To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts, AKA Katsute Kami Datta Kemono-tachi e, is a manga by writing duo MAYBE that’s been running in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Shonen Magazine since July 2014. Vertical publishes the series in North America, and the next step is an anime adaptation by …Read more »
One of our favorite Mob Psycho 100 characters is Reigen, the used car salesman of the exorcism world. ONE, the creator of Mob Psycho, has been writing a spinoff manga that focuses on Reigen, and it’s just been reported that manga will be collected into …Read more »
Two hundred thousand. That’s roughly how many people crowded into the Tokyo Big Sight each day for three days late last year for the largest fan convention in the world, Comic Market, a.k.a. Comiket. It’s a number that’s hard to really visualize. By comparison, the …Read more »
It’s always interesting to see how your favorite manga authors draw totally unrelated characters, especially when those characters are as iconic as Disney mascot Mickey Mouse. Thanks to Kodansha’s recent Spring Manga Festival promotion that’s exactly what we get to see, with Attack on Titan …Read more »
Machikado Mazoku, the magical girl anime by Izumo Ito, has been given the anime green light, it was reported today. The manga, about two would-be mortal enemies who become friends, has been running in Manga Time Kirara Carat—the home of works like K-On! and Puella …Read more »
With two recap films out now, a brand-new film on the way and even a decked-out bakery, Japan’s in the middle of Made in Abyss fever. Perhaps that explains the timing of these new figures based on Riko and Reg from the series. The 1/6-scale …Read more »
It seems like just yesterday Viz launched its Shonen Jump online service, offering simulpubs of ongoing Shonen Jump titles for free. Now Shueisha is jumping into the bold new world of free simulpubs with its own service, called MANGA Plus. MANGA Plus, which is available …Read more »
Rumiko Takahashi, the manga creator behind works like Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, Inu Yasha and more, has won the Angoulême Grand Prix, a prestigious French comics award. She’s the third Japanese comics creator, after Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball) and Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira), and only the …Read more »
Can’t get enough Shonen Jump? Editor-in-Chief Andy Nakatani knows what it’s like to be a manga fan, and he’s always looking for ways to expand the otaku base and support the creators in Japan. VIZ is out with a new Shonen Jump app, we spoke …Read more »
What did you eat yesterday? That’s the question behind the popular manga of the same name by Fumi Yoshinaga, about a gay couple in Tokyo who like to eat home-cooked meals. Now Yoshinaga’s manga is getting a live-action series on Japanese TV. The series, which …Read more »
Sometimes a story is all about what isn’t said. Creating a dialogue-free manga is a unique challenge, and that’s exactly what Ken Wakai has done with the Joshi Kausei series. Now that very series is coming to TV in the form of an anime adaptation, …Read more »
Most voracious manga readers have their own must-adapt list of series that haven’t been treated to an anime yet. Japanese website goo ranking decided to poll its readers to see which manga made the cut on the Top 10 Manga They’d Like to See Animated …Read more »
Here in Japan, the era of buying adult magazines in convenience stores seems to be coming to an end. 7-Eleven, one of the largest convenience stores chains in the country, began pulling adult-oriented magazines from its racks January 21. By August, the new policy is …Read more »
Another year, another Manga Taisho. This award, one of the most prestigious out there, is for up-and-coming manga titles with eight or fewer collected volumes. Each year, folks employed at bookstores around Japan get together (in spirit, at least) to select the nominees. This year, …Read more »
There’s a bit of Japanese slang called “kimokawa,” which combines gross (“kimoi”) with cute (“kawaii”), and we think it definitely applies to this new Yu Yu Hakusho plush toy. Created in the shape of Hiei when he was a kimokawa baby, the plushy is available …Read more »
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