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Motoka Murakami Launches Patreon for English Translation of His JIN Manga
posted on by Karen Ressler
Manga creator Motoka Murakami opened a Patreon account last Friday to fund an English translation of his historical medical manga JIN. Murakami posted the first two chapters for free and additional chapters will be uploaded weekly for patrons contributing US$5 per month or more. The third chapter launched on Thursday.
Patrons contributing at least US$10 per month will also have access to monthly extras, which will include illustrations "and/or" drafts. One patron contributing US$1,000 per month will receive monthly original illustrations.
The manga's protagonist Jin Minakata is a doctor from present-day Japan who finds himself sent back to Japan's Bakumatsu era, the period that spelled the end of the shoguns' rule over Japan.
The manga inspired two live-action television series, both broadcast on Japan's TBS network and starring Takao Osawa. The series also inspired a 2012 Korean live-action television adaptation, and which Crunchyroll streamed outside of Japan. The manga also received a stage play adaptation from the famous all-female Takarazuka Revue Company in 2012.
Murakami's manga concluded its serialization in Shueisha's Super Jump magazine in 2010 and has been collected into 20 volumes. The manga received a Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2011.
Thanks to Thanks to Michael O'Rourke for the news tip.
