The 201 volume of the popular graphic novel "Golgo 13" was released on the 5th, surpassing the "Guinness World Records" of "Kameari Koenmae Hakkosho, Katsushika-ku", which has been certified as the most published manga series in the world. It was.

Takao Saito's popular graphic novel "Golgo 13" is a story about a silent sniper of unknown nationality, Duke Togo, who makes a leap on the world stage, and has been serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine "Big Comic" since 1968. The cumulative circulation of the series has exceeded 300 million.



On the 5th, 201 volumes of books were released, surpassing the world record of 200 volumes of Osamu Akimoto's "Kameari Koenmae Hakkosho, Katsushika Ward", which was certified as the world's most published manga series in 2016. I did.



The latest volume, Volume 201, is subtitled "Battle of the Final Currency" and contains three volumes, including a story about the financial system using crypto assets.



Takao Saito said, "I am facing the creation of graphic novels as a job. I think that I will continue to create as long as the reader wants, and I think that it has become 201 volumes before I knew it. I am very grateful to all of you. "

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Aso "Being ahead of the times"

Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Aso, who is known as a big manga lover, said at a press conference after the cabinet meeting, "I found this manga when I was 27 or 8 years old and started reading it. When it was over, I was wondering if Golgo 13 would run out of material, but I changed to a corporate spy and changed the content to various things, and it continues to this day. I read that international work in Japan There is no such thing. "



In addition, in the latest volume, "crypto assets", so-called crypto assets, are taken up, and Minister Aso said, "We are talking about crypto assets ahead of the times, but information is provided enough to incorporate such stories. I'm sure there are many people who will do it. Saito-san seems to be doing well, and I think it's good that something like this comes out. "