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Seven Seas Hires Union-Busting Lawyers To Deal With New Comic Union
United Workers of Seven Seas has announced that Seven Seas Entertainment has reversed its previously expressed position and has chosen to voluntarily recognise the first union in US manga. "MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENT UW7S is happy to announce that Seven Seas has agreed to voluntarily recognize us as the union based on a majority card check[...]
Spy x Family UT Collection Coming from Uniqlo in July
The collection celebrates the hugely popular manga series, now an anime series, by writer and illustrator Tatsuya Endo, that has garnered a string of awards since it debuted in March 2019 in Shonen Jump magazine As of May 2022, nine volumes of this series have sold more than 18 million copies. Credit: Uniqlo Spy x Family is an[...]
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2 Finale Streams Next Week
The Rising of the Shield Hero is one of the more popular and different Isekai light novel series in Japan that got a manga and an anime series adaptation Aneko Yusagi's ongoing light novel series, which has 22 books and still going strong, features got its first anime season back in 2019 The second season[...]
Trigun Stampede: Crunchyroll to Stream Anime Reboot in 2023
Crunchyroll has acquired the rights and will simulcast the series from Japan in more than 200 countries and territories around the world in 2023. Graphic: Crunchyroll Trigun is a popular action manga series by Yasuhiro Nightow that follows the story of Vash the Stampede, a legendary gunman and a pacifist with a bounty on his head Its[...]
Penguin Random House's 100 Best-Selling Dark Horse Comics
Go Berserk! Penguin Random House has put together a number of charts for distributing comic books and graphic novels over the last three months, including their entire manga selection, comic books translated from Japan or, for some, created in a Japanese style The chart also includes Japanese light novels, translated and published by manga publishers[...]
Humble Manga Bundle “School of Rebels” to Benefit The Trevor Project
Humble Bundle and Kodansha have teamed up to release its newest manga bundle, titled "School of Rebels by Kodansha," with proceeds from the sales going to The Trevor Project This comes in time for Pride Month. "School of Rebels," graphic: Humble Bundle This Humble Bundle is available from now until July 7, 2022 It features $1,273 worth[...]
Boys Run The Riot Volume 2 Review:
The story is, of course, about Ryo and his identity struggles, but a savvy readers with enlightened self-interest will easily see how Ryo's story can relate to their own. While everyone would like more pages and space to tell their story, four volumes are approachable for readers new to manga and also for more seasoned readers[...]
Dissecting Junji Ito Through A VIZ Media Interview For SDCC
A master of horror manga, Junji Ito, appeared in a video from Netflix announcing a new series, Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre The almost four-minute-long video provides some information and background to the work we are to expect from this new series. A still of Tomie, a horror manga by Junji Ito, as shown in[...]
Mob Psycho 100 Season 3 Coming to Crunchyroll in October
ONE's Mob Psycho 100, the anime series from the comedy-adventure manga by the creator of One-Punch Man, is getting a third season The hilarious story of a powerful teenage psychic who works for a con man with a heart of gold continues with more shenanigans for our mismatched heroes to get into Fans won't need[...]
Fruits Basket – prelude -: Crunchyroll Releasing Prequel Movie in June
Fruits Basket, the popular manga and anime romantic tearjerker will Hearts, will conclude the emotional story of Tohru Honda in an animated feature film Fruits Basket -prelude- Distributed by Crunchyroll, the special event film will arrive in select movie theaters in the United States and Canada on June 25, 28, and 29, subtitled and dubbed[...]
Seven Seas Hires Union-Busting Lawyers To Deal With New Comic Union
Last week, employees of the comic book publisher Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Twitter (because this is where these things happen now) that they were looking to creating a new union, United Workers of Seven Seas, the first union in US manga. We are United Workers of Seven Seas. Seven Seas Entertainment is the number one independent[...]
Cover image for FORMERLY FALLEN DAUGHTER OF DUKE GN VOL 01
The Formerly Fallen Daughter of Duke by Saki Ichibu and Ushio Shirotori is a new manga series launching in Tokyopop's August 2022 solicits and solicitations below. #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 */ FORMERLY FALLEN DAUGHTER OF DUKE GN VOL 01 TOKYOPOP JUN222361 (W) Saki[...]
Cover image for BLEACH 20TH ANN GN VOL 01 (MAR228023)
Founded in 1986, Viz Media is an American manga publisher, anime distributor and entertainment company based in San Francisco, California and is the second-largest manga publisher in the USA Bleach, created by Tite Kubo, follows the adventures of the teenager Ichigo Kurosaki, who inherits his parents' destiny after he obtains the powers of a Soul[...]
Cover image for CLASSROOM OF ELITE YEAR 2 LN VOL 02
 Tomonori Inoue, creator of Coppelion, launches a new manga series Candy & Cigarettes, being translated and published by Seven Seas Entertainment as part of their August 2022 solicits and solicitations Here is the full list from the manga publisher.Tomonori Inoue's Candy & Cigarettes in Seven Seas August 2022 Solicits #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align:[...]
Dark Horse Announces Final Volume of Neon Genesis Evangelion Spinoff
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Shinji Ikari Raising Project Omnibus Volume 6 collects volumes 16-18 of the popular manga by Osamu Takahashi The collection will retail for $24.99 and is available for preorder now It will hit both comic shops and bookstores together on December 28, 2022. The cover to Neon Genesis Evangelion: The Shinji Ikari Raising[...]
Chainsaw Man: Crunchyroll Unveils Teaser Trailer, 2022 broadcast
At last, Crunchyroll has announced it has acquired the streaming rights to the highly anticipated anime adaptation of the bestselling manga Chainsaw Man Crunchyroll will simulcast the series from Japan later this year, subtitled and dubbed, in more than 200 countries and territories around the world Dubs will include English, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese,[...]
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Coming to Theatres This Summer
They start attacking Piccolo and Gohan… What is the New Red Ribbon Army's objective? In the face of approaching danger, it is time to awaken, Super Hero!" "Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero" still, Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures The movie has the full commitment and deep involvement of Dragon Ball original creator Akira Toriyama, with the legendary manga creator[...]
Hirano and Kagiura: Yen Press to Publish Spinoff BL Manga in October
Yen Press has announced they would be publishing the highly anticipated manga series Hirano and Kagiura. This new series is the highly anticipated spin-off to the popular boys' love series Sasaki and Miyano The story features two lovable side characters from the original manga who now have a story of their own! This announcement comes following the publication[...]
Heaven's Door: Extra Works Review: One Hell Of A Trip
She said (well, typed it) about Heaven's Door: Extra Works, a collection of short stories by a manga-ka called Keiichi Koike In some of these stories, the scale is pure Akira, but the detail and fluidness of the line are absolutely Moebius Moebius even referred to Koike as a "magnificent ronin" in a blurb from[...]
OverDrive Golden Week Sale Offers 20,000 Manga and Novel Ebooks
Media Do International Inc., the U.S.-based subsidiary of Media Do Co., Ltd., Japan's largest eBook distribution company, just announced the expansion of Japanese titles available on OverDrive, the leading digital reading service for libraries and schools worldwide, in time for Golden Week, the biggest national holiday in Japan. Overdrive Golden Week Sale poster OverDrive's Golden Week Japanese[...]
Higround Announces Attack on Titan Limited Edition Gaming Gear
The upcoming Higround x Attack on Titan capsule pushes the envelope on anime and hardware collaborations, featuring two unique keyboard and mousepad designs, two sets of 1.5 mm PBT keycaps, and a printed jelly bag. "Higround x Attack on Titan" limited edition gaming hardware Higround, the lifestyle and gaming peripheral brand, announced its upcoming Attack on Titan[...]
Cover image for RUN AWAY WITH ME GIRL GN VOL 01
As we all know, manga is exploding in America because it refuses to kowtow to demands of diversity, especially amongst sexual orientation, that superhero comics have become such a victim of Anyway, with that in mind, here are the Kodansha and Vertical July 2022 solicits and solicitations beginning with a new series Run Away With[...]
Cover image for KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE GN VOL 01
Yen Press, is a manga publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group, as well as the Yen On light novel imprint Here are the Yen July 2022 solicits and solicitations, beginning with Jun Mayuzuki's Kowloon Generic Romance.   KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE GN VOL 01 YEN PRESS MAY221958 (W) Jun Mayuzuki (A) Jun Mayuzuki Welcome to Kowloon Walled City-a dystopian[...]
Goodbye, Eri: One of the Best, Most Unexpected Graphic Novels of 2022
The title of the manga is the title of the movie they make together, "Goodbye, Eri." "Goodbye, Eri" panel, Viz Media Goodbye, Eri stands out as a playful, meta examination of memory, loss, grief, and the line between truth and fiction Its reason for telling the story like a movie seen from Yuta's point of view becomes[...]
Spy x Family: A Madcap Spy Comedy-Thriller about a Found Family
The adaptation of Tatsuya Ando's manga is one of the most hyped new anime series of the Spring 2022 season "Spy x Family" poster: Crunchyroll Set in a fictional, thinly-disguised,  Cold War world of East-West tensions, Codename: Twilight is the West's greatest spy, a lone wolf operator who can do anything His latest mission demands he poses[...]
Crunchyroll Loves Collaboration with Lady Gaga Launches Clothing Line
With designs, the reference manga and anime that hark back to her "Little Monsters" phase that celebrates outsiders and rebels The Crunchyroll Loves x Lady Gaga streetwear collection will feature a mix of strong palettes and experimental treatments alongside specially-designed artwork from McFlyy The full lineup includes: One gray acid-washed tee featuring the pink and black[...]
Magical Beast Sherbert: ABLAZE to Publish New Manga Title
ABLAZE Publishing continues to expand its manga catalog with the announcement of Magical Beast Sherbert, a new shojo series written by Rai☆ with artwork by Mochiusagi The manga series is adapted from a 52-episode anime counterpart that is currently in development and will debut in print and digitally worldwide in 2023 from ABLAZE Magical Beast[...]