Senate Bill 20, which unanimously passed the Texas state senate, has some anime fans nervous because its vague wording could lead to anime and manga bans — and potentially even fans behind bars. The ...

Writer Hiromu and illustrator raemz’ Chitose Is in the Ramune Bottle light novel series is coming to the screen this October in a TV anime adaptation, and a new teaser is here to preview what’s in ...

Sasaki and Miyano volume 1, a BL manga rated Teen, was recently banned district-wide by Florida’s Brevard County Public School Board. This occurred after a mother who hadn’t read the book put in an ...

Manga in America have age ratings like All Ages or 16+, but who decides these ratings, how do they decide them, and how consistent are they? Some schools have pulled manga from the shelves over ...

It’s been a little over seven years since author Yuumikan kicked off the BOFURI: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense. novel series, and now it’s officially come to an end. Yuumikan ...

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is the hot topic right now, with everyone from the New York Times to Japanese government officials talking about it. It’s a good time to be Koyoharu Gotoge, the creator ...

The BL light novel series The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter (a.k.a. Isekai no Sata wa Shachiku Shidai in Japanese) is receiving a manga adaptation, and it’s getting an anime ...

Deep down, zombie stories are rarely about the undead themselves. Rather, they offer an opportunity to examine humanity under a unique lens. And Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is no different… ...

With the May I Ask for One Final Thing? anime on the way to adapt writer Nana Otori and illustrator Satsuki’s light novels this fall, it’s time to dig into some character trailers. The latest is all ...

This article originally appeared in the April 2020 issue of Otaku USA magazine, on stands now and available online. This is the extended version of the interview, enjoy! Chavez took a moment out of ...

Call of the Night is back… and we don’t just mean the second season of the anime! Kotoyama’s late-night vampire rom-com is back from the dead for a limited-run manga series. The “Paradise Arc” follows ...

Fushigi no Kuni de Alice to -Dive in Wonderland-, the upcoming anime film from studio P.A. Works based on Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland adventures, has just revealed some new cast members and a ...