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Manga News: One Piece East Blue To Skypiea Color Walk Compendium coming out this July!

  by Mike Favila, Senior Editor Sweet! This release looks pretty well put together. This hardcover is going to be a great gift for a good friend …. or yourself. A Hardcover Collection Of Gorgeous Color Artwork From Eiichiro Oda’s…

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Book News: Viz Media Releases The Art Of My Little Pony: The Movie

by Mike Favila, Senior Editor For all the MLP maniacs, here’s an awesome must buy.  I’ve always loved these behind the scenes type books, and this looks like it will deliver the same quality that Viz is known for. Hardcover…

Anime News: Ranma ½ OVA & Movie Collection available September 19!

by Mike Favila, Senior Editor I can’t believe it! The last part of the puzzle.  If you’ve got the Season box sets, this completes it all.  We at ComicsOnline.com can’t wait to see this baby! VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES HOME MEDIA…

Blu-Ray Review: Ranma 1/2 TV Series Set 5

By Emil Favila, Reporter Ranma 1/2 TV Series Set 5 is here, arriving after four strong box sets releases.  If you have watched this far into the series, then there is no need to explain what Ranma 1/2 is about.  You…

Convention News: Aya Kanno Is A Featured Guest At The Toronto Comic Arts Festival

TORONTO, CANADA—The Toronto Comic Arts Festival (TCAF) proudly announces that international manga superstar Aya Kanno will attend the 2015 Festival as a Featured Guest! Aya Kanno is the author of the Blank Slate, the New York Times bestselling series Otomen,…

Manga News: Viz Acquires Shojo Series Idol Dreams and QQ Sweeper

These sound pretty good…. Famed Manga Creator Arina Tanemura Offers A Story Of A Woman’s Chance At Stardom In IDOL DREAMS; QQ SWEEPER Delivers Supernatural High School Drama From The Creator Of DENGEKI DAISY San Francisco, CA, February 9, 2015…

Blu-Ray Review: Ranma 1/2 Set 4

by Mike Favila, Editor I know I’ve said this before, but I really loved the comedy in Ranma 1/2 Set 4.  As I was going through this batch of episodes, I realized that this was the first of the sets that…

Manga Review: All You Need Is Kill

by Mike Favila, Editor Like most Americans, my first exposure to All You Need Kill was through the excellent action film, Edge of Tomorrow, directed by Doug Liman, and starring Tom Cruise.  It didn’t look that amazing from the previews, but…

Blu-Ray Review: Road To Ninja: Naruto The Movie

By Emil Favila, Reporter Released on Thanksgiving is Road To Ninja: Naruto The Movie.  If you have never seen the series, like myself, then Road To Ninja is a good introduction.  When Naruto was a baby, his town came under…

Comic News: Sailor Moon Season 1, Set 2 Scheduled For Early 2015

Latest Editions Of Legendary Anime Series Feature Episodes 22-46 Presented In High Definition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack And DVD Set; Preorders Available Now! San Francisco, CA, December 4, 2014 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of manga and…

Blu-Ray Review: Gargantia: The Complete Series

by Maju Marfori, Reporter Growing up during the 80’s,  I watched mecha type anime such as Macross, Voltron, and (if you lived in the Philippines) Voltes V. I enjoyed the battles between people, using robots piloted by humans. It fascinated…

Anime News: Viz Media Releases Road To Ninja: Naruto The Movie

VIZ Media gives anime fans across North America the opportunity to add the sixth and latest feature film of the massively popular NARURTO SHIPPUDEN saga to their personal collections as it announces the release of ROAD TO NINJA – NARUTO…

Convention News: Artist Takeshi Obata (All You Need Is Kill) Appearing at New Year Comic Con 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…

Anime News: Pokemon BW: Adventures in Unova DVD Set 1 comes out September 23

    Ash, Pikachu And Their New Friends Take On The Unova Region’s Ultimate Challenge In The Latest POKÉMON Anime DVD Box Set   FANTASTIC ADVENTURES AWAIT IN POKEMON BW: ADVENTURES IN UNOVA DVD SET 1 RELEASE FROM VIZ MEDIA San…

Comic Book Review: Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys Vol. 1

by Mike Favila, Editor Having just won the 2013 Eisner Award in the category of Best U.S. Edition of International Material – Asia, Naoki Urasawa’s 20th Century Boys, Vol. 1 just came up for review. Although I’d seen the live…