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Anime Film Review: Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ Directed by: Tadayoshi Yamamuro Written by: Akira Toriyama Starring: Sean Schemmel, Christopher R. Sabat, Chris Ayres, Kyle Hebert, Sonny Strait, John Burgmeier, Mike McFarland, Monica Rial, Todd Haberkorn Run Time: 93 minutes Rated: PG Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ follows the previous film, Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods. This […]
Manga Review: Toriko Volume 29
Toriko Volume 29 shows the aftermath of the battle between IGO and Gourmet Corp. The Toriko manga series follows Toriko, a Gourmet Hunter who’s on a search to find the most precious foods in the world in order to create his full-course meal. He has an inhuman ability that gives him incredible strength, as well […]
Masashi Kishimoto to Particpate in Special New York Week Appearances
VIZ Media prepares to welcome Masashi Kishimoto, the creator of the Naruto manga series, for his first-ever U.S. appearance at the 2015 New York Comic Con. Kishimoto will also participate in a pair of signing sessions and in-store appearances as part of New York Super Week, co-sponsored by the Japan Foundation. The personal appearances will […]
Manga Review: Assassination Classroom Volume 5
Assassination Classroom Volume 5 focuses on Koro Sensei, a powerful octopus creature who intends to destroy Earth within a year. He offers mankind a chance to avoid this fate by letting him serve as the homeroom teacher for Class 3-E at Kunugigaoka Junior High School. The Japanese government offers the class a 10 billion yen […]
Manga Review: One Piece Volume 75
One Piece Volume 75 focuses on Luffy, a young man who dreams of finding the One Piece and becoming the King of the Pirates someday. As a child, he ate the Gum-Gum fruit, which turned his body into rubber and allows him to stretch himself in crazy ways. Unfortunately, this means that he is no […]
Manga Review: Maid-sama! Omnibus Volumes 1-2
Maid-sama! Omnibus Volumes 1-2 collects the first two volumes of the Maid-sama! manga together into one release. Maid-sama! Omnibus Volumes 1-2 Written by: Hiro Fujiwara Publisher: Hakusensha English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: August 4, 2015 The main character of Maid-sama! is Misaki Ayuzawa, a 16-year-old girl who is the student council president at Seika […]
VIZ Media Offers Free Digital Excerpt of the Tokyo Ghoul Manga
VIZ Media gives fans and readers the creeps for free as it offers a special Tokyo Ghoul digital manga sampler. For a limited time, readers can visit http://www.vizmanga.com/reader/3440-tokyo-ghoul-1 to read an extended excerpt from Sui Ishida’s acclaimed horror series about the dark world of the flesh-eating Ghouls that live in secret all around us. VIZ […]
Manga Review: So Cute It Hurts!! Volume 2
So Cute It Hurts!! Volume 2 focuses on Megumu and Mitsuru Kobayashi, a set of twins who are cross-dressing as each other for a week and attending the other’s school. While doing this, they each meet someone they fall in love with, but can’t say anything since they’re currently the opposite gender. So Cute It […]
New Anime Releases for the Week of August 4, 2015
This week sees new anime releases from Lucky Penny, NIS America, PONYCAN USA, Sentai Filmworks, and Sunrise Inc. My “Pick of the Week” is Sunrise Inc.’s release of Turn A Gundam Part 2. Turn A Gundam Part 2 DVD Sunrise Inc. – Sub – MSRP: $49.99 Get it for $34.99 on Amazon! Wishing to turn […]
New Manga Releases for the Week of August 4, 2015
This week sees new manga releases from Kodansha Comics, Seven Seas Entertainment and VIZ Media. My “Pick of the Week” goes to VIZ Media’s release of My Hero Academia Volume 1. My Hero Academia Volume 1 by Kohei Horikoshi VIZ Media – MSRP: $9.99 Get it for $6.39 on Amazon! What would the world be […]
Manga Review: My Hero Academia Volume 1
My Hero Academia Volume 1 is set in a world where a mutation created “exceptional people,” and this mutation eventually became the norm. People with this mutation have what’s called a “Quirk,” and many of them become superheroes and use their Quirk to stop crimes. However, this story focuses on a boy who makes up […]
The 2015 J-Pop Summit Presents Matcha Summit Event
The 2015 J-Pop Summit, a Japanese pop culture event held annually in San Francisco, showcases the exotic and delectable world of Japanese green tea – matcha – as part of this year’s extensive programming. Presented within a special area adjacent to the Sake Summit, taking place in Union Square Park, the Matcha Summit will contain […]
Kodansha Advanced Media Announces Kodansha Comics Manga Gallery
Kodansha Advanced Media, a subsidiary of Kodansha Ltd. specializing in digital content delivery, invites manga and Japanese pop culture fans to celebrate the launch of a unique digital content venture with a special open house event – The Kodansha Comics Manga Gallery – at the company’s new San Francisco offices located at Digital Garage. The Kodansha […]
Gacharic Spin to Perform at the 2015 J-Pop Summit
Japanese record label Victor Entertainment Corp. has announced the first-ever West Coast U.S. live show by recording artist Gacharic Spin. The frenetic all-girl rock band comes to San Francisco on Saturday Aug. 8, 2015 for a special one-night-only concert at the 2015 J-Pop Summit. Taking its name from the word, “Gacha,” derived from the Japanese […]
Manga Review: Tiger & Bunny Volume 7
Tiger & Bunny Volume 7 continues the story of Jake Martinez’s attempt to take over Stern Bild and turn it into a nation of NEXT. Tiger & Bunny Volume 7 Written by: Mizuki Sakakibara Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: July 14, 2015 Volume 7 seems to have a focus on the […]
