Manga

Artist Puts Dragon Ball Characters In Real World Settings

February 5, 2020

Artist Odio shared a number of his creations to Instagram where he puts various Dragon Ball characters into real world settings. The characters include a young Goku, adult Goku, Bulma, Piccolo, Launch, a you...

My Hero Academia Creator Vows to Change Character Name Following Outrage Over Perceived Reference to WW2 War Crimes

Spencer Baculi

February 4, 2020

Anime, Manga

My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi has apologized to fans of his manga after some readers perceived the recently revealed name of a villain to be a reference to Japanese war crimes during World War 2, sta...

President Donald Trump Plays Central Role in New Death Note: Special One-Shot

Spencer Baculi

February 3, 2020

Manga

President Donald Trump has made a cameo appearance in a new Death Note one-shot, wherein the American leader pays a high price to purchase the titular Death Note from the book’s latest owner. Death Note:...

Inio Asano’s Downfall: Will It Make You Nervous Meeting Cat-Eyed Women?

Spencer Baculi

January 29, 2020

Manga

Inio Asano has an extraordinary ability for capturing the brutal experiences that are almost universal to the human experience. From the loss of innocence and the exploration of puberty and love in A Girl on th...

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

Spencer Baculi

January 24, 2020

Manga

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 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 “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 ...