Nihon Bungeisha Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Hibiki Takemura) and TWIN PLANET Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, President and Representative Director: Kenji Yajima) will launch a new project to commemorate the 3000th issue of "Manga Goraku" and the 20th anniversary of TWIN PLANET's founding.

Since its launch in 1964, "Weekly Manga Goraku" has, for over 60 years, continued to depict the light and shadow of real society and the subtleties of life, including human desires, conflicts, the underworld, family, money, and power.

Debt, betrayal, fraud, nightlife work, nursing care, infidelity, human relationships, murder—. What the gekiga has depicted is a life that is not "pretty."

Disseminating Manga Goraku's editorial philosophy to the world!

The newly launched "Raw Lives" is a challenge to expand "Manga Goraku's" editorial philosophy, which has consistently faced the light and shadow of real society, into the real world.

This time, we will delve into real life to unearth the rich human dramas that "Weekly Manga Goraku" has depicted.

We are not looking for tales of successful people.

Decisions that ruined lives, pasts that cannot be spoken of, betrayal and conflict, wounds that still haven't healed....

These "raw lives" themselves will become new stories.

With the editorial power of Weekly Manga Goraku x the discovery power of TWIN PLANET, new IP to the world!

Nihon Bungeisha's cultivated editorial and IP development capabilities will be fused with TWIN PLANET's production and discovery capabilities.

Lives told by storytellers will be reborn as manga, books, dramas, movies, and streaming works through the hands of editors, writers, manga artists, novelists, and creators.

We aim to create new IP, following in the footsteps of works like "Cannibal" and "Onigoroshi" that have spread to the world from manga.

"Weekly Manga Goraku" 3000th issue.

This is not just a milestone for a single manga magazine. It is a new start for the Goraku editorial department, which has continued to depict intense lives, to transform real life itself into stories.

Moving forward, starting with the recruitment of storytellers, we will sequentially announce plans for manga adaptation, book publication, and video production, as well as participating creators.

Nihon Bungeisha and TWIN PLANET will challenge themselves to create original IP to give birth to new stories where anyone can become a storyteller. Please look forward to it!

3000th Issue Commemorative Special Issue Now on Sale!

Release Date: July 3, 2026 (Fri)

Special Price: 110 yen (tax included)

Sales Area: Convenience stores nationwide, bookstores, and online bookstores

Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0H25TC8QK/

Magazine Overview

Magazine Title: Weekly Manga Goraku

Release Date: Every Friday

Regular Price: 550 yen (tax included)

Publisher: Nihon Bungeisha Co., Ltd.

Official Website: Goraku Web! https://gorakuweb.com/

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About TWIN PLANET

【Company Overview】

Representative: President and Representative Director Kenji Yajima Location: Aoyama Oval Building 12F, 5-52-2 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 Established: November 2006 Capital: 100 million yen Number of Employees: 150 (as of July 2025) Corporate Site: https://twinplanet.co.jp

About Nihon Bungeisha

【Company Overview】

Representative: President and Representative Director Hibiki Takemura Location: 8F Palace Side Building, 1-1-1 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-0003 Established: January 1959 Capital: 100 million yen Number of Employees: 79 (as of April 1, 2026) Corporate Site: https://www.nihonbungeisha.co.jp

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