Itaru Bonnoki, creator of the hit manga “The Vampire Dies In No Time,” has announced a short hiatus from producing his book. In an announcement made to Twitter this week, Bonnoki said he was putting his pen down for the time being. He did not cite the reason, but it’s implied to be a health thing — he said he needed to rest until his stomach was healthy enough to eat a Burger King Whopper. Yes, he specifically mentioned the Whopper.
This morning Kodansha USA announced three additional manga they plan to add to their library soon, although “soon” stretches a bit further in some cases than others. Two thirds of the announced titles will not be available for at least six months, but they are confirmed to be coming at least.
Any frequent viewer of Adult Swim knows the higher-ups have been lending their most valuable property to Japan for the country’s own take on it. Two Rick And Morty anime specials have aired on the channel and a full series is in the works for the future. Oni Press, the current producer of Rick and Morty comic books, figured it was time to explore a similar market.
The Attack On Titan anime is sure dragging its feet with the task of ending itself, but the manga is complete, if you want to know the ending now. In fact, if you were thinking about picking up the manga, this week is the perfect time, as Kodansha teams up with Humble Bundle to offer a ridiculous amount of AoT illustrated literature at a heavily reduced price.
Resident Evil Masterpiece Theater is a Japanese ad for Resident Evil 4 remake.
Call me crazy but I don’t think Square Enix’s recent obsession with NFTs and crypto is going to work out for them. With Forspoken failing to set the world on fire, and their recent president stepping down in disgrace, they need something new to rely on beyond Final Fantasy games. Maybe they can enter the manga market. Oh wait — they’re already doing that.
Tools Of Torment is the 27th Chapter of Dead By Daylight. It will be the first non-Licensed Chapter to have two Survivors. Past Chapters like Stranger Things and Resident Evil are licensed chapters. For the first time, the killer is technology based. She is either from the present day or the near future as her technologies are available now. The New Killer is ‘The Skull Merchant’. The Moment I saw her, she seem to fit for Dead by Daylight.
Last year Kodansha entered a partnership with ComiXology to offically bring to the US MF Ghost, Shuichi Shigeno’s sequel series to the iconic racing manga Initial D. MF Ghost began ruinning in the pages of Weekly Young Magazine in 2017 and its compilation manga has sold over 2.7 million copies in its home country. And with an anime adaption looming over the horizon, Kodansha figured it was time for MF Ghost to go global.
Kodansha USA dumped a boatload of announcements during Anime NYC — over 20 titles they plan to bring to the US in English next year. These include the Western debut of the manga based on Miraculous, that French cartoon about the ladybug girl and the cat boy who flirt all the time yet never actually make a move. (If you’re still waiting for something to happen there, you really should have figured it out by now — it’s a gimmick, they will never get together so give up).
The landmark manga Record of Lodoss War has turned 30, and to celebrate the anniversary, its original creator Ryo Mizuno has written a new novel that takes place 100 years after the end of the original story. That novel has been turned into a manga itself and UDON Entertainment will be releasing it in English next year.
US manga localization titans Kodansha have just announced they’ve made arrangements for Hajime Isayama, creator of Attack On Titan, to make his first public appearance in the US. He waited until he’d finished the entire series to do this, but better late than never, right?
Manga publisher Kodansha has revealed three volumes it plans to publish digitally in English next month: Raised by the Demon Kings, The Cafe Terrace and its Goddesses, and Gamaran: Shuma. None are seasonally themed (well, that first one could be interpreted as such, but it’s not really “scary”).