Naoki Urasawa to Teach as Guest Professor at Nagoya Zokei UniversityNagoya Zokei University of Art & Design announced that Naoki Urasawa, mangaka of Monster, 20th Century Boys and Pluto, will be a guest professor for its new manga course. According to the university, Urasawa accepted the university's request be a guest professor, and will be teaching with his ex-assistant for a year. Although the class' original enrollment was only 5, the school received many more inquiries after this announcement. Also, Takashi Nagasaki, ex-Editor-in-Chief of Big Comic Spirits and producer of Pluto, will also be teaching as a guest professor in the new manga class. Source: Sponichi Annex |
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