Publisher Digital Manga launched its latest Kickstarter campaign , this time aiming to fund Osamu Tezuka's short story shoujo manga collection Storm Fairy . The Kickstarter has a goal of $14,200—it's already past the $10k mark at the time of this writing—and once it hits …Read more »
The Onion, that long-running satirical newspaper that often gets mistaken for a legitimate news source, lovingly poked a bit of fun at manga readers this week with a piece entitled “Study Finds Girls Go Through Manga Phase Earlier Than Boys.” The tongue-in-cheek report, which uses …Read more »
Since the release of the final Madoka Magica film, Rebellion , we haven’t had much in the way of new Madoka material, but that changed yesterday with the release of the first chapter of a new Madoka manga. The new series, entitled "Majuu-hen" (“Demon Story”), …Read more »
If you dig Japanese horror manga, you likely know the name Junji Ito well. The highly-regarded master of the macabre has been responsible for some of the most memorable frights in the genre, including the likes of Uzumaki , Gyo , and Tomie , among …Read more »
Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger manga is getting its first game adaptation in the form of World Trigger: Borderless Mission on PS Vita. Now we have a release window thanks to the July issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine, which has the game arriving in Japan …Read more »
Dragon Ball fans around the world cried out in joy this month with the announcement of the first Dragon Ball TV series in 18 years, Dragon Ball Super . Now word on the net is that the new series will also get a manga adaptation …Read more »
This year's San Diego Comic-Con, which takes place July 9-12 at the San Diego Convention Center, is fully loaded with guests. The 14th and final wave of guest announcements was issued this week, and one of the big additions is Kazuki Takahashi, creator of the …Read more »
Before Black Jack was the rogue doctor we came to know and love in Osamu Tezuka's original, classic manga series, he was in medical school, naturally. That's the period depicted in Yū-Go Ōkuma and Yoshiaki Tabata's Young Black Jack prequel manga, which is officially getting …Read more »
Naruto fans will get the opportunity to meet the series' creator in the not-too-distant future. Viz Media announced plans to bring Masashi Kishimoto to New York Comic Con , and he's got plenty on his plate at the event. Kishimoto will participate in two panels …Read more »
Yes, there are actually that many live-action adaptations being announced this year that we at Otaku USA completely missed it when Takashi Miike's version of Terra Formars was announced in February. That's right: in case you missed it too, the director of Ichi the Killer …Read more »
Captain Tsubasa There are many reasons young people decide to participating in sports: through the influence of parents, friends, coaches, etc. In Japan, the land where there are manga about just about anything, comics naturally also play a part in what sports young people choose. …Read more »
Here’s one of the weirder petitions we’ve seen in a while (and we saw one recently to turn “Macho Man” Randy Savage’s birthday into national holiday): a man in Berlin is petitioning the United Nations to enact an international ban on anime and manga. The …Read more »
United States President Barack Obama was feeling particularly grateful while welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the White House. He thanked the PM for a handful of Japan's key cultural contributions to the United States, including, of course, manga and anime. Here's what Obama …Read more »
It looks like the recent movies were just a taste of the Dragon Ball action to come. For the first time in 18 years, Akira Toriyama's series is getting a new TV anime, Dragon Ball Super , set to premiere this July in Japan. Dragon …Read more »
Anyone planning a trip to Universal Studios Japan this summer can look forward to the return of the One Piece live show. General advance tickets for "One Piece Premiere Summer 2015" go on sale May 25, following pre-sale for Universal VIP Annual Pass or Annual …Read more »
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