Anime and manga on NHK World

/ Clodjee

If you are a fan of anime and manga there is two documentary TV series on NHK World Japan that will definitely interest you.

The first one is “Anime Manga Explosion” for which there is still a few episodes available on Video On Demand:

The second series is Manben: Behind the scenes of manga with Urasawa Naoki which also has a few episodes available on Video On Demand:

I have already talked about this second series on the blog (“Urasawa Naoki no Manben”). There was an interesting fan site that was offering all the episodes in VOD but it is unfortunately no longer available. However, the episodes can be found on Youtube (Season 1, Season 2, Season 3, Season 4, Season 5: Neo episodes 1-13 ).  You can also find more information on its wikipedia (jp) page or on the official web site.

List of episodes (Neo series):

  1. Chiba Tetsuya (Ashita no Joe [Wikipedia]) aired October 01 , 2020
  2. Nao Iwamoto (Yesterday: Yes a Day, The Seven Knights of the Marronnier Kingdom [Manga Updates]) aired October 08 , 2020
  3. Sugimura Shinichi (All Nude, Cigarette Anthology [Manga Updates]) aired October 15 , 2020
  4. Yukinobu Hoshino (2001 Nights [Wikipedia]) aired October 22 2020, avail. in VOD
  5. Daijiro Morohoshi (Yōkai Hunter, Saiyū Yōenden [Wikipedia]) aired November 12, 2020
  6. Keiko Nishi (Sanban-chō Hagiwara-ya no Bijin, Love Song [Wikipedia]) aired November 19, 2020
  7. Fuyumi Soryo (Boyfriend, MARS, ES, Cesare, Marie Antoinette [Wikipedia]) aired December 10, 2020, avail. in VOD
  8. Shinichi Sakamoto (The Climber, Innocent, Innocent Rouge [Wikipedia]) aired December 17, 2020
  9. Yushikazu Yasuhiko (Arion, Venus Wars, Joan, M.S. Gundam: The Origin [Wikipedia]) — See my comment
  10. Haruko Kashiwagi (Hanazono Merry go Round (Initiation), Onimushi (Rivage) [ANN]) aired June 16, 2021
  11. Shuzo Oshimi (Blood on the Tracks, Okaeri Arisu [Wikipedia]) aired June 23, 2021
  12. Wataru Watanabe (Yowamushi Pedal [manga Updates]) aired March 2nd, 2022, avail in VOD
  13. Yasuko Aoike (From Eroica with Love [Wikipedia]) aired March 9th, 2022
  14. Hideki Arai (The World is mine, Kiichi [Wikipedia]) aired in March 16, 2022
  15. Osamu Tezuka (Astroboy, Black Jack, Buddha [Wikipedia]) aired February 4th 2023, avail. in VOD. Another Osamu Tezuka Special aired February 17, 2023.
  16. Minase Ai (Hachimitsu ni Hatsukoi, Koi Furu Colorful [Manga Updates]) aired February 11, 2023, avail. in VOD
  17. Katsuya Terada (The Monkey King [Wikipedia]) aired February 18, 2023
  18. Kazuhiko Shimamoto (Honō no Tenkōsei [Wikipedia]) aired February 25, 2023
  19. Shigeru Mizuki (GeGeGe no Kitaro [Wikipedia]), aired March 18th 2024

Update (2024/06/02): Another documentary series is Anime Sanctuaries presenting real-life locations on which anime are based. One episode available in VOD covers Akihabara (location for Love Live!) and another one, airing June 4th, covers Kamiichi in Toyama (location for Wolf Children).

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