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Viral Manga Showcases the Ideal Japanese Boss
The generational gap is fierce in the workplace, with older managers typically disparaging the work ethic of younger employees. It’s fairly common to hear “millennials are ruining X” in Western...
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‘KonoSuba’ is Getting 3 New Spin-Off Manga in 2018
Get ready to explore more of the world of KonoSuba, because Kadokawa announced three new spin-off manga series! Two of the series will debut on January 27 in Comic Alive and one will run in Shonen Ace...
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Mangaka Destroys a Classic Harem Setup With Simple Logic
One of the trendiest genres is isekai-harem stories! These series tend to focus on an ordinary otaku being transported to a fantasy world to serve as a prophesied savior. As a bonus, the hero goes on...
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A Japanese Jail Lets Inmates Work as Manga Assistants
It’s right out of an episode of Gintama – Sakata Gintoki meets the vicious Shachi, a criminal convicted of murder and trafficking. In Episode 110, Shachi is also an unlikely mangaka who sent a...
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Kim Jong-un Was Too Obsessed with Manga to Get Good Grades in School
Anime and manga fans can be found in the most unexpected places. From Britney Spear’s sons to popular rappers like Tyga, you could claim a metaphysical bond with them! Now, Kim Jong-un, the supreme...
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Post-Apocalyptic ‘Girls’ Last Tour’ Manga to End in 42nd Chapter
Kurage Bunch announced that Tsukumizu’s Girls’ Last Tour (Shoujo Shuumatsu Ryoko) manga will end on January 12. The slice of life, post-apocalyptic series follows Chito and Yuuri, two girls who...
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The 10 Fresh Manga Series Japan Wants Turned Into Anime
We all have certain manga series that we would love to see adapted that’ll allow us to relive our favorite moments. This feeling prompted Goo Ranking to ask the Japanese community which newer manga...
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How Absurdist Manga ‘Pop Team Epic’ Became a Phenomenon
You’ve seen the memes and read fan-translated frames on Tumblr, but Pop Team Epic is largely underground outside of Japan. Even then, the manga has a divisive reception due its absurd humor,...
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Japanese Cosplayer Draws Manga About Living With Asperger’s
Asperger’s Syndrome can affect a person’s social and communication skills, which can make daily life difficult. In an effort to raise awareness, Japanese cosplayer Akagi Kuro wrote a short manga based...
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‘Bakemonogatari’ is Getting a Manga Adaptation
Fans who are allergic to prose or who don’t enjoy Shaft’s visual style can enjoy Bakemonogatari in an upcoming manga adaptation. 【解禁】 『化物語』 漫 画 化 決 定 3月14日(水)発売「週刊少年マガジン」2018年15号ヨリ...
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Former Manga Assistant Talks About Past Exploitation
Mangaka Shunsuke Kakuishi (Yawara no Michelangelo) is kickstarted a conversation about the poor work conditions manga assistants face. He wrote a viral blog about his time working as an assistant under...
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Manga Scanlation Site ‘Batoto’ to Close Down
Batoto, one of the most popular manga scanlation aggregator sites, is shutting down. RawR, the site’s owner and administrator, told readers he “just don’t have the will” to run Batoto anymore. The...
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Humble Bundle Offering $500 Worth of Attack on Titan Manga for $18
Manga can be an expensive hobby, especially if you love long-running series. Many people can’t afford to keep up so they drop series or turn towards scanlation sites. But with the mega-popular...
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‘Nisekoi’ Creator is Back with a New Manga About Video Games
Naoshi Komi created the hit manga Nisekoi and it propelled him towards becoming a household name after it sold over 4 million copies and Shaft’s anime adaptation became a fan favorite. Komi may be...
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‘Naruto’ Creator’s Twin Has a Disturbing New Manga: ‘Mad Chimera World’
Everyone is familiar with Masashi Kishimoto and his Naruto manga series, but how well do you know his twin brother? That’s right, one of the industry’s most popular mangaka has a younger twin brother...
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10 High Stakes Gambling Anime & Manga Japanese Fans Love
Who doesn’t love a good wager? Characters gamble with money or their lives in intense situations, which can include playing mahjong against gangsters or breaking an opponent’s mind! While gambling is...
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This February ‘Gintama’ Manga Reaches Climax Before it’s End
An end of an era quickly approaches as Hideaki Sorachi‘s Gintama enters its climax chapter in Shonen Jump Issue 10. Everything in the long-running ‘Silver Soul Arc‘ has been building to this moment....
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‘Log Horizon’ Gets 1st New Book Since Author’s Legal Issues
Log Horizon is getting a brand new book for the first time since 2015! Author Mamare Touno and illustrator Kazuhiro Hara are reuniting to work on Log Horizon volume 11, which will be published by...
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‘One Punch Man’ Artist is Writing a ‘Back to the Future’ Manga
A Japanese celebration event for Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One movie had a surprise announcement – Yuusuke Murata (One Punch Man / Eyeshield 21) will be adapting Back to the Future into a manga!...
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The Sad Fate of Unsold Manga is Being Recycled Into Toilet Paper
A mangaka’s journey is filled with hard work, emotional turmoil, and loads of rejections! But all of that is worth it once a mangaka sees their work serialized and later published in tankobon, or...
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