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 ...

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 ...

We truly live in a wonderful time. Thanks to the success of the JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime—particularly the currently-airing Stardust Crusaders, which just entered its Battle in Egypt arc—we now ...

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 ...

Tomohito Oda’s hit manga Komi Can’t Communicate recently finished serialization, coming to a close on Chapter 499. While Chapter 500—a bonus print chapter—will technically be the final one, this marks ...

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 ...

Anime has become a medium to drive conversation, connect cultures, and reformat media as we know it. Animation studios across the globe have found influence through Japanese animation styles and ...

Sasaki and Miyano volume 1, a BL manga rated Teen, was recently banned district-wide by Florida’s Brevard County Public School Board. This occurred after a mother who hadn’t read the book put in an ...

Kohei and Taichi are opposites, and that’s part of what draws them together. Taichi is a loudmouth who has trouble keeping down a job, but his heart is always in the right place. Kohei is aloof and ...

Osamu Tezuka is often called the “god” of manga and anime, having pioneered many of the modern conventions and production methodologies still in use today. His works remain resonant to modern ...

Further plans have been confirmed for Necromancer Isekai: How I Went from Abandoned Villager to the Emperor’s Favorite, which is the English title of the anime adapting Nazuna Miki’s Mukuwarenakatta ...

The live-action adaptations of Yasuhisa Hara’s Kingdom manga just keep coming. Now we know when the fifth (!!) film in the franchise is set to hit Japanese theaters: next summer. Combined, the four ...