Earlier this month we reported that Japanese publisher Shueisha filed a legal application with Google, as well as with Hurricane Electric, in their attempts to fight piracy. In particular in this case, they are interested in going after the piracy site Manga Bank and people …Read more »
Fans of Ayumi Komura have a reason to be happy. The creator of the popular shojo series Mixed Vegetables just announced that she’ll be coming out with a new manga. Not a lot has been revealed about it yet, but we do know that it …Read more »
The next volume in the 86 EIGHTY-SIX light novel series was originally set to launch this December, but its release has been hit with a delay due to author Asato Asato’s poor health. 86 ―Eighty Six― Ep.11― Dies Passionis ― will now launch in Japan …Read more »
Kotaro Yamada’s Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet manga first launched in 2014 to adapt the Phantom Bullet arc of Reki Kawahara’s Sword Art Online novels. Now it’s about to come to an end, with the final chapter scheduled for a December 10 debut. The artist …Read more »
A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad’s an Alcoholic is an autobiographical manga (also known as an essay manga) that is honest and sometimes gut-wrenching. Mariko details her father’s abuse of alcohol since she was a little girl. The book is told completely from her …Read more »
Back in August, we posted about the possibility of Inio Asano’s Dead Dead Demon’s Dededededestruction manga ending soon, and now we have an idea of exactly when to expect that conclusion. According to the manga’s official Twitter account, there are just 10 chapters remaining. ⚡️⚡️連載再開⚡️⚡️ …Read more »
Publisher Kodansha began its Noma Publishing Culture Awards three years ago, saying it’s meant to honor people who are a big asset to the industry and are “reinventing publishing.” This year’s winners are Attack on Titan mangaka Hajime Isayama, Kikansha Sensei author Shizuka Ijūin, and …Read more »
There are reports that publisher Shueisha filed a legal application with Google, as well as with Hurricane Electric, which is an internet service provider. Gigazine and TorrentFreak initially reported the story, then it was picked up by Anime News Network. Apparently Shueisha is doing this …Read more »
Over in Japan, the chain Mister Donut has made it a habit to release special Christmas Pokémon donuts at the end of each year. Their new 2021 donuts will be hitting stores on November 12, but in the meantime they’re sharing pictures and descriptions to …Read more »
It’s gotta be great to find out that your manga is becoming an anime, and Tatsuya Endo certainly seems excited about the recent SPY x FAMILY announcement. The manga creator released a celebratory visual to commemorate the news, and also took a moment to thank …Read more »
The “KADOKAWA Anime’s Overseas Business Strategy, Case of ISEKAI. and Future Prospects” seminar at TIFFCOM talked all about anime, isekai and how the company wants to get more involved with overseas deals. The two people representing Kadokawa at the seminar were Takeshi Kikuchi, the Kadokawa …Read more »
Last year Penguin Random House expressed its intent on purchasing another publishing company, Simon & Schuster, for $2.175 billion. The American Booksellers Association felt that this would build a monopoly and hurt authors and editors, so they requested the Department of Justice get involved. That …Read more »
The end is in sight for Koharu Inoue’s The Duke of Death and His Maid manga, which recently inspired a TV anime adaptation that aired in Japan and streamed via Funimation back in the summer season. According to Shogakukan’s recent listing, the series is entering …Read more »
Tetsuya Chiba—the 82-year-old manga author known for creating the beloved Ashita no Joe (Tomorrow’s Joe) boxing manga, among other works—is currently in the hospital. According to a blog post, the author started to feel unwell as summer came to a close, so he admitted himself …Read more »
In an exclusive report from Deadline, we now know who will be helming Hollywood’s previously announced live-action GANTZ movie. The honor of taking Hiroya Oku’s popular manga series to the big screen in English will be none other than Julius Avery, who previously helmed 2018 …Read more »
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