinquent-style illustration of the group, which includes Masashi Kishimoto, Nobuhiro Watsuki, Takehiko Inoue, Masakazu Katsura, Riichiro Inagaki, Gege Akutami, and Kohei Horikoshi. Social media reacted with surprise, calling the lineup the "Avengers of manga."
Masanori Morita drew the group in a delinquent student style reminiscent of his own works, with exaggerated body types and poses that differ from reality. The lineup spans decades: Kishimoto (Naruto), Oda (One Piece), Watsuki (Rurouni Kenshin), Inoue (Slam Dunk), Katsura (Video Girl Ai), Inagaki (Dr. Stone), Akutami (Jujutsu Kaisen), Horikoshi (My Hero Academia), and Morita himself (Rokudenashi Blues). On social media, users marveled at the combined circulation of the artists and the fact that all nine schedules aligned.
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