Releasing on May 27th, 2017, Hiroyuki Takei has drawn some art for the obi (wrap-around ad) for the Japanese release of second Back to the Future comic. The Japanese title is “バック・トゥ・ザ・フューチャー コンティニュアム・コナンドラム” and has the ISBN of 978-4800272980. This on-going comic was originally published by IDW in English back in October 2015, but is now getting a collected volume release in Japan for 1,998 yen. The first volume release in Japan had featured a different manga artist promoting the volume. Though not part of the official cover, the obi is a promotional wrap-around that is typically added to books in Japan (including manga). Often they are self-promotion for an author’s other works, an upcoming TV adaption, or as in this case, includes praise about the book from another author. Typically, the art on the obi is not reprinted elsewhere or included in the book proper, and is often only on the first printing.
It is also worth noting that Hiroyuki Takei is a huge fan of the Back to the Future movie series. Additionally, he does own a working original DeLorean DMC-12 (the car featured in the movies) as part of his personal car collection.
Back in 2011, Hiroyuki Takei also drew an image for the obi of the single volume release of Renjin (錬人) which was released by Corodragon Comics.
