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The Dragon Ball series has been around longer than many of us have been alive, going through endless sequels and iterations with the longest fight scenes ever in the history of manga and anime Kids and grown-up kids all over the world can't get enough of the latest series Dragon Ball Super! Now Crunchyroll has[...]

This is adapted from a currently-running Shonen manga, after all, so Kafka has to learn to control his transformation into a post-human monster warrior and also get a grip on his power so he can help the Defense Force fight an escalating invasion of dai kaijus in Japan Got it? Good If not, all you[...]

TOKYOPOP's Comics That Matter collection for the fourth quarter of 2024 includes a dozen new manga titles, slice-of-life dramas, video game tie-ins from Ubisoft titles, and Disney tie-ins in their drive to enlarge their slate and increase their profile. "Far Cry: Cull the Herd" cover art: Tokyopop FAR CRY: CULL THE HERD (FCBD EDITION) By Ryan Nichols ∙ Print SRP:[...]

Cat's Eye, Tsukasa Hojo's hit 1980s manga series (with a plural on the "eye" the only change from his original title), is getting a French live-action television series from France TV network TF1 The network's distribution arm Newen Connect has been promoting Cat's Eyes to international buyers at the London TV Screenings market this week[...]

Parasyte: The Grey, a new Korean live-action TV series version of the horror manga by Hitoshi Iwaaki, is coming to infect your screens The new six-part series is directed by Yeon Sang-ho, who helmed the hit Korean zombie movie Train to Busan, and the  Netflix original horror series Hellbound and The Bequeathed, will stream on[...]

SQUARE ENIX, in a slight departure from games, announced three new titles for publication from the Square Enix Manga & Books imprints in Fall 2024 Dragon and Chameleon, Always A Catch! How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince! and My Happy Marriage Art Book are available for pre-order now. "Dragon and Chameleon Vol[...]

This includes seven manga (The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Short Story Collection; Rejected by the Hero's Party, a Princess Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside; Riviere and the Land of Prayer; In Another World, My Sister Stole My Name; Strategic Lovers; The Hachioji Specialty: Tengu's Love; The Magical Girl and[...]

The Fable, a hitman manga by Katsuhisa Minami is getting an anime series coming to Disney+ this April The original manga series ran in Japan's Weekly Young Magazine from 2014 to 2019 with tens of millions of copies sold The anime adaptation is being produced by Tezuka Productions and directed by anime industry veteran Ryōsuke[...]

ABLAZE is at last launching the dark horror manga Gannibal this April after a successful Kickstarter campaign that raised over $95,000 from a $9,500 goal Gannibal will be available in print and digitally to readers everywhere starting with the first volume – or "tankubon" as manga trade paperbacks are called – under the ABLAZE Manga[...]

Media Do Co, Ltd., Japan's largest eBook distribution company, and its U.S.-based subsidiary Media Do International Inc., announced a partnership with TAICCA, a Taiwan-based nonprofit organization that supports the production, distribution, development, and overseas expansion of Taiwan's creative content, to translate and promote original right-to-left comics created by an array of Taiwanese manga creators into[...]

Fate/Stay Night was a visual novel released in Japan in 2004 and, in the space of twenty years, has spawned a multimedia empire encompassing anime, manga, video games, prose novels, an annual magazine and even its own conventions, all under the umbrella of its production company Type-Moon under the leadership of co-founders writer Nasu Kinoko[...]

The Japanese manga series Ten Count, written and illustrated by Rihito Takarai, first gained notoriety when it was serialized in the manga magazine Dear+ (from 2013 to 2017), which eventually earned English distribution from SuBLime, more than three million copies in circulation worldwide, and even two video game adaptations of the series thus far So[...]

The endlessly derivative premise that began as a Playstation One game in the 1990s has spawned over fifty games (including Pachinko!), seven live-action movies, five CGI animated feature films that look like cutscenes from the games, one CGI animated TV series on Netflix, one Netflix live-action television series spinoff, eight Japanese novel spinoffs, seven original[...]

Yen Press announced nine new titles in its June 2024 lineup, including seven manga (A Sinner of the Deep Sea; Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra; Sister and Giant: A Young Lady Is Reborn in Another World; Penguin Highway; Senpai, This Can't Be Love!; Sword Art Online: Kiss & Fly; This Monster Wants to Eat Me), one novel[...]

Crunchyroll released artwork celebrating the dubbed editions of Attack on Titan Final Season: The Final Chapters Special 2, out on Jan. 7th.

G FUEL today announced that their fan-favorite Sage Mode flavor inspired by super popular ninja manga and anime series Naruto Shippuden is coming soon as a caffeine-free Supreme Hydration flavor! Fans can sign up for a waitlist now at GFUEL.com to be among the first to be notified when the 30-serving tub and accompanying 24[...]

Kodansha is the biggest print manga publisher in the world, who republish their manga as part of Penguin Random House in the USA for the English-speaking market, including the Vertical imprint Here are the Kodansha and Vertical March 2024 solicits and solicitations beginning with Amano Jaku's A-Do Vol 1. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align:[...]

Get Schooled is an insane Korean comic series about a school inspector who can legally beat up bullies, now collected into a graphic novel.

Crunchyroll's Black Friday Sale has kicked off with deals on merchandise from toys, figurines, Blu-Ray box sets of popular anime series, and the manga from which the anime originally sprang Highlights of the sale include a gorgeous Chainsaw Man figurine, Blu-Ray boxsets of JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 1, One Punch Man Season 1, and the complete[...]

Releasing in May 2024, this lineup includes eight manga (Bungo Stray Dogs Official Anthology; Days with My Stepsister; Goblin Slayer: A Day in the Life; Sword Art Online Re:Aincrad; The Kept Man of the Princess Knight; No Game No Life Chapter 2: Eastern Union; She Likes Gays, but Not Me; Friday at the Atelier), and three novels (Brunhild the Dragonslayer; The God of Nishi-Yuigahama Station; Guillotine[...]

A little less than three weeks after co-showrunner Matt Owens introduced fans to the writing team behind the second season of Netflix, Tomorrow Studios & publisher Shueisha's live-action series take on author Eiichiro Oda's manga One Piece, the outlook has gotten even brighter with the resolution of the SAG-AFTRA strike (pending union approval) With the[...]

We've been following Netflix's live-action adaptation of Yoshihiro Togashi's legendary Japanese manga Yu Yu Hakusho since Summer 2022 – and during the Friday session of the global fan event Geeked Week, we got the news that we've been waiting for Along with some very impressive key art (see below), we also have a teaser for the streaming[...]

TOKYOPOP editor Becca Chen will be joining editors from other prominent manga publishers, including VIZ Media, Yen Press, Dark Horse, Kodansha, DENPA, and Inklore, for an insightful session to be moderated by the NYPL's Children's Librarian, Douglas Varney Each participant will highlight notable manga titles they love that need to be known, read, and cherished[...]

Love Murder Basketball, the gritty murder mystery BL manga from Tokyopop will have a new publication date of November 28th.

Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix is a Boys Love manga prequel from Tokyopop that is a prequel to the upcoming Netflix animated series The manga tie-in will be published on December 14th, featuring alter egos of characters from the hit Ubisoft video game Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon The Netflix animated series follows Dolph[...]

With releases in March and April 2024, the lineup includes eight manga (Sword Art Online Progressive Canon of the Golden Rule; Trinity Seven Revision; The Tiger Hasn't Eaten the Dragon Yet; My Gemini; All or Nothing; Fox-Colored Jealousy; I Want a Gal Gamer to Praise Me; Adults' Picture Book) and five novels (Amalgam Hound; Classroom for Heroes,[...]

The anime is adapted from the original manga created by Naoya Matsumoto. The Crunchyroll Industry Panel at New York Comic Con shared a special message from Naoya Matsumoto: "Hello from Japan to everyone attending New York Comic-Con I'm the author of Kaiju No 8, Naoya Matsumoto It's a story about someone struggling in a harsh world without[...]

Jennifer Antonik objects to a recent decision to ban manga books from the school and discontinue the Anime Club She writes; "These valuable resources have played a significant role in my children's education and personal growth while fostering creativity, literary exploration, and building a strong community of friends We have also experienced community involvement as Hertrich's[...]

Alabaster, Osamu Tezuka's classic manga, is getting a reimagined and updated graphic novel from Noir Caesar Entertainment, the indie creative company that supports and nourishes art from marginalized communities across various media, in collaboration with Osamu Tezuka Productions They have launched a Kickstarter campaign for its publication Alabaster will be written by the award-winning Bitter[...]

So the last time we checked in with Netflix, Tomorrow Studios & publisher Shueisha's live-action series take on author Eiichiro Oda's manga One Piece, both the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes were still ongoing – but we were given a glimmer of hope of what could be on the horizon In case you didn't know, there's been[...]