Fans of the Japanese pop culture are finding connection and love through a common interest. Bookstore owners say the trend has had staying power, and more people are taking Japanese language classes.

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The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco announced on Jan 27, 2025, its plans to launch Art of MANGA, the largest comprehensive exhibition of manga art ever held in the Americas, at the de Young Museum.

The de Young Museum in San Francisco will be hosting the ‘Art of Manga’ exhibition this fall, the website SFChronicle reported. This is going to be huge as this will be the first time Japanese ...

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Lettering is an art, and sloppy lettering can ruin a localization,” Linsley said. Another element of manga lettering that differentiates itself from lettering in Western comic books is that ...