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Denpa Licenses Katsuya Terada's Rakuda Laughs!, Shūzō Oshimi's Shino Can't Say Her Name Manga
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Manga publisher Shino-chan wa Jibun no Namae ga Ienai) manga. Both manga will debut next summer.
The "hard-boiled action" adventure story of Rakuda Laughs! centers around a cruel rogue yakuza member named Rakuda. The manga was Terada's first to feature an original character.
Terada originally drew the explicit, violent manga in three irregular installments from 1994 to 1998. Over a decade later, he drew two new installments in Dark Horse Comics published in English.
The coming-of-age drama story of Shino Can't Say Her Name centers on Shino Ōshima, a shy high school freshman who has difficulty speaking with people, and who constantly has a low opinion of herself and can't fit in to her environment. Through a strange encounter, she gets to know Kayo, her music-loving but tone deaf classmate, and they begin hanging out with each other. Oshimi based the manga on his personal experiences.
Oshimi serialized the Shino Can't Say Her Name manga on drew an 18-page manga spinoff for the film's official tie-in book, which launched one day before the film's opening.
inspired a live-action film in 2014.
Source: Denpa's OtaBrew DC (Kyle Cardine)
