Blue Giant is heading to New York. The manga by Shinichi Ishizuka about Japanese jazz saxophonist Dai will enter its “New York arc” this July. That’s following Blue Giant, Blue Giant Supreme and Blue Giant Explorer, all of which track Dai’s journey from a young …Read more »
Shinobu Ohtaka’s ORIENT manga kicked off in the pages of Weekly Shonen Magazine in May 2018 before moving to Bessatsu Shonen Magazine in 2021, and now it has its sights set on the climactic part of the story. According to the June issue of the …Read more »
The Kadokawa Culture Museum is putting on an exhibit titled “BL Evolution: From Pioneers to Global Phenomenon ―Tracing the 50 Year History and Impact of Boys’ Love through Manga, Literature, and Media.” People can visit it between May 20 to July 16. The exhibit is …Read more »
Earlier this month The Vampire Dies in No Time author Itaru Bonnoki announced a personal hiatus to rest and work on some health issues. This was at odds with the fact that the manga was due to return to the pages of Weekly Shonen Champion …Read more »
Have you ever wanted to smell like Guts from Berserk? Uh, no? How about Griffith? That’s a no, too? Uh oh… The odors of two sweaty, battle-hardened dudes might not seem the most obvious choice for a cologne line, but here it is anyway: two …Read more »
The Parallel World Pharmacy manga is an adaptation of an original light novel series. The story starts out with Kanji Yakutani, a revered medical researcher who keeps himself insanely busy with work, and who is haunted that nothing could be done to save his younger …Read more »
The NFL’s most famous otaku, Jamaal Williams, is doing a Naruto-themed charity auction on May 9 at 8pm EST on the livestream shopping platform Whatnot. Joining him to host is Naruto’s English voice actress Maile Flanagan. The Jamaal Williams Foundation, Williams’ new charity, will receive …Read more »
Takuma Morishige followed up the Tonari no Seki-kun (My Neighbor Seki) manga with Tonari no Seki-kun Junior in July 2020, following the daily challenges of original protagonist Yokoi as the mother of a toddler who looks a lot like Seki-kun. Now, after 31 chapters, the …Read more »
Horror mangaka Junji Ito is known for writing manga involving people’s fears. And in an interview with the Japanese site 4Gamer, he revealed one of his fears: that AI will replace artists. He shuddered at the thought of future manga being made by AI instead …Read more »
Nowadays, we’ve all heard of Chainsaw Man. The series, based on Tatsuki Fujimoto’s hit manga, revved its way onto the scene to much praised. The manga itself is still running strong. And if you find yourself curious what else he’s done… you can see that, too! …Read more »
A new Mobile Suit Gundam spinoff story set in the Universal Century (UC) timeline is on the way in the form of the Mobile Suit Gundam Wearwolf manga. Plans were revealed in the June issue of Kadokawa’s Gundam Ace magazine, and the first installment will …Read more »
Miyuki Miyabe’s Mishimaya Hencho Hyaku Monogatari (Mishimaya’s Strange Ghost Stories) novel series is being adapted into a new format. Kadokawa’s Comic Bridge publication just launched the first chapter of a manga adaptation by Fukusuke Miyamoto with the first chapter now available to read in Japan. …Read more »
We previously posted about the latest hiatus for The Vampire Dies in No Time manga, which has been on break for all of April and is due to return to the pages of Weekly Shonen Champion magazine on May 11. Now it’s unclear if it …Read more »
There are many freelancers involved in bringing manga to America, including a number of translators and letterers. But these freelancers have concerns, including the fact that they often don’t get paid much, even when the manga they’re working on is raking in a lot of …Read more »
A launch date and title have been set for the next manga from Inoue, the creator behind The Duke of Death and His Maid. The author’s next series will be titled Kimi no Katana ga Oreru Made – Tsukimiya Matsuri no Koigataki—or Until Your Sword …Read more »
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