Kodansha’s Young Magazine got started in 1980 in Japan, and has since launched titles like AKIRA and Ghost in the Shell. To celebrate its 45th anniversary, it’s making a special edition magazine aimed for Americans! Editor in Chief of Young Magazine Hidemi Shiraki explained, “For …Read more »
Hiroshi Fukuda’s Rock is a Lady’s Modesty manga is going on a break, but we don’t yet know when to expect its return. The announcement came through this year’s 14th issue of Hakusensha’s Young Animal magazine, which stated that it will take a break “for …Read more »
The late great Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball kicked off serialization back in 1984, meaning the manga celebrated its 40th last year. Now a new Dragon Ball store aptly named DRAGON BALL STORE is set to open in Tokyo this fall. Not many details yet, but …Read more »
According to an Amazon listing, Suzuka’s manga adaptation of the second part of Miya Kazuki’s Ascendance of a Bookworm light novel series has an ending plan in place. Amazon lists the upcoming 13th volume—which is scheduled to ship in Japan on September 15—as the final …Read more »
Back in 2023, a paid event held in St. Petersburg, Russia featured art from multiple Kodansha properties, including Attack on Titan. Cool stuff, except it was held without permission from Kodansha. Oops. The Japanese publisher brought the event organizer, IQ Art Management LLC, to court, …Read more »
Fate Rewinder, the time traveling manga from Futa Kimura, is getting anime-ized. The manga, which centers around a boy named Chrono who joins a secret order of police who use time travel to prevent time-related infractions, has been running since 2022 in the pages of …Read more »
The live-action adaptations of Yasuhisa Hara’s Kingdom manga just keep coming. Now we know when the fifth (!!) film in the franchise is set to hit Japanese theaters: next summer. It’s the followup to Kingdom 4: Return of the Great General, which came out in …Read more »
After 20 years of serialization, it’s almost time to bid a fond farewell to the Vinland Saga manga. Author Makoto Yukimura hopped on X (formerly Twitter) to confirm that the series will be taking the month off for the next issue of Monthly Afternoon magazine, …Read more »
Wind Breaker, the manga by Satoru Nii about high school delinquents turned heroes, is getting a live-action film. Set to hit screens in Japan this December, it’s directed by Kentaro Hagiwara, who helmed the live-action versions of Blue Period and Tokyo Ghoul. The script is …Read more »
Rally Vincent and Minnie-May Hopkins are back for more explosive action in the second Gunsmith Cats Burst omnibus volume, and we have an exclusive first look at the cover! See what Dark Horse has in store ahead of the new volume’s release below. Gunsmith Cats …Read more »
It looks like we’re just about two volumes away from the conclusion of Marcey Naito’s Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister manga. According to the series’ official X (formerly Twitter) account, the series is set to end with volume 22. The 20th volume just …Read more »
The Umamusume: Cinderella Gray manga is going on hiatus, but this one is all about preparing for the finale. As announced in this year’s 27th issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Young Jump magazine, Taiyo Kuzumi’s manga will be taking some time off, with plans to return …Read more »
The nominees for the second annual American Manga Awards have been revealed! Judges consists of people doing editorial work for North American manga publishers. We’ll know the winners on August 21 at NYC’s Japan Society. Japan Society and Anime NYC are both involved in the …Read more »
The Kagurabachi manga is taking an unplanned break, so it will be missing from the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump for a week. The announcement came through the manga’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, which cited author Takeru Hokazono’s “sudden illness” as the reason for …Read more »
Naru Narumi is having a busy, successful summer! First off, the creator’s previous and provocatively titled manga Watari-kun’s ****** Is about to Collapse (Watari-kun no xx ga Hōkaisunzen in Japanese) is getting an anime that debuts this July. Secondly, it was just announced that Narumi …Read more »
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