Lesley Aeschliman

Manga Review: Ultraman Volume 1

Manga Review: Ultraman Volume 1

Ultraman Volume 1 is inspired by the Japanese superhero TV show from Japan that began airing in the 1960s. This manga adaptation appears to be a “new generation” story to continue from the original television series. Ultraman Volume 1 Written by: Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi Publisher: HERO’S INC. English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: […]

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Manga Review: Deadman Wonderland Volume 10

Manga Review: Deadman Wonderland Volume 10

Deadman Wonderland Volume 10 focuses on Ganta Igarashi, a boy who was wrongfully imprisoned in a special prison known as Deadman Wonderland. He has learned that his friend Shiro isn’t what he thought she was. Deadman Wonderland Volume 10 Written by: Jinsei Kataoka Publisher: Kadokawa Shoten English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: August 11, 2015 […]

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Manga Review: Food Wars! Volume 7

Manga Review: Food Wars! Volume 7

Food Wars! Volume 7 focuses on Soma Yukihira, who is a student at the elite Totsuki Culinary Academy. As a student, Soma is an underdog, but he never gives up on his dream. At this point in the series, he has qualified to participate in the school’s Fall Classic. Food Wars! Volume 7 Written by: […]

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Manga Review: Magi Volume 13

Manga Review: Magi Volume 13

Magi Volume 13 focuses on a young man named Aladdin, who has discovered that he’s a Magi and has the ability to gather the Magoi of Rukh to power his magic. Magi Volume 13 Written by: Shinobu Ohtaka Publisher: Shogakukan English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: August 11, 2015 Volume 13 sees Morgiana becoming closer […]

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VIZ Media Launches the My Hero Academia Manga Series

VIZ Media Launches the My Hero Academia Manga Series

VIZ Media announces the launch of Kouhei Horikoshi’s action manga series, My Hero Academia, which is available now. My Hero Academia is rated “T” for Teens and print volumes carry an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN each. The series is also available digitally via VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App and from the NOOK, Kobo, Kindle, iBooks, comiXology, and […]

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VIZ Media Launches the Ultraman Manga

VIZ Media Launches the Ultraman Manga

VIZ Media has announced the Ultraman sci-fi superhero action manga, which will debut in print and digitally on August 18, 2015. The series, written by Eiichi Shimizu with artwork by Tomohiro Shimoguchi, is inspired by the original classic Japanese superhero TV show that ran in the late 1960s and remains hugely popular in Japan. Ultraman Volume […]

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Manga Review: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 1 – Phantom Blood Volume 3

Manga Review: JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 1 – Phantom Blood Volume 3

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 1 – Phantom Blood Volume 3 is set in the 1800s and continues the story of Jonathan Joestar (who goes by JoJo) and his conflicts with Dio Brando. Dio gets a hold of a stone mask that’s an ancient artifact of the Aztecs and is now attempting to take over the […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

New Manga Releases for the Week of August 11, 2015

New Manga Releases for the Week of August 11, 2015

This week sees new manga releases from Seven Seas Entertainment and VIZ Media. My “Pick of the Week” goes to VIZ Media’s release of Deadman Wonderland Volume 10. Deadman Wonderland Volume 10 by Jinsei Kataoka VIZ Media – MSRP: $9.99 After hunting down Tamaki, the Wretched Egg appears in front of Ganta, and he finally […]

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Manga Review: Black Rose Alice Volume 5

Manga Review: Black Rose Alice Volume 5

Black Rose Alice Volume 5 focuses on Dimitri, a celebrated tenor from early 1900s Vienna who becomes a vampire after he’s killed in an accident. He is forced to flee after causing countless deaths, which includes killing his adopted brother. His brother’s fiancée, Agnieszka, tries to take her own life, but her body is kept […]

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Manga Review: Toriko Volume 29

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 […]

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Masashi Kishimoto to Particpate in Special New York Week Appearances

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 […]

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Manga Review: Assassination Classroom Volume 5

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 […]

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Manga Review: One Piece Volume 75

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 […]

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Manga Review: Maid-sama! Omnibus Volumes 1-2

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 […]

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VIZ Media Offers Free Digital Excerpt of the Tokyo Ghoul Manga

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 […]

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