Megumi (manga)

Megumi (めぐみ) is a manga about Megumi Yokota, a Japanese girl who was abducted when she was 13 years old by North Korean spies in 1977. The manga concept was conceived by her mother and father and was penned by Souichi Moto under their supervision.

Plot
The manga follows Megumi's final days in her home town before her abduction.

Anime
As of 2008 the Government of Japan announced an Anime adaption will be created from the manga. The series is dubbed in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, English, Russian. In addition there are Japanese dubbed versions with subtitles in French, German, Italian, and Spanish. The Government authorized a free downloadable version from online, as well as a DVD release. The anime consists of nine episodes at 30 minutes each.

Cast
All Japanese casts were asked by Kōichi Yamadera for participation through the Japan Actors Union (Nippairen). Yamadera said, "The abduction is an act of disregarding human rights, not accepted. We, Japanese people should emphasize our anger."