Kurumada continues the Saint Seiya Tenkai-hen Then manga line while suing a former board director and former manager for 2.8 billion yen over allegedly misappropriated funds.
Two September stories about Masami Kurumada cover different parts of his working life: the next installment of his Saint Seiya sequel manga and a lawsuit against people who ran his companies. On September 10, Akita Publishing's Champion RED announced that Kurumada will publish the fourth part of the Saint Seiya Tenkai-hen manga, titled Saint Seiya Tenkai-hen Then IV, in the magazine's February issue on December 18. The magazine describes the series as the official sequel to Saint Seiya and Saint Seiya: Next Dimension. Kurumada launched the third part on May 14.
The lawsuit landed about a week earlier. Kurumada announced he is suing a former board director and others from three of his companies, including Kurumada Productions. He seeks 2.8 billion yen in damages over funds alleged to have been misappropriated between 2018 and 2024. The former director was also his former manager and helped establish the company.
The two threads connect at the business side of Kurumada's work. The suit targets the management of his own copyright and merchandising rights, and the announcement states the alleged misappropriation forced the cancellation of his first major art exhibition.
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Akita Publishing's Champion RED announced Wednesday that Masami Kurumada will publish the fourth part of the Saint Seiya Tenkai-hen manga, titled Saint Seiya Tenkai-hen Then IV, in the magazine's February issue on December 18. The series is described as the official sequel to Saint Seiya and Saint Seiya: Next Dimension. Kurumada launched the third part on May 14.
Masami Kurumada, creator of Saint Seiya, announced a lawsuit against a former board director and others from three of his companies, including Kurumada Productions. He seeks 2.8 billion yen in damages over allegedly misappropriated funds between 2018 and 2024. The former director was also his former manager and helped establish the company.