Manga Sales Dominate Market; Continue to Dwarf Western Comics
The Asahi Shimbun’s given more confirmation as to the whopping sales of manga in Japan, both print and digital: Combined sales of print and…
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Manga Translator Arrested on Child Pornography Charges
Here’s some news I’d missed earlier from January, about another manga translator besides the now imprisoned Gerard Jones who was arrested on similar charges in…
Manga Meditations: The Apothecary Diaries (2017) ‘Pick Your Poison’
Who knew Square Enix published manga? More importantly, why didn’t anyone tell me?! I had to find out for myself! And yet, it…
Anime Acquisitions: The Devil Is a Part-Timer! (2013- Present) – Hell’s Kitchen
This past weekend was exciting for fans of a specific series. That series being ‘The Devil Is a Part-Timer!’ and a season 2 trailer dropped…
China Develops Computer Technology That Makes Comics from Movies
The Hindu reported on a new computer program for making comic panels out of movie footage. But there’s a problem based on just who it was…
Japan’s Manga Market Measures Several Billion Dollars
The Japan Times tells what the value of their manga industry is worth: The value of Japan’s comic book market reached a record ¥612.6 billion…
South African Postmodern Architect’s Life is Focus of New Manga
DeZeen’s reporting that Denise Scott Brown, a notable veteran architect from Zambia, is getting her life’s story translated into a manga book: The non-profit…
Anime Recollections: Voices of a Distant Star (2002) Space & Time
February’s big holiday is Valentine’s Day, thus, it behooves me to talk about it. It has significant appeal here in the States, and seems to…
Tight Five: Best 5 Anime You Can Watch in Less than 20 Minutes
Anime takes time to watch. The medium requires a personal investment of time from the purveyor which can be substantial given the potential scope of…
1000 Kodansha Manga Titles Free to Read in comiXology & Kindle Unlimited
Kodansha Comics announced they have expanded their availability on comiXology Unlimited & Kindle Unlimited to include an additional nearly 600 manga volumes to the Amazon-powered comics, graphic novel and manga…