Category Archives: Manga, Manhwa, Manhua, and Anime

Kodansha launches the The Read Beyond the Anime Humble Bundle

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Find your new manga obsession this season with the Kodansha launches the Read Beyond the Anime Humble Bundle from Kodansha, absolutely packed with dozens of volumes that span multiple genres. Go! Go! Loser Ranger! is a hilarious parody of the kaiju and sentai genres where you’ll find yourself rooting against the heroes. Vampire Dormitory is all about a tempting deal with a bloodsucker that can very easily go very wrong. WIND BREAKER takes you to a high school full of delinquents where the main campus activity is bare knuckle brawling. Whether you’re in the mood for fish-out-of-water comedy, rough and tumble action, swoon worthy romance, or something in between, this bundle has you covered. Plus, your purchase helps Direct Relief.

The Read Beyond the Anime Humble Bundle is a $1,172 value and you can get all 31 items for just $30!

Read Beyond the Anime Humble Bundle

Kodansha launches the The Read Beyond the Anime Humble Bundle

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Find your new manga obsession this season with the Kodansha launches the Read Beyond the Anime Humble Bundle from Kodansha, absolutely packed with dozens of volumes that span multiple genres. Go! Go! Loser Ranger! is a hilarious parody of the kaiju and sentai genres where you’ll find yourself rooting against the heroes. Vampire Dormitory is all about a tempting deal with a bloodsucker that can very easily go very wrong. WIND BREAKER takes you to a high school full of delinquents where the main campus activity is bare knuckle brawling. Whether you’re in the mood for fish-out-of-water comedy, rough and tumble action, swoon worthy romance, or something in between, this bundle has you covered. Plus, your purchase helps Direct Relief.

The Read Beyond the Anime Humble Bundle is a $1,172 value and you can get all 31 items for just $30!

Read Beyond the Anime Humble Bundle

Crunchyroll Announces Tickets on Sale For Blue Lock The Movie – Episode Nagi – in North America

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Crunchyroll has announced that tickets for the latest heart-pounding soccer competition film, Blue Lock The Movie – Episode Nagi, are now on sale for North American audiences. The film, distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment, will come to theaters across the United States and Canada starting on June 28 and will be available in both Japanese with English subtitles and dubbed in English. 

Blue Lock The Movie – Episode Nagi will hold its International Premiere at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 10 in France as part of the festival’s newly announced Annecy Presents section before the film is released in theaters in North America. 

“That’s a hassle.” That was second-year high schooler Nagi Seishiro’s favorite phrase as he lived his dull life. Until Mikage Reo, a classmate who dreamed of winning the World Cup, discovered Nagi’s hidden skill, inspiring him to play soccer and share his outstanding talent. One day, he receives an invitation to the mysterious BLUE LOCK Project. What awaits him there is an encounter with the finest strikers assembled from across the country. Nagi’s dream of becoming the best, alongside Reo, will take this prodigy to a world he’s never known. 

A prodigy can only be shaped when someone discovers him….now, striker Nagi Seishiro’s incredible talent and persona will set the soccer world ablaze.

Credits: Directed by Shunsuke Ishikawa. Original story by Muneyuki Kaneshiro. Manga by Kouta Sannomiya. Character Design by Yusuke Nomura. Composition and Screenplay by Taku Kishimoto. Music by Jun Murayama. Produced by Eightbit. 

Get a new look at Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle

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Crunchyroll has released a final clip for HAIKYU!! The Dumpster Battle!! now playing in theaters across the United States and Canada. Rival head Coach Nekomata accepts “the challenge” from head coach Takeda before the big match begins. Referencing that this is more than just a simple game; it’s the match-up that he and legendary Coach Ikkei Ikai have been dreaming of for years! 

The film, distributed by Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment, opened on May 31 across the United States and Canada. It is available in Japanese with English subtitles and dubbed in English. 

Shoyo Hinata joins Karasuno High’s volleyball club to be like his idol, a former Karasuno player known as the “Little Giant.” But, Hinata soon finds that he must team up with his middle school nemesis, Tobio Kageyama. Their clashing styles turn into a surprising weapon, but can they beat their rival Nekoma High in the highly anticipated “Dumpster Battle,” the long-awaited ultimate showdown between two opposing underdog teams?

Credits: Directed and screenplay by Susumu Mitsunaka. Original story by Haruichi Furudate. Produced by Production I.G. Run time: 85 minutes.

Kodansha announces two new BL print licenses

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Kodansha will publish two new volumes of the fan-favorite, and anime-inspiring, BL series, Twilight Out of Focus.

Twilight Out of Focus 5: Long Take Part 1 and Twilight Out of Focus 6: Long Take Part 2 by jyanome will debut in both print and digital Fall 2024 and Spring 2025, respectively. This announcement arrives ahead of the premiere of the Twilight Out of Focus anime, inspired by the original manga series, which will begin airing July 2024.  

Twilight Out of Focus 5: Long Take Part 1

By jyanome
Debut Date: Fall 2024
Rated: 18+

Winter is coming for roommates-turned-lovers Mao and Hisashi, bringing with it a whole slew of unexpected challenges and a noted cooling in their relationship that makes Mao wonder if the foundation they’ve built really is as strong as it once seemed. To make matters worse, this period of transition before their final year of high school has also shaken up the one constant Mao had always relied on: film. Weighed down by such uncertainty, will the two manage to find something solid to see them through a season of darkness, or will the curtain fall on their romance for good?

Twilight Out of Focus 5: Long Take Part 1

Twilight Out of Focus 6: Long Take Part 2

By jyanome
Debut Date: Spring 2025
Rated: 18+

Amidst the anxieties of preparing for his final year in high school, film club cameraman Mao plucks up his courage and asks his boyfriend Hisashi to take a big step forward in their relationship. But what seemed like a great idea at first leads to a whole series of other questions that leave Mao at a loss and the two at a crossroads. And just when they most need some quality time together, Mao and Hisashi are forced to split up for a school field trip that threatens to disrupt their connection—and attracts unexpected attention from a clandestine figure lurking in the shadows.

Twilight Out of Focus 6: Long Take Part 2

VIZ Launches a New One-Shots Program

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VIZ has launched an “Originals One-Shots” program that offers aspiring mangaka the opportunity to show off their talents.

Overseeing the project is renowned former Weekly Shonen Jump editor-in-chief Hisashi SASAKI.

VIZ and SASAKI have released a video detailing more of the program.

The one-shots are available to read on VIZ Manga and their popularity will determine if they get turned into a full series.

Launching are:

  • Cinematic Certitude by Naf
  • Ancient Melody by Jonathan Lareva
  • Skin & Bone by Josh Tierney and Valentin Serber
  • The Stranger by Liam Naughton

New one-shots will be released monthly.

Kaiju No. 8 Vol. 10 is packed with action though a bit predictable at times

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With the highest kaiju-emergence rates in the world, Japan is no stranger to attack by deadly monsters. Enter the Japan Defense Force, a military organization tasked with the neutralization of kaiju. Kafka Hibino, a kaiju-corpse cleanup man, has always dreamed of joining the force. But when he gets another shot at achieving his childhood dream, he undergoes an unexpected transformation. How can he fight kaiju now that he’s become one himself?!

Story: Naoya Matsumoto
Art: Naoya Matsumoto
Background Art: Osamu Koiwai
Finishing Work: Jiro Sakura
Weapon Design: Mantohihi Binta
Translation: David Evelyn
Touch-up Art and Lettering: Brandon Bovia
Design: Jimmy Presler
Editor: Karla Clark

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Yen Press announces the English-language release of Dark Souls: Redemption

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Yen Press has announced the English-language release of Dark Souls: Redemption, an original manga series based on the hit video game series DARK SOULS. Since its release in 2011, Dark Souls has grown to be one of the most popular and iconic franchises around the world. Dark Souls: Redemption is an official manga spin-off taking place in the beloved world of the video game series, one that is an original creation by French publisher Mana Books, a subsidiary of AC Media. This exciting manga release is sure to please a devoted fan base that yearns to return to the fantasy world of Dark Souls, even over a decade after the game’s initial release.

Dark Souls: Redemption is written by Julien Blondel with art by Shonen.

Doomed by a past long forgotten, resolved to save what she once held dear.

The flame is lit. A nameless woman wakes. Roused from the tomb by a past she cannot recall, she sets out into a barren, unfamiliar landscape. The protector follows. Bound by oath and honor, he safeguards her against the dangers that draw near with the same ferocity he does the secrets of his past. The Gray Cinders gather in their tower, called by the fire to complete their solemn duty. A colossus, incarnate of death, stirs with the bones beneath the scarred grounds. And a nightmare—scourge of a bygone era—returns to exact its toll. The fate of this land hangs in the balance, as their journey unfolds in this original Dark Souls story! 

Dark Souls: Redemption is set for an August 2024 release in both print and digital.

Dark Souls: Redemption

Oshi No Ko Vol. 6 moves the story along but is the weakest volume so far

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“The actor who’s written off as lousy–If they start doing something completely epic out of nowhere, it’s dynamite.” As the opening day approaches, Aqua’s stage debut is marred by the trauma of his past. If he can’t draw upon his own emotions, he won’t be able to deliver the performance that the newly edited script requires. As onstage factions fracture the cast, he and Akane put in hours of extra work to ensure they don’t disappoint the audience–or lose to Kana and the top actor of Theater Lalalai!

Story: Aka Akasaka
Art: Mengo Yokoyari
Translation: Taylor Engel
Letterer: Abigail Blackman

Get your copy now! To find a comic shop near you, visit http://www.comicshoplocator.com or call 1-888-comicbook or digitally and online with the links below.

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