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Super Sugoii Details Suzume Manga Artist Denki Amashima's Mumbai Visit

Super Sugoii published an interview with Denki Amashima detailing the events of her "Manga Talk Session" at Rachna Sansad College of Applied Art & Craft on Friday. Amashima, the artist of the manga adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) film, showcased her live drawings at the event.

Amashima further spoke about her early childhood experiences with art, her pursuit of the career of a manga creator, and the different media she works in as an artist.

Rachna Sansad College of Applied Art & Craft hosted Amashima on April 19.

Suzume opened in Indian theaters in Hindi and in Japanese with English subtitles on April 21. PVR Inox hosted a meet and greet with Makoto Shinkai in Mumbai on April 19. Shinkai also attended the premiere event for the film and participated in a Q&A session with attendees on April 20.

The film opened in Japan at #1 on November 11 and sold 1.33 million tickets to earn 1.88 billion yen (about US$13.49 million) in its first three days.

The manga adaptation of the film launched in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine on October 25.

Source: Super Sugoii