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    Pokémon Black & White Vol. 1. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 1995-2013 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK inc. TM, ®, and character names are trademarks of Nintendo. POCKET MONSTERS SPECIAL © 1997 Hidenori KUSAKA, Satoshi YAMAMOTO/ SHOGAKUKAN

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    30 Volumes Launch in iBooks and GooglePlay Stores as Well as for NOOK, Kindle and Kobo Digital Tablets Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: VIZ.com/Pokemon Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media delights young readers and also the young-at-heart as it announces the North American digital debut of four acclaimed Pokémon manga series for NOOK, Kindle Fire, and Kobo ereaders, as well as the launch of these titles from the venerable kids property in the iBooks and GooglePlay Stores. This is the first time that Pokémon manga titles will be available for these platforms. The new series that are available now include: Pokémon Adventures Vols. 1-14, Pokémon Diamond & Pearl Adventure! Vols. 1-8, Pokémon Adventures: Diamond & Pearl/Platinum Vols. 1-4, and Pokémon Black & White Vols. 1-4. Pokémon manga series are published in North America by VIZ Media’s Perfect Square imprint.

    Jet Jaguar and Godzilla party in Vegas in a panel from Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #7. Image courtesy of IDW Publishing. © 2013 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Kahlil Schweitzer A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE IDW Publishing has sent SciFi Japan an exclusive preview of the first seven pages from issue #7 of Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, their ongoing Godzilla comic book series. The issue features the space monster Gigan plus the giant robots Moguera and Jet Jaguar. We also have a look at the Godzilla: Rulers of Earth Vol. 1 TPB, collecting the first four issues of the series. Both Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #7 and Godzilla: Rulers of Earth Vol. 1 TPB will be available from comic shops and retailers on Wednesday, December 18th. Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #7 Story: Chris Mowry and Matt Frank Writer: Chris Mowry Artist: Matt Frank and Jeff Zornow with Mostafa Moussa Colors: Priscilla Tramontano Letterer: Shawn Lee Editor: Bobby Curnow Cover: Matt Frank Retailer Incentive Variant Cover: Jeff Zornow In-Store

    The Gargantuas Gaira and Sanda battle on Jeff Zornow`s cover for Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #10. Image courtesy of IDW Publishing. © 2013 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    The Gargantuas Go to War! Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Kahlil Schweitzer A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE IDW has provided SciFi Japan an advance look at Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #10, coming to comic book shops and retailers in March 2014. The issue features Sanda and Gaira from the classic Toho film, WAR OF THE GARGANTUAS (????????????? ???????, Furankenshutain no Kaijuu: Sanda Tai Gaira, 1966). Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #10 Writer: Chris Mowry Artist: Matt Frank Colors: Priscilla Tramontano Editor: Bobby Curnow Cover: Matt Frank Tentative In-Store Date: Late March, 2014 Pages: 32 Cover Price: $3.99 With many monsters now inhabiting a new home, peace seemingly descends on Earth. Little does humanity realize that the greatest danger now lurks under the waves! Lucy and the Kaiju Watchers will have to act fast to determine the nature of the new threat! Retailer Incentive Variant Cover: Jeff

    © Magica Quartet/Aniplex ? Madoka Movie Project © Anifone/ LEGS Singapre Pte Ltd.

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    Experience the Magic that will Transform Your Android Smartphone Source: AniplexUSA, anifone.com Official Site: madoka.anifone.com, twitter.com/madoka_anifoneE Special Thanks to Joanna Metoki The original application “Magical Girl Madoka?Magica fone (phone)” will be publicly released in the US to correspond with the release of PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA THE MOVIE -REBELLION- (??? ????????????????????, Gekijoo-ban Mahoo Shojo Madoka Magica Shinpen: Hangyaku no Monogatari, 2013) on December 3rd, 2013. [Puella Magi Madoka Magica fone] uses a new generation [fone] interface that can fully customize existing Android Smartphones completely from the home screen to the design of the tools. Your Android Smartphone will transform into the world of Madoka Magica with one simple installation. Experience this innovative Android Smartphone interface that is unlike any other application or game you have ever seen! There will be 5 different versions to match each Magical Girl. The first release is Madoka Kaname! The other Magical

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    Source: Bluefin Corp. Special Thanks to Xavier Lim The third installment in the popular Figuarts ZERO DRAGON BALL series will be Super Saiyan Vegeta. Available only as a Tamashii Web shop exclusive in Asia, this item has been made specially available to fans in North America via Bluefin Distribution. Portrayed executing his “Final Flash” attack during the character’s violent battle with Cell, this master-crafted sculpt features brilliant translucent effects and subtle coloring in the palm areas to portray the powerful technique. The smoke around his feet also acts as a special display stand, further enhancing the display. No detail has been overlooked, including the bulging veins on this determined Saiyan’s forehead. The prince would be proud. FiguartsZERO: Super Saiyan Vegeta/ ???????ZERO ????????????

    The Heisei Mothra (adult) joins Bandai`s S.H.MonsterArts line in 2014. Photo courtesy of Bluefin. © 1992 Toho Pictures, Inc. GODZILLA, MOTHRA and the character design are trademarks of Toho Co., Ltd. © 1992, 2014 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    High-Res Photos of Upcoming Godzilla Foe Figure from Bandai Source: Bluefin Corp. S.H.MonsterArts Official Site: tamashii.jp/shma (Japan) Special Thanks to Xavier Lim Following the release of Battra comes one of the most requested S.H.MonsterArts releases of all time -- S.H.MonsterArts Mothra! Sculpted by Yuji Sakai, this exquisite GODZILLA VS MOTHRA (???VS???, Gojira tai Mosura, 1992) kaiju action figure depicts Mothra in intricate detail with a brilliant color-scheme and vivid bright blue eyes. Even her furry insect exterior has been replicated! Featuring advanced S.H.MonsterArts articulation at the neck, torso, wings, Mothra is able replicate virtually any pose seen in the films. A special display stand is also included in the set to allow Mothra to take flight. Close the screen doors, S.H.MonsterArts Mothra is heading your way soon! S.H.MonsterArts Mothra/ S.H.MonsterArts ??????? Product Size: Width Approximately 350mm Material: ABS, PVC Shipping: April 2014 (Japan), May 2014 (United States)

    Space monsters Gigan and Orga visit Las Vegas in Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #9, on sale next week from IDW. Image courtesy of IDW Publishing. © 2013 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Kahlil Schweitzer A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE IDW Publishing has sent SciFi Japan an exclusive preview of the first seven pages from issue #6 of Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, their new ongoing Godzilla comic book series. The issue features the space monsters Gigan and Orga, the giant robot Moguera, and a nod to Marvel`s Godzilla series from the 1970s. Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #6 will be available from comic shops and retailers on Wednesday, November 27th. Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #6 Story: Chris Mowry and Matt Frank Writer: Chris Mowry Artist: Matt Frank Colors: Priscilla Tramontano Letterer: Shawn Lee Editor: Bobby Curnow Cover: Matt Frank Retailer Incentive Variant Cover: Jeff Zornow In-Store Date: November 27, 2013 Pages: 32 Cover Price: $3.99 The stakes have never been higher when an alien onslaught on Las Vegas reveals new weapons for both sides

    One Piece Retrospective. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 1997 Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha Inc.

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    High Seas Pirate Adventure by Eiichiro Oda Has More than 345 Million Copies in Print Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: OnePieceOfficial.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, announces a free gift to fans and users of its VIZManga.com digital manga website and VIZ Manga App with the release of the One Piece Retrospective. The new digital edition celebrates an important milestone, as One Piece has become the world’s top selling manga series of all time with over 345 million copies in print. The special digital retrospective for the pirate adventure series created by Eiichiro Oda will be given as a free premium to all currently registered VIZ Manga.com and VIZ Manga App users, as well as to new members that sign up between November 21st and

    Cover art for Apparitions: The Ghosts of Old Edo. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2000 MIYABE Miyuki

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    Edo is Home to Vengeful Ghosts in Gripping Horror Collection by Acclaimed Author of Brave Story Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: haikasoru.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media’s Haikasoru literary imprint is proud to announce the North American release of famed Japanese author Miyuki Miyabe’s chilling collection of ghost stories -- Apparitions: The Ghosts of Old Edo. The new release carries an MSRP of $14.99 U.S. / $16.99 CAN. An eBook edition is also available for $8.99 (U.S. / CAN) for the Amazon Kindle, Apple’s iBooks Store, Barnes & Noble’s Nook Book Store, and the Kobo eBooks Store. Haikasoru publishes some of the most compelling contemporary Japanese science fiction and fantasy stories for English-speaking audiences, and is the first imprint based in the U.S. dedicated to Japanese science fiction and fantasy in translation. In old Edo, the past was

    © REKI KAWAHARA/ASCII MEDIA WORKS/SAO Project

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    Enter the world of Aincrad on Your Android Smartphone Source: AniplexUSA Official Site: sao.anifone.com Special Thanks to EJ Rivera SWORD ART ONLINE (????????????, Soodo Aato Onrain), the anime title that has become a major hit not only in Japan but around the world, is now coming to the fans on the [SWORD ART ONLINE fone], an original application scheduled to be released globally in December. [SWORD ART ONLINE fone] uses the new generation [fone] interface that can fully customize existing Android Smartphones completely from the home screen to the design of the tools. Your Android Smartphone will transform into the world of Sword Art Online with one simple installation. Enjoy a whole new experience unlike any other application or game you have ever seen. Enjoy the world of Sword Art Online every day! Making a call, texting, e-mailing…your daily Android Smartphone use will you’re your characters

    King Caesar vs Megalon on Jeff Zornow`s cover for Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #9. Image courtesy of IDW Publishing. © 2013 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Rosalind Morehead and Kahlil Schweitzer IDW today announced their solicitations for February 2014, which includes the ninth issue of their ongoing comic book series, Godzilla: Rulers of Earth. The issue features a flashback story illustrated by Jeff Zornow. Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #9 Writer: Chris Mowry Artist: Jeff Zornow Colors: Priscilla Tramontano Editor: Bobby Curnow Cover: Jeff Zornow Tentative In-Store Date: Late February, 2014 Pages: 32 Cover Price: $3.99 Before Godzilla was king, there was another! King Caesar makes his comic book debut in a tale set thousands of years in Earth`s past, in a battle that sets the stage for today`s world of monsters. Retailer Incentive Variant Cover: Matt Frank About IDW Publishing IDW is an award-winning publisher of comic books, graphic novels and trade paperbacks, based in San Diego, California. Renowned for

    Photos courtesy of X-Plus. Godzilla and Gigan TM&© 2001,2003,2004, 2013 TOHO CO.,LTD. Gamera © 1965 Kadokawa Shoten

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    Exclusive Versions of Gigan 2004, Gamera 1965 and GMK Godzilla Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Sachiko Ikenouchi A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Earlier this week, SciFi Japan posted information and photos of the giant monster figures scheduled for release by X-Plus Co., Ltd. in late December 2013. X-Plus has now provided an update with photos of the Limited Edition versions available exclusively from the company`s official Shounen Ric website, with bonus features or pieces not available from other retailers. The standard versions of the figures are sold by stores and online retailers including amazon.com, amazon.co.jp and SFJ`s sponsors Anime Jungle and Toy Freakz. Toho 30cm Series: GODZILLA: FINAL WARS Gigan (2004 Edition) Shounen Ric Limited Edition /??30cm???? ??????2004?? ??? ?????????? ???????? Product Size: Height Approximately 33cm Material: PVC (Vinyl) Specifications: Painted; Some Assembly Required Package: Blind Box Shipping: Late December,

    Shigeru Mizuki’s epic Showa 1926-1939: A History of Japan is now available in English from Drawn & Quarterly. © Drawn & Quarterly and Mizuki Productions

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    Author: Dan Ross Official Site: drawnandquarterly.blogspot: Showa 1926–1939: A History of Japan Drawn & Quarterly, a Montreal-based publisher of high quality comic collections has in recent years taken the works of Japanese manga legend Shigeru Mizuki into their roster. Though mostly known in the West for his yokai (Japan’s folkloric creatures) comics such as Gegege no Kitaro, Mizuki has a broad range of subjects he works from. In 2011 D&Q chose for their first Mizuki collection Onward Towards Our Noble Deaths. It’s a semi-autobiographical story about Mizuki’s experiences in the final days of WWII. Specifically it relates Mizuki’s time in Papua New Guinea. Next D&Q published Nonnonba (2012). It is also an autobiographical look at Mizuki’s life. This time focusing on his childhood; the relationship with his family and friends, and his early fascination with yokai. Then earlier this year Mizuki’s signature character Kitaro finally hit

    Development screen shot for the upcoming video game COLOSSAL KAIJU COMBAT. Image courtesy of Sunstone Games. © 2013 Sunstone Games

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    Source: Sunstone Games press release Official Site: kaijucombat.com Special Thanks to Matt Frank COLOSSAL KAIJU COMBAT -- the indie game started last year by the folks at Sunstone Games -- released a first-glimpse trailer last weekend. As promised, they`re developing an all-out fighting game featuring giant monsters. But the real story isn`t so much what they`ve accomplished as how they`ve accomplished it. Because all of the original characters in CKC have been fan-developed, and selected by the community. If you visit their active forums you`ll discover more than a thousand original monster concepts lovingly drawn, discussed, and dissected by the community. From this pool the very best become "progenitors" -- which means the character`s creator gets face-time (well, skype-time) with the game`s lead designer (Simon Strange) and art director (Matt Frank.) to finalize and polish the creation. The result of this collaboration becomes

    Rodan attacks Varan in Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #5, on sale tomorrow from IDW. Image courtesy of IDW Publishing. © 2013 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Kahlil Schweitzer IDW Publishing has sent SciFi Japan a preview of the first seven pages from issue #5 of Godzilla: Rulers of Earth, their new ongoing Godzilla comic book series. The issue features a battle between Rodan and Varan by guest artist Jeff Zornow. Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #5 will be available from comic shops and retailers tomorrow, October 30th. Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #5 Story: Chris Mowry and Matt Frank Writer: Chris Mowry Artist: Jeff Zornow Colors: Priscilla Tramontano Letterer: Shawn Lee Editor: Bobby Curnow Cover: Jeff Zornow Retailer Incentive Variant Cover: Matt Frank In-Store Date: October 30, 2013 Pages: 32 Cover Price: $3.99 Preorder Code: AUG130471 Retailer Incentive Cover Preorder Code: AUG130472 On her first assignment, Lucy and her team witness the battle between the great Rodan and the fearsome Varan! But all is not as it seems... what

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    Eight New Manga Series Launch This Month Along With Updates to More Than 35 Additional Ongoing Series Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: VIZManga.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media welcomes Fall with a brand new digital manga update that features more than a dozen new titles on VIZManga.com and available for digital download through the VIZ MANGA App for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, Android-powered smart phones, and also for NOOK tablets and devices. New manga series debuting this month from VIZ Media’s Shonen Jump and Shonen Jump Advanced imprints include Cowa! (one-shot), Muhyo & Roji`s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation, Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom and Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World. From the Shojo Beat comes Aishiteruze Baby, Boys Over Flowers and Voice Over!: Seiyu Academy. The first volume of the venerable X also debuts in a 3-in-1

    Photo courtesy of X-Plus. ©2001 TOHO PICTURES, INC. TM&©2001,2013 TOHO CO.,LTD

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    Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Sachiko Ikenouchi A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE In December 2013, the Japanese toy company X-Plus Co., Ltd. will debut their new colossal painted soft vinyl figure line, the "Gigantic Series", with Godzilla 2001 from the movie GODZILLA, MOTHRA, KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK (?????????????? ??????, Gojira Mosura Kingu Gidora: Daikaijuu Sookoogeki). The following product specs and high-res photos are courtesy of X-Plus. X-Plus` monster figures can be purchased directly from the company`s official Shounen Ric website. Shounen Ric offers Limited Editions of the figures with exclusive features or bonus pieces not available from other retailers. The standard figures are also sold by stores and online retailers including amazon.com, amazon.co.jp and SFJ`s sponsors Anime Jungle and Toy Freakz. Gigantic Series: Godzilla (2001 Edition) /??????????? ?????2001???? Product Size: Height Approximately 37.5cm, Length Approximately 78cm Material: PVC

    Photos courtesy of X-Plus. Godzilla TM&©1999,2013 TOHO CO.,LTD. Gamera © 1999 Kadokawa Shoten TNNH

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    Source: X-Plus Co., Ltd. Special Thanks to Sachiko Ikenouchi A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Last week, SciFi Japan posted information and photos of the giant monster figures scheduled for release by X-Plus Co., Ltd. in late November 2013, including unpainted prototypes of Godzilla (1999 Edition) and the Standard and Limited Damage Versions of Gamera (1999 Edition). The final designs have been approved so X-Plus has now provided photos of the fully painted figures. X-Plus` monster figures can be purchased directly from the company`s official Shounen Ric website. Shounen Ric offers Limited Editions of the figures with exclusive features or bonus pieces not available from other retailers. The standard figures are also sold by stores and online retailers including amazon.com, amazon.co.jp and SFJ`s sponsors Anime Jungle and Toy Freakz. Toho 30cm Series: GODZILLA 2000 Godzilla (1999 Edition) /??30cm????????2000 ??????????1999?) Product Size: Height Approximately

    Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #8 cover by Matt Frank. Image courtesy of IDW Publishing. © 2013 Toho Co., Ltd.

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    Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Rosalind Morehead and Kahlil Schweitzer IDW today announced their solicitations for January 2014, which includes the eighth issue of their ongoing comic book series, Godzilla: Rulers of Earth. The issue will be daikaiju free-for-all featuring Godzilla, Rodan, Varan, Anguirus, Jet Jaguar, Titanosaurus, Kumonga, Zilla and the Gargantuas Sanda and Gaira. Godzilla: Rulers of Earth #8 Writer: Chris Mowry Artist: Matt Frank Colors: Priscilla Tramontano Editor: Bobby Curnow Cover: Matt Frank Tentative In-Store Date: Late January, 2014 Pages: 32 Cover Price: $3.99 The biggest monster fight to grace the comic book page hits in this climactic issue! Lucy and Woods converge on the site of an epic monster brawl as the aliens launch a last ditch effort to rule the Earth! Retailer Incentive Variant Cover: Jeff Zornow About IDW Publishing IDW is an award-winning publisher of

    Cover for Uzumaki Deluxe Edition. Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2010 Junji ITO /SHOGAKUKAN

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    Horror Manga Masterpiece is Now Available in Hardcover 3-in-1 Edition Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, has announced the release of the Uzumaki Deluxe Edition. The new 3-in-1 hardcover version of creator Junji Ito’s inventive horror manga about the gradual decent into madness of a seaside town overrun with spirals features a new cover design as well as 12 pages of new full-color interior artwork. The Uzumaki Deluxe Edition, now available is published under the VIZ Signature imprint, is rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens, and carries an MSRP of $27.99 U.S. / $32.00 CAN. Kurouzu-cho, a small fogbound town on the coast of Japan, is cursed. According to Shuichi Saito, the withdrawn boyfriend of teenager Kirie Goshima, their town is haunted not by

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