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Crazy Bump Co., Ltd., which holds and operates special exhibitions themed on subcultures such as manga, anime, and special effects, will hold a graveyard exhibition from February 16th (Friday) to March 17th (Sunday). The company is pleased to announce the product information for [“COBRA 45th Read More …
With the death of Ashihara Hinako, Shogakukan announced that “Sexy Tanaka-san” serialization will be canceled. The December 5th release featured in a monthly magazine “Ane Petit” will be its last serialization. The last story featured the main character, Tanaka-san, ending up going out with the Read More …
Following the passing of Ashihara Hinako, the original author of the drama series “Sexy Tanaka-san”, which aired on Nippon Television in October-December last year, her bereaved family released a statement through Shogakukan on the 31st. The statement is as follows, “`We suddenly lost our beloved Read More …
Nippon Television (NTV) posted a message on top of their website asking individuals to refrain from slandering people on SNS due to the passing of Ashihara Hinako. Slander has ignited on social media as people try to place blame for the death of Ashihara, who Read More …
On the 30th, Shogakukan issued a comment in response to an interview with Daily Sports following the sudden death of manga artist Ashihara Hinako, who serialized “Sexy Tanaka-san” in the company’s “Anekei Petit Comic”. In response to an inquiry from Daily Sports, the Shogakukan Public Read More …
It was announced on the 29th that Ashihara Hinako, the original mangaka of the Nippon Television drama series “Sexy Tanaka-san” that aired in October 2023, has passed away. She was 50 years old. According to people involved in the investigation, it appears that she committed Read More …
Akamatsu Ken (55), a member of the House of Councilors and author of the manga “Love Hina” and “Mahou Sensei Negima!”, updated his X (formerly Twitter) on the 29th. He wrote his thoughts after receiving news of the death of Ashihara Hinako, the author of Read More …
Many are shocked about the announcement that “Sexy Tanaka-san” manga artist/writer Ashihara Hinako has passed away. On the 26th, Ashihara took to X and wrote, “About the drama ‘Sexy Tanaka-san’. I thought about it a lot, but I decided that I would have to write Read More …
The popular work “Noragami” by Adachi Toka which began serialization in Monthly Shonen Magazine from the January 2011 issue and was made into a TV anime in 2014 and 2015, will be published in Monthly Shonen Magazine on January 6, 2024 . It came to Read More …
Mangaka Murata Yusuke (known for illustrating “One Punch Man” and “Eyeshield 21”) announced that to celebrate the 21st anniversary of the popular football manga “Eyeshielkd 21”, a completely new work will be published in “Weekly Shonen Jump”. The special one-shot will bei n color with Read More …
A handwritten comment from the author of the manga “Jujutsu Kaisen”, Akutami Gege, was held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba on the 16th. It was hinted during the “Jump Festa 2024” stage event, that the story would conclude in 2024, saying, “This is probably the Read More …
It was announced on Official X (formerly Twitter) on the 13th that manga artist Sanjoh Tomomi passed away from ischemic heart failure back on June 25th. On this day, the staff announced, “This is Sanjoh Tomomi’s staff. Sanjoh Tomomi passed away due to ischemic heart Read More …
On the 30th, manga artist Tamakoshi Hiroyuki (53), who is currently serializing the comic version of the masterpiece “Mobile Suit Gundam: War in the Pocket” based on the original work by Yatate Hajime and Tomino Yoshiyuki, announced on his SNS that cancer had metastasized to Read More …
“Magic Knight Rayearth” X (formerly known as “Twitter”) account has been opened to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the manga. Serialization began in the November issue of Nakayoshi 1993 and to celebrate the 30th anniverssary, CLAMP released a new deluxe-sized manga edition titled “CLAMP PREMIUM Read More …
Manga artist Nakajo Hisaya passed away at 8:52 pm on the 12th due to heart disease. He passed away at the age of 50. Manga publisher Hakusensha also announced on the official website on the 26th. Nakajo wrote many masterpieces including “Hanazakari no Kimitachi e”, Read More …