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Hong Kong manga cafe offers safe haven to boys love fiction fans

Fu Court in Hong Kong becomes a place where manga fans can explore their favorite BL fiction in peace.

New ‘Black Jack’ manga episode created using AI to be released in fall

For the project, the creators from Tezuka Productions have used AI that has been trained on the structure of past plots and the relationships between ...

Manga artists preserve drawings on washi for generations to come

Artists who helmed series such as "Ashita no Joe" and "Thermae Romae" launch an initiative to leave ink drawings of their work to posterity and ...

Gaudy cartoon cars turn heads in Japan

Perceptions of "itasha," cars covered in gaudy images of anime and manga characters, have begun to change, with hobby subcultures gaining a new mainstream acceptance ...

Online anime and manga piracy caused ¥2 trillion loss in 2021, watchdog says

The study said the five-fold rise from 2019 was likely due to people spending more time indoors during the pandemic, as well as greater uptake ...

‘Downfall’: Tortured soul makes for a total bore

Naoto Takenaka’s faithful adaptation of Inio Asano’s manga strikes a chord with creators, but its nihilistic protagonist may leave audiences wanting.