Manga

My Hero Academia Creator Kohei Horikoshi Shares My Hero Kindergarten Drawing

November 6, 2019

My Hero Academia Creator Kohei Horikoshi shared a "My Hero Kindergarten" sketch in the latest volume of My Hero Academia Smash. The sketch was shared on Reddit by user MeatontheBone59. The image sees a hi...

Shonen Jump and Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs Criticized for Not Abiding by Puritanical Western Values Cover by Vocal Critics

Shonen Jump and Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs Criticized For “Overtly Sexual Pose”

Spencer Baculi

October 30, 2019

Manga

Popular Japanese shonen manga magazine Shonen Jump was recently the target of criticism by a number of critics who took issue with a display of ecchi (provocative depictions of sexual content, such as large bre...

Fairy Tail Creator Hiro Mashima Launches HERO’S Manga Combining All Creations In One Universe!

John F. Trent

October 16, 2019

Manga

Fairy Tale creator Hiro Mashima fulfilled his promise that all of his world's would unite in a single universe with the release of HERO'S in October's Weekly Shonen Magazine that celebrates the magazine's 60th ...

Free My Hero Academia Manga Chapters Announced to Celebrate Season 4 Release

John F. Trent

October 11, 2019

Anime, Manga

VIZ Media announced they will be celebrating the release of My Hero Academia Season 4 with a number of free manga chapters. My Hero Academia Chapters 122-162 will all be free until October 17th to celebrate ...

Star Wars: The Legends of Luke Skywalker: The Manga Announced

John F. Trent

October 7, 2019

Manga

At New York Comic Con over the weekend, VIZ Media announced Star Wars: The Legends of Luke Skywalker: The Manga. It will be an adaptation of Ken Liu's anthology novel series that was published in 2017 in the...

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Set 3 Coming to Blu-ray and DVD!

John F. Trent

September 30, 2019

Anime, Manga

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations Set 3 will be coming to Blu-ray and DVD in October. Both the Blu-ray and DVD options will each contain 13 episodes following the adventures of Naruto's rebellious son Boruto. ...

My Hero Academia: Smash Announced!

John F. Trent

July 26, 2019

Manga

VIZ Media announced a spin-off to the ever-expanding My Hero Academia franchise in My Hero Academia: Smash. My Hero Academia: Smash My Hero Academia: Smash comes from Hirofumi Neda based off an original c...

Candidate Dedicated to Fighting Against Censorship of Manga, Anime, and Video Games Wins Election to Japanese House of Councillors

Spencer Baculi

July 23, 2019

Anime, Censorship, Manga, Video Games

The anti-censorship campaign stance of Japan House of Councillors candidate Taro Yamada appears to have resonated strongly with his constituents, as it has been reported that Yamada has won his bid for election...

New Alita: Battle Angel Featurette Shows Off Original Concept Art – Robert Rodriguez Details Manga’s Influence

John F. Trent

June 21, 2019

Manga, Movies

A new Alita: Battle Angel featurette was released by 20th Century Fox that showcases the original concept art used for the film and highlights how faithful the film was to the original Gunm manga by Yukito Kish...

Polygon Eviscerates Attack on Titan: “Appears to Have Anti-Semitic and Pro-Fascist Leanings”

John F. Trent

June 19, 2019

Anime, Manga

Pop-culture website Polygon joined in the attacks on popular manga and anime franchise Attack on Titan when writer Tom Speelman declared the the "message of Attack on Titan appears to have Anti-Semitic and pro-...