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 »
Ran is like many kids: she’s tired of being told what to do. Chores at home are agony, and she’s bored at school and doing poorly on her lessons. She wants the freedom adults have. When a teacher asks her what she’s interested in, she …Read more »
Nariyuki is what’s known as “a brain.” He’s very good in school, and he works hard to be that way. He lives in a poor family and is determined to get a full scholarship to college so he can get a good job and help …Read more »
Rumiko Takahashi, the manga creator behind works like Maison Ikkoku, Ranma 1/2, Inu Yasha and many more, is up for the Angoulême Grand Prix, a prestigious French comics award. The award is presented yearly at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in Angoulême, France, which takes …Read more »
If you found yourself particularly fond of the Killer T Cell in Cells at Work!, you’re in luck, because he’s getting his own manga spinoff. Cells at Work! FRIEND follows the act of other series spinoffs, focusing on Killer T as he uses his brute …Read more »
Setta Kobayashi, the artist and writer for Black Clover spinoff Asta-kun Mahotei e no Michi, took to Twitter this week to reflect on the feedback (or lack thereof) received by manga artists. In the posts, Kobayashi noted that unlike many other creatives, like musicians, manga-ka …Read more »
The World of Chihayafuru is an original art exhibition that previously ran in Tokyo, Osaka, and Nagoya last spring. Those showings were a success, so its next stop is Kanazu Forest of Creation in Fukui Prefecture between April 27 and June 23. This time around, …Read more »
College student Aoi is mourning the death of her grandfather, but that doesn’t stop her from feeding yokai when she sees them. Yokai, usually called ayakashi in this manga, are just a regular part of her life, and they have been since she was little. …Read more »
If I were to tell you that the ending of the One Piece manga is on the not-so-distant horizon, would you actually believe me? Series creator Eiichiro Oda has mentioned progress many times in the past, and he did so again in a recent appearance …Read more »
If you’ve been reading OUSA long enough, you know we’re pretty skeptical about the quality of live-action adaptations. There are some manga and anime, though, that lend themselves better to these kinds of films than others—and the zombie genre has produced some good results in …Read more »
Angelinos have all the luck. Seriously, with all the great Japan-related content it gets, Los Angeles may the best place in the world to live if you’re a Japanophile (er, except Japan, that is). The latest get for LA is This is MANGA – The …Read more »
Tokyo is known for its variety of theme hotels, from hostels that reuse the pieces of an old sleeper train to ultra-kawaii Airbnbs run by Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s talent agency to rooms occupied by the Big G. The latest addition to the scene is the …Read more »
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