Viz Media has plenty of digital manga ending and beginning this month, even a few surprises for their VIZ Select imprint. They are seriously mining the Tokyopop catalog, and from their weekly top tens, it’s been doing alright for them. I might even check out their newest acquisition. Find out what it is and more after the break!
Over the Labor Day weekend that traditionally ends Summer for most kids (though may schools start in August now), Yen Press announced several titles for both their new Yen On imprint of light novels and their regular manga line. Included in this license bonanza was both the manga and light novel series of Log Horizon and The Devil is a Part-Timer, the light novel series No Game No Life, Pandora Hearts Caucus Race, and the manga version of the Disney movie Big Hero 6. Log Horizon started in 2010 and follows the very familiar premise of 30,000 Japanese gamers being trapped in a fantasy online game world called Elder Tale. The story follows Shiroe, Naotsugu and Akasuki, three friends, as they band together to survive their new reality. Yeah, this screams Sword Art Online to me. But it seems to be doing well enough as it now has seven volumes out and 2 manga adaptation. Yen will publish the first light novel in March 2015. And speaking of manga series, Yen did announce the manga adaptation, just not which one. Though best bet would be on the straight adaptation Log Horizon. No date were announced for the manga. Like most…
This week I check out some of this week’s manga, some stories in the news, the Top Ten Department, and look at one of the problems OEL creators have with selling their work. http://archive.org/download/MangaDomeEpisode71/MangaDomeEpisode71.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
Manga at San Diego Comics Con 2014 This week I check out This Week’s Manga, a couple of stories In the News, the Top Ten Department, and look at the license announcements from San Diego Comic Con. http://archive.org/download/MangaDomeEpisode68/MangaDomeEpisode68.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
This week I check some stories In the News, the Top Ten Department including the Nielson Bookscan for June, and I advocate for the licensing of an older title, Captain Harlock. http://archive.org/download/MangaDomeEpisode67/MangaDomeEpisode67.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
This week I check out This Week’s Manga, some Viz Media stories In the News, Catch up on some Anime Expo announcements, the Top 10 Department, and look at some titles that have been hit by the H-Word; Hiatus! http://archive.org/download/MangaDomeEpisode66/MangaDomeEpisode66.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
This week I check out several news stories, the top 10 department and look at some soccer manga in honor of the FIFA World Cup ending this month. http://archive.org/download/MangaDomeEpisode64/MangaDomeEpisode64.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
This week I look at the Weekly Wish List, a couple of stories about Amazon and Viz Media In The News, and the Top Ten Department. Then I look at some manga creators that had some titles I liked, but the follow-up title not so much. http://archive.org/download/MangaDomeEpisode57/MangaDomeEpisode57.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
At Sakura-Con last week, Viz Media announced the print and digital release of World Trigger, a digital Weekly Shonen Jump only title. It looks like a fun title, so I’m glad Viz is making it available finally to those of us who don’t subscribe to WSJ. More info available after the jump.
Yen Press just couldn’t want to get their new license announcements out. Just look at this list of titles, and its’ still early in the con season! What else are they going to have after announcing this impressive list?
This week I check out some news stories, the Top Ten Department (no NYT this week, don’t know why), and look at some manga titles that show the power of books and words. http://archive.org/download/MangaDomeEpisode52/MangaDomeEpisode52.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download
This week I look at several news stories that include some new licenses and digital news, regular departments the Weekly Wish List and the Top Ten, and then I look at the new manga app from Japanese publisher Kadokawa, ComicWalker. http://archive.org/download/MangaDomeEpisode51/MangaDomeEpisode51.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | Download