The Japan Actors Union released the results of a survey of its actor and voice actor members. Of the 166 respondents to a question of “Have you ever thought about wanting to die because of work?” on the survey, 48 answered “yes.” The union held the survey from September to […]
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Kodansha awarded Kimetsu no Yaiba‘s manga creator Gotouge Koyoharu in its second Noma Publishing Culture Awards on Monday, Nov 2. The award honors those who have made excellent contributions to publishing, particularly to “reinventing publishing.” Gotouge won the award due to the circulation of the Kimetsu no Yaiba manga topping […]
Shueisha revealed that Furudate Haruichi‘s Haikyu!! manga will have more than 50 million copies in circulation when the 45th and final Volume ships on Wednesday. Furudate launched the original manga in 2011, and ended the series on July 20. Shueisha published the manga’s 44th volume on August 4. Viz Media […]
The Japanese government announced on Monday that mangaka Takahashi Rumiko is receiving the fall 2020 Medal with Purple Ribbon. The medal is awarded to “individuals who have contributed to academic and artistic developments, improvements and accomplishments.” Since making her debut in 1978, Takahashi has created such manga as Urusei Yatsura, […]
Aniplus-Asia announced that it will air a simulcast of the Shingeki no Kyojin The Final Season anime when it begins airing on December 7. Aniplus-Asia is streaming an English-subtitled promotional video for the anime. Hayashi Yuichiro (Dorohedoro, Garo the Animation, Kakegurui both seasons) is directing the anime at MAPPA. Seko […]
“Nanatsu no Taizai” mangaka Suzuki Nakaba will launch a new one-shot within Shogakukan’s “Manga ONE” app. The new one-shot is titled “Sono Tenkōsei X Nitsuki”, and takes place in the year 20XX, when the institution of the classroom has broken down. A teacher named Mishuku is struggling to teach his […]
