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 ...

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 ...

Also known as Natsume’s Book of Friends, this long-running series has a deceptive title. It’s not so much about befriending yokai as it is letting them go. Takashi Natsume is a loner with the ability ...

It’s the 2080s. Climate change has done away with the seasons, and the birth rate is so low that children are Japan’s top commodity. Also, Christmas is a thing of the past. But that doesn’t stop ...

Shout! Studios is getting ready to let loose with a classic anime on digital. The distributor announced plans to bring Speed Racer and the original Japanese version, Mach GoGoGo, to video-on-demand on ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last year, Otaku USA reported on a member of second biggest yakuza group getting busted for stealing Pokémon cards. But it turns out more members of the yakuza, also known as the Japanese mafia, are ...

Yukito Kishiro previously announced plans to release the next in the long-running Battle Angel Alita manga series this year, but those plans have changed. GUNNM: Kikou-Jutsu Senki (Battle Angel Alita: ...

Without a doubt, Mobile Suit Gundam is one of the most influential anime series ever made. While the original series wasn’t a success in its own time, determination and a healthy Gunpla fandom made ...

The end is officially bursting forth for the Breasts Are My Favorite Thing in the World! manga, which creator Wakame Konbu launched in Comic Cune back in July 2017. According to the September 2023 ...