Another shonen manga has been deemed worthy to become an anime—but this one’s different from the rest. During its Emerald City Comic-Con panel, Viz Media announced an adaptation of Tsuyoshi Takaki’s 2016 shonen Black Torch from 100studio and director Kei Umabiki (Quality Assurance in Another World). The series stars Jiro Azuma, a teen ninja that […]
Why Harassment Comes with the Territory of Translating Popular Manga
While lettering often goes unnoticed by the general manga-reading audience, translations for series—especially popular shonen manga—are heavily scrutinized. And with good reason: how else will one know a spiky-haired protagonist’s convictions, a joke’s punchline, or the mechanics of a complex power system if the words are as opaque as apple cider? In step with io9’s […]