The Tokyo Ghoul manga series has sold well in both Japan and America, so it’s no surprise American publisher VIZ has nabbed rights to creator Sui Ishida’s new manga, Choujin X. The first chapter is available free online at VIZ’s website. VIZ also gave a …Read more »
The manga Komi Can’t Communicate, about an awkward high school girl trying to make 100 friends, is getting an anime adaptation. The anime will debut this October, and a trailer for it has been released. Part of the cast and staff have also been revealed. …Read more »
I want to watch I Want to Hold Aono-kun so Badly I Could Die I could die! Gotta wait, though: the live-action series based on Umi Shiina’s manga isn’t out until spring 2022. The series will star Shori Sato, a member of Japanese boy band …Read more »
Rootport, the manga creator behind Kami to Yobareta Otaku (translated as The Otaku Called God) shared his thoughts on girls who like to read. “‘A young girl who’s quiet and reserved, and likes reading books’ is one existing template,” he wrote on Twitter. “The real-world …Read more »
Grand Blue Dreaming by Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka was on hiatus earlier this year, and it’s about to go on hiatus again. The earlier hiatus was because of back pain being experienced by Inoue. In the new announcement for the hiatus, it does not …Read more »
American comics publisher Ablaze is coming out with Space Pirate Captain Harlock, overseen by original creator Leiji Matsumoto. It’s one of the comics that will be included in this year’s Free Comic Book Day on August 14. The first issue drops June 9, and comics/pop …Read more »
Imagine the world of Hajime Isayama’s Attack on Titan manga without the Titans. We wouldn’t have much of a story, but kids like Eren and Mikasa would be able to live out their childhoods and beyond without fear of being picked up and swallowed at …Read more »
Jiro Matsumoto, the mangaka behind the sexy and violent girls-with-guns manga Velveteen & Mandala, has come out with a new manga. It’s called beautiful place and it debuted on Friday in Complex, the online part of Hero’s Inc’s Monthly Hero’s magazine. It sounds as if …Read more »
Some changes are afoot for Synecdoche’s Plus-Sized Elf manga, which has been published through Wani Books since it debuted online back in December of 2016. After the upcoming 47th chapter, though, that will change, and the series will go on a half-year hiatus before returning …Read more »
Spring brings the season of cherry blossoms to Japan, and DMP’s yuri imprint Lilyka tweeted an interview with one of their creators, Ruri Kumashika, who wrote Around the Season of Cherry Blossoms. Around the Season of Cherry Blossoms 4 was just released. Have you read …Read more »
Look, everyone needs a YouTube channel nowadays, and that even applies to internationally acclaimed manga author Naoki Urasawa. Known for series ranging from Monster and 20th Century Boys to Pluto and his current manga Asadora!, among many others, the artist celebrated Asadora!‘s fifth volume release with the …Read more »
It’s been five years since Haro Aso’s manga Alice in Borderland concluded, and we just got news that the mangaka is up to a new project. Aso will be working with Shiro Yoshida (who did the manga adaptation of Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress) on …Read more »
There isn’t much time left for the Eromanga Sensei manga, which has rin adapting the light novels by Tsukasa Fushimi and Hiro Kanzaki. According to the June issue of Kadokawa’s Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine, the series is set to end in the next issue, …Read more »
Founded by Samuel Pinansky in 2016, light novel publishing service J-Novel Club has made some waves since its launch. Now, the latest announcement is here to reveal that Kadokawa has acquired a majority stake in the company, and aims to have it and Bookwalker work …Read more »
The winners for the 25th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize have been announced! The prizes are given yearly to manga creators who follow the tradition laid out by Osamu Tezuka. The Grand Prize, which comes with a bronze statue and approximately $19,000 in cash, goes …Read more »
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