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Secrecy is not everyone’s jutsu: Lionsgate has reportedly been developing a Naruto movie, and one of the buzziest screenwriters in the biz is working on it. In a Variety roundup of notable screenwriters in 2023, writer Tasha Huo — whose credits include showrunning Netflix’s animated series Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft and serving as executive producer on Amazon’s Mighty Nein adaptation — was reported to have Lionsgate’s Naruto adaptation next up on her docket. Lionsgate has quietly been attempting to get a…

A surprise hit from Shonen Jump + is getting its anime adaptation. The supernatural-and-extraterrestrial action-comedy manga Dandadan will be adapted into a TV anime series next year. If you haven’t heard of Dandadan, the elevator pitch is simple but effective. Two students, Ken Takakura (a.k.a. Okarun) and Momo Ayase, are at odds. The latter believes in ghosts, hailing from a family of spirit mediums. Takakura is obsessed with the occult—aliens, cryptids, and such. Both stubbornly agree to visit locations where the…

If you are a fan of manga, anime, or video games, you will be happy to know that the upcoming Free Comic Book Day (FCBD) has something for you. The official website of FCBD has announced the list of titles that will be available for free at participating comic book stores next year in May. A Get ready Otaku fans(FCBD) mong the forty-eight selected titles, there are several that are based on popular manga and anime series, as well as video games. Readers can also find the full list in the December issue of the…

Omocat’s 2020 role-playing game Omori is making the leap to the page with the announcement that a manga adaptation is in the works.  The reveal came from the game’s official Twitter account, which shared an illustration by Nui Konoito, who will be handling the art. According to the tweet, the Omori manga will be serialized in Kodansha’s Monthly Afternoon, a seinen magazine that currently runs series like Land of the Lustrous, Heavenly Delusion, and Vinland Saga. It adds that “the manga will be made for both longtime…

Image: CrunchyrollAlong with being one of the biggest platforms to watch anime, Crunchyroll is also a hub to read manga on your phone or computer. While not as big as say, Shonen Jump, it’s managed to stick around for a little over a decade...which makes it tragic irony to reveal that the service is going to be delisted a full month from now. Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Has Infectious Good EnergyEarlier in the week, the streamer revealed it would be shutting down and delisting the Crunchyroll Manga app on December 11, and notified…

Pluto, the long-awaited anime adaptation of Naoki Urasawa’s 2003 manga based on Osamu Tezuka’s Astro Boy, is finally here and it’s amazing. The eight-episode series is a fastidiously faithfull retelling of the original story, following the globe-spanning adventure of a robot detective named Gesicht investigating a mysterious series of killings in a futuristic world where humans and robots live side by side. It’s a genuinely beautiful and engaging series, garnering effusive praise from none other than Hideo Kojima…

Posted in: Comics | Tagged: manga, november 2020, november 2023, seven seas, SolicitsSeven Seas launches a bunch of new manga series in their October 2023 solicits including My Cat Is Such A Weirdo by Tamako Tamagoyama.Seven Seas Entertainment launches a bunch of new manga series in their October 2023 solicits and solicitations, with a few books scheduled for November. Including My Cat Is Such A Weirdo by Tamako Tamagoyama.   MY CAT IS SUCH A WEIRDO GN VOL 01 SEVEN SEAS ENTERTAINMENTAUG232557(W/A)…

One Piece, the popular manga and anime series by Eiichiro Oda, follows the journey of Monkey D. Luffy as he seeks to become the King of the Pirates in the Grand Line. Netflix's loyal adaptation holds promise for live-action One Piece series. (YouTube/ Netflix) The fantasy adventure franchise will soon have a live-action American adaptation on Netflix. On Saturday, Netflix has unveiled a new trailer for the live-action One Piece series, which showcases many iconic scenes from the anime’s first arc, the East Blue…

Image: Viz MediaThanks to io9, you can keep up with the news and reveals from San Diego Comic-Con online—but some parts of the fan event are best witnessed in person. “Welcome to the Ito-verse: The Junji Ito Experience” is one such example, but we captured a few images to help recreate seeing it up close.“For nearly four decades, Junji Ito has been chilling, thrilling, and titillating fans of manga horror throughout his illustrious career. He is the master of modern cosmic horror and has been awarded four Eisner Awards,…

The new Saw movie sets the stage for the return of John Kramer. Get a creepy glimpse of David Gordon Green’s Exorcist: Believer. Amazon’s The Boys spinoff sets a release date. Plus, American Horror Story: Delicate drops a suitably absurd teaser. Spoilers, away!Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Has Infectious Good EnergyTransformers vs. G.I. JoeDuring a recent interview with One Take News, producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventuro confirmed there is a “plan” to “eventually do” a G.I. Joe/Transformers crossover movie once the team is firmly…