A manga comic about a fictional Ukrainian fighter pilot is causing a stir in the war-torn country, according to Japanese media. Created by Japanese amateur cartoonist Juko Matsuda, the hero of Ghost of Kyiv is a Ukrainian Air Force pilot who crashes enemy fighter jets after the Russian invasion, according to Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun.
After it became known, the comic got so much attention online that a Ukrainian publisher decided to publish it. The boss contacted the Ukrainian ambassador to Japan via Facebook, who put Matsuda in touch and helped publish the comic.
The Ukrainian first edition of “The Ghost of Kyiv” had a circulation of 25,000 copies. According to the information, the publisher hopes to increase the circulation to 100,000 – setting a record for Ukraine.
Source: Krone
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