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PR: Viz Manga Digital Schedule Synchronizes Day-and-Date With Print
Tuesday, August 7, 2012VIZ MANGA DIGITAL SCHEDULE SYNCHRONIZES DAY-AND-DATE WITH CURRENT PRINT RELEASES All Digital Manga Releases To Debut On Tuesdays; New Volumes Of Current VIZ Manga Series Will Debut Simultaneously In Print And Digitally Leading North American publisher VIZ Media continues to refine its VIZ Manga digital platform with a newly announced general release schedule that will … Read More …
Otaku USA: On The Shelf – July 4, 2012
Thursday, July 5, 2012First let me take a moment to say that Animaritime 2012 went amazingly. Huzzah for local cons! I really had a lot of fun and my panels were a blast as always (I think this year might’ve been the best yet!). A quick hello to readers new and returning who I spoke with at Animaritime – … Read More …
Swag Bag: Very Merry Month of Manga In April – No Foolin’!
Monday, April 23, 2012It’s the return of Swag Bag! In this once-was-weekly article I give a quick rundown of the books I bought that week and some brief thoughts, be it itty-bitty reviews if I’ve read them or first impressions if I haven’t. Since it’s been a long while since I’ve written one, this one is going to … Read More …
Media Blasters Reveals Lay-Offs for 60% of Full-Time Staff
Tuesday, January 10, 2012AnimeNewsNetwork has heard from Media Blasters that the company has just laid off 60% of it’s staff. The full-time staff was at 15 and has now decreased to “five or six regular employees”. The Media Blasters’ CEO, John Sirabella, said they’ve offered continued work in the form of freelance to the employees laid off. This … Read More …
Diamond Manga Previews: January 2012
Sunday, January 8, 2012Diamond Comics is North America’s largest comic book distributor. If you have a local comic store in your area, it’s very likely they get their books from them. Every month Diamond releases a giant magazine, Previews, containing all the products they have – from comics, manga, DVDs and merchandise – that will be released starting … Read More …
Year In Review: Lissa’s Favourites of 2011
Sunday, January 1, 2012There are no shortage of ‘Best Of’ lists this time of year. While I like popping around to different peoples’ sites and seeing what they thought, it’s a bit of a frustration that I can’t seem to write one myself. How people choose a solid list containing five or ten favourites, from across different genres … Read More …
Kuriousity Reviewers In and On The Coast
Friday, December 23, 2011The Coast is a local free paper published weekly here in my home-city of Halifax, Nova Scotia. It’s “independent and locally owned”, publishing every thing from local news, editorials, reviews and entertainment schedules, not to mention a bevy of ads that I love for always letting me know about fun local businesses I wouldn’t otherwise … Read More …
PR: New D.GRAY-MAN ILLUSTRATIONS: NOCHE Coming Soon!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF D.GRAY-MAN ILLUSTRATIONS: NOCHE New Full-Color Art Book Features The Memorable Work Of Series Creator Katsura Hoshino And Includes A Double-Sided Poster, Artist Interviews And More! San Francisco, CA, November 29, 2011 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, … Read More …