Manga
Osamu Tezuka and Astro Boy: how one cartoonist built the foundation of modern manga
The trained physician nicknamed the god of manga turned a small robot boy into the blueprint for an entire art form.
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From the Desk
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5 min readInside the Kyoto International Manga Museum, where 50,000 volumes wait to be read
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2 min readOvergeared Anime Adaptation Set to Premiere October 2026 at J.C.Staff
Eiichiro Oda and One Piece: the best-selling manga of all time
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The Fujiko F. Fujio Museum: Kawasaki's shrine to the creator of Doraemon
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Hunter x Hunter Volume 39 Confirmed for July 3 Release After Long Wait
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Japanese Government Considers Subsidies for AI Translation in Media, Manga Industry
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Petals of Reincarnation manga to conclude with 25th volume
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Weekly Shonen Jump and Shueisha: the engine of mainstream manga
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Tokiwa-so: the Tokyo apartment that raised a generation of manga masters
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Black Torch Returns as an Anime Eight Years After Its Manga Was Cancelled
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Machiko Hasegawa and Sazae-san: a pioneering, long-running manga
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Comiket: how a 32-circle fan meet became the world's largest comics fair
5 minKyoto Animation's Sparks of Tomorrow Finally Reaches Screens in July 2026
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4 minMizuki Shigeru Road: a seaside town where bronze yokai line the street
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Featured · The Manga Desk
Eiichiro Oda and One Piece: the best-selling manga of all time
A boy from Kumamoto who wanted to draw pirates instead of getting a real job built the most-printed comic series in history.
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Films
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Supergirl Box Office Update: DCU Movie Faces a Crucial Second Weekend
Comics
The Powerpuff Girls Return With an All-New Sequel in Brand-New Comic Adventure
Comics
Indrajal Comics: How The Phantom Became an Indian Household Hero
Films
The Invisible Everyman: How Mr. India Became Indian Sci-Fi's Foundation Stone
Comics
Narayan Debnath: The Man Who Drew Bengal's Comics for Sixty Years
Films
Enthiran to 2.0: Rajinikanth, Shankar and India's Biggest Sci-Fi Machine
Comics
River of Stories: The 1994 Book That Started the Indian Graphic Novel
Films