Weekly Shōnen Magazine

“Malnourished” manga anthology issue shows just how good physical media fans have it in Japan

Shogakukan’s Shonen Sunday looked a little different last week.

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Talking manga with a Weekly Shonen Magazine editor ahead of the K Manga launch party【Interview】

And you’re not going to want to miss what’s up for grabs at this party.

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Winners of manga magazine beauty contest no longer appear in bikinis at awards ceremony

Organizers wanted to make a change at event’s 40-year anniversary.

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P.K. Sanjun buys Uniqlo’s new Shota no Sushi T-shirts, feels jaded because they’re so lame

Our Japanese language reporter and die-hard manga fan can’t hide his disappointment.

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Massive manga mural appears in Tokyo station with nearly 100 feet of anime’s biggest stars【Pics】

Commuting through Shibuya subway station just got a lot cooler.

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This 2,264-page manga behemoth is the biggest Japanese comic anthology we’ve ever seen【Photos】

Two of Japan’s top manga publishers team up for a special collection of 44 different series in one huge book.

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Japanese manga magazine promises to double its number of bikini model pages going forward

The tail that wags the dog will be wagging even harder.

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Miss Magazine contest finalist can thank famous DNA for contributing to her good looks.

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Disney meets manga — never before seen crossover announced for new Big Hero 6 movie!

Back in May, we reported to you about how we would be getting our first Japanese Disney hero in the upcoming film Big Hero 6 based on the Marvel comic of the same title. Since then, we’ve found out that the film will be titled Baymax in Japan, after the protagonist Hiro Hamada’s white fluffy companion robot. We’ve also learned from a recent announcement that Disney will be getting involved in a highly unique crossover for Big Hero 6 that’s never been done one with any of their other movies before — in advance of the movie release, Big Hero 6 will be serialized as a manga here in Japan starting in the beginning of next month, and there will even be a prequel manga published as well!  Now, that’s a piece of news we’re certainly excited to hear!

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