Last time I wrote about an anime not getting a second season, season 2 was announced literally the next day. So I can assume one of two things is true: either it was a shoe-in for a continuation, or I have some sort of magical powers. …Read more »
Regardless of who enjoys it, we tend to describe anime and manga by demographic. By now we’ve all heard of shonen and shoujo series and know what they mean. But for some, josei is a less common term. So what exactly is the meaning of josei in terms …Read more »
The live-action adaptation of Akiko Higashimura’s Princess Jellyfish is less than a month away, and we’ve now got a look at the entire principal cast in costume. Last week, we saw Koji Seto in costume as Kuranosuke Koibuchi. Now we’ve got the entire group of …Read more »
Princess Jellyfish, the popular manga from Akiko Higashimura, is getting a live-action TV series adaptation, and the cast is being slowly revealed. We had previously learned Kyoko Yoshine will play main character Tsukimi Kurashita, but now we’ve got the word on Tsukimi’s cross-dressing friend Kuranosuke. …Read more »
Princess Jellyfish, the manga from Akiko Higashimura about a group of otaku women in Tokyo, will be getting a live-action television series adaptation. The series, which goes on-air January 2018, will star Kyoko Yoshine in the main role of Tsukimi Kurashita. It will be directed …Read more »
Back in 2015, Akiko Higashimura's Princess Jellyfish manga revealed that it was on the way toward its final chapter. Fast forward to the September 2017 issue of Kodansha's Kiss magazine and we finally have an end date. The series will officially come to its conclusion …Read more »
Princess Jellyfish , the popular manga from Akiko Higashimura about a group of otaku women living together in Tokyo, will return from hiatus this June, it has been announced. The manga , which debuted in 2008, went on hiatus in January 2016. Higashimura is returning …Read more »
Princess Jellyfish © Akiko Higashimura/Kodansha, Ltd. All rights reserved. They say that your favorite pet shows your self-image: if you think of yourself as a quiet individualist, you’ve probably got a cat; if you’re outgoing and sporty, you might own a dog. Tsukimi loves jellyfish, …Read more »
The Manga Taishō, also known as the Cartoon Grand Prize, is a yearly award given to the author of a relatively new manga (eight volumes or less). The 2016 edition is on its way, and 11 titles have been announced nominees for the prize. The …Read more »
If the past year or so has taught us anything, it’s not to underestimate angry young men on the internet. The latest victim is Princess Jellyfish author Akiko Higashimura, whose new manga, Himozairu , came under fire for being “derogatory” to men. Higashimura decided to …Read more »
Transformation is a theme at the heart of Princess Jellyfish , the ongoing josei manga series about a jellyfish otaku who changes from a shy, world-shunning shut-in to a world-famous fashion designer with the help of her otaku flatmates and cross-dressing friend Kuranosuke. It’s appropriate …Read more »
Whoa, this one kind of came out of nowhere. We hadn’t heard anything about this being in production, but suddenly there’s a trailer for a live-action Princess Jellyfish movie. Check it out! Princess Jellyfish is, of course, a manga and subsequent anime about Tsukimi, a …Read more »
Funimation announced their latest acquisition today through a partnership with Fuji Television. The distributor will kick off a simulcast of Princess Jellyfish , which is part of Fuji TV's noitaminA block. Princess Jellyfish ( Kuragehime ) is a romantic comedy based on a manga by …Read more »
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