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Sony is reportedly the frontrunner to build Japan’s planned global manga distribution platform, according to a July 28 X post from Dr. Stone artist Boichi. Neither Sony nor the Japanese government has confirmed the claim, and Boichi himself cautioned that it is

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Sony reported a 32% profit growth in the fiscal first quarter, even as the Japanese entertainment company warned of a negative impact from the earthquake that hit southwestern Kumamoto earlier this week

Too Many Losing Heroines! (Light Novel) Vol. 9 ranked No. 1 in the latest supplied Oricon weekly light novel data, selling an estimated 6,230 physical copies in Japan. The Top 10 generated 31,163 copies in combined estimated weekly sales. The closest contest came immediately below the leader: Heaven Official’s Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu Vol.…

Space Brothers Vol. 46 debuted at No. 1 in the latest Oricon weekly manga ranking supplied for publication, selling an estimated 138,012 physical copies in Japan. The final volume of Chuya Koyama’s series finished just 4,482 copies ahead of The Apothecary Diaries Vol. 17, while all three Top 3 titles were new entries. Together, the…

Webzen said on Monday it will showcase its in-development new title ‘Terbis’ at Comic Market (Comiket C108), Japan’s largest subculture event, to be held in August.

Ako, Hyogo Pref. –The town of Ako is known for two things: salt and samurai, specifically the 47 Ronin celebrated for avenging the death of their lord in the early 18th century. Besides samurai memorials everywhere, visitors will notice posters advertising a museum dedicated to a subject that would seem unlikely in southwest Hyogo Prefecture:…

A new survey from Japanese news website Oriconhas revealed which manga series are in the country’s top 10 and, spoiler alert, One Pieceisn’t in the top spot.

I didn’t know when I started watching it that I was watching “anime.” This was the 1980s. We didn’t have Crunchyroll. Hell, we didn’t have Internet. This was the era when the Atari 2600 was considered state-of-the-art gaming.

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