The non-profit Nippon Foundation is starting up a new project to use manga as learning tools for young children known as "This is Also a Learning Manga ~World Discovery Project~." This project aims to collect over 100 manga for encouraging education within students and enhancing their learning experience. This will be done through special educational events as well as through special textbooks.

Machiko Satonaka presenting a bookshelf of all 100 works at Nippon Foundation in Minato

The project will be run by seven individuals, including Meiji University manga research professor Yukari Fujimoto. It will be supervised by josei manga artist Machiko Satonaka and Keio University professor Ichiya Nakamura.

"There is a vast array of manga that can stimulate reactions," Satonaka said of the selection process. "All of it can be used educationally. We wanted to choose works that truly portrayed different aspects of life."

The official website for the project lists all of the 100 selected works. Selections are organized by topic like literature, life and world, the arts, and society. Each individual title also includes information on the appropriate grade level.

Literature

Ehen, Ryūnosuke. by Naoko Matsuda

by Naoko Matsuda Honya no Mori no Akari by Yuki Isoya

by Yuki Isoya Yochi Yochi Bungeibu by Banko Kuze

by Banko Kuze Tsuki ni Hoeran nee by Yukiko Seike

by Yukiko Seike The Times of Botchan by Natsuo Sekikawa & Jiro Taniguchi

by Natsuo Sekikawa & Jiro Taniguchi Hanamote Katare by Yukiwo Katayama

by Yukiwo Katayama Asakiyumemishi by Waki Yamato

Life and World

Silver Spoon by Hiromu Arakawa

by Hiromu Arakawa Onmyōji by Reiko Okano & Baku Yumemakura

by Reiko Okano & Baku Yumemakura Phoenix by Osamu Tezuka

by Osamu Tezuka Mushishi by Yuki Urushibara

by Yuki Urushibara Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind by Hayao Miyazaki

by Hayao Miyazaki Imuri by Ranjō Miyake

by Ranjō Miyake 22XX by Reiko Shimizu

by Reiko Shimizu Parasyte by Hitoshi Iwaaki

The Arts

Nodame Cantabile by Tomoko Ninomiya

by Tomoko Ninomiya Gallery Fake by Fujihiko Hosono

by Fujihiko Hosono Hikaru no Go by Yumi Hotta & Takeshi Obata

by Yumi Hotta & Takeshi Obata March Comes in Like a Lion by Chika Umino

by Chika Umino Chihayafuru by Yuki Suetsugu

by Yuki Suetsugu Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū by Haruko Kumota

by Haruko Kumota Shindō by Akira Saso

by Akira Saso Swan by Kyōko Ariyoshi

by Kyōko Ariyoshi Hana Yorimo Hana no Gotoku by Minako Narita

Society

Golgo 13 by Takao Saito

by Takao Saito Hetalia: Axis Powers by Hidekaz Himaruya

by Hidekaz Himaruya Ichiefu - Fukushima Daiichi Genshiryoku Hatsudensho Annaiki by Kazuto Takita

by Kazuto Takita Ano Hi kara no Manga by Kotobuki Shiriagari

by Kotobuki Shiriagari Yonaoshigen-san by Yoshiie Gōda

by Yoshiie Gōda Tosa no Ipponzuri by Yūsuke Aoyagi

by Yūsuke Aoyagi Sanctuary by Yoshiyuki Okamura & Ryoichi Ikegami

by Yoshiyuki Okamura & Ryoichi Ikegami Chinmoku no Kantai by Kaiji Kawaguchi

by Kaiji Kawaguchi Kaji Ryūsuke no Gi by Kenshi Hirokane

by Kenshi Hirokane Naniwa Kinyūdou by Yūji Aoki

by Yūji Aoki Kenkō de Bunkateki na Saitei Gendo no Seikatsu by Haruko Kashiwagi

Occupations

Say Hello to Black Jack by Shuho Sato

by Shuho Sato Jin by Motoka Murakami

by Motoka Murakami Tokyo Toy Box by Ume

by Ume Black Jack by Osamu Tezuka

by Osamu Tezuka Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M by Masahito Soda

by Masahito Soda Bet on This Woman by Ryōka Shū & Kazuko Yumeno

by Ryōka Shū & Kazuko Yumeno HOTEL by Shotaro Ishinomori

by Shotaro Ishinomori Kasai no Hito by Jinpachi Mori, Osamu Uoto

by Jinpachi Mori, Osamu Uoto Henshū Ou by Seiki Tsuchida

by Seiki Tsuchida Natsuko no Sake by Akira Oze

by Akira Oze Drops of God by Shu Okimoto & Tadashi Agi

by Shu Okimoto & Tadashi Agi Manga Michi by Fujiko Fujio

by Fujiko Fujio Sanzoku Diary by Kentarō Okamoto

History

Kingdom by Yasuhisa Hara

by Yasuhisa Hara Thermae Romae by Mari Yamazaki

by Mari Yamazaki Sengoku by Hideki Miyashita

by Hideki Miyashita The Rose of Versailles by Riyoko Ikeda

by Riyoko Ikeda Vinland Saga by Makoto Yukimura

by Makoto Yukimura Ōoku: The Inner Chambers by Fumi Yoshinaga

by Fumi Yoshinaga Oi! Ryōma by Tetsuya Takeda & Yū Koyama

by Tetsuya Takeda & Yū Koyama Ankoku Shinwa by Daijirō Morohoshi

by Daijirō Morohoshi Tenjō no Niji by Machiko Satonaka

by Machiko Satonaka Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi by Ryōko Yamagishi

by Ryōko Yamagishi Cesare by Motoaki Hara & Fuyumi Sōryo

by Motoaki Hara & Fuyumi Sōryo Folklore Studies of Professor Munekata by Yukinobu Hoshino

by Yukinobu Hoshino Shiki by Mitsuteru Yokoyama

by Mitsuteru Yokoyama Bokkō by Kenichi Sakemi, Sentaro Kubota, & Hideki Mori

by Kenichi Sakemi, Sentaro Kubota, & Hideki Mori Fūnjitachi by Taro Minamoto

War

Barefoot Gen by Keiji Nakazawa

by Keiji Nakazawa Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms by Fumiyo Kono

by Fumiyo Kono Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths by Shigeru Mizuki

by Shigeru Mizuki Message to Adolf by Osamu Tezuka

by Osamu Tezuka Ichigo Sensō by Machiko Kyō

by Machiko Kyō Kōri no Tenohira Siberia Yokuryūki by Yuki Ozawa

by Yuki Ozawa Nijiiro no Trotsky by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko

Living

Iguana Girl by Moto Hagio

by Moto Hagio Hamidashikko by Jun Mihara

by Jun Mihara Omoide Kobako no 15-tsubu by Misako Nachi

by Misako Nachi Cooking Papa by Tochi Ueyama

Science and Research

Moyasimon by Masayuki Ishikawa

by Masayuki Ishikawa Space Brothers by Chūya Koyama

by Chūya Koyama Planetes by Makoto Yukimura

by Makoto Yukimura Dragon Zakura by Norifusa Mita

by Norifusa Mita Hinoko by Masami Tsuda

by Masami Tsuda After Zero by Jirō Okazaki

by Jirō Okazaki Tensai Yanagisawa Kyōju no Seikatsu by Kazumi Yamashita

by Kazumi Yamashita Haru Rock by Mochi Nishi

Sports

Football Nation by Yuki Otake

by Yuki Otake Captain by Akio Chiba

by Akio Chiba Aim for the Ace! by Sumika Yamamoto

by Sumika Yamamoto Ping Pong by Taiyo Matsumoto

by Taiyo Matsumoto Real by Takehiko Inoue

by Takehiko Inoue Ashita no Joe by Tetsuya Chiba

by Tetsuya Chiba Ucchare Goshogawara by Tsuyoshi Nakaima

by Tsuyoshi Nakaima Gaku by Shinichi Ishizuka

Diversity

Wandering Son by Takako Shimura

by Takako Shimura A Silent Voice by Yoshitoki Ōima

by Yoshitoki Ōima With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child by Keiko Tobe

by Keiko Tobe Gaki no Tameiki by Bakka Okita

by Bakka Okita Happy! by Nobuko Hama

by Nobuko Hama Donguri no Ie by Osamu Yamamoto

by Osamu Yamamoto New York New York by Marimo Ragawa

by Marimo Ragawa Fantasium by Ami Sugimoto

by Ami Sugimoto Kaze to Ki no Uta by Keiko Takemiya

Sumire Fanfare by Naoko Matsushima

Special introductory events will also be held at Tachikawa Manga Park, Meiji University and Kitakyushu Manga Museum.

[Via Sankei News]