The movie Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time opened at the top of the Japanese box office in March, eventually fell out of the top ten, then went right back to number one in terms of tickets sold. It was just announced that it’s sold …Read more »
The administrator of the manga piracy website Manga-Mura was recently sentenced to three years plus major fines after costing the manga industry $2.93 billion in damages. However, since his arrest other manga piracy sites have popped up and exploded during COVID-19. The Japanese news outlet …Read more »
Homura Kawamoto, the creator of Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler, is coming out with a new manga series called Isekai Tenseisha Goroshi -Cheat Slayer- (translated as Killing the People Reincarnated into the Other World -Cheat Slayer-). The manga is illustrated by Aki Yamaguchi and being published …Read more »
When it comes to Shonen Jump manga, Kaiju No. 8 is one of the more popular ongoing entries, and it’s now also the fastest Shonen Jump+ series to hit the milestone of three million copies in circulation. That covers copies printed physically and sold digitally, …Read more »
Futabanet Manga Plus questioned Japanese adults between the ages of 30 and 59 which artist from Weekly Shonen Jump “left the deepest impression.” After tallying the votes of hundreds of respondents, the answers were released publicly. Artists Kentaro Yabuki (To Love Ru) and Hisashi Eguchi …Read more »
If you’ve thought that doglike demon Pochita from Chainsaw Man is cute in spite of his literally jagged edges, there is now a Pochita plush that’s safe to cuddle without getting cut. The official Twitter account for Chainsaw Man shared images of the plushie, which …Read more »
The third My Hero Academia movie is on the way to theaters in Japan on August 6, and those who head to screenings are in for a special treat. The official website announced plans to distribute bonus booklets to the first one million theatergoers, and …Read more »
In the world of Bite Maker: The King’s Omega, three genders exist: alpha, beta and omega. It’s rare to be an alpha, and alphas are beautiful and intelligent. Most people are betas. And then there are omegas, who are extremely rare, and only they can …Read more »
Juné, the yaoi imprint of Digital Manga Publishing, has shared more than one tease about news this month. Last Friday it revealed the release dates for future volumes of Twittering Birds Never Fly, and today it’s sharing new acquisitions for print titles. “We’re excited to …Read more »
Somehow in the midst of her busy schedule, mangaka Rumiko Takahashi manages to pull all-nighters, churn out new manga chapters, and answer fans’ questions on her new Twitter page. She was recently asked about the fact that it’s hard for her characters to admit they …Read more »
The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards 2021 nominees have been revealed, and they contain a handful of manga titles. They mainly show up under the category of Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia. The nominees here are I Had That Same Dream Again by Yoru …Read more »
To coincide with the Japanese publication of the final volume of Attack on Titan, creator Hajime Isayama created a one-page newspaper ad for the Asahi Shimbun. And he had a creative take: the ad is in the form of a comic with Eren in an …Read more »
Gege Akutami’s JUJUTSU KAISEN manga is taking a break in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. The official Twitter account for Jump released a statement announcing that the series will be going on hiatus for “about a month” due to the author’s poor health. …Read more »
The 34th and final Attack on Titan volume is officially out in Japan, so fans and the publisher alike are celebrating the end of a major 12-year run. One of the ways the party is getting started is with an online exhibition that looks through …Read more »
The original Saint Seiya manga ran 1986-1990 and spawned multiple spinoff series. It was just announced that the current manga spinoff, Saint Seiya: Next Dimension – The Myth of Hades, is nearing its climax in its new “season.” This was reported by Weekly Shonen Champion, …Read more »
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