The original term for manga (漫画) can be read as “pictures run riot”. Manga refers to a Japanese visual narrative art form that has grown over the last 100 years to become a global phenomenon.

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, ...

When Netflix released a Japanese animated short in January using AI-generated backgrounds, it was lambasted online for not hiring human animators. — © AFP When ...

Participate in an intensive manga production workshop at Japan's premier technical training school for manga. A studio-based Spring 2026 course in Rochester will teach you the idiosyncrasies of ...

Akira Toriyama, a Japanese manga artist and creator of the influential Dragon Ball franchise, has died. He was 68. Toriyama's death was confirmed on Friday by his manga and design production studio, ...

The highly controversial manga beat sales competition from titles like Kingdom and From Old Country Bumpkin to Master ...

Leading Japanese manga artist Matsumoto Leiji, whose space operas became known to fans globally in animated incarnations, died on Feb. 13 in Tokyo at age 85. His representatives announced on Monday ...

Takashi Murakami knows how to work his magic to brighten people’s mood wherever he goes. Take his recent whirlwind trip to London, for example. It was almost impossible to spot a non-smiling face at ...

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