New Manga Releases for the Week of March 24, 2015
This week sees new manga releases from Kodansha Comics, Seven Seas Entertainment, and Yen Press. Accel World Volume 3 by Reki Kawahara Yen Press – MSRP: $12.99 Buy Accel World, Vol. 3 (manga) (Accel World (manga)) on Amazon! Having won his clash against Cyan Pile, Haruyuki, begins to fight as a member of the newly […]
VIZ Media Announces the Release of a Deluxe Omnibus Edition of GYO
VIZ Media is delivering a lavish new edition of one of the manga genre’s most seminal horror titles with the publication of GYO Deluxe Edition on April 21, 2015. Preorder your copy here for $17.36 This hardcover version of Junji Ito’s story of an invasion of the Japanese island of Okinawa by mutated sea creatures […]
Top 5 Naruto Characters
Naruto started out as a manga series created by Masashi Kishimoto, and it was adapted into an anime series in 2002. Even though the manga series wrapped up in 2014, the anime adaptation is still ongoing. Masashi Kishimoto did an incredible job of “world building” in the series, which includes creating many compelling characters. It […]
Manga Review: Claymore Volume 26
Claymore Volume 26 is set in a world where humans coexist with sentient creatures called Yoma that feed on human innards. A nameless and secretive organization was created out of half-human, half-Yoma warriors to protect the humans from the Yoma. The humans have called these warriors “Claymores” due to the large, unsheathed swords they carry. […]
VIZ Media and ComiXology Announce the Addition of New Manga Titles for March 2015
VIZ Media and comiXology have announced a substantial addition of new VIZ Media manga titles for March 2015. More than 385 volumes are available now on comiXology.com and on the comiXology app for Kindle Fire tablets, iPad, iPhone, Android and Windows 8-based devices. The new English manga volumes span 36 series and offer a wide […]
Manga Review: Master Keaton Volume 2
Master Keaton Volume 2 focuses on Taichi Hiraga-Keaton, the son of a Japanese zoologist and a well-born Englishwoman. His parents divorced when he was five, and Taichi moved to England with his mother. As an adult, he studied archeology at Oxford University, and this is where he met his wife. Taichi and his wife later […]
Manga Review: Terra Formars Volume 5
Terra Formars Volume 5 is set in 2599, 500 years after scientists were given the task of warming up Mars in order to attempt to colonize the planet. To do this, an efficient and cost effective plan was developed: send cockroaches and mold to Mars so the mold can absorb the sunlight and purify the […]
New Manga Releases for the Week of March 17, 2015
This week sees new manga releases from Dark Horse Comics, Kodansha Comics, Seven Seas Entertainment and VIZ Media. Attack on Titan Vol. 15 by Hajime Isayama Kodansha Comics – MSRP: $10.99 Buy Attack on Titan 15 on Amazon! Hange’s interrogation of a Military Police squad has revealed that Krista is the true heir to the […]
New Anime Releases for the Week of March 17, 2015
It’s a rather light release week this time, with only two new titles coming out. This week’s new anime releases are from Sentai Filmworks and VIZ Media. Bleach Set 24 DVD VIZ Media – Sub and Dub – MSRP: $44.82 Buy Bleach Uncut Set 24 on Amazon! In their bid to assume control of the […]
Manga Review: Requiem of the Rose King Volume 1
Requiem of the Rose King Volume 1 is based on William Shakespeare’s Henry VI and Richard III. Requiem of the Rose King Volume 1 Written by: Aya Kanno Publisher: Akita Publishing Co., Ltd. English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: March 10, 2015 Buy Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 1 (Requiem for the Rose King) […]
Manga Review: 07-Ghost Volume 15
07-Ghost Volume 15 focuses on Teito Klein, a former slave with amnesia who learns that he was once the prince of the Raggs Empire, a kingdom that was destroyed by the Barsburg Empire. He also harbors the Eye of Mikael, an artifact that’s said to bring either the world’s salvation or destruction. Teito had been […]
New Anime Releases for the Week of March 10, 2015
This week sees new anime releases from Aniplex of America, Cinedigm, FUNimation Entertainment and Sentai Filmworks. Fairy Tail Part 15 Blu-ray/DVD Combo FUNimation Entertainment – Sub and Dub – MSRP: $54.98 The most epic magic tournament in history continues as Fairy Tail attempts to snatch victory from the strongest guilds in the Grand Magic Games. […]
Manga Review: Arata: The Legend Volume 21
Arata: The Legend Volume 21 tells the story of two boys named Arata-one from modern day Japan, the other from a fantasy world called Amawakuni. One day, the two boys switch places and are mistaken for the other. The Arata from modern day Japan discovers that his counterpart from Amawakuni has been framed for murder, […]
New Manga Releases for the Week of March 10, 2015
This week sees new manga releases from Seven Seas Entertainment, Vertical Comics, and VIZ Media. 07-Ghost Vol. 15 by Yuki Amemiya VIZ Media – MSRP: $9.99 The identities of the two final Seven Ghosts, the identity of the Warmonger, and the twisted web of romance and blood relations that drew the Barsburg and Raggs empires […]
Manga Review: RIN-NE Volume 17
RIN-NE Volume 17 focuses on a high school girl named Sakura Mamiya who gained the ability to see ghosts when she was a child. She befriends Rinne Rokudo, a boy who is half-human and half-shinigami. Sakura and Rinne work together to investigate strange happenings and to guide spirits whose regrets keep them from moving on […]