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This Optimistic New Manga Is Why I Subscribe To Shonen Jump
9.8.2022
I started reading Akane-banashi because I didn’t want to start a manga that was hundreds of chapters long. I thought that I’d be able to briefly sample a new series, cancel my Shonen Jump sub, and then go back to chipping away at my games backlog. But Akane-banashi caught me completely flat-footed...
Crunchyroll Bought A Popular Anime Video Store, Removed Its Hentai
6.8.2022
Yesterday, Crunchyroll announced its acquisition of Right Stuf, a popular online video publisher and distributor of anime products. The anime streaming service touted its merger leading to an expanded eCommerce platform that would allow it to serve a wider array of customers with anime goodies....
17 NSFW Anime And Manga To Check Out For The 'Plot'
29.7.2022
Anime as a medium has the power to cross physical and cultural barriers through its transformative stories and evocative art styles. To this day, legacy anime like Astro Boy, Akira, and Dragon Ball Z’s inspire modern popular media through their iconic characters and genre-defining stories. Read more
Square Enix Botches New Manga Service With Sex Censorship, Extra Charges
28.7.2022
Yesterday, Square Enix launched the English version of its new online manga service, Manga Up!. But within 24 hours of its release, users have voiced outrage over the app’s aggressive censorship bars and monetization practices.Read more
David Cage’s Detroit: Become Human Is Getting A Spin-Off Manga
20.7.2022
Quantic Dream’s 2018 sci-fi action-adventure game, Detroit: Become Human is getting a spin-off manga. Read more
Your Favorite Manga Isn't More Important Than The Creator's Health
15.7.2022
If you were to tell manga fans last year that Berserk and Hunter x Hunter would no longer be on hiatus in 2022, you’d get laughed out of whatever water cooler conversation you were attempting to start. But, as fate would have it, the forever-hiatus alumni Hunter x Hunter is prepping for its return...
Chainsaw Man Part 2's First Chapter Is Exquisite
12.7.2022
For two long years, manga readers have awaited the second coming of our lord and savior, Chainsaw Man. Finally, Chainsaw Man Part 2 is among us, and folks, its first chapter slaps. Read more
Initial D x Nike Dunks Are Just Lovely
8.7.2022
While the Dunk craze is surely reaching its saturation point—I was in Sydney earlier this week and it felt like 40% of kids were rocking Pandas—there’s always room for innovation and amazing design work on the decades-old shoe. It just doesn’t always have to come from Nike themselves.Read more
What Yu-Gi-Oh Meant For Immigrant Duelists
7.7.2022
Yu-gi-oh never reached the same heights of global mainstream acceptability as Pokémon. The art had a bold style that never fell in line with mass market appeal, and each generation of cards came with a new convoluted ruleset that often stumped even the most dedicated fans. Yet the trading card game...
The Creator Of Yu-Gi-Oh Has Died
7.7.2022
Manga artist Kazuki Takahashi, best known as the creator of the Yu-Gi-Oh series (and the popular card game it’s based on), has been found dead.Read more
Hugely Popular Macross Anime Finally Scores U.S. Video Release
6.7.2022
The irreverently popular sci-fi anime series Macross is finally getting an overseas release.Read more
Netflix’s New Heavy Metal Fantasy Anime Is Unapologetically Horny And That's OK
1.7.2022
When I first watched Netflix’s new anime Bastard!!: Heavy Metal, Dark Fantasy, I expected a melodramatic anime series along the lines of Record of Lodoss War. What I got was an unapologetically horny show about a wizard and his ever-growing harem of big-haired anime waifus. I loved every second...
Sega Considering Live-Action Persona Movie Or TV Show
30.6.2022
Video game publisher Sega, fresh off the success of its live-action Sonic films, is looking to adapt more games into films or TV shows. Specifically, Sega says it’s in the early stages to produce live-action adaptations of Atlus games, like Persona and Shin Megami Tensei. Read more
Cruisy Japanese Summer Game Gets Surprise English Release
29.6.2022
Last year, a game was released on the Nintendo Switch in Japan called Crayon Shin-chan: Ora to Hakase no Natsuyasumi (Crayon Shin-chan: My Summer Vacation With The Professor). A crossover between legendary manga Crayon Shin-chan and the long-running My Summer Vacation series of video games,...
Persona 5 Royal, Persona 4 Golden, And Persona 3 Portable Coming To Switch, Too
28.6.2022
Three beloved Atlus games, Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal, are finally making the leap to the Nintendo Switch, as announced earlier today during Nintendo’s Mini Direct.Read more
Junji Ito’s Uzumaki Anime Spirals Into Its Third Delay
28.6.2022
The anime adaptation for Junji Ito’s critically acclaimed horror manga Uzumaki might be as cursed as its own fictional town of Kurouzu-cho because it’s been delayed for the third time.Read more
TMNT Illustrator Re-Imagines King of the Hill As Junji Ito Horror Manga
22.6.2022
Horror manga fans already know that Junji Ito is the king of the genre, but what if his art style featured the likes of King of the Hill’s Hank Hill, the king of all things propane and propane accessories? Well, first off, weird question, but if you happen to be a fan of these two disparate media...
A Live-Action One Punch Man Movie Is In Development
14.6.2022
One Punch Man, originally a manga series and more recently an anime and video game (oh and a very clean pair of shoes), is about to make the jump to another media with the announcement that a live-action movie adaptation is in development at Sony.Read more
Three Legendary Persona Games Are Coming To Xbox And Game Pass
12.6.2022
Three classic Atlus games, Persona 3 Portable, Persona 4 Golden, and Persona 5 Royal, are finally coming to Xbox. The news was announced earlier today during Microsoft’s big Xbox and Bethesda showcase. Read more
Cyberpunk 2077's Netflix Anime Series Looks Great
9.6.2022
Netflix just dropped the first trailer for its anime series based on Cyberpunk 2077. Whatever complaints you might have about the game, you may want to leave those at the door.Read more