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MLB Players, OneTeam, Acky Bright and Viz Media Launch Manga Sci-Fi Series ‘GalaXic Baseball League’ (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #AckyBright #MajorLeagueBaseball #Manga #VizMedia

https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/mlb-players-manga-scifi-series-galaxic-baseball-league-1236741329/

New Read - Animal Crossing: New Horizons Deserted Island Diary, Volume 10

This is, as always, an extremely silly and fun manga.

Volume 10 hit more of Happy Home Paradise, did some wedding season jokes, and other in jokes that are a lot funnier if you play Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

I do, so I really enjoyed it. Had a few chuckle out loud moments.

Lots of fun for Animal Crossing players.

#Manga #MangaReview #Mangagram #MangaCommunity #MangaPost #MangaRecommendation #InstaManga #MangaLover #MangaReader #AmReading #MangaMonday #VizMedia #ACNH #AnimalCrossing #ACNHCommunity #FediCrossing #Nintendo #NintendoManga #あつもり #あつ森 #Photograph #DesertedIslandDiary #KokonasuRumba #Bookstodon

New Read - Animal Crossing: New Horizons Deserted Island Diary, Volume 10

This is, as always, an extremely silly and fun manga.

Volume 10 hit more of Happy Home Paradise, did some wedding season jokes, and other in jokes that are a lot funnier if you play Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

I do, so I really enjoyed it. Had a few chuckle out loud moments.

Lots of fun for Animal Crossing players.

#Manga #MangaReview #Mangagram #MangaCommunity #MangaPost #MangaRecommendation #InstaManga #MangaLover #MangaReader #AmReading #MangaMonday #VizMedia #ACNH #AnimalCrossing #ACNHCommunity #FediCrossing #Nintendo #NintendoManga #あつもり #あつ森 #Photograph #DesertedIslandDiary #KokonasuRumba #Bookstodon

New Read - Animal Crossing: New Horizons Deserted Island Diary, Volume 10

This is, as always, an extremely silly and fun manga.

Volume 10 hit more of Happy Home Paradise, did some wedding season jokes, and other in jokes that are a lot funnier if you play Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

I do, so I really enjoyed it. Had a few chuckle out loud moments.

Lots of fun for Animal Crossing players.

#Manga #MangaReview #Mangagram #MangaCommunity #MangaPost #MangaRecommendation #InstaManga #MangaLover #MangaReader #AmReading #MangaMonday #VizMedia #ACNH #AnimalCrossing #ACNHCommunity #FediCrossing #Nintendo #NintendoManga #あつもり #あつ森 #Photograph #DesertedIslandDiary #KokonasuRumba #Bookstodon

New Read - Animal Crossing: New Horizons Deserted Island Diary, Volume 10

This is, as always, an extremely silly and fun manga.

Volume 10 hit more of Happy Home Paradise, did some wedding season jokes, and other in jokes that are a lot funnier if you play Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

I do, so I really enjoyed it. Had a few chuckle out loud moments.

Lots of fun for Animal Crossing players.

#Manga #MangaReview #Mangagram #MangaCommunity #MangaPost #MangaRecommendation #InstaManga #MangaLover #MangaReader #AmReading #MangaMonday #VizMedia #ACNH #AnimalCrossing #ACNHCommunity #FediCrossing #Nintendo #NintendoManga #あつもり #あつ森 #Photograph #DesertedIslandDiary #KokonasuRumba #Bookstodon

New Read - Animal Crossing: New Horizons Deserted Island Diary, Volume 10

This is, as always, an extremely silly and fun manga.

Volume 10 hit more of Happy Home Paradise, did some wedding season jokes, and other in jokes that are a lot funnier if you play Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

I do, so I really enjoyed it. Had a few chuckle out loud moments.

Lots of fun for Animal Crossing players.

#Manga #MangaReview #Mangagram #MangaCommunity #MangaPost #MangaRecommendation #InstaManga #MangaLover #MangaReader #AmReading #MangaMonday #VizMedia #ACNH #AnimalCrossing #ACNHCommunity #FediCrossing #Nintendo #NintendoManga #あつもり #あつ森 #Photograph #DesertedIslandDiary #KokonasuRumba #Bookstodon

‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity’ Sets U.S. Theatrical Run via Fathom, Viz Media (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #BleachThousandYearBloodWar #FathomEntertainment #VizMedia

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-the-calamity-us-theatrical-release-1236720095/

‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity’ Sets U.S. Theatrical Run via Fathom, Viz Media (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #BleachThousandYearBloodWar #FathomEntertainment #VizMedia

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-the-calamity-us-theatrical-release-1236720095/

‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity’ Sets U.S. Theatrical Run via Fathom, Viz Media (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #BleachThousandYearBloodWar #FathomEntertainment #VizMedia

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-the-calamity-us-theatrical-release-1236720095/

‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity’ Sets U.S. Theatrical Run via Fathom, Viz Media (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #BleachThousandYearBloodWar #FathomEntertainment #VizMedia

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-the-calamity-us-theatrical-release-1236720095/

‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity’ Sets U.S. Theatrical Run via Fathom, Viz Media (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #BleachThousandYearBloodWar #FathomEntertainment #VizMedia

https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-the-calamity-us-theatrical-release-1236720095/

‘Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War – The Calamity’ Sets U.S. Theatrical Run via Fathom, Viz Media (EXCLUSIVE)

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-the-calamity-us-theatrical-release-1236720095/

GitHub Nukes 900+ Anime Piracy Repos and Forks, But Rejects ‘Circumvention’ Claims

https://torrentfreak.com/github-nukes-900-anime-piracy-repos-and-forks-but-rejects-circumvention-claims/

#RemoveYourMedia #Anti-Piracy #aniwatch.to #crunchyroll #funimation #megacloud #VizMedia #Github #anime #DMCA

VIZ Media Releases Official Teaser Trailer and Key Art For Hirayasumi Anime

http://lesleysanimeandmangacorner.com/2026/03/16/viz-media-releases-official-teaser-trailer-and-key-art-for-hirayasumi-anime/

#Anime, #Hirayasumi, #VizMedia

Yu-Gi-Oh Destiny Board Traveler & World Championship Tournament 2004 with David (Anime Field Guide)

Some duels are fought with cards. Some are fought with dice. And then some… are fought with the Game Boy Advance’s eternal struggle against decent menu navigation. This week on Play Comics, we’re shuffling up and drawing into Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler and World Championship Tournament 2004, two games that take everything we love about Yu-Gi-Oh!, monsters, strategy, friendship laser beams, and cram it into a tiny cartridge that smells faintly of childhood and battery corrosion.

Joining Chris for this summoning circle of digital nostalgia is David from Anime Field Guide, who brings the kind of anime expertise that makes you question whether your life points can drop below zero if you cringe too hard at English dub dialogue. Together, they’ll explore why these particular duels feel like being trapped in a friendship-branded fever dream, complete with turn-based confusion and more “draw phase” puns than anyone asked for.

So grab your duel disk, blow into that GBA cartridge like it owes you rent, and prepare to enter a world where forbidden memories and confusing mechanics go hand-in-hand. It’s the heart of the cards… but maybe also a faint cry for a player’s guide.

Learn such things as:

• Whether the heart of the cards can survive low battery warnings.
• The surprising crossover between duel monsters and chaos theory.
• Why Destiny Board Traveler isn’t just Monopoly with a Yu-Gi-Oh skin.
• And so much more!

You can find David on BlueSky @anifieldguide.bsky.social, Threads @anifieldguide, and of course hear him over at Anime Field Guide.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads, @playcomics on YouTube, or the Play Comics website.

If you want to hear Chris talk with Karrington Martin about the lessons we learned from children’s media and how crazy it is that we’re supposed to just forget about that now that we’re adults, then Sugar, Spite, and Everything is Fine is probably something you should check out.

A big thanks to The Monsters that Made Us and Worst Collection Ever for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who is just sitting there waiting for me to spring the traps.

Naruto Ultimate Ninja with Cory Byrd (Byrds Eye View Comics)

Grab your custom jutsu hand seals and prepare to feel a crushing sense of inadequacy when comparing your reaction time to a ninja’s because we’re diving shadow clone deep into the first Naruto Ultimate Ninja game on PlayStation 2! This week we’re channeling our inner shinobi to explore how Bandai Namco took Masashi Kishimoto’s legendary manga about a determined orange-suited underdog and transformed it into a frantic button-mashing tournament fighter that somehow convinced an entire generation of fans that they could recreate iconic Naruto moments if they just hit the attack button fast enough and screamed at their TV harder than Naruto himself.

Released during the golden age of anime-to-console adaptations, the Naruto Ultimate Ninja games became the de facto way fans could live out their ninja fantasies—assuming your ninja fantasy involves janky camera angles, occasionally unresponsive inputs, and the kind of special effect visual soup that makes you wonder if you’re actually watching a jutsu or if your PS2 is just having a mild aneurysm. With fighters pulled straight from the Hidden Leaf Village and beyond, these games proved that sometimes the best way to honor a beloved manga is to give players the chance to make Naruto fight characters he had absolutely no reason to fight (looking at you, random filler villains).

This episode, we’re absolutely stoked to welcome Cory Byrd from Byrds Eye View Comics—a fellow enthusiast of all things sequential art and gaming who can probably explain why Naruto’s popularity transcended manga, anime, AND video games with the kind of clarity that makes marketing departments weep with envy. Together, we’ll investigate whether these games managed to capture the heart, humor, and hyperkinetic energy of Kishimoto’s creation, or if they just left us face-first in the dirt like Naruto at the beginning of the series.

So synchronize your chakra, practice your most devastating combo, and prepare for an episode that’s guaranteed to be more chaotic than a Sand Village invasion and infinitely more entertaining than watching filler arcs about onigiri eating contests.

Learn such things as:

• Can a game truly capture the experience of having ninjas solve political problems through friendship when there’s no friendship stat on the screen?
• How many ninja village headbands would it take to actually run an economy, or is that question unanswerable because the series never bothered explaining it?
• Is it more important for characters in a fighter to be balanced or accurate?
• And so much more!

You can find Cory on Instagram @ByrdsEyeOfficial, the Byrds Eye View Comics Facebook page, and of course his website Byrds Eyes View Comics.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicspodcast on Threads,  @playcomics on YouTube or the Play Comics website.

A big thanks to Gender Pop and the Glitterjaw Queer Podcast Collective for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who did something really cool but nobody saw it. You know, because of the whole being a ninja thing.

#CoryByrd #CyberConnect2 #Gaara #Haku #HinataHyūga #KakashiHatake #NamcoBanddaiGames #NarutoUzumaki #NejiHyūga #Orochimaru #PS2 #RockLee #SakuraHaruno #SasukeUchiha #ShikamaruNara #Shueisha #VizMedia #ZabuzaMomochi

Hardcover #VizMedia / #VizSignature reprints of #Buronson's #FistOfTheNorthStar #Manga concluded with the 18th volume.

Yu-Gi-Oh Dungeon Dice Monsters with Marcus Stewart (Game Informer)

Crack open your Millennium Puzzle and prepare to roll some incredibly awkward polygonal dice, because this week on Play Comics we’re delving into one of the most bewildering spin-offs to ever stumble out of the Yu-Gi-Oh universe! We’re talking about Yu-Gi-Oh Dungeon Dice Monsters for the Game Boy Advance—a game so determined to turn Kazuki Takahashi’s trading card phenomenon into a dungeon crawler that it somehow forgot to ask if it should.

Joining us for this delightfully confusing journey through Dungeon Dice Monsters is none other than Marcus Stewart from Game Informer, who’s armed with the kind of gaming knowledge that only comes from actually playing this thing. Whether he’s here to defend it, destroy it, or just figure out what the heck is happening on a 240p screen, we’re thrilled to have his voice in the mix as we attempt to understand why anyone thought “card game meets roguelike dice mechanics” was the logical next step for the King of Games.

So lock your monsters in the vault, prepare your dice for rolling, and get ready for an episode that’s far less about card strategy and far more about watching two people gradually lose their minds over a game that inhabits some kind of strange liminal space between “ambitious experiment” and “fever dream at a game arcade.” The dice have been cast. The dungeon awaits. Our sanity? Well, that’s negotiable.

Learn such things as:

• Does the dice-rolling mechanic create engaging strategic depth or just mask random chaos behind a veneer of math?
• Does the actual Dungeon Dice Monsters storyline tie-in justify the existence of this video game adaptation at all?
• Does the very small mention of what this game actually is give young gamers their first instance of bait and switch marketing?
• And so much more!

You can find Marcus over at Game Informer in either digital or physical format or on BlueSky @marcusstewart7

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky.

A big thanks to Piecing it Together and “Fun” & Games for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who rolls dice to see which dice he should roll.

#gameBoyAdvance #konami #marcusStewart #shueisha #vizMedia

📰 Amagi: The Mononoke Threatening Humanity's Existence

In the latest episode of the anime series, Amagi emerges as a formidable mononoke, a supernatural creature with a mission to annihilate humanity. With its fearsome powers and relentless pursuit, Amagi poses a significant threat to the world, leaving ...

🔗 Read more: https://animenewsdaily.us/articles/43745

#AnimeNews #VIZMEDIA #Amagi

📰 Amagi: The Mononoke Threatening Humanity's Existence

In the latest episode of the anime series, Amagi emerges as a formidable mononoke, a supernatural creature with a mission to annihilate humanity. With its fearsome powers and relentless pursuit, Amagi poses a significant threat to the world, leaving ...

🔗 Read more: https://animenewsdaily.us/articles/43745

#AnimeNews #VIZMEDIA #Amagi

VIZ Media Data Breach Exposes 254GB of Sensitive Data https://dailydarkweb.net/viz-media-data-breach-exposes-254gb-of-sensitive-corporate-data/ #CyberSecurity #Entertainment #DataBreaches #UnitedStates #databreach #datasale #VIZMedia #anime #Japan #manga #VIZ

VIZ Media Takes Center Stage at NYCC 2025 with World Premieres, Star Appearances, and Exclusive Fan Events

http://lesleysanimeandmangacorner.com/2025/10/12/viz-media-takes-center-stage-at-nycc-2025-with-world-premieres-star-appearances-and-exclusive-fan-events/

#Anime, #Manga, #VizMedia, #NewYorkComicCon

Yu-Gi-Oh Reshef of Destruction with Max Golden (The Pop Quiz Podcast)

Grab your duel disk and prepare for the ultimate test of patience, because this week on Play Comics we’re shuffling into the notoriously punishing world of Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction for Game Boy Advance! This 2003 Konami creation took the beloved manga and anime franchise and somehow managed to turn it into a gaming experience more brutal than being sent to the Shadow Realm by a pack of rare holographic cards.

Based on the wildly popular Yu-Gi-Oh series that taught an entire generation that the real power of friendship is having really expensive cards, Reshef of Destruction promised an epic adventure featuring Yugi, Joey, and the gang facing off against an ancient evil. What it delivered was a grinding experience so merciless that even seasoned duelists found themselves questioning their life choices faster than you can say “Exodia, obliterate!”

Joining us for this masochistic journey through the world of impossibly difficult AI opponents and deck-building restrictions is the absolutely delightful Max Golden from The Pop Quiz Podcast. When he’s not busy creating the most creative trivia games known to humanity or making movie nights infinitely more entertaining, Max brings his pop culture expertise to help us understand how this handheld nightmare somehow spawned from one of the most beloved franchises in entertainment history.

So dust off that Game Boy Advance, practice your most dramatic card-playing poses, and prepare for an episode that’s guaranteed to be more satisfying than finally beating that one opponent who’s been destroying your carefully crafted deck for the past three hours. We’ll explore whether this digital duel was faithful to its source material, or if it just left us feeling like we’d been trapped in our own personal tournament from Hell.

Learn such things as:

• Why does grinding for cards feel more exhausting than actually working a real job?
• What happens when the AI cheats harder than a politician during election season?
• How many times can you fight Yugi before you start questioning your sanity?
• And so much more!

You can find Max as part of The Pop Quiz Podcast.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

A big thanks to D’OhMance Dawn and the Glitterjaw Podcast Collective for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who was wearing a strangely evil smile when telling me to meet up in the shadow realm……

#GameboyAdvance #JumpComics #Konami #MaxGolden #Player #Shueisha #VizMedia

New Read - Fist of the North Star, Volume 18 (Viz Hardcover Edition)

The story has been wrapped up. Kenshiro returned Ryu home after teaching him all he can.

Ken and Rin. They're not end goals. I think we all knew that, even as Bat tried to force it to happen feeling unworthy of the woman he has loved since they were children. He was never competing with Kenshiro, though. He was fighting himself internally.

Ugh.

Love, again, a big story component.

#Manga #MangaCollector #MangaReview #Mangagram #MangaCommunity #MangaPost #MangaRecommendation #InstaManga #MangaLover #MangaReader #AmReading #Buronson #TetsuoHara #VizMedia #VizManga #FOTNS #HokutoNoKen #HokutoNoKenManga #HNK #FistOfTheNorthStar #Bookstodon

Dragon Ball Z Budokai with Doc Issues (Capes on the Couch)

Gather around power-level enthusiasts and tournament fighters, because this week on Play Comics we’re charging up our ki and diving headfirst into the legendary slugfest that is Dragon Ball Z: Budokai for PS2 and GameCube. That’s right, we’re looking at the 2002 fighting game that asked the burning question “What if we took the first three arcs of Dragon Ball Z and squeezed them into a button-mashing experience that makes even the most patient Z-Fighter want to go Super Saiyan with frustration?”

Developed by Dimps and published by Infogrames (back when they still existed and weren’t just a nostalgic memory floating in gaming’s hyperbolic time chamber), this cel-shaded beatdown promised to let players experience everything from Raditz’s surprise family reunion to Cell’s perfectionist power trip. What it delivered was a fighting system so basic that even Yamcha could probably figure it out, paired with enough beam struggles to make your thumbs file for workers’ compensation.

Joining us for this Saiyan-sized discussion is the one and only Doc Issues from Capes on the Couch, because when you need someone to analyze the psychological implications of repeatedly punching people until they explode into light particles you call a professional. Together we’ll explore how this game managed to compress roughly 100 episodes of screaming, power-ups, and “next time on Dragon Ball Z” frustrating end caps into a tournament format that somehow made sense.

So grab your orange gi, practice your best Kamehameha stance, and prepare for an episode that’s over 9000 times more entertaining than waiting five episodes for Goku to finish charging his spirit bomb. Will this manga-to-game adaptation achieve its final form? Or will it get sent to Other World faster than you can say “Kakarot”? Time to find out if this Z-Fighter deserves a senzu bean or a one-way ticket to Snake Way!

Learn such things as:

• What happens when you try to balance Goku’s overwhelming power level against characters who can barely survive a Saibaman encounter?
• Is there a psychological explanation for why watching grown men scream for five minutes while powering up never gets old?
• What’s the secret to making players care about story mode when everyone already knows Goku’s going to win everything anyway?
• And so much more!

You can find Doc @CapesOnTheCouch on BlueSky, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and of course the Capes on the Couch website.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

A big thanks to Nerd Best Friends and Super Switch Club for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who still hasn’t reached his final form.

#Android16 #Android17 #Android18 #Android19 #CaptainGinyu #Cell #Cellin #Dimps #DocIssues #Dodoria #Frieza #Gamecube #GohanTeen_ #Goku #GreatSaiyaman #Hercule #Infogrames #JumpComics #KidGohan #Krillin #Nappa #Piccolo #PS2 #Raditz #Recoome #Shueisha #TienShinhan #Trunks #Vegeta #VizMedia #Yamcha #Zarbon

Yu-Gi-Oh Worldwide Edition – Stairway to the Destined Duel & Falsebound Kingdom with GothJon (2 ACT Podcast)

Welcome, card-slinging strategy seekers, to another episode of Play Comics where we shuffle through the deck of comic-to-game adaptations with all the precision of a first-turn Exodia draw gone horribly wrong! Today we’re summoning not one, but TWO Yu-Gi-Oh! adventures that took Yugi’s world from the small screen to handheld hysteria and living room chaos.

First up, we’re diving into Yu-Gi-Oh! Worldwide Edition – Stairway to the Destined Duel for the Game Boy Advance, a portable card battler that somehow managed to cram the entire Battle City tournament into a device smaller than Joey’s brain capacity. Then we’re teleporting to the GameCube dimension with Yu-Gi-Oh! The Falsebound Kingdom, where virtual reality meets real-time strategy in a combination so bizarre it makes Kaiba’s obsession with ancient Egyptian card games seem perfectly reasonable.

Joining us for this interdimensional dueling discussion is the magnificent GothJon from the 2 ACT Podcast, whose expertise in anime, cinema, and all things delightfully dark makes him the perfect co-host to help us navigate these shadow realm gaming adventures. Whether we’re discussing the satisfying simplicity of portable dueling or the ambitious madness of strategic monster management, GothJon brings the kind of analytical insight that would make even Pegasus jealous.

So grab your duel disk, power up that millennium puzzle, and prepare for an episode that explores how faithfully these games captured the heart of the cards… or whether they sent us straight to the shadow realm of gaming disappointment. Will these Yu-Gi-Oh! adaptations prove they’ve got what it takes to stand the test of time, or will they end up banished to the extra deck of forgotten licensed gamesmes?

Time to duel… digitally!

Learn such things as:

• How well do these card games hold up these days with rules and metagame changes?
• Do you really need to be a character from the franchise to feel emerged into the franchise?
• Will Chris realize that he can watch the anime without playing the card game?
• And so much more!

You can find GothJon on YouTube @gothjon, the 2 ACT Podcast on Spotify, and wherever you get your podcasts.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

A big thanks to Super Switch Club and Tales from the Backlog for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who thinks I’m insane for looking at multiple games here.

#GameBoyAdvance #Gamecube #GothJon #JoeyWheeler #Konami #SetoKaiba #Shueisha #VizMedia #YugiMuto

Penultimate volume of #Buronson #TheFistOfTheNorthStar Viz Signature Edition #Manga reprint series from #VizMedia

Art by Tetsuo Hara.

New Read - Fist of the North Star, Volume 17 (Viz Hardcover Edition)

We are ramping up to the end as Kenshiro is bringing Raoh's son all over to show him more areas and train him up. The core story of this volume involves the hidden kingdom of Sava, where the King is looking to end the fighting between his three sons and Kenshiro helps him do it.

Yes, I got emotional. Yes, I was tearing up while sitting on my couch reading.

Fist of the North Star brings out emotions in me.

Loved it. Final volume coming up soon.

#Manga #MangaCollector #MangaReview #Mangagram #MangaCommunity #MangaPost #MangaRecommendation #InstaManga #MangaLover #MangaReader #AmReading #Buronson #TetsuoHara #VizMedia #VizManga #FOTNS #HokutoNoKen #HokutoNoKenManga #HNK #FistOfTheNorthStar #Bookstodon

‘Hirayasumi’ Anime Adaptation Greenlit by Viz Media – Global Bulletin
#Variety #Asia #Global #News #GlobalBulletin #GuruDutt #Hirayasumi #VizMedia

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/hirayasumi-anime-adaptation-viz-media-1236466589/

VIZ Media Announces Landmark Anime Co-Production of Critically Acclaimed Manga Hirayasumi

http://lesleysanimeandmangacorner.com/2025/07/21/viz-media-announces-landmark-anime-co-production-of-critically-acclaimed-manga-hirayasumi/

#Anime, #Hirayasumi, #VizMedia

Naruto Ninja Council with Luke Herr (D’OhMance Dawn)

Believe it or not, ninja enthusiasts, this week on Play Comics we’re kunai-diving into the pixelated shinobi wasteland that is Naruto: Ninja Council for the Game Boy Advance – because apparently someone at Tomy thought the best way to honor everyone’s favorite orange-clad ramen addict was to trap him in a handheld prison with combat mechanics more frustrating than trying to explain the Chunin Exams to your grandmother. Released in 2003, this side-scrolling “adventure” promised to let players master the art of ninjutsu while battling through iconic locations from the Hidden Leaf Village, but what it actually delivered was a gaming experience so repetitive that even Naruto’s shadow clone jutsu would get bored of itself.

Joining us for this digital journey through the Land of Mediocre Adaptations is Luke Herr from D’ohmance Dawn – a man who’s witnessed more anime-to-game train wrecks than a rejected Akatsuki recruitment video. Together, we’ll explore how this GBA “masterpiece” managed to spawn not one, not two, but THREE sequels despite having the gameplay depth of a puddle in the desert and graphics that make early Dragon Ball Z filler episodes look like Studio Ghibli productions.

So grab your headband and prepare for an episode that’s more entertaining than actually grinding through the same three enemy types for hours on end – which, let’s face it, isn’t exactly setting the bar at Hokage level. Will this portable ninja adventure redeem itself through sheer nostalgic chakra, or will it vanish faster than Sasuke after a family reunion? Tune in to discover if this manga adaptation belongs in the Hall of Fame… or should be sealed away forever like the Nine-Tailed Fox!

Learn such things as:

• Is it dangerous to have pretty eyes?
• Is all manga and anime just a giant metaphor for the horrible nature of man?
• Does a game being fun make it a good intro to the franchise?
• And so much more!

You can find Luke over on D’OhMance Dawn, Exiled, Multiversal Q, and RPG Pals Club. Or catch him on BlueSky @koltreg or his Patreon, found under Luke Herr.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

A big thanks to the Glitterjaw Podcast Collective and the Kickstarter campaign for Aces and Aros for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who doesn’t understand Naruto any better than I do.

#ArcSystemWorks #GameBoyAdvance #JumpComics #KakashiHatake #LukeHerr #NarutoUzumaki #SasukeUchiha #Shueisha #TomyCompanyLtd #VizMedia

So, I read all of the classic 80s sports manga, Captain Tsubasa recently.

Some thoughts.

The notes on the Viz translation explaining West and East Germany for modern readers who don't know about it was a trip.

I'm still shocked over the idea of a 15 year old just leaving home to move to a new country without their parents to try to become a professional athlete and skipping high school. But, I guess that was the 80s.

It was such a fast paced manga, such an easy read.

Also, I've watched and played soccer - there's way more downtime in this manga where people have whole conversations than in real life.

It was a lot of fun, very melodramatic.

Glad I read it.

#Manga #MangaReview #CaptainTsubasa #ShonenJump #VizMedia #80sManga #SportsManga #Soccer #Football

Dragon Ball Z Taiketsu with Andrew Young (Behold!)

Gather ‘round, Dragon Ball devotees and gluttons for punishment! This week on Play Comics, we’re subjecting ourselves to the digital equivalent of getting hit by Frieza’s Death Beam repeatedly-Dragon Ball Z Taiketsu for the Game Boy Advance. Imagine taking the most explosive anime franchise in history and cramming it into a game with all the fiery intensity of a damp firecracker. Spoiler alert: This isn’t a battle for glory-it’s a battle for survival against one of the most bafflingly awful licensed games ever conceived.

Joining me in this masochistic quest is Andrew Young from Behold!, who’s agreed to lend his expertise (and his remaining sanity) to dissect this pixelated travesty. Together, we’ll answer the burning question: How did a game about planet-destroying superhumans end up feeling as thrilling as watching paint dry on Master Roshi’s houseboat? Hint: It involves more clipping issues than Yamcha’s career and combat mechanics flatter than Krillin’s scalp.

From animations that resemble a PowerPoint presentation gone rogue to a soundtrack that sounds like a kazoo orchestra trapped in a washing machine, Taiketsu doesn’t just drop the ball-it spikes it into the core of the Earth, unleashes a Spirit Bomb of disappointment, and then forgets to animate the explosion. Whether you’re here for the schadenfreude or just morbid curiosity, grab your Dragon Radar and a stiff drink. This episode’s gonna hurt. A lot.

Learn such things as:

• What happens when the developers are put not only behind the 8 ball, but also in front of a really high cliff on a windy day and that cliff is made of ice?
• So I guess games really do need a story don’t they? Even if it’s just a hand wave at one.
• Is this the new worst representation of the comic source material?
• And so much more!

You can find Andrew by looking at the Behold! account on Twitter or of course the Behold! website. You should especially check out the episode looking at X-Men 97 because I love that series and need something good in my life, and the episode looking at Fan4stick because it has me in it.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

A big thanks to the Kickstarter campaign for I Brought A Gorilla to a Gunfight and the Kickstarter campaign for Starlite for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who forgot that this game exists and is now on a mission to destroy me because I brought this fact back to light.

#AndrewYoung #Android16 #Android18 #Atari #Broly #Frieze #FutureTrunks #GameBoyAdvance #Goku #Gotenks #ImprefectCell #JumpComics #Krillin #MajinBuu #Nappa #PerfectCell #Piccolo #Shueisha #SuperBuu #Taditz #Vegeta #VizMedia #WebfootTechnologies

The #VizMedia production card was formatted in 4:3 to fit Zack Snyder's vision.
#BleachTYBW #Toonami

Second - Lots of secret talks happened that the reader doesn't know between Kenshiro and Raoh. It's not a bad thing, per say, but it's a lot and a lot to reveal all at once. It still leads to some poignant moments, but it's also gives way to "Huh" a few times.

Finally - once more, having feelings, allowing yourself to love, conquers all. I love that in a series about beefy men beating each other up in a post-apocalyptic setting, this is OFTEN the central moral.

#Manga #MangaCollector #MangaReview #Mangagram #MangaCommunity #MangaPost #MangaRecommendation #InstaManga #MangaLover #MangaReader #AmReading #Buronson #TetsuoHara #VizMedia #VizManga #FOTNS #HokutoNoKen #HokutoNoKenManga #HNK #FistOfTheNorthStar #PixelfedManga #Bookstodon

New Read - Fist of the North Star, Volume 16 (Viz Hardcover Edition)

Another fantastic, violent volume of Fist of the North Star. Kenshiro has his final battle with Kaioh and so many secrets about the past are revealed. Also, Bat returns to carry Rin off into the sunset.

Big moments: First- Kenshiro recognized that he should not be with Rin. Rin always "loved him" in that she looked up to him, not romantically. Bat loved her so fiercely, always. And she loved him too. Letting them go together makes sense.

#Manga #MangaCollector #MangaReview #Mangagram #MangaCommunity #MangaPost #MangaRecommendation #InstaManga #MangaLover #MangaReader #AmReading #Buronson #TetsuoHara #VizMedia #VizManga #FOTNS #HokutoNoKen #HokutoNoKenManga #HNK #FistOfTheNorthStar #PixelfedManga #Bookstodon

📰 Exploring Normal Cat Behavior in Skip Beat! Volume 50

Skip Beat!, a popular manga series, has always been known for its unique blend of humor, drama, and romance. In Volume 50, it seems the creators have decided to delve into the whimsical world of cats, showcasing what is described as 'normal cat behav...

🔗 Read more: https://animenewsdaily.us/articles/16988

#AnimeNews #VIZMEDIA #SkipBeat!

The Roku Channel is the only FAST/AVOD service that has English dubbed anime from #VizMedia, like #Naruto, #DeathNote, #InuYasha, #HunterXHunter, and others, so those series potentially being available on a free streaming channel in English is a pretty big deal.

Wanted: Eiichiro Oda Before One Piece (Pixtagram Repost)

Wanted is a collection of single stories written by Eiichiro Oda before he developed One Piece. These include Wanted!, Kami kara Mirai no Present, Ikki Yakou, Monsters, and Romance Dawn. Monsters is the one I had already read before, including the anime adaptation from Netflix. The others, I had no familiarity with.

Overall, it was fun. From gunslingers to a traveling monk to one of the early precursors to One Piece itself, these stories were a lot of fun and had that Oda flair to them.

#Manga #MangaCollector #MangaReview #Mangagram #MangaCommunity #MangaPost #MangaRecommendation #InstaManga #MangaLover #MangaReader #AmReading #VizMedia #EiichiroOda #OdaEiichiro #OnePiece #WantedEiichiroOdaBeforeOnePiece #Bookstodon

📰 The Comedy of Errors in Trying to Look Cool: A Look at Skip・Beat!

Skip・Beat! never fails to capture the hilarious and relatable moments of trying too hard to look cool, only to have your facial expressions betray you. In Volume 50 of this beloved series, we're reminded of the comedic yet endearing struggles the cha...

🔗 Read more: https://animenewsdaily.us/articles/12573

#AnimeNews #VIZMEDIA #SkipBeat!

📰 The Struggle is Real: Hilarious Fail at Being Cool in Skip Beat! Volume 50

In a delightful moment captured from Skip Beat! Volume 50, we see the universal struggle of trying to maintain a cool demeanor, only to be betrayed by one's own facial expressions. This humorous scenario reminds us that no matter how hard we try, som...

🔗 Read more: https://animenewsdaily.us/articles/12347

#AnimeNews #VIZMEDIA #SkipBeat!

Fist of the North Star, Volume 15 (Viz Hardcover Edition)

Wow. Again. I feel I say that after reading EVERY volume of Fist of the North Star. Still valid.

This volume continues with Kaioh manipulating everyone. However, as Hyo and Kenshiro battle, secrets are revealed. Histories of Kenshiro, Hyo, Raoh, and Kaioh are revealed. It's a lot and so good.

Love is, once again, at the center.

The volume ends with a battle beginning between Kenshiro and Kaioh, Rin sent off with her memories erased. It's a lot.

#Manga #MangaCollector #MangaReview #Mangagram #MangaCommunity #MangaPost #MangaRecommendation #InstaManga #MangaLover #MangaReader #AmReading #Buronson #TetsuoHara #VizMedia #VizManga #FOTNS #HokutoNoKen #HokutoNoKenManga #HNK #FistOfTheNorthStar #PixelfedManga #Bookstodon

VIZ Media Confirms YAIBA: Samurai Legend Anime to Debut on Netflix and Hulu

http://lesleysanimeandmangacorner.com/2025/03/08/viz-media-confirms-yaiba-samurai-legend-anime-to-debut-on-netflix-and-hulu/

#Anime, #Yaiba, #YaibaSamuraiLegend, #VizMedia, #EmeraldCityComicCon

VIZ Media Announces the Black Torch Anime Is in Production

http://lesleysanimeandmangacorner.com/2025/03/08/viz-media-announces-the-black-torch-anime-is-in-production/

#Anime, #BlackTorch, #VizMedia, #EmeraldCityComicCon

📰 Skip・Beat! Volume 50: Grab Your Copy Today!

The much-anticipated Volume 50 of Skip・Beat! has finally arrived, available in both print and digital formats. This latest installment continues the captivating story that fans have grown to love, filled with drama, comedy, and the unique charm that ...

🔗 Read more: https://animenewsdaily.us/articles/9680

#AnimeNews #VIZMEDIA #SkipBeat!

#VizMedia Adds Trailer For Its 1st ‘#HunterxHunter’ #Manga 3-in-1 Edition Print Release From #YoshihiroTogashi http://dlvr.it/THw4jc

The Mafat Conspiracy with Dean Guadagno (The Video Game Library)

Attention, pixel-pushing pals and manga maniacs! Prepare to embark on a thrilling journey through the digital pages of gaming history as we dive into the world of The Mafat Conspiracy, the NES sequel to Golgo 13: Top Secret Episode. This episode of Play Comics is locked and loaded with more action than Duke Togo’s sniper rifle!

We’re joined by the legendary Dean Guadagno from  The Video Game Library, who’s here to help us unravel the mysteries of this 8-bit espionage extravaganza. Get ready to dodge bullets, navigate 3D mazes, and race Ferraris as we explore how the world’s deadliest assassin made his mark on Nintendo’s beloved console.

So grab your favorite controller, adjust your scope, and get ready to infiltrate the Mafat Revolutionary Group’s hideout. It’s time to discover if The Mafat Conspiracy lives up to its manga roots or if it’s just another case of pixel propaganda. Let’s dive in, agents!

Learn such things as:

• How much adult leaning content can slip onto an NES cart?
• What if you just can’t decide on a genre for your game?
• Is it a feature or a bug that this game doesn’t have anything explicitly about Golgo 13 in the title?
• And so much more!

You can find Dean on BlueSky @thevideogamelibrary.org, Instagram @thevideogamelibrary_, The Video Game Library, and their Discord server.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

A big thanks to Apathetic Enthusiasm and The Last Comic Shop for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who has read this entire manga and is screaming at me across the void for not getting him on the show.

#AicomCorporation #DeanGuadagno #DukeTogo #LeedPublishing #NES #Shogakukan #VicTokai #VizMedia

Read the first chapter of Embers. The manga is about a delinquent teenage boy who after being stopped fighting by a teacher, is slowly taught how to play soccer.

Giving Haikyuu vibes, he creates a team around himself (similar to Hinata at the start of Haikyuu) even though he's really the only one interested.

The chapter ends with him entering high school going to what appears to be a powerhouse soccer school. I have a feeling he'll meet the players he played against in middle school from Chapter 1 when he gets there.

Short story - I'm sold on the premise. Quick and easy to follow. Interesting sports action. I'm also interested in the character. So, let's go.

#Manga #Embers #VizMedia #MangaReview #Soccer #SportsManga

Last Battle with Chris Brown (Story of Chance)

Attention, pixel pugilists and manga maniacs! Prepare to have your mind blown faster than you can say “Omae wa mou shindeiru” because Play Comics is about to unleash a Genesis gem that’ll make your thumbs twitch with nostalgia. We’re diving headfirst into the post-apocalyptic world of Last Battle, a game that’s more thinly veiled than a sumo wrestler in a tutu when it comes to its connection to Fist of the North Star.

Joining us on this journey through radioactive wastelands and questionable localization choices is none other than Chris Brown, animator extraordinaire and head of education at a cartoon museum. With his encyclopedic knowledge of all things animated, Chris will help us separate the wheat from the chaff, or in this case, the Kenshiro from the Aarzak.

So grab your favorite energy-restoring meat, practice your best “ATATATATATA!” battle cry, and get ready to press start on an episode that’s sure to leave you seeing pressure points. It’s time to explore a game where the only thing more explosive than the gameplay is the spontaneous combustion of your enemies!

Learn such things as:

• Why can’t we just get the game to actually show what property it’s based on?
• Should launch titles get a free pass at all?
• Why didn’t we get an 80s action movie version of Fist of the North Star?
• And so much more!

You can Chris on Instagram @chance_second, BlueSky @chancesecond, and of course his website Story of Chance.

If you want to see why I’m acting like Twitter doesn’t exist anymore, there’s a video for that.

If you want to be a guest on the show please check out the Be a A Guest on the Show page and let me know what you’re interested in.

If you want to help support the show check out the Play Comics Patreon page or head over to the Support page if you want to go another route. You can also check out the Play Comics Merch Store.

Play Comics is part of the Gonna Geek Network, which is a wonderful collection of geeky podcasts. Be sure to check out the other shows on Gonna Geek if you need more of a nerd fix.

You can find Play Comics @playcomics.bsky.social on Bluesky, @playcomicscaston Twitter and in the Play Comics Podcast Fan Groupon Facebook.

A big thanks to Escape the Mojoverse and The Monitor Tapes for the promos today.

Intro/Outro Music by Backing Track, who is now worried about destroying the equipment with super powerful pokes.

#ChrisBrown #JumpComics #Kenshiro #SegaGenesis #Shueisha #VizMedia