Besides providing entertainment, manga can be used to educate the public. Interestingly a Thai-version of the Japanese manga “Gekito,” which depicted the horror and lessons learned from the 1983 tsunami disaster that killed 104 across Japan, will be handed out in tsunami-hit areas in southern Thailand.

Negibozu Thailand, a Bangkok-based group headed by Hidekazu Kondo, 39, has translated the two-volume Japanese comic “Gekito” into Thai and will give out 3,000 copies for free to those living in Phuket and other places severely hit by the 2004 tsunami.

“Gekito” was authored by Takao Yaguchi, who is well known for his popular manga series, “Tsurikichi Sampei” (Sampei the Fisherman). The cartoon is based on the accounts of those who survived the 1983 tsunami disaster in northern Japan.

“I hope the manga will provide people with knowledge about tsunami,” said Kondo, who will visit the tsunami-affected areas in southern Thailand for three days starting on Tuesday.

Negibozu Thailand has translated and published many Japanese comic books into Thai.

Of course they should also warn the public that getting caught in a tsunami would mean getting your clothes wet.

Man they should distribute more variety of manga to every country in the world. So that everyone can read and learn how to make tasty sushi, fight against evil invading aliens, repel demonic forces of darkness and fight like a samurai.