Looking for summer reads to get you through August? Good news: you can start a new series and be all set for the fall anime season! Lots of light novels are getting adaptations (new and returning) this fall, so these titles are a great place to …Read more »
Dealing with Mikadono Sisters Is a Breeze is the latest close-quarters rom-com this anime season. But it’s more than an odd couple situation… our hero Yu is sharing living space with three highly accomplished young ladies! You can watch the anime as it airs and see …Read more »
The One Piece Heroines book series is a unique offering. These anthologies zero in on the ladies of Eiichiro Oda’s long-running series. But in most cases, they’re not building on the greater lore of the world. Rather, these slice-of-life tales tell us more about the girls: …Read more »
Manga artist Deme Kingyobachi has more than a few manga under her belt. And her most recent, 2023’s My Instructor Won’t Yield, is getting an English-language release next month. Released in Japan as Chiba Kyokan wa Nabikanai (“Instructor Chiba Isn’t Flattered”), the one-shot BL story follows the …Read more »
Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun is Osamu Nishi’s surprisingly wholesome series about a boy adopted by a high-ranking demon. As he attends demon school, he inadvertently teaches the underworld about the power of friendship. But in a new spinoff series, Iruma descends into a very …Read more »
As much as we’d love to pretend it’s the ‘ber months already, and all the creepiness and fun that brings, we are right in the middle of summer. But that means we’re also right in the middle of summer anime, which means DAN DA DAN is …Read more »
Whether you’re looking forward to Last Samurai Standing already or just heard the hype, there’s no denying it’s pretty big. And if you want to get ahead of the curve, you’re in luck! Tomorrow, Kodansha is releasing the first volume of the manga, based (like the …Read more »
Season 2 of Kaiju No. 8 premiered today… just two days after the original manga came to an end. While we can still enjoy the anime adaptation of Kafka Hibino’s monstrous adventures, it’s sad to know there’s a kaiju-shaped gap in our manga reading list. Fortunately, …Read more »
With all the big new anime coming out this summer, you may have missed a little show called Milky Subway: The Galactic Limited Express. And if so, we can’t blame you. It’s a short CG subject tucked away on its own YouTube channel. It’s also the …Read more »
Back in 2019, Rumiko Takahashi premiered her new manga MAO in the pages of Weekly Shonen Sunday. Six years later, it’s following in the footsteps of her other hit series: an anime is on the way! While it definitely differs from more lighthearted series like Urusei Yatsura and Ranma …Read more »
Sometimes you die. Sometimes you get isekai‘d. And sometimes you grab a magic gem and get transported back in time. Whatever the reason, many of this summer’s fantasy anime heroes get a second chance at life. But, at least in the case of these three …Read more »
Call of the Night is back… and we don’t just mean the second season of the anime! Kotoyama’s late-night vampire rom-com is back from the dead for a limited-run manga series. The “Paradise Arc” follows Kou Yamori and his detective senpai as they explore a strange …Read more »
Manga and anime fans likely know Tsutomi Nihei best as the creator of titles like BLAME! and Knights of Sidonia. In his new series Tower Dungeon, he’s taking the action back in time. Volume 1 of this new Kodansha release introduces a dark fantasy world full of dragons, …Read more »
Several new titles have joined Shonen Jump in extremely recently memory, to the point that Otr of the Flame has had time to make itself at home. Capping off the wave that started with Harukaze Mound, Kaedegami, and Ekiden Bros is Ping-Pong Peril. And if you’ve ever …Read more »
The latest addition to the Weekly Shonen Jump catalogue is Ekiden Bros: a fresh new sports manga from Daiki Nono. This time, the sport in question is running—with the series taking its title from long-distance relay races known as ekiden. As with many sports series, it stars a …Read more »
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