A new simulpub manga that just launched in the pages of Weekly Shonen Jump in Japan is available in English with the release of Super Psychic Policeman Chojo. The manga by Shun Numa made its English debut via VIZ Media and MANGA Plus, with the …Read more »
It’s almost 20 years since manga author Karuho Shiina launched Kimi no Todoke – From Me to You, which debuted in the pages of Bessatsu Margaret in 2005 and ran until 2017 for a total of 30 volumes. Now the author is getting ready to …Read more »
It’s time to bid farewell to the manga adaptation of Nana Mikoshiba’s The Iceblade Sorcerer Shall Rule the World light novel series. The manga version by Norihito Sasaki launched via Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket in June 2020, and it officially came to an end along with …Read more »
The latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine brought with it the end of Kawada’s Martial Master Asumi manga. The final chapter was published in this year’s 11th issue, bringing the series to a close. The third collected volume is set to hit shelves in …Read more »
Sometimes being an otaku is difficult. My Lovesick Life as a ’90s Otaku opens in 2021, where 42-year-old Megumi is stunned her 16-year-old daughter is able to live so openly as an otaku. Megumi muses that things were different in her day, and then most …Read more »
There is sad news coming out of Japan as we hear about the passing of manga creator Tomohiro Marukawa, who was only 53. He was the mangaka behind The World of Narue and Mahō Shojo Yon-gō-chan (which is translated as Magicannon Girl Mk.IV). He was …Read more »
Overall Japan likes getting tourism for its anime and manga, but that doesn’t mean that some tourists can’t be annoying. A railway crossing in Kanagawa, Kamakura, Japan is a major tourist stop for fans of Slam Dunk, and over the years some tourists have been …Read more »
There’s a fresh new manga hot off the presses this month, and its first chapter has already got us intrigued. Shiro Moriya is back with Astro Baby, which debuted February 2 via Shonen Jump’s JUMP+ site and app. Fortunately for the rest of the world, it’s …Read more »
Hitoshi Iwaaki’s sci-fi horror manga Parasyte has been adapted to the screen a few times: as a pair of live-action Japanese films and an anime series about a decade ago. Now Parasyte is making its way to South Korea. The new Korean series, Parasyte: The …Read more »
Thermae Romae is back. The manga by Mari Yamazaki about a man named Lucius from ancient Rome transported to modern Japanese bathhouses now has a sequel manga called Zoku Thermae Romae. The manga, also written by Yamazaki, hit Shonen Jump Plus today, February 6. The …Read more »
Were you a fan of Insomniacs After School? Then you may want to check out the new manga by its creator Makoto Ojiro. The manga, which just launched in the pages of Big Comic Spirits, is called Hoshino-kun, Shitagatte! (Hoshino-kun, Follow Me!). It takes place …Read more »
Yesterday two men in Japan were arrested because police believe they committed copyright infringement by stealing pages from Weekly Shonen Jump and posting them online before the chapters were scheduled to come out. The men, whose names were not listed in the report, are not …Read more »
Kasumi Yasuda’s Fool Night has been causing a stir since its debut in November 2020. It scooped up nominations for 2022’s Next Manga Award and last year’s “Best Comic” at the 50th Angoulême International Comics Festival. That’s without mentioning the enthusiastic fan reception. And now, it’s …Read more »
King in Limbo opens with a dream that the reader knows must have importance, though that hasn’t been revealed yet. In fact, King in Limbo has a lot of mysteries going on. It takes place in 2086, and it’s been eight years since the pandemic …Read more »
The manga Romeo has nothing to do with Romeo and Juliet, but instead is a yaoi manga concentrated on the supernatural — and sex. The main character, Kouyou, is a Lycan who slays gargoyles. The book opens with some very detailed databases on him and …Read more »
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