While the return of Erina’s father has provided some great moments, the overall story seems to be lacking a real overall cohesiveness. There have been plenty of loopholes for Soma and his gang to skid by, be it Erina’s father letting her stay at Polar Star or Soma’s challenges. It hasn’t been all bad, but there have been some languid moments.
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RWBY is a straightforward concept. The title of the books is not only a combination of the main character’s names but also the colors that they wear. Did I mention it’s straightforward? Starting off as something from Rooster Teeth, RWBY has been one of, if not the only crossover hit to come from American and navigate its way into Japanese manga. The manga is made by Shirow Miwa and is adapted to the manga style both in its characters and the world.
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In Terra Formars, our creepy crawling friends that hide in our kitchen cabinets have turned into man-killing humanoids with killer abs and unsettles you in horrifying action when an international space team is sent to Terraform Mars and fight against them. The bloodbath battle brings all of this together in Blu-ray with uncut and uncensored agony.
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029 - I've got a manga filled episode for you this week. Don't worry I still cover two books releasing this week, but let's be honest it's just "that" week in the month in which nothing looks that damn interesting. Rely on your go-to's this week.
Manga, Graphic Novels and Comic Books covered on this episode:
Rose City Games and VIZ Media announce a partnership to debut original, narrative-driven games. VIZ Media, publisher of popular gaming adaptations for POKÉMON, SPLATOON, THE LEGEND OF ZELDA, HOMESTUCK, MONSTER HUNTER and more, will deepen its robust connection to the gaming world. Rose City Games, a leader in the rapidly-developing indie game scene, will introduce new and diverse voices from the world of indie games to the massive pop culture audience VIZ Media has cultivated since its founding.
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VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, delivers a fun new romantic comedy with the release of TAKANE & HANA on February 6th.
The series, by creator Yuki Shiwasu, is rated ‘T’ for Teens and will be published under the SHOJO BEAT imprint. Volume 1 carries a print MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. TAKANE & HANA also launches digitally via viz.com and the VIZ Manga App, as well as from the Nook, Kobo, Kindle, iBooks, comiXology, and Google Play stores. Future volumes of the series will be published in English by VIZ Media on a bi-monthly basis.
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VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing expands its RWBY catalog with publishing plans for a line of RWBY OFFICIAL MANGA ANTHOLOGIES this summer.
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One 26 year old man with a giant ego and one 16 year old girl with a backbone leads to a recipe of a long-winded, comedic cat and mouse chase. Shoujo mangas are one of my greatest guilty pleasures of all time. Next to Korean dramas, I love the tropes of a good shoujo manga and this one did a decent job of creating its spin with unlikely, fun characters.
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VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, announces the home media release of the sci-fi horror anime series TERRAFORMARS on January 23rd.
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When I saw that there was an anime version of this manga, I knew I wanted to at least read the first volume before checking out the show. Now, I’m not sure I can watch the show because I might just stick to the manga. Anytime I read a story that makes me pause and say out loud, “Well, I did not see that coming”, then I’m usually all in on checking out more.
Read MoreToei Animation Inc. and VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing have jointly announced the acquisition of the MAZINGER Z: INFINITY feature film.
MAZINGER Z is one of Japan’s most revered sci-fi properties. The new film, which was produced by Toei Animation, takes place ten years after the conclusion of the famed Mazinger Z TV series. VIZ Media has secured the theatrical, broadcast, digital streaming, EST, and home video rights for the U.S. and Canada from Toei Animation.
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It's funny how so many of the manga, and really the anime adaptations of the manga, that I’ve been recommending for a few years are finally catching on. Black Clover’s anime adaptation is extremely popular for some goddamn reason. I wrote about why it’s one of the most terrible things to ever be done to a property (read here) and then I gave it the top spot on my Worst Anime of 2017 list (read here). Still, people are coming around on it, be it an inferior version of this fantastic manga.
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VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, announces the debut of FIRE PUNCH on January 16th.
This new dystopian thriller by creator Tatsuki Fujimoto is rated ‘M’ for Mature Readers and will be published under the VIZ Signature imprint. Volume 1 will carry a print MSRP of $12.99 U.S. / $17.99 CAN. FIRE PUNCH also launches digitally on January 16th via viz.com and the VIZ Manga App, as well as from the Nook, Kobo, Kindle, iBooks, comiXology, and Google Play stores. Future volumes of the series will be published on a quarterly basis.
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VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, announces the acquisition of the forthcoming CAPTAIN TSUBASA. VIZ Media has secured the digital streaming, EST, home video and merchandise rights from Shueisha Inc. The series is set to premiere in Japan this April on TV Tokyo.
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VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, adds action and adventure to its publishing catalog with the release of RWBY on January 16th.
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Readers are invited to dive into 2018 with all-new manga series! January debuts include the post-apocalyptic adventure FIRE PUNCH and the sleek action saga RWBY. Also, catch the latest new volumes for the digital-first releases of ONE-PUNCH MAN Vol. 13 and ASTRA LOST IN SPACE Vol. 2, as well as the not-to-be-missed series finale of NISEKOI: FALSE LOVE (Vol. 25).
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VIZ Media concludes 2017 with a mid-month digital manga update for December featuring special holiday pricing on an annual subscription to WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP.
The second half of December is highlighted by the digital debut of SHIVER: JUNJI ITO SELECTED STORIES, a frightening anthology of spine-tingling stories from the undisputed master of horror manga. The latest volumes of several other continuing acclaimed series such as GOLDEN KAMUY (Vol. 3), SWEET BLUE FLOWERS (Vol. 2) and TOKYO GHOUL: RE (Vol. 2) are also among the new digital releases readers won’t want to miss.
Read MoreVIZ Media celebrates the holiday season with an array of new digital manga titles set to debut during the first half of December.
Readers are invited to dive into the masterful suspense series, THE PROMISED NEVERLAND this December. The title has been thrilling fans in the pages of WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and has become one of the publication’s most popular titles of 2017. Other notable digital releases for the first half of the month include DRAGON BALL SUPER Vol. 2, and the digital exclusive release of the latest volume of THE CHILDREN NOWADAYS (Vol. 7).
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VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, delivers the chilling new release SHIVER: JUNJI ITO SELECTED STORIES on December 19th.
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VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, announces the home media release of SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL SET 3 on December 5th.
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