Legendary mangaka Kazuo Umezz, also known as Kazuo Umezu, has been reunited with works he drew when he was a teenager -- before he made his professional debut.
The works, which are a part of hand-drawn volumes that were circulated among his amateur mangaka friends, were given to Umezz, 86, by the former editor of the manga circle he belonged to during his teen years. Some of the volumes are on display at The Kazuo Umezz Great Art Exhibition, which opened at Telepia Hall in Nagoya on June 10.
The volumes are so-called nikuhitsu kairanshi, which are completely hand-drawn, and each volume comprises works from more than one member. Given how it's made, only the original version of each volume exists.
