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The winning titles of the 68th Shogakukan Manga Awards have been revealed! Congrats to the winners, who are receiving a prize of 1 million yen (approximately $9,000) and a statuette. For the category of Best Shojo Manga, the winner is Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no …Read more »
Shogakukan began its Manga Awards back in 1956, and this year’s winners were just revealed. Some of these have been licensed in America and some unfortunately have not (at least yet). In the category of Best Shonen Manga, the award goes to Komi Can’t Communicate …Read more »
The Golgo 13 manga series, which began publication in 1968 and is still going, is receiving a manga spinoff on Shogakukan’s Manga ONE app. The manga series Dangerous Jii-san is also getting a spinoff on the app. The Golgo spinoff manga will be called Golgo …Read more »
In November all the nominees for the 66th Shogakukan Manga Awards were announced, and yesterday the winners were revealed in Japan. The Best Children’s Manga category had two winners: Duel Masters by Shigenobu Matsumoto, and Chocolat no Maho (translated as The Magic of Chocolate) by …Read more »
The manga nominated for the 66th Shogakukan Manga Awards have been announced. They are separated into four categories. Duel Masters by Shigenobu Matsumoto and Chocolat no Mahō (The Magic of Chocolate) by Rino Mizuho are competing for the Best Children’s Manga category. The titles nominated …Read more »
If anything has significant meaning in Japanese culture it is bound to be immortalized in a manga. Trains have been a part of the Japanese comics scene since its beginning. You can see them play a pivotal role in Tatsumi's gekiga classic the Pushman . …Read more »
2024 began with a large 7.6 earthquake in Japan, with Noto Peninsula in the Ishikawa Prefecture especially affected. Insomniacs After School is located in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture, and original manga creator Makoto Ojiro is getting involved with relief efforts through The Insomniacs After School …Read more »
An anime adaptation is on the way for Shotan’s You are Ms. servant manga, and a bunch of details rolled out this week. In addition to announcing an October 2024 premiere window, the official site updated with a new teaser trailer and visual, as well …Read more »
Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe’s Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End manga has enjoyed a fantastic anime adaptation, and now it’s time to take a break. According to this year’s 16th issue of Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine, the manga will be taking a month-long break. The …Read more »
The Call of the Night anime adaptation premiered back in 2022, and now more is officially in the works. Call of the Night season 2 plans were revealed during the Fuji TV Anime Lineup Press Conference 2024 event, which paired the news with a video …Read more »
Looking to live your best life in the zombie apocalypse? One of the best anime of 2023, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, is about to make its way to late-night TV in the states. Toonami announced plans to premiere the series in its …Read more »
Four people involved with the major anime piracy site B9GOOD were found guilty and sentenced at the People’s Court of Taizhou Pharmaceutical High-Tech Industrial Development Zone in China. The piracy site was aimed at people in Japan. The names of the people were not given. …Read more »
In the latest news revolving around the death of manga creator Hinako Ashihara, Japanese television station NTV released an official apology to her yesterday. NTV was adapting Ashihara’s manga Sexy Tanaka-san into a live-action series, and in January Ashihara wrote online that the company had …Read more »
There is sad news coming out of Japan as we learn about the passing of manga creator Hinako Ashihara. In America she might be best-known for her Sand Chronicles manga, which is published by VIZ Media. Her works SOS and Forbidden Dance are also available …Read more »
After a lot of delays and waiting, the season finale is almost here for the Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead anime. The premiere is scheduled for December 25, and you can prepare yourself with a new trailer, visual and even a recap episode …Read more »
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