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Bidding farewell to a titan of toy design. If you played with robots in the Seventies and Eighties, you probably know his handiwork. blog.pureinventionbook.com/p/toy-story
Toy Story
A farewell to Katsushi Murakami, an architect of Japan's giant robots -- and soft power
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Reading Tokyopop's latest email, and.....Stu, if I made a fumble as big as turning down the opportunity to release Shonen Jump in America, I wouldn't be going around TELLING people about it. 😬 (Especially if I was actively trying to convince people to invest in my company...)
🕰️ The world may have ended, but time keeps ticking... Pre-order Color of the End: Mission in the Apocalypse, Vol. 4, and venture forth into what remains of the world we once knew!: buff.ly/jbxZm3S
The Villainess Who Came to Marry Into the Frontier Noble's Household Is an Exceptionally Capable Wife, Isn't She? Volume 1 Manga Release Details
The Villainess Who Came to Marry Into the Frontier Noble's Household Is an Exceptionally Capable Wife, Isn't She? Volume 1 Manga Release Details
The good folks from One Peace Books have sent us the details of their latest manga. The Villainess Who Came to Marry Into the Frontier Noble's Household Is an Exceptionally Capable Wife, Isn't She...
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We've just published our interview with Isabell Castro and Sam Pinansky from BookWalker, we even managed to sneak in a question about subtitling Tatami Galaxy too. @bookwalker.com
An Interview with Isabell Castro and Sam Pinansky from BookWalker
BookWalker is a digitalbook store and app that offers officially licensed manga, light novels, manhwa and audio books. It has recently relaunched as Bookwalker.com, spinning off from Bookwalker.jp...
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A talk between Naoko Yamada and Tomato Soup about Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia was translated! Tomato Soup has a super good memory, I need to learn from them! https://magicalstage.moe/2026/08/08/special-talk-naoko-yamada-and-tomato-soup-souffle-july-2026/
Special Talk! Naoko Yamada and Tomato Soup - Souffle July 2026 - Magical Stage
Naoko Yamada and Tomato Soup have a conversation with each other about Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia and controlling the passage of time!
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Manga Million Offers a Million Pages of Free Manga officially, including One Piece, Bleach, Chainsaw Man, JJK and many more. Although the Translators are not credited.
Manga Million Offers a Million Pages of Free Manga
We've been sent news from Japanese publishing giant Shueisha about their latest ambitious manga project. Manga Million is a new manga platform with titles available in 100 languages. with almost 4...
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BECK Omnibus 1, collecting the first two volumes of the original manga in a premium-quality paperback, is headed to shelves this November - but we've got our hands on an early copy! You can pre-order it here ahead of its release on 11/17: https://ow.ly/HAYO50ZwgB1
Got your Christmas list started yet? You're going to need a bigger stocking.
Helen McCarthy@helenmccarthy51.bsky.social · 4d agoForbidden Planet Sheffield: six feet of RX78-2 GUNDAM. Sadly NFS, though I did suggest they might hire it out for prom nights.
We've found a few COMPLETE Inside Mari sets and put them up on the store: denpabooks.square.site/product/insi... Renjoh Desperado Vol 1 and The Men Who Created Gundam is still available as well!
Shueisha have just released a new manga site to read manga online for free! It’s called Manga Million.
MANGA MILLION | 1 million pages translation
The official MANGA service by Shueisha Inc. This platform is free for anyone, anywhere, no registration required. Start reading now in 100+ languages.
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Not much longer now!!!! Creature Core IN PRODUCTION (these are obv the Japanese spread but English edition should be here in November)
The Ghost in the Shell Table Top RPG now on BackerKit @manticgames.bsky.social
The Ghost in the Shell TTRPG Now on BackerKit
The good folks from Manic Games have sent us details for their BackerKit campaign for their The Ghost in the Shell TTRPG. It's set to run until 13th August 2026 and will give you a chance to back ...
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August is here and so are a fresh set of new pre-orders! ☀️ 🤗 Check out our new blog post below for all the info! 👀 https://bit.ly/4fDANZn
We've just uncovered a real tasty treat...or is it!? Crack open this ration in disguise and relive Chito and Yuuri's journey with the brand new Girls' Last Tour Collector's Edition: 1st Ration Pack! You can't eat it, but we promise this is a story worth devouring. Pre-order now: buff.ly/31F7TDC
If you weren't able to be in DC in July for Kawakatsu Tokushige's Fantom Comics talk with Ryan Holmberg you have to check out this awesome video covering the event from @fantomcomics.bsky.social & @kevincortez.huffpost.com !!
@rsurect.bsky.social · 6d agoNot sure if you’re aware of this as I haven’t seen anybody post this yet but the talk between Ryan Holmberg and Kawakatsu Tokushige, to celebrate the release of the Cursed Body, was posted to YouTube. @glacierbaybooks.com m.youtube.com/watch?v=s6dp...
The new The Ghost in the Shell Table Top RPG has launched on BackerKit. Backers can get figures either in resign or the STL files to print, along with all sorts of fun things!
The Ghost in the Shell: Tabletop Roleplaying Game
Join Section 9 in the official The Ghost in the Shell Tabletop RPG, based on the original manga.
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ICYMI - @udonentertainment.bsky.social and @mangasplaining.bsky.social extra have picked up 3 new titles from Jitsugyo no Nihonsha (publisher for "Veil" by @_K0TTERl_) for release in 2027 If you love "Veil," you'll also enjoy "Belles Ruelles," a full-color anthology manga set in a fictional town
It's out, Aug 3rd!! Stop!! Hibari-kun! Vol 2! Available directly from us, or from good bookstores across America!
We’re proud to be the translator of this work, and even more so upon seeing the reactions of manga fans! This manga was a tough one to translate but rest assured we put our all into ensuring we captured all the nuances of Nakamura-sensei’s dialogue and storytelling!
Manga Mavericks@mangamavericks.bsky.social · last wk.Every street has a story waiting to be discovered. Town Walking with Ghost Dog by Ippan Nakamura is part travel guide, part memoir, and part manga, inviting readers to explore Japan's hidden corners/ Pre-order your copy today on the Manga Mavericks Store. buff.ly/5nJWLX0
What is insane (but lovely) about the US/UK #anime market at present is that history is being dished up to fresh audiences as distributors grab IP from decades back. Samurai Pizza Cats, The Big O, Memories, Patlabor - all huge back when British fandom was tiny. Oldskoolers can say we told you so.
Anime News Network@animenewsnetwork.com · last wk.Discotek announced at Otakon nearly 20 new releases slated for this year, including: Toradora, Digimon Frontier, Big O, Samurai Pizza Cats, Pani Poni Dash, and much more.
The 80/50 problem: #Japan faces a looming crisis of hikikomori in their 40s and 50s relying on parents in their 70s and 80s, whose savings are being drained to keep their adult chicks in the nest. What happens when they die? unseen-japan.com/japan-hikiko...
Japan’s Hikikomori “80/50” Crisis is Putting a Strain on Elderly Parents - Unseen Japan
Japan coined the word "hikikomori" for teen shut-ins, but no one stays young forever. Today, many hikikomori are in their 40s and 50s.
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At the Ghost in the Shell panel. Not even the screenwriter and producer have seen Shirow in the flesh. Shirow communicates only by photographing hand written notes and sending jpegs to his editor, who relays info to the staff.
AKARI by Marco Kohinata got a shoutout as a special fave from @mangasplaining.bsky.social MSX Mangasplaining Extra~ mangasplaining.substack.com/p/three-hono...
Three "Honorary" MSX Manga for you to enjoy, and one Actual MSX Manga to pre-order!
Let's spread the love a bit to great manga releases from other publishers, but also Wandering Cat's Cage is coming in October. :)
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I'm at anime background artist Kazuki Higashiji's panel at Otakon. He begins with a statement in English. He doesn't see backgrounds as pretty scenery, but creating the world itself. He doesn't just make objects but thinks about the history of the place. Makes the world more believable.
This is something that's been the topic of conversation in a lot of the anime space for a while now - we've been watching Sony/CR steadily reduce the number of Blu-Rays they released over the past few years, and were bracing for this moment. It's been shitty to see this happen in slow motion.
Mario@tomatograndpa.bsky.social · 3w agoThis is the first time I've seen someone with the actual correct interpretation of what is happening here: Sony wants to go full subscriptions service/cloud gaming. They don't want to sell you physical games because they don't want to sell you *games*. They want to sell you a subscription.
We’ve just learnt about a German based insult for the chronically online critics with too much time on their hands who complain about everything (the type of people who would deride something being woke). “Hobby less behaviour”. We think it’s great.
