It’s not often you see a real manga legend hop on Twitter for some good old fashioned fan interaction, but that’s exactly what Rumiko Takahashi just did. The author of classics like Ranma 1/2, Inuyasha, Maison Ikkoku, Urusei Yatsura, and more joined the social media …Read more »
The TV anime adaptation may be over—with a movie on the way to keep fans excited—but Yuki Tabata’s Black Clover manga is doing just fine on its own. According to this year’s 26th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, the series has over 15 million …Read more »
Another work from the amazing Takehiko Inoue (Vagabond, Slam Dunk) is on the way to English audiences, with Manga Planet announcing the license acquisition of the BUZZER BEATER manga. The series will make a comeback on Manga Planet starting this June, and a free sample …Read more »
The manga Kaguya-sama: Love is War by Aka Akasaka is currently being published in Japan by Shueisha’s Young Jump and in America by VIZ Media. Young Jump just announced that the manga will go on hiatus, but thankfully it’s not because Akasaka is hurt or …Read more »
Takashi Shiina’s Zettai Karen Children manga has been running in Weekly Shonen Magazine since 2005, and now it’s finally about to come to an end. The author confirmed as much on Twitter, adding that the afterword comments for the final chapter have already been written …Read more »
Ken Wakui’s Tokyo Revengers manga is currently enjoying a great anime adaptation, and now the source material is heading toward its climax. According to this year’s 26th issue of Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine, the tough boys of Tokyo Revengers will be entering the final arc …Read more »
Back in March Kodansha came out with some limited edition Attack on Titan manga that were big enough to be read by a Titan. Each manga weighed about 30 pounds and was 1.01 meters tall and 0.71 meters wide. To no one’s surprise, this turned …Read more »
Pioneering manga creator Ichiro Tominaga has passed away earlier this month from old age. He was 96-years-old. While his name might not be well-known in America, he was an important figure in Japan. His most successful manga series were titled Chinkoro Nee-chan and Sekkachi Neeya. …Read more »
Mangaka Yasunori Mitsunaga recently finished the Princess Resurrection manga franchise with the final volume of Princess Resurrection Nightmare, and the creator is off to work on a new series. Mitsunaga will do the writing, but instead of doing the art as well, Yoshimitsu Iruka has …Read more »
The news of Kentaro Miura’s passing at age 54 has brought renewed attention to his books. The eight deluxe editions of his Berserk manga have shot up on the Amazon bestsellers list, including some making the top ten. When you consider that millions of books …Read more »
April 2022 will mark the 20th anniversary of the Black Lagoon manga by Rei Hiroe, so an exhibition is on the way this July to celebrate early. The exhibition will feature a bunch of original drawings from throughout the series’ history, and the creator kicked …Read more »
Koi’s Is the order a rabbit? manga is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and the latest piece of the celebratory puzzle is a new character song. This one will feature a character who has yet to appear in the anime, Fuyu Fuiba, who will …Read more »
The passing of Kentarou Miura, the creator of the Berserk manga, has devastated fans around the world and gotten many Western news outlets (who usually ignore manga) to pick up the story. Since then, condolences have amassed. “Miura no longer exists in a physical space,” …Read more »
The manga world received a shock in the early morning hours with the news that Berserk creator Kentaro Miura passed away on May 6. According to publisher Hakusensha’s announcement, Miura passed due to acute aortic dissection, and his family held a private service. Miura was …Read more »
Ukyou Kodachi formerly wrote for the Boruto manga, and he’s also written scripts for Fate/Grand Order and is behind the series composition for SEVEN KNIGHTS REVOLUTION: Hero Successor. He regularly tweets to his 22,000 followers, but while most of his tweets are in Japanese, he …Read more »
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