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Japanese Artist’s ‘Manga’ is Actually a 3D Model
With a quick glance, one might think the illustrations below are concept art for a manga series, but it’s actually a 3D model created by a Japanese artist who goes by the name Shinga. The artist shared the diorama on Twitter and says he took inspiration from Shuichi Shigeno, the…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Kim Kardashian Excites Japanese Twitter By Looking for Manga in Tokyo
If you’ve been keeping up with the Kardashians, you may have seen Kim Kardashian West’s recent Instagram photo snapped at a Manga store in Tokyo. Curious netizens did their research, pinpointing her location to be Animate’s Shinjuku branch, but the manga she’s looking at is…
· Ryan General
Chinese Pirates Reportedly Cost Japan Billions Each Year Translating Manga
Five alleged members of an underground Chinese syndicate involved in the illegal translation and distribution of manga and video games were recently arrested by authorities in Japan. Officers from the precincts in Kyoto, Yamaguchi, Shizuoka, Mie, and Shimane prefectures joined…
· Bryan Ke
Fans Are Running Like Ninjas in ‘Naruto Run’ Event For Manga’s 18th Year Anniversary
The popular manga/anime “Naruto,” created by Masashi Kishimoto, may have already ended, but its spirit continues to live on inside the heart of many die-hard fans. As a celebration for the franchise’ 18th year anniversary, many followers of the series posted group events on…
· Ryan General
Justice League Gets Full Manga Makeover For New Japanese Series
Batman, Superman and the rest of the Justice League characters have now graced the pages of a manga title in Japan, sporting brightly colored spiky hair and extra-toned hulking physiques. According to SoraNews24, DC has teamed up with local artists to create a new series titled…
· Ryan General
Top Manga Artist Reveals How Much He Makes After He Gets a Movie Deal
It is always exciting whenever a favorite Japanese manga or anime series gets adapted for the big screen. Most of these productions, either in animated film or live-action versions, rake in a ton of revenue for the film companies due to the fanbase already built by the original…
· Bryan Ke
‘Rurouni Kenshin’ Creator Faces Only $1,800 Fine for Having Child Porn
Nobuhiro Watsuki, the creator of the popular samurai anime/manga series “Rurouni Kenshin,” evaded a prison sentence after being charged with possession of child pornography last year. The 47-year-old mangaka (person that creates manga) will instead face a fine of 200,000 yen…
· Bryan Ke
Popular Anime Girl on YouTube Exposed as a Middle-Aged Otaku Man After Glitch
A virtual anime YouTuber girl who goes by the online moniker Nora Cat was recently unmasked after a technical glitch hit “her” live stream. It turns out, the cute, young anime girl with cat ears is not exactly what she is in real life – or at least a “she” for that matter. The…
· Bryan Ke
Japanese Netizens Rank the 10 Most Iconic Characters that Represent Japan
Many netizens have given their opinion on who are the top 10 iconic characters from all sorts of media that best represent Japan. Here are who the people voted as listed on Goo Ranking as translated by SoraNews24:
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Japanese Elementary School’s ‘Behavior Rules’ are Almost Impossible For Adults to Follow
An extensive behavioral guideline for a Japanese school is causing quite a stir due to how difficult the items on the list are; even adults find it a bit hard, let alone the kids. The guideline was shared on Twitter by mother and manga artist Mandaring as part of the elementary…
· Ryan General
He Uses Microsoft Excel to Create Amazing Anime Art
Another artist in Japan is proving that there is more to spreadsheet programs than just being boring office tools. Similar to the elderly Japanese artist Tatsuo Horiuchi, known as the “Michelangelo of Excel”, Twitter user Maruraba_2 has begun using the spreadsheet program to…
· Carl Samson
Artist Creates The Best Japanese Pixel Art GIFs on Earth
If you want to see the beauty of Japan in moving pixels, look no further.
· Carl Samson
German-Japanese Artist Turns Life With Boyfriend and Cat into Joyful Comics
Life just looks better when you give it a second glance and put it on paper, which is exactly what German-Japanese artist Mikiko is doing! Currently based in London, Mikiko — who was born in Tokyo, but also grew up in Hong Kong, Germany, and Belgium — has always looked at manga…
· Carl Samson
Amazing Timelapse Shows Erupting Mount Mayon Volcano in the Philippines at Night
Mount Mayon, the most active volcano in the Philippines, spewed ash and lava as it erupted and lit up the sky earlier this week. The province of Albay, where the volcano is located, was put under a state of calamity on Jan. 16 due to the threat of a “hazardous eruption,”…
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Hong Kong Students Bring Animated Movies to Life With Incredible Chalk Art
Chalkboards are normally used to jot down notes from class, solve long complicated math problems, or write a list of homework given by the teacher. But one school in Hong Kong lets its students use colored chalk to bring to life fantastic works of art.
· Ryan General
Marvel’s EIC Gives the Worst Apology for Stealing Jobs From Asian Comic Book Writers
Akira Yoshida, the Japanese writer of “Thor: Son of Asgard,” “X-Men/Fantastic Four,” “X-Men: Age of Apocalypse” and “Wolverine: Soultaker,” was one of the Marvel’s most prolific writers in the early 2000s. Unfortunately, Yoshida did not actually exist. His identity was merely an…
· Ryan General
Mysterious Japanese Artist Goes Viral For Her Amazing Anime ‘Carpet Art’
A Japanese artist and pop culture geek turned her carpet into a canvass for her amazing art. The mysterious artist, identified only by her Twitter handle @agito0219, has been creating intricate drawings of popular anime and comic book characters using living room carpets at home.
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Marvel’s New Editor-in-Chief Caught Pretending to Be Asian to Get More Work
C.B. Cebulski was appointed the new editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics earlier this month and he’s already under fire after admitting to Bleeding Cool that he wrote under the Japanese pseudonym, Akira Yoshida, from 2004 to 2006. Yoshida was brought onboard to bring “authentic”…
· Ryan General
Cross-Dressing Japanese Boy Goes Viral After Bro ‘Blackmails’ Him for a Date
Twitter user @Elmon_0715 is an androgynous teenage boy from Japan who occasionally dresses up as a girl and posts adorable photos of himself on social media. The 17-year-old pulls off crossdressing pretty well that some netizens would often mistake him for an actual high school…
· Bryan Ke
Father Sells Ultra Rare ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ Collection Worth $20,000 for Daughter’s Education
One avid “Yu-Gi-Oh!” collector from Japan, who goes by the Twitter handle @KnightMiyabi, recently sold his super rare cards in pristine condition and are believed to be worth more than $5,000 each. The man parted ways with his epic collection of Blue Eyes White Dragon cards —…