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With a course charted for the treacherous waters of the Grand Line and beyond, this is one captain who'll never give up until he's claimed the greatest treasure on Earth: the Legendary One Piece!" One Piece, based on the top-selling manga title of all time by creator Eiichiro Oda premiered in 1999 and has lasted twenty-two[...]

With less than three weeks to go until the live-action series premiere of Tomorrow Studios (Netflix's Cowboy Bebop, TNT's Snowpiercer) & publisher Shueisha's take on author Eiichiro Oda's manga One Piece sets sail, we're getting a chance to take a break from the teasers, preview images, and key art posters For this go-around, series star Iñaki[...]

Shigeru Mura, also known as Shigeru Mizuki, was a Japanese manga artist and historian who lived from 1922 to 2015 and is best known for his yōkai manga, such as GeGeGe no Kitarō and Akuma-kun, as well as for his war stories based on his own war manga such as Showa: A History of Japan[...]

That sound you hear? That's the sound of a clock ticking down until the live-action series premiere of Tomorrow Studios (Netflix's Cowboy Bebop, TNT's Snowpiercer) & publisher Shueisha's take on author Eiichiro Oda's manga One Piece sets sail across our screens – 27 days and counting! To help pass the time, Netflix has released a[...]

The hit manga and anime series BERSERK has easily influenced tons of shows and movies over the years Fans have only recently been treated to some impressive new collectibles featuring the hero and villains of the story Threezero has been hard at work bringing BERSERK to life and in glorious 1/6 scale format A brand[...]

Seven Seas Entertainment launches a bunch of new manga series in their October 2023 solicits and solicitations, with a few books scheduled for November Including My Cat Is Such A Weirdo by Tamako Tamagoyama.   #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 */ MY[...]

With only a little more than a month to go until Tomorrow Studios (Netflix's Cowboy Bebop, TNT's Snowpiercer) & publisher Shueisha's live-action series take on author Eiichiro Oda's manga One Piece hits streaming screens, Netflix dropped intel that fans of not just One Piece but also anime & manga overall will appreciate In the preview[...]

In Kodansha's October 2023 solicits and solicitations, they will be launching the first volume of Nina The Starry Bride by Rikachi, the winner of Kodansha's Manga Award last year and originally published in Japan in 2019 As well as the launch volumes for Ogami San Can't Keep It In by Yu Yoshidamaru. #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item[...]

Yen Press announced two additional series at Anime Expo 2023 to round out their already huge 2023 lineup: the manga My Poison Princess Is Still Cute and the light novel A Certain Magical Index NT. These series are set to debut in December 2023. My Poison Princess Is Still Cute cover art (not final), courtesy of Yen Press My Poison[...]

ABLAZE will be publishing a terrifying new manga thriller Gannibal, with Vol 1 TP volume set for a November 2023 date and Volume 2 scheduled for a February 2024 release Gannibal is an intense 13-volume horror manga created by Masaaki Ninomiya that was originally published in Japan by Nihon Bungeisha ABLAZE is proudly bringing this[...]

The series deliberately turns Clark Kent and Superman into a Shonen Beat hero. Image: Adult Swim Screencap Instead of a brooding, macho, and stoical hero, the Clark of My Adventures with Superman is a self-effacing, socially awkward but kind-hearted guy who's the norm of many anime and manga series these days His softness and emotional vulnerability, in[...]

At Anime Expo 2023, Yen Press announced the acquisition of sixteen new titles at its industry panel, including eight manga (Beastrings; God Bless the Mistaken; Bungo Stray Dogs: Dazai, Chuuya, Age Fifteen; A Witch's Life in a Micro Room; Bride of the Barrier Master; Higurashi When They Cry: MEGURI; holoX MEETing!; Taking Care of God) and seven novels (Durarara!! Side Stories?!; Re:ZERO[...]

And when they show up, people die. Yami-hara is a horror mystery novel by famed author Mizuki Tsujimura, the creator of Lonely Castle in the Mirror and the writer of the manga series A School Frozen in Time This audiobook will be released in November 2023 and will be the first horror audiobook released under Yen Audio. "Goblin Slayer" key art,[...]

Only the heroic members of the Scout Regiment dared to stray behind the safety of the walls –but even those brave warriors seldom returned alive." Based on the multi-award-winning manga Attack on Titan, written and illustrated by creator Hajime Isayama and published by Kodansha with over 100 million volumes sold worldwide, Attack on Titan Final Season[...]

TOKYOPOP is launching LoveLove, a diverse imprint of shojo, josei, girls love, boys love manga, and graphic novel titles by Western creators; the LoveLove line offers romantic stories and characters for everyone The LoveLove catalog is curated to include age-appropriate content for readers ranging from teens to adults Titles cover a wide age range, from[...]

Penguin Random House and Del Rey UK have announced that they will launch Inklore, a new worldwide comic book imprint focused on publishing manga, manhua, manhwa, webcomics adaptations, and "light novels". The US will see Keith Clayton, VP and Deputy Publisher at Random House Worlds and former Justice League /Vault Comics editor Rebecca "Tay" Taylor as[...]

Yesterday was a big day for the folks behind Tomorrow Studios (Netflix's Cowboy Bebop, TNT's Snowpiercer) & publisher Shueisha's take on author Eiichiro Oda's manga One Piece, with Netflix's global fan event TUDUM hosting the first official look at the upcoming streaming as well as a conversation with the cast But that wasn't quite all, as we[...]

The folks behind Tomorrow Studios (Netflix's Cowboy Bebop, TNT's Snowpiercer) & publisher Shueisha's take on author Eiichiro Oda's manga One Piece have been making it clear that the live-action series would be making its presence known in a big way heading into Netflix's global fan event TUDUM And that's included Eiichiro Oda posting an artistic countdown to[...]

Earlier today, fans got the heads up that it's only three days until Tomorrow Studios (Netflix's Cowboy Bebop, TNT's Snowpiercer) & publisher Shueisha's live-action series take on author Eiichiro Oda's manga One Piece gets a major spotlight during Netflix's TUDUM fan event And it was none other than Eiichiro Oda who posted an artistic countdown[...]

1" from Noir Caesar at Tokyopop will have a panel at Anime Expo 2023 Tokyopop AX 2023 Panels: Noir Caesar: Powered by Tokyopop Monday, July 3rd at, 3:00 pm-4:30 pm Panel Room: 404 Founded by former NBA player and self-proclaimed "Blerd," Johnny O'Bryant III, Noir Caesar is a Black-owned and operated manga company with stories made by fans for fans[...]

Persona 5: Comic à la Carte is the new spinoff manga anthology based on the video game and Udon Entertainment's manga adaptation of the game's story This official oversized manga anthology of Persona 5 short stories and gag strips brings fans more of the characters and universe they love Created by over a dozen incredible manga talents,[...]

The anime series is still streaming on Crunchyroll. Cover art courtesy of Yen Press. Kafka Asagiri made his manga debut with Bungo Stray Dogs in Young Ace in December 2012 The innovative setting where characters modeled on real-life literary giants fought with special powers was much discussed The series became hugely popular, spawning anime, stage and film adaptations, and[...]

The DC Manga Sampler will debut at July's San Diego Comic-Con, before being distributed to comic book shops by Lunar Distribution They will show off the three volumes previously announced, Joker: One Operation Joker Vol 1 written by Satoshi Miyagawa, art by Keisuke Gotou, Superman vs Meshi Vol 1 written by Satoshi Miyagawa, art by[...]

The cartoonish style of the artwork that slips into slipstick silliness telegraphs how seriously you're supposed to take the story rather than treat it as grimdark and serious for a comic about terrorist bombings. Manga and manhwa stories like Terror Man are generally critic-proof You're either into this kind of wacky, convoluted adventure thriller, or you're[...]

We started our journey with Cardcaptor Sakura and pretty quickly read over and watched xxxHOLiC, and we have now done the induction and knighting process because this manga and anime is just perfection throughout It is a perfect show-do not tell in the manga world that just blew us away as we read it and[...]

At MCM London Comic Con last weekend, Yen Press announced the acquisition of three new titles under their Yen Press imprint, including two manga (Lord Hades's Ruthless Marriage; Kiss the Scars of the Girls) and an artbook (Fruits Basket: Complete Anime Natsuki Takaya Illustrations) Over Memorial Day weekend, Yen Press also revealed the acquisition of[...]

Marvel's Japanese Twitter account tweeted out the following about a new manga project being published in Shōnen Jump Translated, it reads "Dr Octopus reincarnated as a Japanese junior high school girl From June 20th Marvel x Jump + large-scale project "Spider-Man: Octopus Girl" serialization starts! Expect a new world presented by the tag of the[...]

Glitch by Shinya Shima is a new manga being translated and published from Yen Press as part of their August 2023 solicits and solicitations, though like many other titles, will only be out in September Followed by other debuts, Maiden Of The Needle Vol 1 by Zeroki, Yukimura and Miho Takeoka, Deer King Vol 1[...]

Love Murder Basketball is a new manga by Kurutta Hito and Tsunderuuu from TokyoPop as part of their August 2023 solicits, though actually out in October They also have Ordinary Tempest Vol 1 by Marcus Kwabena, John Lawrence and Chris Krady, Black Cat & Vampire Vol 1 by Nikki Taino, and Sating The Wolf Vol[...]

Drawn in Emma's signature style, it also holds huge appeal for anime and manga fans." Emma Vieceli states "Many years ago I joined a nerdy and wonderful online writing group and found myself collaborating with one of them in particular Our respective stories and characters seemed to align; my angry boxer and their class-clown runner[...]