Can’t get enough Pokémon? VIZ Media is premiering a new series, Pokémon Adventures: Black 2 & White 2, this month(Vol. 1 is in stores now). ‘Get ready for tons of action and fun new characters and Pokémon in this special three-volume story arc,” says Annette Roman, Editor. “New adventures of Pokémon Trainers Blake and Whitley […]
Category: Manga
Yo-Kai Watch, Tokyo Ghoul Novel and One-Punch Man Lead Viz Media’s January Digital Manga Releases!
VIZ Media opens its new year with the digital debuts of Yo-Kai Watch, the Tokyo Ghoul: Void novel and the Dragon Ball Full Color Freeza Arc – along with of One-Punch Man Vol. 11 and Platinum End Vol. 2. VIZ Media also continues its special subscription promotion on Weekly Shonen Jump and invites fans to […]
Rurouni Kenshin Gets 3-in-1 Omnibus Re-Issue!
Nobuhiro Watsuki’s Rurouni Kenshin – the saga of a wandering samurai who protects the honor of those in need – is being reissued in a series of 3-in-1 omnibus editions. The first three-issue collection (pictured above) will be in stores on January 3rd. The 3-in-1 editions will be published on a quarterly basis. Read on for […]
Tomie, The Children Nowadays and a Naruto Flash Sale Lead VIZ Media’s Final 2016 Digital Manga Update!
The year is nearly over, but VIZ Media still has some goodies in store for manga fans. The publisher’s final digital manga update for 2016 includes dark horror tale Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition; the secret world of The Children Nowadays; the final volume of Ultimo (Volume 12); the conclusion of the novel Naruto: Itachi’s Story […]
VIZ Media Launches Gangsta Prequel – Gangsta: Cursed!
Popular crime thriller manga Gangsta is getting a prequel. Series creator Kohske has come up with a backstories for Spas – and other main characters from the original manga – called Gangsta: Cursed. Spas believes he’s ridding the world of monsters, he sees the extermination of the Twilights as a necessary step toward making Ergastulum […]
VIZ Media Spotlights Video Gamed-Based Manga for the Holidays!
There’s a significant overlap between comics/manga and video game fans. Some of the world’s most popular games have inspired manga – and if your gamer is into Pokémon, Super Mario or the classic Legend of Zelda, they have some titles that might work for your gamer this holiday season. For the more adventurous, there’s the […]
VIZ Media’s Weekly Shonen Jump Streamlines Access on Google Play!
VIZ Media has streamlined its access to Weekly Shonen Jump via Google Play. Issues of the weekly manga magazine can now be accessed directly through Google Play – instead of having to be accessed theough Google Play via VIZ Manga App or Android-based Weekly Shonen Jump App. Details follow the break.
Paranormal Thriller TOMIE Gets Deluxe Hardcover Release!
Japanese horror master Junji Ito’s paranormal manga thriller Tomie will be released in North America in a deluxe hardcover edition as part of VIZ Media’s VIZ Signature imprint. Tomie is an immortal succubus who can seduce and drive any man to committing murder – even if she is frequently the victim (no one said that […]
VIZ Media Holiday Spotlight!
With the holiday season arriving, VIZ Media has a selection of the best in manga and Japanese science fiction available for the discerning fan. Fans of pirate manga One Piece, for example, will be thrilled with the One Piece Manga Box Set 3 (above); fans of Hayao Miyazaki will surely enjoy The Art of Castle […]
Pokémon Adventures 20th Anniversary Illustration Book: The Art of Pokémon Adventures Celebrates Artist Satoshi Yamamoto!
A new art book celebrating twenty years of Pokémon Adventures art by artist Satoshi Yamamoto (above) – Pokémon Adventures 20th Anniversary Illustration Book: The Art of Pokémon Adventures (a definite contender for longest book title of 2017) – will be released in Fall 2017 by VIZ Media. The book will feature art from the Pokémon Adventures graphic […]
Mobile Suit GUNDAM Thunderbolt Continues Epic Saga!
Mobile Suit GUNDAM Thunderbolt is a new manga series from VIZ Signature that continues a saga that has entertained fans for almost 40 years. Set in Universal Century year 0079, space colony Side 3 proclaims independence as the Principality of Zeon and declares war on the Earth Federation. One year later, they are locked in a fierce […]