Bengaluru Comic Con 2023
Terako Shima Draws Characters from Her India Calling Me Now Manga at Bengaluru Comic Con
by Adriana Hazra,
Manga creator Terako Shima took part in her first live drawing and autograph session at Bengaluru Comic Con on Friday. The Kodansha Comics by Manga Planet India booth is giving out free copies of the first chapter of Terako Shima's India Calling Me Now (Ima, Indo ni Yobarete) manga and it announced that the manga will launch in English on Manga Planet India in spring 2024.
Shima is attending Bengaluru Comic Con from November 17 through November 19. During her session at the Manga Planet India booth, she drew the character Ruby from her new manga, letting the audience see part of her artistic process.
She's also signing copies of her manga that you can grab for free throughout the day at the booth. If you want to get in on the ground floor and get you copy signed, she will make appearances at the following times:
- Live drawing and autograph session on November 18 at 1:30 p.m. IST.
- Live autograph session on November 18 at 4:00 p.m. IST.
- Live drawing and autograph session on November 19 at 3:00 p.m. IST.
- Live autograph session on November 19 at 5:00 p.m. IST.
The booth is also giving out merchandise such as event-exclusive magazines at Bengaluru Comic Con.
Kodansha and JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) launched Shima's manga on Kodansha's Palcy app. Japan airline ANA is collaborating on the manga. Shima is updating new chapters of the manga on the third Wednesday of every month. The manga project also got an accompanying television segment in Japan.
The manga follows the life of 28-year-old manga creator Natsume Kanazawa. Natsume has been a manga creator for five years, but her career has yet to take off. One day her boyfriend tells her he intends to marry her, so he asks her to go to India with him. Even though she doesn't want to quit her job as a manga creator, she takes the chance and goes with him. However, once in India, her boyfriend tells her that she'll be handling all the housework after they're married. Just as Natsume becomes frustrated as to why women have to do housework, she meets a woman from India named Ruby who also is frustrated that it's normal for women to quit work once they get married. Despite cultural differences, the two share the same concerns in life. The manga follows Natsume's travels in India, a country that changes her life.
Shima launched her Babyun to Kareshi manga in Kodansha's Hatsu Kiss magazine in 2017. The manga won the Tomoko Ninomiya Award and the Hatsu Kiss Award at the 2nd Otona Shōjo Manga Awards.
Manga Planet India launched on Wednesday. The company is attending the Bengaluru Comic Con event, which is taking place from November 17 through November 19, and the Delhi Comic Con event, which will take place from December 8 through December 10.
Source: Bengaluru Comic Con
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