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Manga Bizarro World: One Piece Goes On Hiatus, HxH And Berserk Return
7.6.2022
Hey, it’s 2022 and not the mid-90s right? I only ask because I’m not sure which of us otaku worked some magic–possibly making a wish to Shenron, or sacrificing a loved one with a behelit–so that we might live in a time where hiatus purgatory bunk buddies Hunter x Hunter and Berserk both announce...
One Piece ‘Super Fan’ Streamed Himself Reading All 1,051 Chapters In 106 Hours
7.6.2022
It should come as no surprise at this point that Kotaku is a pro-One Piece website on account of the manga being a crazy good read for nearly 25 years and by virtue of it being the only series to have Nico Robin in it. While some folks have yet to finally raise their anchors and venture into...
Resilient Hunter x Hunter Fan Threw 1,000 Daily Punches Over Two Years For Manga's Return
26.5.2022
Hunter x Hunter fans around the world clamored in celebration earlier this week after creator Yoshihiro Togashi teased the end of the beloved shonen manga’s hiatus. But while some merely waited for two years, one unsung fan put himself through real-life training until the day the manga resumed...
Tired Of Battle Anime? Here's Four Wholesome Shows You Should Check Out
12.5.2022
For those who tire of battle-centric shonen anime series and want a little bit more “aww” in their lives, these anime will warm your heart. Read more
Famed Manga Artist Fujiko A. Fujio A Dies At 88
8.4.2022
Late this week, Japan lost a legend. Nikkei Asia reports that famed manga creator Fujiko A. Fujio died on Thursday morning at his home in Tokyo’s Kawasaki. He was 88. Read more
Loving Boyfriend Edits 115 Hours Of Anime Filler Out Of Naruto For Girlfriend
7.4.2022
An anime YouTuber boldly edited down the entirety of Naruto, filler arcs and all, into an “easier” and more pleasant viewing experience. Read more
Manga Publisher Shueisha Establishes Game Company
4.4.2022
Shueisha publishes Weekly Shonen Jump, the most famous weekly manga magazine in Japan. And now, the company is getting into gaming in a much bigger way. Famitsu reports that the iconic publisher established Shueisha Games on February 16, 2022, to develop and release games for consoles, PC and smart...
The Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Film Is A Fresh Take On The Manga
24.3.2022
I was originally on the fence about watching Jujutsu Kaisen 0, the new anime film based on the manga of the same name, a prequel to the wildly popular Jujutsu Kaisen manga series. I’ve read Jujutsu Kaisen 0 and am entirely caught up on Jujutsu Kaisen so I didn’t think the film would have much...
Hell's Paradise Is A Gripping Horror Manga I Binged In 3 Days
7.3.2022
While Hell’s Paradise: Jigokuraku is full of gorgeous scenes, this particularly gruesome one stuck out to me: A wooden boat floated serenely along a foggy river, filled with beautiful flowers. Government officials would find a smiling corpse that had flowers growing out of its dismembered parts....
One Piece Manga's Hiatus Leads To Fan Complaints In Japan
4.2.2022
One Piece began publication in 1997 and has now surpassed 1,000 chapters. There’s a lot for fans to celebrate! But according to website My Jitsu, some manga readers in Japan are not happy about how things are going. My Jitsu reports that a segment of fans in Japan are not only annoyed by...
Kotaku's 3-Episode Anime Test: Ranking Of Kings
2.2.2022
There’s a bunch of anime packed into the winter season but not a lot of time to watch them all. That’s where the otaku of Kotaku have your back. Welcome to Kotaku’s Anime Revolution, presented by Acura. Each week, we’ll take a look at one of the hottest shows of the winter season and put them...
The New Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game Is Taking Over The Steam Charts
26.1.2022
Trading card game Yu-Gi-Oh! has been around since 1999 and Konami has been putting out video games versions of the TCG for just as long. So why is the free-to-play Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, released with little fanfare last week, hitting so hard there are a couple hundred thousand people playing it...
Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel Is Some Damn Fine (And Free) Card Fighting
24.1.2022
I love the mechanics of Konami’s long-running collectible card game Yu-Gi-Oh!, but I’m too impatient to wade through banal anime tales of pointy-haired teens learning about friendship and sportsmanship in order to get my collectible card game fix. Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, the free-to-play game...
Shonen Jump Gives Fans Heart Attack Over Suspected NFTs
19.1.2022
Earlier today the American Twitter account for storied manga anthology Shonen Jump got very excited about some upcoming news. Problem being, they phrased it in a way that got fans very upset, very quickly.Read more
Twitter Reacts To Call Of Duty's Weird Attack On Titan Crossover
12.1.2022
PlayStation announced Call of Duty’s collaboration with the ever-popular anime series Attack on Titan and anime fans and gamers alike are roasting the hell out of them on Twitter. Read more
Your Winter 2022 Anime Guide
10.1.2022
It’s cold! Who wants to go outside when there’s new anime to watch? Not me, that’s for sure. Read more
Manga Piracy Has Increased During The Pandemic
31.12.2021
From baking sourdough bread and working out, people have kept themselves busy in a variety of ways during the pandemic. Manga piracy, it seems, is also one of them. An organization called ABJ (Authorized Books of Japan) was created to raise awareness regarding manga piracy. According to Jiji Press...
Thank Goodness, Japan Built Another Giant Gundam
23.12.2021
The whole has been shaken up by the global pandemic. Many things have changed, but one thing that has not is Japan is still building giant Gundams. Thank goodness for that. That latest one-to-one scale recreation is the RX-93FF ν (Nu) Gundam, a revamped version of the Nu Gundam everyone knows...
The Latest Chainsaw Man Anime Trailer Looks Hype
20.12.2021
A new trailer for the highly anticipated anime adaptation of Chainsaw Man dropped this weekend, and it looks like the series could take the anime community by storm next year. Read more
Voice Actor Sayaka Kanda Dies At Age 35
20.12.2021
On Saturday, Sayaka Kanda was discovered dead after at around 1 p.m. in Sapporo, Japan. That day, Kanda had been scheduled to perform the role of Eliza Doolittle in a matinée performance of My Fair Lady, but citing an illness, her stand-in assumed the role.Warning: This article contains a mention...