Open Thread: May 21, 2026
Your daily source for off topic chatter with the MMA Mania faithful.
WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: Akira comics, one of the pioneering Manga style comics to come to the US, is displayed at Big Planet Comics 25 January, 2005 in Washington, DC. The Manga fad which started to reach the US in the late 1980s accounts for 10 to 12 percent of the store's sales. Manga sales in the US topped 50 to 60 million USD in 2002 and in 2003 topped 90 to 110 million USD, according to Milton Griepp, founder of ICv2, an internet trade publication which monitors pop culture for retailers.
AFP PHOTO/ Brendan SMIALOWSKI (Photo credit should read BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) | AFP via Getty Images Hey all, here’s your open thread for Thursday. MMA ADJACENT Incredible match. View this post on Instagram A Prince Naseem movie.
TOTALLY OFF TOPIC Looks kinda fun. View this post on Instagram Finally, someone mentions Jin-Roh: The Wolf Bridage. GAME TIME Geography time.
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