There are plenty of digital manga readers out there, but those in search of a one-stop destination for all the biggest series and legendary creators need look no further than the new VIZ Manga service. You can download the app right now to access new …Read more »
Black Jack, the famous manga by Osamu Tezuka, is about to get a new chapter over 30 years since Tezuka’s death thanks to AI. The project was announced last week by folks at Tezuka Productions, including Macoto Tezka, son of the legendary manga creator. “While …Read more »
Hayamitsu Kikyo is a swordsmith at Kikyo Hayamitsu Japanese Sword Smithy in Aioi, Hyogo Prefecture, and he likes to show visitors the art of making the Japanese sword. And in part because of Demon Slayer, he’s seeing more foreign tourists and women showing up to …Read more »
Vertical manga is hot right now, so more companies are getting in on the action as quickly as they can. One such company is WIT Studio, the anime production house known for the first few Attack on Titan seasons, co-production on SPY x FAMILY and …Read more »
Sakurako Gokurakuin, the creator of the manga Sekirei, is back with a new manga that’ll grace the pages of Monthy Shonen Gangan. The manga, titled Senbansha Isekai Tsushobu (A Major Firm’s Trade Department in Another World), hits the pages of the magazine July 12. Aside …Read more »
TV anime plans were revealed for Katarina’s Shangri-La Frontier web novel—which also has a manga adaptation by Ryosuke Fuji—back in July 2022, and it’s now gearing up for an October 2023 premiere in Japan and on Crunchyroll. While we wait, a new trailer for the …Read more »
Back in April it was announced that Initial D creator Shuuichi Shigeno would be putting his sequel manga MF Ghost back on hiatus shortly after it had returned from another break. The frequent stops were due to the author’s poor health, but the good news …Read more »
“A peaceful, independent kingdom until its annexation by the Japanese Empire in the 19th century, Okinawa was the site of the most destructive land battle of the Pacific War. Today, the archipelago is Japan’s poorest prefecture and unwilling host to 75% of all US military …Read more »
The Japanese website Comic Natalie put out a survey titled the “Shonen Sunday and Sunday Web Every Heroine General Election.” Rather than let the survey be a free-for-all of every female character with some prominence in the storyline, Comic Natalie then put out a list …Read more »
Naoshi Komi’s Nisekoi – False Love manga ran from November 2011 to August 2016 and inspired two seasons of TV anime and a live-action film in the process, one in January 2014 and another in April 2015. Now Shueisha’s Comic Bunko label is getting ready …Read more »
If you’re behind on the One Piece manga, you have some more time to catch up, and if you’re current you’ll need to wait a bit because the series is about to go on a one-month hiatus. According to the official Twitter account for the …Read more »
Ryo Sumiyoshi, who has worked on the Monster Hunter franchise at Capcom Co., Ltd., has debuted his first manga, the gripping historical fantasy Centaurs (see Otaku USA‘s review here). Sumiyoshi spoke to Otaku USA about his work, his philosophy, and what he hopes people take …Read more »
Hiro Mashima has two series currently running in EDENS ZERO and FAIRY TAIL 100 YEARS QUEST, so what’s one more? We’ll find out the answer to that question soon, because Mashima is adding a third to his plate with the announcement of DEAD ROCK, which …Read more »
Kaiji and Akagi manga author Nobuyuki Fukumoto recently revealed plans to launch a new golf manga, putting even more work on his plate while he cranks out new chapters of Kaiji. Now that series is about to take a break, as this year’s 27th issue …Read more »
Drawfest4, brought to us by pixiv and Wacom, will begin June 10 with Study Day from 9:00 AM to 2:30 PM JST, and then come back again for Feedback Day on June 17 from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM JST. This livestreaming event, which is …Read more »
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