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Mr. Popo (Toku Nishio) is surprised by Goten (Masako Nozawa) and Trunks' (Takeshi Kusao) Super Saiyan tantrum in Dragon Ball Z Episode 242 "Gohan is Revived — Kaiōshin's Secret Weapon?!" (1994), Toei Animation
March 11, 2024
Sweet Baby Inc.’s Chris Kindred used the death of ‘Dragon Ball’ creator Akira Toriyama as an opportunity to shame him over Mr. Popo’s design.
Goku says farewell on Akira Toriyama's cover to Dragon Ball Z Vol. 26 (1995), Shueisha
March 7, 2024
Esteemed mangaka and ‘Dragon Ball’ series creator Akira Toriyama has passed away at the age of 68 from a reported acute subdural hematoma.
Naruto embraces his Nine-Tailed Fox Form in the fight against Tobi in Naruto Chapter 597 "The Secret of the Space–Time Ninjutsu" (2012), Shueisha
February 23, 2024
Lionsgate’s live-action ‘Naruto’ film has officially tapped ‘Shang-Chi’ director Daniel Destin Cretton to both write and direct its story.
Ippo takes his training to the next level on George Morikawa's cover to Hajime no Ippo Vol. 66 (2003), Shueisha
February 16, 2024
‘Hajime no Ippo’ mangaka George Morikawa has spoken out against the unnecessary changes many adaptations make to their source materials.
Tanaka and Kurahashi strike a pose on Ashihara Hinako's cover art to Petit Comic (2024), Shogakukan
February 12, 2024
Tokyo Metropolitan Police are investigating the death of ‘Sexy Tanaka-San’ mangaka Ashihara Hinako as a suspected suicide.
Kenichirou Ryuuzaki (Makoto Furukawa) is overwhelmed by the scent of an outhouse in Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Episode 10 "Hometown of the Dead I" (2023), Bug Films
February 3, 2024
Viz Media has equated the term ‘lolicon’ to outright pedophilia in their English localizations of ‘Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead’.
Ai strikes a pose on an Oshi no Ko promotional image penned by Aka Akasaka for Shueisha's Shonen Jump+
January 29, 2024
Amazon and Toei have announced production on both a live-action TV and film adaptation of Sheisha’s ‘Oshi no Ko’.
Luffy readies his Gomu Gomu no Red Hawk on Eiichiro Oda's cover to One Piece Volume 65 "To Zero" (2012), Shueisha
January 11, 2024
Beckett Collectibles has announced that they will now officially accept individual manga volumes for grading and slabbing.
Tokita Ohma unleashes a Flashing Steel Blast against his brother Niko in Kenran Ashura Chapter 28 "Indestructible" (2019), Shogakukan
January 10, 2024
‘Kengan Ashura’ and ‘Kengan Omega’ mangaka Daromeon has offered his two cents on the ongoing AI localization discourse.
Chise, Elias, Ruth, Lucy, and Seth find themselves in trouble on Kore Yamazaki's cover to The Ancient Magus' Bride Vol. 13 (2020), Mag Garden
January 4, 2024
Western localizers are unhappy that fans desperate for accurate Japanese-to-English translations are warming up to AI-hybrid simulpubs.