Sakuga Group


Sakuga Group is a Japanese Manga Dōjin group. It was active from 1962 to 2016. The official name of the group is "Japan Unified Story Work Research Artwork Group". The representative of the group is Osaka-born Yoshiaki Baba, who established the group while in junior high school. Although it was a group of amateurs, many professional mangaka also enrolled.

Main activities

Another member criticized the manga reviewed by the member, and it was published in the Newsletter.
They did not participate in doujinshi spot sale, but they published Dōjins books "Nakama" for members and "GROUP" that can also be obtained at bookstore route. Meanwhile, thinking that direct viewing of manga manuscripts leads to an improvement in technique, he was producing a "Circulation magazine" that stitched manga manuscripts into books until the 1980s.
There were members who became professional mangaka. Yuki Hijiri's "Locke the Superman" was first published for members of the Sakuga Group in 1967, and was later serialized in a Shōnen King. As the fans joined, in the 1980s the number of members exceeded 1,000.

Gassaku

"Gassaku" where many members jointly write manga was also done, and it was published in manga magazines. List works that are individually published as books.

Mangaka

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