The manga industry is home to countless respected names in current or past decades. The most acclaimed manga artists, or manga-ka, are those who have a good eye for artistic flair, strong story ...

Creating manga and comic art, whether for fun or to turn a hobby into a career, can be hard but rewarding. We have plenty of art advice and Procreate tutorials that teach the how-to of drawing, but ...

The cover page of Elena Vitagliano's award-winning manga, "Miriam of the Skulls." Can a foreigner make manga? Are there any successful manga artists who aren’t Japanese? Is it actually possible to ...

Kazuo Umezu might not be as well known as horror master Junji Ito but there is an argument to be made that Umezu stands tall within the world of horror manga. Unfortunately, the horror artist passed ...

One of the most respected and successful manga artists in the world has died. Akira Toriyama, creator of the series "Dragon Ball," was 68 years old. And as the news spread Friday, fans poured out ...

Then the Infinity Castle film arrived this year with a wild turnout in the theaters, becoming the highest-grossing anime film ever. The manga creator Koyoharu Gotouge deserves a lot of the credit for ...

A Saudi manga artist has earned international recognition after winning a silver prize at the 2025 Japan International Manga ...

Based in Scotland, Finn has been writing about Japanese pop culture for nine years now. He is also a gamer, hiker, and proud vegan. His passion is bringing news straight from Japan to you, in English, ...

One of Japan’s—and the world’s—most beloved art forms is getting a rightful tribute at the de Young Museum in San Francisco. Opening in September, “Art of Manga” will array more than 700 drawings by ...

Fujiko Fujio A, the co-creator of the popular children’s cartoon character Doraemon, passed away at age 88 on Thursday. The Japanese cartoonist, whose real name is Motoo Abiko, was found inside his ...

NIIGATA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan is holding a new initiative called the “Japanese cultural media arts dissemination initiative in airports and ...