Manga & Anime
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Akira Toriyama Created Beloved Characters Goku, Arale-chan; Death Mourned by Fellow Mangaka Eiichiro Oda, ‘Dragon Quest’ Game Designer
The Yomiuri ShimbunA special section dedicated to Akira Toriyama is seen at the municipal library in...
March 9, 2024
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“Fist of the North Star” Writer Buronson Celebrates Completion of Educational Hub for Aspiring Manga Artists
Buronson, 76, the original author of the iconic “Fist of the North Star” manga and a native of Sa...
March 4, 2024
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Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’Strikes Chord Globally With Deep Messages
Director Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film “The Boy and the Heron” has been nominated for the Academy Awa...
February 26, 2024
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Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Wins in 2 Categories at Annie Awards; Joe Hisashi Recognized for Music Contributions
LOS ANGELES — Studio Ghibli’s “The Boy and the Heron,” directed by Hayao Miyazaki, won in two award ...
February 18, 2024
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Friendship Tethers 2 Struggling High School Students Together
A book called “Keki no kirenai hikoshonen-tachi” (Delinquent boys who can’t cut the cake) became a h...
February 17, 2024
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Moto Hagio Wins Honorary Award at Angouleme International Comics Festival in France
Moto Hagio, 74, won a special honorary award at the 51st Angouleme International Comics Festival in ...
January 30, 2024
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Cultural Affairs Agency to Launch Research on Preserving Original Manga Drawings
The Cultural Affairs Agency decided to examine the conditions of original drawings by leading manga ...
January 23, 2024
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‘The Days of Diamond’ Sheds Light on Issues Surrounding Baseball Prodigy
The cover of the first volume of “Diamond no Kozai” (“The days of diamond”) by Ohashi Hirai publishe...
January 20, 2024
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Go Multidimensional! ‘UniteUp!’ Voice Actors Sing and Dance on Real Stages in Same Groups as their Characters
Voice actors for the TV anime “UniteUp!” have formed boy bands in the real world, where they sing an...
January 12, 2024
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Soccer Manga ‘Captain Tsubasa’ to End Serialization in April
Popular soccer manga “Captain Tsubasa” will end its serialization with the publication of “Captain T...
January 11, 2024
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Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Soars, Winning Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature Film (Update 1)
BREAKING: Hayao Miyazaki’s film “The Boy and the Heron” has won the Golden Globe for Best Picture - ...
January 8, 2024
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Newly Identified Cartoon Shows Different Side of Osamu Tezuka; Book Features Manga Legend’s Work for Mature Audience
A one-panel cartoon that appeared in a magazine about 60 years ago has recently been identified as t...
December 28, 2023
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‘Kanta on Manga’ Column Released as New E-Book
Selected reviews of “Kanta on Manga,” a popular monthly manga column in The Japan News, have been co...
December 25, 2023
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‘Berserk’ Continues After Author’s Untimely Death
The year 2023 is coming to an end. Amid my encounters with various manga this year, I had forgotten...
December 16, 2023
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Tokiwaso Manga Museum Salon, A Gathering Space for Fans; Local Mayor Hopes Space will Become Center of Revitalization
TOKYO — A gathering space for fans of the leading manga artists of the Showa era (1926-1989) opened ...
December 11, 2023
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