Culture
Manga & Anime
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New mangaka releases 1st collection at 67 years young
It is not uncommon these days to find mangaka in their 70s and 80s still creating manga. Postwar man...
November 18, 2022
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Young Taiwan mangaka evokes nostalgia for ’70s Japanese pop music
Taiwan manga artists possess an amazing ability to draw. Japan became aware of this fact first thro...
October 21, 2022
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Yu-Gi-Oh! creator died while trying to save lives
NAHA — The creator of the popular manga “Yu-Gi-Oh!” who was found dead in July in waters off Nago in...
October 15, 2022
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Ceremony held for mangaka Takao Saito a year after passing
A farewell ceremony for mangaka Takao Saito, who died in September 2021 at age 84, was held in Tokyo...
September 30, 2022
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Mangaka Fujiko Fujio A’s final essay carried in manga magazine
An essay by mangaka Fujiko Fujio A, who died in April at 88, is being carried posthumously in an Oct...
September 16, 2022
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‘Cecil no Jo-o’ depicts intriguing lives of Elizabeth I, William Cecil
Queen Elizabeth II has passed away at 96. We tend to think of Britain as a country ruled by a queen ...
September 16, 2022
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Ichiro Mizuki shines on stage in show of fighting spirit
I went to a concert featuring Ichiro Mizuki for the first time in about 2½ years. It was at the anis...
September 9, 2022
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Singing the praises of 15th ‘One Piece’ film
In July, the manga marked the 25th anniversary of its serialization in weekly magazine Shukan Shonen...
August 26, 2022
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Crowdfunding bankrolls translation of bande dessinee on wine, manga
When I introduced the bande dessinee “Rebetiko” in a past issue of this column, its translator, Mas...
August 19, 2022
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Reviving the joys of learning history through manga
Shotaro Ishinomori (1938-98) has long been lauded as one of the leading managaka in Japan. Among his...
August 11, 2022
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‘One Piece’ statues serve as symbol of Kumamoto Pref. quake recovery
Fans of manga series “One Piece” are flocking to Kumamoto Prefecture to see statues of characters fr...
August 2, 2022
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Japanese manga artist Hagio inducted to U.S. Comic Hall of Fame
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s Moto Hagio has been inducted to the Hall of Fame for the Will Eisner Co...
July 24, 2022
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Dragon statue unveiled in Kochi Pref. town
KOCHI — A statue of a dragon character from “Ryu to Sobakasu no Hime” (Belle) was unveiled Friday in...
July 23, 2022
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Manga brings young rebel samurai leader to life
In 1335, two years after the fall of the Kamakura shogunate government, a rebellion was staged by re...
July 22, 2022
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French animated film ‘Le Sommet des Dieux’ comes home to Japan
The late Jiro Taniguchi’s manga adaptation of a novel by Baku Yumemakura has been turned into an ani...
July 19, 2022
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