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Prices taken at time of publishing. While this backpack is small, it’s packed with little details, including all of the main characters of One Piece, and a map of the open seas that are sure to be filled with treasure and opposing pirates. Prices taken at time of publishing. While this backpack is small,…

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is one of the most popular entries in the series, earning it a manga spinoff that ran from 2016 to 2022. VIZ Media is now preparing to launch The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Complete Box Set, which gives you an easy way to catch up on all 11 volumes. The massive collection doesn't launch until September 24, but preorders are currently discounted by 10% at Amazon--making it smart to reserve a copy ahead of time.…

Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama has passed away. On Thursday, March 7, a statement published on the official Dragon Ball website announced that Toriyama had passed on March 1 due to an acute subdural hematoma. He was 68 years old. Toriyama was an acclaimed manga artist and character designer who first gained mainstream recognition in Japan through his sci-fi comedy manga Dr. Slump, published in Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1980 to 1984. In 1984, Toriyama began publishing Dragon Ball, a martial arts adventure manga…

It will take decades for the world to fully unpack all the ways Akira Toriyama shaped our culture. The legendary artist and author, whose death was publicly announced Thursday, was a pioneer in manga, comics, anime, and video games, and his work formed a foundation for everyone in those industries who followed him. But Toriyama’s presence and importance can be felt far wider than in just the fields he excelled at. It’s hard to think of any single work that’s been as consistently important in the lives of kids growing…

Akira Toriyama, the Japanese manga artist who created the incredibly popular Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump series, has died. He was 68. Toriyama died March 1 from an acute subdural hematoma, the official Dragon Ball website revealed on Friday and that his funeral was already held by close relatives. “He has left many manga titles and works of art to this world. Thanks to the support of so many people around the world, he has been able to continue his creative activities for over 45 years,” a statement on…

As part of its long-running Shot on iPhone series, Apple recently handed acclaimed Japanese director Takashi Miike (Audition, 13 Assassins, The Happiness of the Katakuris) an iPhone 15 Pro to shoot a short film. The 19-minute movie (top), called Midnight, brings to life a manga by legendary artist Osamu Tezuka in which a mysterious taxi driver helps out a young woman being pursued by assassins. As intended, the action-packed flick showcases many of the iPhone 15 Pro’s capabilities when it comes to capturing an array…

Shot on iPhone 15 Pro | Midnight | AppleAnybody who has seen the 1999 film Audition knows that Takashi Miike is one sick puppy. Known for his extremely graphic horror films, Miike has made some of the most visually inventive and frightening movies I’ve ever seen. That’s what makes it so weird that Miike’s latest work is a 19-minute short for Apple.Is USB-C Finally Coming To iPhone?Yes, Miike’s new short Midnight was shot entirely on iPhone 15 Pro. The noir-ish story, which is based on a manga by the well-known artist…

Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, American Born Chinese) will write and direct Lionsgate’s long-gestating live-action movie based on Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto. In Naruto, Kishimoto combined a ruthless refinement of shonen manga’s themes of perseverance and drama with the kid-irresistible story of the class clown at a school for ninjas, creating an internationally beloved hit manga and subsequent anime adaptations. Lionsgate announced it was in development of a live-action movie a year…

The acclaimed manga for The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess is getting a collector’s box set that brings together all 11 issues of the recently completed series. While the box set won’t be available until Sep. 24, it’s available to pre-order on Amazon for $111.49, saving you roughly $18 off the normal launch price. Without official images available, details on the box set are still a bit scarce, but the listing on Amazon and Barnes & Noble mention that it’ll include both a decorative box and poster. Authored and…

“Where to start reading manga” may seem like a daunting task, but for the next two weeks, it just got very easy and affordable. Simply start here, with Humble’s Award-Winning (and Nominated) Kodansha bundle, which is jam-packed with several all-timer series and doubles as a sampler of what the medium has to offer. Even within the $25 tier, it’s hard to know where to start, but if I had to pick one it would be Witch Hat Atelier — you can get all 11 volumes of the series currently available in English in this bundle…