October 2011
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
9 October 2011 October 10 Afterschool Charisma Story and Art by Kumiko Suekane Series Synopsis St. Kleio Academy is a very exclusive school: all of the students are clones of famous historical figures such as Beethoven, Queen Elizabeth I, Napoleon, Mozart, and Freud. All of them, that is, except for Shiro Kamiya. As Shiro struggles to adapt to this unusual campus, St. Kleio’s first graduate, a clone of John F. Kennedy, is killed. Are the clones doomed to repeat the fate of their genetic progenitors, or can they create their own destinies? And how does a normal boy like Shiro fit in? • Online preview available at SigIKKI.com title Afterschool Charisma vol 4 Oct ’11 street 3 times a year frequency isbn 978-1-4215-4021-4 WL US $12.99 5¾″ PAGE 208 COUNT CAN $14.99 8¼″ HOUKAGO NO CARISMA © 2009 Kumiko SUEKANE/Shogakukan 11 Bakumanº Story by Tsugumi Ohba, Art by Takeshi Obata Series Synopsis Average student Moritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writer Akito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as a manga- creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in the manga-publishing world? • Volumes 1-3 have sold through over 23,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • A New York Times bestseller (08/10) • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (11/10) • Creators’ previous series, Death Note, has sold over 1.2 million copies across 12 volumes in the U.S. to date (BookScan 03/11) • Monthly previews for SHONEN JUMP magazine subscribers at ShonenJump.Viz.com • Bakuman° anime started airing in Japan Fall 2010 Other series available from VIZ Media Death Note, Death Note: How to Read 13, Death Note Black Edition, Hikaru no Go (artist Takeshi Obata), Ral Ω Grad (artist Takeshi Obata) title Bakuman ˚ vol 7 Oct ’11 street 6 times a year frequency isbn 978-1-4215-3888-4 WL US $9.99 5″ PAGE 192 COUNT CAN $12.99 7½″ BAKUMAN © 2008 by Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata/SHUEISHA Inc. ˚ 12 Battle Angel Alita: Last Order Story and Art by Yukito Kishiro Series Synopsis Lovely cyborg Alita embarks on a quest to rescue her friend Lou’s brain from enslavement as a component in a massive computer and discovers the secret of the Utopian city of Tiphares... Finally, the full story of Alita’s first life is revealed! • Volumes 1-13 have sold through over 84,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (12/10) Other series available from VIZ Media Battle Angel Alita Battle Angel Alita: Last Order title vol 15 Oct ’11 street 1 time a year frequency isbn 978-1-4215-3921-8 WL US $9.99 5″ PAGE 184 COUNT CAN $12.99 7½″ GUNNM LAST ORDER © 2000 by Yukito Kishiro/SHUEISHA Inc. 13 Bleach (3-in-1 Edition) Story and Art by Tite Kubo Series Synopsis Ichigo Kurosaki never asked for the ability to see ghosts—he was born with the gift. When his family is attacked by a Hollow—a malevolent lost soul—Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper, dedicating his life to protecting the innocent and helping the tortured spirits themselves find peace. Find out why Tite Kubo’s Bleach has become an international manga smash-hit! • Volumes 1-33 and other Bleach-related publications have sold through over 2 million copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • A New York Times bestseller (01/11) and BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (02/11) • Serialized in VIZ Media’s SHONEN JUMP magazine • Anime available on DVD from VIZ Media, including two feature-length movies • Anime streams on VIZAnime.com and hulu.com; VOD from amazon.com; as DTO from iTunes, Xbox Live and PlayStation Network • Adapted into Nintendo DS and Wii video games by Sega (released in the U.S.) Other series available from VIZ Media ZOMBIEPOWDER., The Art of Bleach: All Colour But the Black, Bleach SOULs: Official Character Book, Color Bleach+: Bleach Official Bootleg title Bleach (3-in-1 Edition) vol 3 Oct ’11 street 3-in-1 Final Volume frequency isbn 978-1-4215-3994-2 WL US $14.99 5″ PAGE 576 COUNT CAN $16.99 7½″ BLEACH © 2001 by Tite Kubo/SHUEISHA Inc. Cover from volume 1. 14 Blue Exorcist Story and Art by Kazue Kato Series Synopsis Raised by Father Fujimoto, a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth—the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin’s veins! Rin swears to defeat Satan, but doing that means entering the mysterious True Cross Academy and becoming an exorcist himself. Can Rin fight demons and keep his infernal bloodline a secret? It won’t be easy, especially when drawing his father’s sword releases the demonic power within him! • Includes 2 full-color pages • Anime to begin airing in Japan in April 2011 title Blue Exorcist vol 4 Oct ’11 street 6 times a year frequency isbn 978-1-4215-4047-4 WL US $9.99 5″ PAGE 200 COUNT CAN $12.99 7½″ AO NO EXORCIST © 2009 by Kazue Kato/SHUEISHA Inc. 15 Case Closed Story and Art by Gosho Aoyama Series Synopsis Jimmy Kudo, the son of a world-renowned mystery writer, is a high school detective who has cracked the most baffling of cases. One day while on a date with his childhood friend Rachel Moore, Jimmy observes a pair of men in black involved in some shady business. The men capture Jimmy and give him a poisonous substance to rub out their witness. But instead of killing him, it turns him into a little kid! Jimmy takes on the pseudonym Conan Edogawa and continues to solve all the difficult cases that come his way. All the while, he’s looking for the men in black and the mysterious organization they’re with in order to find a cure for his miniature malady. • Named Best Underappreciated Gem: Shonen of 2010 by About.com • Named one of the Top 50 Manga Properties of 2005 by ICv2 • Online preview available at ShonenSunday.com • Anime and OVAs available on DVD from FUNimation title Case Closed vol 40 Oct ’11 street 4 times a year frequency isbn 978-1-4215-3500-5 WL US $9.99 5″ PAGE 184 COUNT CAN $12.99 7½″ MEITANTEI CONAN © 1994 Gosho AOYAMA/Shogakukan 16 Cross Game Story and Art by Mitsuru Adachi Series Synopsis Cross Game is a moving drama that is heartfelt and true, yet in the brilliant hands of manga artist Mitsuru Adachi, delightfully flows with a light and amusing touch. The series centers around a boy named Ko, the family of four sisters who live down the street and the game of baseball. This poignant coming- of-age story will change your perception of what shonen manga can be. • Online preview available at ShonenSunday.com • Anime streams on VizAnime.com / Hulu.com title Cross Game vol 5 Oct ’11 street 4 times a year frequency isbn 978-1-4215-3769-6 WL US $14.99 5″ PAGE 376 COUNT CAN $16.99 7½″ CROSS GAME © 2005 Mitsuru ADACHI/Shogakukan Eyeshield 21 17 Story by Riichiro Inagaki, Art by Yusuke Murata Series Synopsis Wimpy Sena Kobayakawa has been running away from bullies all his life. But when the football gear comes on, things change—Sena’s speed and uncanny ability to elude big bullies just might give him what it takes to become a great high school football hero! Catch all the bone-crushing action and slapstick comedy of Japan’s hottest football manga! • Volumes 1-34 have sold through over 174,000 copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • Anime available on DVD from Sentai Filmworks • Anime streams on Crunchyroll.com title Eyeshield 21 vol 37 Oct ’11 street Final Volume frequency isbn 978-1-4215-3685-9 WL US $9.99 5″ PAGE 200 COUNT CAN $12.99 7½″ EYESHIELD 21 © 2002 by Riichiro Inagaki, Yusuke Murata/SHUEISHA Inc. Fullmetal Alchemist (3-in-1 edition) 18 Story and Art by Hiromu Arakawa Series Synopsis In an alchemical ritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brother Alphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical “auto-mail” limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist, seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother’s bodies...the legendary Philosopher’s Stone. • A New York Times bestseller (01/11) • Anime streaming on FUNimation website • A BookScan Top 50 Graphic Novels bestseller (02/11) • Volumes 1–24 and other Fullmetal Alchemist-related publications have sold through over 1.2 million copies in the U.S. to date (BookScan 02/11) • Anime airs on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim Other series available from VIZ Media Fullmetal Alchemist Novel, The Art of Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist Anime Profiles, Fullmetal Alchemist Profiles, Fullmetal Alchemist title (3-in-1 edition) vol 3 Oct ’11 street 3-in-1 Final Volume frequency isbn 978-1-4215-4020-7 WL US $14.99 5″ PAGE 576 COUNT CAN $16.99 7½″ © 2004 Hiromu Arakawa/SQUARE ENIX. 19 Hyde & Closer Story and Art by Haro Aso Series Synopsis Shunpei Closer is your average...well, slightly below average kid in junior high who finds himself in the middle of a great battle of dark sorcery. With cursed dolls coming after him one after another, Shunpei Closer’s life is in danger! If that weren’t enough, Hyde, the teddy bear given to him by his grandfather, suddenly comes alive to rescue him.