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It Came from Japan – Tiger & Bunny, Set 1

by Ryan Wilson under FEATURED on Apr 28th

This review sponsored by cheeseburgers.

ANIME, Bandai Visual, Blu-ray, DVD, It Came from Japan, Ouroboros, pepsi, sunrise, Superheroes, Tiger & Bunny, TV-14, Ustream, VIZ, Viz Media

It Came from Japan – Inuyasha: The Final Act, Set 1

by Ryan Wilson under FEATURED on Mar 15th

The beginning of the end.

ANIME, Blu-ray, DVD, inuyasha, Inuyasha: The Final Act, REVIEWS, Rumiko Takahashi, sunrise, VIZ, Viz Media, Yasunao Aoki

It Came from Japan – Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I

by Ryan Wilson under FEATURED on Jan 29th

I assure you, this egg isn’t filled with that sugary crap.

ANIME, berserk, Blu-ray, Casca, Gory, Griffith, guts, It Came from Japan, MOVIES, Puck, REVIEWS, Studio 4C, The Egg of the King, The Golden Age Arc, Toshiyuki Kubooka, VIZ, Viz Media

VizManga.com Launched, Wallets Everywhere Empty

by Xopher Reed under READ on Jul 27th

Viz, our North American manga overlords have recently launched their new manga portal via Viz Manga and after playing around with it for a few nights, I can wholeheartedly endorse this product.

ANIME, MANGA, VIZ, viz manga, Viz Media

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Donate to the 2011 J-Pop Festival’s Kickstarter Page, Get Swag

by Xopher Reed under PLAY on Jul 21st

It’s a win/win situation isn’t it? I mean, they’re not just asking for free money without giving you something in return. Seriously, if I were a San Francisco native, I’d be attending New People’s J-Pop Festival just to pick up the deliciously sweet crossover toy MIKU-KITTY.

ANIME, hatsune miku, j-pop, j-rock, MUSIC, new people, VIZ, Viz Media, vocaloid

Viz Announces ‘Tenjo Tenge’ Manga From Artist Oh!Great

by Dennis Baquedano under READ on Jun 16th

Viz just announced a new release done by none other than Oh!Great and it looks to be a doozy.

ANIME, COMICS, Graphic Novels, japanese, MANGA, Oh!Great, Tenjo Tenge, VIZ, Viz Media

ICO Novelization To Be Localized By Haikasoru

by Evan Burkey under READ on May 23rd

Because you can never get enough ICO, Miyabe Miyuki’s acclaimed novelization of the PS2 masterpiece is coming to our side of the Pacific in August.

BOOKS, hakasoru, ico, ico: castle in the mist, miyabe miyuki, novel, VIZ

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I’m Subscribing to Shonen Jump

by Xopher Reed under READ on May 2nd

Yes, you read that right. I’m going to actually subscribe to a print magazine for the first time in years. I just find it funny that it will be for a manga geared towards young men.

MANGA, shonen jump, VIZ

VIZ is Dropping TOMES of Manga

by Xopher Reed under READ on Apr 24th

The company isn’t just releasing 2-in-1 volumes of manga anymore, they’ve gone beyond and have decided to start releasing 3-in-1 volume collections of some of their more successful brands.

COMICS, MANGA, shueisha, VIZ, Viz Media

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Full Moon Available Now on Viz Anime and Hulu

by Xopher Reed under WATCH on Apr 15th

You guys may give me some crap for being a fan of shoujo anime (usually for the teenage girls), but I refuse to listen. Some of the finest series in existence were shoujo by nature and I will not let you defame this genre of anime.

ANIME, bishoujo, full moon, Hulu, shoujo, streaming, TV, VIZ

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Kingyo Used Books Volume 1 – Review

by Xopher Reed under READ on Apr 10th

As WPR’s senior weeaboo on staff, I know that Japan and manga are inseparable, but I didn’t realize the extent of manga’s popularity until I sat down and read Kingyo Used Books, Volume 1. Let’s just say that this is a manga for those that read manga, if you’re a neophyte…this probably isn’t the best book for you.

COMICS, kingyo used books, MANGA, Seimu Yoshizaki, seinen manga, VIZ, Viz Media

Blue Exorcist Available Next Week

by Xopher Reed under READ on Mar 31st

Any time you have a manga that involves children of Satan being brought up by priests to become exorcists…you’ve immediately got my attention.

blue exorcist, COMICS, Japan, kazue kato, MANGA, rabbit and I, tezuka award, VIZ, Viz Media

Watch Sunrise’s Tiger and Bunny on April 2nd

by Xopher Reed under WATCH on Mar 30th

Growing up as an anime fan has been a double edged sword. The good side is that the art style and animation that I love so dearly is finally being noticed as a great medium, the bad side is that we’ve had to deal with some bad stuff over the years like Pokemon (it WAS terrible folks), the Just4Kids version of One-Piece, and the repetition of Naruto’s ‘believe it’ just to name a few.

ANIME, Japan, sunrise animation, tiger and bunny, VIZ, viz anime, Viz Media

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Like Manga? Like Fancy Tech? Check Out The Viz Manga Ipad App

by Evan Burkey under READ on Mar 21st

I don’t know about you, but I love digital comics. Being able to read comics on my phone is awesome (and a great way to burn time). Viz is leading the pack on digital manga, and has some pretty sweet deals this month.

ANIME, app, iPad, MANGA, VIZ, Viz Media

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Viz’s Haikasoru Brings You Rocket Girls

by Dennis Baquedano under READ on Mar 16th

For those of you who spend your time with your hands down your pants, Haikasoru, a VIZ media brand has been bringing us Japanese Sci-fi for a good while now and lucky for us we have the pleasure of enjoying a new release.

BOOKS, fiction, Haikasoru, Japan, Light Novel, novels, Rocket Girls, sci-fi, SCIENCE!, VIZ