Tag: Japan
Two ‘foreigners’ arrested for leaking Shonen Jump manga online before release dates
Japanese news organization NHK reported that two foreigners have been arrested in Japan for allegedly posting pictures online of manga chapters from Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump and Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine before their official...
MANGA REVIEW: Bottomless lust and dreams collide in NEJISHIKI
Nejishiki introduces a collection of enigmatic and sexually graphic short manga unraveling Yoshiharu Tsuge's rawest emotions.
HORROR BEAT: Nightmare Detective is one of J-Horror’s most disturbing examples
A hidden gem of J-Horror by one of Japan’s foremost filmmakers of the weird and extreme.
Humanoids to publish Julia Cejas’ Japan-travelogue HANAMI in April 2024
Humanoids to publish Julia Cejas' year-in-Japan travelogue HANAMI in April 2024
REVIEW: SHIN ULTRAMAN is a trippy origin story about the ills of arms races
No previous knowledge of Ultraman required, but it is encouraged.
INDIE VIEW: ‘The Man Without Talent’ throws a profound pity party
The Man Without Talent
By Yoshiharu Tsuge
Translated by Ryan Holmberg
New York Review Comics
The Man Without Talent is not exactly an autobiography, but as revealed in translator Ryan Holmberg’s essay, it contains portions of nearly exact...
Japan chooses first anime Oscar entry in 20 years with Makoto Shinkai’s latest, WEATHERING...
Weathering With You, already another hit for Makoto Shinkai in Japan, has hit a new landmark
Matt Chats: Celebrating the End of Wayward with Jim Zub!
I’ve interviewed Jim Zub at least half a dozen times at this point, but I learn something new every with every conversation. I was really happy to schedule a Wayward Celebration interview to commemorate...
Review: Japanese artist Rokudenashiko charts the real obscenity in her memoir
Just yesterday it was reported that a Japanese court had found artist Rokudenashiko’s vagina figurines to be considered art and not obscenity, but less stressed in the headlines was that the court also found...
Review: Shuji Sogabe & Atlus’s Persona 4: Vol. 1
By: Nicholas Eskey
Writers: Shuji Sogabe/Atlus Games
Artist: Shuji Sogabe
Publisher: Udon Entertainment
Checking into the realm of manga, I’m very excited to talk about Shuji Sogabe’s Persona 4: Volume 1. For those who’ve never played the video game series,...
“Death Note” Creators Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata Announce “Platinum’s End”
You, me, and everyone into manga around 2006 should remember Death Note, the fantastic psychological thriller about a bored teenage genius outwitting the police and a reclusive detective as he reshapes the world one...
Katsuhiro Otomo, Nobrow, and Japanese fashion house Comme des Garcons collaborate
As a comics fan, it's always nice to see the medium get wider recognition from other fields, although perhaps not as surprising in the past few years of pop culture dominance, thanks in large...
