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[Sticker] "Kanpon Aoi Kuruma" Release Commemorative Sticker Set of 4

[Sticker] "Kanpon Aoi Kuruma" Release Commemorative Sticker Set of 4

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30 Years Since Its Release, An Eternal Masterpiece.
Limited Edition Stickers to Commemorate its Reprint

■Product Information

These stickers feature four impressive scenes personally selected by the author, Yoshitomo Yoshimoto, from "Orange" and "Rydeen," which are included in "Kanbon Aoi Kuruma" (Complete Edition of Blue Car).

The glossy-coated finish beautifully captures the delicate lines and shades of the artwork. You can subtly add the world of the work to any place, such as your smartphone or PC.

 ■About the Work

"Aoi Kuruma" (Blue Car), which vividly captures the mood of the mid-1990s (after the Great Hanshin Earthquake), gained immense support and empathy from readers and various circles at the time, and is still talked about today.

A collection of short stories by Yoshitomo Yoshimoto, including the title work, will be published in a complete edition in 2025, exactly 30 years after the first short story was released.The series' final episode, "Rydeen," which was not included in the first edition, has been added to this masterpiece short story collection, which continues to be a best-selling and long-loved manga of 90s youth.

 

First of all, I can say that this is probably the last time it will be published as a physical book. Given the times.

Since I wrote "Rydeen," the final episode of the series, I've wanted to include it and complete the series if "Aoi Kuruma" was ever reissued. This is the realization of that wish, a complete edition and the final book.
It's fine to read it with nostalgia for the 90s, but I hope it reaches and is introduced to people who haven't read it and younger generations who have come along during the decade-plus it was out of print. Even now, I think it will be conveyed as simply good manga, unaffected by whether it's old or new.
No matter what era it is, if it's just "Aoi Kuruma," that's fine, and I believe that's what "Aoi Kuruma" is.

——Yoshitomo Yoshimoto


■Author Profile


Yoshitomo Yoshimoto
Born March 14, 1964. From Kanagawa Prefecture.
Debuted in 1985 with the four-panel manga "Nikkan Yoshimoto Yoshiaki," which was an award-winning entry in the first manga school contest held by Kadokawa Shoten's shojo manga magazine "Monthly ASUKA." Moved his activities to seinen magazines, publishing "Let's Go Bugeicho" and "Tokyo Defense Force" serialized in Futabasha's "Weekly Manga Action," as well as the short story collection "Yoshitomo Yoshimoto's Collection of Masterpiece Short Stories." Gained popularity for his unique and cutting-edge style.
In 1995, he published the short story "Aoi Kuruma" in Kodansha's "Bessatsu Shōjo Friend" special issue "Girly," followed by a series published in East Press's "Comic Cue" and other magazines, which was then released as the short story collection "Aoi Kuruma" the following year.
His collaborative short stories "Asagao" (with Iwao Kuroda), "Family Affair" (with Seiko Erizawa), and "Kaminagara" (with Yu Nagashima) became hot topics.
After a 10-year silence, in 2020 he published the short story "OHANAMI 2020" in Kodansha's "MANGA Day to Day," depicting Japan's disparity during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is currently available for free on Kodansha's "Comic DAYS" as his representative work.

 

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Product "Kanbon Aoi Kuruma" Release Commemorative Sticker Set of 4
Shipping From Wednesday, December 10, 2025
Orders placed after this date will be shipped sequentially within approximately 3 business days.

Price 990 yen (900 yen + tax)
Specifications

45mm x 79mm

50mm x 63mm

59mm x 50mm

78mm x 49mm

(PVC stickers)

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From 200 yen

Publisher Ohta Publishing

 

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