The Association of Japanese Animations (a.k.a. AJA) had some interesting findings for its Anime Industry Report 2024. The report looks at global sales numbers in 2023. During that year, the anime ...

Manga: it ain’t just about the laughs. One of the most appealing parts of the medium, as our readers well know, is the wide range of genres it spans, and with it, the wide range of emotions it can ...

Idol anime is a booming genre. Shows like Love Live! have entire franchises built on them, with live performers holding concerts for their eager fans. The stakes range from fame and fortune to saving ...

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is the hot topic right now, with everyone from the New York Times to Japanese government officials talking about it. It’s a good time to be Koyoharu Gotoge, the creator ...

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 ...

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 ...

Milky Subway takes place in a spacefaring world that’s at once futuristic and retro. There are hovercars, space subways, and aliens. But everything is lived-in and well-used, and these futuristic ...

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 ...

On the one hand, it’s great that anime is available on so many streaming services. From anime-specific platforms like Crunchyroll and HIDIVE to mainstream venues like Netflix, anime is more available ...

I Was Sold Dirt Cheap But My Power Level Is Off the Charts is a fun isekai manga involving mecha. Since the first day of school, Yuta has been waiting for the annual class trip to reveal his feelings ...

My Stepsister Who Tells Me to Die Every Day Tries to Hypnotize Me So I would Fall for Her…! is a manga with a long title that tells you the basic setup. Ichigaya Aoto is a high schooler who moonlights ...

It’s been a little over seven years since author Yuumikan kicked off the BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense. novel series, and now it’s officially come to an end. Yuumikan ...