Manga

I may be the wrong guy to review a Transformers comic – I grew up with Japanese giant robot anime, so I always thought Transformers was a US toy company trying to ape them. I consider the Michael Bay movies crimes against Cinema and Storytelling. But I never sniffed at the fans – I envied […]

Yen Press, the US publishing venture between Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group, is the most prolific publisher of manga next to Viz Media. They are also the biggest Western publisher of Light Novels, the Japanese designation for Young Adult novels. They've just released seven new titles to be published in August 2020. Feast your […]

What happens when you're no longer the wunderkind comic creator whose bestselling manga series was the toast of the industry? That's what Downfall is about. And it's not pretty. Well, the artwork is pretty and naturalistic without exaggerated cartoon eyes and faces. That only makes it even darker and more depressing. Kaoru Fukazawa is the […]

Death Note was one of the seminal manga and anime series of the early 2000s. It was the ultimate "what if?" story – what if you could kill anyone you wanted by writing their name in a demonic notebook? Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata engaged in an epic crime thriller ran 12 volumes. That's over […]

Christmas is coming up, and Viz Media have sent along their suggestions for their coolest manga and anime-related gifts. We like Viz. They put out the best quality books and titles, so we're happy to present them. There should be something here for you or the manga and anime lover in your life. Anime Gift […]

It's that time of the month, even if it's Thanksgiving, where we bring you Viz Media's upcoming manga titles for February 2020. As ever, there's something for everyone here. Shonen Jump Twin Star Exorcists, Vol. 17 By Yoshiaki Sukeno While Rokuro and his clan expend the last of their spiritual power battling vicious Hijirimaru, Arima […]

We're running this a bit late, but Viz Media released their full list of titles coming out in January. Shonen Jump   Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Vol. 10 By Koyoharu Gotouge Despite some comic misunderstandings that almost blow their cover, Tanjiro, Inosuke and Zenitsu smoke out Daki, a demon that has been devouring the […]

It appears that publisher Yen Press is to retranslate the title of their upcoming light novel series, previously known as The Greatest Mao is Reborn to Get Friends by Myojin Katou and Sao Mizuno. Both the solicited first volume published in a week's time and the second, scheduled for the New Year, will be retitled […]

Taiyo Matsumoto is one of the more unpredictable and unusual manga creators out there. Past titles like Tikkonkinkreet and Ping Pong suggest his ideas are outliers in manga canon. They don't have the usual codified cute faces or awkward teen dramas of many series. Cats of the Louvre might be his most unexpected story yet. […]

No Guns Life by Tasuku Karasuma is a new twist on the hardboiled detective story – the hero has a literal GUN for a head. That's right, Juzo Inui is a cyborg ex-soldier who was augmented during the war into a literal walking weapon. Now that the war's over, he makes a living as a […]

Kousuke Oono's The Way of the Househusband is about Tatsu, a feared Yakuza who has left the life to devote himself to his new career woman wife. She works as a designer and he's committed himself to being the house husband. He doesn't do crimes, street fights or murders anymore, but that doesn't mean he […]

Yesterday, Bleeding Cool broke the news that Marvel Comics and Shonen Jump would be collaborating on a new series of manga published in Japan, with a first chapter being written and drawn by Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi.  And, it seems the final chapter. Because we now have more details. These will be a series of […]

Marvel Comics has partnered with Shonen Jump Plus for the release of six new manga stories using Marvel characters. The first will be written and drawn by Kazuki Takahashi, who created the world-famous Yu-Gi-Oh. Expect to find out a lot more this week. And it kicks off with a promo Manga title where the Shonen […]

Viz Media has released their complete list of October titles, manga fans! This is a whopping 26 paperbacks you can look forward to! Shonen Jump One Piece Color Walk Compendium: Water Seven to Paramount War By        Eiichiro Oda This second volume continues to showcase the artful adventures of the One Piece series. From the Water […]

There was so much going on during Anime Expo, it would have been easy to miss something. Luckily, we don't miss anything… especially when our friends at VIZ Media are kind enough to share awesome manga news! There's a lot to cover, so we'll let the folks at VIZ take it from here! VIZ MEDIA […]

Smashed is the latest collection of translated stories Junji Ito from Viz Media and that's always an event especially if you love horror. Ito is arguably the best writer and artist of horror comics in the world.   Ito is not the only Japanese mangaka who specializes in horror stories, but he's probably the best. […]

Kazuo Koike, the creator of Lone Wolf and Cub (along with artist Goseki Kojima) and one of the most prolific creators of manga, has died. His official Twitter account and various news outlets reported that Koike, 82, was hospitalized for pneumonia and passed away on Wednesday. Koike is the creator of Lone Wolf and Cub […]

At 81 years of age, Leiji Matsumoto is considered by many to be a living legend in the manga and anime fields. His creations have spanned decades, and many of his characters and settings have influenced and inspired generations of illustrators and animators. Anime News Network has confirmed that Matsumoto will be consulting on a new […]

Viz Media has announced the publication of Fullmetal Alchemist: The Complete Four-Panel Comics. The book will feature a complete collection of the four-panel comic strips from Hiromu Arakawa's original Fullmetal Alchemist series (which is published in English by VIZ Media) and never-before-seen bonus strips from Japan. In Japan, four-panel comic strips are called 4-koma. They're […]

This week, Viz launched a new version of Shonen Jump, the popular digital manga anthology at shonenjump.com and on the Shonen Jump app for iOS and Android devices. Shonen Jump, which means "boys jump", is Japan's most popular comics anthology, featuring the biggest and most popular series currently running, many of which have popular anime […]