just eased past $7m. Definitely decent numbers for a film that hasn't built up the franchise leverage of Dragonball or JJK. That said, if you're in the US, you'll probably want to see it before the weekend, they opened it WAY too wide (2k screens!) and it's gonna disappear fast.

Panelists from the Independent Publishers Group, Barnes & Noble, and the Collective Book Studio discussed change and disruption in indie publishing at this year's Publishing University. buff.ly/4afo0GJ

Publishers, agents, and authors reckon with readers’ all-consuming passion for YA romantasy. buff.ly/3UF192I

Sci-fi Mystery Manga 'Void: No. Nine - 9-banme no Utsuro' by 'Lost Lad London' creator Shima Shinya is on cover of the upcoming Comic Beam issue 6/2024.

Hunting Mystery set in an underground metropolis 300 years after society was destroyed.

Anyone want to do some book scanning for us? Could always use a hand

'Legendary Producer Maruyama Masao' documentary is now available for free streaming on NHK World website :
www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/sh…

Beautiful thread. My Rocky is a chihuahua mix who came to us after being abandoned in the woods (literally!) and definitely has some behavioral issues. We've worked with him on some things and given in on others, and he has made our lives so much richer with his presence.

For nine years Jonathan Clements has edited and curated the blog at AllTheAnime.com, publishing over a thousand articles on anime and manga-related topics. Today that era ends, but you can look back over the archive. blog.alltheanime.com/navigating-the…

We're in good company! And I spy three publishers who have manga on Azuki: Star Fruit Books Glacier Bay Books One Peace Books 👀

Thanks so much to Deb for featuring us in Publisher's Weekly ❤️

Today is my last day as editor of the TCJ website. Thank you for your support 🖤 tcj.com/my-last-sigh/

Most important news I learned today from Japan. Coco Ichibanya, a Japanese-style curry restaurant chain (we have a few in LA, too), will have a 22-yo female (who started working at Coco ichi when she was 15) CEO featured in this video starting next month! I will have to frequent

Join Luffy and his crew as they navigate their way to the first ever official One Piece Cafe in the U.S. to have a feast! Located in Las Vegas!

Step into this vibrant cafe and embark on a culinary journey inspired by the beloved anime series.

🍗 Soft Opening is now happening!

The conclusion to Hideaki Anno's legendary franchise, EVANGELION:3.0+1.11 THRICE UPON A TIME arrives on limited edition Steelbook July 2.

Pre-order now: brnw.ch/21wJiw5

Deb Aoki Publishers Weekly VIZ Extended list also has My Dress-Up Darling Vol 11! publishersweekly.com/pw/nielsen/tra…

プロジェクト助成金 deadline TOMORROW! 応募締切：明日！！ 😱 We are excited to receive your applications for our inaugural Project Grants for open-access teaching & research resources in Japan Studies! 🌟 Get it in by 4/30, 11:59pm PT・5/1, 3:59pm JT! japanpastandpresent.org/en/funding/jpp…

Also from the April 29 issue of Publishers Weekly, look what’s at the top of the “Trade Paperback Frontlist” bestseller list this week: Jujutsu Kaisen vol 22 fr VIZ. 👏🏼

More on the Japanese yen. Perhaps you noticed today, that it moved from, like, 158 to 160, and then back down to 154-155 range. Looks like intervention on a weak volume day. Headlines keep saying 'LOWEST SINCE 1990!' in Japanese. (There's more . . .)

But I will tell you,

Deb Aoki I love this man so much. He RTs people constantly. I love seeing him share all kinds of fanart. I got to listen to him at SDCC last year and it was a banger panel.

Go behind the scenes of publishing Search and Destroy Vol. 1 by Atsushi Kaneko--Publishers Weekly has the scoop!
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Nexon will publish an MMORPG based on the web novel/webtoon 'Overgeared', developed by Gray Games.

The VR game webtoon has 1.3 billion views in Korea alone

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