Ladies and gentlemen… The most depressing manga news is about to unfold for many manga readers… Today, the manga industry mourns for the passing of Dragon Ball and Dr. Slump mangaka creator Akira Toriyama. Toriyama’s reputation isn’t just big, but arguably, one of the most well known mangakas ever in history. Toriyama was the mastermind responsible for not only creating a revolutionary manga series that became the most famous and well known manga worldwide that created a generation. He also revolutionized a serialization company, a genre, an industry, and a concept that many mangaka follow to this day.
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present you the largest collection that I own from my otaku hemisphere, and possibly, the largest collection of passion that I have ever owned in my life. The amount of manga + all other book forms that revolve around my passion, has been in a collection constant since 2016. It’s hard to believe that it has been eight years since when I first started collecting manga. Time has gone on, and a lot has changed for me and the industry itself. The sensation and feeling of excitement and happiness, was something that I haven’t felt in ages when I started collecting my first bunch. Who would have ever thought on that day, a simple purchase as a gift from my family two manga books given to me, officially started an empire of reading, collecting, and getting the best out of Japanese comics. As time went on, my section of manga began to evolve. More collecting of specific manga series, box sets, one-shots, light novels and novels entering, reading manhwa and manhua, and establishing another section of entertainment, which are books based on my passions. For me, every time I see my manga collection, I can’t help but smile, knowing that I have come such a LONG way over the past eight years. Of course, I still want to be collecting more and more, and reading all of them. Soon, I will make reviews on manga books, and all sorts of other books. Which ones are my favorite.
Finally, at long last! After 7 years of trying to get my hands on the Bakuman box set, I can safely say that I finally have it. I am so happy, and I am over the moon! I can safely say that this manga is going to top my list of 1, or should I say *number 0, to be considered the best of the best. Furthermore, I can’t wait to read all of it. Thank you, almighty God, and let’s go!
Controversy over anime in America has been existent for the medium, dating back to the late 1990s with the popularity boom of the Pokemon franchise. This caused controversy for some who thought the Pokemon franchise could cause negative effects for children, ranging from both psychological and religious reasons. Another manga hit, Death Note, causing some major controversy and incidents, with some writing their classmates and school staff’s names on the book. While controversy calmed down later on during the late 2000s and early 2010s, the medium entered the spotlight of controversy once again in the late 2010s, continuing on into the early 2020s. Assassination Classroom’s latest controversy in the country is very much a continuation of controversy.
Kohei Horikoshi, the creator of the modern manga hit My Hero Academia, continues the tradition of mangaka suffering hiatus phases. According to his official Twitter account, he is not “feeling well”, so the manga will not appear in the next two issues of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.
This is not the first time that this has happened for Horikoshi; in December, he took a week off due to the same reasons mentioned before. The next chapter of My Hero Academia is set to be published in this year’s 20th issue, which will go on sale on February 20 in Japan.
Let’s all hope for a speedy recovery for Horikoshi!
Animangemu 