Daisuke Ashihara has been dealing with health issues, and it’s getting in the way of the release schedule for World Trigger. The manga’s latest chapter was missing in the March issue of Jump SQ, and it’ll also be missing in the May issue. We’ve been …Read more »
As part of the fight against COVID-19, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan wants to make sure that medium- and small-sized Japanese companies outside of the country are taking preventative measures. To do this, they’re tapping into popular manga series Golgo 13. They’re using …Read more »
This year’s Free Comic Book Day will be August 14, and it marks twenty years of this event. “The variety of this year’s comic book selection is really exciting!” commented Free Comic Book Day spokesperson Ashton Greenwood. “There’s something for every kind of fan, from …Read more »
The Japanese government has been cracking down more on illegal online distribution of manga, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has teamed up with My Hero Academia to spread the word. The video is in Japanese, but even if you don’t speak it, …Read more »
Late last year Yuu Watase announced that she would be returning to her manga series Arata, which had been on hiatus since 2015. In March 2021 she shared that she and Weekly Shonen Sunday had picked out a date for when Arata will continue to …Read more »
We recently posted about a limited edition of the Attack on Titan manga that is so big it became the Guinness World Record holder for Largest Comic Book Published. Pre-orders for the volume—which was limited to 100 copies and priced at ¥150,00 (about $1,397)—were such …Read more »
The final two Rurouni Kenshin films are on the horizon, and that means merchandise! Here’re some cute items that caught our eye: Kenshin characters dressed up as Sanrio Kitty characters. Or is it the other way around? The Kenshin/Kitty collab includes stuffed toys, a set …Read more »
One Peace Books has announced three new manga series they will begin publishing this year. The first, I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School by Ui Kashima, will hit bookshelves August 17. One Peace Books gave this description: “The hit Pashiri na Boku to …Read more »
Imagine a world in which the romantic comedy exploits of Rent-a-Girlfriend crossed over with the existential mecha saga of Neon Genesis Evangelion. While that may never actually come to be, Rent-a-Girlfriend manga author Reiji Miyajima has us dreaming thanks to an illustration he posted on …Read more »
Juné Manga, the yaoi imprint of Digital Manga Publishing, teased on March 5 that they had big news coming. pic.twitter.com/KKAx05Aa1U — Juné Manga (@junemanga) March 6, 2021 The news, it turns out, is about their popular yakuza yaoi series Twittering Birds Never Fly. In a …Read more »
All good things must come to an end, and that includes Kiri Wazawa’s The Morose Mononokean manga. The series launched on Square Enix’s Gangan Online site back in 2013, and the latest chapter revealed plans to wrap it up when the next chapter arrives on …Read more »
ICv2 recently had an interview with the VP of Publishing Sales at VIZ Media, where it was revealed that VIZ’s manga sales went up exponentially in 2020. In an interview with Yen Press Publisher and Managing Director Kurt Hassler, ICv2 was able to uncover another …Read more »
As of March 2021, Marvel’s biggest seller this year is Deadpool: Samurai, which is being published in Japan on the Shonen Jump+ app. Written and illustrated by Sanshirou Kasama and Hikaru Uesugi, it has Deadpool go back in time to feudal Japan. While we’re only …Read more »
The hometown of Attack on Titan creator Hajime Isayama—Hita City, Oita prefecture—has been gradually filling out its roster of statues from the series to commemorate where it all began. Now, following statues based on Eren, Mikasa, and Armin, a new Levi statue was recently unveiled …Read more »
Kodansha has seriously revamped and updated its site, and it shared the news on Twitter. Just announced, we've got a new look & site! Check out our new homepage at https://t.co/66tfqplT5i. Keep following this account to stay updated on manga news. And for Kodansha book …Read more »
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