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That’s a wrap for day one of Comic Market 91. The long-running celebration of fan-made manga, games, animation and more that goes by Comiket for short is on in Tokyo, and we made our way there today to peruse, schmooze and, most importantly, snap some …Read more »
Photo credit: Guilhem Vellut Most fans interested in doujinshi – self-published amateur comics – are likely familiar with the name Comic Market, or Comiket, the twice-annual Tokyo meetup devoted to buying and selling doujinshi. It’s been around since 1975, and with over 500,000 attendees per …Read more »
Excellent news out this week for fans of Kuroko’s Basketball (or as it’s officially awkwardly translated, The Basketball Which Kuroko Plays ). Comic Market, the twice-yearly Tokyo doujinshi (fan comics) event will be holding a special extra event next year focused solely on Kuroko's . …Read more »
Comiket—held twice a year in Tokyo, Japan—is the world’s largest event for self-publishers of manga, music and games. The number of booths, venders and industries grows every year, and approximately 550,000 fans attend the event. Comiket held in summer is called “Natsu-comi,” and the one …Read more »
It’s not uncommon in Japan for the release of a manga to be advertised with giant murals at train stations. This technique hasn’t been used so much elsewhere, but thanks to Star Comics in Italy, that’s changing. The publisher has turned the Porta Genova metro …Read more »
Godzilla: City on the Edge of Battle hit theaters in Japan this past weekend, and featured a brand-new take on Mechagodzilla, one of the Big G’s most iconic foes. Starting this July, fans can get their hands on a soft vinyl version of the new …Read more »
Trigger fans heading to this month’s Comic Market in Tokyo should make a beeline for the studio’s booth. That’s because Trigger, the folks behind Kill la Kill , Little Witch Academia and Kiznaiver have created a special, limited-edition artbook for the festival entitled Trigger Girls …Read more »
Good news for those of you who enjoyed this winter’s Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend : the boredom will continue in the form of a sequel. That’s according to the staff of the first anime series, who made the announcement at a Saekano …Read more »
Comic Market 87 is in full swing in Tokyo, and several anime studios have taken the event as an opportunity to show off their new anime series. Thankfully for those not actually at Comiket, they’ve been kind enough to post trailers online too. First up, …Read more »
Anyone who’s been to an anime convention knows that when you get thousands of otaku in one place at one time, cell phone reception goes down the drain. So in a bit of good news for visitors to this December’s Comic Market, it appears Japanese …Read more »
TV anime Strike the Blood is scheduled to make its debut in Japan this October, and a trailer that premiered at Comic Market/Comiket 84 earlier this month recently made its way online via the official website . Based on the school action fantasy light novel …Read more »
You've likely read about the threats issued at pretty much anything having to do with Kuroko's Basketball , but thankfully that isn't stopping the anime adaptation of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's manga from continuing. The next issue of Shonen Jump Next confirms that the series is preparing …Read more »
Visitors to this winter’s Comic Market shouldn’t expect to see any merchandise for the manga Kuroko’s Basketball, as fan comics depicting the series have been banned from the event. The ban stems from a series of threatening letters sent to various locations linked to Kuroko’s …Read more »
Despite all the hype and international press Comiket gets, the summer Japanese con season does not start nor end with Comic Market. A week later in the same venue thousands gathered to participate in a comic convention that had much greater relevance to the world …Read more »
Despite the odds, the latest edition of Comic Market persevered possibly bigger and stronger than ever! The semi-annual doujin convention continues to be the world's largest comic convention displaying the creative and economic force that fandom possesses in Japan. In what might be an era …Read more »
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