For the first time in Italy, the author of Hokuto no Ken (Fist of the North Star) will appear at an event, made possible through a collaboration with Panini Comics.
Lucca Comics & Games, in collaboration with Panini Comics, will bring Sensei Tetsuo Hara, best known as the author of Hokuto No Ken (Fist of the North Star), to Italy for the first time. The manga, serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1983 to 1988, has become a true social phenomenon, with over 100 million copies sold worldwide.
Sensei Hara will be present at the festival from October 30 to November 2, with panels, signing sessions, and press events: a unique opportunity to meet an author who has marked the imagination of entire generations.
An exhibition will also be dedicated to Tetsuo Hara, the first in the world to showcase his major works with over 100 originals exhibited inside the exclusive venue of the Chiesa dei Servi. The exhibition will be open to the public from October 25th to November 2nd and will also offer the opportunity to purchase unique merchandise created specifically for this historic event.
Tetsuo Hara is a long-awaited and desired guest; through his works, he has crafted timeless stories that frame universal values. Tetsuo Hara's worlds are all marked by battles that see their catharsis in iconic protagonists; Kenshiro above all. The latter is a hero with a mythological and at the same time tremendously human presence. He goes through challenges in which even the most terrible enemy shows fragility, in a narrative universe in which action is at the service of the elevation of the soul, in a profound exploration of human emotions.
"Bolt from the blue" is not only the lyric from the italian theme song of the most iconic character of the Sensei, but it also represents what the arrival of this imagery has generated in readers and spectators: stories of love and endless search for friendship, and transmission of knowledge that touches all of Hara's characters, making them unique and unforgettable.
Tetsuo Hara's participation is also made possible thanks to the collaboration of COAMIX Inc. (publishing house of the Sensei andthe first Japanese publisher with a dedicated presence at Lucca Comics & Games) and Animeimport.
