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Manga the Week of 10/16/24

SEAN: The leaves are all colors here, and everything is magical. (Note: some leaves may not be available outside New England.) ASH: I am so happy for fall;…

Manga Bookshelf

Even a Replica Can Fall in Love, Vol. 1

By Harunadon and raemz. Released in Japan as “Replica Datte, Koi o Suru” by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Andrew Cunningham. I…

Manga Bookshelf

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The Kept Man of the Princess Knight Manga Volume 1 Review

Publisher SummaryWhile the beautiful princess Arwin selflessly delves into the dungeon searching for a way to save her kingdom, Matthew aimlessly wastes his days (and her money) on…

Behind the Manga

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Becoming a Princess Knight and Working at a Yuri Brothel (Volume 2) – Service with a Smile

After being promoted to Third-sister, Lillion was assigned to one of the brothel’s top girls as her assistant. However, she already has one assistant who doesn’t want to…

The Otaku Author

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Anime (1963 - 1973)

Reference for the latest documentary "Anime and the Economic Miracle" https://youtu.be/xYZXTQX_wXE Anime includes: Astro Boy 鉄腕アトム Eight Man エイトマン Galactic Boy Team 銀河少年隊 Gigantor 鉄人28号 Hermit Village 仙人部落 Locus 軌跡…

WooKong

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Recommending Manga via my username

This is in a similar vein to my “Your Name? Your Recommendations! A Blogger Tag?!” which I tried to start. Although it ended up flopping lol. It happens.…

Phoenix Talks Pop Culture Japan

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Becoming a Princess Knight and Working at a Yuri Brothel (Volume 1) – Blonde Ambition

Naruse Soushi was a 38-year-old political secretary who found himself reincarnated into the body of a princess knight who had been sold into slavery at a yuri brothel.…

The Otaku Author

The Kept Man of the Princess Knight, Vol. 1

By Toru Shirogane and Saki Mashima. Released in Japan as “Himekishi-sama no Himo” by Dengeki Bunko. Released in North America by Yen On. Translated by Stephen Paul. This…

Manga Bookshelf

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Manga the Week of 2/21/24

SEAN: Forget it, Jake. It's Yen Press week. Yen On has a number of debuts. First up is Astrea Record: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up…

Manga Bookshelf

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Limited Edition Valentine’s Chocolate Tins

Available at various stores in Japan, these Limited Edition Osamu Tezuka character tins are super adorable! There's even a Unico one.

My Unico Fans

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Gender Expression in Shoujo Manga

Gender expression and shoujo manga go together like peanut butter and jelly. Please consider supporting Point of Pride and donating to their cause if you are financially able: https://www.pointofpride.org/ SOURCES/REFERENCES: A Succinct…

Colleen's Manga Recs

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Bookshelf Briefs 10/2/23

Komi Can't Communicate, Vol. 26 | By Tomohito Oda | Viz Media - This book starts to put in the effort of getting us to know and care…

Manga Bookshelf

Firechick's Anime Reviews: Astro Boy (1980 Remake)

Rating : 70/100 On April 3rd, 1952, Osamu Tezuka started up a new manga that would later become not only one of his most iconic works, but become…

joyousmenma93

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Gender Bender: Sapphire

Now that we live in a day that permits it, there are a lot of representations of LGBTQIA+ characters in manga and anime. Some of them are good,…

Confessions of an Overage otaku

Merry Month of Shojo Review #19: PRINCE FREYA

Do you like shojo adventure stories?  Are you up to date on Yona of the Dawn and seeking something else in a similar vein?  This series is…

The Manga Test Drive

Merry Month of Shojo Review #19: PRINCE FREYA

Do you like shojo adventure stories?  Are you up to date on Yona of the Dawn and seeking something else in a similar vein?  This series is…

The Manga Test Drive

Merry Month of Shojo Manga Review #10: UNICO

Let's look at a slightly unconventional bit of old-school shojo, one that's better known for its animated adaptations than the original sour...

The Manga Test Drive

Merry Month of Shojo Manga Review #10: UNICO

Let's look at a slightly unconventional bit of old-school shojo, one that's better known for its animated adaptations than the original sour...

The Manga Test Drive

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The History of Mushi Pro – 3 – The beginning of the end (1967-1969)

With the huge debt left by its former acting director and the end of Mushi’s partnership with NBC Enterprises, the studio found itself in an increasingly difficult financial…

Animétudes

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Shinichiro Inui x Tezuka World Collab

The special collaboration with artist Shinichiro Inui will be live on April 28, 2023 (Friday)! Series like Astro Boy, Jungle Emperor, Princess Knight, Black Jack, and Unico will…

My Unico Fans

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New Tezuka Moderno Hologram Stickers!

New holographic stickers featuring the Tezuka Moderno designs are available in Japan.

My Unico Fans

Even the Good Homer Nods (Don Dracula)

The Roman poet Horace noticed that in the Iliad , Homer reintroduced a character that he had previously killed off. Horace's comment was "Qu...

Collectr's Blog

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Osamu Tezuka World Comic Pouches Released

The Osamu Tezuka World Comic Pouch Collection is out at gashapon/capsule toy shops in Japan.

My Unico Fans

Review: BOMBA!

Let's take a look at one of the most recent retro releases from this year - a new selection from the vast library of Osamu Tezuka.   BOMBA!…

The Manga Test Drive

Review: BOMBA!

Let's take a look at one of the most recent retro releases from this year - a new selection from the vast library of Osamu Tezuka.   BOMBA!…

The Manga Test Drive

The Manga Review, 8/19/22

Attention manga shoppers! Kodansha is currently holding a blow-out sale on digital manga. And when I say “blow out,” I mean it: they’re offering deep discounts on over…

Manga Bookshelf

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Tezuka Osamu World x AYANOKOJI Merchandise Now Available Online!

It's July 16 and the AYANOKOJI items are now available on their website! We also walk you through purchasing through their website.

My Unico Fans

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Tezuka Osamu World x AYANOKOJI Part 2

Tezuka Osamu World x Ayanokoji have teamed up once again to create a wonderful collection of purses!

My Unico Fans

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WataMari – A Match Made in Heaven Part 1 Coming to the West

Sekai Project announced they’d localize Part 1 of WataMari – A Match Made in Heaven, by Fenrirvier. aka Kuro Irodoru Yomiji, the developers of the Ne No Kami:…

The Yuri Empire

The Manga Review, 6/10/22

After Kentarou Miura passed away last year, fans feared that they would never see his long-running saga Berserk reach a proper conclusion. Then on June 7th, artist Kouji Mori announced…

Manga Bookshelf

Spiraken Manga News Ep 45: News For May 25th - June 8th 2022

It's been a bit of time, but we are back and let's find out the latest manga news with our latest podcast    In this episode, Xan discusses the continuation…

Spiraken Review Podcast

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Shin Arts x Osamu Tezuka Characters ~ Acrylic arts by Illustrations ~ Exhibit

In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atom) manga, the Shin Arts x Osamu Tezuka Characters ~ Acrylic arts by Illustrations ~ project will…

My Unico Fans

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Mad About Madhouse: Toshio Hirata

Toshio Hirata briefly talks about the origin of Japanimation, the revolution of limited animation, Masao Maruyama’s unusual and pivotal role in Madhouse, and his prior work, such as…

Heisei Etranger

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Princess Connect! Re:Dive Season 2 – 10 (The Final Battle Begins #PrincessConnect)

AstroNerdBoy reviews Princess Connect! Re:Dive 10. Karyl, now with Princess Knight powers, begins attacking at Mana's command.

AstroNerdBoy's Anime & Manga Blog

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Princess Connect! Re:Dive – S2 02 – Smiles and Shadows

Last week showed off Priconne’s impressive aural, visual, and comic chops when it comes to epic fantasy adventure, along with the sweet, lived-in chemistry of the main quartet. But…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

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Merry Month of Manga: PRINCESS PRINCE

Once upon a time, if you wanted a fairy-tale-style shojo fantasy, you had to settle for books like this. Thank goodness for progress.  PRINC...

The Manga Test Drive

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The Promised Neverland Exhibition is being held at the Roppongi Hills Observatory Tokyo City View in Minato-ku, Tokyo to commemorate the com...

TPN Translations

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Saiyuuki (1960) HD

In honor of the 60th anniversary of its release in 1960, Orphan is releasing a high-definition version of Saiyuuki , encoded from an HDTV ...

Collectr's Blog

Shinyaku Ribon no Kishi, Volume 1 (新約・リボンの騎士)

Today’s review is in part thanks to the constant evangelizing of Raybon No Kishi on Twitter, who alerted me to some interesting plot complications in this recent reworking…

Okazu

Princess Connect! Re:Dive – 07 – Beating Back the Shadow

When a battered Elizabeth Park arrives in Targum without Shiorin, her sister Hatsune leads a search party consisting of Yuuki, Kokkoro, Rima and Aoi. When Hatsune uses her…

RABUJOI – An Anime Blog

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Ichimon Japan 01: What's the deal with catgirls? (About nekomimi)

This is episode 1 of the latest podcast by Japankyo: Ichimon Japan. Subscribe now wherever you get your podcasts so you don't miss future episodes. …

Japan Station: A Podcast About Japan by JapanKyo.com

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08 The Origins of Shōjo Manga (Dr. Deborah Shamoon)

Richard Lloyd Parry is an award-winning foreign correspondent, the Asia Editor at The Times of London in Tokyo, and author of the book Ghosts of the Tsunami:

Japan Station: A Podcast About Japan by JapanKyo.com

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Unico

Osamu Tezuka created many, many manga over the course of his career. Some were long-spanning and ambitious, exploring philosophical, even ex...

Renaissance Josei

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Top 10 DMP Manga That Should Be Rescued

Once again, the rumor mill is churning about Digital Manga Publishing's future as one Kickstarter is all but confirmed to be dead and other...

Renaissance Josei

Spiraken Manga Review Ep 236: Himekishi ga Classmate/ My Classmate is a Princess Knight (or Reincarnated Into A Pimp?! WTF!)

In this quick episode of the Spiraken Manga Review, Xan reviews a manga about dying and then guess what? you guessed it, being reincarnated into a fantasy world.…

Spiraken Review Podcast

OtakuGeneration (Show #437) Fall Impressions

  Shownotes :: (show 437) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Fall Impressions, recorded live October 20th, 2013. This week we finished up…

otakugeneration's Podcast

OtakuGeneration (Show #436) Fall Impressions

  Shownotes :: (show 436) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Fall Impressions, recorded live October 13th, 2013. This week we continued watching…

otakugeneration's Podcast

OtakuGeneration (Show #435) Fall Impressions

  Shownotes :: (show 435) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Fall Impressions, recorded live October 5th, 2013. This week we started watching…

otakugeneration's Podcast

OtakuGeneration (Show #434) Gargantia

  Shownotes :: (show 434) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With Gargantia, recorded live October 2nd, 2013. This week we talked about a…

otakugeneration's Podcast

OtakuGeneration (Show #428) The Garden of Words

  Shownotes :: (show 428) :: (website) :: (podcast feed) :: (direct download) :: (direct iTunes link) With The Garden of Words, recorded live August 18th, 2013. This week we…

otakugeneration's Podcast