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We previously posted about the latest hiatus for The Vampire Dies in No Time manga, which has been on break for all of April and is due to return to the pages of Weekly Shonen Champion magazine on May 11. Now it’s unclear if it …Read more »
The Vampire Dies in No Time manga has taken breaks in the past due to author Itaru Bonnoki’s health concerns, including one in November that lasted for roughly one month. Now another break is in order, with the series to take a month or so …Read more »
Itaru Bonnoki’s The Vampire Dies in No Time manga is about to go on another brief break. According to the latest issue of Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shonen Champion magazine, the series will go on hiatus for roughly one month as a result of the author’s …Read more »
Yowamushi Pedal started out as a manga series that’s turned into a major franchise, and fans have a reason to be excited. That’s because Yowamushi Pedal Limit Break, the fifth season of the anime adaptation, will be released October 9. Sometimes these details are revealed …Read more »
Masami Kurumada, creator of the classic Saint Seiya manga, is teasing something new. As revealed in the December issue of Akita Shoten’s Champion RED magazine, Kurumada has a “shocking new project” on the way, and it’s set to debut in the magazine’s February 2022 issue. …Read more »
If anyone can stay safely away from isekai stories, you’d think it would be Lupin III. That’s not the case, though, thanks to a new spinoff manga that was revealed in this year’s ninth issue of Akita Shoten’s Young Champion Retsu magazine. Lupin III: Neighbor …Read more »
Japanese cosplayer Enako does a ton of official collaborations with anime and manga series, and the latest has her mixing it up with the world of Paru Itagaki’s BEASTARS. The results have publisher Akita Shoten putting together a real-life version of the Wild Kick photo …Read more »
Aya Kanno’s Requiem of the Rose King manga previously announced an anime adaptation, and now we have an idea of when to expect it. According to the author’s official Twitter account, the series will make its debut on Japanese TV this fall. Requiem of the …Read more »
It’s been 75 years since Osamu Tezuka first began selling his manga, and people want to celebrate. A limited edition of 350 prints showing his iconic Black Jack character have been made, pulling from a 1977 cover of Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shonen Champion. Each print …Read more »
Jiro Kuwata was a prolific manga author known for co-creating pioneering manga and anime superhero 8 Man, as well as working on Shonen King’s ’60s Batman manga—released in English as Batman: The Jiro Kuwata Batmanga. Unfortunately, publisher Akita Shoten announced this week that Jiro Kuwata …Read more »
We may be in the midst of a bunch of anime delays, but that hasn’t stopped new series announcements from being made. The latest comes from the new issue of Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shonen Champion, which revealed plans for an anime adaptation of Itaru Bonnoki’s …Read more »
Fans of Wataru Watanabe’s Yowamushi Pedal manga may have some big news on the horizon. According to Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shonen Champion magazine, the next issue—which hits stands in Japan on January 30—will contain an “important announcement.” As for what that announcement could be, it’s …Read more »
More often than not, spotting the same last name among manga creators is just a coincidence. In the case of Baki author Keisuke Itagaki and BEASTARS author Paru Itagaki, however, the two are actually related! In fact, as revealed in this year’s 42nd issue of Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shonen Champion manga …Read more »
Based on the acclaimed manga by Paru Itagaki, the BEASTARS TV anime is on the way from anime studio Orange. The adaptation is officially set to air on Fuji TV’s +Ultra programming block this October, with Netflix locking down exclusive streaming rights. Check out the …Read more »
Keisuke Itagaki’s long-running Baki manga is coming back in the form of a new TV anime, with Netflix streaming it for Japanese audiences first this summer. International streaming will follow in fall, and the official Twitter account is here to get us pumped for the …Read more »
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