Japanese Sex Workers’ Guide to Stroking the Male Ego
Japanese Soapland Manual Leaked!?
A Japanese Bluesky user, Madokamarusuisan, had a viral tweet on August 18th, when they posted a few pages of what is...
Salary for “Read for free” Manga Authors
If you’re a reader of free web manga on official publisher platforms, you may be wondering how much an author makes. In this article,...
Voice Actor Pay in the US and in Japan
Crunchyroll has been in hot water over voice actor pay, but how does the US Voice Acting (VA) industry compare to the Japanese VA...
Right Stuf absorbed by Crunchyroll (SONY)
In August 2021, SONY Pictures, which already owned Funimation, completed its acquisition of Crunchyroll from AT&T, consolidating its power in the anime industry.
Just a...
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...
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...
Hentai Mangaka Yumeki Banana Gets “Railed”
Yumeki Banana is a hentai mangaka who publishes her works at Irodori Comics. She recently got the Japanese internet’s attention because of a particular...
JAV website, R18.com, to shut down
Shocking news flew in on September 20, 2022, as the renowned JAV website (R18.com) released a statement saying it would completely shut down its...
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...
MasterCard banned on FANZA (DMM)
No More MasterCard
【Sept 4th, 2022 Update Added】
On July 20, DMM abruptly announced that they are ending their contract with MasterCard in Japan. Users can...