'Kochikame' manga series goes out with a bang by setting Guinness record
The long-running "Kochikame" saga was officially recognized Monday by Guinness World Records as the single manga series with the most volumes published, its publisher said. Shueisha Inc. has so far published 199 volumes in the series, the official title of which is "Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikoen-mae ...
The Hokkaido city of Kushiro has started a promotional effort in which it seeks to raise its profile by creating a girls' manga series set in the region. Authored by Hisa Kyomachi, "9: Kimi Ga Iru Machi De Koi O Shita" ("9: I Fell in ...
Manga becomes a major draw at Toronto Comic Arts Festival
The 11th annual Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) kicks off May 10. As its title suggests, it's less a fan-focused pop convention than a platform for comics and graphic novels as art, and for the artists who create them. It has also emerged as ...
A 36-year-old man was arrested Sunday over a long-running attempt to pressure bookstores and major convenience store chains to stop selling a popular manga series and related goods.
After the Matsue board of education caused a stir last week by restricting student access to an iconic manga about the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and other wartime cruelties, it said Thursday that 44 of 49 school principals polled in the city ...
'Barefoot Gen' marks 40th birthday
"Hadashi no Gen" ("Barefoot Gen"), a manga series by the late Keiji Nakazawa, marks the 40th anniversary of its publication this year, reminding both child and adult readers alike of the horrors of nuclear warfare. The series started in the June 4, 1973, edition of ...
