Manga, Anime Pros and Fans React to New Anti-Piracy Campaign from Japan

Posted by on Aug 5, 2014 in Featured, News | 0 comments

A consortium of Japanese manga publishers and anime companies recently announced Manga Anime Guardians, their new campaign to clamp down on online piracy. Here’s a round up of reactions on Twitter.

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San Diego Comic-Con 2014: New Manga Announcements from Udon

Posted by on Jul 28, 2014 in Featured, News | 0 comments

At San Diego Comic-Con 2014, Udon Entertainment revealed several new manga titles and anime/game art books, including the Kill La Kill manga series.

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Digital Comics Site ComiXology Now Offering VIZ Media Manga Titles

Posted by on Jun 11, 2014 in Featured, News | 0 comments

Digital comics platform ComiXology announced their new distribution deal with North American manga publisher VIZ Media, adding 500+ volumes of manga to their offerings.

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They’re Baaaack! VIZ Media Scores With Sailor Moon Anime

Posted by on May 22, 2014 in Featured, News | 0 comments

VIZ Media surprised and delighted fans at Anime Central by announcing the return of the original Sailor Moon anime series. See what’s in store for the Summer of Sailor Moon!

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VIDEO: “But We’re Speaking Japanese” + 4 Learn Japanese With Manga Books

Posted by on May 16, 2014 in News | 2 comments

Ken Tanaka skewers Japanese tendencies to not be able to grok why non-Japanese people can sometimes speak Japanese more fluently than a Japanese-American.

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Life as a Manga Assistant in Japan: Jamie Lynn Lano Pens New Memoir

Posted by on May 16, 2014 in Featured, News | 0 comments

Jamie Lynn Lano moved to Japan and got a job as an assistant to a top manga artist. Now she’s ready to tell her true story as “The Princess of Tennis.”

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