May 7th is Free Comic Book Day and this year VIZ Media is showcasing three titles in two free manga samplers: Sampler 1 features One-Ounch Man and My Hero Academia, while the second features Pokémon Pocket Comics: Legendary Pokémon. Follow the jump for details.
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VIZ Media Adds Tokyo Ghoul, Naruto Novels, Gangsta Spin-off Manga!
VIZ Media has acquired North American rights to three original Tokyo Ghoul novels, three more Naruto novels and a manga spin-off focusing on characters from the Gangsta series – the prequel series, Gangsta: Cursed. Tokyo Ghoul: Days, Vol. 1 and Naruto: Itachi’s Story – Daylight, Vol. 1 will debut this fall; Naruto: Itachi’s Story – […]
Blanc et Noir: Takeshi Obata Illustration: Special Limited Edition Art Book Collects Best of Legendary Manga Artist!!
Takeshi Obata is best known for his work on classic manga like Death Note, Bakuman and All You Need Is Kill. Debuting on My 3rd, Blanc et Noir: Takeshi Obata Illustrations is a limited edition collection of his work in an oversized, slipcased, hardcover volume that will be limited to 10,000 copies. It will be published […]
Monster Hunter: Flash Hunter Leads VIZ Media’s Manga Releases In April!
In a world populated by monsters, humanity survives on the fringes in Monster Hunter: Flash Hunter, written by Keiichi Hikami, with artwork by Shin Yamamoto and inspired by the Capcom game, making its debut this month from VIZ Media. Hunt x Hunter returns to Weekly Shonen Jump in the April 18th issue, while issue 25 will include […]
VIZ Media Premieres Season Three of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure and Season Two of Terraformars In April!
VIZ Media’s anime lineup expands this month with the announcement that Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable and Terraformars: Season Two will premiere on viz.com/anime on April 8th. April also brings episode premieres of Sailor Moon Crystal, the North American premiere of three new episodes of Sailor Moon Sailor Stars (season five of the original Sailor […]
VIZ Media and United Talent Agency Announce New Content Development Partnership!
VIZ Media, the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America is teaming up with United Talent Agency – the premier global talent and literary agency – to develop live-action content based on the properties it distributes. This could mean the possibility of live-action adventures of the new Ultraman (my personal greatest […]
VIZ Media Slates Amano and Miyazaki Art Books For Summer!
VIZ Media announced the titles of two upcoming prestige art books at C2E2: Yoshitaka Amano: Illustrations and Art of Castle in the Sky. Yoshitaka Amano: Illustrations will include work from collaborations like Final Fantasy, Vampire Hunter D and Gatchaman (Battle of the Planets), to Amano’s own creations like Hero and N.Y. Salad. Art of Castle in the Sky […]
Capcom Game Inspires Monster Hunter Manga!
VIZ Media is launching a ten-volume manga series based on CAPCOM’s hit Monster Hunter video game. Monster Hunter: Flash Hunter takes us back to the time when monster hunter Raiga and his comrades were not the skilled and seasoned hunters that they are now. Volume One of Monster Hunter: Flash Hunter will be in stores […]
Inio Asano’s Goodnight Punpun Debuts In March!
Punpun Punyama is an average kid in an average town. He wants to win a Nobel Prize and save the world. He wants to go far away with his true love. He wants to find some porn. But Punpun’s life is about to unravel… Inio Asano’s manga series Goodnight Punpun is ‘an edgy coming-of-age story about […]
Classic Anime Series Death Note Gets Classic Blu-Ray Editions!
Death Note – the supernatural thriller about a high school genius who finds a notebook that kills anyone whose name he writes in it – is coming to blu-ray for the first time, in two editions. Death Note: The Omega Edition Blu-ray Limited Edition includes the complete 37-episode series with five language options along with two […]
Japanese Space Opera Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Dawn Coming in March!
The first volume of the celebrated Japanese space opera Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Dawn is set to hit stores in March. The setting is the thirty-sixth century, when humanity has conquered the galaxy. The Galactic Empire is at war with the Free Planets Alliance. Reinhard von Lohengramm, The Golden Brat,’ is a military prodigy […]