Italian manga artist enters the island comic world with a new work, and the author of "My English" Kohei Horikoshi strongly supports him

As the saying goes, "foreign monks are good at chanting", but this is not very effective in the animation industry of the island country. Japan itself is full of talented people and the competition is extremely fierce. It is not easy for foreign cartoonists to get involved. However, today, December 12, the new comic work of the cartoonist Pepe (stage name) from Italy officially started serialization, and the author of "My Hero Academia" Kohei Horikoshi also expressed his support.

Pepe's real name is Dilat Juzepe (transliteration). He has loved Japanese anime since he was a child. At the age of 16, he aspired to become a cartoonist. At the age of 22, he moved to Japan to work as a model while painting. Finally, in 2018, he won the famous Japanese adult-style comic magazine " BIG COMIC 》Newcomer Award and was first introduced to Japanese readers.

In 2019, Pepe also starred in the Netflix reality show "Two-Storey House", which attracted sharp attention. His latest manga work "Mingo: Don't Think Every Italian Is Welcome" is serialized in "BIG COMIC". Although they do not belong to the same comics company, "My Hero Academia" author Horikoshi Kohei also expressed his support, saying that although "Japanese comics drawn by Italians" are very gimmicky, he found it extremely interesting after reading it, and was able to feel the unique and soft sensibility of Pepe teacher.