Series to discuss designs, patterns, screentones in manga creation process

Usagi Drop manga creator Yumi Unita announced on Friday that she will launch a new manga in Kodansha 's Digital Kiss online magazine on January 25.

Unita's series will focus on using various designs, patterns, and screentones in the manga creation process. A two-page chapter of the essay manga will debut in Digital Kiss on the 25th of every month.

The artist's slice-of-life manga Usagi Drop began serializing in Shodensha 's Feel Young magazine in 2005 and ended in April 2011. After its launch in the July issue, Unita completed the Usagi Drop : Bangaihen ( Bunny Drop : Extra) spinoff in the magazine on December 8. Yen Press is publishing the original manga in North America. A television anime adaptation aired in Japan from July to September 2011, and the live-action film version opened in Japan on August 20.

[Via Manga News]