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Lotta Nintendo Manga Coming From Viz

Lotta Nintendo Manga Coming From Viz

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Though Nintendo is usually stingy about who gets to play with their IP, holding tight controls over what Mario does and says outside of a game, the one area they’ve always been lax about is the manga industry. In the right-to-left paper universe, Nintendo characters are allowed to have non-canon adventures, they can look different, and they can have different personalities — all things verboten everywhere else. Viz has the rights to publish Nintendo manga in the US, and here are some of the weird tales coming our way, including the debut of the Animal Crossing manga… Animal Crossing: New Horizons-Deserted Island Diary, Vol. 1 Read the gag-filled adventures of four goofy villagers living among the Animal Crossing: New Horizons characters. Includes a bonus Animal Guide with game tips! Kirby Manga Mania, V.2 Dream Land’s innocent troublemaker Kirby is back at it again with more of the mischief fans of all ages know and love. These cute and carefree Kirby comics—ready to be consumed in any order or inhaled all

Viz Media’s Offerings For August

Viz Media’s Offerings For August

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We know summer has just kicked into gear, but Viz Media has plenty in store for the back end. Their August lineup, revealed today, has plenty of returning favorites, a new Star Wars adventure with your favorites from Rogue One, two volumes about Pokemon and one set in the world of Assassin’s Creed. There’s also a manga version of the Cruella movie — remember, folks. it’s okay to murder puppies and wear their fur as long as your mother was killed by puppies and it’s a vengeance thing. I fully understand her now. Get to scrolling and see what’s coming… Star Wars: Guardians of the Whills, Vol. 1 Presiding over the Kyber Temple on Jedha, the Guardians of the Whills, Baze Malbus and Chirrut Îmwe, had hoped to maintain a peaceful balance despite the growing presence of the Empire in their Holy City. They struggle to maintain their beliefs as stormtroopers threaten to take over, when Saw Gerrera appears offering them a chance to help Jedha. How far are Baze

July Highlights From Viz Media

July Highlights From Viz Media

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June only just started, but manga publisher Viz is already thinking 30 days ahead. Some of the books you can expect to be localized this Independence Day include such subjects as humanoid robots, post-apocalyptic deserts, and zombie hunters (meaning zombies that hunt). Another volume of the Persona manga is on the way, as is a reverse Harry Potter about a non-magical boy trying to scrape by in a highly magical school. And if you just want something different, Viz is also publishing a recipe book that shows you how to make bento boxes that resemble Disney characters. Pick your poison!   Devil’s Candy Vol. 1 At Hemlock Heart Academy, science wiz Kazu Decker shows off his skills by creating a humanoid girl named Pandora. But in a world of monsters and mayhem, surviving high school is harder than getting good grades, and lessons often turn violent. Fortunately for them, Pandora’s stoic nature and seemingly limitless strength, paired with Kazu’s luck, knowledge and friends, get them out of trouble almost as

The Return Of Fist Of The North Star, And Other June Highlights From Viz Media

The Return Of Fist Of The North Star, And Other June Highlights From Viz Media

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After decades tangled up in legal issues, Viz has announced one of the world’s most influential manga will be reprinted at last: Fist of the North Star. Revolving around a warrior named Ken whose punches are so powerful they make his enemies explode, the manga inspired countless other authors and received its own golden-age anime, plus tons of merchandise. If you’ve never read it before (through legal means at least), you’ll soon have your chance. Viz will be shipping a new edition of Fist of the North Star to bookstores this June, along with these other things…. Fist of the North Star, Vol. 1 One day, a wanderer appears out of the wasteland to bring justice to the guilty and hope to the people—a warrior named Ken, a man who bears seven scars upon his chest and holds the secret of a mysterious martial art known as Hokuto Shinken, the Divine Fist of the North Star! World Piece, Vol. 1 Lucas Densen has earned his easygoing high school reputation through

Viz Media’s May Highlights

Viz Media’s May Highlights

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Viz Media is preparing a new batch of manga for next month, and shared with us a few plot descriptions today. One thing became clear when we took a look…it’s going to be a weird spring on the manga bookshelf rack. For example, don’t you just hate it when you go down to the store to buy a new TV and wind up being cornered by an invasion of zombies? ZOM 100: BUCKET LIST OF THE DEAD VOL. 2 By Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata Akira and Kencho make an impromptu trip to Ikebukuro to snag a widescreen TV. But before they can find one, they wind up trapped by zombies in a department store along with a couple of beautiful girls. As Akira tries to cozy up to one of them, the conversation shifts to childhood dreams, and he realizes it’s time to embrace his own—by becoming a superhero! Guess he better find his quirk fast. The people who created this manga are also behind the anime Alice In

Viz Media’s February Manga Headliners

Viz Media’s February Manga Headliners

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Viz has a lot of manga coming out next month, and they asked us to pass on the word. They’re calling attention to three volumes in particular, one original, one based on a movie and one based on a game. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Vol. 1 The life has just been about drained out of young Akira; the cruel corporation he works for has run him ragged. Bit if he feels like a zombie now, he doesn’t quite know the true definition. The next morning he walks into work to find his landlord has joined the undead and is munching on a co-worker. The onslauught of the zombie apocalypse is weirdly freeing to Akira, who finally has the freedom to run around and do everything he ever wanted now that society can’t pin him down. In a trash-filled apartment, 24-year-old Akira Tendo watches a zombie movie with lifeless, envious eyes. After spending three hard years at an exploitative corporation in Japan, his spirit is broken. He can’t

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon Set For October 3 Debut

Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon Set For October 3 Debut

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Last May, Viz Media announced a sequel series to Inuyasha was in production, titled Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon. The show will be leaping out of feudal Japan for a slightly more modern fairy tale, focusing on the adventures of the offspring of Inuyasha, Sesshomaru and Kagome. Back in ancient times, half-demon twins Towa and Setsuna become separated during a forest fire. Setsuna can’t seem to find Towa afterward, and there’s a good reason for that: Towa discovered another tunnel to modern-day Japan, where she meets Moroha, daughter of Inuyasha and Kagome. The tunnel closes before Towa can find her way back. Ten years later, it opens back up again, and Moroha and Towa leap back in time — to find Setsuna now has no memory of her twin sister. What happened there? We’re going to know seriously soon — the release date for the first episode has been revealed, and it’s in less than a week. “We can’t wait for both Inuyasha and anime fans of  all ages to discover the

VIZ Media’s Highlights For July

VIZ Media’s Highlights For July

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It’s going to be an eventful summer for manga publisher VIZ Media. The first volume of the official RWBY manga is coming out, as is the seventh volume of Beastars and new books based on the video games Persona and Splatoon. Next month, ask your local small bookseller if any of these are in…they will appreciate the business. RWBY: The Official Manga, Vol. 1 Monsters known as Grimm are wreaking havoc on the world of Remnant. Ruby Rose seeks to become a Huntress, someone who eliminates the Grimm and protects the land. She enrolls at Beacon Academy, eager for the test and combat challenges to come. Ruby knows she has the talent to achieve her goal, but is she ready to clash with Weiss Schnee, a fellow student and the haughty scion of the Schnee Dust Company? Mujirushi Kamoda will do anything to earn a quick buck, even if it means skipping out on his taxes to take his wife on a luxury cruise. But when a random tax audit

Inuyasha Returns In Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

Inuyasha Returns In Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon

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If this year seems to be going right for anyone, it’s fans of 2000s anime, who are seeing their favorites resurrected. A continuation of Bleach was announced earlier this year, and now we hear Inuyasha is coming back. It’s not quite as you know it, though. The new series, Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, could bear the more apt title “Inuyasha: The Next Generation,” or “Boruto but it’s about somebody else.” The show will leap in time for a slightly more modern feudal fairy tale, focusing on the adventures of the offspring of Inuyasha, Sesshomaru and Kagome. Back in feudal Japan, half-demon twins Towa and Setsuna become separated during a forest fire. Setsuna can’t seem to find Towa afterward, and there’s a good reason for that: Towa discovered another tunnel to modern-day Japan, where she meets Moroha, daughter of Inuyasha and Kagome. The tunnel closes before Towa can find her way back. Ten years later, it opens back up again, and Moroha and Towa leap back in time — to find Setsuna

June Highlights From VIZ Media

June Highlights From VIZ Media

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We know it’s just barely May, but VIZ has a busy June ahead and they announced the full slate of material today. New volumes of Dragon Ball Super, My Hero Academia and Demon Slayer join new property Spy Vs. Family and a tour of Tokyo. Here are some of the highlights from that list, all of which become available June 2. SPY X FAMILY, VOL. 1 Master spy Twilight is the best at what he does when it comes to going undercover on dangerous missions in the name of a better world. But when he receives the ultimate impossible assignment—get married and have a kid—he may finally be in over his head! Not one to depend on others, Twilight has his work cut out for him procuring both a wife and a child for his mission to infiltrate an elite private school. What he doesn’t know is that the wife he’s chosen is an assassin and the child he’s adopted is a telepath! DRAGON BALL SUPER, VOL. 9 The Tournament

Viz Rolls Out May Lineup

Viz Rolls Out May Lineup

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What does Viz media have planned for manga fans this May? Two new anticipated releases, one of which stars the most famous non-Gundam giant robots of all. PING PONG VOL. 1: It’s exactly what the title says — a sports manga revolving around table tennis. Makoto “Smile” Tsukimoto and Yutaka “Peco” Hoshino have been playing the game since little kids, but they never thought to go competitive until they were recruited for their high school team. Now they’re facing stiff competition, including a Chinese exchange student who almost made the Olympics. (Oh, almost? They can beat him then). TRANSFORMERS THE MANGA, VOL, 2: The Transformers were just as big a hit in their native country as they were (and still are) in the US. These classic stories was originally published back in the 80s. The volume contains the one-shot story “The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!” and “The Headmasters” and “Super-God Masterforce” story arcs, in English for the first time. In addition to those, you can expect all these! Not

The Bleach Anime Is Coming Back To Finish The Storyline

The Bleach Anime Is Coming Back To Finish The Storyline

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At a time when it seems like everything is being forced to shut down, one thing is actually starting up again: the Bleach anime. Viz Media confirmed this weekend that the rumors are true — it’s coming back, and they’ll be the ones to bring it to you. After adapting most of the Bleach manga as well as a LOT of filler, the Bleach anime shut down production in 2012. The manga went on for a few more years after that with the Thousand-Year Blood War story arc, before ending in 2016. It’s this arc that the new (and final) season will be adapting. The announcement was made via a series of press releases on this Japanese web site. Originally Viz planned to dramatically reveal the return of Bleach during the AnimeJapan 2020 event…that day would have been today, in fact. But the harshness of nature had other plans and we were notified by PR instead. There is more Bleach coming than just the TV series. A new anime is

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