Viz to publish more Pokémon titles
Pokémon GO may have cooled off a bit, but the Pokémon franchise isn't going anywhere, and Viz is debuting several more manga titles based on this perennial this fall:
Scheduled for September release, POKÉMON OMEGA RUBY &...
SDCC ’16: Viz Media Join the CBLDF as a Corporate Member
The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund announced yesterday that Viz Media will be joining their ranks as the newest publisher to become a corporate member. As part of the move, Viz will be giving...
VIz announces many new acquisitions including Dragon Ball Super, Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt and...
With Anime Expo in the rearview mirror many new manga titles have been announced and Viz has a bunch, including new Mobile Suit Gundam and Dragon Ball titles and omnibus editions for some of...
C2E2: Viz Media Announces Amano, Miyazaki, and New Streaming Line-up
Viz media announces new Yoshitaka Amano and Hayao Miyazaki art books, in addition to picking up Terra Formars and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure for their streaming collection.
Preview: Inio Asano’s Goodnight Punpun is an ode to life’s awkwardness
Inio Asano's Goodnight Punpun is a surreal yet painfully relatable story of a boy who struggles to find love and some decent porn. It's the best known work of the manga artist who's been called "one of the voices of his generation" in Japan. And here's an exclusive preview of the book.
Wal-mart may set up their own graphic novel sections
Despite the jitters everyone is having about the Big Two's periodical publishing programs, as we reported the other day, graphic novels did pretty well in 2015, with sales up 22% in bookstores. Calvin Reid follows up on this sanguine report with an interview with Diamond Book Distributions Kuo Yu Liang, who says
2016 will probably be their best year ever.:
Viz launches online Naruto store with Generator
Just in time for some holiday shopping. VIZ Media has teamed with Sony's online commerce platform Generator to launch an official NARUTO online store for the U.S. and Canada. The story will carry a comprehensive line of merchandise, including:
Reflecting on Masashi Kishimoto’s Visit: How NARUTO Helped A Generation Come of Age
by Austin Lanari
"1800 MAX SEATING."
That's from a sign held by a Hammerstein Ballroom usher outside on 34th as Masashi Kishimoto walked along the steadily growing line to see the North American premiere of...
NYCC ’15: Viz panels, exclusives and ninja activities
We've already told you about all the Naruto/Masashi Mishimoto excitement at this year's NYCC, but VIz has some other stuff planned, as well, including a NARUTO Ninja mission at Booth #1346 -- pick up...
“Death Note” Creators Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata Announce “Platinum’s End”
You, me, and everyone into manga around 2006 should remember Death Note, the fantastic psychological thriller about a bored teenage genius outwitting the police and a reclusive detective as he reshapes the world one...
NYCC ’15: Here’s Naruto creator Masashi Kishimoto’s schedule
Masashi Kishimoto, creator of Naruto is making his first public appearance ANYWHERE at this year's New York Comic Con, and while many of his events are already sold out, you can still pick up...
Weekly Shonen Jump and Kodansha join Comixology
Digital manga—more available than ever before. Both Weekly Shonen Jump and Kodansha have just joined Comixology and the Kindle store.
The digital Weekly Shonen Jump makes such favorites as One Piece, Bleach, Blue...