The earnings for Aniplex Inc., Crunchyroll, and Sony Pictures Entertainment’s Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc anime film in India has finally been revealed, and the numbers certainly look encouraging. According to our sources in the industry, Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc has earned ₹6.5 crores in India. The movie earned ₹4.6 crore in its opening weekend itself, and in doing so marked the biggest opening day or weekend for any International or Hollywood film in 2024. It was also the second-biggest opening of all time for any anime film in India. As part of the movie’s world tour, Tanji ..read more

In a bid to foster global interaction among manga enthusiasts, Shueisha announced the launch of ‘MANGA Plus Universe‘ in collaboration with alu inc., a new global manga community platform that utilizes AI translation to enable fans around the world to discuss and connect over manga works from Shueisha’s popular online manga magazine Jump Plus. The service is being launched as a limited-time project to commemorate the 5th anniversary of MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA, and will only be available until May 13, 2024. Fifteen select works from Jump Plus will be featured on the platform, including Chainsaw ..read more

The official YouTube channel of Netflix Asia started streaming a brand new trailer for Golden Kamuy live-action film on April 24, 2024, ahead of its worldwide release. The trailer revealed that the live-action film will be available to stream on Netflix worldwide starting May 19, 2024. RELATED: ‘Icicles Formed In Our Ears’: Golden Kamuy Live-Action Film Actors Share Harsh Filming Conditions Golden Kamuy live-action film released on Jan 19, 2024. Cast members include: Kento Yamazaki as Saichi Sugimoto Anna Yamada as Asirpa Gordon Maeda as Hyakunosuke Ogata Yuma Yamoto as Yoshitake Shira ..read more

POS tracking giant, Circana BookScan, put out its list of top 20 Adult graphic novels for the month of March 2024 on April 19, 2024, with 14 of the 20 spots occupied by manga volumes and 5 spots by Solo Leveling (manhwa). 37th volume of Kohei Horikosh’s My Hero Academia topped the best selling list of March 2024, with 11th volume of Tatsuya Endo’s Spy x Family taking the second spot. Check out the complete list of best selling manga in the US for the month of March 2024 below: Rank Title Volume Author 1 My Hero Academia 37 Kohei Horikoshi 2 SPY x FAMILY 11 Tatsuya Endo 3 ..read more

Shueisha announced that they will be fully revamping its long-selling history manga series “Learning Through Manga: World History,” with all 18 volumes to be released on Oct 4. The new version, which will be the first major revamp in 22 years since its release in 2002, will change the format from the previous large-format hardcover to a more portable softcover and will also completely renew the content. The cover illustrations for all 18 volumes is drawn by 16 popular manga artists, including Hirohiko Araki (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure), Tatsuya Endo (Spy x Family), and Kohei Horikoshi (My Hero A ..read more

The “Yaoi” genre originated in the 1970s and gained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s as a subgenre of Japanese Manga (mainly shōjo manga, i.e. comics for girls) and doujinshi (fan-made comics). The word “yaoi” stands for “yama nashi, ochi nashi, imi nashi,” which roughly translates to “no climax, no resolution, no meaning.” . Several terms were used for the new genre, including shōnen-ai (“boy love”), tanbi (“aesthetic”), and June. Created by and targeted specifically for a female audience, BL/Yaoi features homoerotic relationships between male characters.&n ..read more

Crunchyroll announced that they will start streaming the English dub of Konosuba season 3 on the platform starting April 24, 2024. Cast and staff involved in the English dub were also revealed. Konosuba season 3 English dub cast includes: Arnie Pantoja as Kazuma Faye Mata as Aqua Erica Mendez as Megumin Cristina Vee as Darkness Sarah Williams as Tranquility Girl Imari Williams as Hagen Kira Buckland as Chris Carrie Keranen as Sylvia Erika Harlacher-Stone as Luna Imari Williams as Roughneck Lucien Dodge as Dust Patrick Seitz as Verdia Ryan Bartley as Chomusuke Staff includes: Voice Director ..read more

Netflix’s highly anticipated live-action adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece manga is set to return for its second season in 2025, with co-executive producer Joe Tracz joining the creative team. Tracz, known for his work on Percy Jackson And The Olympians, will serve as writer, executive producer, and co-showrunner alongside Matt Owens. The filming schedule of One Piece live-action season 2 is confirmed to start in June 2024. Tracz expressed his enthusiasm for joining the One Piece team, citing his admiration for Eiichiro Oda’s imaginative world-building and the impressive achievements of ..read more

In a recent interview with Journal du Japon, Christel Hoolans, General Director of Dargaud, a French publishing house specializing in comics and manga, shed light on the impact of awards on the popularity and sales of manga. Image Source When questioned about the significance of awards, particularly in the context of manga, Hoolans emphasized that while Japanese awards such as the Manga Taisho are recognized and celebrated among fans, they do not directly translate into increased sales. Despite generating buzz on the internet and garnering attention from enthusiasts, the correlation between aw ..read more

Ever since Sukuna first took over Itadori’s body, there have been theories speculating that the two of them are related somehow. While these theories may have sparked due to the similarities in appearance of Yuji and Sukuna, some interesting plot developments that followed in the manga, were taken are further hints to the connection between the two. Kenjaku’s involvement in Itadori’s birth and, definitely, Sukuna recognizing Itadori as “the boy from that time” strengthened the speculations, and made fans wonder if these two had a past connection. Chances of Itadori being a reincarnation of Suk ..read more