French Manga Fans Inspire the Work of Tsutsui Tetsuya

Tsutsui Tetsuya (Photo: Laurent Koffel)

The life-size figurines of Tsutsui’s “manga” characters (from left to right): Nakanishi, the bad boy from “Duds Hunt”; Tamura, the helpless criminal in “Manhole”; and Paperboy, the antihero from “Prophecy.” (Photos: Laurent Koffel)

Scenes from the manga series “Prophecy” (© Tetsuya Tsutsui/Ki-oon)

Tsutsui Tetsuya and the Ki-oon staff dress up as the character Paperboy. © Ki-oon