The nineteenth and next volume of the manga Otherwordly Izakaya “Nobu” (a.k.a. Isekai Izakaya “Nobu” in Japanese) is not going to have a cover or bonus features, unless something changes. That’s because Virginia Nitohei, the artist for this manga — published originally in Japan by …Read more »
Over in Japan, Shueisha and Bandai Namco Entertainment worked together to launch the One Piece Base app. Along with giving you access to the manga, the app allows you to take a picture of yourself and have it converted into One Piece mangaka Eiichiro Oda’s …Read more »
A new manga is officially underway for BEASTARS manga author Paru Itagaki. The creator’s latest is Ushimitsu Gao, a horror manga that launched its first chapter via Akita Publishing’s Champion Cross platform today. In Ushimitsu Gao, 33-year-old housewife Megumi Sano runs into a unique paranormal …Read more »
The manga of Rumiko Takahashi—the author behind classics ranging from Maison Ikkoku and Urusei Yatsura to Ranma 1/2, Inuyasha and many more—is beloved around the world. To further cement that notion, Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions reported that the total of all of Takahashi’s manga that’s currently in …Read more »
Kowloon Generic Romance, the manga from Jun Mayuzuki (After the Rain), is getting the double adaptation treatment. The slice-of-life set in Hong Kong’s Kowloon Walled City will be adapted into both an anime series and a live-action film in 2025. Reiko Kujirai will be played …Read more »
The digital manga app Mangamo has teamed up with Kodansha for their exclusive Fall in Love Read Campaign. Starting this week, and until November 5, select Kodansha titles are 50% off and select bundles are 60% off. The series highlighted are Our Fake Marriage, Whisper …Read more »
Just in time for spooky season comes the news that the horror-comedy manga Mieruko-chan is getting a live-action film adaptation. The film will be released in Japan in summer 2025. It’ll star Nanoka Hara, whose voice will be familiar to fans of Suzume, and who also …Read more »
In the latest news for manga bans or attempted bans, Horry County Schools in South Carolina pulled the whole Assassination Classroom manga series after a single parent complained. The series is being looked over by the schools, a process that is said to take 30 …Read more »
One Peace Books, which publishes titles like The Rising of the Shield Hero and the recently reviewed Kurokiya-san Wants to Lead Him Around by the Nose, has announced a set of new manga titles that are coming out next year. Let’s take a look! Teppeki …Read more »
That’s a lot of Jujutsu Kaisen. The popular Shonen Jump manga, which just ended its six-year run, now has over 100 million copies in circulation. Impressive. The manga by Gege Akutami kicked off in the pages of Shonen Jump on March 5, 2018 and soon …Read more »
It’s hard to believe that this year marks the 25th anniversary of Masashi Kishimoto’s landmark Naruto manga. Shueisha didn’t let this milestone slip by, and one of the ways the publisher is celebrating is with a special video highlighting key moments from the series. You …Read more »
The anime Loner Life in Another World will be debuting soon, and Kaiten Books, which publishes the manga version in English, is offering the first volume for free on Bookwalker. This is part of Bookwalker’s bigger Isekai Manga Haul campaign, which started today and lasts …Read more »
Under Ninja, the action-comedy manga from Kengo Hanazawa (I Am a Hero) is getting a live-action film, and the movie just revealed a couple of the film’s stars, posters and a teaser trailer. The film is set to hit screens in Japan on January 24, …Read more »
The Blue Exorcist anime continues with a new arc this October, but the manga is taking a break. Author Kazue Kato announced that the series will be going on hiatus starting with the October issue of Jump SQ. magazine, with a return penciled in for …Read more »
If you’re a manga fan who lives in New York City, or if it’s a place you’re able to visit, then you might want to check out the major (and limited time) pop-up Kodansha House: Where Manga Meets. It begins on October 4 and lasts …Read more »
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