Sailor Moon Crystal Set 1 re-introduces us to Usagi Tsukino, the awkward schoolgirl who is destined for greatness as Sailor Moon – guardian of justice and the Legendary Silver Crystal. Her arrival comes as Tokyo is under threat by the forces of Queen Metalia – though Usagi won’t have to face them alone: other Sailor guardians are awakening, […]
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VIZ Media Acquires North American Rights for Mangas Sweet Blue Flowers and Queen’s Quality!
VIZ Media has acquired the North American rights to manga series Blue Sweet Flowers and Queen’s Quality (the above art is from the first volumes of the Japanese editions). Blue Sweet Flowers is a coming of age story that follows Fumi Manjome as she reconnects with her best friend after a previous relationship ended in […]
Via Media Bringing Super Mario Adventures and The Legend of Zelda®: Twilight Princess To North America!
VIZ Media has acquired North America rights to the Super Mario Adventures and The Legend of Zelda ®: Twilight Princess manga series. The North American launch of The Legend of Zelda ®: Twilight Princess is scheduled for March, 2017. After twenty years, Super Mario Adventures returns to North America in October. Follow the jump for […]
Yona of the Dawn – Royal Intrigue, Romance and Adventure!
Princess Yona has a great life as the sole princess in her father’s kingdom. That changes when she witnesses the murder of a loved one and is forced to run for her life – protected only by her faithful guard, Kaz. Yona of the Dawn, Volume 1, by Mizuho Kusanagi, is now on sale and subsequent […]
Yoshitaka Amano: Illustrations Celebrates Legendary Artist’s Career!
The remarkable career Yoshitaka Amano, who has created pieces for such projects as Gatchaman, Final Fury, Vampire Hunter D, The Sandman: The Dreamhunters (with Neil Gaiman) and more, is celebrated in VIZ Media’s forthcoming art book, Yoshitaka Amano: Illustrations. As well as some of Amano’s brilliant illustrations, the book is packed with sketches, commentary and interviews. Yoshitaka […]
Classic Anime Series BLEACH is Now on Blu-ray!
Bleach – the classic anime saga of Ichigo Kurosaki, the boy who can see ghosts and becomes a Substitute Soul Reaper – is now available on Blu-ray. Bleach: Set 1 – featuring the first 27 episodes of the series – contains both subtitled original Japanese and English dubbed dialogue tracks. Follow the jump for details.
VIZ Media to Develop RWBY Titles for/with Rooster Teeth!
The animated hit series RWBY – the first western anime series to be distributed in Japan – will be developed for different formats by VIZ Media in partnership with the show’s production house, Rooster Teeth. First up will be a manga title – slated for 2017 – that reveal more about the characters while developing […]
VIZ Media Joins CBLDF, Co-Releases Manga Book Club Resource!
VIZ Media has joined the Comic book Legal Defense Fund as a corporate member and is releasing the Manga Book Club Handbook – a resource designed to help retailers and libraries make use of manga in their communities. Other corporate partners of the CBLDF include: Abrams, Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab, BOOM! Studios, comiXology, Dark Horse Comics, […]
VIZ Media & Tubi TV Bring Free Anime To North America!
VIZ Media is teaming up with Tubi TV, a leader in streaming free movies and TV shows across North America, to deliver hot anime series like Death Note and Naruto across the continent. All VIZ Media series will be the original Japanese cuts with English subtitles. Follow the jump for more details.
Naoki Urasawa’s Monster Comes to the Perfect Conclusion!
VIZ Media’s Perfect Edition reprints of Naoki Urasawa’s brilliant psychological thriller manga, Monster, has come to the end of its journey with a flurry of final monstrous moments and unexpected moments of heroism. Monster follows the basic plots of Les Miserables-cum-The Fugitive: Dr. Tenma, a brilliant surgeon, is framed for murder and – as he […]
Comic-Con 2016: VIZ Media Announces Comic-Con Schedule!
VIZ Media is bringing the creators of Pokémon Adventures and Bee and Puppycat, as well as the senior game designer of Magic: The Gathering to Comic-Con 2016. Panels will include a spotlight on Pokémon creators Hidenori Kusaka And Satoshi Yamamoto; a Weekly Shonen Jump Panel/Podcast; a Sailor Moon panel, and a VIZ Media panel. Autograph sessions […]