The first Saturday in May is designated Free Comic Book Day; local comic book stores nationwide offer a selection of sample titles to pick-up without charge. This year, the event falls on Saturday, May 3rd, 2024. A rotating roster of …
During this weekend’s Emerald City Comic Con in Seattle, Washington, VIZ Media revealed more information on three of their latest acquisitions: an anime adaptation of Black Torch, the English-translated manga Kingdom, and streaming release for Yaiba: Samurai Legend. Black Torch …
The highly anticipated English translation of Yasuhisa Hara’s manga Kingdom is slated to arrive on Canadian bookstore shelves Tuesday, November 11th, 2025 according to publisher VIZ Media. It will also appear on VIZ Media’s Shonen Jump digital service after each …
A Nendoroid of the character Ruri Aoki from the manga RuriDragon was revealed by creator Masaoki Shindo on his Twitter/X account. The post included a painted prototype where Ruri is wearing her school uniform consisting of a slate blue sweater …
North American publisher of manga VIZ Media has dropped the first batch of titles coming as part of their Fall 2025 release schedule. The list includes both print and digital exclusives available online and through the VIZ Manga app. Additional …
Anime streaming giant Crunchyroll is getting back into the manga business offering a new app for fans to read their favourite manga online. Crunchyroll Manga is scheduled to release in Canada and the United States later in 2025 on Android …
This weekend, thousands of fans will converge on the Makuhari Messe convention centre in Chiba, Japan for Jump Festa ’25 to celebrate all things under Shueisha’s JUMP imprint. The festival will feature favourites including Bleach, One Piece, Dragon Ball, Demon …
There’s a new store online offering anime and manga merchandise to fans in Canada and the United States, just in time for the holidays. VIZ Media, the North American licensor of leading series including Bleach, Naruto, RWBY, Sailor Moon, Jojo’s …
The cover artwork for volume 42 of the manga My Hero Academia was revealed ahead of its December 4th, 2024 release in Japan. As well, a special illustration announcing an art exhibition in Tokyo planned for the summer of 2025 …
Popular Japanese manufacturer of anime and pop culture figures Good Smile Company has announced it is removing plastic blister packaging from its iconic Nendoroid and Nendoroid Basic product lines. Nendoroids are chibi versions of characters such as Hatsune Miku (pictured …
