The Elfen Lied anime from Sentai Filmworks is a cult classic, infamous for its brutality and sexuality, while also loved for its strong plot, engaging characters and tragic, riveting storyline. Now Dark Horse is stepping in and giving us the long overdue Elfen Lied manga, years after many of …Read more »
Before he made it to his current position as representative director of publisher Hakusensha, Kazuhiko Torishima was one of Akira Toriyama’s editors on series like Dr. Slump and the early arcs of Dragon Ball. With such a close connection to the source material, you might be wondering what …Read more »
Fans of Negi Haruba’s The Quintessential Quintuplets manga—which inspired a 12-episode TV anime adaptation earlier this year and has a second season in production—are in for a treat. The series is getting its very first solo exhibition in Japan, with the event set to kick off at …Read more »
Gintama author Hideaki Sorachi has been having a ton of fun with the so-called conclusion of the series. First it came to an end in Shonen Jump and moved to Jump GIGA in December of 2018, and then it continued in the official app this May. Now, according to the …Read more »
Ever wondered how Japanese kids spend their hard-earned allowance? So did Bandai, and for good reason: they make stuff they hope kids will buy. Bandai surveyed 900 children in elementary and middle school, and discovered the top 10 categories sucking up those precious yen. 10. …Read more »
Fairy tales have been written and rewritten over the centuries, so why not do a fairy tale remake in the manga format? In Snow White with the Red Hair, Shirayuki is studying how to be an herbalist when she gets the attention of the crown prince. …Read more »
As a great poet once said: “it’s getting hot in here, so take off all your clothes.” Over-the-top doesn’t really begin to describe the character designs for Yubisaki kara no Honki no Netsujō: Osananajimi wa Shōbōshi-, the anime series about firefighters coming to screens this …Read more »
Square Enix has a plan in store for bringing its manga series directly to English audiences outside of Japan. The publisher announced a partnership with Penguin Random House to begin distributing select titles starting this fall, so look for the Square Enix imprint to make …Read more »
We recently posted about a giant promotional manga magazine that combines Shueisha’s Shonen Jump with Kodansha’s Shonen Magazine to create a 2,264-page monstrosity (pictured right) with a ton of popular series represented. As cool as that wiiiiiide mag may be, there’s an even better way to illustrate what happens when two …Read more »
Prior to Lupin the Third creator Monkey Punch’s passing on April 11, the renowned manga author put his pen to work to illustrate Shazam for the DC movie’s Japanese campaign, and the results have since been posted online. The campaign’s press release mentions the influence MAD magazine had on Monkey Punch, and …Read more »
Sumito Oowara’s Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! manga is getting an anime adaptation, and it has some heavyweight talent behind it. The official reveal has anime studio Science Saru handling production, with Devilman crybaby director Masaaki Yuasa on board as director and series composition writer. Production members working alongside …Read more »
Back in February we posted about Hideaki Sorachi’s Gintama manga continuing in a free app. That moment is now almost upon us, because the app has revealed official timing for the series’ return. According to the latest update, Gintama will continue with chapter 702 in the app on May 13. …Read more »
Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s Death Note manga series may have ended back in 2006, but there’s another sliver of story on the way. As revealed in the June issue of Shueisha’s Jump SQ. magazine, Takeshi Obata is illustrating a new one-shot manga about exploring what happens when Shinigami …Read more »
There are a lot of copies of Gosho Aoyama’s Detective Conan manga floating around, and a 26-year-old man in Mie Prefecture recently made off with 80 in total. Aoi Hattori was arrested for suspected theft after he was caught on camera stealing various volumes of the series, …Read more »
Just a few days after the news about Lupin III creator Monkey Punch, we have word of another manga legend’s passing. April 17 marked the passing of prolific manga writer Kazuo Koike, known for penning classics like Lone Wolf and Cub, Lady Snowblood, Crying Freeman, and more. Koike was 82 years …Read more »
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