Imagine you get a ridiculously good rate on an apartment. The only down side is, you have to share your flat with a talking Shiba Inu. Sound like the dream? Well, two mitigating factors: one, it’s technically a ghost. Two, it’s grumpy. Like super grumpy. And …Read more »
Farewell, Dear Anemone… hello, Ultimate Exorcist Kiyoshi. There’s a trend toward exorcists as of late in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump, with last week’s new arrival Yokai Buster Murakami presenting a meek exorcist and his skeptical bestie. This new demon-tamer operates alone, though. And he’s got problems of …Read more »
She’s a modern-day exorcist who’s scared of everything. He’s a stone-cold skeptic with no filter. Together, they’re keeping the Reiwa Era safe from yokai of all varieties… by absolutely dunking on them. Yokai Buster Murakami is the newest addition to Shonen Jump, taking the spot left over by …Read more »
Everyone’s favorite domestic intrigue series will be back for a third season! SPY x FAMILY will be continuing in the future, with more animated adventures for the Forger family. Of course, manga readers can keep up with Loid, Yor, Anya, and Bond on the Shonen Jump …Read more »
A few days ago, Viz Manga made an exciting announcement: the manga publisher has launched their One-Shots Program, inviting aspiring manga creators to submit their work for publication. As the announcement mentions, some of the most popular titles currently running started as one-shots… and that …Read more »
We’re into the home stretch, My Hero Academia readers: the manga is entering its epilogue arc. And while there’s still a bit of a ways to go before this super-powered series truly ends, it’s closer than it’s ever been. How will you fill the gap in …Read more »
Many Junji Ito manga, by their very nature, don’t lend themselves to recurring characters. When the fate of your protagonists ranges from being twisted into a spiral to being squeezed out the business end of an ancient mountain crevice, you don’t really invite a lot …Read more »
Ragna Crimson is a dark fantasy manga by Daiki Kobayashi where Ragna is a dragon hunter, battling against the dragons that could wipe out humanity. Square Enix Manga & Books is publishing the series and dropped volume 12 this week, and its anime adaptation can …Read more »
Okarun a UFO conspiracy theorist who doesn’t believe in ghosts. Momo is a spiritualist who doesn’t believe in aliens. Together, they fight ghosts and aliens… and look for missing private parts. There’s no doubt Yukinobu Tatsu’s Dandadan is one of the wilder Shonen Jump+ selections currently out …Read more »
Earlier this month, Elck Itsumo’s sports manga Two on Ice took its final bow. Clocking in at 28 chapters, the series followed self-taught figure skater Hayuma as he chased after Kisara, whose skill led him to pursue a life on the ice. As they venture into …Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
Here at Otaku USA, we’re about all things anime and anime-adjacent. That includes indulging in the inspirations behind our favorite (and soon-to-be-favorite) anime series, be it manga, light novels or games. And with apps and ebooks at our fingertips, keeping up is easier than ever. …Read more »
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