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Ep. 100: Okinawa, by Susumu Higa
It's the 100th episode, and the team are doing something special! This week David and Chip take over, interviewing translator Jocelyne Allen and Editor...
INTERVIEW: Susumu Higa, on OKINAWA
A treat for paid subscribers, our interview with Susumu Higa from the print edition of Okinawa.
MANGA: Body Tree, by Susumu Higa
A heartbreaking silent manga, debuting on Mangasplaining Extra.
Manga: “Body Tree” by Susumu Higa
Body Tree by Susumu Higa at Mangasplaining Extra. A new comic by Susumu Higa, creator of Okinawa. Read it now for free at Mangasplaining Extra.
PODCAST - Ep. 100: Okinawa by Susumu Higa + Interview with Jocelyne Allen & Andrew Woodrow-Butcher
It's the 100th episode, so this week, David and Chip take over, interviewing translator Jocelyne Allen and Editor Andrew Woodrow-Butcher on the new manga Okinawa by Susumu Higa,…
Susumu Higa's OKINAWA picked for the USBBY 2024 Outstanding International Books List
A major award for Okinawa, and we're so incredibly proud!
Coming in 2023
Rhapsodise! will showcase the stuff we really love, where we write on our favourite single episodes of anime, drawn from a range of shows, genres and decades, and…
Susumu Hirasawa - Forces
Rating : 80/100 As of 2024, I have now seen a total of four anime based on Visual Arts/Keys properties: Air, Kanon (The 2006 version, not the Toei…
2023 Lionheart Calendar coming
The 2023 Lionheart Calendar is now in the printers. I’ll be talking more details about it near future, but I wonder if there are people who would like…
July Rhapsody Coming to Cinemas in the US & Canada May – July 2024
Cheng Cheng Films will bring the film to cinemas in the US and Canada ahead of a VOD release later in the year.
NEWSLETTER FOR JULY 2023
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July 2023 Monthly Favorites
It’s been a pretty intense month for me off-line at least. Online, I’m been pretty impressed that I’ve kept my schedule for awhile. I’m still trying to take…
Monthly Listening: July 2023
This month's round-up of great new Japanese releases from Yurufuwa Gang, Oaktails, toiret status and more
BEASTARS Season 1 Soundtrack Vinyl coming in July
With our vinyl soundtrack releases of FLCL, A Silent Voice and Attack on Titan now very much a staple of many music collections, today we’re excited to tell…
Author Journey (July 24, 2023)
Last week went pretty well. I caught up on some work I’d been putting off and decided to make some changes to the way I’m doing things around…
Author Journey (July 31, 2023)
The slight change I made to my schedule is already looking like it was the right choice. I had a great week and even started writing again. Small…
Box Art Extravaganza: July 2023
I was supposed to post this last Friday, but I caught a good case of sniffles, so I wasn’t able to. Fortunately, that means I’m able to include…
Author Journey (July 10, 2023)
I don’t know if it was the change in schedule or whether things just finally caught up with me, but I crashed this week. There were other factors,…
State of Jump, July 2023
With summer fully underway, and several new Jump manga to discuss, I cover the manga in WSJ that I’ve been reading over the last month.
NEWSWIRE: July 2023 Pre-Orders
Well here we are again, on the cusp of another month, and indeed the second half of the year! There’s a lot still to enjoy from our 2023,…
Author Journey (July 3, 2023)
Welcome to the second half of 2023 and a whole new posting schedule on the Otaku Author. Each week, I’m going to be focused on a different anime…
Author Journey (July 17, 2023)
It was a better week than before despite the day job refusing to stay in its allotted time slot! Hopefully, this week will be even better as I…
POST VOID Coming to PlayStation & Nintendo Switch on July 21st
Super Rare Originals and YCJY Games have announced that psychedelic first-person shooter POST VOID will be coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch eShop on July…
Sailor Moon Crystal is coming to Netflix on July 1st
More good news for Sailor Moon fans with a Netflix subscription! The Sailor Moon Crystal TV series will be added to the service soon, on July 1st! The…
NEWS: One Piece English Dub Coming to Crunchyroll July 5
What a great day to be a Straw Hat! Crunchyroll announced at its industry panel today that the English dub…
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Romance Manga New Releases: July 2023
A new month is coming up fast, and with that comes new manga releases! So I decided to pull a list of romance manga coming to shelves and…
Kio Shimoku Twitter Highlights July 2023
Kio watched a bunch of movies this month. Kio attended a live screening of the newest How Do You Like Wednesday?, which included people from the cast. It…
Monthly Ultra Connection (July 2023 Edition)
Introduction I have been thinking about how to include Ultraman shows onto this blog for a long time. Especially since I watch a small amount of episodes of…
Otaku Collection Haul for July 2023
For this month’s batch we have over a dozen titles from Sentai Filmworks which took up a lot of the budget, but there’s also the arrivals of a…
Idol Watch #19: July/August 2023
Rounding up the best idol songs from the past two months, featuring BiTE A SHOCK, airattic, Takane No Nadeshiko and more, plus some thoughts on navigating bias as…
Game of the Month: July 2023
This month, we’re delving into the past with a remake of a game that originally came out in 1997, only in Japan. I also have an honourable mention…
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Hakuoki Shinkai Fūkaden [Susumu Yamazaki Route]
Out of all the new routes from the Shinsengumi (Yamazaki, Shinpachi, and Sanan), Yamazaki is the route I like the most. I can’t see Shinpachi and Sanan as…
30 Sai Kara no Coming Out / Coming Out at 30 by Natsuhara Saike
Every once and a while, as I have confessed many times already, I’m in the mood for something that is low on substance and high on… well, smut.…
“Fate/strange Fake” Anime Coming in 2023!
AstroNerdBoy talks about the recent announcement of the newest entry in the "Fate" franchise, "Fate/strange Fake: Whispers of Dawn".
Most Hyped Anime Series Coming in 2023!
The Biggest Anime Coming in 2023. Check our list of the Most Hyped Anime Series that Coming in 2023 and get excited for the crazy animations.
DARLING in the FRANXX, GYO: Tokyo Fish Attack, JUJUTSU KAISEN, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation, Sword Art Online
Resident Evil Death Island – Coming Summer 2023
CAPCOM released the trailer for the upcoming Resident Evil Series, Resident Evil Dead Island. 'Dead Island' is the 6th CGI film, following the 2017 film Resident Evil: Vendetta…
Coming Soon: A-Yokai-A-Day 2023!
Hello readers and yokai lovers! It's been nearly a year since I've posted here, as I've been more active on various social media sites, Patreon, and yokai.com these…
POKEMON CONCIERGE Coming to NETFLIX December 2023 | AX 2023 Coverage
Initially announced on Pokemon Day, POKÉMON CONCIERGE is the first ever, stop motion animated pokemon series Starring NON as Haru! Read our interview and Anime Expo coverage!
July 2023 Manga / Light Novel / Book Releases
The July 2023 manga, light novels, & book releases from 10+ publishers, such as Yen Press, Seven Seas, VIZ Media, Kodansha, Azuki, & Irodori Comics!
ESSAY: From Yamato to The United States: Okinawa in Flux, by Shinako Oyakawa
Reprinting the essay that appears in the print edition of OKINAWA
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Side by Side (2023) review [OAFF 2023]
A peaceful dream-like visual experience that celebrates both the impact subjects have on each other as well as the manner in which the subject remains opaque to himself…
Episode 23: Writing from Okinawa
Check out Episode 23 of the Read Literature podcast. Transcript available. In this episode, we’re talking about writing from Okinawa. The history of the Ryukyu Islands, especially the…
Okinawa Longlisted for Carnegie Medal
A round up of some of the recent amazing press that Susumu Higa's "Okinawa" has received.
466 – One Shot 62 – Okinawa
This week we talk about Lord Hades's Ruthless Marriage, Cowboy Bebop LIVE, and Yaruki Nante Arimasen! Then we review Susume Higa's fantastic historical manga Okinawa, published through Fantagraphics…
Top Manga Sold in the US: July 2023
A million thanks to the amazing folks over at ICv2 and Publishers Weekly that we get to see these charts on a monthly basis so be sure to…
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[Monthly Overview] Josei-muke Game Releases July 2023
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Everything I’ve Written Between July and November 2023
In the months since I started working full time for Anime News Network, I've gotten busy—so busy in fact that I haven't had time to update this site.
Just Stopping By! (Happy 2023!)
Hi there! Did I catch you by surprise? I know, it’s been over 3 months since my last visit. Terrible track record. But, I did promise that I’d…
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