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The official Twitter account for Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga revealed that the manga has over 100 million copies in circulation worldwide, following the release of the 40th compiled book volume on Thursday. Horikoshi shared an illustration to commemorate the milestone: The manga...

One Piece ranks #1 for the 13th time since Oricon began reporting its year-end rankings in 2008. This list covers sales of physical copies surveyed from November 21, 2022 to November 19, 2023. ONE PIECE 105 — 1,912,008 estimated sales Jujutsu Kaisen 21 — 1,777,867 estimated sales ONE PIECE 106...

List of every primary male protagonist of Chinese descent in Japanese anime based on a story written by Japanese people : - Confucius (Eiyuu Banka Koushi-den) - Lǐ Xìn (Kingdom) - Lǚ Bù (Yawaraka Sangokushi Tsukisase!! Ryofuko-chan) - Cáo Cāo (Beyond Heavens) - Liú Bèi (Yokoyama Mitsuteru...

The November issue of Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine revealed on Tuesday that manga artist duo Peach-Pit will launch a sequel to their Shugo Chara! manga in the magazine in summer 2024. Kodansha will also release new merchandise for the manga featuring new illustrations by Peach-Pit later this...

This list covers sales of physical copies surveyed from November 21, 2022 to May 21, 2023. (source) Rank Title Author Estimated Sales 1 Blue Lock Original Story: Muneyuki Kaneshiro & Art: Yusuke Nomura 8,046,032 2 Chainsaw Man Tatsuki Fujimoto 4,492,906 3 Slam Dunk Takehiko Inoue...

Naruto's father and the Fourth Hokage Minato recently won the NARUTO99 worldwide character poll and for winning first place, it was announced that Minato would be getting his own one-shot. Today, it was revealed that the one-shot will be published this Summer in Weekly Shonen Jump. This...

The official Twitter account for Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine revealed on Thursday that manga duo Adachitoka's Noragami: Stray God manga will end with its 27th compiled book volume by the end of 2023. The manga's 26th volume shipped on Thursday...

This list covers sales of physical copies surveyed from November 22, 2021 to November 20, 2022. RANK TITLE AUTHOR ESTIMATED SALES 1 Jujutsu Kaisen Gege Akutami 12,282,260 2 Tokyo Revengers Ken Wakui 11,048,067 3 SPY×FAMILY Tatsuya Endō 10,600,571 4 ONE PIECE Eiichiro Oda 10,364,102...

The July issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine revealed on Monday that manga duo Adachitoka's Noragami: Stray God manga is currently in its final arc. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-07/adachitoka-noragami-manga-is-in-final-arc/.186402

The big question that's been hanging over fans' heads since the last chapter was released in September last year has finally been answered, as publisher Hakusensha today revealed that Kentaro Miura's Berserk series will be returning in Young Animal's 13th issue on June 24. The announcement was...

The official Twitter account for Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga revealed on Tuesday that the manga will take a break for one month while Eiichiro Oda prepares for the manga's 25th anniversary celebrations and for the manga's "final saga." The manga will go on break from the 30th issue of...

Less than 72 hours after creating a Twitter account to tease the return of his Hunter X Hunter manga, Yoshihiro Togashi has gained over two million followers. He is second now only to My Hero Academia's Kohei Horikoshi (2.1 million followers). Togashi hinted that the manga would return from...

The word "dere" comes from "deredere", an onomatopoeia meaning "lovestruck" or "lovey dovey". Nowadays, you can find a whole wiki dedicated to the many types of "dere", so for the sake of simplicity, I'll name off the main five. Although if you're curious and have the time, definitely give the...

The official website of Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine announced on Monday that manga artist Mia Ikumi passed away on March 7 due to a subarachnoid hemorrhage surrounding the brain. Her family held a private funeral. Ikumi debuted with the Super Doll Licca-chan in Nakayoshi magazine, where it...

The National Publishing Association and Publishing Science Institute revealed in the monthly publication journal Shuppan Geppо̄ that Japan's domestic comic market, which combines print and digital publishing, has reached 675.9 billion yen (about US$5.9 billion) in 2021. This is an increase of...

Shueisha's Jump Festa '22 event revealed on Sunday that the sixth season of the My Hero Academia anime will premiere in fall 2022. The event also revealed a new trailer. (I'd link the trailer, but apparently it's "unavailable" now...) The new season will adapt the "Paranormal Liberation War"...

The Jump Festa '22 event on Saturday revealed that Tatsuki Fujimoto will launch the second part of his Chainsaw Man manga on the Shonen Jump+ app and website in summer 2022. The second part will feature the "Gakkō-hen" (School Arc). Fujimoto debuted the manga in Weekly Shonen Jump in December...

With the 18th volume of the JUJUTSU KAISEN manga set to be released on December 25 and the JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 film scheduled for the day before, the official Twitter account for the manga series revealed the cover art for the upcoming volume yesterday alongside the updated print numbers for the...

The December issue of Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine revealed on Friday that Hiromu Arakawa's new manga is titled Yomi no Tsugai (The Hinge of the Underworld), and it will launch in the magazine's next issue on December 10. The magazine had teased in July that Arakawa was launching...

An ita-bag ("painful bag") is a handbag, backpack, or other kind of bag covered in badges, buttons, figurines, and other merchandise pertaining to anime and manga. Well, that was how it originally started anyway, but after its explosive popularity from about the mid-2010s and onwards, it...