Setta Kobayashi, the artist and writer for Black Clover spinoff Asta-kun Mahotei e no Michi, took to Twitter this week to reflect on the feedback (or lack thereof) received by manga artists. In the posts, Kobayashi noted that unlike many other creatives, like musicians, manga-ka …Read more »
Heads up! Three fans were injured by a camera that fell during a performance by Nogizaka46 at Tokyo Dome Tuesday, according to Tokyo Reporter. Nogizaka46 is, of course, a spinoff of idol group AKB48 featuring—you guessed it—46 active members. Three Nogizaka46 fans suffered injuries when …Read more »
With sites dedicated to anime and manga rankings coming up with increasingly convoluted questions, it’s nice to occasionally see a nice, simple one like this. The question site Goo put to its readers: what is funniest comedy manga of all time? Let’s see what they …Read more »
Quick: who’s your all-time favorite manga-ka? Not an easy question, is it? Still, it’s one thousands of readers of Japanese site Charapedia were willing to tackle the past week, serving up a list of 20 of the country’s most manga creators. Who came out on …Read more »
Nodame Cantabile 's Megumi: not marriage material? Last week, we brought you a poll in which Japanese fans answered the question “which anime character would you most like to marry?” Now ranking site Goo has asked its readers just the opposite: what character would you …Read more »
This seems like such an obvious poll question, I’m surprised we haven’t featured it yet. Japanese anime news site Anime Anime have just released the results of a poll that asked readers: which anime character would most you like to marry? To be more accurate, …Read more »
What are the most moving anime of all time? That was the question put to readers of Charapedia, who were asked this week, “what are the anime and manga series that have moved you most?” The results themselves may move you (well, move you to …Read more »
Having a Shonen Jump hero as your boyfriend sounds great at first, right? They’re generally a strong, loyal, and handsome bunch, after all. But Japanese ranking site Goo has asked its readers to take another ponder in their latest poll, entitled “if he were my …Read more »
Gutted. That’s how you may feel after finishing the series and films on this list, which feature the most tragic endings in anime history, according to the Japanese fans who voted on ranking site Goo. We definitely do not recommend watching them all at once. …Read more »
Talk about a two-way twister. It’s sister sister time over at ranking site Goo, where they have asked their anime-loving readers: who are anime’s cutest female siblings? Let’s take a look at the top 10. 10. Akari and Akane Akaza YuruYuri 9. Cornelia and Euphemia …Read more »
Godzilla Resurgence , the Hideaki Anno-helmed reboot of the Toho Godzilla franchise, did gangbusters at the box office this past weekend, stomping the Japanese opening weekend record of 2014’s American Godzilla film. Critical and fan reaction to the film has also been largely positive, causing …Read more »
(Almost) too sexy for TV. That’s this week’s theme over at ranking site Goo, where they’ve asked their readers to vote on a list of anime heroines who just skirt the limits of what’s acceptable on broadcast television. Who made the cut by wearing the …Read more »
Let’s go for a ride. From giant robots to airborne gliders to 3D maneuver gear, from the beginning, the world of anime and manga has featured a wide and amazing array of rideable machines. Polling site Charapedia recently asked its readers what anime machines they’d …Read more »
Anime Busience, a Japanese magazine that covers the business and science behind the anime industry, has published a fascinating graph showing the difference in taste among Japanese and American anime viewers. The graph, created with viewership stats from Japan’s Niconico and America’s Crunchyroll, shows series …Read more »
Satisfaction. Mick Jagger couldn’t get it, but it appears readers of Akihabara-based website AniPota have, at least when it comes to last season’s anime lineup. “What was the most satisfying anime of winter 2016?” asked AniPota, and its pollees responded with a list that may …Read more »
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