From Ningin: Manga is a word literally meaning “whimsical pictures.” The first mangas were drawn during the 12th century on scrolls, usually depicting humorous antics or ordinary every day life. However people today argue as to what was the first era of manga and debate between centuries. More »

From Ningin: Manga, or Japanese comics is often the backbone for a lot of the things we love in Asian pop culture. Manga often leads to anime series, anime series leads to live action movies or…Ningin editorial specials called Manga Mania! For the next few days, we’ll be placing the focus on manga: More »

From Ningin: Here’s an interesting concept. If you like boat rides, anime/manga, and cosplay and in live in the United Kingdom, then you’re in luck. There’s a convention called the Cosplay Cruise where you get to sail on the Dixie Queen down the Thames River. Sounds exciting. More »

From Ningin: I’ve already shown you the Gundam and McDonald’s hybrid and the result was actually pretty cool. However the hybrid between Death Note’s Ryuk and McDonald’s Ronald McDonald is just plain freaky. More »

From Ningin: This is a priceless photoshop of Zac Efron holding a Death Note. It’s what I’d expect Light Yagami from the series to look like in real life after winning some epic battle of the minds. More »

From Ningin: Yotsuba&! is a pretty cute series done by Kiyohiko Azuma, the guy who also did the Azumanga Daioh manga. It’s about a little girl named Yotsuba and her life after moving to a new house. I can’t believe I enjoyed this, and it’s almost embarassing, but I loved reading it. This should crack open even the most stone hearted devil witch emo. More »

Love anime? Like clothes? If you said yes to both of these, then have I got a scoop for you. More »

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From Ningin: According to the source, “Christopher Handley, the Iowa man on trial for possessing manga ‘drawings of children being sexually abused,’ was sentenced on Thursday to six months in prison. Following this sentence, Handley must serve three years of supervised release and five years of probation. Both of these terms will start upon his release from prison and will run concurrently. Handley also agreed to forfeit all seized materials, including his computer. During Handley’s supervised release and probation, Handley must also “participate in a treatment program, to include psychological testing and a polygraph examination, as directed by the U. S. Probation Officer.” According to earlier court documents, this last provision is “intended to provide [Handley] with diagnosis and treatment for sexually and/or gender identity or other mental health issues.”

I think it’s disgusting to be even writing/publishing/reading these kinds of manga. I think it should be illegal personally. To have those kinds of things available, just lets pedophiles run wild.

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Titles within the New York Times top 10 manga has finally changed around a bit this week. Check out this week’s top 10 manga: More »

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From Ningin: So enough of this filler junk that the anime is dealing out in Bleach. Today’s post is going to regress back to the actual storyline. The latest chapter of the Bleach manga is Chapter 391: The Blazing Glaciers. More »