Kore Wa Shine Da

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Noted: ASCII.jp's Kindle manga column recommends Minoru Toyoda's 'Kore wa Shine da' during the September 4-6 Amazon Manga Weekend Festival, which offers 50 percent points back. · 2026-09-05
Noted: The column argues the anime's credible depiction of island life stems directly from the author's first request to director Hiroaki Akagi: prioritize the beauty of the island, not the manga-drawing scenes. · 2026-09-05

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Kore wa Shine da Director Put Island Beauty First, Says Toyoda

ASCII.jp's Kindle manga column recommends Minoru Toyoda's 'Kore wa Shine da' during the September 4-6 Amazon Manga Weekend Festival, which offers 50 percent points back. The piece notes that at the initial anime meeting, author Toyoda asked director Hiroaki Akagi to prioritize the beauty of the island setting, based on Izu Oshima, over the manga drawing scenes. Director Akagi himself once aspired to be a manga artist.