Haruko Ichikawa’s Land of the Lustrous, the manga about a world inhabited by people made of jewels, has come to an end. The final chapter was published in the April 25 edition of Afternoon magazine. The manga, which began in Afternoon in 2012, inspired a …Read more »
If you’re headed to Tokyo this fall, here’s one exhibition to check out. Gallery AaMo, which is located in the Tokyo Dome City complex, is holding an exhibition dedicated to Naoya Matsumoto’s Kaiju No. 8 manga. The exhibition runs from September 13 to November 10. …Read more »
The live-action movie version of Golden Kamuy is set to stream on the ‘flix. The film will hit the service May 19. Based on the manga by Satoru Noda, Golden Kamuy was released in Japanese theaters on January 19. It stars Kento Yamazaki (Kingdom) as …Read more »
The That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Ways of Monster Nation has been on hiatus for a while, and now it’s going to end prematurely. Micro Magazine’s Comic Ride magazine announced plans to end the series earlier this month as a result …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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
It’s the beginning of the end for Yu Muraoka’s “Ippon” Again! (Mo Ippon!) manga, which officially has just four chapters remaining. If the schedule continues as planned, May 9 should mark the date of publication for the final chapter. The news was revealed in chapter …Read more »
Monday marked the launch of the final issue of Bushiroad’s Monthly Bushiroad magazine, and with it came the end of a pair of comedy manga. Inuju and Namamugi’s Teppen—!!! manga published its final chapter alongside Misaki Mori’s Yonkoma Teppen—!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! spinoff manga, which also ended its …Read more »
The nominees for Kodansha’s 48th Manga Awards have been revealed! Let’s take a look at who’s in the running. The awards are narrowed down by category. For the Best Shonen Manga category, the titles competing are The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity by Saka Mikami, …Read more »
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