VIZ Media’s April update to their digital manga catalog includes the release of three new manga series as well as new volumes for ongoing sagas. Series premiering on the VIZ Manga platform include the debut of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 2—Battle Tendency; the adventures of a busty woman gunslinger in Grenadier; and, caliente samurai stories in Red Hot Chili Samurai. Continuing series updates include Assassination Classroom, Black Lagoon, Deadman Wonderland, My Love Story II, Ratman, and Skip Beat!
Additionally, VIZ is continuing their Digital Manga Starter Bundle Promotion, and a new selection of bundles will be available until April 30th on VIZManga and comiXology. Each specially curated manga bundle includes the first volumes to five different manga series at a slashed price, so they are not only good values for diehard manga readers that want everything, but they are also good samplers so that new readers have enough different manga to find a series that fits them. This month’s bundles include Chibi Vampire, Dengeki Daisy, Terra Formars, and Toriko.
Updates and bundles will be available on both the VIZ Media site and app, comiXology website and app, and Nook, Kindle, Kobo, ComiXology, iBooks and GooglePlay stores. The complete details on new series and February bundles from VIZ Media follow:
New April Digital Manga Series Debuts:
JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: PART 2 – BATTLE TENDENCY, Vol. 1 ·
Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens · Digital MSRP: $10.99 (U.S. / CAN) ·
Available April 21st!
The beginning of the Battle Tendency Arc! The Joestar family is called upon to do battle against evil again! This time, it’s Joseph Joestar, the grandson of Jonathan Joestar! And his enemies are more powerful and diabolical than ever! Behold! The terror of the Pillar Men!
GRENADIER, Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens ·
Digital MSRP: $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) · Available April 21st!
Rushuna is a golden-haired Senshi – a gunslinger who travels the land with one purpose: to make the world a peaceful place. However, her journey of nonviolence is never easy, and when she joins forces with an ambitious samurai, you better look out! Rushuna just might be forced to display her amazing gun skills-and she’s got two big ones!RED HOT CHILI SAMURAI, Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens ·
Digital MSRP: $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) · Available April 28th!
Samurai Kokaku Sento likes peppers. Scratch that – he loves them! The only thing Kokaku likes better than eating a hot chili pepper is helping his father kick the butts of bad guys! With the help of his bespectacled friend Ento and cutie-pie girl of action Ran, Kokaku will take a bite out of crime – but not before biting a spicy pepper first!VIZ Media’s Digital Manga Starter Bundle Promotion continues through April 30th on VIZManga.com as well as comiXology.
CHIBI VAMPIRE Bundle · Promo MSRP $45.00
Bundle includes:
· CHIBI VAMPIRE Vols. 1-14 + AIRMAILDENGEKI DAISY Bundle · Promo MSRP $30.00
Bundle includes:
· DENGEKI DAISY Vols. 1-10TERRA FORMARS Catch-Up Bundle · Promo MSRP $25.00
Bundle includes:
· TERRA FORMARS Vols. 1-5TORIKO Bundle · Three Available Bundles To Choose From
Available bundle selections:
· TORIKO Vols. 1-4 “Appetizer Dish” MSRP: $12.00
· TORIKO Vols. 1-10 “Salad Dish” MSRP: $20.00
· TORIKO Vols. 1-15 “Main Dish” MSRP: $30.00Additional digital manga content for April includes updates to 24 other continuing series. Included in this month’s update are exciting new volumes for popular continuing titles such as ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM (Vol. 3), BLACK LAGOON (Vol. 10), DEADMAN WONDERLAND (Vol. 8), MY LOVE STORY!! (Vol. 4) RATMAN (Vol. 2), and SKIP BEAT! (Vol. 34), as well as must-read series finales for HONEY BLOOD (Vol. 2), METEOR PRINCE (Vol. 2), and WISH (Vol. 4).
