Marimo Ragawa’s (羅川真里茂) shamisen manga “Mashiro no Oto” (ましろのおと) today streams a new animation video to celebrate the manga’s 10th anniversary.
▍10th-anniversary celebration PV
▍About “Mashiro no O”
Written and illustrated by Marimo Ragawa, “Mashiro no Oto” started serialization in Kodansha’s Monthly Shōnen Magazine on 5th December 2009. The story follows Sawamura Setsu, who was raised by his grandfather, one of the greatest Shamisen players in Japan. Since his grandfather’s death, Setsu finds his way to rediscover the passion for Shamisen.
The manga won the 36th Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga and an Excellence Award at the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards. The series has sold over 4,000,000 copies and its 25th volumes will be published on 15th May 2020.
