The Tokyo District Court has ordered Cloudflare to pay $3.2 million to major Japanese publishers after the U.S. firm was accused of hosting servers for manga piracy sites. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/19/companies/cloudflare-manga-piracy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #cloudflare #manga
The latest film adaptation of the “Demon Slayer” manga series has become the first Japanese movie to gross more than ¥100 billion worldwide, its distributors have said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/11/18/entertainment-news/demon-slayer-first-hundred-billion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #entertainmentnews #demonslayer #anime #manga #japanesefilm #sony
Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai promoted sake and folk crafts from the prefecture in Paris over two days through Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/japan/tottori-governor-paris-promotion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tottori #paris #donaldtrump #us #sake #food #manga #drinking #alcohol
Kevin Carson
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#QuestionOfTheDay what's a retcon in fiction you dislike?
#fiction #movies #film #television #TV #comics #comicbooks #superheroes #anime #manga #videogames #ttrpg #ccgs #writing
Kevin Carson
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#QuestionOfTheDay what's a retcon in fiction that you like?
#fiction #anime #manga #comics #comicbooks #superheroes #videogames #ttrpg #ccgs #movies #film #books #TV #television
Like Yoshiharu Tsuge’s manga, Sho Miyake’s “Two Seasons, Two Strangers” lingers like a dream. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/11/06/film/two-seasons-two-strangers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #film #japanesefilm #shomiyake #yoshiharutsuge #manga
#QuestionOfTheDay what's a retcon in fiction that you like?
#fiction #anime #manga #comics #comicbooks #superheroes #videogames #ttrpg #ccgs #movies #film #books #TV #television
#QuestionOfTheDay what's a retcon in fiction you dislike?
#fiction #movies #film #television #TV #comics #comicbooks #superheroes #anime #manga #videogames #ttrpg #ccgs #writing
#QuestionOfTheDay what's a retcon in fiction that you like?
#fiction #anime #manga #comics #comicbooks #superheroes #videogames #ttrpg #ccgs #movies #film #books #TV #television
The image of Japan’s net cafes used to be all smoky rooms and sketchy behavior. Not anymore. Today’s spaces are sleek, clean — and affordable. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/03/companies/internet-cafe-tokyo-kaiketsu-club/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #internetcafe #manga #workstylereform #akihabara #kaikatsuclub #tokyo
Debby ⁂📎🐧:disability_flag:
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For Halloween…
This is the Bakemono Zukushi Monster Scroll, circa est. 18th–19th century. The artist is unknown. It depicts the “yōkai” from Japanese folklore. Specifically shapeshifters known as “ bakemono” or “obake.” They’re also popular in mangas/anime.
Full scroll:
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-bakemono-zukushi-monster-scroll-18th-19th-century/
These supernatural creatures can also be seen in the Hyakki Yagyō parade:
https://mas.to/@markwyner/112803427726450822
#Halloween #Japan #Folklore #Monster #Ghost #Spooky #History #Art #Anime #Manga
Gabriele Svelto
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Somehow I managed to finish another October daily art challenge ( #Arttrober) without suffering a breakdown. So as usual I'm compiling all my drawings into a single post.
31 drawings of characters from classic(?) manga, animations and videogames posted with the #Arttrober2025 tag, based on the prompt list published by Stanley 'Artgerm' Lau.
Not a complete disaster! I even like a few of them.
Any favourites?
#Drawtober #Inktober #MastoArt #FediArt #FanArt #Manga #Anime #Comics #Gaming #Cartoon
A compilation of seven drawings of characters from games, manga and animation. Along the top row from left to right: Faye Valentine (from Cowboy Bebop), Sorceress (He-Man), Princess Daisy (Super Mario) and Sirene (Devilman). Along the bottom row: Mary Marvel (Shazam!), Regina (Dino Crisis) and the Nahobino (Shin Megami Tensei 5).
A compilation of eight drawings of characters from games, manga and animation. Along the top row from left to right: Snow White, Chun-Li (from Street Fighter), Reika (Gantz) and Scarlett (G.I. Joe). Along the bottom row: Sakura (Sakura Wars), Shadow Lady (Shadow Lady), Jean Grey (X-Men) and Ayane (Dead or Alive).
A compilation of eight drawings of characters from games, manga and animation. Along the top row from left to right: Sarah Kerrigan (from Starcraft), Ayanami Rei (Neon Genesis Evangelion), Penelope Pitstop (Wacky Races) and Zero (Mega Man Zero). Along the bottom row: Nadia (Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water), Jessica Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit?), Fiolina Germi (Metal Slug) and Guts (Berserk).
A compilation of eight drawings of characters from games, manga and animation. Along the top row from left to right: Cynthia (from Pokemon), Barbie, Nakoruru (Samurai Shodown) and Kusanagi Motoko (Ghost in the Shell). Along the bottom row: Velma (Scooby Doo), Terra (Final Fantasy 6), Maetel (Galaxy Express 999) and the Powerpuff Girls.
Somehow I managed to finish another October daily art challenge ( #Arttrober) without suffering a breakdown. So as usual I'm compiling all my drawings into a single post.
31 drawings of characters from classic(?) manga, animations and videogames posted with the #Arttrober2025 tag, based on the prompt list published by Stanley 'Artgerm' Lau.
Not a complete disaster! I even like a few of them.
Any favourites?
#Drawtober #Inktober #MastoArt #FediArt #FanArt #Manga #Anime #Comics #Gaming #Cartoon
A compilation of seven drawings of characters from games, manga and animation. Along the top row from left to right: Faye Valentine (from Cowboy Bebop), Sorceress (He-Man), Princess Daisy (Super Mario) and Sirene (Devilman). Along the bottom row: Mary Marvel (Shazam!), Regina (Dino Crisis) and the Nahobino (Shin Megami Tensei 5).
A compilation of eight drawings of characters from games, manga and animation. Along the top row from left to right: Snow White, Chun-Li (from Street Fighter), Reika (Gantz) and Scarlett (G.I. Joe). Along the bottom row: Sakura (Sakura Wars), Shadow Lady (Shadow Lady), Jean Grey (X-Men) and Ayane (Dead or Alive).
A compilation of eight drawings of characters from games, manga and animation. Along the top row from left to right: Sarah Kerrigan (from Starcraft), Ayanami Rei (Neon Genesis Evangelion), Penelope Pitstop (Wacky Races) and Zero (Mega Man Zero). Along the bottom row: Nadia (Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water), Jessica Rabbit (Who Framed Roger Rabbit?), Fiolina Germi (Metal Slug) and Guts (Berserk).
A compilation of eight drawings of characters from games, manga and animation. Along the top row from left to right: Cynthia (from Pokemon), Barbie, Nakoruru (Samurai Shodown) and Kusanagi Motoko (Ghost in the Shell). Along the bottom row: Velma (Scooby Doo), Terra (Final Fantasy 6), Maetel (Galaxy Express 999) and the Powerpuff Girls.
For Halloween…
This is the Bakemono Zukushi Monster Scroll, circa est. 18th–19th century. The artist is unknown. It depicts the “yōkai” from Japanese folklore. Specifically shapeshifters known as “ bakemono” or “obake.” They’re also popular in mangas/anime.
Full scroll:
https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/the-bakemono-zukushi-monster-scroll-18th-19th-century/
These supernatural creatures can also be seen in the Hyakki Yagyō parade:
https://mas.to/@markwyner/112803427726450822
#Halloween #Japan #Folklore #Monster #Ghost #Spooky #History #Art #Anime #Manga
Leo
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Aggiornata la directory con i profili di illustratorə e fumettistə italianə presenti su mastodon https://fedidevs.com/s/Njc3/ ed il tread in ordine alfabetico https://livellosegreto.it/@luther/115294143627540104
Boost e suggerimenti per nuovi profili saranno apprezzati.
#illustrazioni #comics #manga #fumetti #fumetto #graphicnovels #anime #italiano #italia
Aggiornata la directory con i profili di illustratorə e fumettistə italianə presenti su mastodon https://fedidevs.com/s/Njc3/ ed il tread in ordine alfabetico https://livellosegreto.it/@luther/115294143627540104
Boost e suggerimenti per nuovi profili saranno apprezzati.
#illustrazioni #comics #manga #fumetti #fumetto #graphicnovels #anime #italiano #italia
STOP OCCUPATION 🍉 S. Costa
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#Mastoaiuto #Manga Mia figlia piccola ha visto "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" dello Studio Ghibli e si è appassionata. Da tempo chiede di poter leggere manga, ma so che la storia è molto più lunga rispetto agli eventi del film. Qualcunə sa dirmi se nel manga ci sono contenuti che potrebbero essere inadatti a bambinə delle elementari? Penso a scene di violenza molto crude o sesso esplicito (nudità di per sé è ok). Altrimenti devo comprarlo, leggerlo, ed eventualmente cercare altro regalo😛
Ehon Mizu Ya Sora: A Forerunner of Modern Manga, 1780
Ehon mizu ya sora is a work by Nichosai, a painter of the mid-Edo period. It is a boldly stylized depiction of kabuki actors on stage.
By Karen Strike
#Mastoaiuto #Manga Mia figlia piccola ha visto "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" dello Studio Ghibli e si è appassionata. Da tempo chiede di poter leggere manga, ma so che la storia è molto più lunga rispetto agli eventi del film. Qualcunə sa dirmi se nel manga ci sono contenuti che potrebbero essere inadatti a bambinə delle elementari? Penso a scene di violenza molto crude o sesso esplicito (nudità di per sé è ok). Altrimenti devo comprarlo, leggerlo, ed eventualmente cercare altro regalo😛
With a seemingly bottomless pool of talent in Japan to draw from, why go abroad in search of artists? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/10/25/books/kodansha-manga-spain/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #culture #books #manga #kodansha #morningmagazine #konata
A member of #GenX, I was in the International Baccalaureate Diploma program where I did my Extended Essay on the evolution of female characters in comic books from the genesis to the 1990s. This means that ever since I was a teenager, I've been a #feminist
I'm also a geek, first about #comicbooks, then #anime and #manga. I was heavily involved in the anime con scene, then transitioned to the #scifi and #fantasy con scene.
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