Interview with Jose Rizal manga creators

Takahiro Matsui on why he wrote the manga:

Mang artist Ryo Konno on making Jose Rizal the manga:

Reference: https://www.facebook.com/rapplerdotcom

Spring 2019 Class Plan

Week	TOPIC	ACTIVITY	NOTES
Week 1	Class Discussion: About the Philippines	Orientation, general introduction about the class.
Week 2	Festivals	Class discussion
Week 3	The Importance of festivals Using Powerpoint	Class discussion	Plan a presentation
Week 4		Presentation	Read and understand the blog entry: Matsuri: The best summer festivals in Japan for 2019
Week 5	Summer Festivals in Japan Participating in international festivals.	Discussion Topic: Opinion festivals 35th Philippine International Festival in Nagoya at the Nagoya International Center May 26, 2019 (Sunday)*	Learn about the Nagoya International Center http://www.nic-nagoya.or.jp/en/e/daily-living-guide/in-and-around-nagoya/event-information
Week 6		Watch video, and discuss in class https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WK4gOpO0z3c	Handout about Festivals Write a report
Week 7	Best Cities in the Philippines	Report Writing / Submission	Handout for Best Cities in the Philippines
Week 8	Talk about one city	Presentation
Week 9	Current Events	Watch internaional news cites about the Philippines (English or Japanese)	Choose an interesting news report about the Philippines.
Week 10	Writing	Reading https://www.manga.club/jose/	Discuss the manga https://youtu.be/IvzlbAd2SUc
Week 11	Topics for final presentation The Life of Jose Rizal	Planning the class presentation: 4-part documentary Rizal's young life Rizal's experience in travelling around the world Rizal's life as a doctor Rizal as a national hero of the Phiippnes	How to make a documentary
Week 12		Planning/Research Record the video: use an iPhone or iPad, edit with iMovie if needed
Week 13	Prepare the documentary	Finalize documentary video, make sure everything is done.	Writing activity: summary of documentary information
Week 14		Submit / Present final activity	Show video in class
Week 15	Consultation / Advice

Jose Rizal on Manga

https://www.manga.club/jose/

He's the most famous Philippine hero who has statues honoring him long after his death across the world, including one in Japan. And now, Jose Rizal has been immortalized in manga form.

Out today -- Rizal's birth anniversary -- and available online for free, "Jose Rizal" adapts the life of the legendary Filipino figure and tells of how he inspired a national revolution against the Spanish rule.

Publisher TORICO said this is the first manga written about Rizal. The short first chapter opens with his execution in Bagumbayan, and ends with a young Rizal witnessing the arrest of his mother.

From the manga https://www.manga.club/jose/

In an interview with CNN Philippines, TORICO representative Takuro Ando shared that the inspiration behind the original manga stems from his curiosity on why Rizal had a statue in Tokyo.

He described Rizal as a genius "who had changed his country not through violence but through his knowledge and hard work."

Rizal stayed in Japan for 45 days in 1888 and was said to have been charmed by the country's natural beauty and its people, prompting him to study its culture and traditions. During his sojourn, he fell in love with a Japanese woman named Seiko Usui.

Matsui Takahiro, who, according to reports, had worked in the Philippines before, wrote the storyline, while Ryo Konno was in charge of the illustrations.

Reference: https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/06/19/18/you-can-now-read-the-jose-rizal-manga-online-for-free

The Life of Jose RIzal

Jose Rizal is the National Hero of the Philippines. Find out more about his life from the reading and links provided:

José Rizal Biography

Doctor, Journalist, Poet (1861–1896)

José Rizal called for peaceful reform of Spain's colonial rule in the Philippines. After his 1896 execution, he became an icon for the nationalist movement.

Synopsis

José Rizal was born on June 19, 1861, in Calamba, Philippines. While living in Europe, Rizal wrote about the discrimination that accompanied Spain's colonial rule of his country. He returned to the Philippines in 1892, but was exiled due to his desire for reform. Although he supported peaceful change, Rizal was convicted of sedition and executed on December 30, 1896, at age 35.

Early Life

On June 19, 1861, José Protasio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda was born in Calamba in the Philippines' Laguna Province. A brilliant student who became proficient in multiple languages, José Rizal studied medicine in Manila. In 1882, he traveled to Spain to complete his medical degree.

Writing and Reform

While in Europe, José Rizal became part of the Propaganda Movement, connecting with other Filipinos who wanted reform. He also wrote his first novel, Noli Me Tangere (Touch Me Not/The Social Cancer), a work that detailed the dark aspects of Spain's colonial rule in the Philippines, with particular focus on the role of Catholic friars. The book was banned in the Philippines, though copies were smuggled in. Because of this novel, Rizal's return to the Philippines in 1887 was cut short when he was targeted by police.
Rizal returned to Europe and continued to write, releasing his follow-up novel, El Filibusterismo (The Reign of Greed) in 1891. He also published articles in La Solidaridad, a paper aligned with the Propaganda Movement. The reforms Rizal advocated for did not include independence—he called for equal treatment of Filipinos, limiting the power of Spanish friars and representation for the Philippines in the Spanish Cortes (Spain's parliament).

Exile in the Philippines

Rizal returned to the Philippines in 1892, feeling he needed to be in the country to effect change. Although the reform society he founded, the Liga Filipino (Philippine League), supported non-violent action, Rizal was still exiled to Dapitan, on the island of Mindanao. During the four years Rizal was in exile, he practiced medicine and took on students.

Execution and Legacy

In 1895, Rizal asked for permission to travel to Cuba as an army doctor. His request was approved, but in August 1896, Katipunan, a nationalist Filipino society founded by Andres Bonifacio, revolted. Though he had no ties to the group, and disapproved of its violent methods, Rizal was arrested shortly thereafter.
After a show trial, Rizal was convicted of sedition and sentenced to death by firing squad. Rizal's public execution was carried out in Manila on December 30, 1896, when he was 35 years old. His execution created more opposition to Spanish rule.
Spain's control of the Philippines ended in 1898, though the country did not gain lasting independence until after World War II. Rizal remains a nationalist icon in the Philippines for helping the country take its first steps toward independence.

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Other Links:

https://youtu.be/rI0dK7uy__E

https://www.facebook.com/111131982293260/videos/jos%C3%A9-rizal-full-movie/1212051558867958/ (This is a movie and might not be all in English)

https://www.manga.club/jose/ (This is a manga of the life of Jose Rizal, story by Takahiro Matsui, art by Ryo Konno)

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