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Jump Manga Creators Draw Messages for Quake Victims

Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball)

Tite Kubo (Bleach) — see the animated version on Shonen Jump's website

Osamu Akimoto (Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo)

Kenta Shinohara (Sket Dance)

Ryūhei Tamura (Beelzebub)

Kenji Sakaki (ǝnígmǝ)

Katsutoshi Murase (Dois Sol)

Naoki Iwamoto (magico)

Shōta Sakaki (Sengoku Armors)

Akira Amano (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)

Kōji Ōishi (Inumaru Dashi—)

The official website of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine posted messages from 11 of its manga creators to victims of the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake (Higashi Nihon Daishinsai) disaster on Friday. The messages are from the following creators (from left to right, top to bottom):

• Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball)
• Tite Kubo (Bleach)
• Osamu Akimoto (Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo)
• Kenta Shinohara (Sket Dance)
• Ryūhei Tamura (Beelzebub)
• Kenji Sakaki (ǝnígmǝ)
• Katsutoshi Murase (Dois Sol)
• Naoki Iwamoto (magico)
• Shōta Sakaki (Sengoku Armors)
• Akira Amano (Katekyo Hitman Reborn!)
• Kōji Ōishi (Inumaru Dashi—)

Thanks to Daniel Zelter for the news tip.

[Via Akemi Takada]

Update: Bleach message's wallpaper and link to animated version added.