[GINZA TSUTAYA BOOKS 5th Anniversary] [Online Talk Event] Thinking about the future of manga manuscripts and manga production - Preservation and management of raw manuscripts / Three-dimensional and physical creation
"Emily Yoshimoto's Thoughts on Life with Manga Manuscripts" & "Baron Yoshimoto and Junichiro Saito's American Cooking"

■ Emily Yoshimoto
Born in Tokyo in 1993. After attending Joshibi University of Art and Design Junior and Senior High School, she entered Joshibi University of Art and Design, majoring in Western painting.
While in school, he studied abroad at the School of Visual Arts (New York, USA) and Loughborough University (Leicester, UK) where he studied arts management.
After graduating, he continued his own creative work and in 2015 began producing for his father, Baron Yoshimoto.
Major special exhibitions include "Baron Yoshimoto/Terada Katsuya BATEIRA" (Atsuko Baru/Tokyo, Kodaiji/Kyoto, Wrong Gallery/Taipei), "Baron Yoshimoto GEKIGACORE" (GR2 Gallery/LA), "Baron Imoni Party" (VOID/Tokyo), and "The Pulse of Baron Yoshimoto" (Tokyo Wonder Site Hongo/Tokyo).
Participating exhibitions include "Tezuka Osamu Cultural Festival Kichimushi" (2016-2018, 2021), "Kichireko" (2017-2021), "Shibukaru Festival" (2014), and others.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/_emilioemily_

 

■ Baron Yoshimoto
Born in Manchuria, raised in Ibusuki, Kagoshima Prefecture.
He made his debut as a manga artist in 1959. He subsequently became one of the people who built the heyday of the gekiga boom, publishing many works including his representative works, the "Jukyoden" series, "Gamblers" and "Donkame Yaro".
However, in 1980, he ended all serialization and went to the United States alone. The following year, he started writing for Marvel Comics. After returning to Japan, he continued his career as a manga artist and for the next 30 years, he devoted himself to painting under the pseudonym Baron Yoshimoto.
In 2015, he unified his pen name to "Baron Yoshimoto". He released his first art book, "Baron Yoshimoto Gakyoden" (published by LEED Publishing), which is a compilation of his manga works, and "Baron Yoshimoto Art Book Danshaku" (published by Pie International), which is mainly composed of his paintings, in quick succession.
In 2019, marking the 60th year of his career as an artist, he received the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award from the Japan Cartoonists Association, and held numerous special exhibitions, including "Baron Yoshimoto☆First Year" at the Yayoi Museum of Art.
In recent years, he has been actively working both in Japan and abroad, having had a solo exhibition at the GR2 Gallery in the United States, a live painting at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in France, and having his translated book "Seventeen Years Old" released in Italy.
 
■ Junichiro Saito
Born in Tokyo in 1980 and raised in California.
He made his debut in the June 2010 issue of the manga magazine Kakuu, published by Semi Shobo in 2010.
Made major debut in the summer of 2017 with "Shito Chofu" (Torch web).
"Death City Chofu" was published in summer 2018.
"Chofu, the City of Death: A Journey to South America" will be published in spring 2020.
"Death City Chofu Mystery America" will be published in the fall of 2021.
In spring 2022, the French version of "SHIT CHOFU" will be published by the French publisher Lezard Noir.
"Musashino" is currently being serialized on Torch Web.
He has serialised works in magazines such as "POPEYE" and "Jomon ZINE", as well as illustrating novels and creating record artwork. His hobbies are air guns, ghost stories and rap. His specialty is tacos.

 

■Atsushi Nakagawa
Editor-in-chief of Torch Web.
His works include the "Shito Chofu" series by Junichiro Saito and "Baron Yoshimoto: A Tale of a Heroic Painting" written by Baron Yoshimoto and edited by Sansuke Yamada.