“In my memory, whenever I accompanied my father on outings, he would gaze at the scenery outside and suddenly, as if struck by an idea, take out his notebook from …
Beginning in 1984 and expanding to include television series, toys and anime, Akira Toriyama’s all-conquering manga franchise (styled Dragon Ball) was loosely inspired by the 16th century Chinese novel Journey …
“It’s our deep regret that he still had several works in the middle of creation,” said the statement attributed to Toriyama’s Bird Studio, which praised the artist’s “great enthusiasm”. One …
2/5 stars In the new animated fantasy Maboroshi, an environmental disaster traps a small-town community in a bizarre time freeze, which sends its adolescent residents into an angst-ridden tailspin. Written …
A live event for its series premiere was the most-watched for Netflix Japan, with 14,000 viewers tuning in simultaneously and more than 4 million views as of December 19, the …
Japanese manga series “Tiger Mask” is being adapted into a live-action feature for the international market by Italy’s Fabula Pictures and Brandon Box and Japan’s Kodansha. The popular manga, which …
Fujiko Yamada, who founded the Child Maltreatment Centre in Kanagawa Prefecture 25 years ago, accused Japanese politicians of letting the nation’s children down and warned of a link between depictions …
Image: Crunchyroll Along with being one of the biggest platforms to watch anime, Crunchyroll is also a hub to read manga on your phone or computer. While not as big …