The notion that arousal or excitement induces bloody noses (hanaji or “鼻血”) isn’t just part of anime or manga iconography. It’s also become an old wives’ tale of sorts.

Last week, NPR's Day to Day profiled Chip Kidd's newish book, Bat-Manga! The Secret History of Batman in Japan. Among other things, Kidd's great honkin' slab of a coffee-table book reprints and ...

But like all emoji, its origin is Japanese anime — and that tear is actually a nasal bubble “derived from anime/manga iconography that denotes sleep,” to quote a Wired article on the subject ...

Blizzard teased two “new IP collabs” for Diablo 4 back on April 8, and it didn’t long for them to reveal the first: A crossover with legendary manga series Berserk. Details on the ...

Gay manga differs from "Boys Love" manga, which does feature male-male relations, in that it's targeting gay men—and in 1980s Japanese manga, that meant heavy S&M iconography.

That said, the classic One Piece anime/manga iconography did the dual job of getting fans’ attention and thrilling them, while also hyping the release of Netflix’s One Piece.

Having grown up in a tech-transformed China, these five post-internet digital artists address issues including virtual identities, data security, internet love and government censorship.

Love Bullet continues to grow, ranking tenth in AnimeJapan’s Manga We Want to See Animated” poll in 2025. Yen Press will publish an English-translated version of the first United States and ...