Welcome back to another VIZ pubwatch! This month we’re taking a look at some newer comics by long-established creators, including the brand new Show-ha Shoten! by Death Note co-creator Takeshi Obata. But first, the news!
REVIEW: Pokemon Adventures Vol. 9: Dexoys and Emerald Shine
In the previous Pokemon Adventures volume, we saw Team Rocket leader Giovanni set a course for Viridian City to locate his long-lost son Silver. At the same time, Pokedex holder Silver arrived in Viridian City after recalling a memory of the place while in search of his roots, but he doesn’t know that Giovanni is…
Tatsuki Fujimoto’s Look Back Illustrates How Passion Also Means People
Although Tatsuki Fujimoto is mostly known for Chainsaw Man, especially in light of its upcoming anime adaptation to be developed by MAPPA, he has always had a strong versatility to his craft not letting himself be boxed within the confines of the tropes typical to the shounen genre. Look Back was recently published as a…
VIZ Media Pubwatch: October 2021
Happy Halloween! It’s time for another VIZ media Pubwatch, where we take a look at news and new releases from everyone’s favorite manga publisher. This month we’re covering the VIZ panel at NYCC as well as some new and ongoing series. And now the news.
Pokemon Adventures Vol. 8: One Journey Ends, Another Begins
Published since 1997, the Pokemon Adventures manga series is set in the world of Pokemon video games such as FireRed, LeafGreen, and my personal favorite Omega Ruby. While the series has always been written by Hidenori Kusaka, the first nine volumes of the series were drawn by Mato. Afterwards, every volume has been drawn by…
VIZ Media Pubwatch: September 2021
Welcome to the September VIZ Media pubwatch! It’s back to school time for many students around the world, including myself, but that doesn’t mean we can’t take a moment to catch up to some manga news and new releases. This month we’re talking about a lot of different franchises, and saying goodbye to a promising…
PREVIEW: Animal Crossing New Horizons: Deserted Island Diary Volume 1
If Animal Crossing New Horizons has taken you through the last year, then you might be one of the many people who aren’t too fond of Tom Nook, your desert island host and resident loan shark. But when four particular jet setters show up on Nook’s island in Animal Crossing New Horizons: Deserted Island Diary…
REVIEW: I Want To Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die
A new licensed manga reader app called Azuki launched recently, offering digital manga from Kodansha and Kaiten Books. As I scrolled through the list of titles, I asked my friends what’s worth checking out on there, and one of them recommended I Want to Hold Aono-kun So Badly I Could Die by Umi Shiina.
VIZ Media Pubwatch: August 2021
Happy August! It’s almost back to school for me and presumably some of you as well. VIZ media’s got even more news and new releases for you! This month we’re talking about why Tatsuki Fujimoto is a genius, the finale of Haikyu!! my beloved, and other staples of the VIZ lineup. And now, the news.
REVIEW: Chéri My Destiny: Chocolately Sweet And Spicy Boys Love
Okage Machino’s Tokyopop boys love manga Chéri My Destiny starts out by introducing Sakura, a Japanese male pastry chef who gained fame in France. He is oozing with confidence about the popularity of his Western sweets shop Bisous. However, when he hears about a Japanese sweets shop that recently opened up in the neighborhood, Sakura…
Last Week’s Episode: Here We Go Again
The recent resurgence of the Delta strain of COVID-19 is proof that some people needed a reminder that the world can’t just return back to the way things were done before. Tinseltown hasn’t been immune from the latest pandemic development and some productions that thought they could start up again have been delayed yet again.
