While it has been in print for just over five years, it was only recently that I learned of the existence of the…
Meet Yukimi Matsuo. She is representing Japan in the Miss Universe competition. And she not only loves manga, she…
Shigeru Mizuki is best known as the creator of GeGeGe no Kitaro. Before becoming a famous manga artist, he survived…
Famed manga artist Mari Yamazaki is doing a biographical manga series on Steve Jobs (via ANN).
Naruto might be the namesake of manga and anime juggernaut Naruto, but the star of this mesmerizing animated GIF is…
Japanese retailer Tokyu Hands has an array of interesting products. Its latest could be the most interesting yet:…

Bare man ass. Panty mask. Spinning crotch attacks. WTF? The newly released trailer for HK is really unlike any…
Hentai Kamen, "the abnormal super hero", is getting his own movie. The flick was teased last fall, and a live-action…
This is Naruto from...Naruto. He is a ramen-eating ninja with whisker marks on his face. What if he didn't have…
This sign was apparently spotted in Japanese retail chain Momotaro, and it does an interesting job of explaining why…
This is not a real Japanese house. It looks like one. It is, well, a dollhouse—a dollhouse that looks like it's…
The eternal question of whether or not otaku (geeks) like anime ladies over real ladies has apparently been…
Tsubasa Masuwaka is one of Japan's top gyaru models. Besides appearing in fashion mags, the 27 year-old also designs…
Cobra is a classic Japanese manga about a space pirate named Cobra who has a cybernetic arm-laser connected directly…
In Japan, the stereotype is that all geeks are dudes. Walking around nerd areas like Tokyo's Akihabara and Osaka's…
Young Magazine is a weekly manga that features serialized comics, like Initial D. Aimed at young males, the…
Manga Jojo's Bizarre Adventure teamed up again with Gucci, with 70 store windows worldwide getting the Jojo treatment.
With a name like Comic Market, you'd think the late December event in Tokyo would be all about manga. It's so not.
It's been a long year! Can you believe it? Time has flown by. Let's take this opportunity to look back at 2012, Kotak…
Naruto is iconic. It's a hugely popular manga, anime, and video game series. And its fans sure adore the Nine-Tails…