7 Romance-Centric and Plot-Driven Doujinshi
Here are seven romance-centric and plot-driven doujinshi recommendations from Irodori Comics! Go treat yourself!
Do Strong and Silent Guys Have Wet Dreams of Their Childhood Friends? by Kashiwagi Zonbi
Story:
Gentaro's strength is more than the average...
Why Is the Isekai Genre So Popular in Japan?
A brief history of isekai and its popularity
The word isekai (異世界) originally meant “another world” and was also used in reference to foreign countries, but nowadays, isekai is usually used in the nuance of...
Comiket 100: Artist Sold 0 Works and Analyzes the Mistakes
An artist by the name of Yokotsuki Reiji wrote a blog about how they didn’t sell a single work at Comiket 100 that took place this past August and tweeted about it. Ironically, their...
NUUDE Magazine Fiasco: Suspension and Major Mistreatment of Authors
NUUDE Magazine suspended just after 2 years
BL Web Magazine NUUDE from publisher Tokyo Mangasha started off in July 2020. It featured big-name authors of the BL industry including Natsume Kazuki, Suzumaru Minta, Nago Nayuta,...
Japan’s Newly Appointed Minister of Justice Is an Ex-Cop who Hates Porn
Forget Ken Akamatsu being voted in. Japan's newly appointed Minister of Justice is an ex-cop on a crusade against porn.
Disclaimer: This is an "Editorial" article. This article contains the writer's personal opinion. The opinion...
7 Lovey-Dovey Hentai Doujinshi to Warm Your Cold Lonely Heart
Happy Valentine’s Day to you from Irodori Comics! Here are seven lovey-dovey hentai doujinshi to check out! Go off and treat yourself!
From February 14th to February 26, 2023, we have over 100 titles on...
Smoking Censorship in Manga
Morita Masanori, the manga author known for popular titles such as ROOKIES and Rokudenashi Blues, tweeted that a panel from his previous work has been treated with poor-quality modification involving the censoring of a...
Animators: Why Are They Paid So Poorly in Japan?
In the last few years, we saw Demon Slayer: Mugen Train become the highest-grossing animation in all Japanese film history as well as Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time and Jujutsu Kaisen 0 become...
AI-Generated Products Spamming FANZA
AI-generated works flood FANZA. How do they affect artists?
In our very recent article, The Start of AI-Generated Doujinshi, we wrote about the concerning trend of AI-generated doujin CG sets popping up.
Immediately after the incident...
What is the MANGA Giren and what do they fight for?
Ken Akamatsu being elected brings political representation for the manga industry. So what is the MANGA Giren and what do they fight for?
Disclaimer: This is an “Editorial” article. This article contains the writer’s personal...