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Chiyoko Fujiwara has a long and celebrated career as an actress behind her when she agrees to do a documentary with interviewer Genya and his cameraman Kyoji. Genya gives her a key she lost years ago, not realizing just how important it is to her …Read more »
The beloved Kyoto Animation studio — which is behind such anime as The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Clannad, and K-ON! — was attacked by arson on July 18, killing 35 employees. Since then many fans and concerned people have been coming out of the woodwork to help, and we have a few …Read more »
Many fans of anime and manga want to learn more about Japan, and sometimes that includes learning the Japanese language. Some of these language learners even decide to get into the translation business. Sam Bett, an award-winning Japanese translator, will be taking part in a special …Read more »
The Elfen Lied anime from Sentai Filmworks is a cult classic, infamous for its brutality and sexuality, while also loved for its strong plot, engaging characters and tragic, riveting storyline. Now Dark Horse is stepping in and giving us the long overdue Elfen Lied manga, years after many of …Read more »
Fairy tales have been written and rewritten over the centuries, so why not do a fairy tale remake in the manga format? In Snow White with the Red Hair, Shirayuki is studying how to be an herbalist when she gets the attention of the crown prince. …Read more »
Digital Manga Inc., known especially for publishing shonen-ai, yaoi and Tezuka manga, is launching a new imprint that specializes in shojo-ai and yuri comics. Called LILYKA, the imprint will be live May 1 on their new website. A press release from Digital Manga Inc. revealed, “From …Read more »
Go with the Clouds, North-by-Northwest’s first volume stands out for its artwork and its mystery. Written and illustrated by Aki Irie, the same mangaka behind VIZ’s Ran and the Gray World, it stars 17-year-old Kei Miyama, a brooding young detective. Part Japanese, Kei is living in Iceland …Read more »
VIZ Media recently announced the creation of a new imprint, VIZ Originals, which will be publishing “manga-inspired” books starting in 2020. In other words, after years of giving fans manga licensed from Japan, the company now wants to get new graphic novels from their fans. …Read more »
Teenager Ataru Moroboshi just has the worst luck. He was born on Friday the 13th, on an inauspicious day in the Japanese calendar, and since the day of his birth things keep going wrong for him. His mother often finds him annoying, his father hides …Read more »
Mona Marshall has recorded hundreds of voices for anime since the early 1980s. She studied classical theatre and planned to do very serious, classical acting. But it turned out that voice over work was what she loved. “I was going on auditions and never quite …Read more »
Dr. Seiren Higano, the wanted serial killer known to the public as “Masquerade,” has a certain aesthetic. Despite the staining, he must wear a white lab coat when he kills. His predilection is beautiful women. When he kills the women, he cuts off the most …Read more »
Can’t get enough Shonen Jump? Editor-in-Chief Andy Nakatani knows what it’s like to be a manga fan, and he’s always looking for ways to expand the otaku base and support the creators in Japan. VIZ is out with a new Shonen Jump app, we spoke …Read more »
Ran is like many kids: she’s tired of being told what to do. Chores at home are agony, and she’s bored at school and doing poorly on her lessons. She wants the freedom adults have. When a teacher asks her what she’s interested in, she …Read more »
Nariyuki is what’s known as “a brain.” He’s very good in school, and he works hard to be that way. He lives in a poor family and is determined to get a full scholarship to college so he can get a good job and help …Read more »
College student Aoi is mourning the death of her grandfather, but that doesn’t stop her from feeding yokai when she sees them. Yokai, usually called ayakashi in this manga, are just a regular part of her life, and they have been since she was little. …Read more »
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