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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
VIZ Media Announces New Manga Series Acquisitions
VIZ Media continues to expand its manga catalog and gives fans and readers a sneak peek at a trio of notable new releases to launch during Spring 2016. The company’s newest publishing acquisitions were detailed at Otakon 2015, one of the biggest anime/pop culture conventions on the East Coast. The forthcoming releases include the Blanc […]
VIZ Media and Eleven Arts Present Boruto: Naruto the Movie
VIZ Media has partnered with film distribution company Eleven Arts to present Boruto: Naruto the Movie in a series of exclusive theatrical engagements around the United States starting on Oct. 10, 2015. Theatregoers will have a very special opportunity to catch the big-screen debut in over 80 cities, including New York, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, […]