Junji Ito Horror Manga Wins 2021 Eisner Awards
The 2021 Eisner Award winners were announced on July 23, 2021 during the Comic-Con@Home event. As we previously shared, several manga creators and series were nominated. There is also an entire category...
Manga Shortage Faced By Publishers and Retailers in North America
Back in May, we reported that US manga sales were up but that publishers were facing supply issues. While publishers had a positive outlook at the time, a new report sheds more...
Russia Bans KonoSuba and More Isekai Anime Over Suicide Concerns
The Kolpinski District Court based in St. Petersburg, Russia has made further rulings regarding the distribution of anime in the country. The new ruling placed a limited ban on certain anime series...
PlayStation 5 Faces Tight Supply Until 2022, Says Sony
Bloomberg has reported that Sony Group Corp. expects that the PlayStation 5 will remain in short supply through 2022. In a briefing from April 2021, Sony Group’s chief financial officer, Hiroki Totoki,...
Yen Press Starts New Audio Imprint, Announces 5 Audiobooks
On May 4, 2021 publisher Yen Press announced that there will be a new imprint for their company. The new imprint, Yen Audio, will be an imprint for audiobooks. Yen Press will...
