Satomi Takaguchi Returns to ASUKA With New Manga 'Diamond Blues' After 30 Years
The new series marks Takaguchi's first work in ASUKA since her classic 'Hana no Asuka-gumi!' ended in 1995, reconnecting with the magazine after three decades.
Reporting from 1 sources: Comic Natalie.
Satomi Takaguchi's new manga 'Diamond Blues' has launched in the July issue of ASUKA. The series is an 'excessive defense comedy' about a beautiful girl, Konami Tsukushi, and a group of old men who make her crises disappear. A promotional manga in the September issue will feature Asuka Kuraku from Takaguchi's earlier series 'Hana no Asuka-gumi!'. This is Takaguchi's first work in ASUKA in about 30 years, since that series ended in 1995.
The July issue of ASUKA, released May 24, carries the first chapter of 'Diamond Blues,' a comedy about a beautiful girl named Konami Tsukushi and a group of unremarkable old men who erase her troubles. A promotional manga in the September issue will feature Asuka Kuraku, the protagonist of Takaguchi's earlier series 'Hana no Asuka-gumi!,' in conversation about the new work. The new serialization is Takaguchi's first in ASUKA since that series ended in 1995, a return after roughly 30 years.
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- Comic Natalie 「花のあすか組！」の高口里純の新連載が開幕 約30年ぶりにASUKAにも帰還