Spider-Man: Kizuna takes place on Earth-8989. In this corner of the multiverse, Peter Parker finds himself in Okahama City, once again fighting the Green Goblin. But something’s gone wrong: his last ...

Shirobako has been one of the most pleasant surprises of the anime season: a delightful office comedy about the work of actually putting together anime. This is a very meta premise, with more than its ...

This article originally appeared in the April 2020 issue of Otaku USA magazine, on stands now and available online. This is the extended version of the interview, enjoy! Chavez took a moment out of ...

Manga in America have age ratings like All Ages or 16+, but who decides these ratings, how do they decide them, and how consistent are they? Some schools have pulled manga from the shelves over ...

The “beach episode” is an anime tradition. Characters pack up, grab their best swimsuits, and spend a day playing and soaking up sun. (And dealing out fanservice, of course.) But today, we’re not ...

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is the hot topic right now, with everyone from the New York Times to Japanese government officials talking about it. It’s a good time to be Koyoharu Gotoge, the creator ...

Last year, Otaku USA reported on a member of second biggest yakuza group getting busted for stealing Pokémon cards. But it turns out more members of the yakuza, also known as the Japanese mafia, are ...

Manga: it ain’t just about the laughs. One of the most appealing parts of the medium, as our readers well know, is the wide range of genres it spans, and with it, the wide range of emotions it can ...

The Banished Court Magician Aims to Become the Strongest is an upcoming anime that aims to adapt the light novels of the same name by Aruto and Yunagi. The series is set to premiere this October, and ...

It’s officially the end for the Reign of the Seven Spellblades manga, which has Sakae Esuno adapting the original light novel series by Bokuto Uno and Ruria Miyuki. The final chapter was published in ...

On the one hand, it’s great that anime is available on so many streaming services. From anime-specific platforms like Crunchyroll and HIDIVE to mainstream venues like Netflix, anime is more available ...

Ever think the current wave of reincarnation isekai could be more… well… metal? Good news: now there’s one that is! Kasuga Ryo’s Isekai Metaller is coming ...