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Asahi Shimbun Publishing and Pixiv have announced that they’re looking for horror stories, and the winner will be crowned in the Asahi Horror Comic Awards. They’ve tapped some important people to be judges, including horror master and Eisner Award winner Junji Ito. Ito won’t be …Read more »
Last week, the Tokyo Bar Association issued a sexual orientation discimination warning to the Tokyo Detention House. Reportedly, the detention center had been refusing an inmate access to manga which depicts homosexual acts, while other inmates enjoyed unrestricted access to manga depicting heterosexual sex acts. …Read more »
Masashi Kishimoto may have a bit more Naruto on the way, but his main series is officially over, and The Asahi Shimbun sat down to ask him a few questions about it . A bunch of interesting reflections on the series come out as a …Read more »
Hot on the heels of the recently released Evangelion move Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo is the announcement of a new Evangelion-related exhibit, set to run from August 7-26 on the 8th floor of the Matsuya Ginza department store in Tokyo. Announced in the …Read more »
The Nippon Anime & Film Culture Association got started a year ago with the aim to help people in the anime industry. And a survey just released by the group shows there’s a long way to go in terms of making working conditions better. Japan’s …Read more »
Over the years Japan has been putting otaku decorations on manhole covers, and now Minato Ward, located in Tokyo, is joining in with manhole covers featuring Sailor Moon. This was chosen because the characters are involved with Minato Ward’s Azabu-Juban district. While the people who …Read more »
Following a pair of films released in 2020 and 2021, respectively, the study manga known as Kagaku Manga Survival (Science Manga Survival) is now making its way to the small screen in a TV anime adaptation. Asahi Shimbun revealed plans today, with more details to …Read more »
Yesterday two men in Japan were arrested because police believe they committed copyright infringement by stealing pages from Weekly Shonen Jump and posting them online before the chapters were scheduled to come out. The men, whose names were not listed in the report, are not …Read more »
Yesterday the Kyoto District Court sentenced Shinji Aoba to death for the 2019 arson at Kyoto Animation that killed 36 people and injured nearly as many. In response, Hideaki Hatta, the president of Kyoto Animation, stated: In accordance with the rules of law, we have …Read more »
The Kyoto District Court decided not to show any leniency on Shinji Aoba, the man who confessed to the 2019 Kyoto Animation arson that killed 36 people and wounded nearly as many. He has been given the death penalty. Aoba’s defense did not try to …Read more »
Manga fans around the world were stunned when Berserk creator Kentaro Miura died unexpectedly in 2021, at only 54-years-old, leaving his popular series unfinished. His friend, Koji Mori, another mangaka, was in such shock when he heard the news that his memory is fuzzy. But …Read more »
The Japanese labor ministry puts out a survey each year asking workers about their experiences in the world of arts and entertainment and elsewhere. This time around it asked people with artistic careers about sexual harassment, a question it has not asked in the past. …Read more »
More than four years after the crime, the trial has begun for Kyoto Animation arson suspect Shinji Aoba. Aoba read from a prepared statement that acknowledged his guilt: “I am positive that I did (what is written in the indictment). At the time, I thought …Read more »
Today, July 18, 2023, is the four-year anniversary of the Kyoto Animation arson. As a result, a memorial ceremony took place in Fushimi Ward in Kyoto to honor the victims. The memorial service began at approximately 10:30 in the morning, and this time was chosen …Read more »
The Asahi Shimbun, one of the largest news outlets in Japan, published an article titled “Without rules, AI-generated art paints a grim picture for artists” and spoke with people in the manga and anime worlds about their concerns with artificial intelligence making art. The Arts …Read more »
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