Darien Aris Kirst 
Two new Weekly Shonen Jump series — Tokyo Demon Bride Story and Ginka & Glüna — have been added to the magazine’s line-up. With this good news, however, comes something bittersweet as seven series have been canceled in 2022 alone. Shonen Jump readers may already be familiar with Tadaichi Nakama’s Tokyo Demon Bride Story from … Read more
Upcoming Winter 2023 anime Ayakashi Triangle has a new website celebrating its January 2023 release. Connect Studio — best known for Strike the Blood and Slow Loop — will animate the project. But given the manga’s themes, will it avoid censorship? First serialized back in 2020, the rom-com Ayakashi Triangle tells the story of Suzu … Read more
Artists and fans of manga-creation software Clip Studio Paint will need to open their wallets to keep their program up-to-date. As a shock to users, after 10 years of offering free updates after a one-time purchase, Celsys is switching to a subscription-based model. Clip Studio Paint — offering three tiers all for a one-time purchase … Read more
J-Novel Club — the online light novel and manga platform — is increasing eBook prices this August. Come next month, the standard $6.99 USD light novel price will increase to $7.99 USD. While this change may have hopeful readers lamenting, it’s great news for the future of the industry. It’s undeniable that more East Asian … Read more
Vinland Saga Season 2, set to air in January 2023, is one of the most highly anticipated new releases for anime fans. The official Vinland Saga twitter posted their production report along with a sneak peek of Thorfinn’s new character design. Manga fans may notice some changes. Consistent with the trailer, Thorfinn’s anime design lacks … Read more
News of a Spriggan anime has gotten fans both excited and anxious ever since the words ‘Netflix original’ were attached to the announcement. For every dud on Netflix’s roster, however, there’s plenty of gems such as Dorohedoro which — despite having some rough composition — was an overall entertaining show. Often, the first question fans ask is … Read more
Worlds collide: Kumo Kagyu and Noboru Kannatuki’s Goblin Slayer tabletop roleplaying game gives anime and roleplaying game fans the best of everything. Gather your friends to play the role of High Elf Archer, Dwarf Shaman, Lizard Priest, and more! English-speaking fans can pick up the paperback rulebook on July 19, 2022, or preorder it from … Read more
News outlet Anime Corner and talent agency Project Solaria are holding auditions to find a voice actress for their mascot Tsukimi Lune. Have dreams of becoming a VTuber but don’t have a model? The outlet is offering a model for free in exchange for three days worth of weekly content. Prior experience is not required, … Read more
Those dreaming of publishing a manga-adapted web novel have MAL x Honeyfeed Writing Contest 2022 to check out! From June 1st to September 1st, writers need to submit a novel based on one of three prompts to Honeyfeed. Voting will take place from September 2nd to November 30th. You can even sign up to be … Read more
Manga fans have two new serialized works to binge in Shonen Jump this summer. Naba Fusai’s Aliens Area and Masaoki Shindou’s Ruri Dragon will debut in issue No. 27 and 28, respectively. Issue No. 27 of 2022’s Weekly Shonen Jump is scheduled to release on June 6th in Japan with No. 28 set for publication … Read more