Big Lives. Small Reads.

History, legends and fiction—retold as bite-size manga-inspired stories. Pick a character. Turn the page. Meet the mind behind the myth.

Creators & Artists

The minds behind art, film, literature, and manga.

Akira Kurosawa brings a painter’s eye to cinema, questioning truth in Rashomon, staging Seven Samurai and returning to epic filmmaking with Ran.

Rejected pages give way to Dr. Slump, Dragon Ball and Dragon Quest as Akira Toriyama turns playful drawings into worlds shared by generations.

Manga-inspired mini biographies of history makers, artists, thinkers, fictional icons, and mythological legends. Read a remarkable life in minutes.