Immediate Massive Reprint Decided! "Manga: Red and Blue Gown Volume 1" (Original: Princess Akiko / Manga: Aoi Ikebe) is Creating a Buzz!
The manga adaptation of Princess Akiko's popular study abroad essay, "Manga: Red and Blue Gown Volume 1," was released by Shinchosha and is getting an immediate reprint due to high demand.
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The highly popular essay "Red and Blue Gown" (PHP Bunko) by Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko, which has sold over 430,000 copies, has been adapted into a new manga format by manga artist Aoi Ikebe. Currently serialized in "Shosetsu Shincho" to great acclaim, "Manga: Red and Blue Gown Volume 1" was released by Shinchosha on March 25th. Due to the immediate buzz after its release, a massive reprint has already been decided!
A Dream Tag-Team: A Mega-Hit Study Abroad Memoir x A Master of the Manga World!!
Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko is the first female member of the Japanese Imperial Family to obtain a doctorate overseas.
The comfort and loneliness of walking the streets alone, the days chased by dissertations, the friends who supported her—her painful yet brilliantly shining youth in the UK is depicted with the delicate strokes of Aoi Ikebe, known for "Branch Line"! Her Highness's study abroad life and emotional conflicts are beautifully expressed, further enhancing the charm of the original work.
At the beginning of the serialization, the original author, Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko herself, commented, "I was thrilled, realizing this is what it means to breathe life into something." The book also includes a special essay by Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko.
■ Try Reading: "Manga: Red and Blue Gown Volume 1" (Original: Princess Akiko / Manga: Aoi Ikebe)
The first episode is currently available for free on the website "Kurage Bunch"! Please take a look.
A Dream Tag-Team: A Mega-Hit Study Abroad Memoir x A Master of the Manga World!!
Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko is the first female member of the Japanese Imperial Family to obtain a doctorate overseas.
The comfort and loneliness of walking the streets alone, the days chased by dissertations, the friends who supported her—her painful yet brilliantly shining youth in the UK is depicted with the delicate strokes of Aoi Ikebe, known for "Branch Line"! Her Highness's study abroad life and emotional conflicts are beautifully expressed, further enhancing the charm of the original work.
At the beginning of the serialization, the original author, Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko herself, commented, "I was thrilled, realizing this is what it means to breathe life into something." The book also includes a special essay by Her Imperial Highness Princess Akiko.
■ Try Reading: "Manga: Red and Blue Gown Volume 1" (Original: Princess Akiko / Manga: Aoi Ikebe)
The first episode is currently available for free on the website "Kurage Bunch"! Please take a look.