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Never in my wildest dreams would I have guessed that one of the most beloved anime titles of the 2010s would be a virtual word-for-word, scene-for-scene reenactment from a manga dating back over 20 years. I never thought I’d see the day where Hot Topic …Read more »
As one can ascertain from the title, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is profoundly weird: this is a series where “a guy turns his hand into a murderous squirrel” doesn't even make the top ten of strange moments. It's one thing to see anime produce weird merchandise: …Read more »
There’s nothing like the approach of a new series of anime. After years of reading manga and light novels and months of following production, it’s almost here. And the incoming selection of winter anime has some seriously big hitters… some of them starting this week! …Read more »
Fans are buzzing with excitement over the impending arrival of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean. The sixth installment in Hirohiko Araki’s weird saga introduces Jolyne Cujoh, our first (and so far only) female JoJo. It also introduces tons more expectedly bizarre characters… including the baseball-uniform-wearing Emporio …Read more »
For decades, anime adaptations of shonen manga have represented the bulk of the most popular titles in Japan. Initially the anime brought to the United States was a little more genre-diverse, but Cartoon Network syndicated Dragon Ball Z in 1998, localized anime rapidly became as …Read more »
Another awesome guest announcement! Otaku USA Magazine 's Jason Thompson is coming to the Anime Fan Fest NJ - 5/6-8 at the Garden State Exhibit Center! Jason Thompson is manga editor for Otaku USA , author of the Eisner Award-nominated Manga: The Complete Guide , …Read more »
November 11 is known as Pocky Day in Japan, because the date, 11/11, looks like a bunch of sticks of the delicious Japanese treat all lined up in a row. In celebration of the day, professional and fan manga and anime artists took to Twitter …Read more »
It’s rare a show experiences a renaissance quite like Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure . The long-running manga and anime franchise has become a fan favorite on both sides of the Pacific in recent years, thanks in large part to the TV anime series from David Production, …Read more »
It’s hard to describe how grossly hot it is here in Tokyo, but here’re the straight-up numbers: as of this writing, it’s 95 degrees, and feels like 102 with 65% humidity. Yeah. Not fun. Still, those willing to brave the outdoors and make their way …Read more »
The people making the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure TV series have to do a lot of condensing to get through the original manga's sheer amount of content. The first part, Phantom Blood , was sped through in just nine TV episodes. The rest of the 26-episode …Read more »
Spring is in the air. Birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, and new anime is airing. In the spirit of the season (or it’s just a coincidence…), two of Japan’s convenience stores, or “conbini,” in the Japanese parlance, are simultaneously running anime promotions. How do …Read more »
Oldies but goodies seems to be the theme of this week. We've got a series long in the waiting for a new volume and several new editions of previously released titles well worth the second chance. Add on top some full-color craziness and some continuing …Read more »
The American public education system doesn't teach anything about Japanese history, so all that I—and most US anime fans—know about the subject is what is conveyed within pop culture, and most of that focuses on samurai or ninja since they’re the ones with the sharp …Read more »
I started reading manga back in the 80s. Most of the manga I initially read came from mainstream publishers - Shogakukan, Shueisha, and Kodansha. You could say that the first decade or so of my otaku-life only knew of Shonen Jump , Shonen Sunday , …Read more »
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