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Chi No Wadachi and Aku No Hana author Shuzo Oshimi is set to launch a brand new manga series.

Titled The Sound of Blinking (Mabataki No Oto), the manga will launch in the Big Comic Superior magazine on Dec 13, 2024, in its issue 1/2025.

Oshimi recently released a new short manga series, the Zaiaku Yomikiri Series!? (Sinful One-Shot Series!?), in Big Comic Original magazine. The first story in this one-shot series, titled “Hiromi (First Part),” was published on Nov 5, 2024.

Oshimi debuted with Superfly in Kodansha’s Monthly Shonen Magazine. He would go on to start his first series Avant-Garde Yumeko in the magazine.

His works have been adapted into many different media, with Drifting Net Café and Inside Mari into television dramas, The Flowers of Evil into an anime, and Sweet Poolside into a live action film.

In 2001, he won the Tetsuya Chiba Award.

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The manga world mourns the loss of legendary horror creator Kazuo Umezu, who passed away last week at 88. With a diverse portfolio encompassing science fiction, comedy, and horror, Umezu's most enduring legacy lies in his pioneering work in the horror genre, earning him the revered title "Godfather of Japanese Horror Manga." Though Western fans might be most familiar with horror manga through the works of horror manga pioneers like Junji Ito, Umezu was an absolute icon whose influence is impossible to understate.

As reported by Yomiuri Shimbun's English language newspaper, The Japan News, the renowned manga creator passed away on October 28, 2024. According to the story, Umezu's health issues began in July, when he collapsed and was subsequently diagnosed with stomach cancer. Further testing revealed the cancer was terminal, prompting end-of-life care to begin in September. Thankfully, Umezu passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loved ones.

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When it comes to horror discussions in anime and manga, the legendary Junji Ito is typically sitting atop the docket. His masterful works are iconic and widely loved, as seen in the reception of the newest controversial, yet popular Uzumaki anime series. There is one artist, though, whose stories are able to stand alongside those written by other titans of the genre, yet seem to play second fiddle in terms of popularity. The great and supremely talented Shuzo Oshimi consistently creates nightmarish tales that are perfect for the Halloween season.

Stories like The Flowers of Evil, Happiness, and the recently completed Blood on the Tracks are just a few of the highly psychological and deeply unsettling series that have contributed to Oshimi's reputation for creating terrifying tales. Only one has received an anime, 2013's experimental TV adaptation of The Flowers of Evil, though several of his completed works would be worthy of similar treatment.

After a long wait, the anime adaptation of Junji Ito’s classic manga Uzumaki is set to premiere on September 28th, 2024. It’s one of my most anticipated anime productions of the year. Not just because the source material is so good, but because of the respect in which I hold series director Hiroshi Nagahama. Yet it has been five years since Uzumaki was first announced in 2019. What kind of series would this be, I thought, if the production staff had such a tough time making just four episodes? We finally have our answer. In a recent interview with Vulture , influential producer Jason DeMarco divulged previously unknown details from the making of the Uzumaki anime. “Nagahama’s idea was to use motion capture and build everything in CG, then redraw all of it,” he said, “which he felt would give the animators the ability to tackle Ito-sensei’s line work…...

Popular manga publisher Kodansha, which has overseen the release of cult classic and modern hit titles like Akira, Sailor Moon, Attack on Titan and more, will soon host its first-ever pop-up event in New York City, promising major attractions for fans this fall.

Via a press release, Kodansha will launch a new pop-up: "Kodansha House: Where Manga Meets" on Oct. 4, 2024, in SoHo, New York City. The pop-up will be located at 45 Grand Street, open from Wednesdays to Sundays from 12 p.m.-9 p.m. and run throughout the month. Activities and attractions will include big-creator meet-and-greets, a caf, lounge, exhibits and more.

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Japanese publisher Kodansha, known for publishing popular manga like Akira, Sailor Moon, Attack On Titan, Blue Lock, among others, is set to host its first-ever immersive pop-up event in New York City this October.

The event, titled Kodansha House: Where Manga Meets, will open on Oct 4, 2024, at 45 Grand Street in SoHo. The pop-up will run from Wednesdays to Sundays, from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m., throughout the entire month of October.

According to Kodansha, the pop-up will offer fans a unique space to celebrate manga through interactive exhibits, and other activities. Visitors can explore a gallery, café, lounge, and a manga library inside the pop-up.

Some of the attractions include the Akira Slide Photobooth, where fans can recreate the famous bike scene from the movie, and the Attack On Titan Photobooth, which allows visitors to interact with a scaled model of the walled village from the series.

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Following last month's announcement of the first inaugural American Manga Awards event, the full list of nominees has been revealed. The nominees span six of the eight main categories, including Best New Manga, Best Continuing Manga Series, Best New Edition of Classic Manga, Best Translation, Best Lettering and Best Publication Design. 30 nominees have been revealed in total. On top of that, it was announced that translator and author Frederik L. Schodt ( Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics ) will be the first recipient of the Manga Publishing Hall of Fame Award for his contributions to the growth and popularity of manga in America. There will also be a Mangaka Hall of Fame award granted to a notable Japanese manga creator. Let's take a look at the nominees for six key categories: Best New Manga The Darwin Incident by Shun Umezawa Publisher: Kodansha Editor: Daniel Joseph Translator: Cat Anderson #Drcl midnight children by Shin’ichi Sakamoto,...

Inspired by the annual “Manga We Want To See Animated” ranking in Japan, a Twitter user conducted a similar poll to find the most desired manga adaptations among Western audiences.

The poll, conducted over a two-week period in February, invited fans to cast their votes for manga series yet to receive an animated adaptation.

Notably, titles already slated for anime production or those with existing adaptations were excluded from consideration.

Here are top 25 manga western fans are most eager to see animated:

25. Kaoru Hana Wa Rin To Saku by Saka Mikami 24. Gokurakugai by Yuto Sano 23. I Am A Hero by Kengo Hanazawa 22. Chi No Wadachi by Shuzo Oshimi 21. Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint by Sing Shong, Umi, and Sleepy-C 20. Ruri Dragon by Masaoki Shindo 19. My Hero Academia: Vigilantes by Hideyuki Furuhashi 18. I Sold My Life For Ten Thousand Yen Per Year by Shoichi Taguchi 17. Jagaaan by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Kensuke Nishida...

” ‘What does it mean to be loved by the muses?' Miyuu is attending night classes in the hopes of getting into Tokei University of the Arts. As she works on her painting assignments, however, she's forced to confront her persistent doubts and abysmal self-esteem. And when it comes to the people in her life, she's starting to discover an important lesson: Compassion and cruelty often go hand in hand.” (Yen Press)

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The inaugural volume of Aya Fumino's “The Essence of Being a Muse,” made it clear that the series would present a personal and emotional story of struggles with identity and finding validation through the arts. Moreover, its visual approach and intuitive way of exploring feelings of inadequacy through dialogue and art allowed it to touch on the level as other stand-out mangakas conjuring fascinating melancholy stories, such...