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Steve Jobs to be Immortalized in Japanese Manga Series

Tuesday March 12, 2013 4:42 PM PDT by Juli Clover

An upcoming manga comic book series from Japanese artist Mari Yamazaki will feature the life story of Steve Jobs, as told by Walter Isaacson in his best selling biography of the former Apple CEO.

According to Pocket-lint, the officially licensed series will appear in a "female comic" magazine called Kiss, published by Kodansha, Japan's largest manga publisher.

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Yamazaki has been chosen to illustrate the series as she feels "sympathy for Jobs" and has a realistic and charming painting style. We think she's captured his likeness well, without trying to be photo-realistic and retain character.

Mari Yamazaki is a renowned Manga artist best known for Thermae Romae, which has won several awards.

Top Rated Comments

a0me

145 months ago

We think she's captured his likeness well, without trying to be photo-realistic and retain character.

The only think she got right are the fact that SJ was mostly bald and was wearing glasses.

Score: 8 Votes (Like | Disagree)

camnchar

145 months ago

Steve Jobs brings a company he founded back from the brink of bankruptcy into the world's most valuable company, revolutionizes multiple entire industries, and basically changes the world, but it takes a manga to immortalize him.

Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)

komodrone

145 months ago

Super Saiyan Steve Jobs
Hokage Steve Jobs
Captain Steve Jobs

Score: 6 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Scooz

145 months ago

That guy...

The only think she got right are the fact that SJ was mostly bald and was wearing glasses.

Image (http://img.gawkerassets.com/img/18h8fj4cb9mlgjpg/original.jpg)

Looks like an eastern european "fighting" philosopher/writer stereotype.

or

just a minor billionaire mix-up...

Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)

Bubba Satori

145 months ago

Stevu Job-san

R.I.P.; keynotes will never be the same. Tim Cook racks disciprin.

Wacist.

Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)

davester

145 months ago

His nose is all wrong, glasses too small. Scrap it and start again.

Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)

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