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Grimms' Fairy Tales Soon Available as Manga – Young Mangaka Ventures into Uncharted Territory with Traditional German Tales.
Grimms' Fairy Tales as manga? A few years ago, this would have been unthinkable. By now, the anime and manga wave seems to have swept over from Japan. The enthusiasm for these vibrant comics appears to have captivated German artists as well.
But it’s not just European mangaka drawing inspiration—young artist "Kei Ishiyama" is attempting a rather unusual experiment: Grimms' Fairy Tales in manga format. The new concept seems to be a success. Ishiyama has managed, in a quite unique way, to present these now-dusty tales in a fresh new look.
When Kei Ishiyama came to Germany for a year with her husband, she presented her drawings and the idea of reviving Grimms' Fairy Tales at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
However, the new twist doesn’t just spark enthusiasm. In Ishiyama’s stories, Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf have the best chance of becoming a genuine couple, and Snow White has not only caught the eye of her prince—the youngest fairy dwarf, "Licht," also vies for the beauty’s affection. It remains to be seen what adventures our protagonists, with their strikingly large, round eyes, will experience in Grimm’s new fairy tales.
Grimms' Fairy Tales as manga? A few years ago, this would have been unthinkable. By now, the anime and manga wave seems to have swept over from Japan. The enthusiasm for these vibrant comics appears to have captivated German artists as well.
But it’s not just European mangaka drawing inspiration—young artist "Kei Ishiyama" is attempting a rather unusual experiment: Grimms' Fairy Tales in manga format. The new concept seems to be a success. Ishiyama has managed, in a quite unique way, to present these now-dusty tales in a fresh new look.
When Kei Ishiyama came to Germany for a year with her husband, she presented her drawings and the idea of reviving Grimms' Fairy Tales at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
However, the new twist doesn’t just spark enthusiasm. In Ishiyama’s stories, Little Red Riding Hood and the Wolf have the best chance of becoming a genuine couple, and Snow White has not only caught the eye of her prince—the youngest fairy dwarf, "Licht," also vies for the beauty’s affection. It remains to be seen what adventures our protagonists, with their strikingly large, round eyes, will experience in Grimm’s new fairy tales.
This article was originally published in German. It was translated with technical support and editorially reviewed before publication.
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