Professor Munakata's British Museum Adventure

The British Museum Press will publish its first manga in October! 

Professor Munakata's British Museum Adventure (front cover)

Professor Munakata is the well-known character realised by Hoshino Yukinobu, the Japanese artist who was inspired by the incredible treasures in the Museum and decided to realise this manga. Serialised in the Japanese magazine Big Comic, the 10 episodes are now collected - and available in English for the first time! - in the book by the British Museum Press. 

Munakata Tadakusu is a well-known professor of ethnography, who dedicated his life to unreveal mysteries happening around Japan. When invited to the Museum to deliver a special lecture, he found himself in a criminal plot with famous and precious objects disappearing. The brave professor will be able to uncover a conspiracy, but... Much more is hiding in the beautifully illustrated pages of this manga!

I personally had the chance to flip through it and must admit that I was impressed by the level of detail and the precision of Yukinobu's artwork. What I really like, in addition to the engaging story, is how the Press decided to maintain some key features of manga, such as the traditional reading from right to left.

To learn a bit more, check the British Museum Press blog - Or have a look at The Guardian's review.