TOKYO >> Deadpool, meet All Might. Perhaps nothing highlights how the world of manga, the comics and cartoons originating in Japan, has gone global better than that coming together of superheroes, ...

In 2022, Japan’s estimated comic sales of both electronic and print comic books were recorded to be ¥677 billion. With this record figure, Japan achieved a third consecutive annual high for sales of ...

Google recently launched the Comics hub in Japan which is tailored specifically for manga enthusiasts, TechCrunch reported. Placed prominently at the top and in between the “For You” and “Top Charts” ...

Ahead of a weekend when Asian content will be making a big impact at San Diego Comic-Con, two of Japan’s largest industrial and financial conglomerates have quietly begun to invest in Japanese ...

On May 2, Osaka Comic Con 2025 kicked off with a grand Opening Ceremony at INTEX Osaka. As fans flooded the venue in anticipation of seeing celebrities share the same stage, the energy was palpable.

Like many other English-speaking graphic novelists, I have spent years trying to prove that the comics medium is a medium like any other. Neither a mere crutch for “reluctant” readers nor a simple ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's comics and animation industry intends to fight a ban on the sale to minors of comics and film depicting "extreme sexual acts" including rape, incest and child sex imposed by ...

Over a half-century and in more than 200 collected volumes, his manga tales of Golgo 13, a globe-trotting assassin, steered Japanese comics toward adults. By Ben Dooley and Hisako Ueno TOKYO — Takao ...