Creator of beloved comic book speaks at Singapore event

Comic book fans packed a recent Singapore writing festival for the chance to pick the brain of the creator of the highly popular “Detective Conan” series. The author was on hand to answer questions about his creation, and caused a big stir by suggesting that the latest installment of the manga could very well be set in Singapore. Many in the audience were visibly excited by this surprise announcement.
Gosho Aoyama himself seemed a little surprised by all of the love he was receiving from the fans who attended the Singapore Writers Festival to get the chance to see and hear him. At the end of his question and answer session, when it was announced that just one hundred fans would get the chance to meet Aoyama and get a book signed, many in the audience thundered out of the room to ensure they would get a good place in line to achieve that goal. Aoyama was left laughing to complete his talk to a diminished audience.
Aoyama talked about the successful “Detective Conan” series, based on a high schooler transformed into a child as he solves complicated mysteries, as well as his own journey as an artist and writer. He said that he knew when he was in elementary school that he wanted to create manga for a living, but he was afraid of disappointing his parents. He decided instead to pursue a career in teaching art, but when he was in college to earn his degree, he joined a manga club and his dreams to create works in that genre were reignited. “Detective Conan” is looking forward to the one thousandth installment in the manga series, and it has also seen tens of movies and a popular ongoing anime television series to complement it. Aoyama couldn’t have foreseen the success of his dream, especially given the challenges inherent in the genre. With good humor, he blamed any deadline delays on his editors instead of on himself, admitting that it is difficult to put deadlines on the creative process. He also revealed that the long-running manga is nearing its end, laughing at disappointed fans and chiding them that everything had to eventually come to an end. His titular character continues to get closer and closer to the truth, and Singapore fans could see their home country featured in the climax of the story.
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To learn more about what the creator had to say about the wildly popular comic, go to http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/detective-conan-may-be-set-in-singapore.