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Content Introduction Naoki Urasawa is a manga artist beloved by fans worldwide for his numerous popular works, including "YAWARA!", "20th Century Boys", "MONSTER", and the currently serialized "Asadora!". He is also deeply knowledgeable about music and works as a musician, releasing his third album this year. This work is the memorable debut work of musician Naoki Urasawa, which was produced and released in 2008 and has long been difficult to obtain, but it has been reissued in a new edition with a paper jacket and remastering! It consists of 11 songs with a folk-rock taste, including "Bob Lennon" by Kenji from "20th Century Boys". Produced with luxurious guests such as Japanese folk singer-songwriter Hitoshi Komuro, the pioneer of Japanese folk music, Yoshiaki Shirai, the guitarist of Moonriders, who have always been at the forefront of the times since their formation in 1975, and keyboardist Hiroyuki Nanba, who supports Japanese city pop and progressive rock, this work evokes the world of his manga while boasting a high level of completion as a single album. Influenced by Bob Dylan and The Beatles, the work is colored with a genre-bending sound ranging from folk and pop/rock to blues, highlighting the talent of Naoki Urasawa not as a manga artist with 150 million copies sold worldwide, but as a musician who deeply loves music. Media Reviews and More: Naoki Urasawa, the manga legend beloved by fans worldwide for masterpieces such as "YAWARA!", "20th Century Boys", "MONSTER", and the currently serialized "Asadora!", has had his landmark debut album, released in 2008 with a star-studded lineup of guest artists including Hitoshi Komuro, Yoshiaki Shirai, and Hiroyuki Nanba, reissued in a new paper-sleeve remastered edition! This album, featuring Hitoshi Komuro, the pioneer of Japanese folk music and singer-songwriter; Yoshiaki Shirai, guitarist of Moonriders, a band that has always been at the forefront of the times since its formation in 1975; and Hiroyuki Nanba, keyboardist who supports Japanese city pop and progressive rock, evokes the world of his manga while boasting a high level of completion as a standalone album. (C)RS