Anime and manga fans may know Gosho Aoyama best for Detective Conan, released in the West as Case Closed. But in the upcoming spring season, we’ll be reintroduced to one of his other young heroes! Yaiba: Samurai Legend is getting a fresh new anime adaptation. And thanks to …Read more »
Get ready for a new month of manga! Titan Manga, whose titles range from beloved classics to buried treasures, have even more titles coming to print and digital in April. And in the mix are two new series to enjoy! Join us as we review …Read more »
Last June, Yana Toboso’s Black Butler manga kicked off a hiatus just ahead of its climax. According to the April issue of Square Enix’s G Fantasy magazine, the return date is in place and sees the series resuming serialization when the May issue hits stands …Read more »
Senate Bill 20, which unanimously passed the Texas state senate, has some anime fans nervous because its vague wording could lead to anime and manga bans — and potentially even fans behind bars. The Bill appears to chiefly be concerned about stopping AI pornography made …Read more »
The Las Cruces Sun-News out of New Mexico reports that the Coalition of Conservatives in Action has put together a list of about 100 books that it thinks shouldn’t be on the shelves of local public schools. The first two volumes of Assassination Classroom are …Read more »
Assassin & Cinderella is bound to be compared to SPY x FAMILY, because it involves a spy and an assassin in a marriage of convenience. In this case, Neneko is the spy, and she’s supposed to figure out the secrets and weaknesses of Omi, an …Read more »
Reading positivity books can feel a bit weird. Being told everything’s all right when it isn’t, or you’ll be fine when you’re not sure you will, can actually make things worse. But there is a cure for modern toxic positivity, and his name is Koupen-chan. …Read more »
Viz Manga is back with new releases for April! The publisher, which is the North American home to some of Japan’s most famous titles, will be publishing fresh volumes of both new and continuing series. And we’re taking a look at some first volumes coming …Read more »
Abrams recently expanded into the world of manga by launching its own manga imprint, Kana (pronounced con-uh). To learn more about what’s going on and what makes this imprint different, Otaku USA spoke to editor Kristiina Korpus, who filled us in on Kana’s commitment to …Read more »
Just because we’re coming out of the darker part of the year doesn’t mean we’ve left behind our love of thrills and chills. And fortunately, three new manga and comic releases coming in March and April will keep us well-stocked with unusual stories all the …Read more »
Late last week the Rutherford County School board in Tennessee voted to remove multiple book titles from its school library shelves, including volumes of Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui. Among the other titles, they also banned Catch-22 by Joseph Heller, a classic which is used …Read more »
Subscribers to the Viz manga app can now dive into seven chapters of Parashoppers: the new manga from The Law of Ueki creator Tsubasa Fukuchi. At first glance, this series looks like yet another phone-powered death game. Beat opponents, gain points, try not to die. But this new …Read more »
Hikaru in the Light! by Mai Matsuda will be published on March 4 by Graphix, the graphic novel imprint of children’s publisher Scholastic. The title is aimed for ages 8-12, is in full color, and follows 14-year-old Hikaru as she tries to become an idol. …Read more »
In Hikaru in the Light!, titular character Hikaru is a 14-year-old girl who helps out at her family’s public baths and sings while she mops. Her grandfather wants her to put on little performances at the bath house, but does Hikaru want more? She’s very …Read more »
For more than a decade, Minecraft has been the game of choice for a whole generation of creative gamers. The sandbox game lets gamers build entire worlds on shared servers while investigating the mysteries within. With a film adaptation on the way, the time is just …Read more »
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