The story of the islands begins with the Tōkara Islands in Kagoshima , Mahara Island
President, Yakushima Campus[Synopsis of MAHARAJIMA]
The people of Tokara, Kagoshima, Japan, have lived ordinary, unassuming lives in a harsh environment.
They have become the strongest islands group in Kagoshima.
Joining the Kyushu-Yamaguchi Alliance, they have forged bonds across the sea with the Mahara people of various Asian countries.
This is the story of islands.
Tokara exists in the world.
Here is the link to the Japanese blog.
Knocking 1,000 balls every day in front of the coin laundry on Akajima is probably unique to Maharajima.
Tokara is the main character.
Each character forms a master-disciple relationship with the Maharabito of the Kyushu-Yamaguchi Alliance and grows through that relationship.
In the real world,
the Toshima Village Office in Kagoshima Prefecture is the local government that oversees the Tokara Islands.
I would like to express our sincere gratitude to the Toshima Village Board of Education, teachers at elementary and junior high schools, residents of the seven islands, and other related parties for their cooperation in the manga research over the past several weeks. I look forward to your continued support in the future
[Notice] 2025Mar
SG man[2025 Policy]
The release of the “Maharajima” manga will be scheduled after the number of YouTube subscribers exceeds 1,000.
No outsourcing to PR companies. Ira’s policy is to avoid fake content and lies.
[Challenge] The overall popularity of inhabited islands is not high even within Japan.
[Solution] In 2025, increase awareness among the 20-30 age group through YouTube shorts.
[Progress after 1 month】By June 2025, 40% of YouTube Shorts viewers were in the 20–30 age group.
Views exceeded 10,000 within five days.
There are several videos with audio on YouTube introducing Maharajima’s illustrations and the actual island.
The order of appearance in the manga and the YouTube videos is completely different.
Instagram and TikTok are part of measures to prevent the creation of similar accounts.
The main account is on YouTube.
These two are just sub-accounts. I don’t actually use other social media accounts, as they are just for preventive measures to protect my account name.
suwanose jima【Tik Tok】
maharajima
＊Preventive measures against copyright infringement and unauthorized use
Posting videos on Instagram
(June 22, 2025 Account creation → Error left unresolved）
About MAHARAJIMA
A folk and fantasy manga set on the inhabited island and port town that Ira visited.
suwanose jimaIf I only focus on Japan, it will become a narrow-minded international island manga, so
I have already researched islands in Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan.
Working alone without an assistant, ALL color manuscripts.
The actual scenery of the island appears frequently in the background of the manga.
kodakara jimaThe images published on the website have been processed to prevent AI learning.
In order to withstand screen enlargement online, a large amount of detail has been added, requiring six hours of work to complete each image.
About copyright
SAGA TAKASHIMARather than online comics, we plan to publish A4-size color manuscripts
through Amazon’s self-publishing service.
We believe that books are easier to present as evidence in court than online content, which is often plagiarized, as they are physical objects and can be used as evidence of distribution.
Since Ira is the sole creator, there will be no situation where multiple copyright holders exist per page.
Photography is also conducted by Ira through on-site research, making her the primary author.
In the event of an emergency, we will seek assistance from a patent attorney and lawyer based in Tokyo (Chinese and Japanese nationals).
Island Information Database
Click the links below to go to the top pages for each country.
Illustrations and information about manga characters are added periodically.
[Japanese database] An island nation with approximately 410 inhabited islands (310 remote islands
[Singapore Data Base] An island nation with two inhabited islands
[Taiwan’s Data Base] An island nation with 28 inhabited islands (27 remote islands)
[South Korean Database] Number of inhabited islands: XX
suwanose jimaWe interviewed approximately 20 elementary and junior high schools on remote islands.
There are 12 salt makers. Thanks.
My pen-name is Ira and I am a creative based in Singapore.
The main activity is to disseminate information & preserve it for future generations through the angle of manga.
We do not use cartoons that are offensive to public order and morals.
My favorite foods are Chicken sashimi (Kagoshima) and Chicken rice (Singapore).
Recognition of Captain Legend
It takes about 3 months from the start of collection to application.
I am the fastest record holder in Japan (as of November 1, 2023).
【What is a Legendary Captain: A title that is recognized by a certain office after purchasing a gofukuin from a designated ship operator in Japan.
As of 2023, this title is the highest rank.】
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IraAbout me, Ira
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b)My relatives: Singaporean, Malaysian and Japanese.
c)Have covered about 460 islands in manga
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