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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Schrödinger’s Kickstarter: The Trials and Tribulations of Umineko Gold
If a cat’s in a box and you don’t know whether it’s alive or dead, then until you open the box and see it...
Hideaki Anno to Write and Direct New Shin Kamen Rider Film
Legendary director Hideaki Anno, who has lent his talent to Evangelion and Shin Godzilla, is tasked with writing and directing Shin Kamen Rider, a...
Studio Ponoc Starts Training Program for Animators
On April 1, 2021, Studio Ponoc opened up applications for its newest endeavor: a training program for animators. The “Principles of Animation Program" (PPAP...
Sony Acquisition of Crunchyroll Investigated by US Justice Department
Reports come in from the technology website The Information on Wednesday last week that the United States Justice Department has extended an investigation of...
Demon Slayer Manga Author Honored in TIME Magazine
Big news for the anime and manga industry has just been revealed. Koyoharu Gotouge, the creator of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, has been...
