Jotaku News Roundup (November 2021)
Welcome to the Jotaku News Roundup, covering the latest anime news stories. This month we have the return of "Netflix Jail" for Blue Period, a delay on the Takt Op mobile game,...
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,...
