Little Miss P began as a webcomic about an anthropomorphized period who both dispenses good advice to women and gives them her overwhelming Period Punch. The mixture of humor and serious topics, the offbeat way the stories are written, and the quirky look at a …Read more »
Alissa Sallah is a writer and artist with comics, illustration, and animation to her name, and her latest release is Weeaboo, available on November 17 from Oni Press. Equal parts heartfelt and humorous, the comic’s narrative covers everything from cosplay to identity, and Alissa was nice …Read more »
Universal Studios Japan is getting Demon Slayer attractions, including the “Demon Slayer XR Ride” and the “Hollywood Dream the Ride.” So what else does the theme park need to stay with the theme and get the tourists in? That’s right — Universal Studios Japan is …Read more »
The live-action Cowboy Bebop hits Netflix on November 19, and there have just been two big reveals. One is that Titan Comics is coming out with a comic book series adaptation of the Netflix show and a prequel novel. The other is a big interview …Read more »
Osamu Tezuka’s Record of the Glass Castle is a dark and epic science fiction single-volume manga. It takes place in 1992 — which was in the future when Tezuka was writing this in the 70s — and cryosleep has been banned. A swindler named Reizou …Read more »
Beth Kawasaki, who was formerly a senior editorial director at VIZ Media and brand executive director at Funimation, has just become executive director of content and marketing for Media Do International, Inc. Otaku USA caught up with Kawasaki to learn more about what she’ll be …Read more »
Heads up, horror fans! Manga master Kazuo Umezu is breaking his 26-year manga hiatus to bring us something new next year! January’s going to be a big month for fans of macabre manga… but how much do you know about the man himself? If you’ve …Read more »
Yesterday Kodansha revealed five manga series that will receive digital debuts for Americans in September. Kodansha wrote, “As a reminder, these new digital debuts as well as returning favorites will be available upon release across all our participating digital vendors including Bookwalker, comiXology, Kindle, Apple …Read more »
One Piece began in 1997, and its one hundredth volume will go out on September 3. Japan is in the mood to celebrate, and One Piece is getting all sorts of ways to enjoy the milestone, including having 100 One Piece taxis in Tokyo. Japan’s …Read more »
Keiji Nakazawa survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and this experienced forever colored his work. He’s most famous for the manga series Barefoot Gen, a fictionalized story borrowing from what happened to him. And now Last Gasp Publishing has revealed on Twitter that it’s licensed …Read more »
Sensor, Junji Ito’s creepy new manga, is a mix of horror and science fiction, kind of like his previous work Remina. Kyoko is walking near Mount Sengoku for reasons that are never explained when the air becomes filled with what she thinks is volcanic hair. …Read more »
COVID has really thrown off some planned stage plays for My Hero Academia, but it was just announced that MHA will receive a new stage play next spring. And while that’s still a ways off, a visual has already been released to give us a …Read more »
The manga Drops of God by Tadashi Agi and Shu Okimoto is receiving an international live-action adaptation. Legendary Television, Dynamic Television and Hulu Japan are all working together on this, with Adline Entertainment also producing. The series will consist of eight hour-long episodes and it’s …Read more »
Naoya Matsumoto’s Kaiju No. 8 manga continues to be a hit, and the latest numbers have it zipping past 4 million copies printed physically and sold digitally. This helps it hold onto its reign as the fastest-selling series that originated on the digital Shonen Jump+ …Read more »
A new One Piece spin-off manga is on the way in the form of a one-shot, and it will feature the work of none other than Nisekoi author Naoshi Komi. Titled Vivi no Bouken (The Adventure of Vivi) the one-shot will be featured in this …Read more »
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