On July 23, the official Facebook account for Adult Swim‘s Toonami block revealed that it will air a “Special Anime Short” on July 25 at 12:30 a.m. EDT (effectively Sunday). The short will push back Paranoia Agent, the show that is currently in the 12:30 a.m. time slot, by 10 minutes. Toonami’s Facebook post […]
Events
Since 2017, the Japan Anniversary Association has acknowledged July 22 as “ONE PIECE Day”, commemorating the anniversary of the manga’s debut (although the manga actually launched on July 19, 1997, it was advertised as launching on July 22). This year, ONE PIECE is celebrating its special day with a new […]
On July 21, Shueisha’s new business development department and the editorial department of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced that they have launched the “Manga Tech 2020: Shueisha Startup Accelerator Program.” The program seeks idea submissions from those who want to “change the future of manga,” “accelerate the evolution of manga,” […]
Japanese-language manga-hosting site Manga Park is currently celebrating its third anniversary, and that occasion is coinciding with its Shojo Manga Summer Formation promotion. From July 21, all 136 chapters of Fruits Basket, which originally ran between 1998 and 2006 in the pages of shojo manga anthology Hana to Yume, will be free to read […]
The Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) announced that it has named anime creator and director Kawamori Shoji as one of 10 co-producers of Osaka’s Expo 2025. Eight of the producers will each develop a focus area that follows the World Expo’s theme: “Design Future Society for Our Lives.” Kawamori is […]
The official website for the stage plays of Horikoshi Kohei‘s “BokuHero Academia” manga announced that the “Boku Hero Academia: The “Ultra” Stage: Honmono no Hero PLUS ULTRA” stage play has been delayed due to two people in the production testing positive for the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The two are undergoing treatment, and […]
San Diego Comic-Con International’s official website announced that Kodansha Comics will host an online panel to celebrate the 10-year anniversary of the finale of Hiroyuki Takei‘s original Shaman King manga series. The panel will feature Kodansha Comics‘ Misaki Kido, Ben Applegate, and Ivan Salazar. The panel will include “exclusive announcements [and] sneak peeks” for the Shaman King franchise. The manga series is inspiring […]
On July 8th, the official website for the stage play of Atsushi Ohkubo‘s Fire Force (En En no Shōbōtai) anime/manga revealed a key visual. ♦ Stage Play Venue Date: July 31st (Friday) to August 2nd (Sunday), 2020 Venue: Umeda Arts Theater Theater Drama City, Osaka Date: Thursday 6th to 9th (Sunday), 2020 Venue: KT […]
English
Arabic
Chinese (Simplified)
Dutch
Filipino
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Mongolian
Portuguese
Russian
Spanish
Swedish