It might very well be. Manga has proved to be an influential force across culture as not just art and literature, but also as ...

In 1962, when she was still in middle school in a coastal town of Japan, the cartoonist Kuniko Tsurita sent a despairing letter to The City, a popular comics magazine. Manga was her life. The ...

According to Shueisha, the series comeback is set to launch in honor of its 100th anniversary. Each book will be released on October 4th if you’re looking to collect. And given the series’ talented ...

Oricon is the parent holding company of Oricon Entertainment Inc., which tracks the sales and performance of entertainment products such as music CDs, videogames, DVDs and so on. Recently, Oricon ...

It is said that death is the mother of beauty, and that is why beauty is terror. That things are beautiful because they end, and that beauty is rarely gentle or ...

The May 26 article " 'Manga': heart of pop culture" has to be one of the most poorly researched articles I've ever had the misfortune to read in The Japan Times. The Japanese comic magazine industry's ...

Over the years, manga has produced some truly incredible storylines that show why manga is such a beautiful and unique medium ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Hot on the heels of James Gunn and Peter Safran’s upcoming DC Cinematic Universe film slate, which ...

Based in Scotland, Finn has been writing about Japanese pop culture for nine years now. He is also a gamer, hiker, and proud vegan. His passion is bringing news straight from Japan to you, in English, ...

A first-of-its-kind exhibition in San Francisco shows the artistry and history of the Japanese comics that have fueled hits across TV and film. By Maya Phillips Reporting from San Francisco A demonic ...