Handling real world disabilities in a work of fiction is always a difficult task. While we've seen fantastic portrayals of said issues in series such as A Silent Voice and REAL, it still remains a largely untapped area. I Hear The Sunspot is another series that chooses to tackle this subject matter, depicting the growing relationship between a college student Taichi and his partially deaf friend Kohei. The result is a story that is as emotionally moving as it is thought provoking.
Read the full article here:
http://all-comic.com/2019/i-hear-the-sunspot/
It was announced during Crunchyroll Expo that the popular isekai series The Rising of the Shield Hero (Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari) will receive a second and third television anime season!
Read more at The Outerhaven: The Rising of the Shield Hero Announces Seasons 2 & 3 https://www.theouterhaven.net/?p=165434
Hinamatsuri focuses on a yakuza member Nitta and a telekinetic girl Hina, as they live under the same roof. Now under the guise of father and daughter, their lives begin to intertwine and turn chaotic. This wacky premise makes Hinamatsuri a thoroughly entertaining read, and hard to put down until the very end.
Read full article here:
http://all-comic.com/2019/hinamatsuri-volume-1/
“The whole story is very sweet and that travels through to the artwork.”
Read the full article here:
https://gaybook.reviews/2019/08/27/i-hear-the-sunspot/
Meet our newest author, Pepper Rivera. We'll be publishing his latest graphic novel in October, The Hat Boyz. Written by a Watts native, The Hat Boyz explores the world of a naïve young man growing up in America and the relationship of a historically underserved community with the police.
Read the full article here:
http://voyagela.com/interview/meet-pepper-rivera-south-central-los-angeles/
Best new manga of June 2019
Hinamatsuri makes the list!
With volume 3 just out, it's not too late to jump onto the crazy train and enjoy the ride. The anime is available on Crunchyroll and Funimation.
Read the full article here:
https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/best-new-manga-of-june-2019/
Get an early release of Volume 10 of The Rising of the Shield Hero manga and get it signed by the Shield Hero manga artist, Aiya Kyu, at Kinokuniya San Francisco!
Volume 10 will be available and can be signed by Aiya Kyu at the one day event on April 6. The manga will be available for purchase from 2pm-7pm but the signing is limited to the first 100 pre-orders. Pre-orders open on April 1. To preorder your manga, visit Kinokuniya SF and talk to the cashier on the first floor for more details on April 1.
Full article here:
https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2019/03/19/shield-hero-manga-signing-event?utm_source=community_cr&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=news&referrer=community_cr_twitter_news
Botchan is part of our Modern Japanese Classics series. We published our translation in 2013. But it was originally written in 1906 by Natsume Soseki, who is considered one of the greatest writers in modern Japanese history. One of the most well-known and widely read books in Japan to this day. Yatta-Tachi reviewed our translation of Botchan here:
https://yattatachi.com/botchan-review
YALSA, part of the American Library Association, voted I Hear the Sunspot: Theory of Happiness onto their 2019 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list! Last year I Hear the Sunspot was on the list as well. This makes two years running for the series!
YALSA mission is to support library staff in alleviating the challenges teens face, and in putting all teens ‒ especially those with the greatest needs ‒ on the path to successful and fulfilling lives.
View the list here: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2019-great-graphic-novels-teens
YALSA website here: http://www.ala.org/yalsa/
The gulf between manga and Western comics seems to shrink in fits and starts as some genres and titles become popular with American readers.
Read the full article here:
https://www.avclub.com/i-hear-the-sunspot-is-an-ideal-introduction-to-manga-1831558465
