In einer Kooperation von Yoshinobu Douno und Lorenz Radeloff entsteht eine japanisch-deutsche Graphic Novel Buchreihe, deren erster Band “Die Geschichte vom Riesenhecht” heißt.

Der japanisch-deutsche Filmemacher und Filmzeichner Lorenz Radeloff (Texte japanisch und deutsch) und Künstler, Meister und Professor Yoshinobu Douno (Zeichnungen) zeigen eine Ausstellung ausgewählter Zeichnungen aus dem Buch und eine japanische Künstlerbuchversion.

About: Yoshinobu Douno

1974: Born May 5 in Shingu Town, Ibo County (currently Tatsuno City),

1993: Entered the School of Fine Arts at Kyoto Seika University in the field of manga, just because it was the only four-year university in the world at the time where one could study manga. As a student, while participating in mini-comic and fan magazines and other art activities, also became caught up with getting certified as a chiropractor, racing motorcycles, and remodeling. Became an apprentice to a hanko (seal) craftsman and studied art techniques as a craftsman. After that, taught at a junior high school as a teacher and went to study abroad in England.

2002: Returned to Japan and earnestly started literature pursuits. Started a “light-viewing party” at historic sites. like temples, shrines, and Buddhist townscapes in Tatsuno City by lighting them up. Founded a studio in a remodeled Edo period 曜渴 miso cellar. miso cellar called the “transhated: Totsuno Art Studio, Iseya) “Tatsuno Gei jutsue style. Started a couple-meeting support group called “Enmusubi Unei linkai” (translated: Enmusubi Management)

2006: Debuted in Mapple MagaZine: ‘Jigoku Dayu (hell geisha) • Started producing nationwide tourist walking maps. Began working part-time as a lecturer at the Kyoto Seika Universitys manga department (through present). Established the nonprofit organization “Hito. Machi.

2007: Art. (translated: People. Town. Art.) Harima Fudoki Harima Fudoki manga was serialized (until 2013).

2008: “Harima Densetsu Yume Monogatari (translated title:

Harima Legend Dream Folktale) was serialized in the Kobe Newspaper (until 2014). Lectured part-time teaching manga at Kyoto University of the Arts (until 2016).
Research collaborator at Kyoto University (until 2012: Appointed as a member of the Academic and Technical Expert Committee of the Harima Itatehyouzu Shrine Mitsuyama Festival. Appointed as the Eco-Human Regional Center Advisor to the Department of Environmental and Human Studies at the University of Hyogo (until 2016).

2014: “Harima Legend Dream Folktale” published by Kobe Newspaper Publishing Co., Ltd.

2017: Established the nonprofit organization “Boardgame Japan” Obtained a hunting-trap license.

2019: Established the established the gehens ted perated associatis.(translated name: Rainbow Glasses). Opened a solo exhibition sponsored by Tatsuno City, Hyogo Prefecture.

2020: “Hajimete Manabu Seibutsu Bunka Tayousei” (translated title: Biodiversity Learned for the First Time) published.