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Your favorite shorts from Comic Sylph have been bundled together into Sylph’s 3rd anthology release: Literature Boys. The anthology will be published on Aug 22.
Sylph Comics
Sylph Anthology: Literature Boys
List Price: 630 yen (tax included) / Size B6
Cover Illustrator: Nakagawa Waka
The anthology will be jam packed with illustrations and manga all tailored behind the idea of “literature.” The concept of the anthology will be broken down into 5 themes:
- Fairytale
- Japanese Folklore
- Western Literature
- Japanese Literature
- Mythology
And let’s not forget the bonus material ~
Here I present to you all 19 fabulous artists who contributed to the anthology! (I’m adding the original Japanese because I tend to butcher name translations ^^;)
- 明咲トウル Asaki Touru
- ありいめめこ Arii Memeko
- オカモトサトル Okamoto Satoru (Café Café manga-ka)
- きこのみ Kiko Nomi
- くしながひろむ Kushinaga Hirumu
- くろまめ Kuromame
- ことり野デス子 Cotorino Deathco (Doubutsu no Naka no Hito manga-ka)
- 朔坂みん Saku Min
- しばの番茶 Shibano Bancha
- 純愛鏡 Junaikyou
- 千鳥ぺこ Chidori Peko
- 中川わか Nakagawa Waka
- ひらく 椥 Hiraku Naki (Hakuouki manga-ka)
- ぺぷ Pepu (Shiro Ari! // Snow White & Alice manga-ka)
- 星た Hoshita
- ほしの総明 Hoshino Soumei (the manga-ka of Heart no Kuni no Alice!?)
- 南澤ひしか Nanzawa Hishika
- 村崎 翠 Murasaki Midori (manga-ka of Hiiro Ouji & Storm Lover)
- 室長サオリ Shitsuchou Saori
As you can see, the third anthology is filled with big named illustrators, and manga-ka who actively contribute to the Comic Sylph magazine★
Since we’re here, let’s give you all a sneak peak inside the anthology!
Theme 1: Fairy-tales
The North Wind and the Sun (北風と太陽 Kita-Kaze to Taiyou) by Hoshita
The Tortoise and the Hare (ウサギとカメ) by Hiraku Naki
Theme 2: Japanese Folklore
Momotarou (桃太郎) by Nakagawa Waka
Urashima Tarou (浦島太郎) by Arii Memeko
Theme 3: Western Literature
Through the Looking Glass (「鏡の国のアリス) by Pepu
Romeo and Juliet (ロミオとジュリエット) by Murasaki Midori
Theme 4: Japanese Literature
The Restaurant of Many Orders (注文の多い料理店) by Shitsuchou Saori
I am a Wino Cat (吾輩は猫である) by Chidori Peko
Theme 5: Mythology
Indian Mythology (インド神話) by Asaki Touru
Urban Legends (都市伝説) by Cotorino Deathco
Bonus Material
Beauty and the Beast (美女と野獣), Goldilocks and the Three Bears (三匹の熊), plus many others by Shibano Bancha
The Little Mermaid (人魚姫) by Hoshino Soumei
The illustrators and manga-ka based their works on their own interpretation (or you could say, created their own version) of these famous literary works. The anthology is overflowing in “literary” goodness so be sure to check out your local bookstore for a copy! Please support us by buying the manga!
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Welp. Looks like I might be buying this anthology. I had no idea the artist of the Heart no Kuni no Alice manga had contributed to the anthology 8U JUST TAKE MY MONEY ALREADY SYLPH!
