Anime Studios: Almost 40% Of Them Are in the Red in Japan
On August 12, 2022, one of Japan’s national newspapers, The Nikkei, which focuses on economic news, reported some concerning data about anime studios in Japan.
The Nikkei reported that in the fiscal year 2021, 39.8%...
Pixiv Anti-Piracy Tactics: Japanese Artists Adding Tiananmen Square Into Their Images and Profiles to...
When Japanese artists who use Pixiv found out that their art galleries were extracted and stolen on a website called vpixiv, certain anti-piracy tactics went viral on the Japanese side of Twitter.
What is vpixiv?
On...
Jiro Kimura, LDP Politicitian, Fires a Secretary for Being an Ex-Sex Worker
Jiro Kimura was appointed as the Parliamentary Secretary for Defense Affairs in the cabinet reshuffle which happened in August 2022.
However, things have not been so rosy for him. Jiro Kimura has been rocked by...
Makino Keiichi, Manga Legend, Passes Away
The sad news of passing broke on August 14th, 2022 when it was reported that manga artist Makino Keiichi passed away at the age of 84 years old from stomach cancer, according to Yomiuri...
MANGA PRODUCTIONS: The Saudi Arabian Manga and Anime Production Company
Anime has no doubt become a huge industry spear-headed by Japan. However, in recent years, anime has spread to other nations as a form of artistic expression of their history and culture. Today, we’ll...
The Impact of 10-Yen Sales for Japanese Artists
Popular hentai manga artist, Hyji, shared an interesting piece of information about a 10-yen sales of his works in a tweet on September 3, 2022.
https://twitter.com/hyjihyji/status/1565893172743442433
In this tweet, Hyji shared a screenshot of their electronic...
Twitter Had Plans to Launch Its Own OnlyFans-Like Service
The Verge reported that Twitter had plans to roll out an OnlyFan-like service on its platform earlier this year. However, the plan was trashed by May 2022.
As we all know, OnlyFans has blown up...
Miyamoto Issa and Other Hentai Artists Get Their Works Stolen
Miyamoto Issa is a popular Japanese hentai artist who we work with us at Irodori Comics.
In October, Miyamoto Issa had a work of his (which could be read entirely for free on his PIXIV...
Manga-Panel Cafe!?
Immerse yourself in the manga world in Kanazawa
Have you ever wanted to immerse yourself in a world of black-and-white manga?
Your wish can come true if you visit MONOCHRO CHAYA in the city of Kanazawa...
The French woman who started a BL Con when she was just 21!
Y/CON, which started in 2016 is a comic convention in France that features a diverse range of LGBTQ+ works and international guests.
The Y in Y/CON comes from the Japanese words “yaoi” (male-on-male homoerotic fiction,...