TOKYO -- Japanese manga needs a new superhero. Battered by a shrinking population and changing consumer tastes, the once undisputed champion of the country's pop culture is on the ropes as readership plummets.
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Boom to bust for Japan's manga madness?
Dropping circulation forces industry to rethink approach to win back fans
The main characters from "Dragon Zakura 2," left, and "Unofficial Tales Behind The Kindaichi Case Files: The Criminals' Files" © Kodansha/Norifusa Mita; Seimaru Amagi, Yozaburo Kanari, Fumiya Sato, Shimpei Funatsu
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