Digital comics and manga are notorious for printing weekly issues for years. This is a massive barrier to new readers who want to start at the very beginning. Amazon is seeking to make peoples lives a bit easier with a new experimental program that bundles 25 issues into a single purchase. Amazon Japan has just launched the Kindle Buying Corner that bundles popular manga … [Read more...] about Amazon is Experimenting with Selling Digital Content in Bulk
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Anime and Manga: What Pirating Is Doing to the Industry
In 2014 Japan passed a new anti piracy law and had begun cracking down the whip on copyrighted materials and intellectual properties such as anime and manga from Japan. The Japanese government then commanded a lot of illegal streaming and hosting sites which has resulted in a lot of websites getting shut down. With the help and cooperation of fifteen major anime production … [Read more...] about Anime and Manga: What Pirating Is Doing to the Industry
No Game, No Life English Dub Released in July
Aschente! Sentai Filmworks has announced on Tuesday that it will be releasing Sectiong23 Films No Game, No Life. The DVD will have included the English dub as well as the original Japanese audio. The series will ship on July 28th on DVD for US $59.98 and on Blu-ray for US $69.98. There will also be a No Game No Life Limited Edition DVD/Blu-Ray set that will be going for US … [Read more...] about No Game, No Life English Dub Released in July
Free! Inspires new Film and Manga Based off of The Original Light Novel
While many viewers were tuning into the highly popular Free! Eternal Summer special event on Sunday, it was revealed that High Speed!, Kōji Ōji and Futoshi Nishiya's light novel that originally inspired the great hit anime Free! -Iwatobi Swim Club anime, will be getting its own movie! The movie will be entitled High Speed! -Free! Starting Days-. The animated film will open … [Read more...] about Free! Inspires new Film and Manga Based off of The Original Light Novel
The First Look at Attack On Titan’s Live Action Movie
After three agonizing months of silence after the release of the Attack on Titan Live Action poster was revealed, and a look at who the main cast will be, we finally get a short sneak peak at the exciting post apocalyptic upcoming feature. The short teaser was shown on a segment on a Japanese variety show, which after was posted to youtube quite quickly. The movie clip is … [Read more...] about The First Look at Attack On Titan’s Live Action Movie
Monster Musume Gets July Anime
An anime adaption for Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou has been announced, scheduled for July 2015. The manga, often shortened to Monster Musume, has been published in Monthly Comic Ryū since early 2012. Despite the author being relatively unknown, the series has rocketed into popularity, both with Japanese and Western audiences. The first five volumes of the English … [Read more...] about Monster Musume Gets July Anime
World Trigger gets Smash and Hit Mobile Game
In this year's 16th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump will announce on Monday that Daisuke Ashihara's Sci fi manga, World Trigger, will be getting it's own smartphone game entitled World Trigger: Smash Boarders. The game will be free to play with the option of in game purchases, and will be available on IOS and Android devices. The “aim and hit smash action” will allow players to … [Read more...] about World Trigger gets Smash and Hit Mobile Game
Anime Amino, The Perfect Otaku App
Sometimes being a fan of anime and manga is a little difficult, especially coming from a small town like I did! I didn't have many friends who particularly shared the same passion and in turn, I ended up going to the internet, looking through forum after forum for other lovers that were interested in the same thing. Well nowadays, with the free Anime Amino app for IOS and … [Read more...] about Anime Amino, The Perfect Otaku App
North American Manga Sales Increased 8% in 2014
According to ICv2, a retailer-focused hobby game and comics/graphic novel market site, has just submitted a statement for the North American manga industry that it has hit a growth for a second year in 2014 after a long decline. ICv2 has been estimating the market for manga in the US and Canada since 2002, and things began to look up in 2013 after a big rise and fall with a … [Read more...] about North American Manga Sales Increased 8% in 2014
Pixiv Launches New Manga Android App
Pixiv, an image sharing site popular in Japan, has come up with its own app for smartphone devices. The app features a daily update of cartoons, along with editorial comments and recommendations. While most of the cartoons featured are e-comics and webcomics by indie authors, the app will also feature works of authors that run in weekly magazines. The app comes with a … [Read more...] about Pixiv Launches New Manga Android App