Back in June, Attack on Titan author Hajime Isayama said the end of the colossally popular series was about five percent away. Now, just a few months after that statement, the percentage has dwindled considerably. According to Isayama—who addressed his hometown when he was honored …Read more »
The four-member manga artist group known as CLAMP is celebrating an amazing 30 years in the industry, and the latest way they’re doing so is with a fancy Cardcaptor Sakura plate. Available exclusively from the CLAMP OFFICIAL FAN SHOP starting today, the plate reflects Sakura …Read more »
Attack on Titan is barreling toward its conclusion, with the manga nearly complete and the last season of the anime set to air soon. Now the hometown of Hajime Isayama, the creator of Attack on Titan, is honoring the manga-ka and his titanic achievement with …Read more »
Is a live-action Demon Slayer in the works? Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a demonic hit, with about a bazillion copies of the manga sold and people rushing to see the film in Japan. Amid the this Demon Slayer madness, “secret negotiations” are already …Read more »
Hiroyuki Takei’s Shaman King is back in a major way thanks to the new anime series in the works for April 2021, and its comeback includes a new Shaman King shojo spinoff manga. The series, titled Shaman King & a garden, is set to launch …Read more »
Seven Seas has a lot going on in the world of publication, and they’ve been tweeting up a storm to show all their new releases. https://twitter.com/gomanga/status/1323389711461818368 Yes, No, or Maybe is coming out today: YES, NO, OR MAYBE? (LIGHT NOVEL) | Michi Ichiho and Lala …Read more »
The 45th and final volume of Haruichi Furudate’s Haikyu!! manga ships in Japan this week, and with it comes a huge milestone for the volleyball series. Once volume 45 is out in the wild, Haikyu!! will have officially topped 50 million copies in circulation. The …Read more »
If you looked at the top spots for Japan’s Oricon’s comic sales list covering the week of October 19-25, you might think there was a mistake. But there wasn’t — the Demon Slayer manga is doing so well that its 22 volumes fill up every …Read more »
One Piece is about to reach a historic event: its one thousandth chapter! Its finale is still a few years away and Netflix is coming out with its own version of One Piece, and publisher VIZ Media feels like celebrating the chapter milestone in the …Read more »
Junji Ito loves creating horror manga, and he also loves cats. The creator of Cat Diary: Yon & Mu teamed up with Crunchyroll earlier this year for a video of him reacting to cats in anime. As a followup, Crunchyroll released a new video of …Read more »
The Jujutsu Kaisen manga, which debuted in March 2018, currently has more than 10 million copies in circulation. This includes both print and digital copies, and Jujutsu Kaisen’s Japanese Twitter account shared the news, calling for a celebration.
Kentaro Ito, an actor known for his multiple roles in live-action adaptations of manga, is being questioned after a hit-and-run incident. Ito allegedly hit a motorcycle carrying two passengers, a man and woman, with his car October 28. The man suffered light injuries, and the …Read more »
Lilyka, Digital Manga Inc.’s yuri imprint, has been offering limited signed shikishi from their mangaka. Shikishi are a type of Japanese board trimmed with gold, and Lilyka just announced their last shikishi sale of 2020. ONLY 6 Ruri Kumashika sensei's Shikishi Autographs are left at …Read more »
The anime adaptation of JoJo’s part five has run its course—and it just ended its run on Toonami over the weekend—but we still have the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind manga to look forward to. VIZ Media live-tweeted along with the finale’s airing, tossing in …Read more »
The Hetalia franchise had some big news released over the weekend. First off, the manga Hetalia World Stars, which has been on hiatus since spring of 2018, is returning. Second off, Hetalia World Stars is getting an anime adaption that’s coming out next spring. Third …Read more »
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