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Artist Hidetaka Tenjin expresses support for earthquake victims

Nenko Genov
By Nenko Genov
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Following the powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28, 2026, renowned artist Hidetaka Tenjin addressed the disaster in a social media post highlighting his massive Star Wars wall display.

The expansive artwork, spanning over 20 meters, is featured at AEON Cinema Kumamoto within the heavily impacted shopping complex. It ranks as one of the largest installations among roughly ten AEON Cinema locations showcasing his work across Japan and Tenjin notes that “I had always hoped to go see it in person someday.”

Expressing solidarity with those impacted, he added, “I pray for the safety of everyone affected by the disaster. May the Force be with you. I hope to do whatever I can to help.”

SourceHidetaka Tenjin
Nenko Genov
Nenko Genovhttps://www.goodreads.com/author/list/5124820._
Nenko Genov was born in Plovdiv and has been a Star Wars fan since the early 1990s, discovering the saga through worn-out bootleg VHS tapes and the occasional imported collectible in post-communist Bulgaria. During the early years of Bulgarian Star Wars fandom he was known among local fans as “Young_Jedi” and served as a librarian, hosting a humble collection of English-language Star Wars books for local fans to borrow. (Today his collection includes most of the Star Wars titles ever published and takes up his entire attic!) Nenko holds degrees in English Studies and Film & Television Arts, worked for five years in television production and short filmmaking, and has lived in Poland since 2011, where he currently works as an educator. He also runs a long-standing Bulgarian book blog, launched in 2016, and regularly takes part in workshops, conventions and panel discussions focused on literature, film, pop culture and the creative arts. Nenko is a published writer and the author of the award-winning Bulgarian “Farewell, Diary!” trilogy (“Сбогом, дневнико!”) and the steampunk fantasy novel “The Adventures of Captain Claude and the Sky Scoundrels” (“Приключенията на капитан Клод и Небесните негодяи”). Working across Bulgarian, English and Polish, he has translated and edited a wide range of projects, and since 2022 has translated all the Bulgarian editions of Star Wars comics, manga and picture books, while also consulting on Star Wars novel translations and publishing plans. In collaboration with local publishers and with approvals from Lucasfilm and Marvel, he also writes the forewords for Bulgarian editions of Star Wars comics.
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Following the powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture on July 28, 2026, renowned artist Hidetaka Tenjin addressed the disaster in a social media post highlighting his massive Star Wars wall display.

The expansive artwork, spanning over 20 meters, is featured at AEON Cinema Kumamoto within the heavily impacted shopping complex. It ranks as one of the largest installations among roughly ten AEON Cinema locations showcasing his work across Japan and Tenjin notes that “I had always hoped to go see it in person someday.”

Expressing solidarity with those impacted, he added, “I pray for the safety of everyone affected by the disaster. May the Force be with you. I hope to do whatever I can to help.”

SourceHidetaka Tenjin
Nenko Genov
Nenko Genovhttps://www.goodreads.com/author/list/5124820._
Nenko Genov was born in Plovdiv and has been a Star Wars fan since the early 1990s, discovering the saga through worn-out bootleg VHS tapes and the occasional imported collectible in post-communist Bulgaria. During the early years of Bulgarian Star Wars fandom he was known among local fans as “Young_Jedi” and served as a librarian, hosting a humble collection of English-language Star Wars books for local fans to borrow. (Today his collection includes most of the Star Wars titles ever published and takes up his entire attic!) Nenko holds degrees in English Studies and Film & Television Arts, worked for five years in television production and short filmmaking, and has lived in Poland since 2011, where he currently works as an educator. He also runs a long-standing Bulgarian book blog, launched in 2016, and regularly takes part in workshops, conventions and panel discussions focused on literature, film, pop culture and the creative arts. Nenko is a published writer and the author of the award-winning Bulgarian “Farewell, Diary!” trilogy (“Сбогом, дневнико!”) and the steampunk fantasy novel “The Adventures of Captain Claude and the Sky Scoundrels” (“Приключенията на капитан Клод и Небесните негодяи”). Working across Bulgarian, English and Polish, he has translated and edited a wide range of projects, and since 2022 has translated all the Bulgarian editions of Star Wars comics, manga and picture books, while also consulting on Star Wars novel translations and publishing plans. In collaboration with local publishers and with approvals from Lucasfilm and Marvel, he also writes the forewords for Bulgarian editions of Star Wars comics.
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