Tag: Manga

Chronicling Japanese Folklore: The Ghosts and Monsters of Shigeru Mizuki

Read at Tor.com.

Writer Shigeru Mizuki

‘Blade of the Immortal’ Review – Takashi Miike’s Samurai Bloodbath Shows Signs of Life

Check it out at The Guardian.

‘Ghost in the Shell’: 4 Japanese Actresses Dissect the Movie and Its Whitewashing Twist

Click here to go to Hollywoodreporter.com.

Per Hollywood Reporter: “THR invited the women to join a no-holds-barred conversation about cultural authenticity and why Japanese nationals fail to understand the race controversy: ‘People in Japan worship white people.'”

RIP Jiro Taniguchi

LINK: The manga great passed away at age 69

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Naruto Creator Masashi Kishimoto Is Involved With That Dreaded Live-Action Movie

Read about it at io9.com.

Manga artist Masashi Kishimoto

Manga artist Masashi Kishimoto

Check Out Unrealitymag.com’s “Ten of the Most Violent Animated Films in History”

Click here to view.

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Leonard Wu Joins Robert Rodriguez’s ‘Alita: Battle Angel’

Read about it at Comingsoon.net.

Cover of Battle Angel Alita volume 1

Cover of Battle Angel Alita volume 1

‘One Piece’ Kabuki Was Such a Hit Japan’s Showing It in Theaters

Read all about it at io9.com.

https://youtu.be/YYLdUfRPmJ4

On Kickstarter – ‘Astro Boy: Edge Of Time’ Reimagines Anime Classics

Check it out at Kotaku.com.

Click here to go to the project’s Kickstarter page.

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The Secret to Battling Homophobia in Japan’s Schools: Manga

The Advocate has the story.

Art by cartoonist Taiji Utagawa

Art by cartoonist Taiji Utagawa