Masahiko Murai is a creep: a panty-sniffer, overweight, bullied in school. The one thing that keeps him going is misanthropy, the satisfaction of thinking that there are other people in the world even fouler than him. When one of the other class losers gets a …Read more »
Chiaki Mikado was bitten by a three-headed dog as a child and that incident has shadowed his whole life. Even as a teenager, years later, he just can’t seem to enjoy anything and doesn’t take much interest in life or friendship. Then one day, twist: …Read more »
Aoharu x Machinegun starts out like Ouran High School Host Club , plus toy guns. Flat-chested tomboy Hotaru Tachibana thinks her friend was bilked by an unscrupulous host, the handsome Masamune Matsuoka. To avenge her friend, Hotaru shows up to the host club where Masamune …Read more »
Monkey Punch’s original Lupin III manga debuted in 1967, making the franchise about the famous thief and his frenemies 50 years old this year. In celebration, Japan Post is releasing a set of collectable stamps, one of which costs a whopping ¥500,000. The framed set …Read more »
A new original manga based on the Final Fantasy franchise is on its way, it was announced today. The manga, which is entitled Final Fantasy Lost Stranger, will begin serialization this spring in Square Enix’s monthly Shonen Gangan magazine.
Jennifer Connelly will play a villain in Alita: Battle Angel , the James Cameron-produced film based on manga Battle Angel Alita , reports The Hollywood Reporter. Connelly, known for her roles in films like Labyrinth , Reqiuem for a Dream , and House of Sand …Read more »
One of the most memorable features of the original Gangsta manga is the unique art style of writer/artist Kohske, which often feels like a mashup of the quirky designs of Natsume Ono ( House of Five Leaves ) and the gritty action of Kouta Hirano …Read more »
North American manga publisher Vertical Comics announced a pair of new licenses today, starting with the latest addition to their Gundam lineup. This one will definitely be nostalgic for a certain age set, because it's New Mobile Report Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz: The Glory of …Read more »
You’ve come a long way, young man. If anime fans were feeling particularly dadlike, that’s what they might say to these characters, who they chose for ranking site Goo’s list of anime and manga characters who “showed the most growth into adulthood.” Which boyz went …Read more »
In 15th-century Rome, young monk, scholar, and adoptee of the Catholic church Nikola accidentally awakens a witch who was locked away centuries earlier. Once magically awakened, the witch says she is devoted to him. Intimidated by her strength but committed to doing what’s right, Nikola …Read more »
In the Tokugawa period, sardonic swordsman Manji wanders the countryside getting into fights. Thanks to a run-in with the mythological 800-year-old nun Yaobikuni, Manji is infected with symbiotic “bloodworms” that repair every injury, rendering him immortal. As penance for all the deaths he caused in …Read more »
There was some discussion online last week about what new Shonen Jump series would come to define the long-running manga magazine next. As if in answer, the coming months mark the debut of six new Jump series, including one about golf by Kuroko’s Basketball writer …Read more »
Vertical Comics' Shinkai Manga Collection will be expanding soon with the release of She & Her Cat . The publisher announced the acquisition this weekend, with plans for a summer 2017 release. She & Her Cat is based on a short self-produced anime film by …Read more »
In the history of super robots, few stand taller than Go Nagai’s Mazinger Z . Debuting in Shonen Jump way back in 1972, the franchise is still alive and kicking in the form of various spinoffs and sequels. But now the original Mazinger is back …Read more »
The upcoming Hollywood Ghost in the Shell movie previously had a few tribute manga published in Japan, including a one-shot from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex manga creator Yu Kinutani. Other tributes followed from Nobuaki Tadano, Yu Imai, and Masayuki Yamamoto, and according …Read more »
![[Review] Scumbag Loser](https://otakuusamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/w-scumbag-loser-12-202x202.jpg)
![[Review] Scumbag Loser](https://otakuusamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/w-scumbag-loser-12.jpg)
Jason Bradley Thompson![[Review] Today’s Cerberus](https://otakuusamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/w-todayscerberus-202x202.jpg)
![[Review] Today’s Cerberus](https://otakuusamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/w-todayscerberus.jpg)
Che Gilson![[Review] Aoharu x Machinegun](https://otakuusamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/w-aoharu-202x202.jpg)
![[Review] Aoharu x Machinegun](https://otakuusamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/w-aoharu.jpg)
Matt Schley
![[Review] Gangsta: Cursed](https://otakuusamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/16-9-ganstacursed-202x202.jpg)
![[Review] Gangsta: Cursed](https://otakuusamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/16-9-ganstacursed.jpg)
Evan Minto
Joseph Luster
![[Review] Holy Corpse Rising](https://otakuusamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/holycorpserising1-001-202x202.jpg)
![[Review] Holy Corpse Rising](https://otakuusamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/holycorpserising1-001.jpg)
Amelia Cook![[Review] Blade of the Immortal Omnibus](https://otakuusamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/boiov1-550-202x202.jpg)
![[Review] Blade of the Immortal Omnibus](https://otakuusamagazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/boiov1-550.jpg)
Shaenon K. Garrity
