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As manga continues to grow more popular in America and around the globe, additional publishers and imprints are interested in licensing graphic novels from Japan. The latest is HarperCollins’ imprint HarperAlley. HarperAlley started in 2020, publishes about 50 kids’ graphic novels annually, and is under …Read more »
The results are in for the tax evasion case of Nekokurage, the illustrator of The Apothecary Diaries manga. The artist is receiving a suspended sentence of 10 months and being fined 11 million yen (approximately $70,600). The prosecution was trying to get a larger fine …Read more »
Titan Manga is bringing new manga titles in print to the West—ranging from classic graphic novels to new interpretations of beloved titles. To close out July, they have a slew of new offerings from titles old and new. And leading them off is the first …Read more »
Lately, Hunter x Hunter author Yoshihiro Togashi has been teasing work on new chapters for the series, which has been running in Shonen Jump magazine off and on since 1998. Togashi’s health issues are well documented, so it’s always good to see him working at …Read more »
San Diego Comic-Con, the mother of all comic cons, will be here July 25 through 28, and it will include stuff of particular interest to otaku, including panels with manga creators and a performance from Demon Slayer singer LiSA. Let’s take a look at what …Read more »
The final storyline is here for manga author duo so-ma-to’s Shadows House manga, which has been running in the pages of Weekly Young Jump magazine since September 2018. According to this year’s 33rd issue of the magazine, the series has entered its final arc as …Read more »
Piracy is an issue the manga industry is dealing with, and the Authorized Books of Japan (ABJ) organization wants to not only fight this issue, but use international papers to thank fans who read manga through proper channels like buying copies or lending from libraries. …Read more »
Manga creator Koji Aihara, who might be best-known to American fans for his book Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga (co-created with Kentaro Takekuma), recently came out with a new manga in Japan that details his depression. The Japanese paper The Asahi Shimbun talked about …Read more »
Tomohito Oda’s Komi Can’t Communicate manga isn’t over yet, but it’s about to enter its final stage. According to this year’s 34th issue of Shogakukan’s Shonen Sunday magazine, the beginning of the end will arrive on July 24, which is when it enters its final …Read more »
The very first American Manga Awards will occur on August 22, right before the Anime NYC convention. Anime NYC and Japan Society are in on this together, and they’re revealed not only the nominees, but also that Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics author …Read more »
Keiji doesn’t have time for love, kids, or friendship. He only has one goal: get revenge on the demon who killed his sister. Now, he roams Japan with his ex-girlfriend and his young protégé, fighting monsters and protecting the locals. Oh… and Keiji is a …Read more »
Paru Itagaki, who is best-known as the creator of BEASTARS, is having another one of her manga titles turned into an anime, with Science SARU adapting SANDA. While the project has been announced, very little information is available on it, like when we might expect …Read more »
Makoto Takatsu’s Migratory Birds & Snail manga—known in Japan as Wataridori to Katatsumurui—has been on hiatus since its third volume launched in September 2021, but now it’s getting ready to return. It has some good news tagging along for the ride, too, because the series …Read more »
Yano-kun no Futsu no Hibi (Yano’s Ordinary Days) is a manga by Yui Tamura about a high school student named Yano who shows up to school injured day after day. He’s one unlucky guy: falling down stairs, getting bitten by dogs, running into trees… you …Read more »
Mikadono Sanshimai wa Angai, Choroi is a romantic comedy manga by Aya Hirakawa, and it’s officially getting an anime adaptation. Aniplex made the announcement this week along with a teaser visual from the creator of the manga. The Mikadono Sanshimai wa Angai, Choroi has been …Read more »
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