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Event Reports
Take One Day at a Time at the Natsume Ono 1 Day 1 Character Exhibit
The Yurakicho Marui held Natsume Ono’s first-ever exhibition titled ”Natsume Ono 1 Day 1 Character Exhibit” from November 15 to…
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Event Reports
What is Love? Find out at the Kotomi Aoki Exhibit
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Kotomi Aoki’s career as an award-winning shoujo manga artist, the Seibu Ikebukuro Flagship Store…
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Event Reports
Sink your Teeth in Your Favorite Bear at the We Bare Bear‘s Collab Cafe
**11/7/18 UPDATE** On November 7, 2018, the We Bare Bears Collaboration Cafe has ceased operation due to the closure of…
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Interviews
Scanlation Speaks: Investigating Detective Conan Scans with Korn
“I want to see a world where every child is entitled to reading what’s accessible to them…” Back in 2010,…
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Scanlation Speaks: Do Scans Hurt the Industry? We find out with Translator Beverly Maynor
“As a fellow translator, I just want scanlators to really know your own worth.” Many scanlators and readers we have talked…
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Event Reports
Cosplay, J-Pop, Anisong and More at Cosplay Mania 2018
Cosplay Mania: Cosplayers, Voice Actors, and more, OH MY! Cosplay Mania, one of the biggest and most popular cosplay conventions…
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Interviews
Scanlation Speaks: Stay Un-spoiled with Jin Chan Yum Wai’s Weekly Shounen Jump Server
“It’s this weird feeling that we are getting punished for supporting the creators and the industry.” Jin Chan Yum Wai,…
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Editor's Blog
Manga Planet Attends Cosplay Mania 2018
Manga Planet will visit Cosplay Mania 2018 for the first time! This year marks our first appearance at Cosplay Mania.…
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Interviews
Why do Rippers Illegally Upload Manga? We Find Out with Cobalt001 of 001_Rips
“Simply put, I am stealing content from others and uploading it to the public, not the most heroic thing.” As…
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Interviews
Scanlation Speaks: Exclusive Interview with Summer Salt’s Rotoscopic
Rotoscopic’s Summer Salt: A Licensing Venture with an Artist’s Blessing In our last interview, we talked with TheElusiveTaco, a scanlator…
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