The popular Shueisha manga magazine "Weekly Young Jump" has announced that four AKB48 members will be getting their own solo comics.� Four members were selected from the enormous idol group; Mayu Watanabe, Yuki Kashiwagi, Rie Kitahara,� and Rina Sashihara.

Each idol will have a different named segment in the magazine, but the comic strips are currently named "Mayayu: Mangaka DEBUT Keikaku," "Yukirin no THE Idol Quest," "Kitarie no Mousou Bungaku Shoujodou," and finally "Sasshi Bishoujo-ka Keikaku."� Each segment will reflect the girl's individuality and will reflect their personality.

Weekly Young Jump will be releasing the comic strips starting in Volume 38 on August 19th.� Fans of AKB48 can also pick up the recent volume of the magazine that went on sale July 29th with Yuki Kashiwagi on the cover.� She also provides a foreword about the upcoming manga strips and has a seven page full-color gravure photo shoot.� A pin-up sheet is also included, so Yukirin fans are encouraged to pick up the current issue of the magazine.

Source: natalie