On BookScan List
March 16, 2005
Frank Miller's Sin City Vol.1 soared from #77 to #9 in the latest BookScan graphic novel list.
From Joyride Entertainment
March 13, 2005
Joyride Entertainment, a division of the RC2 Corporation, has announced a licensing agreement with FUNimation Productions for the Fullmetal Alchemist Trading Card Game .
Box Set From Viz
March 9, 2005
Viz, LLC will release a four-volume full color Ani-Manga box set for Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence .
Manufactured in China
March 8, 2005
U.S. Customs agents have seized the largest cache of fake Yu-Gi-Oh! cards ever recovered.
Fruits Basket #1
March 3, 2005
Fred Gallagher's Megatokyo Vol. #3 reached the third spot in bookstores, the best showing ever for an American-created manga title.
Chase Versions for Organized Play
February 27, 2005
The cards won't be the only collectables for the Zatch Bell! TCG that Bandai is releasing this spring; the Spell Books are also collected by kids in Japan.
Manga in May
February 17, 2005
Viz, LLC will publish novelizations as well as a hardcover art book based on the popular Full Metal Alchemist property.
Anthology and Trade Paperbacks
February 7, 2005
Viz is planning to launch a new monthly manga anthology magazine and line of trade paperbacks in June.
Manga in June
December 15, 2004
Viz will release the Full Metal Alchemist manga series beginning in June 2005. This is one of the big properties of the coming year, based on its history in Japan and the ratings the anime received in its debut on Adult Swim.
In March
November 23, 2004
Viz will launch three new manga series in March -- two shojo titles and one Shonen Jump title.
