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 […]
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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 Highlights Unique Anime for the Holidays!
With the holidays nearly upon us, VIZ Media has made a list of possible ways to ensure that your anime fan has a cool Yule. From Sailor Moon and Sailor Moon Crystal (above left) to Hunter X Hunter, and from Bleach (first time on Blu-ray) to Naruto, there are titles to delight anime fans of […]
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.
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 […]
VIZ Media Bringing Sailor Moon R: The Movie To America!
VIZ Media, in association with Toei animation Inc. and Eleven Arts is bringing the first Sailor Moon feature film to America in January. Sailor Moon R: The Movie will play in over 300 theaters – along with the North American debut of the original Sailor Moon short, Make Up! Sailor Guardians. Screenings will be […]
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 […]
Home Video: Sailor Moon S Set 1 Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack!
Sailor Moon S Set 1 – containing the concluding episodes of the the anime series’ third season – will be released on November 15th. The Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack will include bonus material that includes a 96-page full-color episode guide – along with cast interviews, digital art galleries, official series trailers and more. For a […]
RWBY Comes To Manga In Weekly Shonen Jump!
The popular online anime series RWBYis coming to VIZ Media’s Weekly Shonen Jump with an ongoing series created by acclaimed manga artist, Shirow Miwa (Dogs: Bullets and Carnage). The new series, which premieres in today’s edition of the maga anthology magazine, is actually a prequel to the anime series – Ruby Rose, Weiss Schnee, Blake Belladonna […]
VIZ Media Supports Halloween Comicfest 2016 with Two Samplers!
Haolloween Comicfest 2016 is coming up and VIZ Media is making two free samplers available to celebrate: the Pokémon X•Y Pocket Comics Sampler features stories, games and puzzles from the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y series; the Tomie Sampler features an excerpt from the upcoming hardcover edition of Tomie, the story of an immortal succubus named Tomie […]
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure Begins Part 3 On November 1st!
VIZ Media’s Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures manga series begins the third chapter if its epic saga as ‘a fiendish villain once thought to be dead has resurfaced and become even more powerful! To fight this evil, the aging Joseph Joestar enlists the help of his hot-blooded grandson, Jotaro Joestar.’ Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 3 – Stardust Crusaders […]