“Blacksad” Comic Series Wins Fans in Japan

The front cover of the program for the second International Manga Fest featured Blacksad (photograph: © Dargaud-Guarnido-Diaz Canales).

The character Panther Lily, which Mashima based on Guarnido’s character John Blacksad, is projected on the screen during the “live talk” event held at the second International Manga Fest.