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Viz Media Launches Free Daily Digital Manga Section
Viz Media Launches Free Daily Digital Manga Section
Viz Media Launches Free Daily Digital Manga Section
Since 2012, Viz Media has fought the omnipresence of poorly translated bootleg manga by offering weekly manga chapters published simultaneously with Japan in the digital Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. Now Viz has gone one step further in that cause by unveiling a new section of Weekly Shonen Jump's website with free official translations of popular and new series posted daily.
Screen & Page: Revisiting 'Revolutionary Girl Utena'
Screen & Page: Revisiting 'Revolutionary Girl Utena'
Screen & Page: Revisiting 'Revolutionary Girl Utena'
Most anime is adapted from manga, often produced by the manga publisher to raise awareness and sell it overseas. But what about the anime shows or film that go the other way, adapted from the screen to the page? How do those works hold up, and what changes or stays the same? That’s what Screen & Page aims to explore. For Pride Week, we're hopping in the Wayback Machine and smelling like roses to talk about Revolutionary Girl Utena!
Kawahara And Aruko's 'My Love Story!!' To End In July
Kawahara And Aruko's 'My Love Story!!' To End In July
Kawahara And Aruko's 'My Love Story!!' To End In July
If you've been reading ComicsAlliance for a while, then you already know that I've become a huge fan of Kazune Kawahara and Aruko's My Love Story!!. Originally serialized in Japan's Bessatsu Margaret magazine as Ore Monogatari!!, it tells the story of a high school romance between gigantic judo champion Takeo and tiny, adorable aspiring baker Rinko, and all the romantic hijinks they get into along with Takeo's best friend, the wispy, extremely handsome, and perpetually bored Sunakawa. It's a story built on the kind of comedy that you can only get from intense love and heartbreaking misunderstandings, and it's been one of my favorite comics on the stands ever since I read the first volume. But now, it seems that Kawahara and Aruko are bringing the story to a close. The final chapter is set to run in the July 13 issues of Bessatsu Margaret --- and they're going out with an extra long installment that's set to run for 100 pages.
'Monster Hunter: Flash Hunter' Sticks Too Close To Its Source
'Monster Hunter: Flash Hunter' Sticks Too Close To Its Source
'Monster Hunter: Flash Hunter' Sticks Too Close To Its Source
A huge hit in Japan with a fervent American fanbase, the Capcom JRPG franchise Monster Hunter is exactly what it sounds like; in a world full of giant monsters, players known as Hunters team up in Guilds to kill them for fun and profit. Capcom is pushing Monster Hunter hard in the West. An anime based on the franchise airs this year, and Capcom has partnered with Viz to translate Monster Hunter: Flash Hunter for American audiences. A 2011 manga by Shin Yamamoto, it's based on Keiichi Hikami's Monster Hunter Episode light novels (illustrated short novels aimed at young adults), which tell short stories of different hunters.
Takeshi Obata Offers Sweeping Gothic Beauty In 'Blanc et Noir'
Takeshi Obata Offers Sweeping Gothic Beauty In 'Blanc et Noir'
Takeshi Obata Offers Sweeping Gothic Beauty In 'Blanc et Noir'
Despite having an extensive catalog of acclaimed works to his credit, from the manga adaptation of famous novel-turned-Tom Cruise movie All You Need Is Kill with Ryosuke Takeuchi (adapted as Edge of Tomorrow), to the manga about making manga, Bakuman, Takeshi Obata will perhaps always be best known for his hit manga series Death Note, with writer Tsugumi Ohba. The operatic supernatural detective story about teen would-be god Light Yagami and his reclusive nemesis L is the kind of breakout hit that most comic creators can only dream of. The art book Blanc et Noir: The Art of Takeshi Obata makes great use of Obata's work on Death Note --- but it also showcases the artist's considerable range and skill beyond his best known work.
Best Comic Books Ever: Free Comic Book Day 2016 Edition
Best Comic Books Ever: Free Comic Book Day 2016 Edition
Best Comic Books Ever: Free Comic Book Day 2016 Edition
Best Comic Books Ever (This Week) is our weekly guide to the best new comics in stores, but today we're taking a special look at the best free comics on offer at this year's Free Comic Book Day on Saturday 7 May. Free Comic Book Day is an annual event in which publishers offer readers a chance to pick up free comics and samplers at local comic book stores. To find a participating store near you visit FreeComicBookDay.com. Most stores will only let you pick up a limited number of free comics, so that there are enough to go around, so here are our recommendations of the cream of the crop.
Screen & Page: Super Meets Star In 'Tiger & Bunny'
Screen & Page: Super Meets Star In 'Tiger & Bunny'
Screen & Page: Super Meets Star In 'Tiger & Bunny'
About 90% of all anime made is adapted from manga. In a lot of cases, the manga's publisher produces the anime and is responsible for making sure it gets sold to other countries --- the better to increase awareness and manga sales. But what about that other 10%? What about that anime show or film that proves to be such a huge hit that a manga adaptation --- often written or drawn by members of the production staff --- is inevitable? What stays the same between the screen and the page and what's different? What works, and what doesn't? That's what Screen & Page, aims to explore. For our first installment, we're examining one of my favorite anime, and one of the best superhero stories around today; Tiger & Bunny!
Viz Media To Release Limited Edition Takeshi Obata Art Book
Viz Media To Release Limited Edition Takeshi Obata Art Book
Viz Media To Release Limited Edition Takeshi Obata Art Book
Viz Media has announced a North American release of Blanc et Noir: Takeshi Obata Illustrations, a limited edition hardcover art book collecting the work of popular manga artist Takeshi Obata. The book, limited to 10,000 copies, will be released in a silver-stamped oversized slipcase hardcover under Viz's Art of Shonen Jump imprint.
'Dragon Ball' Freeza Arc To Get Full Color Release
'Dragon Ball' Freeza Arc To Get Full Color Release
'Dragon Ball' Freeza Arc To Get Full Color Release
Viz Media has announced that it will continuing its efforts to republish all of Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga in lavish, oversized, full-color editions with the first volume of the legendary Freeza Arc, available in print and digital on May 3. The classic storyline, which initially ran from 1990-1991, sees Gohan, Krillin and Bulma head to the planet Namek to find Dragon Balls to revive their friends. They learn that the all-powerful alien warlord Freeza is after them --- as is the terrifying Vegeta --- and the hunt is on.

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