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Amazon Offers Half-Off Bakuman and One Piece Sets for Cyber MondayNews > Features > Super Savings

Super Savings: Amazon Offers Half-Off Bakuman and One Piece Sets

Monday, December 2, 2013

The whole Black Friday and Cyber Monday concept is a bit foreign to many of us Canadians, but we know good deals when we see them whatever the day. When these two sales popped up in my e-mail box, how could I not share? Bakuman: Complete Series – $80.00/CAN, $79.99/US (50% off) Amazon CAN | Amazon …
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Bakuman (Vol. 20)Reviews

Review: Bakuman (Vol. 20)

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Author: Tsugumi Ohba Manga-ka: Takeshi Obata Publisher: Viz Media Rating: Teen (13+) Release Date: August 2013 Synopsis: “For ten years, two young men have worked as hard as they possibly could to make their manga dreams come true. Now, as they sit atop the manga world, can the promise made long ago finally be fulfilled?!” …
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Bakuman (Vol. 16)Reviews

Review: Bakuman (Vol. 16)

Sunday, November 11, 2012

Author: Tsugumi Ohba Manga-ka: Takeshi Obata Publisher: Viz Media Rating: Teen (13+) Release Date: November 2013 Synopsis: “Eiji Nizuma announces that if he can top the Weekly Shonen Jump survey results for ten straight weeks, he will have one of the manga series in the cancelled. But which series does Eiji want to cancel? And …
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Bakuman (Vol. 13)Reviews

Review: Bakuman (Vol. 13)

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Author: Tsugumi Ohba Manga-ka: Takeshi Obata Publisher: Viz Media Rating: Teen (13+) Release Date: August 2012 Synopsis: “After being told their current series Perfect Crime Party will not be turned into an anime, Moritaka and Akito start planning on ways to create a second series. Their best chance might be to do well in a …
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Bakuman (Vol. 04)Reviews

Review: Bakuman (Vol. 04)

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Author: Tsugumi Ohba Manga-ka: Takeshi Obata Publisher: Viz Media Rating: Teen (13+) Release Date: April 2011 Synopsis: “When Akito is unable to come up with a storyboard within the time frame he promised, Moritaka decides to break up their partnership! As they go their separate ways to create manga, it may turn out that they’re …
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PR: Viz Media Announces Bakuman Manga

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

FIND OUT WHAT IT TAKES TO MAKE IT TO THE TOP AS A MANGA CREATOR IN THE NEW SHONEN JUMP SERIES BAKUMAN。 Two Students Must Have Perseverance, Innovation And An Uncompromising Will To Succeed In The New Series From The Creators Of DEATH NOTE San Francisco, CA, April 14, 2010 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), …
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PR: DEATH NOTE Artist Takeshi Obata’s ALL YOU NEED IS KILL Manga Debuts November 4th

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

VIZ MEDIA PREMIERES OMNIBUS PRINT EDITION OF ALL YOU NEED IS KILL MANGA Sci-Fi Action Manga By Takeshi Obata, Creator Of DEATH NOTE, Adapts The Award-Winning Japanese Novel That Inspired The Summer Blockbuster Film Edge Of Tomorrow San Francisco, CA, October 22, 2014 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of …
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PR: Viz Media and ReedPop Welcome Manga Artist Takeshi Obata to New York Comic Con 2014

Tuesday, September 30, 2014

VIZ MEDIA AND REEDPOP WELCOME MANGA ARTIST TAKESHI OBATA TO NEW YORK COMIC CON 2014 The Seminal Artist Of DEATH NOTE And ALL YOU NEED IS KILL To Appear At Panels And Exclusive In-Person Signing Session; Will Also Participate In Signings During New York Super Week San Francisco, CA, September 29, 2014 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ …
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PR: Takeshi Obata To Appear at New York Comic Con

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

TAKESHI OBATA TO APPEAR AT NEW YORK COMIC CON Wildly Popular Manga Artist and Creative Force Behind Death Note, Bakuman。 and All You Need Is Kill to participate in Panels and Autographing on October 9 and 10, 2014 NORWALK, CT – July 29, 2014 – New York Comic Con is rolling out power-packed appearances that …
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PR: Viz Media Releases Weekly Shonen Jump Pack Print Edition

Friday, April 18, 2014

LEAP INTO THE WORLD OF MANGA AS VIZ MEDIA RELEASES NEW WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP PRINT EDITION “JUMP PACK” ISSUE 2 New Print Issue Features 100+ Pages Of Manga Content, A 3-Month Digital Subscription And An Exclusive Blue-Eyes White Dragon YU-GI-OH! Collectable Trading Card VIZ Media’s WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP manga (graphic novel) magazine returns to its roots …
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