[T-shirt] "Kanpon Aoi Kuruma" (Yoshimoto Yoshitomo) Release Commemorative T-shirt

A timeless masterpiece, 30 years after its release.
Limited edition T-shirt to commemorate its re-release

■ Product Information

This simple white T-shirt features an impressive scene carefully selected by the author Yoshitomo Yoshimoto himself from "Minus Zero," a representative work included in "Kanbon Aoi Kuruma" (Complete Edition of The Blue Car). This design captures the world of the work as if cut directly from it, allowing you to wear "Yoshitomo Yoshimoto's world."

The beautiful contrast between the monotone line art and the body color makes this piece suitable for everyday wear or as an art piece.

Made from 100% cotton, 6.0 oz fabric.

 ■ Work Information

▶︎Click here to purchase the "Kanbon Aoi Kuruma" comic

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

Yoshitomo Yoshimoto's short story collection, including the titular work, will be published as a complete edition in 2025, marking 30 years since the short stories were first released. This masterpiece short story collection, a best-selling and long-loved youth manga from the 90s, will include the final chapter of the series, "Rydeen," which was not included in the first edition.

■ Author Profile

Yoshitomo Yoshimoto
Born March 14, 1964. From Kanagawa Prefecture.
In 1985, he debuted with "Nikkan Yoshimoto Yoshiaki," a four-panel manga that won the 1st Manga School Award in Kadokawa Shoten's shojo manga magazine "Monthly ASUKA." He then moved his activities to seinen magazines, publishing the series "Let's Go Bugeicho" and "Tokyo Boueigun" in Futabasha's "Weekly Manga Action," and the short story collection "Yoshitomo Yoshimoto's Jewel Short Story Collection." He gained popularity for his unique and cutting-edge style.
In 1995, he published the short story "Aoi Kuruma" in Kodansha's "Bessatsu Shojo Friend" special issue "Girly," followed by a series published in East Press's "Comic Cue" and other magazines, which was released the following year as the short story collection "Aoi Kuruma."
His collaborative short stories "Asagao" (with Iwa Kuroda), "Family Affair" (with Seiko Erizawa), and "Kamiminagara" (with Yu Nagashima) became topics of discussion.
After ten years of silence, he released the short story "OHANAMI 2020" in Kodansha's "MANGA Day to Day" in 2020, depicting the disparities in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is currently his representative work and is available for free on Kodansha's "Comic DAYS."

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