CafePress, VIZ Partner for Custom Merch

December 18, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

Customized merchandise e-commerce company CafePress and North America’s anime/manga mega house VIZ Media have announced a partnership to offer fans a curated selection of official and fan-designed products incorporating VIZ Media’s best-loved anime brands for lifestyle brand Toshin. Through the deal, Toshin products featuring characters from Naruto Shippuden, Bleach and Death [...]

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VIZ to Launch Console Channel

June 28, 2012 by Mercedes Milligan No Comments

VIZ Media, the anime and manga giant, has announced plans to launch Neon Alley, a 24-hour anime channel featuring the world’s most popular titles set to debut on game consoles this fall. The service will be available in the United States and Canada. Neon Alley will present a mix of [...]

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Shane Black to Direct WB’s ‘Death Note’ Adaptation

January 13, 2011 by Thomas J. McLean No Comments

Shane Black, the writer behind Lethal Weapon and the writer-director of Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, has signed on to direct a live-action adaptation of the manga series Death Note. Produced by Dan Lin, Roy Lee, Doug Davison and Brian Witten for Warner Bros., Anthony Bagarozzi and Chuck Mondry are writing [...]

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