Angoulême Day 4 – Goodbye Angoulême, Hello World
A really positive and heartening undercurrent of change and connectio helped me enjoy the festival this year.
Yuri is My Job! Works for Kodansha Comics as they move into BL and...
Kodansha Comics, the US-based arm of Japanese publisher Kodansha, is beginning their foray into the worlds of Boy’s Love and Yuri Comics with a trio of hard-working series.
A Retrospective Exhibition of Naoki Urasawa’s Art Opens in L.A. Today
“The Art of NAOKI URASAWA” runs at Japan House Los Angeles (6801 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, CA. 90028) from January 23 to March 28, 2019
Legendary manga artist Naoki Urasawa will drop by Japan House...
Rumiko Takahashi wins the Grand Prix at Angoulême!
It's official, Rumiko Takahashi, one of the all time great manga-ka, has won the Grand Prix at FIBD Angoulême. She beat out the other two finalists, Chris Ware and Emmanuel Gilbert.
The honor, considered one...
Review – Exploring Relationship in a Gothic Setting in Nagabe’s The Girl from the...
Exploring Relationship in a Gothic Setting in Nagabe's The Girl from the Other Side, Siúil a Rún
SAILOR MOON Musical Fights for Love and Justice on Broadway this March
The Pretty Guardian makes her American Musical Debut!
ANIME NYC INTERVIEW: Coming to the “Fairy Tail” End with Cherami Leigh & Tyler...
Actress Cherami Leigh and ADR Director Tyler Walker discuss working on the final season of Fairy Tail anime
ANIME NYC INTERVIEW: Unlocking Fandom with Voice Actor Bryce Papenbrook
"I've won the anime lottery time and time again."
ANIME NYC INTERVIEW: From Kansas to Los Angeles—Talking with Voice Actress Kari Wahlgren
"If I had a dollar for every time I heard, 'You're not in Kansas anymore,' when I moved to L.A., I would be rich!"
What to Expect at AnimeNYC 2018
AnimeNYC is just ahead and, despite the name, there's a lot for manga fans to look forward to.
RIP Fred Patton
Comics and animation lost another key figure this week. Fred Patton, a protean champion of early anime/manga fandom passed away at age 77 this week. He had been confined to a nursing home after...