Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hitori NakanoTranslated by:Bonnie ElliottAdapted by:What They SayAn instant bestseller when it was first published in Japan, Train Man became a multimedia sensation, generating a smash-hit TV series, a blockbuster film, and mu...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Machiko OchaTranslated by:Makoto YukonAdapted by:What They SaySometimes, all it takes to find true love is one moment of courage... and a lot of virtual friends. When Ikumi Saiki meets a beautiful girl on thetrain ride home, ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Machiko OchaTranslated by:Makoto YukonAdapted by:What They SaySometimes, all it takes to find true love is one moment of courage... and a lot of virtual friends. When Ikumi Saiki meets a beautiful girl on thetrain ride home, ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Machiko OchaTranslated by:Makoto YukonAdapted by:What They SaySometimes, all it takes to find true love is one moment of courage... and a lot of virtual friends. When Ikumi Saiki meets a beautiful girl on thetrain ride home, ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Machiko OchaTranslated by:Makoto YukonAdapted by:What They SaySometimes, all it takes to find true love is one moment of courage... and a lot of virtual friends. When Ikumi Saiki meets a beautiful girl on thetrain ride home, ...
Quirky Romantic Tale Of An Otaku Who Finds Love
San Francisco, CA, November 8, 2006 " VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media LLC, the leading U.S. publisher of Japanese animation and comics that focuses on Japanese live-action film distribution, has a...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hidenori HaraTranslated by:Cindy YamauchiAdapted by:What They SayA hopeless geek, a beautiful woman, and a fast connection - could the internet be his ticket onto the express train to romance?
A real-life thread on an interne...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ryo Ikehata / Chizu HashiiTranslated by:John ThomasAdapted by:N/AWhat They SaySuffering from extreme amnesia, high school student Saya Otonoshi can\'t remember anything from her life beyond the last year. Living with a foster ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Akihiro ItoTranslated by:Laura Jackson and Yoko KobayashiAdapted by:What They SayThe basis for the hit Geobreeders anime! This is the story of the Kagura Security Company: six lunatics who occassionally act as detectives... wh...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Akihiro ItoTranslated by:Laura Jackson and Yoko KobayashiAdapted by:What They SayTake the X-Files, mix in some Buffy and Baywatch, and you've got Geobreeders! Kagura Security is a group fo give beautiful women and one lucky ma...
What They SayComputer engineer Otaku is an average young man, dressed in unstylish clothes and dorky glasses. But as luck would have it, he encounters a pretty young woman on a commuter train and saves her from a lecherous molester, falling in love with h...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Story By: Yasutaka Tsutsui / Artwork By: Sayaka Yamazaki Translated by:Asuka YoshizuAdapted by:What They SayNanase, a beautiful young telepath, comes back to her hometown to settle down... but her life soon becomes more than u...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Aki Morimoto/Tsubaki Enomoto Translated by:Gemma CollingeAdapted by:What They SayKanae Hayakawa is pretty, popular, and sought after. What could possibly be wrong with his life? Everything. Though he's known as the "Cool B...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Jun LennonTranslated by:Andrew CunninghamAdapted by:What They SayEnergetic teenager Shuichi Shindo is the lead singer and songwriter for the smash-hit pop band, Bad Luck. He's recently moved in with his older boyfriend, Eiri Y...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tatsumi YoshihiroTranslated by:Yuji OnikiAdapted by:What They SayOver four decades ago, Yoshihiro Tatsumi expanded the horizons of comics story-telling by using the visual language of manga to tell gritty, literary short stori...
This is the start of a gritty cop drama, and I like it!Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Saki Aido / Chiharu NoroTranslated by:Translation by DesignAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayShiba is a detective in the fifth anti-organized crime division of the Tokyo Metropol...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Narise Konohara / Artist: Nanao SaikawaTranslated by:Douglas W. Dlin and IoriAdapted by:What They SayHaving lost his memory in an accident, Tohru Takahisa is taken in by Fujishima, an older man claiming to be his fri...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Katsura HoshinoTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SaySet in a fictional end of the 19th century England, the story revolves around a teenage boy named Allen Walker who is cursed with a cross mark on his hand that turns his ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mamoru Oshii / Katsuya TeradaTranslated by:Camella NiehAdapted by:What They SayAt Yokota Base in Japan, American soldiers stand guard at the brink of the Vietnam War. Although they fear the enemy outside their base, an even mo...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Otsu-ichiTranslated by:Agnes YoshidaAdapted by:Django WexlerWhat They SayA girl creates a cell phone in her imagination, from which she can communicate with others...
A young boy discovers his new friend has the power to heal...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takimoto TatsuhikoTranslated by:Lindsey AkashiAdapted by:Laura WyrickWhat They SayTwenty-two-year-old Satou, a college dropout and aficionado of anime porn, knows a little secret ? or at least he thinks he does! Believe it or ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Shouji Gatou / Artist: ShikidoujiTranslated by:Duane JohnsonAdapted by:Ben ArntzWhat They SayJindai High School was a relatively safe place, right up until Sousuke Sagaka transferred there. A total nut, he wreaks havoc...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hideki KakinumaTranslated by:Gretchen KernAdapted by:What They SayDelve deeper into the Junk Force universe with the first novelization of the hard hitting sci/fi manga! Follow the trials and tribulations of Liza, Wooty, Mill...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Original Story: Hitori Nakano Writer/Artist: Wataru WatanabeTranslated by:Sheldon DrzkaAdapted by:Sheldon DrzkaWhat They SayCan a socially inept "fanboy" win over a beautiful girl?
A painfully shy young man's life is turne...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hidenori HaraTranslated by:Cindy YamauchiAdapted by:Mark GiambrunoWhat They SayThe geek, a.k.a. \"Train_man,\" has managed to go on several dates with the girl of his dreams, but he still can\'t go beyond that \"more than just...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Wolfgang and Heike HohlbeinTranslated by:Barbara Guggemos and Stafford HemmerAdapted by:What They SayKim is an average schoolboy who hates math but loves to read the latest copy of \"Star Fighter.\" His daydreaming life spiral...
Quirky Romantic Tale Of An Otaku Who Finds Love To Make North American Debut On DVD and As A New Manga Series
San Francisco, CA, June 28, 2006 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Tatsuya Hamazaki / Illustrations: Rei IzumiTranslated by:Naomi KokuboAdapted by:What They SayAI buster follows the adventures of Albireo, as he plays a beta version of what will soon be known as \"The World.\" In his j...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hidenori HaraTranslated by:Cindy YamauchiAdapted by:Mark GiambrunoWhat They SayA fateful day approaches when Train_man decides to confess his love to the girl of his dreams! With the help of his online forum, he\'s reinvented ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Narise KonoharaTranslated by:Kelly QuineAdapted by:What They SayAfter leading anything but a fashionable collegiate life, Kaitani is entering his third year at a major cosmetics company. His boss is the Adonis, Fujiwara. Altho...
I have a severe weakness for two things: men in suits, and men in suits who know how to use neckties as handcuffs.Creative TalentWriter/Artist: Yukio Takamura / An KanaeTranslated by: Misa KayeAdapted by: N/AWhat They SayTsukasa met an unknown man in a ho...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Kideyuki Kurata / Artist: Shutaro YamadaTranslated by:Steve BallatiAdapted by:What They SayNot Your Average Bookworm
Yomiko Readman\'s love for literature goes far beyond any run-of-the-mill bookworm\'s! In fact, she...
As Japan opens its doors to the world, will a seventeen year old kendo prodigy be enough to save Tokyo from the wrath of Count Dracula himself? Brought to you by Hideyuki Kikuchi of Vampire Hunter D fame, this novel is one to put on your reading lis...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Matsuri Kouzuki / Naduki KoujimaTranslated by:Kelly QuineAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayMiyori finds himself stuck with the job of finding all the angels\' children who have become lost in the human world. When Miyori stumbles on ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tokyo Calen and YoshikenTranslated by:Asuka YoshizuAdapted by:Kereth Cowe-SpigaiWhat They SayWhat lies below Tokyo\'s subway system is more frightening than you could have ever imagined...in its subways there exists a boundary...
Creative Talent
Writer/Artist: Tow Ubukata
Translated by: Translation by Design
Adapted by: Translation by Design
What They Say
The youth of Tatsumiya Island lived ordinary lives, but their peaceful existence was all a lie. The invasion of the Fes...
Kieli Vol.#01 by Danielle Van Gorder (Tue 05-13-2008)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yukako Kabei / Shiori TeshirogiTranslated by:Alethea and Athena NibleyAdapted by:Alethea and Athena NibleyWhat They SayKieli sees ghosts. It\'s an odd ability for a 14-year-old girl, and it makes her a bit of an outcast at her...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Story: Dall-Young Lim / Artist: Sung-Woo ParkTranslated by:Je-Wa JeongAdapted by:What They SayHaving been born in a secret government laboratory that cultivated esper (telepathic) powers within humans, Shuuichi and two sisters...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Akira KanbeTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayKazumi is the beautiful head of a design office, and he\'s head over heels for the younger Yajima, one of the top workers at the building next door. But Yajima is...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Hideyuki Kikuchi & Artist: Yoshitaka AmanoTranslated by:Kevin LeahyAdapted by:What They SayIt is the year 12,090 A.D. The world has ended, ravaged in the firestorm of man’s wars and madness. But from the wreckage...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hinako TakanagaTranslated by:Libby MaximAdapted by:What They SayShinjuku at night is not a safe place. Therefore, young college hopeful Tomoe Tatsumi lucks out by bumping into Mitsugu Kurokawa, a white-collar worker with a hea...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist: Tanuki KamogawaTranslated by: Ex-S WooAdapted by: Ex-S WooWhat They SayThe newest pretty girls collection from the author of Innocence! One Night: A young maid gets her wish to pleasure her young master when the regular serva...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Masashi TanakaTranslated by:Adapted by:What They SayLong before the dawn of man, savage dinosaurs roamed the Earth. Now, only one remains - the smallest, wildest of them all! Told entirely without words, Gon marches across the...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Satoshi ShikiTranslated by:Ray YoshimotoAdapted by:What They SayImprisoned for a thousand years, eighty-eight fabled beasts seek resurrection from their world so that they can unleash their wrath upon present-day Japan. And a ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Story by: Seimaru Amagi Art by: Tetsuya KoshibaTranslated by:Haruko FurukawaAdapted by:What They SayA serial murderer is on the loose, someone who dresses up as a clown...a killer clown.
Officer Kurumi Ayaki reporting. Due t...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Court BettenTranslated by:Christine Schilling and Kereth Cowe-SpigaiAdapted by:Christine Schilling and Kereth Cowe-SpigaiWhat They Say
Chiyoharu used to be the leader of the troublemakers, until one day an innocent prank resul...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kurou HazukiTranslated by:Anastasia MorenoAdapted by:What They SayKeitaro Urashima is the only boy living at the Hinata House, an all-girl dorm. Despite the fact that he's kind of a screw-up, the girls are climbing all over ea...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kouhei KadonoTranslated by:Andrew CunninghamAdapted by:What They SayThere is an urban legend that children tell one another about a shinigami that can release people from the pain they may be suffering. This "Angel of Death" h...
Pretty standard fare marked by some unintended moments of hilarity.
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Y ou Shiizaki / Kumiko SasakiTranslated by: Bianca JarvisAdapted by:N/AWhat They Say"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder," so goes the old a...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Naoki UrasawaTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayBrilliant doctor Kenzo Tenma risks his reputation and promising career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy. Unbeknownst to him, this child is destined for a ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Takehiko InoueTranslated by:Yuji OnikiAdapted by:What They SayTokugawa Era Japan: a new government has just taken power and the land is in disarray. Amidst the turmoil, a young man sets out on a journey seeking spiritual enlig...
Why Johnny can't add.Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Miyu Matsuda / Yukariko JissohjiTranslated by:Christina ChesterfieldAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayBeautiful. Cool. Shiina Jun has always been admired by the women around him. But he would give up their ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Naoki UrasawaTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:What They SayBrilliant doctor Kenzo Tenma risks his reputation and promising career to save the life of a critically wounded young boy. Unbeknownst to him, this child is destined for a ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Aoi Futaba, Kurenai KitsubaTranslated by:Adapted by:What They SayMizuki is a popular male fashion model with a promising future. When the mysterious Haruno sees him. She wants to make him the centerpiece of her company\'s late...
It’s sort of a Pretty Woman story… except Julia Roberts is a Japanese boy whose an actor, not a hooker. Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kyoko Akitsu / Tooko MiyagiTranslated by:Translation by DesignAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayA contract mar...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Otsuichi/Tsuzuki SetsuriTranslated by:Yuko FukamiAdapted by:Carol FoxWhat They SayTsuzuki Setsuri, creator of Broken Angels, and Otsuichi, author of the Pop Fiction novel Calling You, have crafted a beautifully rendered collec...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Norie Yamada / Artist: Kumichi YoshizukiTranslated by:Jeremiah BourqueAdapted by:What They SayYume innocently uses her magic to help the people she encounters--soccer players, the wrongly incarcerated, or two young lov...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Nakamura ShingikuTranslated by:Katherine SchillingAdapted by:Katherine SchillingWhat They SayMisaki, struggling to pass his college entrance exams, is in need of a tutor to help pump up his failing grades. Unfortunately, his o...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Please!/AkikanTranslated by:Gretchen KernAdapted by:Alien LujoWhat They SayPlease! Someone tell me which one is my twin sister!!
Maiku Kamishiro has a problem. Actually, make that two problems. He has two young girls boarding...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yasuhiro NightowTranslated by:Justin BurnsAdapted by:What They SayVASH THE STAMPEDE RISES AGAIN!
It's been two years since the mysterious and super-nice gunman went into hiding, and the people of this desert planet are sufferi...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Youjung LeeTranslated by:Kyoung Kay ParkAdapted by:What They SayPerverto is just a regular 17-year-old...with the unavoidable nickname, \"pervert.\" Unlike his namesake, he\'s actually quite naĂŻve when it comes to sexual mat...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Keiko TakemiyaTranslated by:Dawn LaabsAdapted by:What They SayThe future. Having driven Terra to the brink of environmental collapse, humanity decides to reform itself by ushering in the age of Superior Domination (S.D.), a sy...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Fuyumi OnoTranslated by:Alexander O. Smith & Elye J. AlexanderAdapted by:Alexander O. Smith & Elye J. AlexanderWhat They SayExcept for her red hair, Yoko Nakajima is a typical, obedient Japanese high-school student with a fair...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Nobuhiro WatsukiTranslated by:Kenichiro YagiAdapted by:What They SayIt is the Meiji Restoration, and the feudal system separating the classes has ended. By law, the samurai must give up their swords - symbols of their traditio...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hino HideshiTranslated by:Naomi KokuboAdapted by:What They SayWelcome to one of the most disturbing minds in Japanese manga! Hideshi Hino has long been considered a master of the horror manga genre since his coming out in the ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Taguchi MasayukiTranslated by:Yuri YoshinoAdapted by:What They SayAn Ancient Terror... REBORN!
The worst living weapon was a super creature from ancient times... the Neo Hume, and the Nazis have brought it back. Only one man ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Barbara Katagiri / Sakuya FujiTranslated by:Translation by DesignAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayDown-on-his-luck Yakuza member Tatsurou Yamamoto needs to cough up eight million in two days - or else! His last hope is a loan from w...
Sakura\'s stopping by on the blog today with an early look at the shoujo version of the popular story of Train Man, aka Densha Otoko. A number of versions of this through a few publishers are due out in the next couple of months and each one has a differe...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Sanae Rokuya Translated by:Melanie SchoenAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayTaketora, The King of Debt, is notorious for borrowing money--money that he never pays back. He and Souta have been friends since college and Souta just can'...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yumi Tohma / Kosuke Fujishima and Hidenori MatsubaraTranslated by:Camella NiehAdapted by:What They SayThe ReviewEach time I find myself enjoying another entry in the Oh My Goddess! canon, I get this feeling in the back of my ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Josev / Artist: Jerry ChoTranslated by:Yun ZhaoAdapted by:Ailen LujoWhat They SayThe small border town of Santa Anna, Mexico is no stranger to violence. The gruesome death of a local gang member on the outskirts of t...
Sakura\'s done a bit of reviewing for us on theTrain Man manga so it made sense to get her thoughts on the live action DVD. Released on 02/06/2007 from Viz Media, she\'s got a look at Train Man (Densha Otoko) this morning.
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Koji Suzuki/MEIMUTranslated by:Javier LopezAdapted by:What They SayAcclaimed Ring author Koji Suzuki returns with new terrors of a mad world... The nightmare continues with the major motion picture Dark Water starring Jennifer...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yuya AokiTranslated by:Rando AyamineAdapted by:Kathy BridgesWhat They SayThis novel delves deeper into the story of Kakeru, the young boy whose life is turned upside-down when he meets a group of super-powered teenagers on the...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Wing Shing MTranslated by:Yun ZhaoAdapted by:Matthew A. ScrivnerWhat They SayAs a child, Hero\'s family was attacked and killed by a practitioner of Northern Mantis kung fu. This assassin was tasked by the affluent head of a l...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Aoyama GoshoTranslated by:Joe YamazakiAdapted by:What They SayGhastly beheadings, bloody murders, and cold-hearted child abductions-
Precocious high school student Jimmy Kudo uses his keen powers of observation and astute intu...
OPINION: Wow, talk about varied opinions! After my extended review of SPIDER-MAN 2 a couple of weeks back, I got people agreeing with me, people disagreeing with me, people kinda disagreeing with me, and people strongly disagreeing with me. (I even got on...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Makoto TatenoTranslated by:Katherine SchillingAdapted by:What They SayMinami is a young actor who has been cast as the main character of a superhero TV program. Although he takes the job half heartedly, thinking of it as a mer...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist: Kakinuma Hideki (DARTS) / Tsurugi Yusuke (Mechanical Design: Matsukawa Kenichi; Character Design: Komato Eiji) Translated by:Toshi HosakaAdapted by:What They SayIt's 2100 and the earth is an ecological wasteland. The governme...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Katsu AkiTranslated by:Jan Scott FrazierAdapted by:What They SayAi Shiomi is pushed into attending the Psychic Academy, a place of learning for psychically gifted students. Not only must he live up to his older brother's heroi...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yagami YuTranslated by:Eiko McGregorAdapted by:What They SayElf stripping, but for all the right reasons!
An actress, a martial arts expert and a military specialist are magically transported to a strange land, filled with ma...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ichiro Sakaki/Yukinobu AzumiTranslated by:Paul KottaAdapted by:What They SayFourteen years ago, a dark and devastating prophecy was revealed: a girl will bring about destruction and death and the world will lie in ruins. A dec...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mizuno Ryo/Sasameyuki JunTranslated by:Brendan FrayneAdapted by:What They SayThis party boy is an unlikely hero, but the gods have chosen him.
Few would consider Louie to be a sorcerer - after all, what kind of "sorcerer" spen...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shiuko KanoTranslated by:Melanie SchoenAdapted by:What They SaySelling one\'s body
at Japan\'s most popular Host Club comes naturally for Junsuke Aki. In fact, he is the club\'s top performer (and earner!) and is easily the m...
VIZ PICTURES ANNOUNCES FIRST RELEASE TO BE TRAINMAN: DENSHA OTOKO Quirky Romantic Tale Of An Otaku Who Finds Love To Make North American Premiere in New York
San Francisco, CA, September 7, 2006 - VIZ Pictures, an affiliate of VIZ Media LLC, the leading...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mick TakeuchiTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:Brynne ChandlerWhat They SayMiharu hasn\'t been having a good year. Her mother died, leaving her only a single ring to remember her by, and her father went bankrupt - le...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Serizawa NaokiTranslated by:Juilia RoseAdapted by:What They SayRyouma is a young man imbued with the samurai spirit. He's always ready to defend the weak and fight for honor, but it doesn't help him with that really cute girl,...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tsuda MiyokoTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayKei Yoshikawa is a feisty young boy, troubled by problems at home and annoyed at school. One day after a sudden fainting spell, Kei is examined by the doctor and given sh...
Creative Talent
Writer/Artist: Kanae Hazuki
Translated by: Kinami Watabe
Adapted by: AJ Glasser
What They Say
Some say forbidden fruit is the sweetest! Voices of Love serves up a steaming-hot collection of five romantic, passionate, sexy stories a...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Baek Hye-KyoungTranslated by:Ji-Eun ParkAdapted by:Jamie RichWhat They SayThey say beauty is only skin deep, and here\'s a book that proves it. But not necessarily the in the way it was trying to.
The ReviewPackaging:
As you m...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tou Ubukata / Kiriko YumejiTranslated by:Ikoi HiroeAdapted by:Ikoi HiroeWhat They SayA mysterious cult is sacrificing beautiful young women to a demonic force that has promised them the Kingdom of France in return for the blo...
What They SayYou\'re in for a wild ride when you share the bullet train with Kazuo, the master molester! His roving hands pleasure countless lovely strangers in the close confines of a carnal commute. But the master meets his match in Reiko, a woman who s...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Somei Yoshino/Takaura RohTranslated by:Kitty MediaAdapted by:What They SayFrom tailing your spouse to walking your dog - no job is too small!
Mari Kudoh and his partner Yoichi are drop-dead gorgeous "Handymen", as they prefer ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Sook KimTranslated by:Bochan KimAdapted by:What They SayPresenting an unprecedented collection of outrageous tales, scientifically designed not to just tickle your funny-bone, but to snap it right in half! You'll meet Jungha L...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Sunao Yoshida (Illustrations by Thores Shibamoto)Translated by:Anastasia MorenoAdapted by:Jai NitzWhat They SayIn a post-apocalyptic world, the war between humans and vampires rages on. While a group of vampire extremists man...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Writer: Satoru Kannagi / Artist: Hotaru OdagiriTranslated by:Allison Markin PowellAdapted by:What They SayNot only is Yuichi the most mysterious, sought-after guy at school, he\'s got an excellent shot at getting into any pr...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hiroshi OhnogiTranslated by:Rhys MosesAdapted by:What They SayThe ReviewPackaging:
One of the main things that attracted me to the RahXephon anime was its beautiful artwork- vibrant colors, clean lines, gorgeous backdrops, and...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Kazuki SakurabaTranslated by:Andrew CunninghamAdapted by:Laura WyrickWhat They SayThe year is 1924, the place, Sauville, a small European country neatly tucked beside the Alps... Kazuya Kujo has been studying abroad at the pre...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Youka NittaTranslated by:Melanie SchoenAdapted by:What They SayLife reflects art for Iwaki and Katou, two hugely famous adult film stars who are considering retirement from their sordid careers.
However, when they're invited...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Junichi FujisakuTranslated by:Camellia NiehAdapted by:What They SayIn the not-too-distant future of 2032, the frontier dividing humans and machines has been crossed. Crimes comitted by flesh-and-metal cyborgs are investigated ...
Note: This review is entirely free of major spoilers, though some very minor story details may be mentioned.
It seemed nearly impossible that Sam Raimi would be able to outdo the first Spider-Man film, a summer blockbuster that outdid every other mov...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hiroyuki MoriokaTranslated by:Sue ShambaughAdapted by:Benjamin ArntzWhat They SayPrincess of the Empire: Planet Martine is suddenly attacked! The alien invaders are known as the Abh. They are of human origin, but have been gen...
“I’m Will Smith, movie star,” jokes Akiva Goldsman as he introduces himself to members of the press. Goldsman and writer Mark Protosevich are the writers behind the latest adaptation of the Richard Matheson novel, I Am Legend. Goldsman ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ishida Ira/Aritou SenaTranslated by:Duane JohnsonAdapted by:What They SayWelcome to IKEBUKURO WEST GATE PARK where the miniskirts are short and the trendy guys and girls mix it up all night long. Makoto knows he's gonna rule N...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mikimoto HaruhikoTranslated by:Ikoi HiroeAdapted by:What They SayÉcole du Ciel - where aspiring Gundam pilots train to become Top Gundam!
Year is 0085 of the Universal Century.
Daughter of a brilliant professor, Asuna is a b...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hayao MiyazakiTranslated by:David Lewis and Toren SmithAdapted by:What They SayAcademy Award winner Hayao Miyazaki has created an epic environmental cautionary tale! This masterpiece is now available in a new edition in its or...
While audiences across the country will soon get a Halloween dose of horror courtesy of Jack the Ripper in the new motion picture, FROM HELL, starring Johnny Depp and Heather Graham, they might be unaware that the film is actually based largely on a comic...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Masaki SegawaTranslated by:Mini EdaAdapted by:Mini EdaWhat They SayVOW OF VENGEANCE
Seventeenth-century Japan: A rebellion in the Aizu territory has been brutally crushed, leaving twenty-one brave warriors dead and most of th...
There’s a man named Martin and there’s a man named John. And there’s another man named Martin and another named John. And then… there’s another man named Martin and another named John. Creative TalentWriter...
When you hear that an animated film has been made from Ernest Hemingway`s novelThe Old Man and the Sea, you almost expect that it would be a Disney-like take on the story: with fishing pole in hand, the Old Man belts out a ballad about how much he has to...
New Installments Of BLEACH, RANMA ½, INUYASHA Anime And Critically Acclaimed Live Action Feature Film - TRAINMAN: DENSHA OTOKO
San Francisco, CA, JANUARY 17, 2007 " VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and c...
What They SayTrack two is now boarding!
Some towns have legends of haunted houses or underground communities in the sewers. But in Takumi's town, the ultimate urban legend is the Midnight Sleazy Train. Desperate for a spot on thetrain, Takumi waits by th...
Marvel Studios released the long-in-the-making cinematic adaptation of Iron Man this weekend. Thus far, it has garnered both rave reviews and over $100 million in box office grosses. Despite a few minor flaws, the film resets the standard for Ma...
OPINION: Last week I turned the floor over to those who mostly agreed with my extended review of SPIDER-MAN 2, so this week it only makes sense to let those on the other side of the carpet have their say...and some of them are quite voluble about it!For e...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ugawa HirokiTranslated by:Jeremiah BouroqueAdapted by:What They SaySisters Kurako, Yuzu and Tama are Miko priestesses, entrusted with keeping an eye on the often volatile spirit world. But when you\'re a teenager like Yuzu, yo...
Megan\'s got her first novel review in today as she\'s taking a look at the October 2006 release of the Man Who Doesn't Take Off His Clothes Vol. #1 (of 2) from Digital Manga Publishing.
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yoshitaka Amano / Hideyuki KikuchiTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayFollowing on the heels of the retrospective Coffin comes this new collection of paintings, line-art illustrations, and photography by Vampire Hunter...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mishio SukazawaTranslated by:Catherine BarracloughAdapted by:Janet Harvey and Paul WitcoverWhat They SayDuan Surk, a struggling 16-year-old level-2 fighter and Check, a curious flying lizard, join forces with Agnis, a beautifu...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Keiichi SigsawaTranslated by:Andrew CunninghamAdapted by:Maya BohnhoffWhat They SayThe world is not beautiful, therefore it is. And destination is a state of mind... Kino wanders around the world on the back of Hermes, her unu...
Comic Con 2007 in San Diego has listed their full lineup. I'll be posting the movie and television sections of the COMIC CON event.. This will include lots of information for you to judge on what to see if you happen to go to it.
Another thing, if ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Min-Woo HyungTranslated by:Jessica KimAdapted by:What They SayThere's gonna be a hanging in the frontier town of St. Baldlas. The leader of the infamous Angel Gang has finally been brought to justice, and the marshals want to ...
In an overloaded release schedule of sci-fi, horror and fantasy book debuts a few reduxes by renowned authors George R.R. Martin, Robert A. Heinlein, Philip K. Dick, and Naomi Novik stand out amongst dozens of new titles.
The month of July has se...
Jim Butcher propels the Dresden Files, Janine Cross’s dark fantasy series reaches its conclusion, and entertainment journalist Edward Gross takes a stab at chronicling the development of all things Harry Potter in a very weighted edition of this ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Tohru KaiTranslated by:Andrew CunninghamAdapted by:What They SayKarin isn\'t like all the other teenage girls. Once a month, she experiences intense bleeding - from her nose! Karin is from a family of vampires who love to suck...
No matter what holiday you celebrate there’s always one constant during the winter season: terrible gifts. Because of a schedule / travel conflict with the fam I happened to celebrate Christmas early this year. Did I get Subterranean Press’ li...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Story by: Hideyuki Kurata / Artist: Tomomasa TakumaTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:Christine SchillingWhat They SayOn the distant planet of Deloca, teenagers are enrolled in either the standard School Train or the...
With the holiday season upon us, it should be no surprise to be inundated with sentimental, would-be uplifting movies. As if STUART LITTLE weren`t enough, the weekend of December 17 also gave us Robin Williams in BICENTENNIAL MAN. The film suffers from t...
It's good to be the king.
Or rather, it's good to be Tony Stark. He's got a hot car, a cool house, the best scotch, and he always gets the girl. If he can't buy it, he'll engineer it.
'Iron Man' features Robert Downey Jr. as Stark, a media darling and b...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hideki KakinumaTranslated by:Gretchen KernAdapted by:What They SayThe Junk Force saga continues, with more post-apocalyptic comedy adventures inspired by the manga. The hunt to shut down the mysterious and heavily-armored Z.P....
The holidays are whipping up a frenzy of new sci fi, fantasy, and horror book releases: Eric Flint propels the 1632 series with Grantville Gazette III, Jack Whyte unveils the ninth and final volume in the Arthurian Camulod Chronicles with The Eagle, and A...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Koike Kazuo / Ikegami RyoichiTranslated by:Kumar SivasubramanianAdapted by:What They SayHe is Yo Himomura, deadly assassin for the 108 Dragons, the Chinese Mafia. But to the criminal underworld who fear him, he is known as Cry...
While last week was a little light, this week’s genre releases are very strong, highlighted by Karen Traviss’ fourth Star Wars Republic Commando Novel, Order 66. The New York Times” #1 bestselling author’s three previous books...
Creative Talent
Writer/Artist: Ryo Ikehata / Chizu Hashii
Translated by: John Thomas
Adapted by: John Thomas
What They Say
Following the traces of Diva, the leader of the Chiroptera, Saya and her group make their way to Russia. But awaiting their arr...
SPIDER-MAN star Tobey Maguire is putting on his producer's hat once again for a movie based on thenovel EVERYTHING CHANGES. Maguire, who also had producer credits on SEABISCUIT and THE 25TH HOUR, will make EVERYTHING CHANGES at Columbia Pictures with Wen...
Train and Dashboard Confessional have penned new tracks that will serve as simultaneous singles from "Music From and Inspired by Spider-Man 2," Billboard.com has learned. Videos are also expected to be shot in support of Train's "Ordinary" and Dashboard's...
OPINION: Just a warning if you have not seen SPIDER-MAN 2 yet (though that simply boggles the imagination at this point), and you don't want the plot spoiled, read only the next full paragraph, then come back up and click hereto be taken immediately to t...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Sung-Hyen HaTranslated by:Sora HanAdapted by:Mark IlvedsonWhat They SayThe story is about Jun Pil-Hyun, who is a feminine pretty boy who tries to learn to be a manly man and win over the heart of his crush, Che Song-Ah, as wel...
Two summers ago, Nickelback's Chad Kroeger and Saliva's Josey Scott crawled up the charts with the anthemlike single "Hero" from the blockbuster silver screen adaptation of Marvel Comics' "Spider-Man." California-based rock band Train is hoping to spin th...
Reading and enjoying epic genre literature requires, unfortunately, a great deal of patience. Though we love our favorite authors for their mind-expanding work, their creation of new worlds and imaginative storytelling ability, we can be the first to bran...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hiroshi AroTranslated by:Kuni KimuraAdapted by:What They SayA teenager's life isn't any easy one. Futaba's life used to be quite normal for a young man; high school, a place on the wrestling team, cute female classmates. Howev...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Akira SegamiTranslated by:Akira TsubasaAdapted by:What They SayMISSION IMPOSSIBLE
The young ninja Kagetora has been given a great honor "to serve a renowned family of skilled martial artists. But on arrival, he's handed a ch...
A man unjustly burdened by the curse of a demon’s spirit through his brother’s treachery struggles to survive a life of blood and rejection.Creative TalentWriter/Artist: Kim Sung-Jae and Kim Byung-JinTranslated by: N/AAdapted by: N/A What They...
Jazz Vol.#01 by Eduardo M. Chavez (Wed 05-17-2006)
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Maeda Sakae/Takamure TamotsuTranslated by:G. GenkiAdapted by:What They SayNaoki\'s illness haunts him like a curse until he meets the one person who gives him a vibrant life. Like a slow jazz refrain, thoughts of his beloved f...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yoshinaga FumiTranslated by:Sachiko SatoAdapted by:Sachiko SatoWhat They SayKugayama is a gifted music teacher, but a man with little ambition. Despite being born to a wealthy and prominent family, he passes his days in apathy...
Science fiction, fantasy, and horror are big business. If there were any doubt, the box office grosses of last year`s genre films put it to rest. So the major Hollywood studios, along with the mini-majors and the independents, will be offering up a slew o...
In the race to reach viewers first, Sci Fi Channel beat director Paul Verhoeven’s The Hollow Man with their own project `loosely based` on H. G. Wells’ novelThe Invisible Man and titled…well, The Invisible Man. In this version, we have Darien Faukes, wh...
A couple of hiccups aside, Faust Volume 1 is a compelling read that's worth every penny of its premium MSRP.Creative TalentWriter/Artist:CLAMP, Takeshi Obata, Ueda Hajime, NISIOISIN, Yun Kouga, take, and Kouhei KadonoTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:N/AWhat Th...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Maki Kanamaru/Yukine HonamiTranslated by:Issei ShimizuAdapted by:What They SayLife is good as the son of an aristocrat. All the money and free time offers everything one could want - elegant accommodations, fine clothing, sum...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Minetaro MochizukiTranslated by:Alexis KirschAdapted by:What They SayThe end of everyone was just the beginning... Returning home by train after a class trip, Teru Aoki takes a most frightening ride inside a mountain tunnel. W...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Shohei ManabeTranslated by:Christine SchillingAdapted by:What They SayShirou's ordinary life as a poor construction worker gets turned upside down when he comes across a naked girl, Lucy, who's fallen out of the sky! Her stran...