Viz Media Announces Inuyasha Blu-Ray Home Video Release

Viz Media has recently updated their official twitter page with the announcement that they will be releasing the Inuyasha anime series on Blu-ray/ DVD this Fall. While the series received a DVD release in the past, this will be the first time the series will be available officially on Blu-ray in North America. For those who are not aware the anime is based on the manga series of the same name written by Rumiko Takahashi. The first anime series were based on the first 36 volumes of Takasahi’s manga series. The series aired in…

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Vertical Licenses Gundam Wing: The Glory of Loser & Helvetica Standard

Yesterday, Vertical a North American publisher licensed Gundam Wing: The Glory of Losers and Helvetica Standard manga. Gundam Wing: The Glory of Losers series began in Kadokawa’s Gundam Ace magazine in 2010, adapting the 1995 anime series. The series incorporates elements from Endless Waltz, Episode Zero, and Frozen Teardrop. This incorporation is to retell the original series with the back-stories, and side-stories introduced from the various spin-offs. The series is illustrated by Tomofumi Ogasawara, and written by Katsuyuki Sumisawa who worked on Wing. Sumisawa also has worked on a variety…

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