2022 turned out to be another impressive year for manga around the world, and in Japan the combined print and digital sales reached record numbers once again. The final tally has it at 677 billion yen (about US$5.264 billion), making it the best year for …Read more »
If you’re hoping to follow up on the latest Chainsaw Man manga cliffhanger as normal, you’ll need to wait a little longer to see what happens next. The ongoing second part of Tatsuki Fujimoto’s hit manga announced that it will be taking a week off …Read more »
Akita Shoten is getting in on the vertical-scrolling manga game, as announced in this year’s third issue of the publisher’s Young Champion Retsu magazine. Akita Shoten’s first vertical-scrolling, full-color manga service has been revealed as the Webtoons brand J-TOON, which will soon be available across …Read more »
In the world of anime and manga, there are few figures as influential as Leiji Matsumoto. It would be difficult to imagine the landscape of the industry, particularly that of overseas fandom, without his creations fueling and shaping it. Sadly, according to an announcement from …Read more »
Initial D creator Shuuichi Shigeno’s MF Ghost manga went on an indefinite hiatus back in November due to the author’s health issues, but now we finally know when it will return. According to a listing for this year’s 12th issue of Kodansha’s Weekly Young Magazine, …Read more »
It’s the start of a new era for the Joestar clan. The ninth part of Hirohiko Araki’s long-running JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, The JOJOLands, is officially underway. The first chapter was released in today’s edition of Ultra Jump in Japan. The JOJOLands centers around a young man named …Read more »
While we’re still waiting for the Yuri on Ice film, this might just be the next best thing. CLAMP, the famous manga creators behind X, Cardcaptor Sakura and much more are teaming up with figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu. They’re illustrating a picture book to tie …Read more »
Yesterday comics publisher ABLAZE revealed that it has licensed four titles by “god of manga” Osamu Tezuka. The books were licensed from Tezuka Productions with cooperation from DI Books. First up is One Hundred Tales, which is scheduled to come out this August. ABLAZE gave …Read more »
Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka’s Grand Blue Dreaming manga is currently running in Kodansha’s Good! Afternoon magazine, but the March 2023 issue announced that it’s about to go on hiatus. While the announcement didn’t elaborate on any specific conditions, it stated that one of the …Read more »
Kashi Mashi Meshi, the popular foodie manga by Mari Okazaki, is getting a live-action series adaptation. The manga, which debuted in 2016, is about three friends who reunite during a sad occasion but find new hope by eating great food together. There are currently five …Read more »
My Hero Academia is one of the most popular franchises out now, and we have the numbers to prove it. Last Friday, February 3, the official Twitter account for the My Hero Academia manga said that there are now more than 85 million copies of …Read more »
Jun Esaka’s Naruto: Sasuke’s Story—The Uchiha and the Heavenly Stardust spinoff novel launched a manga adaptation illustrated by Shingo Kimura back on October 23, and now it has its ending plan set in place. As revealed in the release of the first collected volume, the …Read more »
There’s tons of activity these days around the SPY x FAMILY franchise, with a film and new season on the way, and even top cosplayers like Enako getting in on the action. Now Viz Media has announced there’s even more SPY x FAMILY stuff coming, …Read more »
Another hiatus is in store for the My Hero Academia manga, and once again it is due to the health of creator Kohei Horikoshi. According to the official Twitter account, Horikoshi isn’t feeling well, so the manga will not appear in the next two issues …Read more »
Masayuki Ishikawa, the mangaka behind Moyashimon and Maria the Virgin Witch, has some complaints about the dress code at his daughter’s school, and his complaints struck a chord with people online. Ishikata tweeted this (translation provided by SoraNews24): “I used to think high school girls …Read more »
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