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Does the existence of the upcoming live-action adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin still seem a little tough to swallow? Can't quite picture the sets and swords of the beloved manga and its subsequent anime come to life? Well the film is happening, and set …Read more »
Well after having finished Velveteen & Mandala , the English-language debut of mangaka Jiro Matsumoto ( Freesia ), I can't shake the memories of Makoto Aida's Mutant Hanako . Maybe it's some strange trigger caused by Matsumoto's sketchy-detailed art style, though the two aren't really …Read more »
This has been a long time coming for fans of mangaka Taiyo Matsumoto, creator of such revered titles as Tekkonkinkreet and GOGO Monster . A new iPad app finally collects all of his series No. 5 , which previously only made it to the second …Read more »
Now 42-years-old, Shizuo has quit his regular job, taken up a gig at a burger place where his boss is 25, and is trying desperately to become a professional mangaka. Time and again he bemoans how many years he’s let slip by, and how hard …Read more »
Have you always dreamed of being a mangaka? That's never been an easy hurdle to leap. Heck, it's hard enough for aspiring creators in Japan to get their foot in the door! Shonen Jump is giving the rest of us a head start of sorts, …Read more »
So I went to visit the longest running anime convention in the US at the Sheraton Dallas hotel in Dallas, Texas. After 22 years, Project A-kon continues to grow in terms of attendance, with over 17,000 pre-registrations and over 3,000 3-day memberships at the door. …Read more »
Mitamura is a special kind of teacher—he teaches dead people. In the afterlife, which is more accurately called Sheol (from the Hebrew), he teaches the newly dead what they need to know in order to be reincarnated. It’s an interesting job. It’s just too bad …Read more »
I’ll Give It My All… Tomorrow sounds like the creed of a procrastinator. When I first heard this title, I pictured a story about somebody who did nothing and didn’t want to accomplish anything. That’s not what this is about at all. It’s about a …Read more »
Rin is a problem child. He’s also the son of Satan, which could explain that, but he doesn’t know his family relations yet. Rin and his younger twin brother Yukio are being raised by Father Fujimoto, who is an exorcist as well as a priest. …Read more »
Kobato wants to help everyone be happy, and she’s not content donating to charity. She has to go through various trials in order to get a special bottle that she can fill up with wounded hearts. (Not literally, mind you.) Basically, as she helps …Read more »
Some people really love their manga. The Kingyo Used Books series can give you an idea of why. Kingyo Used Books is written in the form of easygoing and readable vignettes. Each vignette has to do with a manga, and that in turn has to …Read more »
Spring is in the air! Fat bees are buzzing! Butterflies swoop! And, best of all, a host of blisteringly hot new anime is arriving at Crunchyroll.com. Over the next few days and weeks, Crunchyroll will be announcing a slew of titles for their Spring 2011 …Read more »
Rakuichi Nagahama was the talk of the town when he was younger because he was such an outstanding soccer player. Even as an elementary school student he had amazing prowess on the field. He ended up going to Italy (people assume he was given a …Read more »
It's hard not to be charmed by Natsume Ono's work on some level. Even if one of her manga titles doesn't quite click, her work has a breadth to it that allows for different styles of art and narrative. For example, I may not have …Read more »
If you've ever looked at Arabic-speaking facebook groups and forums about anime, you know the truth: anime and manga are crazy popular in the Middle East. The graphic novel series Gold Ring , the story of a boy named Sultan, a falcon named Majd, their …Read more »
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