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Fukushima Nuclear Worker Pens Manga About Experience

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-11-03/fukushima-nuclear-worker-pens-manga-about-experience

Kazuto Takita, a former laborer at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, debuted a manga series about his experiences in the 48th issue of Kodansha‘s Morning magazine on Thursday. The manga also debuted on the same day in Kodansha‘s digital magazine D Morning.

The manga Ryūta is writing is titled 1F: Fukushima Daiichi Genshiryoku Hatsudenjo Rōdōki (1F: Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Work Log). The 1F in the title stands for the numerical designation for the Fukushima plant. After the earlier “1F” one-shot was published on October 3 and caused a huge stir among the public, the decision was quickly made to turn the story into a full series.

48-year old Kazuto Takita was a laborer at the powerplant after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, and he received the grand prize in “34th Manga Open,” a competition that Morning organized to find new talent.

Source: Mainichi Shimbun’s Mantan Web

November 3, 2013 - Posted by arclight2011part2 | Uncategorized