Wednesday, July 29, 2009

VIZ manga online

Go here to read online manga (including the new Rin Ne by Takasha Rumiko and Arata by Watase Yuu) being released (for the first time ever! Yay!)simultaneously with the Japanese releases. The manga will be released in book format in the U.S. under VIZ Media's new Shonen Sunday imprint starting with Rin Ne in October.

Ni the Librarian

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Inuyasha Again

Rumors and reports have it that the Inuyasha anime series will resume this fall in October with Inuyasha: Kanketsuhen (Inuyasha: The Final Chapters) on Japan’s YTV.

The Inuyasha manga ended with Volume #56 last June but the 167 episodes of the anime only covered the manga through Volume #36. That works out to approximately 4.6 anime episodes per book. With 20 books remaining, that means how many episodes ahead?


Reports also say the original voice cast is returning.

Ni

Friday, July 17, 2009

TWILIGHT GOING GRAPHIC

In case you missed it in one of its other incarnations....Yen Press, no pub date yet (maybe November, when New Moon is slated?). Meyer will be superivising artist Young Kim panel by panel, apparently.

Ni

Saturday, July 11, 2009

GUNDAM SIGHTED IN TOKYO


Bandai is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Gundam Wing with a Gundam monument in Odaiba Shiokaze park in Tokyo. Although The Gundam lacks scythe or beam cannons, it is 59 feet tall. It will be in residence throught the summer.

Ni the Librarian

Friday, July 10, 2009

PERSEPOLIS. NOT.

Go to SpreadPersepolis.com here to see graphic format coverage of the post-election protests in Iran by the pseudononymous Payman & Sina, using images from Marjane Satrapi's Persepolis. Comes with disclaimer.

Ni the Librarian