Ayumu Fujino, a young mangaka (manga artist) lauded by her peers, is in for a shock one day when a guest artist’s detailed drawings outshine her often popular comic strips. A chance encounter reveals that said artist—a reclusive student named Kyomoto—is a big fan of her work, leading to an unlikely friendship full of laughs, tears, and plenty of manga. Such is the Japanese anime film Look Back, a...
Glance at Each Team’s Sophomore Season New names, fresh looks, and larger arenas to accompany familiar faces in their renewed quest for the Walter Cup Photo Credit: Christian Bender/PWHL Following an inaugural season without nicknames—resulting in jerseys with similar diagonal wordmark patterns—the six teams of the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) are set to welcome their second...
For fans of women’s hockey, the international competition scene may look different in the coming years as changes in rosters, seeding format, and leadership were recently finalized by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The IIHF finalized these changes at its Semi-Annual Congress in Rhodes, Greece, in late September 2024. The current tournament format accommodates ten teams split...