Writer and Artist: Takashi Murakami NBM Publishing (vol. 1), 2011 (The review is based on the Italian editions of the volumes, published from Edizioni BD) It starts with two corpses. One belongs to a man, the other to a dog. The first has been dead for one year, the second for a few months. Lost … Read more
Writer and Artist: Satoshi Kon Publishers: Comic Guys (1995-1996), Tokuma Shoten (2010), Dark Horse Comics (English translation) (2014) We have misled readers with the note in the title of this review about the tenth anniversary. Satoshi Kon’s now classic manga Opus was first serialised in the manga magazine Comic Guys from October 1995 to June 1996. However, … Read more
Japan has passed an amendment to its copyright laws that will make it illegal to specifically download manga, magazines and academic texts without authorisation. The law comes into effect on 1 January 2021. The penalties for downloading these materials without authorisation will be up to two years jail and two million yen (about AUD27,000). Also … Read more