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is a series of manga versions of classic literature. Published by East Press, the aim of the series is to introduce average manga readers to important literary works they would otherwise not be aware of or willing to read. The series received press coverage for its publication of often controversial political treatises. East Press published best-selling versions of the communist novel ''Kanikōsen,'' Karl Marx's ''Das Kapital'', and Adolf Hitler's ''Mein Kampf''. Some of the books were translated and made available in other languages, such as English and Spanish. ==Overview== ''Manga de Dokuha'' was launched by East Press in an effort to expose young Japanese people to classic works of literature in a manga format. Kosuke Maruo produces each book in the series and outlines the narrative, while artwork is created by Variety Art Works. The books in the series were often sold through easily accessible convenience stores, including 7-Eleven. Maruo said that "We thought that maybe we could get people to read well-known works perceived as tough reads by turning them into manga and selling them at convenience stores." In July 2008, the series' first 17 entries had sold over 900,000 copies. The average sales for an entry in the series were around 35,000.〔 Between November 2011 and November 2012, JManga made available online 14 ''Manga de Dokuha'' titles; ''No Longer Human'', ''Das Kapital'', ''The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'', ''Night on the Galactic Railroad'', ''The Book of Five Rings'', ''I Am a Cat'', ''Seton's Wild Animals'', ''Sutta Nipata'', ''One Thousand and One Nights'', ''The Metamorphosis'', ''Journey to the West'', ''In Search of Lost Time'', ''The Art of War'', and ''The Narrow Road to the Deep North''. Also, One Peace Books released ''Don Quixote'', ''The Great Gatsby'', ''Moby-Dick'', ''Ulysses'', and ''The War of the Worlds'' as part of its "Manga Classic Readers" series on September 1, 2012. Canadian company Red Quill Books physically published ''Das Kapital'' in 2012 as ''Capital in Manga!''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Capital in Manga! )〕 Spanish division of Verlag Herder publishes the series in the country since 2011. ''Thus Spoke Zarathustra'', ''Divine Comedy'', ''The Prince'', ''The Art of War'', ''The Social Contract'', ''Das Kapital'', ''Iliad'' and ''Odyssey'' (in a single book), ''Nineteen Eighty-Four'', ''The Antichrist'', ''Analects'', and ''Tao Te Ching'' are the eleven books published by the company.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manga de Dokuha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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