Manga Companion to Pixar Film ‘Turning Red’ to Launch in 2023

variety.com:

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefA manga (comic book) companion to the Disney/Pixar animated film “Turning Red” is in preparation and will be launched in the second quarter of 2023 by Viz Media.

The teen-focused “Turning Red” franchise has already stretched far beyond the film and related content has clocked up more than two billion views on TikTok.The Domee Shi-directed original film premiered on Disney+ in North America and in limited international theatrical markets earlier this year.

It was based around the character of Mei, a 13-year-old Chinese Canadian girl who, due to a hereditary curse, transforms into a giant red panda any time she experiences strong emotion.

And her emotions ran particularly strong in connection with her feelings towards the (fictional) 1990s boy band 4*Town. The comic, authored by Dirchansky and drawn by KAlfee, tweaks the focus towards the band and has the title “Disney and Pixar’s Turning Red: 4*Town 4*Real: The Manga.” Viz says it: “takes you behind the music of Canada’s greatest nineties boy band, 4*Town.”An official synopsis reads: “4*Townies are hyped to see 4*Town performing their favorite hits live, but how will Canada’s greatest boy band spend the day leading up to their epic Toronto concert?