https://www.scmp.com/rss/503776/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Famed Japanese manga artist Fujiko Fujio A, a co-creator of the much-loved “Doraemon” cartoon, has died aged 88, local media reported on Thursday. The artist, whose real name was Motoo Abiko, was found outside his home near Tokyo on Thursday, private broadcaster TBS and others said. He is known for beloved children’s cartoons including “Ninja Hattori” and “Little Ghost Q-Taro”. Police declined to confirm the reports, but tributes to Abiko were tweeted by other artists and those in the... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3173442/doraemon-co-creator-fujiko-fujio-famed-japanese-manga-artist?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3173442/doraemon-co-creator-fujiko-fujio-famed-japanese-manga-artist?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Apr 2022 09:39:41 +0000 Deadpool, meet All Might. Perhaps nothing highlights how the world of manga – the comics and cartoons originating in Japan – has gone global better than that coming together of superheroes American and Japanese. In Deadpool: Samurai, Marvel’s Deadpool gets help in his battle against evil from All Might, the muscular hero in My Hero Academia, a hit Japanese manga that’s sold 65 million copies worldwide. Deadpool: Samurai, published in Japanese in 2021, was translated into English this month. The... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3168666/japanese-comics-or-manga-going-global-proven-hit-netflix?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3168666/japanese-comics-or-manga-going-global-proven-hit-netflix?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 28 Feb 2022 09:15:22 +0000 Four major Japanese manga publishers said they will sue a US company accused of hosting servers for a piracy site, in the latest offensive against illegal copies of their graphic novels. Piracy is a long-running problem for Japan’s internationally renowned manga industry, with publishers saying they lose millions in revenue as a result. The publishing giants will file the lawsuit with the Tokyo District Court this week, a spokesman for Kodansha, one of the publishers involved, said Monday. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3165442/japanese-publishing-giants-sue-us-firm-over-manga-piracy?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3165442/japanese-publishing-giants-sue-us-firm-over-manga-piracy?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 31 Jan 2022 12:18:40 +0000 By Lee Hae-rin Rafael Zerbini, 30, a Brazilian graphic designer, is an avid reader of Korean web comics, better known as webtoons in Korea, or web-based, scroll-down comics optimised for smartphone users. He used to be a huge fan of Japanese manga, but grew tired of zooming in and out on his smartphone screen to read poorly scanned pages. In 2018, he discovered South Korea’s webtoons, realising they constituted a whole new world for comics lovers. “It was love at first sight,” says Zerbini.... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3140526/smartphone-ready-korean-webtoons-displace-japanese-manga?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3140526/smartphone-ready-korean-webtoons-displace-japanese-manga?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 10 Jul 2021 04:45:13 +0000 The days of Chinese manga and anime fans enjoying free online content have largely come to an end as publishers explore ways to monetize their Chinese fan base. Japanese manga giant Shueisha has asked its Chinese partners – Tencent, Bilibili and iQiyi – to put six blockbuster franchises, including One Piece and Yu-Gi-Oh!, behind paywalls starting next month, according to social media posts by the three Chinese companies.   According to a 2018 report by consultancy firm iResearch, revenue... https://www.scmp.com/culture/manga-companies-want-chinese-fans-start-paying/article/3082094?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/culture/manga-companies-want-chinese-fans-start-paying/article/3082094?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:46:26 +0000