Yoshimoto Koji

Essay manga about the creation of Futabasha's Seinen manga magazine Weekly Manga Action, which jumpstarted the careers of such mangaka as Monkey Punch and Baron Yoshimoto, as well covering the serialization of popular serials such as Lone Wolf and Cub, Lupin III, and 009-1 with the editor-in-chief as the lead.

An anthology manga containing 8 short stories based around ZQNs (from I Am a Hero). Contents: She Is a Slow Walker (Itou Junji) Ghost of a Smile (Yokoyari Mengo) The Place Where the Zombies Are (Ishiguro Masakazu) Adolescence of the Dead (Ojiro Makoto) Even If I Become a ZQN (Mizusawa Etsuko) Mister Ogre, Over Here (Torikai Akane) I Am Not a Hero (Nogizaka Tarou) I Am a Hero Untold Creation Story (Yoshimoto Kouji)

On the day of March 11th, much of the Sanriku Railway, which runs along the coast of Iwate Prefecture, was damaged. Amidst the rubble still bearing the scars of the earthquake and tsunami, the Sanriku Railway men still try to stand up on their own... This is a documentary manga about the disaster, reconstructed based on thorough interviews with people connected to the Sanriku Railway and those around it. The definitive true human drama drawn by Koji Yoshimoto, the genius behind "The Secret Story of Black Jack"!!

(from ebookjapan):"The Mangaka created the Doctor. The Doctor saved the Mangaka."Black Jack, the immortal masterpiece that sparkles in the history of manga! This is a Manga nonfiction work that recreates the creative process of the God of Manga, Osamu Tezuka, through the testimonies of those involved!Won 1st Place for the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Award for Shonen/Seinen in 2012