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Takao Saito‘s Golgo 13 has had quite the impressive run. It’s the second best-selling manga in Japan, and it’s been running in the pages of Big Comic since 1968 without interruption. That changed, however, as a result of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and the ongoing State of …Read more »
Legendary sniper Duke Togo, aka Golgo 13 has done it all: traveled the world, assassinated world leaders, slept with beautiful women, but now he’s really taken the cake. Starting next week, fans of Golgo in Japan can buy a miniaturized Duke to hang from the …Read more »
Former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso caused a bit of a stir last week when he was found… buying manga? Yes, Taro Aso. The same Taro Aso who’s a self-confessed anime and manga fan, was caught reading Rozen Maiden in an airport back in 2011, …Read more »
Don’t get me wrong: I love the Golgo 13 television series. The episodes are quite faithful adaptations of their source material. But in a sense, they just might be a little TOO faithful. That source material consists of Japanese comic books created by an assembly …Read more »
Originally created by Takao Saito, the world of Golgo 13 is a harsh one grounded in the very real arenas of government politics, brutal crime, sex and intrigue. Despite many helpings of action, most of the stories focus on people who may fear G13’s existence …Read more »
If Duke Togo heard this news, I imagine his reaction would be much less verbose than anyone else's. Perhaps a stoic nod, or some sort of manly murmur. Either way, I'm sure he'd agree that Section23's licensing of The Answer Studio's 2008 series is both …Read more »
Download it here! Subscribe to us via iTunes! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!! -A Rumor of Live-Action Lupin -A New 2D Fighter ready to take on all challengers -And A Warning that the Red Comet is coming To Japan?! All that, and the first ever 2010 …Read more »
Who packs the most muscle? Japanese poll site Goo recently asked their readers “what’s the most macho manga of all time?” Aside from alliterating nicely, this is an extremely important question. Gruh! 16. Tough (aka High School Iron Fist Legend Tough ) 15. Shingurui 14. …Read more »
Crunchyroll has been regularly rolling out additions to its fall anime simulcast lineup, and the latest is another welcome one. Parasyte -the maxim- , based on the manga by Hitoshi Iwaaki, will stream via Crunchyroll starting Wednesday, October 8 at 10:29am Pacific Time. The series …Read more »
Download it here! Subscribe to us via iTunes! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!! -Anime fans being idiots--wait that's not news. -Golgo 13 gets hacked for the greater good?! -And Tetsuo The Iron Man's going to comic?! All that, and serious moon power, in this week's Friday …Read more »
Here's your blink-and-you'll-miss-it item of the day. Try to keep your peepers peeled and you'll bear witness to a 14-second announcement promo for the legendary director Osamu Dezaki's latest project, Genji Monogatari Sennenki Genji ( The Tale of Genji: A Millennium-Old Journal: Genji ). If …Read more »
TV Asahi asked 150,000 Japanese people what manga titles they consider to be the best. The results have been tallied, and some of them are huge titles here as well, while others have never been licensed in North America. Here’s the list: 1. One Piece …Read more »
So you’re a Bond fan in need of some anime to watch. You’ve already watched all of Lupin III, but you’ve still got an itch to see more globetrotting super-cool superheroes. First of all… that’s really impressive, that’s a huge show. But secondly, we’re here …Read more »
One of our favorite TV shows—nay, one of our favorite things, period—in the world is Manben. That’s the show where Naoki Urasawa (Monster, 20th Century Boys) visits other manga artists to learn about their styles, philosophies, what kind of pens they use, &c. Urasawa and …Read more »
Mascot characters have become an essential part of anime. Whether as sidekicks, informants, or just cute little friends to put on merchandise, they’re never far off when a new series starts. Some, though, aren’t necessarily “cute.” Or they may start that way and end up …Read more »
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