Manga Review: Toriko Volume 27
Toriko Volume 27 focuses on 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 as an extensive knowledge of the animal kingdom that helps him to capture ferocious, […]
VIZ Media Acquires the License for the Yo-Kai Watch Manga
VIZ Media has announced that the company has acquired the license for the Yo-Kai Watch manga. The supernatural comedy adventure series is inspired by the Yo-Kai Watch video game created by LEVEL-5 for the Nintendo 3DS. The Yo-Kai Watch manga, written and drawn by Noriyuki Konishi under the guidance of the LEVEL-5 team, will be […]
VIZ Media’s April 2015 Updates for Its Neon Alley Streaming Service
VIZ Media has announced the content updates for their Neon Alley free anime streaming platform for April 2015. The third season of Sailor Moon, Sailor Moon S, continues throughout the month with two new subtitled episodes added every Monday. Sailor Moon Crystal continues the Black Moon story arc with two new simulcast subtitled episodes set […]
Anime Review: Ranma 1/2 Set 5
Ranma 1/2 Set 5 includes episodes 93-115 of the series in their original Japanese airing order. Surprisingly, all of the episodes in this set appear in the exact same order that these episodes appeared on VIZ Media’s original DVD releases. This release also uses the original Japanese title cards for the episodes instead of the […]
New Anime Releases for the Week of March 24, 2015
This week sees new anime releases from Aniplex of America, Eastern Star, FUNimation Entertainment, Sentai Filmworks, and VIZ Media. Armitage III The Complete Saga – Anime Classics DVD FUNimation Entertainment – Sub and Dub – MSRP: $29.98 Buy Armitage III – The Complete OVA on Amazon! Armitage is a brash cybernetic cop who sports a […]
VIZ Media Announces the Release of a Deluxe Omnibus Edition of GYO
VIZ Media is delivering a lavish new edition of one of the manga genre’s most seminal horror titles with the publication of GYO Deluxe Edition on April 21, 2015. Preorder your copy here for $17.36 This hardcover version of Junji Ito’s story of an invasion of the Japanese island of Okinawa by mutated sea creatures […]
Manga Review: Claymore Volume 26
Claymore Volume 26 is set in a world where humans coexist with sentient creatures called Yoma that feed on human innards. A nameless and secretive organization was created out of half-human, half-Yoma warriors to protect the humans from the Yoma. The humans have called these warriors “Claymores” due to the large, unsheathed swords they carry. […]
VIZ Media and ComiXology Announce the Addition of New Manga Titles for March 2015
VIZ Media and comiXology have announced a substantial addition of new VIZ Media manga titles for March 2015. More than 385 volumes are available now on comiXology.com and on the comiXology app for Kindle Fire tablets, iPad, iPhone, Android and Windows 8-based devices. The new English manga volumes span 36 series and offer a wide […]
Manga Review: Master Keaton Volume 2
Master Keaton Volume 2 focuses on Taichi Hiraga-Keaton, the son of a Japanese zoologist and a well-born Englishwoman. His parents divorced when he was five, and Taichi moved to England with his mother. As an adult, he studied archeology at Oxford University, and this is where he met his wife. Taichi and his wife later […]
Manga Review: Terra Formars Volume 5
Terra Formars Volume 5 is set in 2599, 500 years after scientists were given the task of warming up Mars in order to attempt to colonize the planet. To do this, an efficient and cost effective plan was developed: send cockroaches and mold to Mars so the mold can absorb the sunlight and purify the […]
New Manga Releases for the Week of March 17, 2015
This week sees new manga releases from Dark Horse Comics, Kodansha Comics, Seven Seas Entertainment and VIZ Media. Attack on Titan Vol. 15 by Hajime Isayama Kodansha Comics – MSRP: $10.99 Buy Attack on Titan 15 on Amazon! Hange’s interrogation of a Military Police squad has revealed that Krista is the true heir to the […]
New Anime Releases for the Week of March 17, 2015
It’s a rather light release week this time, with only two new titles coming out. This week’s new anime releases are from Sentai Filmworks and VIZ Media. Bleach Set 24 DVD VIZ Media – Sub and Dub – MSRP: $44.82 Buy Bleach Uncut Set 24 on Amazon! In their bid to assume control of the […]
Manga Review: Requiem of the Rose King Volume 1
Requiem of the Rose King Volume 1 is based on William Shakespeare’s Henry VI and Richard III. Requiem of the Rose King Volume 1 Written by: Aya Kanno Publisher: Akita Publishing Co., Ltd. English Publisher: VIZ Media Release Date: March 10, 2015 Buy Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 1 (Requiem for the Rose King) […]
Manga Review: 07-Ghost Volume 15
07-Ghost Volume 15 focuses on Teito Klein, a former slave with amnesia who learns that he was once the prince of the Raggs Empire, a kingdom that was destroyed by the Barsburg Empire. He also harbors the Eye of Mikael, an artifact that’s said to bring either the world’s salvation or destruction. Teito had been […]
Manga Review: Arata: The Legend Volume 21
Arata: The Legend Volume 21 tells the story of two boys named Arata-one from modern day Japan, the other from a fantasy world called Amawakuni. One day, the two boys switch places and are mistaken for the other. The Arata from modern day Japan discovers that his counterpart from Amawakuni has been framed for murder, […]