At the beginning of the year, Japan's Noto Peninsula suffered an earthquake. One of the cities on the peninsula is Ishikawa Prefecture's Nanao City, the setting for the manga Insomniacs After School by Makoto Ojiro. To support, the Insomniacs After School event will be held in Nanao from May 3 to June 2.
The Insomniacs After School event aims to attract visitors to Nanao due to the Seihakusai Festival, traditionally held every year from May 1 to 5. It will take place at the center's first floor space. Patria shopping mall in Misogicho with free admission.
Scheduled for the event are exhibitions of hanging banners and recreated artwork, along with stills from the TV anime and props from the live-action movies (both anime and live-action movies). released in 2023). A special video “Hitorijanai” (“You are not alone”), which combines content from the source material and its adaptations, will be played on the screen.
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While supplies last, limited edition postcards (featuring the cafe illustration above) will be given to guests attending the event. On-site distribution will take place on May 3 and 4; from May 5, attendees will have to go to Patria's office on the 5th floor to inquire about postcards. Additionally, those present on May 3 (from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. JST) or May 4 (from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. JST) can observe Ojiro in action as they create illustrations during the live drawing session.
In conjunction with this event, proceeds from the sale of Insomniacs After School volumes on Shogakukan's Big Comics site will be donated to the Nanao relief fund for one year (April 16, 2024 to April 15, 2025).
The Insomniacs After School manga series runs from 2019 to 2023 in Big Comic Spirits magazine. Viz Media describes it as follows:
Dark rumors about what happened to the members of the astronomy club keep everyone away from the school's observatory, and that's what makes it the perfect hiding place for Nakami and Magari. Get the much needed rest. Unfortunately, school faculty cannot allow its use without permission. But if there's a new astronomy club, maybe these two insomniacs can have a place to call home!
In February 2024, the anime adaptation Skip and Loafer was streamed for free on YouTube to raise funds for Ishikawa Prefecture.
Source: Press Release, @nekoteraphotoNatalie Comics