The appearance of the CXC Festival marks the famous author’s first overseas event
Kodoani.com – For manga fans Boys Run The RiotTonight’s news will be very welcome, as Kodansha has officially announced alongside the Cartoon Crossroads comic festival based in Columbus, Ohio that author Keito Gaku will make his first live appearance in the United States in the coming weeks. festival along with other bright stars in US comics in September this year.
We’re excited to reveal that the talented Keito Gaku, creator of the trans coming-of-age fashion saga, Boys Run the Riot, is making his U.S. in-person debut at the upcoming @CXCFestival!
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— Kodansha USA (@KodanshaManga) June 8, 2023
A transgender teenager named Ryo finds an escape from the expectations and worries of her everyday life in the world of street fashion. This fictional, heartfelt, personal story by a transgender manga author has made waves in Japan and will inspire readers around the world!
This year’s portion of the CXC Festival will be held from September 27 to October 1 in Columbus, Ohio across multiple locations within the Billy Ireland Animation Library & Museum, Columbus College of Art & Design, Library City of Columbus, Columbus Museum of Art, GFC: Gateway Cinema Center and Wexner Center for the Arts. Festival program co-chair Ben Towle, himself animator Eisner, describes the festival for newcomers:
Comics, as an art form, span many genres, audiences, and formats–and assembling a group of iconic artists is a challenge, CXC 2023 special guests include authors from a wide variety of comic fields: from best-selling children’s animators to New York’s best-selling adult graphic novels, web comics to magazines. newspaper. We spotlight some of the best cartoonists in Columbus as well as artists from around the world.
More details will be announced in the next few months before the festival. Updates can be found via the official website linked below.
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