New Anime Releases for the Week of December 15, 2015
This week sees new releases from Eastern Star, FUNimation Entertainment, and Sentai Filmworks. My “Pick of the Week” goes to Sentai Filmworks’ release of Chaika The Coffin Princess Season 1. Chaika The Coffin Princess Season 1 DVD | Blu-ray Sentai Filmworks – Sub and Dub – MSRP: $59.98 | $69.98 Get it for $49.99 on […]
VIZ Media Announces Two New Naruto Manga Releases for 2016
VIZ Media announces plans to kick off 2016 with a pair of Naruto manga releases. Set for release in print on Jan. 5, 2016, Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring is the post-series spin-off to the world’s most popular ninja manga. A digital version is currently available via VIZ Manga and the VIZ Manga App, as […]
Manga Review: Magi Volume 15
Magi Volume 15 features a young man named Aladdin, who is a Magi that has the ability to gather the Magoi of Rukh. Magi Volume 15 Written by: Shinobu Ohtaka Publisher: Shogakukan English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: December 8, 2015 Roughly the first half of Volume 15 focuses on Alibaba and his attempts at […]
Manga Review: Deadman Wonderland Volume 12
Deadman Wonderland Volume 12 sees a young man named Ganta Igarashi wrongfully imprisoned in a special prison known as Deadman Wonderland. At this point in the series, Ganta has learned some painful truths about himself and his friend, Shiro. Deadman Wonderland Volume 12 Written by: Jinsei Kataoka Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten English Publisher: VIZ Media Release […]
VIZ Media to Launch the Honey So Sweet Manga in January 2016
VIZ Media, the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, delivers its first shojo series of 2016 with the launch of Honey So Sweet on Jan. 5, 2016. Manga creator Amu Meguro delivers an endearing romantic comedy about an unlikely relationship that blossoms between a pair of seemingly mismatched high school […]
Manga Review: Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign Volume 7
Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign Volume 7 is set in a world where vampires rule the earth and have enslaved children to use as a food source. A boy named Yuichiro escapes from the vampire city and is found by Guren. Yuichiro is now 16 years old and serving in the Japanese Imperial Demon […]
Manga Review: Food Wars! Volume 9
Food Wars! Volume 9 focuses on a student named Soma Yukihira. He attends the prestigious Totsuki Culinary Academy, and is participating in the school’s Fall Classic competition. Food Wars! Volume 9 Written by: Yuto Tsukuda Publisher: Shueisha English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: December 1, 2015 Volume 9 starts out by continuing the match between […]
VIZ Media Announces the Home Media Release for Sailor Moon R Set 2
VIZ Media announces the home media release of Sailor Moon R Set 2 on Dec. 29, 2015. The latest set features the second-half of Season 2 of the anime series and will be released as a Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and also as a Standard DVD edition. Fans can expand their Sailor Moon home media collections with […]
New Anime Releases for the Week of December 8, 2015
This week sees new releases from Aniplex of America, Eastern Star, FUNimation Entertainment, PONYCAN USA, and Sentai Filmworks. My “Pick of the Week” goes to Sentai Filmworks’ release of Aura: Koga Maryuin’s Last War. Aura: Koga Maryuin’s Last War DVD | Blu-ray Sentai Filmworks – Sub and Dub – MSRP: $29.98 | $39.98 Get it […]
New Manga Releases for the Week of December 8, 2015
This week sees new manga releases from Seven Seas Entertainment, Vertical Comics, and VIZ Media. My “Pick of the Week” goes to VIZ Media’s release of Deadman Wonderland Volume 12. Deadman Wonderland Volume 12 by Jinsei Kataoka VIZ Media – MSRP: $9.99 Get it on Amazon! Thanks to Ganta returning to the battle, Senji narrowly […]
Manga Review: Bloody Mary Volume 1
Bloody Mary Volume 1 is a story that focuses on an atypical vampire who wants to be killed and the high school boy he wants to be killed by. Bloody Mary Volume 1 Written by: Akaza Samamiya Publisher: Kadokawa Corporation English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: December 1, 2015 Volume 1 introduces “Bloody” Mary, a […]
Boruto: Naruto the Movie to Screen in U.S. Theaters for Two Days
VIZ Media along with Los Angeles-based film distribution company, ELEVEN ARTS, and event cinema distribution leader Fathom Events, give Naruto fans a final opportunity to catch Boruto: Naruto the Movie in cinemas as the anime action feature plays at approximately 200 theaters across the U.S. on Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015 at 12:55pm local time and Monday, Dec. 14, […]
Manga Review: Assassination Classroom Volume 7
Assassination Classroom Volume 7 focuses on Koro Sensei, a powerful octopus creature that’s serving as the homeroom teacher for Class 3-E at Kunugigaoka Junior High School. But he’s a creature who intends to destroy Earth within a year, unless the students in his classroom can assassinate him before the deadline. Even though there’s craziness surrounding […]
VIZ Media Announces Its Digital Anime Update for December 2015
VIZ Media has announced the details for the December 2015 digital update for its anime content streaming platform. This month audiences are invited to catch the streaming premiere of the supernatural action adventure, Hunter x Hunter. The first 13 episodes of Season 1 are available to stream in their entirety now and feature new subtitles […]
VIZ Media Announces the First of Two Digital Manga Updates for December 2015
VIZ Media completes the year with a sizable final digital manga update for 2015, including a wide selection of new digital manga titles being released during the first half of December 2015. New series launches include the shojo vampire series, Bloody Mary, and the digital debut of Yoko Kamio’s supernatural series, Crown of Thorns, about a girl […]