The creative genius behind the Eagle Jump team is making his way to Australia! 🌟 We are so excited to welcome manga artist: 得能正太郎 Shotaro Tokuno-sensei to the Animaga Melbourne 2026 lineup. If you love the hit series NEW GAME! or his latest work IDOL×IDOL STORY！ this is your moment. He will be spending the weekend with us at MCEC on August 29 and 30. Opportunities to meet international manga creators in person are incredibly rare, so make sure you come along to say hi and celebrate his amazing work with the community! 🎨✨ #Animaga# #AnimagaMelbourne# #ShotaroTokuno# #得能正太郎# #NewGame# #IDOL_IDOL_STORY# #MangaArtist#

Legendary Manga Artist Tetsuya Chiba, Creator of Ashita no Joe, Passes Away at 87 Manga legend Tetsuya Chiba has died at 87. Best known for Ashita no Joe, he also created Ore wa Teppei and Notari Matsutaro. In 2024, he became the first manga artist to receive Japan’s Order of Culture for his contributions to manga. His legacy will live on through the stories and generations of readers he inspired.

Horror manga artist Masaaki Nakayama had to quit his own series after claiming he experienced paranormal activity in real life. Even stranger, he later developed a rare disease similar to one that had appeared in the same story he was drawing.

A Japanese manga artist lost his entire Google account forever after he uploaded private files from an old comic he drew to Google Drive. Google’s AI checked the files and flagged them as not allowed. He asked Google to review it again, but they rejected his appeal and banned the account immediately. He can no longer access years of his private drawings and lost access to many websites and services that used his Google login. The artist said this is very embarrassing and causes him a lot of trouble. He warned that it might not happen to people who always follow every rule, but others should be careful. So Google is scanning files that people upload to its cloud storage even if they are supposed to be private. I wonder how long they have been doing this.

Google just permanently banned a manga artist’s entire Google account, just for uploading his own old manga files to Drive. AI moderation triggered and flagged it, he tried to submit appeal then he got rejected it by Google and now he has lost everything like Gmail, Drive, all linked services is gone. He never even sharing the files publicly, it’s only backing up his own a private work like any creator and artists. This is Google Drive “AI moderation” in action. No human support and no serious to take action. Physical storage or real private alternatives only. Support the artists getting screwed by this. This level of corporate overreach is insane.

$Chiikawa 1.38m dyor 2c1KjiyQow66QfsnCtoyuqfo3AuxgpBMEoAq5oiiXqdu okx wallet: Chiikawa is a character and IP from a web manga series created by Japanese illustrator/manga artist Nagano It began serialization mainly on X in 2020. Later, it received physical manga volumes, and in 2022, a TV anime adaptation produced by Doga Kobo was released. The IP has since expanded into a large ecosystem including merchandise, collaborations, games, and more It is not a traditional mascot. Instead, it is a complete manga/anime IP character, similar to cute-style franchises like Sanrio or Sumikko Gurashi However, Chiikawa’s stories have more of a mix of daily life + adventure elements, making it especially popular across Asia, with extremely strong merchandise sales The recent increase in attention is mainly because the first Chiikawa theatrical animated movie was recently released in Japan At the same time, official merchandise, pop-up stores, themed attractions, collaborations, and mobile games have continued expanding The merchandise boom around Chiikawa is still ongoing in regions such as China, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia The above content is entirely my personal understanding and analysis (DYOR). If you have other opinions, feel free to discuss them in the comments

〓New Character┃Fellow┃Violetta_The Noble Artist〓 On the outside, she’s a classic villainess lady; on the inside, she’s a popular romance manga artist from Earth. After reincarnating as the very villainess she created, she continues her work in this isekai—only this time, the story in her hands is becoming a little too real... “No matter how messy the plot gets, everyone deserves a Happy Ending☆ That is my pride as a shojo manga artist!”

Wait... Saka Mikami-sensei is an Attack on Titan fan?! 👀 From the manga that inspired her to become a manga artist to the origins of The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity, discover the story behind the series and its creator in this interview. ✨⤵️