Tsai Kun-lin, a Taiwanese manga publisher, helped bring about the country’s manga explosion in the 1960s. Now The Boy from Clearwater, a new graphic novel series from author Yu Pei-yun and illustrator Zhou Jian-xin, shares his incredible true story. Volume two drops on May 7 …Read more »
Back in February, we reported that 10 titles had been nominated for the annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. Now we’ve learned which manga won the coveted award, named after the Godfather of Manga himself. The lead prize went to PLINIVS, the historical manga by Mari …Read more »
Another Weekly Shonen Jump manga has come to an end with the publication of the final chapter for Shadow Eliminators. The manga by Kento Amemiya first launched in the magazine on December 4, 2023, and the final chapter was just published in Japan on April …Read more »
This weekend Archipel, one of our favorite YouTube channels, dropped another great video. This one goes behind the scenes of a new collaboration between horror manga master Junji Ito and modeler Yoshiki Fujimoto. The two have teamed up to create a high-end model of Ito’s …Read more »
Great news, superhero fans: Marvel manga are now on the Viz app! New titles are available to read with a membership as we speak, opening up a whole new world of adventures featuring familiar stars of comic and screen. Best of all, many of these …Read more »
Yesterday the Tokyo District Court said the operator of the infamous Manga-Mura manga piracy site has to give publishers Kadokawa, Shueisha and Shogakukan 1.7 billion yen. That’s a little under 11 million dollars. The publishers had started out by asking for 1.9 billion yen in …Read more »
Sailor Moon’s characters are involved with Azabu-Juban district, in Tokyo’s Minato Ward. Because of this, and as a way to bring in tourists, Minato Ward decided to put five Sailor Moon-themed manhole covers in places important for the original story. If you go to the …Read more »
The newest issue of Shonen Jump brought with it a fresh new title: Astro Royale. The first chapter of this brand new manga is currently free to read on the Viz website, and SJ subscribers can follow every new chapter as it drops on the app. So, should …Read more »
George Morikawa’s Hajime no Ippo manga has been running in Weekly Shonen Magazine since 1989, and it’s about to take another very brief break. As revealed in this year’s 20th issue of the magazine, the series will be on hiatus this week. This isn’t due …Read more »
2024 began with a large 7.6 earthquake in Japan, with Noto Peninsula in the Ishikawa Prefecture especially affected. Insomniacs After School is located in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture, and original manga creator Makoto Ojiro is getting involved with relief efforts through The Insomniacs After School …Read more »
Monthly manga magazine Dengeki Daioh is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a character-filled cover illustrated by Nio Nakatani, the creator of Bloom Into You. The illustration features 25 characters from all eras of Dengeki Daioh’s three-decade run. Famous titles represented include Yotsuba&!, A Certain Scientific …Read more »
Look Back, the new anime film based on the manga by Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto, has just released its first full trailer. The film hits theaters in Japan June 28. Also unveiled today is a thorough staff list, including: Art Director: Kiyoshi Sameshima Color …Read more »
Daisuke Hiyama’s ecchi comedy manga Peter Grill and the Philosopher’s Time has been running in the pages of Futabasha’s Manga Action magazine since July 2017, and now it’s almost ready to turn the final page. According to the 14th collected volume of the series, the …Read more »
If you ever thought Naruto’s ramen looked so good you wanted some for yourself, you’re not the only one. Now restaurant chain Silverlake Ramen, which operates in multiple American states, has officially teamed up with Naruto to offer a limited-time themed menu and merchandise. A …Read more »
As of last week, Yoshihiko Hayashi MamaYuyu is at an end. The manga spun an intriguing story of a world where demons and heroes live in harmony, only to be invaded by demons and heroes from other worlds where such harmony doesn’t exist. It was an …Read more »
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