MANGA / ANIME

Peppe introduces his first encounter with Japanese culture through his manga. The first installment of the series is on Kabuki.

Kazushi Shimada, who interviewed Takao Saito over email for Corona to Manga〜7ninn no Mangaka ga Kataru Pandemic to Sousaku, details why fans continue to adore Golgo 13.

Peppe, an Italian manga artist and model, talks about his initial interest in Japan and the road to becoming a manga artist.

The large-scale traveling exhibition about a manga prodigy Daijiro Morohoshi that celebrates the 50th anniversary of his debut, is now being held. “Ankoku” critic Mamoru Goto uncovers the profound world of his works.

Mangaka Takehito Moriizumi spins tales that cross over genres, brimming with poetic sentiments, by incorporating his own dexterous technique. In this article, we unveil the source of his imagination together with his new sci-fi piece, Asleep.

Flying Lotus is best known as a musical genius, but also as a Japanese anime freak. This article unveils his sentiments toward anime and the anecdotes behind creating the story of Netflix original YASUKE and producing its soundtrack. In part 2, we learn about his ideal of new anime music.

Flying Lotus is best known as a musical genius, but also as a Japanese anime freak. This article unveils his sentiments toward anime and the anecdotes behind creating the story of Netflix original YASUKE and producing its soundtrack. In part 1, he speaks about his intention and aim he wanted to convey in the anime and his ardent love for Japanese anime.

Critic Naoya Fujita, whose book Shin Evangelion Ron is coming out in June, reconsiders the Gundam series from a broad perspective.

We asked Nozomu Takahashi, who supervised the exhibition “Animage and Ghibli Exhibition”, to talk about everything from Toshio Suzuki as an editor to Isao Takahata to Hayao Miyazaki.

Ichiro Inoue is a nomad manga artist who drives around Japan while living in his car. He talks about how he feels hindered instead of his divorce setting him free. The artist also talks about the newfound possibilities of online manga.