Gold Ring (Arabic: سوار الذهب, Siwari Al-Dhahab; Japanese: ゴールド・リングGōrudo Ringu) is a comic written by Qais Sedki of the United Arab Emirates and drawn by Akira Himekawa of Japan.[1] The series is the UAE's first manga.[2] The comic is printed in Arabic; an English version is available through mail order.[3]
When Sedki founded Dubai-based publishing house, Pageflip,[1] he wrote that he wanted to fight the perception that Classical Arabic, associated with schoolwork, was "boring." To help form his comic, Sedki approached a female duo of comic book artists known under the pen name Akira Himekawa and asked for consultation on how to best express the manga style.[2] The Himekawa duo became the artists of the books.[1]Gold Ring was awarded the 2010 Sheikh Zayed Book Award for children's literature.[2]
Volume 2 of Gold Ring was released on March 1, 2012.[4] The English version of Volume 1 was scheduled for release on the following day.[5]
In June 2014, Japanese animation studio, Gainax announced they would be developing an anime based on the comic.[6]
^ abcGood, Oliver. "Gold Ring: the UAE's first manga" (Archive). The National. July 20, 2009. Retrieved on September 10, 2010.
^ abcNeild, Barry. "Japanese manga heroes join fight to save Arabic culture" (Archive). CNN. September 10, 2010. Retrieved on September 10, 2010.
^Thompson, Jason. "Siwari Al-Dhahab: Sharing the Arabic-Japanese Manga Love in Gold Ring Archived 2010-12-02 at the Wayback Machine." Comixology. Thursday October 14, 2010. Retrieved on March 23, 2011.
^Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: City 7TV- 7 National News- 12 February 2012- UAE News. YouTube.
^Masudi, Faisal (2012-02-09). "Emirati writer to sign 1,951 books in one session". Gulf News. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
^"Gainax Makes Anime of Arabic Manga Gold Ring by Zelda's Himekawa". Anime News Network. June 6, 2014. Archived from the original on 2015-04-03. ()
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