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Tetsuya Chiba, the creator of Tomorrow’s Joe (Ashita no Joe in the original Japanese) has had a health scare but appears to be doing better. Late last year he took himself to the hospital because he wasn’t feeling right. He was having issues in his …Read more »
This seems to be the year that 50th anniversary commemoration projects end up being all the rage among new anime fans, and I couldn’t be more pleased. For in addition to the various Go Nagai anniversary works such as DEVILMAN Crybaby, Mazinger Z Infinity, and …Read more »
It’s the end of an era for anime. Yet another giant of the field has left us for good… On April 17, 2011, Osamu Dezaki died of lung cancer, aged 67. The highlights in Dezaki’s filmography are legion. His career stretches back to the very …Read more »
Manga has traditionally been hand-drawn, and there is the issue of protecting the paper from being damaged over time. This is no small feat. “The illustration has undergone color fading and wearing,” mangaka Tetsuya Chiba remarked about the iconic last scene of his famous manga …Read more »
Tetsuya Chiba, the creator of Ashita no Joe (Tomorrow’s Joe), is a member of the Japan Cartoonists’ Association, and he suggested the group put on an auction to aid the people of Ukraine. The Association agreed, and is establishing an online charity auction. Manga creators …Read more »
It’s not uncommon in Japan for the release of a manga to be advertised with giant murals at train stations. This technique hasn’t been used so much elsewhere, but thanks to Star Comics in Italy, that’s changing. The publisher has turned the Porta Genova metro …Read more »
The Japan Cartoonists Association might mostly concentrate on manga, but it’s put out a statement in reaction to Putin’s orders for Russia to invade Ukraine. The statement expressed a desire for the conflict to conclude quickly. The Association said it was against war, and noted …Read more »
There is sad news coming out of Japan as we learn of the passing of mangaka Shinji Mizushima. Mizushima is known for his baseball manga, especially Dokaben and Abu-san. The cause of death is listed as pneumonia, though there are also reports that he allegedly …Read more »
The most jacked featherweights ever The definitive boxing anime of the 2000s is back, and perhaps for the first time it’s getting a fair shot at success in the US. It took Jyoji “George” Morikawa roughly a decade before he would agree to permit his …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 »
After introducing protagonist Junk Dog (voiced by Yoshimasa Hosoya), the official Megalo Box anime website is back with four more character promos. Meet the latest cast additions along with their respective voice talent in the brief clips below. Gansaku Nanbu – Shiro Saito (Yu in …Read more »
You wa shock. There’s nothing more shocking in fiction than the death of a beloved character, and the history of anime and manga is full of deaths used to great narrative effect. But what are the medium’s all-time most shocking deaths? That’s the question ranking …Read more »
Captain Tsubasa There are many reasons young people decide to participating in sports: through the influence of parents, friends, coaches, etc. In Japan, the land where there are manga about just about anything, comics naturally also play a part in what sports young people choose. …Read more »
If you pay attention to social media, you may have noticed that people have been talking non-stop about the World Cup for what feels like forever. If you keep up with current anime, you may have noticed that one of last season’s most interesting titles …Read more »
I admit it – it’s a little early in the year to be thinking about baseball. But with the Super Bowl over and done with and the World Baseball Classic coming to Tokyo Dome next month, I’ve got America’s and Japan’s combined pastime on the …Read more »
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