This week saw the launch of 2024’s 50th issue of Shueisha’s Young Jump magazine, and with it came the promised end of writer Aka Akasaka and illustrator Mengo Yokoyari’s Oshi no Ko manga. Before the dust has even settled, Akasaka is already off and running …Read more »
The anime Mecha-Ude: Mechanical Arms debuted in October, and it just recently dropped a climax trailer to get fans hyped. For people who want to physically read the manga version, there’s some good news: it’s been licensed by Graphix, the graphic novel imprint of Scholastic. …Read more »
Another Japanese business is being affected by Western credit card companies. Melonbooks, a chain store that sells doujinshi, will cease taking Visa and Mastercard payments on December 16. After this, people can still use things like American Express or JCB to make purchases. Melonbooks wants …Read more »
My Love Story with Yamada-kun at Lv999 is headed to the big screen. The manga by Mashiro, which launched in 2018, is getting a live-action film adaptation that’s set to hit Japanese theaters on March 28, 2025. The film will star Ryuto Sakuma as Akito …Read more »
In August, Otaku USA reported on how some Western credit card companies have threatened penalties or told Japanese companies they need to stop selling some of their explicit manga titles. Manga creator and politician Ken Akamatsu spoke out against this, and now he’s been pulled …Read more »
One of the pillars of the manga world is no longer with us, as it was announced that horror manga legend Kazuo Umezu has passed away. According to the statement, Umezu passed on October 28 at the age of 88. “Umezu wanted to spread his …Read more »
Back in April, just before the My Hero Academia manga kicked off its epilogue, Kohei Horikoshi’s recently-concluded series announced that it had 100 million copies printed physically and sold digitally around the world. Horikoshi provided an illustration to mark the momentous occasion, and now it’s …Read more »
Kujaku no Dance, Dare ga Mita? (Who Saw the Peacock Dance in the Jungle?), the josei crime manga from Rito Asami, is getting a live-action TV series. The show will star Kenichi Matsuyama (Death Note) and Suzu Hirose (Chihayafuru) and will start airing in January …Read more »
In an exclusive reveal on Anime News Network, Tapas recently showcased a new trailer for Solo Leveling: Ragnarok. Based on Daul’s original story, the webcomic from artist JIN (REDICE) and adaptor Brix (REDICE) launched on Kakao Page on August 1, and now its English release …Read more »
Kaya-chan wa Kowakunai, the manga by Taro Yuri about a young child with hidden abilities, is getting anime-ified. Along with the announcement came piece of teaser key art and a celebratory illustration from manga creator Taro Yuri. The manga revolves around Kaya, a girl at …Read more »
Fans of the manga My Love Story With Yamada-kun at Lv999 have a reason to be excited, because its long hiatus has finally come to an end! The hiatus began in February 2024, due to creator Mashiro’s health. With the manga returning, that hopefully that …Read more »
Sakamoto Days fans have plenty to look forward to outside of Yuuto Suzuki’s main manga. In addition to the upcoming anime, the series has inspired spinoffs, including a new novel that’s on the way from Shueisha this December. The novel, titled Sakamoto Days Koroshiya Blues …Read more »
Japanese publishers are getting more aggressive going after piracy sites, and in one case publisher PCR Distributing is taking legal action against the site nHentai. Quite a bit of PCR Distributing’s adult work ends up on nHentai, where the piracy site is offering it for …Read more »
The manga adaptation of Yui’s Bibliophile Princess light novel series has been on break since May, but it’s officially getting ready to return. According to the December issue of Ichijinsha’s Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine, Yui Kikuta’s adaptation will return from hiatus when the next issue …Read more »
Kumo Kagyu’s Goblin Slayer series has inspired a number of spinoffs and adaptations, including the Goblin Slayer: A Day in the Life manga, which has Kagyu teaming up with Daichi Matsuse. The series first launched in the pages of Square Enix’s Big Gangan magazine in …Read more »
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