Worick has two jobs: having sex with women and hunting down bad guys. As they say, it’s a living. He and his business partner Nic are known as the Handymen, and they’re supposed to take on the nastiest of the nasty people in an already …Read more »
© Rumiko Takahashi / Shogakukan Ranma ½ will forever remain a staple of my formative years as an anime and manga fan, from the series itself to the way it introduced me to two then distinctly different markets within the same fandom. When I was …Read more »
© Rumiko Takahashi / Shogakukan Anime classic Ranma ½ is finally back on shelves along with a new collection of Rumiko Takahashi's original manga. We took the opportunity to fire off a quick round of questions to some folks at Viz Media, and Senior Manager …Read more »
Remember when we posted about a special Dragon Ball manga chapter that focuses on Goku's past and introduces his mother, Gine? Akira Toriyama's bonus Dragon Ball Minus chapter was included as part of the Jaco the Galactic Patrolman manga collection in Japan, and it looks …Read more »
Viz Media announced a couple of titles set to expand the publisher's Studio Ghibli Library imprint. Two hardcover books are on the way, and both have to do with Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke . First up in August we have a re-release of The Art …Read more »
Ganta is the lone survivor of a mass murder. He is sitting in his classroom when he sees a floating man in red come up and kill all his other classmates. The red man shoots a piece of red glass into Ganta’s chest, and when …Read more »
Viz Media is getting ready to unleash a special Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD combo pack for the 13-episode K anime series. The special release will come with a bundle of extras when it arrives alongside the standard edition on February 25. The 4-disc Limited Edition comes …Read more »
Viz Media announced an evolution for its Neon Alley subscription service, which is officially taking over as the distributor's digital streaming anime brand. Starting April 1, all of Viz's weekly episodic anime programming will make the transition to Hulu and the subscription-based Hulu Plus under …Read more »
Viz Media and the English digital version of Weekly Shonen Jump posted a new video of Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto doing a live sketch of his ever-popular hero. You may have seen a familiar yet shorter video in 2012, but Kishimoto is back at it …Read more »
New People recently shared the first bit of info on the next J-Pop Summit Festival, which will mark the sixth consecutive year of showcasing "the best in modern Japanese film, food, fashion, music, and entertainment." The weekend-long celebration is set to take place in San …Read more »
Viz took another big step with its digital manga catalog, with the entirety of it made available on the Apple iBooks Store. Fans will now be able to check out the publisher's offerings on iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, and Mac. The addition of the catalog …Read more »
Chiwa Takanashi is in an awkward situation. She’s balancing two jobs to try to pay off her father’s debts, but all her money problems can be swept away if she agrees to marry a man she just met. One of Chiwa’s jobs is at an …Read more »
Some young people want to stand out from the crowd. Not Rikuo Nura. He wants to be your average 12-year-old human being. Too bad he has yokai in him. That’s not all. Besides being one-fourth yokai, he’s supposed to succeed his grandfather and become lord …Read more »
Viz is getting ready to premiere the dubbed version of the K anime on its Neon Alley subscription service this Friday, and a pair of English dub trailers have been posted to get the ball rolling. K —animated by GoHands and directed by Mardock Scramble …Read more »
Plenty of announcements are bubbling up at this weekend's Anime Expo in Los Angeles, and Viz Media had a couple of new series to add to its anime lineup. Chief among them is Blood Lad , which is set to stream on Viz's website and …Read more »
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