New Manga Releases for the Week of May 12, 2015
This week sees new manga releases from Dark Horse Comics, Kodansha Comics, Seven Seas Entertainment, and VIZ Media. 07-Ghost Volume 16 by Yuki Amemiya VIZ Media – MSRP: $9.99 Get it for $9.18! Years ago, the Seven Ghost Landkarte succumbed to a dark desire to eradicate all sin by erasing humanity. His plan has run […]
Manga Review: Kiss of the Rose Princess Volume 4
Kiss of the Rose Princess Volume 4 focuses on Anise Yamamoto, a girl with a special rose choker who discovers that she is the Rose Princess. Four male students at her school are the Rose Knights who serve her. Kiss of the Rose Princess Volume 4 Written by: Aya Shouoto Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten English Publisher: […]
VIZ Media Announces Digital Manga Update for May 2015
VIZ Media offers manga fans plenty of reading options for May 2015 as it announces its latest monthly digital update. New content includes the debut of five new titles as well as scores of new volumes for a variety of other acclaimed continuing series. Leading the publisher’s roster of new titles this month are launches […]
New Manga Releases for the Week of May 5, 2015
This week sees new manga releases from Kodansha Comics, Seven Seas Entertainment, Vertical Comics, and VIZ Media. Black Rose Alice Volume 4 by Setona Mizushiro VIZ Media – MSRP: Get it for $9.99 In Tokyo, Azusa Kikukawa has become Alice, resurrected in a century-old body to become the breeding ground for a group of vampires. […]
Manga Review: Nisekoi: False Love Volume 9
Nisekoi: False Love Volume 9 focuses on Raku Ichijo and the complications he has from pretending to date Chitoge Kirisaki. Their fathers are the heads of rival yakuza gangs, and they hope by having their children pretend to date that it will keep the peace between their groups. Nisekoi: False Love Volume 9 Written by: […]
VIZ Media Announces Masashi Kishimoto Appearance and Forthcoming Naruto Releases
VIZ Media and ReedPOP have announced that Naruto manga creator Masashi Kishimoto will make his first international appearance outside of Japan at the 2015 New York Comic-Con. The convention will be taking place at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan from October 8-11, 2015. Kishimoto will be participating in two panels, which will take place […]
VIZ Media’s Yaoi Imprint Launches the Love Stage!! Romantic Comedy Manga Series
SuBLime, VIZ Media’s yaoi imprint, announces the launch of the romantic comedy Love Stage!! on May 12, 2015. The yaoi manga series by creators Eiki Eiki and Taishi Zaou will be released in print and digital and is rated “M” for Mature Readers. Individual print volumes will carry an MSRP of $12.99 U.S. / $14.99 […]
VIZ Media Announces Support for 2015 Free Comic Book Day
VIZ Media announces its participation in the 2015 Free Comic Book Day with a special free Shonen Jump manga sampler featuring previews of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 1 – Phantom Blood and Yu-Gi-Oh! The company’s all-ages Perfect Square imprint also participates with a free Pokemon Adventures X•Y manga sampler highlighting the latest series from the […]
Manga Review: Black Lagoon Volume 10
Black Lagoon Volume 10 is set in the early to mid-1990s and focuses on a team of pirate mercenaries known as the Lagoon Company. They smuggle goods in and around the seas of Southeast Asia. The crew is made up of the African-American leader who goes by Dutch, a Chinese-American female fighter who is known […]
New Manga Releases for the Week of April 28, 2015
This week sees new manga releases from Kodansha Comics, One Peace Books, and Seven Seas Entertainment. Alice in the Country of Clover: The March Hare’s Revolution by QuinRose Seven Seas Entertainment – MSRP: $13.99 Get it for $11.70 In the country of Clover, romance blossoms between Elliot March and Alice. Elliot may have rabbit ears […]
VIZ Media Announces the Digital Premiere of the Naruto Manga Mini-Series
VIZ Media has announced the digital debut of Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring in the April 27, 2015 issue of Weekly Shonen Jump. The brand new, limited-run series by Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto depicts a new generation of shinobi and will appear in the English incarnation of Weekly Shonen Jump on the […]
VIZ Media’s Yaoi Imprint Launches The World’s Greatest First Love
SuBLime, VIZ Media’s yaoi manga imprint, has announced its first print release of 2015 with the debut of The World’s Greatest First Love. The series by yaoi creator Shungiku Nakamura about a passionate romance between a manga editor and his boss is rated “M” for Mature Readers. Individual volumes will carry an MSRP of $12.99 […]
VIZ Media Receives Multiple Nominations for the 2015 Eisner Awards
VIZ Media has announced that four of the company’s titles have been nominated for the 2015 Will Eisner Comics Industry Awards, as announced by the awards committee. The nominations include Hello Kitty, Hello 40: A Celebration in 40 Stories for Best Publication for Early Readers, as well three nominations for manga in the category of […]
New Manga Releases for the Week of April 21, 2015
This week sees new manga releases from Dark Horse Comics, Kodansha Comics, Seven Seas Entertainment, Vertical Comics, VIZ Media, and Yen Press. Akame ga KILL! Volume 2 by Takahiro Yen Press – MSRP: $12.99 Get it for $11.08! Now a member of the assassination squad Night Raid, Tatsumi must soon face an enemy equipped with […]
Manga Review: My Love Story!! Volume 4
My Love Story!! Volume 4 focuses on Takeo Goda, a large high school student who has a very big heart. Unfortunately, every girl he’s ever fallen in love with turns him down. His best friend is Makoto Sunakawa, who’s very popular with the girls but always seems to turn them down when they ask him […]