The golden age of Japanese anime lasted from roughly 1980 through 1992. The era coincided with Japan’s economic bubble period during which countless investors flocked to funding anime
Quickly following on the best selling digital release of the first volume of Yoshiyuki Miwa’s manga adaptation of The New Gate, One Peace Books is preparing a rapid
Aneko Yusagi’s 2012 light novel series Rising of the Shield Hero, while not as macabre and gothic as something like Kentaru Miura’s Berserk, is nonetheless a morose story
While the modern day anime concept of a character being unwillingly transported to an alternate dimension or world, a story concept known as “isekai,” originated in the early
On the strength of its scenarios and characterizations, saying little about the quality of its writing, author Aneko Yusagi’s Rising of the Shield Hero fantasy novel series earned
Co-writer & director Michael Dougherty’s 2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters is justifiably receiving a lot of criticism for its weak, illogical, and contradictory human drama narrative. At
Japanese author Aneko Yusagi launched the amateur web novel series Rising of the Shield Hero in 2012. Japanese publisher Media Factory licensed the distribution rights to the franchise
Although not especially well known in America, manga stories about yakuza and the daily life of gokudo have been common in manga for decades. Likewise, manga starring psychic
Although Japanese manga, Korean manhwa, and American comic books are practically the same thing – narrative sequential art integrating text – I know from experience that manga and
Japanese light novels are so called because they’re typically short and superficial. The vast majority are written in first person perspective, allowing for both quick reading and quick
Manga artist Yuki Fumino’s 2013 debut story I Hear the Sunspot (Hidamari ga Kikoeru) is an intimately personal dramatic expression. The slice-of-life story is subtle, affecting, and quietly
Creator Masume Yoshimoto’s breakout hit manga series Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear is a distinctly Japanese story steeped in Japanese culture and practically necessitating a measure of Japanese
Creator Shouji Kawamori’s Aquarion franchise has always tread a thin line between robot anime and romantic fantasy. One Peace Books’ release of the fourth collected volume of the
The critique, “The book was better” is cliche because it’s typically true. While novels lack visual motion and color, and lack a soundtrack, prose is able to vividly
