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The New York Times has released its latest monthly list of Graphic Novel and Manga bestsellers, and two thirds of the fifteen titles are manga. The number one spot goes to a graphic novel, Perspectives by Dav Pilkey. (Pilkey also nabs the thirteenth spot with …Read more »
On March 7, Japanese Domino’s Pizza franchises began a collaboration with Vocaloid sensation Hatsune Miku, packaging medium and large pizzas in Miku-themed boxes, and delivering them in Miku-themed motor scooters with Miku-themed delivery persons (sources inform us these are colloquially known as “cosplayers”). Then tragedy …Read more »
This week, after years of speculation, we finally get to see Cowboy Bebop in live action. Headed up by the guy who brought us The Mandalorian and rolling out via Netflix, it’s premiering to a wide variety of opinions and expectations. And, just before, the streaming service hit …Read more »
In 1971, Monkey Punch’s action manga Lupin III got a TV anime adaptation. The manga was only meant to run for a few months… but as we can see, the series has gone on for decades. It’s been a long time since that first Green Jacket …Read more »
Space is the place to be in ID-0, a 2017 3DCG TV anime with direction by Goro Taniguchi (Planetes, Maria the Virgin Witch) and animation by Sanzigen. Set in the distant future, in ID-0 humanity has begun exploring and colonizing deep space thanks to two …Read more »
Eiichiro Oda has built himself one hell of a playground. It's like those old toy commercials that featured the luckiest kids in the world slammin' their G.I. Joes or Turtles in elaborate, craggy playsets that didn't exist and would take way too much effort and …Read more »
As someone who suffers the odd Bloody Mary nightmare, Corpse Party ’s opening scene holds an immediate resonance. A chanting ritual deposits a group of fun loving high school students in a collapsing school created by the psychic suffering of four murdered children. There is …Read more »
While a healthy portion of our contributors have been using Twitter for some time now, Otaku USA finally has its own official account, which you can follow for all of the up-to-date anime, manga, game and j-pop coverage you desire. Never worry about missing anything …Read more »
Stop me if you've heard this one before; It's the 90's. A guy walks into a video store and goes to the anime section. After looking through and not seeing a certain title, he goes up to the register and the following exchange takes place: …Read more »
Two types of people will rent or buy Gunbuster vs. Diebuster Aim for the Top! The Gattai!! Movie : hardcore American completist Gunbuster otaku who wish to own every possible release of Gunbuster , and newbies who don't realize the set consists of the theatrical …Read more »
Yesterday was an important “birthday” in the world of manga — the 40th anniversary of Dragon Ball’s debut! Yes, it was on November 20, 1984 that the world was introduced to Son Goku, who would continue on through Dragon Ball Z and more, with Dragon …Read more »
A husband and wife in León, Mexico recently tied the knot in a Saint Seiya-themed wedding. While many Saint Seiya fans and otaku would give a themed wedding like this the thumbs up, it received the ire of the Archdiocese of León and Archbishop Jaime …Read more »
It’s a good time to be mangaka Yama Wayama, because she’s getting not one, but two of her manga adapted into anime! Her titles Captivated, by You (or Muchū sa, Kimi ni. in Japanese) and Let’s Go Karaoke! (or Karaoke Iko! in Japanese) are going …Read more »
Yoshiharu Tsuge’s avant garde short manga story “Nejishiki” has been very influential in Japan, and it’s great that it’s finally been translated into English in book form. The book Nejishiki, published by Drawn & Quarterly, is an anthology of some of Tsuge’s short works. It …Read more »
There are some changes in the anime business world as TOHO is completely acquiring GKIDS, a North American animation distributor that works with Studio Ghibli titles, other anime, and animation from outside of Japan. The amount of money involved has not been made public. Going …Read more »
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