Featured Spotlight: selection of Webtoons runs the gamut of storytelling, from fantasy and action to romance, drama, and beyond. These are more than just online comics, though. Many of these Webtoons tell a tale beyond the narrative; one that paints a unique picture and serves …Read more »
Osamu Tezuka: legendary creator of Astro Boy , Black Jack and Phoenix , father of the anime industry, and… spectral spokesman for a Japanese cult? Controversial religious organization Happy Science has published a new book entitled Osamu Tezuka’s Ghost , in which they purport to …Read more »
Digital Manga Publishing launched a new Kickstarter campaign , and this one is not for Osamu Tezuka manga. Thanks to the confidence built through those campaigns, the publisher is branching out to other manga, starting with Izumi Matsumoto's Kimagure Orange Road , which originally ran …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: ever-growing selection of Webtoons has been redefining online comics since the portal launched, and its influence continues to spread to a wider audience. Fans have been gushing over titles like for a while now, and the series will soon be making its debut …Read more »
Miwa Ueda's Peach Girl manga is no stranger to adaptations. A live-action drama aired in Taiwan in 2001, and a TV anime followed in 2005. The shoujo fun doesn't stop there, though, because a live-action film adaptation is currently in the works, with the Japanese …Read more »
Attack on Titan season 2 hasn’t started yet? Seriously? C’mon, guys. To hold you over just a little longer, Kodansha Comics has licensed Attack on Titan: Lost Girls , the manga adaptation of the spinoff novel of the same name by Hiroshi Seko. The story …Read more »
Anime and manga company Viz Media has announced it will partner with Hollywood talent agency United Talent Agency, or UTA, to create live-action content based on its anime and manga library. “We are excited to start this partnership to push the boundaries of storytelling, innovation …Read more »
Kodansha Comics announced a handful of new licenses this week… seven new print titles, to be exact! They announced a new one each hour today, culminating in the reveal of the Attack on Titan: Lost Girls manga. Ryōsuke Fuji's manga—adapting the spinoff novel by Hiroshi …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: For the uninitiated, Webtoons are a bold new frontier for online comics, and is right there at the forefront. Those who have experienced Korean manhwa before know they share many stylistic and genre sensibilities with manga. When combined with the Webtoon format they …Read more »
Another awesome guest announcement! Otaku USA Magazine 's Jason Thompson is coming to the Anime Fan Fest NJ - 5/6-8 at the Garden State Exhibit Center! Jason Thompson is manga editor for Otaku USA , author of the Eisner Award-nominated Manga: The Complete Guide , …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: is a Webtoons portal full of fantastic online comics from some of Korea's most talented creators. Every genre is represented, from drama, fantasy, and romance to thriller, comedy, action, and mystery, so you'll find no shortage of quality content to dig into right …Read more »
Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump has a handful of returns coming up, including the recently-revealed and long-awaited return of Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter manga. The latest hiatus officially ends when Hunter x Hunter comes back in this year's 20th issue, out on April 18. While …Read more »
As previously reported, Ayuko Hatta's shoujo manga Wolf Girl & Black Prince is getting the live-action treatment, with the feature film set to open in Japan on May 28. Following up on a previous teaser, Warner Entertainment Japan shared a full 90-second trailer for the …Read more »
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