Manga & Anime
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English Version of Japanese Classic Manga ‘Ashita No Joe’ to Go on Sale; First Volume Released in the U.S. on Tuesday
The English version of “Ashita no Joe,” a well-known classic manga about the world of boxing, is ...
December 23, 2024
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Satoru Hiura Marks 40th Anniversary of Her Career as Manga Creator; Works Still Continuously Serialized
Manga creator Satoru Hiura has been representing charming women who reflect their times in her wo...
December 20, 2024
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‘Sakamoto Days’ A Thrilling and Visually Innovative Chronicle of the Life of A Retired Assassin
Some manga series make us realize decades later that they changed the “grammar” of manga, even th...
December 20, 2024
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Bandai Namco to Allow Visitors to Enter Gundam World at 2025 Expo; Special Gundam-Related Event to be Held During Osaka-Kansai Expo
Visitors to Bandai Namco Holdings Inc.’s pavilion at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo will experience l...
December 8, 2024
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2 Stories Beautifully Merge in ‘Heavenly Delusion’
For a long time, I have been interested in Masakazu Ishiguro, a manga creator with a cult followi...
November 15, 2024
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Streaming Services Boost Anime Popularity Overseas; Former ‘Geeky’ Interest More Beloved Among Gen Z than 3 Major U.S. Sports
The value of media exported by Japan, such as films, anime and manga, rivals that of steel and se...
November 8, 2024
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‘Kagurabachi’ Manga is Future of Weekly Shonen Jump after Completion of ‘My Hero Academia,’ ‘Jujutsu Kaisen’
Two mega-hits serialized in the manga magazine Shukan Shonen Jump (Weekly Shonen Jump), “My Hero ...
October 18, 2024
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Kyoto Animation to Produce First New Work Since Attack; ‘City the Animation’ to be Broadcast in 2025
Kyoto Animation Co. in Uji, Kyoto, will produce a completely new work to be broadcast in 2025, th...
September 24, 2024
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Manga on Siberian Intervention Sheds New Light on Modern Japanese History; Brutality in Senseless War
The Siberian intervention, a conflict in which Japan participated alongside other countries, cert...
September 20, 2024
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‘Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman’: Murakami Stories Drawn into Animated Magic
Six stories by Haruki Murakami have been woven together into an animated film, for the first-ever...
September 13, 2024
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Anime Song Legend Akira Kushida Makes Welcome Return to Stage; Crowd, Performers Lend Voices to Close the Show
When anison (anime song) singer Akira Kushida came on stage holding the shoulder of fellow singer...
September 13, 2024
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Japanese Anime Director Miyazaki Wins Ramon Magsaysay Award
MANILA (Jiji Press) — Japanese animation director Hayao Miyazaki has been chosen as a winner of t...
September 1, 2024
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Mobile Suit Gundam in New York; Bandai Promotes Popular Anime Series with 2-Meter-High Statue in 14 U.S. Locations
NEW YORK — Bandai Namco Holdings Inc. has launched a promotional event for the “Mobile Suit Gunda...
August 27, 2024
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‘When the Dokudami Flowers Bloom’ Entertainingly Depicts the Art of Discovering an Artist
Yayoi Kusama, Kiyoshi Yamashita, Vincent van Gogh and so on — there are quite a few world-class a...
August 17, 2024
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Rise of ‘Hikoboshi no Hoko’ Concert; A Fun Event with 3 Anison Singers
On July 7, which is the day of the Tanabata star festival, “Hikoboshi no Hoko” (The roar of Hikobosh...
August 9, 2024
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