The series follows renowned anthropology professor Munakata as he uncovers world myths
Kodoani.com – This year’s second issue of Shogakukan’s Big Comic magazine revealed on Tuesday that manga creator Yukinobu Hoshino will launch a new manga in the series Munakata Kyōju (Professor Munakata) with the title Munakata Kyōju Sekai-hen (Professor Munakata – World Arc) in the magazine’s fifth issue. issue on February 25. The new story will see the renowned professor come to England at the invitation of a British university, and learn the myths and history of the world.
Hoshino’s Munakata Kyōju series focuses on the renowned Professor Munakata, an anthropology professor who explores the connection between myths and cultural legends, and how they reflect our parallel history. .
The Munakata Kyōju Denkikō manga series ran in Ushio Publishing’s Comic Tom and Comic Tom Plus magazines from 1994 to 1999, followed by a sequel to the Munakata Kyōju Ikōroku manga in Big Comic from 2004 to 2010.
Hoshino also created the 2001 sci-fi manga Nights, which he originally serialized in Futabasha’s Weekly Super Action magazine in 1984-1986.