We all love goodies, right? As if I even need to ask that! Well, it looks as if VIZ media has updated their online store and right now they're offering goodies! Namely a special BLEACH or NARUTO Mystery Box with one of five different colorful 2½ inch collectible figures from the shows. All you have to to is spend $25 (and if you're like me, that's the easy part!). On top of their huge selection of manga and DVDs, they also offer some cute clothing and accessories. Ok, I admit that the majority of it is Naruto stuff, but some digging pulled up this cute T from Marchen Awakens Romance.
Now, there isn't really allot of stuff for us shoujo fans, but dig in and keep your eyes on them, they may surprise us someday! Also it looks like their navigation isn't 100% which can be really annoying, but don't let that put you off! Check it out for yourselves.
I've included the official press release for anyone who'd like to read it.
Including BLEACH, NARUTO AND DEATH NOTE
San Francisco, CA, April 29, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has redesigned its official online store at http://store.viz.com.
The new outlet, which is an extension of the VIZ Media corporate website, is easier to navigate and features quick search tools to access a wide selection of products for some of the company’s most popular anime and manga properties including BLEACH, NARUTO and DEATH NOTE. Also featured are an increasing variety of special store exclusives that include NARUTO backpacks, limited edition BLEACH skate/street shoes by T.U.K., a NARUTO hooded sweatshirt design exclusively offered by the VIZ Media online store, DEATH NOTE messenger bags, and DVDs, manga volumes, magazines, and other toys, collectables and video games based on popular titles.
Currently VIZ Media is offering a special BLEACH or NARUTO Mystery Box, with any purchase over $25. Both series includes five different colorful 2½ inch collectable figures from the hit program, each offered separately and packaged in special mystery boxes. The store will be updated regularly with other new and exclusive items.
“The new VIZ Media online store will make it easier than ever for fans to browse an extensive collection of products,” says David Rewalt, Senior Director of Retail Development at VIZ Media. “The web is now one of the most utilized channels for fans to buy the latest anime and manga and related items, and the new VIZ Media online store will become a bookmarked and regularly visited outlet for casual as well as die-hard fans. We invite everyone to take a look and see some of the newest and most unique new products offered.”
"Ok, ok, wait a second! You didn't include a link to Marchen Awakens Romance! What the heck?!" Yah, I know. My bad! I don't really know anything about the show other than that. It's a show. I know you can buy the DVDs through Amazon (or at least you could when I looked) but they're sold through individual sellers and I don't like to promote that. Sure, buying from somebody is fine, but if you don't buy from the company, the author or artist doesn't get paid, so they don't make the bills, so they have to find another job and they stop creating the things you love!! *huf, huf, huf* Ok, I'm done. Please support your favorite manga-ka, artiest, author, or company by buying something from them every once in a while.
-----------
This has been cross posted from my personal blog, Bits of Amber, because I thought you all might like to read it. No making fun! Find out more about The Sunday Salon.
----------------
Absolute Boyfriend is the story of an average high school girl who, for the life of her, can not get a boyfriend. Honestly, the poor girl is like an anti-boyfriend magnet! It is hinted (ok, bashed upon us) that the reason she can't attract a boy is because of her rather small chest size (let me warn you now, this manga does... insinuate quite a lot and is rated 16+). So what does she do? She orders one on a trial basis. If she fails to return him in 3 days she'll have to pay 100 million yen (roughly 1 million bucks!). Ouch. You know what happens, right? You guessed it; she keeps him. So how does that work? She has a robotic boyfriend living in her apartment, still has to attend school, oh, and did I mention an old school friend who has had a crush on her forever is living next door! What happens? You'll just have to read it and find out.
So far I've enjoyed vol 1 and 2, vol 3 was a bit repetitive for my tastes ("Have sex! Have sex! Let's have sex!!") but the story was saved in vol 4 by a new twist. Vol 6 is a kicker, folks, so brink a hankie (and if you're like me, buy it last!!). (Oh, BTW, Thank you NIKI for letting me barrow that one. How you got it before it's release, I'll ever know!!)
Now, I'm off! If you have any questions about it, just ask. Happy reading all.
New Manga for April 2008
0 comments Posted by Amber - The Gilded Pen at 8:52 PM Labels: Aurora, Blu Manga, Broccoli Books, CMX, Dark Horse, Del Rey, Deux Press, DMP, FUNimation, Go Manga, Go Comi, June Manga, Luv Luv, Tokyopop, Udon Entertainment, VIZ, Yen PressWelcome to April, a month of spring showers, budding flowers, and longer days. And what better way to spend those extra hours than with a new manga? Boy, do we have a list for you! Between the last Hana-Kimi, Boys over Flowers, Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time (we just love VIZ this month), and School Rumble 9, we've got our hours filled!
As always, the list below is a select list and does not include every manga, manhwa, or manhua released. Really, that would be a long list and we just don't have that much time on our hands!
