Manga
Although the My Hero Academia manga finished in August, creator Kohei Horikoshi is not done sharing stories from the beloved universe. With My Hero Academia: You’re Next — the fourth film in the franchise — debuting in North America this week, the manga has received its first post-series expansion
After the immense popularity of his manga Tokyo Revengers (March 2017 – November 2022), mangaka Ken Wakui returned with a fresh series that is expected to evoke the same level of enthusiasm. This new series maintained his distinctive style of merging sci-fi elements with delinquent storylines.
The August issue of Shueisha’s Jump SQ. Magazine, in a much-anticipated announcement, revealed that the second part of Ryōsuke Takeuchi and Hikaru Miyoshi’s main Moriarty the Patriot (Yūkoku no Moriarty) manga will start serialization in the magazine’s January 2025 issue, which will be released on December 4. This news has sparked a wave of excitement and intense anticipation among the fans.
This week, we witnessed the unwavering resilience of a beloved animated series. Despite its parent company undergoing reorganization and the studio behind it shutting down, the series’ future was saved. The acquisition of the ‘RWBY’ rights by VIZ Media following the closure of Rooster Teeth is a cause for celebration.
For the past decade, manga creator Kohei Horikoshi has woven a captivating storyline in the superhero manga genre with My Hero Academia. This series, a beloved part of our lives, conversations, and hearts, has left an indelible mark on us. However, it’s with a mix of nostalgia and anticipation that we share the news that My Hero Academia is now confirmed to end in merely five chapters. Yes, it’s official. After nearly 10 years in print, My Hero Academia, one of the greatest shonen manga of our times, will end in the next two months.
It’s about time that some of literature’s greatest works are introduced to a whole new world. The Great Gatsby, a literary classic, is among the first to be confirmed for its manga adaptation, thanks to Kadokawa’s latest series, Masterpiece Comics. The company’s new manga collection will adapt several of literature’s greatest books into manga.
With chapter 424 of My Hero Academia titled “Epilogue,” fans were convinced that the story would soon end after a few chapters. With the final battle over, all there is left is the post-war conclusion, which usually isn’t much, and a lot of times, the conclusion seems rushed and hasty.
When tax evasion cases regarding manga arise in Japan, mangakas face significant penalties that could result in the shutdown of their manga and the cancellation of related anime. Recently, there has been a high-profile case involving Erika Ikeda, the mangaka of Apothecary Diaries[…]
Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine proudly unveiled the esteemed panel of judges for the Jump Sports Manga Award on Monday. This year, the panel is graced by the presence of renowned figures such as Slam Dunk’s Takehiko Inoue, Eyeshield 21’s Riichirō Inagaki, and Kuroko’s Basketball’s Tadatoshi Fujimaki, adding a touch of prestige to the competition.
Shueisha and Weekly Shonen Jump are monsters in the manga industry, and every otaku knows about them. Last year, the company announced its vertical scrolling manga service, Jump TOON that would potentially bring the traditional format manga. This time, the company made more exciting revelations[…]
Haruichi Furudate’s fan-favorite sports manga series, Haikyuu!!, will receive a Vertical Color Edition. The color edition will be published weekly, on Mondays, in the upcoming Jump TOON platform.
Jump TOON is a Japanese vertical-scrolling manga service created by Shueisha under its Jump line of magazines/services. The platform will launch later in 2024.
Gege Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen, along with Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End manga, ranked 1 and 2, respectively, for the highest-selling manga series for January 2024. However, Jujutsu Kaisen, crowned the top-selling manga in the new year, lost its throne and has had a drop in sales since then.