From Ningin: On Friday, the Japanese Cartoonist Association announced the winners for 39th Annual Japan Cartoonist Awards. Keep reading to see what mangas and artists will come away with some extra pocket cash… More »

Fullmetal Alchemist is one of my favorite animes of all time. The theme music, the plotline, the amazingness that it is — it just has it all. The story is about Ed and Al Elric, who’s resurrection of their mother went wrong because Ed lost an arm and leg, and Al lost his whole body. It’s about their quest to find the philosopher’s stone in order to get their bodies back. I just love how they incorporate the seven deadly sins, and that you have to think about it. More »

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From Ningin: Alongside South Park and Family Guy, Pokemon has made it to TIME’s Top Ten Controversial Cartoons and takes up the number seven spot. More »

From Ningin: Okay, so the above picture isn’t actually the Yoshihiro Yonezawa Memorial Library in Japan, but I’m guessing this is what a section of it may look like. There’s no doubt that manga and anime have become an integral part of Japanese culture, so it makes sense that Japanese libraries would start stocking manga- and anime-related material. More »

From Ningin: The Japanese parliament has been debating regulation of explicit manga material for some time now. One current bill in debate is known as the “Nonexistent Youth” bill, which prohibits minors to buy explicit manga or anime material that feature characters that look or sound under the legal age limit. More »

From Ningin: Who would have thought that Gundam and rap could go so well together? More »

From Ningin: Nana Osaki from the anime/manga series Nana has got to be one of the most badass female characters out there. So, of course, there would be plenty of badass cosplay of her like the one pictured above. More »

Prince of Tennis was actually the first manga that got me into Shonen Jump. Shonen Jump is basically boy manga (sports, fighting, etc.). It’s about a boy, Ryoma Echizen, who joins the Seigaku tennis team. He is a genius whose catchphrase is “Mada Mada Dane” which means “You have a way to go.” The manga follows the middle school team (although they don’t look like middle schoolers) all the way to the national championships. More »

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From Ningin: Who would have thought that Gundam and rap could go so well together? More »

From Wirebot:

From the studio who brought us My Neighbor Totoro, Nausicaa, Princess Mononoke, and most recently Ponyo brings us Ni no Kuni. The adventure game for the Nintendo DS follows Oliver, a young boy who just lost his mother, into a parallel universe called Ni no Kuni. More »