Shueisha Marks 100th Anniversary With 100 Yen Daisuke Morohoshi Sale
Shueisha is selling four Daisuke Morohoshi works at 100 yen per volume until November 17, 2026, tied to the publisher's 100th founding anniversary and the artist's 55th year of work.
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Reporting from 1 source: ASCII.jp.
Why it matters
The discount puts Morohoshi's back catalog in front of readers at a moment when Shueisha is marking its own centenary, and the article frames the sale as an entry point to a body of work it credits with influencing creators including Hideaki Anno and Rumiko Takahashi.
Key Facts
- Shueisha is selling four Daisuke Morohoshi works at 100 yen per volume until November 17, 2026.
- The sale is tied to Shueisha's 100th founding anniversary and Morohoshi's 55th year of work.
- Yokai Hunter is complete in three volumes and costs 300 yen for the set in the sale.
- Yokai Hunter: Hieda's Students 1 - At Dream-Seeing Village is one volume at 100 yen.
- The article credits Morohoshi's work with influencing creators including Hideaki Anno and Rumiko Takahashi.
The lineup includes Yokai Hunter, complete in three volumes, and Yokai Hunter: Hieda's Students 1 - At Dream-Seeing Village. The sale covers titles spanning archaeologist weird tales, ancient China, and bio-SF.
The sale price is 100 yen per volume, listed at 89 percent off. Yokai Hunter runs three volumes and is complete at 300 yen for the set. The article describes the series as following Reijiro Hieda, a heretic archaeologist who investigates ancient ruins and regional legends, meeting phenomena that lie beyond human understanding.
Shueisha's centenary and Morohoshi's 55th year in the field are the stated occasion for the discount. The article also credits Morohoshi's reading in the Analects, Chinese character studies, Buddhism, and regional folklore as the source material behind his stories.
- Yokai Hunter: 3 volumes total (complete), 300 yen for the set
- Yokai Hunter: Hieda's Students 1 - At Dream-Seeing Village: 1 volume, 100 yen
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