SuBLime – the leading global English-language yaoi manga publisher – will host a panel on the yaoi manga industry at YaoiCon 2017 and welcome Sakira (Pretty Men Fighting Dirty) as a Guest of Honor. SuBLime will also feature a number of titles at significant discounts during the con. YaoiCon takes place October 6th-8th at the Hyatt Regency […]
Category: Manga
Akira Himekawa – Creator of The Legend of Zelda Manga – To Appear at New York Comic-Con 2017!
VIZ Media has announced that the creator of the bestselling manga, The Legend of Zelda (based on the video game) will be a Guest of Honor at New York Comic-Con 2017. Akira Himekawa is the pen name of collaborators A. Honda and S. Nagano (pictured above). The pair will take part in two panels and several […]
Tokyo Ghoul: RE – The Human/Ghoul Battle Continues!
The battle between ghouls and humans continues in new sequel series to Tokyo Ghoul, Tokyo Ghoul: RE. The Commission of Counter Ghoul is the only organization fighting the Ghoul menace – their newest weapon is an experimental procedure that implants human investigators with a Ghoul’s Kagune, giving them Ghoul powers and abilities. Tokyo Ghoul: RE […]
VIZ Media Releasing High School Girl Coming Of Age Manga Sweet Blue Flowers!
Ninety-nine percent of coming of age stories are about boys. VIZ Media’s Sweet Blue Flowers, by Takao Shimura, upends that trope – dealing with the coming of age story of two high school girls who meet again at the beginning of high school after having been best friends in kindergarten. Sweet Blue Flowers will be […]
VIZ Media Releases Death Note All-In-One Edition!
VIZ Media is releasing an omnibus-style collection of the classic manga Death Note. Death Note All-In-One Edition includes the complete Death Note saga – the battle of wits between Light Yagami and the mysterious prodigy detective L – plus an epilogue that has never been published in English. The Death Note All-In-One Edition is in […]
VIZ Media Acquires Four Titles at Otakon 2017 – Including The Art of the Secret World of Arrietty!
VIZ Media was busy at Otakon 2017 last weekend, picking up four titles to launch in 2018. Included are The Art of The Secret World of Arietty – art and interviews by the filmmakers at Studio Ghibli; shojo series Takane & Hane – a romance between polar opposites; shojo series The Young Master’s Revenge – […]
Vampire Knight Memories Leads VIZ Media’s Digital August Releases!
VIZ Media launches its digital edition of Vampire Knight: Memories Vol. 1 this month, while Tokyo Ghoul (Vol. 14) and Maid-Sama (Vol. 9) conclude their runs. Notable new additions to VIZ’s digital library include (but are not limited to) Assassination Classroom (Vol. 17), Food Wars (Vol. 19) and One Piece (Vol. 83), while My Hero […]
VIZ Media Scores Four Manga Titles At Comic-Con 2017!
VIZ Media added four titles to its roster of quality manga series at San Diego Comic-Con 2017: supernatural series Black Torch, paranormal adventure Demon Slayer: Kimetso No Yaiba, romantic comedy Kaguya-Sama: Love is War and post-alien invasion series Dead Dead Demons Dededede Destruction. VIZ has obtained both print and digital North america rights for the first […]
SDCC 2017: Dark Horse Acquires Digital Rights to Manga Classic Berzerk!
Leading into San Diego Comic-Con 2017, Dark Horse celebrates the release of Berserk Vol. 38 by announcing that it has acquired the digital rights to the entire series. Digitial editions of Berserk Volumes 1–38 are now available to purchase on Digital.Darkhorse.com, Apple’s iBookstore, Amazon Kindle, Kobo, Barnes & Noble’s NOOK, Comixology, and Google Play.
VIZ Media Acquires Fullmetal Alchemist, Fire Punch and More at Anime Expo 2017!
VIZ Media has acquired some top shelf material from its weekend at Anime Expo 2017. Announced titles include a hardcover collector’s edition of Fullmetal Alchemist; Sisyphean, a new science fiction novel for the Haikasoru imprint and Fire Punch, a dystopian thriller that will be launched under the VIZ Signature imprint – plus two titles (a […]
VIZ Media Brings Food Wars Writer To Anime Expo 2017!
Yuto Tskudo, creator of culinary manga series Food Wars!, will make his North American debut at Anime Expo 2017 – courtesy of VIZ Media. He will take part in two panels – the Weekly Shonen Jump Official Panel and the Food Wars! panel – as well as sitting for four autograph sessions. VIZ will also […]