The upcoming July 2024 issue of the Japanese movie magazine Eiga Hiho (literally meaning Movie Treasures) will feature an illustration of the protagonist Furiosa from Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga on its cover. The illustration was newly drawn by Tetsuo Hara, best known as the illustrator of the Fist of the North Star manga series.The Fist of the North Star manga’s post-apocalyptic world setting and characters’ looks were heavily inspired by the Mad Max series. (The initial costume of the main character, Kenshiro, was almost identical to the one Mel Gibson wore in the second movie.) So, this collaboration was probably inevitable!
Eiga Hiho July 2024 issue cover
The issue will also include a conversation between Tetsuo Hara and George Miller, the original creator of the Mad Max series and the director of Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. The two discuss the true meaning of their portrayal of a world of catastrophe and violence.The Eiga Hiho July 2024 issue will be available at Japanese retailers on May 21. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga — the prequel film to Mad Max: Fury Road from 2015, will open in Japan on May 31 — one week after its release in North America.The original Fist of the North Star manga ran in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump from 1983 to 1988. The first TV anime adaptation aired from 1984 to 1988 and is available on Crunchyroll.
Sources: Hiho Shinsha press release, Warner Brothers Japan official Twitter
