Kentaro Miura’s Berserk manga is getting ready to return from one of its many hiatuses. Following a hiatus that went into effect back in June, home magazine Young Animal announced plans to bring the series back this winter. Now, thanks to early looks at the …Read more »
Gay manga My Brother’s Husband will be getting a live-action TV series adaptation in March 2018. The series will run for three episodes on Japan’s NHK Premium, it was reported Tuesday. My Brother’s Husband, written by Gengoroh Tagame, is a manga that deals with the …Read more »
Those who fondly recall Vampire Princess Miyu will be delighted to learn she’s rising from her grave for more manga. Original series artist Narumi Kakinouchi returns to write and illustrate the Vampire Princess Miyu – Saku (New Moon) web manga, which makes its debut as …Read more »
Oricon, Japan’s tracker of all things sold, just released the stats on the best-selling light novels and manga of 2017 (how they did this before 2017 is actually over is anyone’s guess). Anyway, here’s how light novels and manga fared in the year 2017: Light …Read more »
A couple days ago we posted about a mysterious countdown on the official website for the Ultraman manga, and it’s time to find out what all the hubbub is about. As it turns out, the series—written by Eiichi Shimizu and illustrated by Tomohiro Shimoguchi—is going …Read more »
Just as the ocean’s waves ebb and flow, so too does the schedule of Yoshihiro Togashi’s Hunter x Hunter manga. Frequently on hiatus due to health issues, the series is finally getting ready to return once more. The last time a new chapter surfaced was …Read more »
Who doesn’t love mysterious countdowns? The Ultraman manga has something big in store, at least according to a recently-added countdown on the official website. The countdown went up alongside a tweet that simply said “important information” will be revealed when the timer comes to an …Read more »
Dragon Ball Z, YuYu Hakusho, Slam Dunk, Yu-Gi-Oh!… for many fans of Shonen Jump, the ‘90s is the decade to beat. Those fans will be excited to hear there’s an upcoming Tokyo exhibition dedicated to that era of the manga magazine. Today, the first poster …Read more »
Akkun to Kanojo (Akkun and His Girlfriend), a popular shoujo manga, will be getting an anime adaptation. The announcement came via the 7th volume of the manga, which is written by Waka Kakitsubata. Akkun to Kanojo centers around the relationship between the tsundere Atsuhiro “Akkun” …Read more »
Master manga artist Rumiko Takahashi is getting ready to end another one of her long-running series. According to an early preview of Weekly Shonen Sunday, Rin-ne will be coming to an end soon, with three chapters left to go. Rin-ne, AKA Kyoukai no Rinne, has …Read more »
Fans looking forward to any TV airings of the live-action Rurouni Kenshin films in the near future might be better off grabbing the DVD. The scandal involving Rurouni Kenshin author Nobuhiko Watsuki, who is facing charges for possession of child pornography, has stopped the serialization …Read more »
School-Live! is going live-action. The manga by Norimitsu Kaiho about cute girls, schools and zombies is getting a live-action film adaptation, according to the cover of next week’s upcoming Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine. That magazine, where School-Live! has been published since 2012, is also …Read more »
After a successful 11-year run in Weekly Shonen Magazine, Hiro Mashima’s Fairy Tail came to a close this July. Over its decade-plus in publication, the fantasy manga had made more than a few fans, who are currently paying tribute to the manga in the form …Read more »
According to Yomiuri Shimbun, Nobuhiro Watsuki—the 47-year-old manga artist behind hit series Rurouni Kenshin—is facing charges for possession of child pornography. The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department pressed charges on November 21, and the case has been sent to the prosecutor’s office. Following up on the …Read more »
Vertical held a panel during this weekend’s Anime NYC event, taking the opportunity to announce more manga from Knights of Sidonia and BLAME! author Tsutomu Nihei. This time it’s a U.S. print release of Nihei’s APOSIMZ manga, which is currently being published digitally courtesy of …Read more »
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