Some exciting news from Yen Press! The manga and light novel publisher, has announced on Monday that it has licensed the Irregular at Magic High School (Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei) light novel on the Yen On imprint. The light novels is due to have it's first volume release starting in November. Yen Press has also announced and confirmed that the manga it has liscenced is … [Read more...] about Yen Press Licenses “Irregular at Magic High School” Light Novels and Manga
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Log Horizon Gets a Mobile RPG!
Are you a Log Horizon fan and want nothing more than to play a game in a setting like Elder Tales? Well GREE, a Japanese game publisher has secured the right to turn the popular anime, manga and novel into a mobile RPG! The upcoming game is entitled Log Horizon ~Aratanaru Nouken no Diichi~ (Log Horizon ~Land of New Adventure~). The new mobile game will be free-to-play and … [Read more...] about Log Horizon Gets a Mobile RPG!
Crowdfunding For Animated Film Adaption of War Time Manga “In This Corner of The World”
Today, on March 9th, a crowdfunding movement for an anime feature film project based on Fumiyo Kouno's award winning manga Kono Sekai no Katasumi no (In this Corner of the World) was officially launched! The film project was initially anounced back in 2012 but had no means to start up production due to lack of funds. Now they've returned and the goal is 20 million yen (Which is … [Read more...] about Crowdfunding For Animated Film Adaption of War Time Manga “In This Corner of The World”
Nominees for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
It's awards season everywhere, including the world of manga. This week, the nominees for the 19th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize were announced. The award is given in the name of Tezuka Osamu, a manga pioneer who penned such manga as Astro Boy and Kimba the White Lion. Osamu has been referred to by some as the king of manga, and since his death in 1989, manga readers … [Read more...] about Nominees for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
Fans Petition Against “Ghost In The Shell” Lead
Back in 2008, DreamWorks acquired the rights Ghost In The Shell. Slowly but surely, they've been gathering cast and crew, such as Rupert Sanders of Snow White and the Huntsman fame to direct. Last month, it was confirmed that the movie's lead role of Major Motoko Kusanagi had gone to Scarlett Johansson. The movie is set for an April 2017 release, but that date might have to be … [Read more...] about Fans Petition Against “Ghost In The Shell” Lead
Viz Manga Adding “Boys Over Flowers, Season 2”
Viz Manga has announced the next round of manga they'll be running in their Jump Start initiative, and one is the long-awaited Flowers, Then Sunny Skies; otherwise known as Boys Over Flowers Season 2. The manga serves as a sequel to 1992's shojo hit. The original Boys Over Flowers follows the life of a sixteen-year-old girl named Tsukushi Makino. She is a poor student at … [Read more...] about Viz Manga Adding “Boys Over Flowers, Season 2”
My Hero Academia Voted Breakout Manga of 2015
Da Vinci, a Japanese print media magazine, has worked with Niconico for a second annual survey asking manga readers which series they think will make it's big break. The only Criteria only included that it must have published up to it's third volume with the year. From a whopping 27692 responses, My Hero Academia took the top spot and the magazine's samurai comedy Isobee joined … [Read more...] about My Hero Academia Voted Breakout Manga of 2015
Fuji Television Launches New Digital Manga Service
Fuji Television has launched a new digital manga service for residents of Japan. Customers who subscribe to Fuji TV on demand will get access to over 50,000 single issue and graphic novels that they can read online or via EBLIEVA app for smartphones and tablets. Fuji is running a series of commercials on their online streaming service that is hyping their new manga … [Read more...] about Fuji Television Launches New Digital Manga Service
Japanese Manga Sales have Increased 1% in 2014
Manga sales in Japan has increased 1% in 2014 and the modest growth was attributed to top sellers including Haikyu!! and Ao Haru Ride, both had very successful TV anime or live-action film adaptations last year, in addition to the continuously popular series like One Piece and Hajime Isayama's Attack on Titan. The vast majority of manga sales in Japan only stem from a few … [Read more...] about Japanese Manga Sales have Increased 1% in 2014
How to Self-Publish Digital Manga
Aspiring manga artists often find themselves being challenged in a number of different ways. Not only do you have to come up with an idea and start drawing, but distribution and turning the final product into an e-book are huge barriers. A new tool has been released that takes PNG, JPG, GIF, CBZ, CBR and CB7 files and turns them into EPUB and MOBI formats, which are the ideal … [Read more...] about How to Self-Publish Digital Manga