Akita Shoten
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Baki’s iconic Retsu hospital meme only exists because of a deadline crisis
Long-time Baki the Grappler collaborator Yuki Yokoi shares how a last minute change to the Son of Ogre panel birthed an internet meme.
June 11, 2026
Trent Cannon
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Arguably Japan's largest manga magazine is ending —not because of money it says, but because it has too many pages
The digital magazine published the From Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman manga, along with over 2000 pages of manga a month, which was too much for most booksellers.
May 28, 2026
Trent Cannon