Rooster Fighter is about a rooster who knows martial arts takes on giant demon kaiju in this animated tale of revenge based on the manga by Shu Sakuratani and published by VIZ Media.
Rooster Fighter premieres March 14 at midnight on Adult Swim during Toonami.
VIZ Media had a highly successful presence at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con with two exciting panels. At the VIZ Media panel, thrilling news was unveiled that Rooster Fighter, everyone’s favorite cock created by Shu Sakuratani, is now in production for an anime adaptation. The series broadcast partner will be Adult Swim, with additional streaming partners to be announced.
Keiji is more than just an ordinary rooster—he’s humanity’s greatest defender! His opponents may be ten stories tall, but nothing is bigger than his stout heart and his fearsome battle cry—Kokekokko!
Guaranteed to elicit deeper laughs than any upcoming comedy anime, Rooster Fighter is bizarre, absurd, and proudly boundary-blurring. Keiji, is the cock-about-town with superhuman strength who defends the world from giant monsters called “Demons.” Filled with hyperbolic scenes of high action and comedy, this is one mother-clucker who delivers a showstopper.
The week is kicking off and we have some comic news and reviews you might have missed from the weekend to start the day!
The Beat – GET JIRO animated series highlights Adult Swim announcements – Interesting.
Comicbook – Blade: Mahershala Ali’s Rep Calls Shooting Delays “Craziest Thing” in Their Career – How long before Ali exits?
New York Times – Book Review: Best Graphic Novels in June – What would you add to the list?
Reviews
The Beat – Food School
The Beat – Hunger and Dusk
New enemies, familiar faces. Season 2 of My Adventures with Superman gets a double-premiere May 25 at midnight on Adult Swim. Watch it the next day on Max.
Sometimes, the staff at Graphic Policy read more comics than we’re able to get reviewed. When that happens you’ll see a weekly feature compiling reviews of the comics, or graphic novels, we just didn’t get a chance to write a full one for.
These are Graphic Policy’s Mini Reviews and Recommendations.
Logan
My Adventures with Superman S1E3 “My Interview with Superman”: After the two-part series premier, My Adventures with Superman doesn’t skip a beat as Lois continues her quest to get an interview with the elusive Man of Steel while Intergang goes on a rampage. Writer Aman Adumer turns in more vulnerable, growing into the shoes of hero and villain versions of both Superman and Silver Banshee, and the scene where Superman figures out his heat vision is glorious. There’s also more romantic comedy and shonen anime elements in this episode with the shonen rival type intro for Cat Grant, Steve Lombard, and Ronnie Troupe getting a laugh out of me. But the strength of My Adventures with Superman continues to be the chemistry between Clark, Lois, and Jimmy Olsen as they strive to prove themselves in the newsroom and in the big city. Overall, the show is turning into a darn fun coming of age story with some cryptic conspiracy bits that aren’t overwhelming and let each installment breathe. Overall: 8.4
Well, there you have it, folks. The reviews we didn’t quite get a chance to write. See you next week!
Please note that with some of the above comics, Graphic Policy was provided FREE copies for review. Where we purchased the comics, you’ll see an asterisk (*). If you don’t see that, you can infer the comic was a review copy. In cases where we were provided a review copy and we also purchased the comic you’ll see two asterisks (**).
The origins of a Super Hero. My Adventures With Superman premieres July 6th at midnight, next day on Max
Witness Clark Kent’s transformation into Superman, Metropolis’s guardian, as he struggles to embrace his destiny. My Adventures With Superman two-episode series premiere airs July 6th at midnight on [adult swim]. Stream next day on Max.
Coming this summer to Adult Swim, My Adventures with Superman follows the action-packed, comedic and romantic adventures of Superman and Lois Lane. The series stars Jack Quaid as the voice of Clark Kent, Alice Lee as the voice of Lois Lane, and Ishmael Sahid as the voice of Jimmy Olsen.
The weekend is almost here! What geeky things are you all doing? Sound off in the comments below. While you wait for the weekday to end and the weekend to begin, here’s some comic news and reviews from around the web.
The Beat – Kate Beaton’s DUCKS wins Canada Reads 2023 – Awesome and well deserved.
The Beat – R. Kikuo Johnson receives 2023 Whiting Award for Fiction – Congrats as well!
Kotaku – E3 2023 Canceled – Doh!
The Beat – MY ADVENTURES WITH SUPERMAN animated series to premiere on Adult Swim and Toonami – Nice!
Reviews
CBR – Clobberin Time #1
CBR – It’s Jeff #1
Director Hiroshi Nagahama has given an update on the highly anticipated Uzumaki anime series that will air on Adult Swim. The show is still being worked on and has been impacted by COVID but we at least get a look at what we can expect.
Uzumaki is based on the amazing work of Junji Ito. We’ll see it in October 2022.
