Manga distribution company Viz Media announced on Monday that they will be making a big staff change. Brad Woods, previously the Senior Vice President of Dreamworks Animation, has been named as the Chief Marketing Officer at Viz. What this means is Woods will be in charge of marketing all the titles Viz holds. Woods has had experience marketing successful film franchises, … [Read more...] about Viz Manga Hires Dreamworks’ Brad Woods
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Discover New Digital Manga with Jump Start
Starting next week, Viz is giving two new manga a Jump Start. Next week, almost simultaneously to the release in Japan, we’ll be seeing “Welcome to Shika High’s Competitive Dance Club.” This will be followed by “Devily Man” on May 25. As none of these manga have even had their Japanese debut yet, the story material and content are almost entirely unknown, although something … [Read more...] about Discover New Digital Manga with Jump Start
The Street Of Fruiting Bodies is Getting Big-Screen Adaption
Viz Productions has announced that they will be adapting Sayuri Ueda's short story, The Street Of Fruiting Bodies, into a feature length film. Furthermore, they have announced that Sam Hamm, the screenwriter of 1989's Batman and its sequel Batman Returns, has been added on to write the film's screenplay. The production company is an offshoot to Viz Media, the official … [Read more...] about The Street Of Fruiting Bodies is Getting Big-Screen Adaption
4 New Manga Series Available via Shonen Jump
On Monday, February 9th, Viz Media's digital magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump, announced that it will begin it's next round of “Jump Start” with 4 new series' beginning with Toshiako Iwashiro's ( Psyren, now published in North America) Kagamigami (Mirror God) in issue 11. Based on Iwashiro's one-shot Shikigami Twilight Days, which ran in Shonen Jump last year, will premier in Japan … [Read more...] about 4 New Manga Series Available via Shonen Jump
Everything You Need To Know About Shonen Jump
In Japan, manga is serialized in various magazines. Every new chapter that gets released is printed in one of many different magazines, sometimes weekly, sometimes monthly. There are multiple various prints running a multitude of genres. Here in North America, we really only have one - Viz Manga's digital magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump. The magazine is a mirror image to the … [Read more...] about Everything You Need To Know About Shonen Jump
Viz Brings its Entire Graphic Novel Catalog to Apple iBooks
Viz has just brought its entire graphic novel collection to Apple iBooks and users will now be able to access over 1,600 titles. Over 130 different series will be available and readers will be able to purchase seminal favorites such as; NARUTO, BLEACH, BAKUMAN and ONE PIECE. Each one will run you around $6.00, which is quite respectable, considering most graphic novels by … [Read more...] about Viz Brings its Entire Graphic Novel Catalog to Apple iBooks
Viz Media Adopts Same Day Digital Releases for Manga
Viz Media announced earlier in the week that it will release the digital editions manga comics the same day as the printed version. Every Tuesday you will see new digital content appear on iOS, Android, and the Barnes and Noble Nook Store. One of the benefits of Viz Media's same day strategy is that often you can save more money by going digital. On average, you can save one … [Read more...] about Viz Media Adopts Same Day Digital Releases for Manga
Barnes and Noble Nook Color and Nook Tablet Adds Manga and Anime to Its Catalog
Barnes&Noble, developers of the NOOK line of e-readers and full-color Android powered tablets, announced its partnership with VIZ Media to bring over 100 anime and manga titles to the NOOK digital catalog. “NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color are ideal devices for our customers to enjoy manga in stunning high resolution color that virtually makes the action leap off the page,” … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Nook Color and Nook Tablet Adds Manga and Anime to Its Catalog