If all you know of Tatsuya Endo’s work is SPY x FAMILY… well, that’s understandable. The hit manga is now a hit anime, and it’s also just plain good. But there’s more where that came from, and the increasing popularity of the domestic espionage series means …Read more »
Irodori Comics is currently holding a Kickstarter for mangaka Isaki Uta to publish the box set Isaki Uta: The Lost & Found Collection. Uta’s previous manga, Is Love The Answer?, has been published in America by Kodansha. The box set consists of the doujinshi Mine-kun …Read more »
Disclosure: Co-author Patrick Macias is Editor-in-Chief of Otaku USA magazine. Otaku USA Magazine editor-in-chief Patrick Macias teamed up with writer Samuel Sattin to write two new books about anime and manga: The Essential Anime Guide: 50 Iconic Films, Standout Series, and Cult Masterpieces, and A …Read more »
SHUEISHA’s MANGA Plus recently released the first chapter of Rugby Rumble, and readers quickly noted the poor lettering and text placement (see above). The reason? The lettering was done by AI, not a person. Specifically it was done by Orange Inc., which says it has …Read more »
It’s just a month ’til Halloween! With spooky season now underway, we’re already in the mood for monsters, ghouls, ghosts, and all things scary. But it’s early days yet, so we’re easing into the frights. To get started, why not try this short list of …Read more »
Being able to read Shonen Jump titles as they come out, thanks to the SJ app, means a lot more than just getting the freshest, most popular manga straight from Japan. (Although that is absolutely our main reason for subscribing.) A side effect of this instant …Read more »
With Fabricant 100 behind us, Shonen Jump will be adding to its roster of manga this month. Today’s new release is Yoshihiko Hayashi’s MamaYuyu. This new take on the “demon lord and hero” formula is already subverting expectations, even one chapter in! But is it worth your time? …Read more »
This week, Daisuke Enoshima’s Fabricant 100 came to a rather sudden end. Originally published as a one-shot in 2021, the series gives themes from Frankenstein a shonen flare. Now, at 36 chapters in, Yao Ashibe’s story has come to a close… and we’ve gotten some answers about the strange …Read more »
The fall anime season is just a few weeks away, and with it come new titles to enjoy. Can’t wait to see what’s ahead? You don’t have to… because lots of new (and returning) titles are based on manga you can read right now! Grab …Read more »
We can never have enough shojo manga in our lives. Sometimes we just want to escape to a world where everything is pastel and sparkly and the cherry blossoms are always in bloom. And, of course, romance is the order of the day… as angsty …Read more »
As Oshi no Ko fans have likely heard by now, the smash hit series is going on hiatus. While Aka Akasaka recovers, this story of love, music, and revenge will be taking a little break. So what can fans do in the meantime? Besides theorize, of …Read more »
There’s no question that Osamu Tezuka pretty much defined the manga landscape as we know it. From remakes to reimaginings, his works live on even today. And soon, fans can dive into an English translation of 2018’s TEZUCOMI, a multi-issue tribute to the his many works. …Read more »
Living in the future is great. It means we can get the freshest manga right as it comes out. And one of those fresh titles is Shoujo Null, a brand new Shonen Jump release now available through the app. The introductory chapter is more than 80 pages long, and …Read more »
Please enjoy a sample of Ryo Sumiyoshi’s CENTAURS manga, available now from ABLAZE MANGA! Story: An epic fantasy adventure set in an alternate medieval Japan, where humans co-exist with the mythic half man/half horse beasts known as centaurs, or “jinba”. The centaur race was long revered as …Read more »
Panda Mony Toy Brands, LLC, which was founded by Ryan Magnon, has teamed up with Studio Entertainment Graphic Innovation (a.k.a. ENGI), a company backed by KADOKAWA, Sammy Corporation, and Ultra Super Pictures, for the graphic novel series Tankdrome. Tankdrome is set to debut in 2024, …Read more »
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