The Taiko no Tatsujin manga series was made in 2005 for the children-oriented manga magazine Comic BomBom, publisher Kodansha's only kodomo publication (=mainly aimed to children). It was made by Junji Oono (大野純二), creator of other series such as Shiritsu Justice Gakuen, D-Cloth and -in more recent times- Kidou Senshi Gundam Gaiden - Missing Link.
Basically, this is a comedy-oriented series starring Don-Chan and many other characters from the Taiko universe that have been introduced up to the 5th Playstation 2 game's release. Being a yonkoma (4コマ漫画, lit. "4-Cell Manga"), this series wasn't made with the concept of an overarching storyline behind it, but rather as a series of 1-story scenarios for quirky gags involving the Taiko no Tatsujin characters.
In late 2005, the whole series was published in a separated volume, of which the picture above is the front cover.
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