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Golden statue of popular manga protagonist

NAGOYA, Japan, June 3 Kyodo - A golden statue of Kenshiro, the main character of a popular Japanese manga and animation series "Fist of the North Star," is unveiled at a department store in the central Japan city of Nagoya on June 3, 2026. (Kyodo)

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Golden statue of popular manga protagonist

A golden statue of Kenshiro, the main character of a popular Japanese manga and animation series "Fist of the North Star," is unveiled at a department store in the central Japan city of Nagoya on June 3, 2026. Writer Buronson, one of the series' creators, is seen at right.

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Golden statue of popular manga protagonist

A golden statue of Kenshiro, the main character of a popular Japanese manga and animation series "Fist of the North Star," is unveiled at a department store in the central Japan city of Nagoya on June 3, 2026.

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Manga One app icon

Photo taken in Tokyo on March 2, 2026, shows the app icon of Manga One, a manga platform run by the major Japanese publisher Shogakukan Inc. The platform faces a wave of cancellations of manga series, following revelations that the company allowed a male manga creator to produce works under a different name despite knowing he was convicted of a sex crime.

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Demon Slayer movie in China

A cosplayer takes a selfie at a movie theater screening a film based on popular Japanese manga series "Demon Slayer" in Beijing on Nov. 14, 2025.

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Demon Slayer movie in Shanghai

Cosplayers pose for a photo at a movie house in Shanghai on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of the screening of a film based on popular Japanese manga series "Demon Slayer" (Kimetsu no Yaiba).

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Demon Slayer movie in Shanghai

Cosplayers pose for a photo at a movie house in Shanghai on Nov. 13, 2025, ahead of the screening of a film based on popular Japanese manga series "Demon Slayer" (Kimetsu no Yaiba).

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Chiikawa goods shop opens in Shanghai

A goods shop for Japan's popular Chiikawa manga series opens in Shanghai on Sept. 27, 2025, marking the first outlet outside Japan.

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Chiikawa goods shop opens in Shanghai

A goods shop for Japan's popular Chiikawa manga series opens in Shanghai on Sept. 27, 2025, marking the first outlet outside Japan.

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World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya

Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura, dressed like Piccolo from the Japanese manga series "Dragon Ball," poses as he meets participants of the World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya in the central Japan prefecture on July 30, 2025, two days ahead of the event's opening.

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World Cosplay Summit in Nagoya

Participants of the World Cosplay Summit pose for a photo as they meet Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura (C), dressed like Piccolo from the Japanese manga series "Dragon Ball," in Nagoya in the central Japan prefecture on July 30, 2025, two days ahead of the event's opening.

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Event to mark 100th anniv. of Koshien Stadium

NISHINOMIYA, Japan, July 18 Kyodo - Characters featured in "Touch," a Japanese high school baseball manga series, are projected on the main board of Koshien Stadium in Nishinomiya in the western Japan prefecture of Hyogo during an event marking the 100th anniversary of the opening of the ballpark on Aug. 1, 2022.(Kyodo)

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Opening day of latest "Demon Slayer" movie

People visit the Toho Cinemas Hibiya theater in Tokyo on the opening day of the latest movie of the "Demon Slayer" manga series on July 18, 2025.

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Opening day of latest "Demon Slayer" movie

People visit the Toho Cinemas Hibiya theater in Tokyo on the opening day of the latest movie of the "Demon Slayer" manga series on July 18, 2025.

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Opening day of latest "Demon Slayer" movie

People visit the Toho Cinemas Hibiya theater in Tokyo on the opening day of the latest movie of the "Demon Slayer" manga series on July 18, 2025.

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Opening day of latest "Demon Slayer" movie

Fans take photos of character panels at the Toho Cinemas Hibiya theater in Tokyo on the opening day of the latest movie of the "Demon Slayer" manga series on July 18, 2025.

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Opening day of latest "Demon Slayer" movie

Seat covers feature characters of the "Demon Slayer" manga series at the Toho Cinemas Hibiya theater in Tokyo on the opening day of its latest movie on July 18, 2025.

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Opening day of latest "Demon Slayer" movie

Seat covers feature characters of the "Demon Slayer" manga series at the Toho Cinemas Hibiya theater in Tokyo on the opening day of its latest movie on July 18, 2025.

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Opening day of latest "Demon Slayer" movie

Seat covers feature characters of the "Demon Slayer" manga series at the Toho Cinemas Hibiya theater in Tokyo on the opening day of its latest movie on July 18, 2025.

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Ainu dagger and manga focusing on Ainu culture

Photo taken on Nov. 18, 2019, in Hokkaido, northern Japan, shows a traditional Ainu knife called a "makiri" with a carved wooden sheath by craftsman Toru Kaizawa, alongside a volume of the popular Japanese manga "Golden Kamuy." The manga series, written and illustrated by Satoru Noda, focuses on the indigenous Ainu people in Hokkaido and their culture.

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Historical Village of Hokkaido

Photo taken on Dec. 10, 2022, shows a booth introducing the popular Japanese manga series "Golden Kamuy" at the Historical Village of Hokkaido, an open-air museum featuring relocated and restored buildings from 1868 to 1920, in Sapporo, Hokkaido, in northern Japan. Many of the buildings at the museum are featured in the manga written and illustrated by Satoru Noda as the story is set in Hokkaido in the aftermath of the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905).

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Manhole cover with popular ghost manga character

Photo shows a miniature version of a manhole cover with an illustration of Kitaro, the protagonist of the popular Japanese ghost comic series "Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro" by manga creator Shigeru Mizuki in his hometown of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Oct. 30, 2024. The city began giving out the item as one of its gift incentives for "hometown tax" donations.

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Christmas shadow pictures of ghost manga series characters in Japan

A shadow picture of a character from the popular Japanese ghost comic series "Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro" with Christmas designs is projected on Mizuki Shigeru Road, named after the late manga creator, in his hometown of Sakaiminato, Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 10, 2024

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Mural featuring "One Piece" characters

Kumamoto Gov. Takashi Kimura (2nd from L), poses for photos with Kumamon, the official black bear mascot of the southwestern Japan prefecture, during a ceremony to unveil a mural featuring characters from the best-selling Japanese manga series "One Piece," at Kumamoto airport on Dec. 2, 2024. The mural was produced as part of a project to help Kumamoto, where the pirate manga's author Eiichiro Oda is from, recover from the April 2016 earthquakes.

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Mural featuring "One Piece" characters

Kumamon, the official black bear mascot of the southwestern Japan prefecture of Kumamoto, poses during a ceremony to unveil a mural featuring characters from the best-selling Japanese manga series "One Piece" at Kumamoto airport on Dec. 2, 2024. The mural was produced as part of a project to help Kumamoto, where the pirate manga's author Eiichiro Oda is from, recover from the April 2016 earthquakes.

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Paris Olympics: Judo

A man dressed like Goku, the protagonist from the Japanese manga series "Dragon Ball," poses during the judo mixed team event at the Paris Olympics on Aug. 3, 2024, at Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris.

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Public art piece by "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure" creator

Japanese manga artist Hirohiko Araki, known for the popular comic and animation series "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure," poses for a photo with an art piece he designed for JR Osaka Station in Osaka, western Japan, on July 29, 2024.

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Japan Day parade in N.Y.

Mascots posing as the main characters of the blockbuster Japanese manga series "Demon Slayer" (Kimetsu no Yaiba) take part in a Japan Day parade held on a street near New York's Central Park on May 11, 2024, held to promote Japan's culture in the major U.S. metropolis.

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Creator of "Dragon Ball" manga series Akira Toriyama dies at 68

Figures of characters from the Japanese manga "Dragon Ball" are on display at a figure shop in Seoul on March 8, 2024. The manga series is the best known work of Akira Toriyama, a monumental figure in the Japanese manga and anime world, who died of an acute subdural hematoma on March 1, aged 68.

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Creator of "Dragon Ball" manga series Akira Toriyama dies at 68

A child picks up a Chinese version of the Japanese manga "Dragon Ball" in a library in Beijing on March 8, 2024. The manga series is the best known work of Akira Toriyama, a monumental figure in the Japanese manga and anime world, who died of an acute subdural hematoma on March 1, aged 68.

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Creator of "Dragon Ball" manga series Akira Toriyama dies at 68

Korean versions of the Japanese manga "Dragon Ball" are piled up at a bookstore in Seoul on March 8, 2024. The manga series is the best known work of Akira Toriyama, a monumental figure in the Japanese manga and anime world, who died of an acute subdural hematoma on March 1, aged 68.

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Creator of "Dragon Ball" manga series Akira Toriyama dies at 68

A child reads a Chinese version of the Japanese manga "Dragon Ball" in a library in Beijing on March 8, 2024. The manga series is the best known work of Akira Toriyama, a monumental figure in the Japanese manga and anime world, who died of an acute subdural hematoma on March 1, aged 68.

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Creator of "Dragon Ball" manga series Akira Toriyama dies at 68

Tourists in Tokyo look at a figure of a character from the Japanese manga "Dragon Ball" created by Akira Toriyama on March 8, 2024, after the news that the creator died of an acute subdural hematoma on March 1, aged 68, made the headlines around the world.

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"Dragon Ball" manga series creator Akira Toriyama

Photo taken in 1982 shows portrait of Akira Toriyama, the creator of the legendary manga series "Dragon Ball," who died of an acute subdural hematoma on March 1, 2024, aged 68.

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Detective Conan train in western Japan

Photo taken Dec. 2, 2023, shows the interior of a Detective Conan-themed special express train decorated with characters from the popular manga series in the western Japan city of Tottori.

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Detective Conan train in western Japan

Photo taken Dec. 2, 2023, shows the exterior of a Detective Conan-themed special express train decorated with characters from the popular manga series in the western Japan city of Tottori.

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Anime, comic character lantern floats in Japan festival

A paper lantern float featuring characters from the "Pokemon" animation series are paraded through the streets during the Manga Ebuta Matsuri festival in Takahashi, Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Aug. 12, 2023.

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Mizuki Shigeru road marks 30th anniv.

Tourists pose for a photo with a statue of a character from "Gegege no Kitaro" ghost comic series on the Mizuki Shigeru road in Sakaiminato in Tottori Prefecture, western Japan, on July 16, 2023, as the street named after the prominent manga author marks its 30th anniversary on July 18.

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Japanese figure skater Uno

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno (C) poses for photo on June 8, 2023, with figure skaters Nobunari Oda (R) and Miyu Honda at a press conference in Tokyo for an ice show they will appear in based on the best-selling Japanese manga series "One Piece."

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Exhibition of Japanese folklore "yokai" monsters in Beijing

Photo taken on April 23, 2023, shows a gallery in Beijing holding an exhibition of Japanese folklore "yokai" monsters. Artworks include those from the popular manga series "GeGeGe no Kitaro."

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Exhibition of Japanese folklore "yokai" monsters in Beijing

Beijing gallery holds exhibition of Japanese folklore "yokai" monsters, including those from popular manga series "GeGeGe no Kitaro."

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Exhibition of Japanese folklore "yokai" monsters in Beijing

Beijing gallery holds exhibition of Japanese folklore "yokai" monsters, including those from popular manga series "GeGeGe no Kitaro."

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"Galaxy Express 999" manga artist Leiji Matsumoto dies at 85

Leiji Matsumoto, a famed Japanese cartoonist known for his works "Galaxy Express 999" and "Space Battleship Yamato," has died of acute heart failure, his production studio said Monday. He was 85. The manga artist, who also created "Space Pirate Captain Harlock," died at a Tokyo hospital on Feb. 13, Studio Leijisha said. Many of his works were adapted into anime television series that became popular at home and abroad. "Space Battleship Yamato," a story depicting an uncharted cosmic voyage in the 22nd century aboard a spaceship modeled off the World War II Imperial Japanese Navy of the same name, was made into a TV series and broadcast from 1974 to 1975. Hailing from Fukuoka Prefecture in southwestern Japan, Matsumoto was one of the first manga artists whose manga and animation work attracted fans overseas.

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Manga artist Leiji Matsumoto dies at 85

Photo taken on Feb, 20, 2023, shows a manhole cover with an illustration of Maetel, a lead character in Japanese cartoonist Leiji Matsumoto's famous "Galaxy Express 999" comic series, in the Fukuoka prefectural city of Kitakyushu, his hometown in southwestern Japan. Matsumoto died of acute heart failure on Feb. 13, 2023, at age 85.

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Manga artist Leiji Matsumoto dies at 85

A man and a child sit near a statue of Maetel, a lead character in renowned Japanese cartoonist Leiji Matsumoto's famous "Galaxy Express 999" comic series, in front of JR Kokura Station in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture in southwestern Japan, on Feb. 20, 2023. Matsumoto died of acute heart failure on Feb. 13, 2023, at age 85, his production studio said.

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Manga artist Leiji Matsumoto dies at 85

A man and a child sit near a statue of Maetel, a lead character in renowned Japanese cartoonist Leiji Matsumoto's famous "Galaxy Express 999" comic series, in front of JR Kokura Station in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture in southwestern Japan, on Feb. 20, 2023. Matsumoto died of acute heart failure on Feb. 13, 2023, at age 85, his production studio said.

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"Slam Dunk" big hit in S. Korea

A woman takes a photo of her child in front of a "Slam Dunk" poster at a movie theater in Seoul on Jan. 23, 2023. The manga-to-film adaptation of Takehiko Inoue's 1990s sports anime series has drawn more than 1 million moviegoers in South Korea in the two weeks since its release.

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"Slam Dunk" big hit in S. Korea

A special section for "Slam Dunk" comic books is created at a bookstore in Seoul on Jan. 23, 2023. The manga-to-film adaptation of Takehiko Inoue's 1990s sports anime series has drawn more than 1 million moviegoers in South Korea in the two weeks since its release.

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Manga character guide panels in Tottori Pref.

TOTTORI, Japan - Tottori Gov. Shinji Hirai (C) poses for photos with characters of the comic series "Gegege no Kitaro" holding guide panels at the Tottori prefectural office in Tottori City on June 23, 2014. The panels are set to be installed along a road connecting Yonago and Sakaiminato.

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Cartoonist Tezuka's characters aid Japan fencing

TOKYO, Japan - Women's sabre fencer Misaki Emura (L) poses as "Princess Sapphire," the protagonist in the popular comic series "Princess Knight" written by the late cartoonist Osamu Tezuka, in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2015, together with the legendary manga character "Astro Boy" in a publicity blitz led by the Japan Fencing Federation to promote the sport.