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Compendium of 500 Ishimori Creations To Be Sold
Date: 9/26/2005
A collection of 500 manga works created by the late Shotaro Ishinomori (Mask Rider, Kikaider Cyborg 009) will be put on the market for the first time as complete volume in Japan. It's believed the figure is the highest ever for a cartoonist and an applicatio is being mad to the Guinness Book of World Records to be examined as "Cartoon World Heritage". Starting with "2nd Class Angel" and spanning 54 years to his death in 1998, a meticulous effort was made by publisher Kadokawa Shoten in collecting the. 210 titles will be included in the first 256 page book with 12 books coming out in total every 3 months between February, 2006 and November, 2008. The weight of the completed 500 work volume will weigh in at 23.296 kilos. Retail is 617,400 Yen for book 1, store sale will not be done and the volume will on be available via reservation through http://www.ishinomori.com.
Source: Anime News Service