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Mako and Sayuki, otherwise known as the racing team Impact Blue, are just a couple of girls trying to make it in the male-dominated world of Initial D. Much like real world racing, females in Initial D are few and far between, and the …Read more »
The mystery-thriller Monster, based on Naoki Urasawa’s impressive manga series, reminds me why I jumped headfirst into the anime hobby: for the chance to experience excellent storytelling. Taking place in Germany, we are introduced to Dr. Kenzo Tenma, a young Japanese physician who has great …Read more »
It's always a little bittersweet to see a long-running story finally come to a close, and that very thing is about to happen to Takuya Mitsuda's Major in Japan. You may recall Major hitting the news pages earlier this year when its latest anime series …Read more »
Toriko is my kinda dude. Like the TV dinners of the same name, he is most definitely a Hungry Man™. He makes his living as a "Gourmet Hunter," but don't let that create images of prancing deer and other such relatively harmless game in your …Read more »
Though it appears Japanese authorities are still in the dark as to how this type of leak occurred, ANN has been updating the story throughout the day. Kyoto's High-Tech Crime Task Force joined other police units in busting a Japanese middle-schooler for distributing manga through …Read more »
The American public education system doesn't teach anything about Japanese history, so all that I—and most US anime fans—know about the subject is what is conveyed within pop culture, and most of that focuses on samurai or ninja since they’re the ones with the sharp …Read more »
You wanted it, you got it. Joining an already beefy lineup, Crunchyroll will now begin streaming and simulcasting Bleach on June 8, news that will be exponentially more exciting if you're a Premium Member of the video site. Based on Tite Kubo's manga and animated …Read more »
If you haven't marked your calendars already, consider this a reminder. Based on Yellow Tanabe's popular manga—in which barrier master Yoshimori Sumimura balances his every day life with the family legacy of guarding the land from supernatural baddies— Kekkaishi will be kicking off its 52-episode …Read more »
Immediately after finishing Top Shelf's upcoming AX manga anthology, I started to wonder if the sense of discovery that's applicable here is alive and well in the general manga community today. It may be a little short-sighted to assume off the bat that it's not, …Read more »
“A hapless, average guy finds himself surrounded by beautiful women, all of whom love him inexplicably for simply existing and have one or two defining personality traits. The guy lacks the backbone to pick just one girl, so he’s content to keep things as they …Read more »
If you asked me a while ago what title we'd most likely be seeing on Viz's Shonen Sunday site, I would have said "I don't know, but definitely not a Mitsuru Adachi manga." I really dig Adachi, but we're not exactly talking about someone that's …Read more »
If people in America know Space Adventure Cobra at all, it tends to be because clips from the movie were used in the music video “Girlfriend” by Matthew Sweet. But that was nearly 20 years ago at this point, and most people who can even …Read more »
Yellow Tanabe's manga Kekkaishi , which began its run in Shonen Sunday back in 2003, will now be airing over here in animated form. Viz Media has licensed all 52 episodes of the Sunrise series, and you'll be able to catch it on Adult Swim …Read more »
Kazuo Koike may be the most respected living manga author of all, but read enough of his manga and you’ll realize that respect comes from the fact that he’s certifiably insane. But he won’t be around forever, so in order to ensure that his manga-fu …Read more »
The opening panel of this manga is a rear-end shot of a man in a leather thong bending over. I just thought you should know that. Most manga series feature a principle cast of one or two protagonists, and the cast is expanded with supporting …Read more »
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