Homunculus is a creepy and intriguing manga. The main character, Nakoshi Susumu, is living out of his car and hanging out with a group of homeless people. He tells the homeless people different things about himself, so no one knows when he’s lying or telling …Read more »
Manga sales exploded globally during COVID, but what’s happening in 2023 now that people are back at school and work and not socially distancing? ICv2 decided to interview Kevin Hamric, the VIZ Media Vice President – Publishing, to find out. Hamric acknowledged that manga sales …Read more »
The end is officially bursting forth for the Breasts Are My Favorite Thing in the World! manga, which creator Wakame Konbu launched in Comic Cune back in July 2017. According to the September 2023 issue of the magazine, the series will end in the next …Read more »
Yvonne Stagg, a woman in Polk County, Florida, has filed an appeal to get the manga Assassination Classroom banned from local high school libraries. She said in her complaint that she learned about the manga from “national news.” The school district had committees look at …Read more »
Recently, it was announced that the fantasy adventure manga Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End will be getting the anime treatment this fall. And it just so happens to be readable on the Viz manga app! Even if you’re not a big manga reader, it’s worth your time …Read more »
Baki’s back! Keisuke Itagaki’s latest chapter of the Baki saga, Baki-Dou, ended last month after running since October 2018. But no need to fear. Itagaki will be launching a new Baki manga in the August 24 issue of Shonen Champion. Not much of a Baki …Read more »
Two spinoff manga have been unveiled for Osamu Nishi’s Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun manga, including one that focuses on Naberius Kalego titled Mairimashita! Iruma-kun Kalego Gaiden, which premieres as a five-chapter series in Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shonen Champion magazine this winter. Prior to that, …Read more »
While we’re in the midst of watching GoHands’ take on The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses in the anime adaptation, Koume Fujichika’s original manga source material has its ending plans in place. According to the 11th volume, the series will end with volume 12, …Read more »
Junji Ito, the master of horror manga, has another award to add to his shelf: Comic-Con International’s Inkpot, which is awarded to “individuals for their contributions to the worlds of comics, science fiction/fantasy, film, television, animation, and fandom services.” Other manga-ka winners of the award …Read more »
Shonen Jump app enjoyers will notice Luffy of Netflix’s One Piece on the title bar today. It’s a neat collaboration. But it’s also making us wonder… what other Shonen Jump titles could make the jump to live-action? The sky’s the limit, but we’re still choosing carefully. …Read more »
After years of speculation, the live-action adaptation of One Piece is finally on the way, set to hit the ‘flix in August. Now Iñaki Godoy is gracing the cover of Shonen Jump in Japan alongside his illustrated antecedent. The issue hit newsstands in Japan Monday, …Read more »
San Diego Comic-Con occurred over the weekend, and that means that the winners of the 2023 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were announced. In the category Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia, the award went to Shuna’s Journey by Hayao Miyazaki. The other nominees were …Read more »
Tokorozawa is 177 cm Tall is a short shojo-ai manga. The first part of the manga concentrates on the titular Tokorozawa, who is taller than her classmate Shirakawa, and it starts with Shirakawa asking Tokorozawa if she can lean over her to see. (177 cm …Read more »
Following up on the recent hiatus, it’s finally almost time to get back to the Boruto manga. The second part, titled Boruto -TWO BLUE VORTEX-, is scheduled to launch in the October issue of V Jump magazine, which hits Japan on August 21. The following …Read more »
Naoki Yamakawa and Masashi Asaki’s My Home Hero manga recently had its anime adaptation debut in April of this year, and now the manga has set up a time frame for the start of its climax. According to this year’s 33rd issue of Kodansha’s Weekly …Read more »
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