Tatsuya Endo’s spy comedy Spy x Family has been doing so well that the sixth volume is receiving an initial print run in Japan of more than a million copies. Volume six becomes available on December 28, and at that point there will be more …Read more »
All good things must come to an end, and that includes We Never Learn: BOKUBEN, the manga from Taishi Tsutsui. Tsutsui’s manga came to a close in the pages of the latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, out in Japan this week. How did it …Read more »
Think you know the story of the upcoming Rurouni Kenshin film? Think again. The story of Rurouni Kenshin: The Final will differ from the original manga, says Takeru Satoh, who stars in the film. Satoh, who plays Kenshin, revealed the news at an event this …Read more »
The magical girl genre is one of the longest-running in manga and anime, and spans a surprising range from the upbeat shojo fare which has been its trademark, to male-oriented fan service like Cutie Honey, and darker themes like Madoka Magica. While some magical girl …Read more »
Yoshiyuki Kondo is a Buddhist priest in Japan who has also become a professional mangaka. His manga is called Yankee to Jushoku (translated as Bad Boy and Chief Priest). In an article on his work with The Asahi Shimbun, Kondo says that Buddhism first really …Read more »
Mangaka Daiji Kazumine, who made his manga debut in 1956 when he was only 21, has passed away at age 84. According to reports, he died late last month from cerebral hemorrhage and lobar pneumonia. His first manga was Karakuri Yashiki no Himitsu. He went …Read more »
Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen continues to sell, sell, sell. The manga has now surpassed 15 million copies, reports publisher Shueisha. That number, which includes digital copies, is especially impressive considering the manga hit “just” 10 million copies in October. The 5 million boost is thanks …Read more »
Yu Yu Hakusho, the uber-popular manga from Yoshihiro Togashi, will be getting a live-action series on Netflix. The show, set to stream worldwide simultaneously, is executive produced by Netflix content acquisition director Kazutaka Sakamoto and produced by Akira Morii (Wild 7). The production company involved …Read more »
When Act-Age was cancelled following the arrest of writer Tatsuya Matsuki, many pointed out that the artist, Shiro Usazaki, was also being punished even though she hadn’t done anything. While Usazaki herself supported the decision to pull the manga, it left her without a job. …Read more »
It’s getting to be the end of the year, which means it’s time to start putting together Best Of lists. J-Novel Club is in on the action, and is inviting fans to list off their favorite J-Novel Club titles of 2020. Guys, reminder that it'd …Read more »
Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia manga is about to have its artwork on full display in a new way. The series’ first original art exhibition has been announced, with My Hero Academia Exhibition: DRAWING SMASH to be held in Tokyo and Osaka in 2021. The …Read more »
Chainsaw Man by Tatsuki Fujimoto is almost complete! Weekly Shonen Jump announced on December 7 that the final chapter will be in the issue that comes out December 14. They also teased that an “important announcement” related to Chainsaw Man will be in the same …Read more »
Shojo manga trailblazer Eiko Hanamura has passed away at the age of 91, with the cause of death being listed as Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome. She began her professional manga career back in 1959, with the publication of Murasaki no Yōsei (Purple Fairy). Her 1968 …Read more »
Supernatural boys’ love manga The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window has landed an anime adaptation. That’s the word from today’s issue of Magazine Be × Boy, which publishes the manga. Written and illustrated by Tomoko Yamashita, The Night Beyond the Tricornered Window (Sankaku Mado no …Read more »
In this pandemic year, nations are looking for any economic boosts they can find. Japan has found a serious lifeline in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, which has broken all sorts of records as its popularity continues to soar. Now a number has been put …Read more »
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