Campus Crusade for Christ make Manga

Campus Crusade for Christ, a Christian organization in Japan, is making a manga on suicide prevention.  The manga will be titled Risk Ride.  It is a story of two friends going on a motorcycle trip and one of the friends is trying to talk the other friend out of committing suicide and see the good in life.  This book is going to be distributed in Japan that was effected heavily by the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake, before the events anniversary.  March 11, is the first year anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami.  The organization wants this manga to help prevent any suicides that might occur with this anniversary.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-18/christian-group-makes-manga-to-curb-post-quake-suicides

A Soldier for Benefit

After the the Great East Japan Earthquake, the youth group of the local chamber of commerce and industry created a superhero, Onagawa Rias Soldier Eager.  The superhero was created to help boost morale in the local population and for rebuilding.  Since it’s creation Onagawa Rias Soldier Eager has now become the character of a 164 page manga by 60 manga professionals to help raise money for the devastated region in the Miyagi Prefecture of Japan.  The manga is entitled Shinsai ni Makeruna Higashi-Nihon Project.  For more information follow the link below.

http://ajw.asahi.com/article/cool_japan/culture/AJ2011101113251

Charity Book on Kindle

If any of your patrons still want to give to the Japanese Society after the earthquake you might want to tell them about this possibility.  The Amazon Kindle Store has an 84 page charity book featuring Gurren Lagann entitled “Believe in Yourself”.  It sells for $9.99 and the proceeds will be donated to the Japanese Red Cross Society to assist in the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake.  Thanks to AnimeNews Network for this information.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-09-08/gurren-lagann-quake-charity-book-sold-on-kindle-store