This has been a banner year for Naruto, with Viz Media readying to celebrate the franchise’s 20th anniversary with the “Year of Naruto” celebration. Though Samurai 8 may be the newest franchise that ...

Samurai may have mostly faded from Japan at the turn of the 20th century, but the mark they left on Japanese society is indelible. The image of honour-bound swordsmen has inspired countless novels, ...