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Inuyasha creator Rumiko Takahashi just received Japan’s esteemed “Medal with Purple Ribbon, awarded to individuals who have contributed to academic and artistic developments, improvements and accomplishments.” As Japanese site grape explains, this medal is given out twice a year, and Takahashi is only the tenth …Read more »
One Piece is about to reach a historic event: its one thousandth chapter! Its finale is still a few years away and Netflix is coming out with its own version of One Piece, and publisher VIZ Media feels like celebrating the chapter milestone in the …Read more »
Mobile game Epic Seven has been enthralling players with its big adventures and gorgeous animation. It’s no surprise that players are begging for an anime adaptation. With the line between anime and mobile games constantly blurring, it’s a possibility. But until there’s an actual Epic Seven anime, …Read more »
Demon Slayer is a shonen series, but shojo manga magazine Margaret is showing it some love. Ahead of the Demon Slayer movie release, Margaret asked six shojo artists to do their own rendition of Demon Slayer characters and interviewed two of the anime actors. Ayumi …Read more »
Shonen Jump has an online service that lets you become a character of Demon Slayer, but now you can pretend to be Tanjiro Kamado himself with your own version of his Nichirin Blade sword. According to Japanese site grape, the sword reproduction was created with …Read more »
Do you want to be your own Shonen Jump character? There’s an app for that. It’s available on smartphones and Anime News Network explained, “You can mix and match various pre-set body and facial features that are drawn from existing characters from the franchise in …Read more »
Demon Slayer has become so popular that a movie (Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train) and a manga spinoff are both being released next month. But these additions are no surprise as the original manga is about to have 100 …Read more »
On September 16, the Tokyo Public Prosecutor’s Office officially filed a formal indictment against Act-Age writer Tatsuya Matsuki, who was accused of sexual harassment and assault toward two junior high school girls in June. Matsuki’s popular manga, Act-Age, was canceled as a result of Shonen Jump …Read more »
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! is a shonen comedy that debuted in Japan this summer and has been quite a success. FUNimation has been hard at work on the dub, and yesterday they revealed part of their cast and crew. Ricco Fajardo of My Hero …Read more »
Media Blasters and Discotek Media have both announced new Blu-ray anime releases. Media Blasters had previously released Shrine of the Morning Mist on DVD back in the 2000s, but now they’re making it available for Blu-ray. Since we are on the Shrine of the Morning …Read more »
The manga series 12 Beast (licensed by Seven Seas) has been canceled. But it’s not at all like the case with Act-Age, where the mangaka got in trouble for allegedly doing something illegal and the publisher decided to end it. According to Anime News Network, …Read more »
If you’re a fan of Hiro Mashima, you’re going to want to keep your eyes peeled for an upcoming Hiro Mashima autograph session that’s planned for global audiences. The Fairy Tail and EDENS ZERO creator will be on hand to sign autographs online on October …Read more »
Professional Japanese singer and crooner Yumi Matsutoya, who sang the theme song in Kiki’s Delivery Service, is thrilled to be doing the new theme song for the historical game franchise Touken Ranbu. In the game, you get Japanese swords (nihonto), which look like bishonen. Matsutoya …Read more »
Like clockwork, it’s time for One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda to let everyone know how much time we have left in the world of the One Piece manga! This time, the author made an appearance for an interview on Japanese band Arashi’s Arashi Tsu Bo …Read more »
Editor’s Note: This review was written prior to the arrest of Act-Age writer Tatsuya Matsuki and the cancellation of the series in Jump. It’s sometimes hard to remember, but several of the titles in Viz’s online Shonen Jump magazine have nothing to do with people beating one another up. …Read more »
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