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Codex gets some computer help while the Guild struggles with how to build a Guild Hall.
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from VIZ Media:
VIZ Media has announced the availability of hit anime series Hikaru no Go and MÄR for Download-To-Rent / Download-To-Own (DTR/DTO) from leading online content providers iTunes, PlayStation Network, and Amazon Video on Demand.
The complete series for Hikaru no Go (Episodes 1-75) and MÄR (Episodes 1-52) will be presented dubbed and uncut, and will be available immediately from the iTunes Store in the U.S. (iTunes.com) and Canada (iTunes.ca). As a special promotion, Episode 1 from each series will be available for FREE download through August 23, 2011!
Amazon Video on Demand and the PlayStation Network video delivery service, available exclusively for the Sony PSP (PlayStation Portable) and PlayStation 3 (PS3) entertainment systems, will offer Season 1 of Hikaru no Go and MÄR, beginning with Episodes 1-3. New installments will be released every Monday. Episode 1 from each series will be available for FREE download through March 22, 2011.
All episodes are $0.99 each for Download-To-Rent and $1.99 for Download-To-Own across all platforms.
Hikaru no Go is a unique story that revolves around the ancient Japanese strategy game of Go, and is based on the manga written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata (also published domestically by VIZ Media). Hikaru Shindo is like any sixth-grader in Japan: a pretty normal kid with a two-tone head of hair and a penchant for antics. His life completely changes when he finds an old bloodstained Go board in his grandfather’s attic. The ghost of an ancient Go master named Fujiwara-no-Sai was trapped in the board and soon becomes a part of Hikaru’s consciousness. Together Hikaru and Sai make an unstoppable Go-playing team!
MÄR is based on the hit manga series by Nobuyuki Anzai (creator also of Flame of Recca), published in North America by VIZ Media. An ordinary middle-school boy with an overactive imagination, Ginta Toramizu dreams about fairy tales and make-believe lands. One day at school, a gate appears and he enters the World of MÄR, the world of his dreams. Within the World of MÄR exist ÄRM: accessories with unique powers. Soon, Ginta stumbles upon Babbo, an ÄRM that can speak, and learns that he has been summoned to this mythical world to stop the Chess Pieces, a group of rogue soldiers, from destroying the World of MÄR. Now part of Team MÄR, Ginta and Babbo fight in War Games against the Chess Pieces to save the MÄR World. But will Ginta’s mission be compromised by his ally’s secrets?
For more information on the Hikaru no Go and MÄR anime and manga series, please visit VIZAnime.com.
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Codex wrestles with telling the Guild about her date with Fawkes.
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from VIZ Media:
VIZ Media brings an exciting new animated series to North American audiences with the launch of Neuro: Supernatural Detective on Friday, February 18th on VIZAnime.com, the company’s own premier website for free anime, as well as the streaming content provider Hulu.
The new series (rated ‘M’ for Mature) will debut with the first five subtitled episodes available, with new installments available weekly.
In Neuro: Supernatural Detective, Neuro Nogami is a demon that feeds on criminal mysteries and riddles in the human world. In order to protect his identity, he forms a partnership with Yako, an incisive 16-year-old high school girl. This unlikely crime-solving duo devours one mystery after another in search of the ultimate appetizing mystery!
Neuro: Supernatural Detective is based on a popular manga (graphic novel) series created by Yosei Matsui that sold over 3 million copies in Japan and is produced by the famed animation studio, Madhouse.
For more information on Neuro: Supernatural Detective and other animated titles from VIZ Media please visit VIZAnime.com.
from VIZ Media:
VIZ Media and Shonen Jump Magazine invite fans and artists to participate in a new art contest inspired by the hit manga (graphic novel) series Bakuman. Contest submissions will be accepted until April 29th and may be mailed to:
Bakuman Fan Art Contest
C/O VIZ Media
P.O. Box 77010
San Francisco, CA 94107-9913
A release form must be signed and included with each submission. More information and the release form is available at: ShonenJump.com/bakumanfanartcontest.
Winners will be announced on June 7th.
One First Place winner will receive a DELETER Manga Manga Tools Set ST, a Sakura Pigma Manga Comic Pro 8 Piece Set and a Manga Studio EX 4 software package. Three runner-up winners will each be awarded a DELETER Manga Tools Set ST along with a Manga Studio Debut 4 software package. Special Honorable Mention awards will go to five other winners who will each receive a Sakura USA Pigma Manga — Comic Pro 6 Piece Set.
Bakuman (Rated ‘T’ for Teens) is written by the author of Death Note, Tsugumi Ohba, with artwork by Takeshi Obata, the artist known for series such as Death Note, Hikaru no Go, and Ral Grad. The story follows average student Moritaka Mashiro, who enjoys drawing for fun, but when his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world?
For more information on Bakuman or other Shonen Jump titles, please visit ShonenJump.com.
Since 1984, DELETER has manufactured an innovative line of high quality manga art supplies and accessories, including pens and markers, paper, screentones and instruction books. The company’s products are sold in Japan and 25 other countries. More information is available at: deleter-mangashop.com.
Sakura of America supplies art products exclusively from their parent company, Sakura Color Products Corporation of Japan (founded in 1921), whose history of product innovation and superior product quality is recognized around the world. Product brands include Cray-Pas oil pastels, Pigma Micron fine line pens, Gelly Roll pigmented roller pens and Solid Markers. More information may be found at: sakuraofamerica.com.
A geek fantasy comes to life when one lucky nerd finds himself in sci-fi’s hottest nightclub with every girl you’d ever want to frak.
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from NEW PEOPLE:
VIZ Pictures, Inc., the film distributor and producer behind the Japanese pop culture venue in San Francisco known as NEW PEOPLE, has announced that it will now operate as a newly established company, NEW PEOPLE, Inc., to re-brand and create synergy between all corporate divisions. The company’s film distribution and licensing division will now operate as NEW PEOPLE Entertainment.
NEW PEOPLE Entertainment is complemented by the launch of another dedicated film and event production division — NEW PEOPLE Productions — that will organize and manage the annual J-Pop Summit Festival as well as future film premieres, live events, and the development of original programming. The J-Pop Summit Festival takes place in San Francisco every summer and has become one of the largest events in the U.S. devoted to Japanese pop culture, film, fashion, food, art, and music. The 2010 festival attracted over 40,000 people. The 2011 J-Pop Summit Festival is currently being planned for August. More information on NEW PEOPLE Entertainment is available at: NewPeopleEnt.com.
“The re-branding and launch of these new divisions within the NEW PEOPLE organization will allow us to better execute our core mission to bring Japanese and Asian pop culture in a variety of forms to U.S. audiences,” says Seiji Horibuchi, President and CEO of NEW PEOPLE Inc., and the founder of the NEW PEOPLE venue. “We’ve also expanded our corporate operations to include a recently opened office in Tokyo that will act as a channel to help facilitate future creative endeavors and partnerships with Japanese-based artists and film and media companies, as well as work to bring select U.S. brands to Japan.”
Horibuchi has spent his career working to popularize Japanese pop culture throughout North America. He founded VIZ Media in the 80s to distribute anime and manga comics for English audiences, and the company has become one of the largest and most successful publishers of Japanese entertainment media based in the U.S. In 2005, he founded VIZ Pictures, Inc., a company dedicated to bringing Japanese live-action films to the American audience. In 2009, he founded NEW PEOPLE as a first-of-its-kind destination devoted to film, fashion, art and unique retail brands and a company to foster creative collaboration among artists, filmmakers, fashion labels, and retail brands influenced by Japanese popular culture.
from J!NX:
World of Warcraft Design Arcade Challenge!
Attention Denizens of Azeroth! Have an amazing idea for a WoW-themed t-shirt? Well, now is your chance to share it with the rest of the world. We’re running a special Design Arcade challenge specifically for World of Warcraft. Not only could your idea be printed on a J!NX T-shirt, but you could also win a boatload of lootz, as well. Check out all the details here and start designing!
New Design Arcade Winner: Cowabunga T-Shirt
Ever wonder what would happen if the effects of the Ooze on the Ninja Turtles was only temporary? One day, their sweet ninja skillz would be gone, leaving only some poor, blindfolded tortoises. A sad day indeed, and one we hope never comes to pass. Minion Ike Motta has forseen this harsh turn of events, and immortalized it in ink and cotton for our Design Arcade challenge, lest we lose sight of what is really important: pizza and parties, dude.
Valentine’s Day Gift Guide
It’s February, which means that the air is full of perfumes and love potions, and even the most hard-hearted geeks perk up when they see the ubiquitous heart-shaped-box of candies. If you’re having trouble deciding what token of adoration to present your sweetie this year, then not to worry. The J!NX Crew has compiled a gift guide to point you in the right direction. Check out the guide here, but make sure the Missus (or Mister) isn’t looking!
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This offer expires Monday, February 14, 2011 at 11:59PM PST, so don’t wait!
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from VIZ Media:
VIZ Media has announced the availability to Download-to-Own/Download-to-Rent new Naruto: Shippuden Season 2 anime episodes from leading online content providers iTunes, PlayStation Network, Xbox LIVE, and Amazon Video On Demand the day after being broadcast on the Disney XD television network beginning Thursday, February 3rd.
Fans are invited to visit these outlets to download the latest Naruto installment, Episode 66 (dubbed), for FREE between February 3rd and March 7th. Subsequent new installments will be only $1.99 per episode for Download-to-Own, while Download-to-Rent costs are only $0.99.
In the newest episodes of Naruto: Shippuden, the rogue ninja Furido attempts to use the Lightning Style Jutsu of the Guardian Shinobi to rain destruction upon the Leaf Village. To make matters worse, the ninja are running out of chakra. Does Naruto have enough power to save his village? Then, the Akatsuki are working their way from one Jinchuriki to another, and it’s only a matter of time until they get to Naruto!
Created by Masashi Kishimoto, Naruto was first introduced in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in Japan in 1999 and quickly became that country’s most popular ninja manga targeting tweens and teens with more than 100 million copies in circulation to-date. The manga series (rated ‘T’ for Teens) and animated counterpart (Naruto rated ‘T’ for Teens, and Naruto: Shippuden rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens) are among VIZ Media’s most successful properties and have captivated millions of fans across North America, Europe and South America.
For more information on Naruto please visit the official Naruto website at Naruto.com.
from Things from Another World:
At TFAW, we love our customers! We want you to get more of what you love this February, so we’re doubling our usual in-stock discount to 20% and offering new February pre-orders at 30% off.
There’s a lot of talk right now about where to order comics online. If you have friends looking for a new online comic shop, make sure to tell them about our sale, so they can take advantage of these great prices too!
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Yeah, we thought that would grab your attention. We’ve already been getting a lot of love from customers about our Get More of What You Love Sale, so we thought we’d reward one customer for his or her efforts. Tweet about what you’ve got (or plan on getting) from our sale and you’ll be entered into our Twitter contest which runs until 2/4/11!