Lesley Aeschliman

New Manga Releases for the Week of April 28, 2015

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 […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

VIZ Media Announces the Digital Premiere of the Naruto Manga Mini-Series

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 […]

 Kyle J. Steenblik

WPR’s Weekely Movie News Roundup: April 27

WPR’s Weekely Movie News Roundup: April 27

All The News you didn’t hear yet Ewan McGregor is in negotiations with Disney to take on the role of Lumiere in Disney’s live-action version of Beauty and the Beast.  As reported by The Hollywood Reporter.  While Variety reported that Stanley Tucci will play Cadenza the grand piano, a new character who is described as a neurotic […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

Aniplex of America Announces Release Plans for Sword Art Online II

Aniplex of America Announces Release Plans for Sword Art Online II

Aniplex of America Inc. has announced the company’s release plans for the Sword Art Online II. The series will be released in four volumes per format in Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Sets and Standard Edition Blu-rays and DVDs. The first volume will be released on June 30, 2015. Release dates and information on the other […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

VIZ Media’s Yaoi Imprint Launches The World’s Greatest First Love

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 […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

VIZ Media Receives Multiple Nominations for the 2015 Eisner Awards

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 […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

New Anime Releases for the Week of April 21, 2015

New Anime Releases for the Week of April 21, 2015

This week sees new anime releases from Aniplex of America, FUNimation Entertainment, Sentai Filmworks, and VIZ Media. Devil Survivor 2: The Animation Complete Collection Blu-ray Sentai Filmworks – MSRP: $69.98 Get it for $40.29! When the world is under attack by a monstrous and seemingly unstoppable enemy, the only way to fight back is with […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

New Manga Releases for the Week of April 21, 2015

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 […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

VIZ Media Announces Pre-Orders for Sailor Moon R Set 1

VIZ Media Announces Pre-Orders for Sailor Moon R Set 1

VIZ Media has announced the forthcoming home video release of the second season of the Sailor Moon anime series as a Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and as a Standard DVD edition with Sailor Moon R Set 1 on July 14, 2015. The Sailor Moon R Set 1 Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and Standard DVD Set […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

VIZ Media’s Perfect Square Imprint Announces the Upcoming Release of New Pokemon Manga and Box Sets

VIZ Media’s Perfect Square Imprint Announces the Upcoming Release of New Pokemon Manga and Box Sets

VIZ Media is expanding its Pokemon manga catalog with three new releases later in 2015. Set to be published under the company’s Perfect Square imprint, Pokemon Black and White Box Set Volume 3 will debut in September 2015 and will be quickly followed by the October 2015 publication Pokemon Pocket Comics Volume 2 and the […]

 Kyle J. Steenblik

WPR’s Box Office Report: April 14th

WPR’s Box Office Report: April 14th

What news you may have missed: Carl Ellsworth has been enlisted by Warner Brothers to script the remake of Gremlins.  This remake will be produced by original Gremlins screenwriter Christopher Columbus.  Via Deadline. Ryan Gosling is in talks to star in Disney’s The Haunted Mansion directing by Guillermo del Toro, which del Toro said would […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

New Manga Releases for the Week of April 14, 2015

New Manga Releases for the Week of April 14, 2015

This week sees new manga releases from Dark Horse Comics, Kodansha Comics, Seven Seas Entertainment, Vertical Comics, and VIZ Media. 12 Beast Volume 1 by Okayado Seven Seas Entertainment – MSRP: $12.99, Get it for $11.07 Eita Touga, a seemingly normal high school student, is secretly the heir apparent to a distinguished line of ninja. […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

New Anime Releases for the Week of April 14, 2015

New Anime Releases for the Week of April 14, 2015

This week sees new anime releases from FUNimation Entertainment and Sentai Filmworks. DD, Fist of the North Star Complete Collection DVD | Blu-ray Sentai Filmworks – Sub – MSRP: $49.98 | $59.98, get it for $42.99 Highly trained in the secret martial art of Hokuto Shinken, Kenshiro has achieved such a high level of combat […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

Dark Horse License Rescues the Planetes Manga

Dark Horse License Rescues the Planetes Manga

Dark Horse Comics has announced that it has license rescued Makoto Yukimura’s Planetes manga series. The company is planning to release the series in two omnibus editions, with the first omnibus scheduled to be released on December 9, 2015. The omnibus editions will be compiled from the original files, complete with bonus color pages. The […]

 Lesley Aeschliman

VIZ Media to Release The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

VIZ Media to Release The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past

VIZ Media is bringing back one of the most iconic video game characters in graphic novel form with the release of The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past on May 5, 2015. The original full-color graphic novel by manga legend Shotaro Ishinomori was inspired by the classic Nintendo® game and will be available […]

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