Leiji Matsumoto’s classic Galaxy Express 999 manga has inspired a live-action drama, and a press conference was held for the project this week. It turns out this isn’t all that’s in store for the series, because Matsumoto confirmed he is currently working on a new …Read more »
The live-action film adaptation of Tite Kubo’s Bleach is set to open in Japan next month, and our most recent peek comes from a series of stills released today. The stills are just a few of the 60,000 (!) included in Deathberry Days Document, a …Read more »
Last week, we got word there would be a big announcement re: Tokyo Ghoul:re. As it turns out, there were two! First, the good news. The anime adaptation, which is currently airing, has been given the okay for a second season. That second season will …Read more »
Only four new chapters have made their way to Weekly Shonen Sunday since the May 23 return of Hiromu Arakawa’s Silver Spoon manga, but another hiatus is on the horizon. The latest break kicks off with the magazine’s next issue, and a return date has …Read more »
Big news on the way from the world of Tokyo Ghoul. Tokyo Ghoul:re, the manga by Sui Ishida, will be unveiling somethin’ special June 14 in the pages of Young Jump, where it’s serialized. An anime adaptation, perhaps? Oh, wait—that already exists. The series based …Read more »
My little sister can’t be this expensive. A limited-edition figure of one of the series’ female protagonists, Ruri Goko (Kuroneko), has been announced with the price-tag of ¥1,598,400: as of today’s exchange rate, that’s $14,578. The figure is life-size, measuring in at 139 centimeters, or …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, the popular Shonen Jump manga from Koyoharu Gotoge, will soon be taking anime form. That’s the word from this week’s edition of said manga magazine, where Demon Slayer has been running since 2016. The anime series will be animated over …Read more »
Pretty swords-as-pretty boys franchise Touken Ranbu is getting a big-screen live-action adaptation, and we’ve got our first peek via a poster revealed today. The poster features actor Hiroki Suzuki as Mikazuki Munechika. Suzuki played the same role in the stage play based on the franchise. …Read more »
A major figure in today’s manga industry is getting ready to make his first-ever professional North American appearance. Viz Media announced plans to bring My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi to Comic-Con International 2018, which takes place from July 18 to July 22 at the …Read more »
After months of occasional teasing, we finally have a start date and a tentative title for Fairy Tail author Hiro Mashima’s new manga. It’s been nearly a year since Fairy Tail came to an end, and the next title from Mashima is currently being called …Read more »
There seem to be more plays and musicals based on anime and manga than we can keep track of these days, but this one caught our attention when it was announced a while back: a play based on Naruto done in the style of kabuki. …Read more »
Hikari-Man, the manga by Ichi the Killer creator Hideo Yamamoto, is back in publication after a two-year hiatus. The first chapter of the manga in two years is out in issue 26 of Big Comic Spirits, which went on sale May 28. The manga, which …Read more »
We do quite a few reports on anime T-shirts, sneakers and other apparel, but this is one of the most original accessories we’ve seen in a while. Fans of Hunter x Hunter may remember when main character Gon Freecss did his transformation thing, with his …Read more »
Pokémon fans in Japan can now get further insight into the mind behind the phenomenon, series creator Satoshi Tajiri. Shogakukan published an autobiographical story in the form of a manga, with additional commentary provided by none other than Super Mario Bros. mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto. Shogakukan …Read more »
Akane Shimizu’s Cells at Work! manga is getting a spinoff next month in the form of Cells at Work! BLACK (Hataraku Saibou BLACK). In this version the blood cells at the center of the story happen to reside in the body of someone who is …Read more »
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