You might not see too many mainstream American comics outlets writing about it, but Hajime Isayama's Attack on Titan manga is killing it in the west. According to Kodansha USA, the English language edition currently has over 2.5 million copies in print. Kodansha originally announced the …Read more »
A couple new TV ads for Boruto -Naruto the Movie- debuted via the anime film's official website, highlighting the bond between Naruto and his son Boruto. You'll also get a peek at the manga short "The Day Naruto Became a Hokage" and a sample of …Read more »
Village Vanguard, named after the famous New York jazz club, is a popular chain of bookstores/hamburger shops (yes, you read that right) in Japan, and they also run a brand of clothing called VV Wear. VV Wear has teamed up with Studio Trigger ( Little …Read more »
You may recall that last year the Tokyo International Film Festival hosted a retrospective of works by Evangelion director Hideaki Anno (check out our coverage here ). The program was a hit, apparently, because this year the festival is doubling down on the anime thing. …Read more »
What does it all mean? Japanese fans of One Piece were left scratching their heads this morning with an update to the series’ official site, which shows eight characters in silhouette with a countdown timer to August 3. In addition, the images include the text …Read more »
FUNimation had a handful of anime acquisitions to announce at this weekend's Otakon, including a nice mix of both new and old. On the new end of things we can look forward to anime movies such as Project Itoh, Psycho-Pass , and the latest Ghost …Read more »
Anime often gets a bad rap where realism is concerned. Characters are born with unnaturally-colored, gravity-defying hair, they are capable of ridiculous feats of strength betraying their often-modest physique, and they use technology and fighting techniques with no logical way of practically working. In some …Read more »
It's real: in order to commemorate both the 40th anniversary of Japan's Sanyo railway line, and the 20th anniversary of Neon Genesis Evangelion 's original broadcast date, West Japan Railway Company (JR West) is developing a Unit 01-themed version of their series 500 Shinkansen (bullet …Read more »
Otakon is under this weekend in Baltimore, so naturally it's time for some announcements from various manga and anime companies. Vertical Comics had some new titles to announce during its panel, including the drool-addicted Mysterious Girlfriend X manga by Riichi Ueshiba. Mysterious Girlfriend X will …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: If you've been meaning to sign up or renew your subscription to Weekly Shonen Jump —Viz Media's weekly digital anthology that runs new chapters of manga like One Piece , Toriko , One-Punch Man , and more, as well as "JUMP BACK" chapters …Read more »
The Parasyte -the maxim- anime may have come to a close, but a series of manga promotions continues to go on strong. This one has various manga artists providing their own take on Hitoshi Iwaaki's Parasyte in the form of manga one-shots, and the latest …Read more »
The 1985 Vampire Hunter D anime adaptation, which was directed by Toyoo Ashida at Ashi Productions, is coming back to home video on August 25. Sentai Filmworks has been trickling out announcements regarding the new English dub cast, and they recently revealed Luci Christian, who …Read more »
Believe it or not, this didn't even make the top 10. If there’s one thing more important than how an anime or manga begins, it’s how it ends. That final impression that lingers after the final episode or chapter does a lot to shape how …Read more »
Oita, the capital city of Japan’s Oita prefecture, is about to welcome some new gigantic inhabitants. Starting today, Attack on Titan ’s titans will begin to occupy the city in a project called the Wall Oita Photo Rally. Life-size Titans will be set up throughout …Read more »
Everyone’s getting hype for the new Star Wars film, and that includes rice planters in Aomori Prefecture, who’ve planted this summer’s rice crop to create a giant Star Wars illustration. Villagers from Inakadate planted 11 different kinds of rice to achieve the different colors in …Read more »
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