After 20 volumes of Demon Slayer were stolen from Onsen no Mori, the bathhouse asked politely on social media for the manga to be brought back. Not only did the thief eventually bring back the manga, but more than 200 volumes of Demon Slayer were …Read more »
The Japanese magazine TV Bros. has announced their winner for the Bros. Comic Award 2020. According to Anime News Network, the esteemed honor goes to My Broken Mariko by Waka Hirako. As part of the decision, Hirako will illustrate two covers (one of which will …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is the hot topic right now, with everyone from the New York Times to Japanese government officials talking about it. It’s a good time to be Koyoharu Gotoge, the creator of the manga, who’s no doubt inspiring tons of young …Read more »
Dark Horse is re-releasing Blade of the Immortal as a deluxe hardcover edition, and the first omnibus volume comes out this month. In honor of the event, Dark Horse shared an article written by Senior Editor Philip R. Simon on the localization of the fan …Read more »
Two people have been arrested in Japan for allegedly creating counterfeit Quintessential Quintuplets T-shirts with intent to sell, reports Japanese media outlet Sports Hochi. The two culprits, aged 41 and 38, had produced 50 such shirts, featuring characters from Quintessential Quintuplets and other anime. They …Read more »
There was a big hoopla when someone stole 20 volumes of Demon Slayer from Onsen no Mori hot spring and the facility responded by asking nicely on social media for the books to be returned. Time passed and at least 190 copies of Demon Slayer …Read more »
Digital Manga Inc.’s imprint LILYKA publishes independent yuri manga, and one of their creators is Mintaro, who has a line of fairy tale influenced comics. Mintaro also maintains a YouTube page where she posts some drawing videos to help aspiring artists. LILYKA shared this information …Read more »
Norah Jones is releasing a digital deluxe version of her album Pick Me Up Off the Floor, and she’s teamed up with mangaka Rumiko Takahashi for a new music video for her song “I’m Alive.” “We’re all human, and we experience many things in life, …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is one of the biggest hits of the last few years. The manga has sold about a bajillion copies, and the anime is no slouch either. Early reports about this weekend’s box office show the new film, Mugen Train, taking …Read more »
Yen Press is re-releasing the original Haruhi light novels through their Yen On imprint. The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya and The Sigh of Haruhi Suzumiya will both come back out in January 2021. Following that, two more Haruhi books will be released each month until …Read more »
Yūta Momiyama, the deputy editor-in-chief of Shonen Jump+, sent out a chain of tweets about how MANGA Plus is doing around the world. MANGA Plus is an app that allows people to read select titles from Shonen Jump. Noting that there was a conference on …Read more »
A new manga from Fujino Omori, the creator of DanMachi (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?), is headed our way this January. The manga is called Tsue to Ken no Wistoria (The Wistoria of Wands and Swords), and it’s …Read more »
Izumi Matsumoto, the creator of lauded manga Kimagure Orange Road, died on October 6, it was reported today. He was 61 years old. Matsumoto had been diagnosed with cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia, a condition that occurs when the body’s cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is in a “reduced …Read more »
Eleven new licensed books were announced at New York Comic Con Metaverse’ The Yen Press Manga and Light Novel Party. The titles in question are: Durarara!! SH by Ryohgo Narita and Suzuhito Yasuda, a light novel sequel series to Durarara!!. Hana-chan and the Shape of …Read more »
In September, a news story spread in Japan about 20 volumes of Demon Slayer being stolen from the bath house Mori no Onsen. The bathhouse’s response, which was to kindly ask on social media for the manga to be returned, made the story go viral. …Read more »
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