All articles tagged ‘Manga’

Soul Eater volume 5

  Frederick Linsmeyer • November 28, 2010 • Manga
Soul Eater volume 5

Soul Eater volume 5

Celebrating the anniversary of the DWMA, meisters and their weapons convene on the academy for an evening of partying. However, one witch plans on making a late appearance and crashing the party…
Medusa is looking for the resting place of the first kishin for use in her grand plan, however a handful of meisters have escaped from their imprisonment. Will they be enough to restrain the witch and keep her from waking up the kishin?

Join the fight to stop Medusa on February 22nd, 2011 when the real party at DWMA begins.

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Hikaru no Go volume 22

  Frederick Linsmeyer • November 7, 2010 • Manga
Hikaru no Go volume 22

Hikaru no Go volume 22

Hikaru winds up in the middle of some misunderstandings just as the Hokuto Cup is about to start and leaves him unable to focus on the game. Unable to concetrate in the first match between Japan and China, Hikaru looks to be on the way out. If only he can look past all the distractions, Hikaru might be able to recover.

Watch Hikaru and his friends progress through the tournament on January 4th, 2011.

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Viz Manga on the iPad

  Frederick Linsmeyer • November 2, 2010 • Manga
Viz Manga app

Viz Manga app as viewed in iTunes

Viz Media released its new Viz Manga app for the Apple iPad today. The application allows users to download popular manga series including Naruto, Death Note, Bleach, Bakuman, and Dragon Ball and view them at full screen digitally.

The app itself is free, but each volume is priced at $4.99 USD and is only available to fans within the United States.

There is no word if the Viz Manga app will be available for use on the iPhone or iPod Touch.

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Realms Con 2010

  Frederick Linsmeyer • October 11, 2010 • Conventions

Located on the sunny coast of the Gulf of Mexico, Realms Con provided anime aficionados in Corpus Christi a chance to celebrate their love for for the medium, along with gaming and other aspects of Japanese culture. The convention operated over three days, from October 1st to 3rd, at the American Bank Center. While not a large event, like at Anime Central or even San Japan, Realms Con was something more of a relaxed and laid back convention with opportunities to browse and chill with other con goers.

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Naruto volume 50

  Frederick Linsmeyer • October 3, 2010 • Manga
Naruto volume 50

Naruto volume 50

Sasuke ends up taking on a number of the Kages, unleashing some of his most destructive attacks yet. Will Sasuke be able to fend off some of the strongest shinobi in the world?
However, the Akatsuki arrive and divulge the details of their grand scheme in collecting tailed beasts. Will the Akatsuki send the ninja nations into war to get what they want?
Sakura leaves Konohagakure in search of Naruto to share one of her most deepest secrets. What will Sakura say when she finds Naruto?

Volume 48 of the Naruto manga goes on sale February 1st, 2011 for $9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD.

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Anime Evolution 2010

  Frederick Linsmeyer • August 16, 2010 • Conventions

Another year, another Anime Evolution. Costumed fans of anime and manga gathered around the core of the University of British Columbia during a sweltering summer weekend. There was lots to see and do, along with plenty of awesome costumes, but the convention wasn’t as great as anticipated. Read the rest of this article…

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The Naruto’s Forest certificate

  Frederick Linsmeyer • August 3, 2010 • The Otaku Culture

I arrived home from work today and found an envelope marked all the way from Kazo, Saitama prefecture in Japan sitting on the table. After noticing the Present Tree logo at the bottom and the Konoha emblem on the back, I figured the contents had to be for the Naruto’s Forest campaign that ran this past June.

I opened the envelope and found five sheets of paper enclosed within; one of which was my certificate of the tree I’m sponsoring. Also included was a beautiful print of Naruto and Jiraiya resting under a tree, a card with an amazing forested landscape where the saplings are planted, another card detailing some of the various local plants and a brief paper covering how the tree will be cared for.

So, if you’re ever in Japan, stop by the forests in the Yamanashi prefecture and look for tree 11-04772. I hope to visit one of these days…

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Naruto character birthdays

  Frederick Linsmeyer • August 3, 2010 • Anime

Ever wondered which of your favourite ninjas celebrate their birthdays? Grab a slice of cake, a shuriken and party it up with our fairly comprehensive listing of character’s birth dates within the Naruto series.
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Naruto volume 49

  Frederick Linsmeyer • July 20, 2010 • Manga
Naruto volume 49

Naruto volume 49

The five leaders of the hidden ninja villages all convene to decide how to handle the rising menace that is the Akatsuki. However, decisions are made which Naruto doesn’t know how to handle. Even worse, a new hokage takes over Konohagakure and issues a new order – one that doesn’t bode well for Naruto or Sasuke.

Volume 48 of the Naruto manga goes on sale October 5th, 2010 for 9.99 USD/$12.99 CAD.

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Fullmetal Alchemist volume 24

  Frederick Linsmeyer • July 3, 2010 • Manga
Fullmetal Alchemist volume 24

Fullmetal Alchemist volume 24

Deep in the tunnels beneath Central, Hohenheim stands face-to-face with Father, the leader of the homunculus. Does Hohenheim have what it takes to unseat Father and defeat him?
With control of the military almost in Mustang’s hand, a surprise return by King Bradley shows that the colonel and his allies haven’t tasted victory just yet.

The latest chapter in the Elric brother’s quest to regain their lost bodies and save Amestris takes a long break before hitting store shelves. The fight continues on January 18th, 2011.

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