Looking back at the cartoon world of 2015

Comic who every year, is a large amount to publication. 2015 Currently, the magazine is 380 books per year, book 10,000 2,000 books per year have been issued. In addition, the Internet and smart phones, by the spread of the tablet, surge cartoon Web media in recent years. Free Web magazine, such as "club Sunday," "back Sunday" is also present already more than 50, of the famous writer comic can be read for free "comico (Komiko)" "GANMA! (Gamma)," "cartoon box (MangaBox)", etc. It has appeared one after another also app. In addition, an increasing number cartoon of personal blog calling, in 2015, overall ranking at the 1-position acquired blog cartoon "wonder Nordic women's author found in Japan" of Ameba is in book form and became a bestseller.

Meanwhile, published a best-selling boy magazine are "Shonen Jump" is finally digitized, in addition to the magazine can be read on the net, began service to be able to subscribe to the book for free. This news, will be giving a great deal of shock to the cartoon world, even in that sense, 2015 is not an exaggeration to say that greeted the turning point of the cartoon world. In the period in this, also since 2016 it is expected that the Web reduction is going to accelerate. When it comes to, no longer the work of most difficult is to discover a book of good quality from the huge amount of comics. And reviews, including SNS, curator information of comic communication, including the bookseller would come occupy an increasingly important meaning. This year, opened a cafe bar "Manga Salon trigger" in Shibuya is also a place that becomes a messianic presence In choosing a good book. This store, which began in the thought that "if an opportunity to meet in one book of fate (= trigger)" is, offer a maniac 4,300 title more manga titles to work from the royal road to permanent detailed concierge in comics, every day, It has held the event by the famous author. The "trigger" is interesting is, that it does not put the comics only up to three volumes per title. Last, here is the location of the to discover your favorite cartoon from the huge amount of cartoon group. Once troubled should read what the title, first I want you to take over the voice to the concierge. No difference to us to present a much-valued one book that your ask.

In this time of "Shibuya × Books", store manager and is Usagirai Eiju Mr. book selector is the concierge of the "trigger". And three books pick up the "cartoon recommend that you want to read during this year", were asked to introduce. Such as work, such as a symbol of 2015, I want you to focus on the choice to not help but groan involuntarily.

Usagirai Eiju (Tri-Ace) Mr. (manager and concierge)

The encounter of the first comics I read as a child during the "Doraemon". Then, from the boy magazine, including the "flop comic", "jump", widely read rummage to women's magazines such as "ribbon", "good friend", "Chao", "another Komi", packed attended from the age of 10 to Jimbocho and Mandarake. Genuine comic enthusiasts who love all genres from boy young girl cartoon to BL · lilies. Read the comics are the same as breathing. In order to give back a little to comic culture who grow their own, cartoon sommelier to do the missionary work of day-to-day various works.

店　名:

Manga Salon trigger

住　所:

Shibuya 3-15-2 Compal building 4F

電　話:

03-6427-2248

営　業:

Weekdays at 18 to 23 (pm LO22)
Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays at 13 to 23 (pm LO22)

定　休:

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