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Mangaka Naoki Urasawa is taking home the 20th Erlangen International Comic Salon’s Max und Moritz Lifetime Achievement Award. Comic Salon explained: “The Max und Moritz Award is the most important award for graphic literature in the German-speaking area. It is awarded biannually in the course …Read more »
Great news for fans of the work of manga author Naoki Urasawa. The accomplished creator is finally making all of his manga available digitally in Japan, starting with the currently-running Asadora! and a bunch of complete editions of previous titles. While Urasawa has made his …Read more »
Look, everyone needs a YouTube channel nowadays, and that even applies to internationally acclaimed manga author Naoki Urasawa. Known for series ranging from Monster and 20th Century Boys to Pluto and his current manga Asadora!, among many others, the artist celebrated Asadora!‘s fifth volume release with the …Read more »
Polygon did an interview with Naoki Urasawa to talk about his heist manga, Mujirushi. “Well, the Louvre designated Manga as the ‘9th art,’” Urasawa explained. “And due to this distinction, the Louvre reached out to see if I would be interested in a collaboration, so …Read more »
Naoki Urasawa, the celebrated manga-ka behind works like Monster, 20th Century Boys, Yawara, Master Keaton and much more is creating an anime. That’s the word from Urasawa himself, who wrote in the pages of Weekly Big Comic Spirits this week: “I’m making an anime. I …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 »
Manga to Return from Hiatus” width=”1000″ height=”400″ />The master is back. Naoki Urasawa, the pen behind works like 20th Century Boys and Monster, has been taking a break from his latest manga, Asadora!, since January, after that manga’s first arc wrapped up. Now it’s been …Read more »
Angelinos have all the luck. Seriously, with all the great Japan-related content it gets, Los Angeles may the best place in the world to live if you’re a Japanophile (er, except Japan, that is). The latest get for LA is This is MANGA – The …Read more »
About a month and a half from now, Osaka will host its yearly women’s marathon. This time around, its official character was designed and illustrated by none other than manga master Naoki Urasawa. He of 20th Century Boys, Monster, Billy Bat and other thrillers is …Read more »
Naoki Urasawa fans, get hype. The legendary artist, who has penned some of the most memorable and best-selling manga of the last quarter-century, including Yawara! , Monster , 20th Century Boys , and Billy Bat , among others, will start a new series in 2017. …Read more »
I was having a conversation with a young Japanese friend of mine the other day when we hit on the works of manga artist Naoki Urasawa. My friend’s face immediately lit up, and we spent the next hour or so talking about our favorite Urasawa …Read more »
Fans of the excellent thriller Monster will find a lot to look forward to next year, as two more series from creator Naoki Urasawa are topping VIZ Media's 2009 release list. The titles in question are 20th Century Boys and Pluto: Urusawa X Tezuka , …Read more »
Back in June, we learned that Unnamed Memory Season 2 is scheduled for a January 2025 premiere. Now, thanks to a new teaser, we have confirmation that the cast and staff from the first season will be back for the second. Unnamed Memory Season 2 …Read more »
If you’ve been waiting for a convenient streaming home for THE FIRST SLAM DUNK, you’ll soon be able to watch the feature on Netflix. The streamer announced plans to add the film in the United States on August 25, 2024. It’s game time. The First …Read more »
There’s good news for fans of the anime Unnamed Memory — it’s receiving a second season! Unnamed Memory Season 2 is set to launch January 2025, and a short commercial has dropped for it. The first season, which consisted of 12 episodes, concluded this week. It’s …Read more »
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