Manga

Review: Persona 5 The Manga: Should You Seal A Pact with This Adaptation?

January 24, 2020

Releasing in 2016 to critical and audience acclaim, Persona 5 has gone on to become one of the most popular entries in the Persona sub-series of the Shin Megami Tensei franchise. Unsurprisingly, as a result of ...

“Many Surprising Announcements” Planned by Hiro Mashima for 2020

“Many Surprising Announcements” Planned by Fairy Tail Creator Hiro Mashima for 2020

Spencer Baculi

January 2, 2020

Anime, Manga

Closing out 2019 with a teaser for fans, Edens Zero and Fairy Tail creator Hiro Mashima thanked fans for their support and to be on the look out for “many surprising announcements” in 2020. The playfully mys...

My Hero Academia Creator Kohei Horikoshi Shares My Hero Kindergarten Drawing

John F. Trent

November 6, 2019

Manga

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...