Tag: Manga
Avant-Garde Anime & Manga Creator Yōji Kuri Dies Age 96
Anime director, artist and manga-ka Yōji Kuri died November 24 at the age of 96. The news was shared Sunday by his official Facebook page...
‘Dragonball’ and ‘Dr. Slump’ Creator Akira Toriyama Dies at 68
Akira Toriyama, the acclaimed manga artist behind the global phenomenon Dragon Ball and the Dr. Slump series has died at age 68. According to...
Award-Winning Team Reimagining Tezuka’s ‘Unico’ Manga with Runaway Kickstarter Campaign
Gurihiru (the Eisner Award-winning artist team behind Superman Smashes the Klan and the highly anticipated Ultraman: Another Gene) and Samuel Sattin (the acclaimed novelist...
Netflix Japan Doubles Down on Anime Content
Betting big on Japanese content and storytelling, Netflix today celebrated an ambitious slate of projects and collaborations with top local creators and talent at...
Trailer: Patrick Imbert’s ‘Summit of the Gods’ Ascends Nov. 30
Netflix has unpacked the official trailer and key art for The Summit of the Gods, the critically acclaimed 2D animated feature from César Award-winning...
‘Gintama THE VERY FINAL’ Makes U.S. Theatrical Debut in November
The countdown to destruction has begun! The third and concluding film of the fan-favorite Gintama anime franchise, Gintama THE VERY FINAL, will come to...
Funimation Slates ‘Sword Art Online the Movie’; Tix on Sale for ‘My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission’
Funimation, the market leader in anime globally, along with partner Aniplex of America, will be releasing a brand new theatrical adventure Sword Art Online...
Webtoon CANVAS & Clip Studio Paint Partner for Online Creator Summit
On July 31, Celsys (the maker of creative app Clip Studio Paint) and the webcomic platform for creators Webtoon CANVAS are partnering for the...
19th Annual Golden Trailer Award Nominees Announced
The Golden Trailer Awards -- celebrating outstanding achievement in motion picture and television marketing -- announced the nominees for the 19th annual competition. The...
Cinedigm, 4K Media to Offer ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ in Sept.
Cinedigm and 4K Media Inc. joined forces to bring the massive Yu-Gi-Oh! Franchise into the home entertainment marketplace for the first time in five...
Miyazaki Recommends Anno for ‘Nausicaä’ Sequel
Animation icon Hayao Miyazaki says that's he would like Hideaki Anno, the director of Neon Genesis Evangelion to direct the Nausicaä of the Valley...
Digital Manga to Release Complete Tezuka Works
Great news for fans of classic Japanese comics, otherwise known as manga: California based e-publisher Digital Manga Inc. has nabbed the rights to the...
Tezuka Plans Localized Re-Versions of ‘Astro Boy’
Astro Boy is in talks to go local.
Tezuka, the anime studio that owns the famous manga and anime character, has entered talks to create...
Nelvana Announces Three New ‘Beyblade’ Series
Nelvana Enterprises and d-rights, Inc. have announced production on three new series of Beyblade.
Beginning this fall, Beyblade: Shogun Steel will launch with 26 half-hour...
VIZ Nabs ‘Accel World’ License for N. America
North American manga and anime publisher, distributor and licensor VIZ Media has been named master licensee for sci-fi series Accel World. The English dubbed...
CafePress, VIZ Partner for Custom Merch
Customized merchandise e-commerce company CafePress and North America’s anime/manga mega house VIZ Media have announced a partnership to offer fans a curated selection of official...
VIZ Premieres ‘Bleach: Hell Verse’ on Neon Alley
North American anime and manga giant VIZ Media will be premiering the latest feature from the Bleach canon—Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse—exclusively on its...
‘Captain Harlock’ Creator Receives Prestigious Order
Leiji Matsumoto, the acclaimed creator of the manga Captain Harlock, was honored with the French Order of Arts and Letters on October 23rd for...
N.Y. Comic-Con Absorbs Anime Festival
The New York Anime Festival is merging with the New York Comic-Con.
ReedPOP, organizer of both shows, announced the anime-oriented event would no longer be...
Reliance Partners on New ‘Ninja Hattori’
Leading Japanese broadcaster TV Asahi and subsidiary studio Shin-ei Animation have made an agreement with Mumbai’s Reliance MediaWorks to produce new episodes of its...
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