Doujinshi Retailer “Tora no Ana” Shuts Down Stores
A pillar of the Japanese doujin community closes many physical stores.
【Aug 31st, 2022 Update Added】
On July 5th, Tora no Ana (TORANOANA Inc.) stated that it will be shutting down 6 of its company-owned retail...
The Start of AI-Generated Doujinshi?
AI-generated hentai being sold on DLSite?
On October 6, 2022, a certain Japanese tweet became viral and has accumulated over 28,000 likes (and counting).
https://twitter.com/sarasiru/status/1577966988206301184
In this tweet, user Sarasiru alleges that there seem to be people...
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...
What’s that Weird Eyeball Monster Japanese Artists are Drawing?
What's that Weird Eyeball Monster Japanese Artists are Drawing?
You might have seen a wide range of fanarts of a particular multiple-eyed blue monster on Japanese Twitter.
There are cute ones like these:
https://twitter.com/cherry_arai/status/1550670282398273536
https://twitter.com/rikak/status/1549529517219352576
A fantasy monster...
Artist Consent Doesn’t Matter for AI!?
Japanese Artists saying, "I don’t grant permission for my art to be used in AI learning," has no legal power, a Japanese lawyer says.
Earlier this month, a new Japanese website called mimic came under...
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...
What Makes Comiket Great?
Celebrating Comiket 100
The summer Comic Market (aka Comiket) is happening this weekend on August 13 and 14th at Tokyo Big Sight. This is just not any Comiket, but it is the 100th event!
History of...
Choke play is surprisingly common in the US.
A lot more people are saying, "Choke me, Daddy," than we first assumed
WARNING AND DISCLAIMER:
Choking or asphyxiation play is an EXTREMELY dangerous form of kink play. This article is NOT written to condone choking...
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...
Drawing manga using Midjourney!?
What is Midjourney?
Midjourney is an artificial intelligence program that creates images based on the text prompt you give to it. It's similar to OpenAI’s DALL-E that has been popular on Twitter as of late....