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Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 Season 2 Finally Comes to Netflix in May
The groundbreaking anime movie directed by Mamoru Oshii came out in 1995, adapted from Masamune Shirow's seminal manga It's probably the most complete and complex realization of the Cyberpunk genre as originated by William Gibson in his first novel Neuromancer The anime TV series Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex premiered in 2002 and[...]
Random House Graphic Grabs Afrofuturist Manga Kudzu From Boom Studios
In 2016, Dustin Bolton debuted his comic book creation Kudzu at Onyx Con as an afrofuturist manga, in which humanity struggles to survive after the great flood and a boy, Kudzu, finds himself protecting the world's last hope when he finds earth's last guardian The comic was then meant to be published by Boom Studios[...]
Cover image for PHANTOM OF IDOL GN VOL 01
This is the ghost of Asahi Mogami, the beloved singer whose time on the stage was tragically cut short, unless… If ghosts are real, is spirit possession really that much of a stretch? In Shops: May 25, 2022 SRP: 10.99   #gallery-2 { margin: auto; } #gallery-2 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-2 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-2 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see[...]
Cover image for DEATH NOTE SHORT STORIES GN
Here's a look at the new collection, and everything else Viz has for the month. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ DEATH NOTE SHORT STORIES GN VIZ LLC MAR222060 (W) Tsugumi Ohba (A) Takahiro Obata Kira's story is over, but the Death Note's is not…In[...]
Cover image for LOST LAD LONDON GN VOL 01
Yen Press, an American manga and graphic novel publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group, also contains the imprints Yen On light/graphic novel line and the JY middle-grade graphic novel line Here is their May 2022 solicits and solicitations through Diamond Comic Distributors for May 2022 And with Lost Lad, Shinya Shima bringing[...]
The Witches Of Adamas Has A Very High Concept Indeed, Even For Manga
The Witches of Adamas is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yu Imai It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Young Magazine since July 2018 and concluded last November, collected into seven individual tankōbon volumes And now Witches of Adamas has been licensed for English language translation from Seven Seas[...]
Manasplaining To Publish Manga On Substack
Vaughan and Niko Henrichon, a solo project by Jen Bartel, a collaboration between Tom King and Elsa Charretier, a new publication from Khary Randolph and Joanne Starer, and Mangasplaining will be launching a Substack Indeed, that last one seems to be the odd one out as it is not specific-creator focused nor are they actually[...]
Yen Press Announces 8 New Manga and Light Novel Titles for July 2022
Yen Press announced a slate of 8 upcoming titles that includes manga (Tsubaki-chou Lonely Planet; Kowloon Generic Romance; and Tales of the Kingdom), novels (Silent Witch; Kakuriyo Shinjuki: God's Doctor Starts a Practice in Another World; Higehiro: After Getting Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway; and Tower of the Sun), and the highly anticipated release of the Delicious[...]
Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Crunchyroll To Release Movie on March 18th
The film is based on JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 (JUMP COMICS / Shueisha), a prequel manga to the smash hit supernatural adventure series from Gege Akutami that is currently one of the most popular manga and anime series in the world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGiUXKgdIu4  As the movie's synopsis goes: "When they were children, Rika Orimoto was killed in a traffic accident[...]
Does Webtoon Show that Korean Comics are Obsessed with Revenge?
Between WEBTOON and Tapas as apps on people's phones, manhwa is reaching tens of millions of readers worldwide, far more than manga or DC and Marvel comics When you read enough of a particular country's stories and pop culture, you start to see the themes the culture is more obsessed with In Korean comics, the[...]
Funimation Announces Huge Winter 2022 Lineup
That's the second half of the final season that adapts the endgame of the manga Everything has been leading to this All hell is breaking loose with heel-turns, all-out war, and fan-favourite characters dying up the wazoo This is hardly a spoiler It already began in the first half of the season. Key art courtesy of[...]
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Manga Adaptation Nears its End
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess has a long-running manga adaptation that is finally approaching its conclusion The manga's creators, the writer and artist team that has fused into a single hivemind pseudonymously named Akira Himekawa, tweeted they have submitted a draft of the final chapter before starting work on it. "The Legend of Zelda: Twilight[...]
Uzumaki: Junji Ito Plays a Role in the Anime Version of His Manga
Uzumaki, the upcoming anime adaptation of Junji Ito's classic Lovecraftian horror manga, has a new surprise: it looks like the sensei himself is going to have a voice role in the show This was revealed in a 2-minute behind-the-scenes video shared on the anime's official Twitter account. "Uzumaki" panel, courtesy of Viz Media "Uzumaki" means "spiral" in[...]
Cover image for FCBD 2022 THE GUARDIAN OF FUKUSHIMA
TokyoPop is to translate and publish the French manga series Guardian Of Fukushima by Naoto Matsumura for Free Comic Book Day in May, as well as the rest of TokyoPop's March 2022 solicits and solicitations below   FCBD 2022 THE GUARDIAN OF FUKUSHIMA TOKYOPOP JAN220041 March 11th, 2011: a massive earthquake off the coast of Japan triggered a devastating tsunami[...]
Cover image for FCBD 2022 KAIJU NO 8 & SAKAMOTO DAYS
But first, Jin and Rindo need to have a little chat with a handful of familiar Neighbor invaders from Galopoula…about Yotaro. For teen audiences. In Shops: Mar 02, 2022 SRP: 9.99 #gallery-7 { margin: auto; } #gallery-7 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 100%; } #gallery-7 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-7 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } /* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes/media.php */ OROCHI PERFECT ED GN VOL 01 VIZ LLC JAN221791 (W)[...]
Cover image for FCBD 2022 ENEMIES BY SVETLANA CHMAKOVA
As well as every manga volume Yen Press has lined up in their March 2022 solicits and solicitations, below. FCBD 2022 ENEMIES BY SVETLANA CHMAKOVA YEN PRESS JAN220046 (W) Svetlana Chmakova (A / CA) Svetlana Chmakova Felicity's sure she's going to do something big Exactly what is still a mystery, but she'll figure it out Her sister, Letty, teases Felicity[...]
Cover image for FCBD 2022 WANDANCE & BLACKGUARD SAMPLER
Kodansha previews two new manga series, Wandance and Blackguard in their Free COmic Book Day volume in May, as well as everything Kodansha and Vertical has for March 2022 solicits and solicitations, below. FCBD 2022 WANDANCE & BLACKGUARD SAMPLER KODANSHA COMICS JAN220008 (W) Coffee, Ryo Hanada (A) Coffee, Ryo Hanada Exclusive previews of two new Kodansha manga[...]
Yen Press Announces 6 New Upcoming Titles for June 2022
Yen Press announced a new slate of books that includes manga (Magical Explorer; The Girl I Saved on the Train Turned Out to Be My Childhood Friend; Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included; Shadows House; and Mato Seihei no Slave) and a novel (Yokohama Station SF National) All announced titles are scheduled for June 2022 release. Cover art courtesy of[...]
Attack on Titan: Crunchyroll Unveils Crunchy Trailer for Final Season
The collection of Attack on Titan OAD episodes will also be made available to stream on Crunchyroll. Episodes 1-3 will feature Hange attempting to capture their first live Titan along with a look back at the 104th Cadet Corps' training; episodes 4 and 5 are based on the Attack on Titan: No Regrets spinoff manga, written[...]
Our Colors
Our Colors by Gengoroh Tagame is a new manga novel translated by Anne Ishii, to be published by Pantheon in May The follow up to his Eisner Award–winning My Brother's Husband, it's another queer drama set in contemporary Japan, featuring a closeted young painter with synesthesia. A mesmerizing coming-of-age and coming-out graphic novel by the genius writer-artist[...]
Monogatari: Nisioisin's Works in New Humble Bundle Offering
Monogatari, Japanese light novel author Nisioisin's highly popular series that spawned manga and anime spinoffs, has a Humble Bundle starting today Humble Bundle and Kodansha have teamed up to release an epic bundle of manga books by Nisioisin, including the Monogatari series. Image: Humble Bundle, Kodansha "Nisioisin" is a pseudonym and palindrome for the novelist, manga-ka, and[...]
No Game No Life Light Novel Chapters Get Digital Release from Yen Press
No Game No Life, the popular light novel series that spawned a manga and anime series, is getting its new chapters simultaneously release with the Japanese version starting with its 11th volume The announcement was made at the Yen Press Industry Panel at Anime NYC this weekend The Yen Press digital chapter publication of Yuu[...]
Yen Press Announces 9 New Upcoming Titles at Anime NYC
The list includes manga (Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle; Hi, I'm a Witch, and My Crush Wants Me to Make a Love Potion; The Other World's Books Depend on the Bean Counter; See You Tomorrow at the Food Court; Nights with a Cat; The Geek Ex-Hitman; and Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Another Story) and light novels (The Demise of[...]
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Gets Hoodie Collection
The anime TV series premiered in 2019 and is based on Koyoharu Gotoge's manga, which boasts over 150 million copies in circulation in Japan That pretty much makes it one of the most popular manga and anime series in the world right now Not bad for a Shonen series about a determined, plucky kid with[...]
Sugar Apple Fairy Tale: Yen Press Announces Digital Release of Manga
Yen Press announced the digital release of the manga series Sugar Apple Fairy Tale With art by YozoranoUdon, this fantasy romance manga is based on the light novel series of the same name The original light novel was written by Miri Mikawa, with illustrations by Aki, the artist responsible for Olympos, The Angel of Elhamburg,[...]
Crunchyroll Launches 2nd Jujutsu Kaisen Streetwear Line
The anime is based on the best-selling manga of the same title, which has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump and has sold over 55 million copies in Japan The supernatural anime series is currently rising in popularity worldwide, an older, darker, more teen-oriented action series that's a grade up from younger-oriented series like[...]
Yen Press Announces 3 New Manga Titles Coming Very Soon
Yen Press announced a digital simulpub series (God Bless the Mistaken) set to debut on October 27 and two new manga series (I Want to Be a Wall and Let's Go Karaoke!) scheduled for release in April 2022 All three titles should be up for pre-order now. Cover art courtesy of Yen Press God Bless the Mistaken Story and Art[...]