Manga in America have age ratings like All Ages or 16+, but who decides these ratings, how do they decide them, and how consistent are they? Some schools have pulled manga from the shelves over ...

How Kunihiko Ikuhara’s Mawaru Penguindrum explores the many ways we defy fate and persevere through exercises in fantasy. The Takakura siblings—triple protagonists of Kunihiko Ikuhara’s Mawaru ...

Last November, the HAIGAKURA anime ended its run after just seven episodes due to production circumstances, putting the remainder of the series on hold. Now timing has been penciled in for its return, ...

Between the new City Hunter movie on Netflix and an upcoming Cat’s Eye anime adaptation, it’s a big couple of years for Tsukasa Hojo fans. His two biggest series have always been popular, but they’re ...

Japanese production conglomerate Big West and Robotech producer Harmony Gold finally reached an agreement over the rights to Macross.

Shirobako has been one of the most pleasant surprises of the anime season: a delightful office comedy about the work of actually putting together anime. This is a very meta premise, with more than its ...

Punichan’s The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom light novels have an anime in the works, and the latest update has it set for a January 2026 debut. A new key visual was also ...

Submissions are closed for the Pokémon Trading Card Game Illustration Contest 2024, and many people sent in their artwork for consideration. The coveted grand prize gets $5,000, plus their artwork ...

After almost 50 years, the annual Kodansha Manga Award is one of Japan’s most prestigious, well, manga awards. The winner of this year in all three categories were just announced, so let’s check ‘em ...

Ever think the current wave of reincarnation isekai could be more… well… metal? Good news: now there’s one that is! Kasuga Ryo’s Isekai Metaller is coming ...

Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun: IruMafia Edition hails from writer and artist Hiroja. The spinoff runs alongside and in collaboration with Nishi’s main series, but there are some differences right ...

Snegurochka of the Spring Breeze is wrapped in mysteries from the very first page. Our heroes don’t even go by their real names, instead calling themselves Bielka (“squirrel”) and Shchenok (“puppy”).