Chiwa Takanashi is in an awkward situation. She’s balancing two jobs to try to pay off her father’s debts, but all her money problems can be swept away if she agrees to marry a man she just met. One of Chiwa’s jobs is at an …Read more »
Picture this: A couple, madly in love, is flying aboard a hot air balloon. They’re in trouble: the load must be lightened or the balloon will crash into a ravine. “Maybe I should jump,” says the man. “You’d have a good life.” “No!” screams the …Read more »
Did you notice today’s date? It’s August 1, which means it’s 8/1 or 801 . . . which means it’s Yaoi Day! If you’re in the mood for yaoi, shonen-ai, BL, you name it, here’s a list of places for you. Digital Manga Publishing Digital …Read more »
Hello again, Otaku USA readers! This week’s On The Shelf comes with some good news and sad news. The sad news is that this will be the last On The Shelf article here at Otaku USA. I’ll miss sharing the week’s new manga here, but …Read more »
This week it’s a dash of this and a dash of that as we get a couple books from a number of different publishers. An anthology, some shonen, some boys’ love, some science fiction and whatever Hayate the Combat Butler is classified as – there’s …Read more »
Translation by Rika Everett Since its debut in 1987, anime fans have enjoyed the adaptation of writer Izumi Matsumoto’s manga, Kimagure Orange Road . This story contains elements of romance, drama and the supernatural as it focuses on a teenage love triangle. Our initial protagonist, …Read more »
Viz Media originally made the announcement that the weekly digital Shonen Jump Alpha manga anthology would be going simultaneous with Japan back around New York Comic-Con. At the time, there wasn't a start date provided for the exciting shift, but now it's been narrowed down …Read more »
Last week was the start of November's avalanche of manga and this week takes no breather with just short of another two dozen brand new books! This time almost all the big manga players come to deliver with continuations, conclusions and new titles from Dark …Read more »
A little over a decade ago, everyone was trading fansubs of Kimagure Orange Road . In 2002, I borrowed a milk crate of VHS tapes from a friend and watched my way through the 1987-1988 TV series, followed by Kimagure Orange Road: The Movie . …Read more »
What do you get when you mix Lovecraftian horrors with cute anime characters? Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos , of course. The TV series, based on light novels written by Manta Aisora and illustrated by Koin, debuts on April 9, but you can check out a …Read more »
Sankarea , a manga written and illustrated by Mitsuru Hattori ( Concerto , Inu Neko Jump! ), is getting an anime adaptation that's set for an April 5 premiere on Japanese TV. The romantic comedy follows Chihiro Furuya, a high school student obsessed with zombies, …Read more »
Voltage has introduced My Forged Wedding as their second romance game in the U.S. This is an English version of the popular Japanese romance game, “Kiss of the Oath Suddenly Happens.” The English version keeps the original characters and storylines the same as the Japanese …Read more »
Oosawa doesn’t have time to think about love or marriage. He works full-time at a restaurant and is also a single parent taking care of a kindergarten-aged daughter. His wife walked out on him and Oosawa’s top priority is making sure his daughter Chizu is …Read more »
In the latest issue of Otaku USA magazine, Erin Finnegan touched on what makes Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's Bakuman such an enticing read. The creative team behind Death Note wastes no time sugar-coating the grueling process behind actually getting professional manga published in a …Read more »
Looking for something to watch this weekend? Head on over to FUNimation's online video porta l for a sample of B Gata H Kei - Yamada's First Time , a romantic comedy from director Yusuke Yamamoto ( Sgt. Frog , Welcome to the NHK ). …Read more »
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