By MAKOTO UKAI/ Staff Writer
April 17, 2020 at 07:00 JST
Hirohiko Bando shows off a drawing of Melmo, which was hand-drawn by Osamu Tezuka 36 years ago, in his sushi restaurant in the Sakuragaoka district of Minoo, Osaka Prefecture. (Makoto Ukai)
MINOO, Osaka Prefecture--When high school boy Hirohiko Bando saw some strands of hair being sketched, he instantly knew that the drawing was of the popular manga character Melmo. [Read More]
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