Shueisha has announced the launch of MANGA Plus, an app that will provide new manga releases worldwide on the same day as their publication in Japan. Even better? It’s all completely free.

Upcoming fight-em-all anime brawler is adding some additional Dragon Ball Z flavour to its roster next year, in the form of rival-turned-ally Piccolo and the best villain in the series, Mr Perfect Cell.

The Manga series of the 2000s were defined by action. The shinobi subterfuge of Naruto, the bonkers bankai of Bleach and One Piece’s enduring silliness provided for some fantastic spectacle in the pages of Shonen Jump. The genre is still alive and well, but there’s a new kid on the Shonen block who is giving readers something that they’ve seldom seen: An education. One of the most popular manga series currently out, Dr Stone by Inagaki Riichiro and Boichi is some of the most damn fun you can have with seeing the power of science in a brave new world.

Jump Force will power up on February 15, and it's adding even more faces to its roster in the form of City Hunter's Ryo and Fist of the North Star's Kenshiro. You're already dead.

Plenty of new characters, release date details and info on Jump Force's upcoming closed beta have been revealed. Plus, the game has a collector's edition that looks stupidly awesome.

What's better? Chakra or Haki? Reiatsu or Ki? Here’s another power fantasy to add to the mix, as Jump Force will also feature a pair of Nen-wielding masters in the form of Hunter X Hunter’s Gon Freecss and Hisoka.

With 380 chapters published since 1998, Hunter X Hunter’s story is still in its infancy when compared to other series that have come and gone. Will Hunter X Hunter ever finish? Author Yoshihiro Togashi is surprisingly upbeat about the planned end of the series.

The latest Hunter X Hunter hiatus took place from September 4’s 369th chapter, and will end next year when the manga rcontinues in time for the 50th anniversary of Shonen Jump.