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Manga

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Japan invites Indonesian artists to join manga competition

The 13th International Manga Award competition is held by the Foreign Affairs Ministry of Japan in collaboration with the Japanese Foundation.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Global online distribution of some popular manga starts in English

Shueisha Inc. on Monday started global online distribution of some of its popular manga comic series in English free of charge, hoping to tap into new markets.

Books 7 years ago

Japanese manga queen Rumiko Takahashi wins top French prize

Japanese manga creator Rumiko Takahashi has become only the second woman to win the top prize at France's biggest graphic novel festival.

Entertainment 7 years ago

'Fish of the North Star': A well-crafted game

The Japanese comic manga Fist of the North Star (Hokuto No Ken) has always been a video-game ready title.

Entertainment 7 years ago

Comic artist draws on history for tales of politically powerful women

A feminist manga-style artist says she will use characters based on an Egyptian pharaoh and a Chinese empress to bring more female empowerment.

Entertainment 7 years ago

'Attack on Titan' manga to become Hollywood live-action movie

The popular Japanese manga series "Attack on Titan" will get a Hollywood live-action film adaptation by Andy Muschietti, who directed horror movie "It".

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Ageing Japan-Manga comics turn gray--but spirited--along with readers

Japan's graying population is changing the character of its beloved manga comics, spawning a new genre in which the elderly aren't pitiable oldsters but protagonists making discoveries and finding friends.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Creator of 'Chibi Maruko-chan' manga dies of breast cancer

Momoko Sakura, creator of the long-running manga and anime series "Chibi Maruko-chan," died of breast cancer earlier this month, her office said Monday. She was 53.

Science & Tech 7 years ago

‘One Piece’, ‘Dragon Ball’ digital comics could come to Indonesia

There is a possibility that Japanese comics One Piece and Dragon Ball officially enter Indonesia.

Entertainment 7 years ago

Elderly emerging as star characters in new manga genre

Japanese manga is creating a new genre of popular comics featuring elderly people as leading characters against the backdrop of the nation's rapidly aging population.

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Manga

Japan invites Indonesian artists to join manga competition

Global online distribution of some popular manga starts in English

Japanese manga queen Rumiko Takahashi wins top French prize

'Fish of the North Star': A well-crafted game

Comic artist draws on history for tales of politically powerful women

'Attack on Titan' manga to become Hollywood live-action movie

Ageing Japan-Manga comics turn gray--but spirited--along with readers

Creator of 'Chibi Maruko-chan' manga dies of breast cancer

‘One Piece’, ‘Dragon Ball’ digital comics could come to Indonesia

Elderly emerging as star characters in new manga genre

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Your Opinion Matters

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