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INU-YASHA #1
(1 of 10)
story & art by Rumiko Takahashi
monthly, b&w, 32 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.00 CAN
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TAKAHASHI'S NEW SERIES!
Since manga superstar Rumiko Takahashi's
bestselling title RANMA 1/2 ended forever in Japan,
fans on both sides of the Pacific have been eagerly
awaiting the release of the manga master's stunning
new title, INU-YASHA, an action-packed tale of love
and legend set in both contemporary and sixteenth
century Japan that transcends the tides of time!
Viz Comics will debut Takahashi's new series in
English before the first run in Japan has even been
compiled into a graphic novel format, making Viz
the first publishing company in history to
translate a Japanese manga into English almost
simultaneously with its release in Japan! No longer
must fans wait years for professional quality
translations. Manga aficionados will be ecstatic at
the opportunity to obtain Takahashi's latest and
greatest title hot off the press.
IN THIS ISSUE: When modern-day school girl Kagome is
spirited back to a feudal Japan in the throes of civil war,
she meets strange and terrible legendary creatures! Her
adventure begins when, innocently entering the ancient
Shinto shrine her family takes care of, she is attacked by a
hideous six-armed monster with the upper torso of a woman
and the lower extremities of a hideous insect! When she
finally escapes the vicious beast's clutches, she finds she
has been spirited to a different place. Or has she? Looking
around she recognizes a familiar tree, then sees that pinned
to its bark with arrows is a fantastic creature, a boy with
ears just like a dog's! Before she can think twice, she is
attacked by hostile villagers who look like they jumped
straight out of the pages of a history book. And to make
matters even worse, the hideous insect monster returns to
wreak havoc on the village as it searches for a mysterious
jewel.... Will Kagome ever find her way home?
Viz Graphic Novel
RUMIC WORLD TRILOGY VOL. 3
story & art by Rumiko Takahashi
b&w, 192 pages
$15.95 USA/$21.50 CAN
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TAKAHASHI DRAWS...HERSELF!
Before there was RANMA 1/2, before there was MAISON
IKKOKU, even before there was LUM * URUSEI YATSURA,
there was RUMIC WORLD! Read the classic stories
that established manga superstar Rumiko Takahashi's
illustrious career! This volume collects the RUMIC
WORLD stories printed in the pages of MANGA VIZION,
North America's only monthly manga anthology, from
Vol. 2, No. 6 through No. 12, in one economical,
convenient volume! They're wacky, they're
outrageous, and they're all Takahashi!
VOL. 3 contains six stories by Takahashi, a
typically rich selection ranging from wacky to
tragic to eerie.
IN THIS VOLUME: THAT DARN CAT: In this unique
autobiographical story, Takahashi lives to tell and draw the
tale of her very own action adventure as a cat sitter.
WEDDED BLISS: When a happily married couple are prevented by
their neighbors from indulging in their daily ritual of
lobbing dishes and smashing windows, they become walking
pressure cookers. SLEEP AND FORGET: In this chilling tale of
reincarnation, betrayal--and ultimately, love--a girl finds
herself mysteriously drawn to a strange boy obsessed with
dogs. Plus, A CRY FOR HELP, WAR COUNCIL, WHEN MY EYES GOT
WINGS, and THE FACE PACK.
Manga Anthology
MANGA VIZION Vol. 3, No. 4
monthly, b&w, 80 pages
$4.95 USA/$6.50 CAN
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COME OUT SLAYING!
This month features the gruesome return of Kei
Kusunoki's graphically beautiful, graphically
violent OGRE SLAYER! Plus, new stories by manga
legends Rumiko Takahashi and Ryoichi Ikegami.
IN THIS ISSUE:
Rumiko Takahashi's RUMIC THEATER
Sophisticated short stories by manga master Rumiko
Takahashi, creator of RANMA 1/2 and ONE-POUND GOSPEL! In
this wacky dating comedy, a grandson and his grandfather
compete on opposing baseball teams to win a grand prize that
will enable them to take the object of their affections (a
grandmother and her granddaughter, respectively) out on a
dream date!
SANCTUARY Artist Ryoichi Ikegami's
SAMURAI CRUSADER
The Kumomaru Chronicles
Quirky, historical action adventure! Nasty ninja Juzo fights
dirty (how else?), assaulting our hero Kumomaru while he is
still recovering in the hospital from his latest battle with
Major General Kamishima. Then, when Juzo uses the sacred
sword Kusanagi against its master, he has a startling vision
of things to come...
Kei Kusunoki's
OGRE SLAYER
Not Quite Human. Not Quite Inhuman
When a reporter comes to a small town to investigate reports
of ogre sightings and meets the handsome young man known as
Ogre Slayer, it doesn't take long for her to lose her
journalistic objectivity.
Viz Graphic Novel
RIOT: ACT TWO
story & art by Satoshi Shiki
b&w, 208 pages
$15.95 USA/$21.50 CAN
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IMMORTAL BELOVED
Saddle up yer cayuses and strap on yer high-tech
fire irons, pardners! 'Cause when the Wild West
meets the end of the world, it's time for Riot!
This volume rounds up all of Satoshi Shiki's
gloriously drawn, riveting series RIOT PART TWO #1
through #7 in their entirety into one convenient,
economical volume!
When Billy the Kid, an accomplished young
outlaw, bungles his burglary attempt to steal the
magical sacred text Riot, he is mortally wounded by
the fantastic book's beautiful guardian, Axel. As
he lays dying, the book itself strikes a bargain
with him: it will spare Billy's life, but in return
he must swear henceforth to protect Axel from any
harm that might befall her. That shouldn't be too
unpleasant a task, Billy reasons. After all, Axel
is the cutest babe who has ever tried to kill him!
And anyway, anything beats being dead. At least, it
seems that way--until Billy finds out what's in
store for the two of them!
IN THIS VOLUME: En route to the Eastern Church, home of the
sacred text Phantom, Riot's counterpart, Billy and Axel are
waylaid by a band of relentless bounty hunters hellbent on
collecting the price on Billy's head! Then, when Axel and
Billy are separated, she becomes easy pickings for the Lion
King and two of Cain's ruthless (not to mention butt-ugly)
cronies. Unfortunately, to bestow invulnerability on Billy,
Riot had to take it away from Axel....
Plus, a short story revealing the secret of svelte (and
fanged) Ziggy and her first encounter with Billy!
Viz Graphic Novel
RANMA 1/2 VOL. 8
story & art by Rumiko Takahashi
b&w, 200 pages
$15.95 USA/$21.50 CAN
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JEALOUS, ARE WE?
The hit martial arts sex comedy RANMA 1/2 is manga
superstar Rumiko Takahashi's bestselling comic!
Takahashi is indisputably the bestselling female
manga artist in the world and the winner of a
prestigious 1994 San Diego Comic Con Ink Pot Award.
This volume of RANMA 1/2 transforms the first half
of the monthly series RANMA 1/2 PART FIVE (#1
through #6)into one economical, convenient volume.
Due to an unfortunate accident at the cursed
Chinese training ground Jusenkyo, when martial
artists Ranma and his father get splashed with cold
water, Papa turns into a giant panda, and male
Ranma becomes a buxom young woman! Hot water
reverses the effect--but only until the next time!
Chased after by lovesick suitors of both sexes,
constantly challenged by battle-happy martial
artists for crimes both real and imagined....
What's a half-guy, half-girl to do?
IN THIS VOLUME: Meet yet another would-be fiancee for Ranma!
Spatula-wielding Ukyou, Ranma's childhood friend, was
betrothed to him years ago by--you guessed it--Ranma's
fickle father, Genma! This revelation adds yet another
unique twist to our love triangle...square...
hexagon...pentagon? To keep Ranma all to herself, Ukyou
fixes up Akane with Ryoga. Admit it, Ranma, you're jealous!
Why else would you don a disguise, pretend to be Ryoga's
fiancee, and attempt to foul up their hot date? After the
fireworks from Akane and Ryoga and Ranma's date with
disaster die down, Ranma and Co. head for the beach, where
Happosai becomes reacquainted with--an old flame from the
past!?
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RANMA 1/2 PART SIX, #5
(5 of 14)
story & art by Rumiko Takahashi
monthly, b&w, 32 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.00 CAN
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HAIR TODAY, GONE TOMORROW
The new principal of Furinkan High has imposed
military school hair fashions on his hapless
students, but to give our fashion-conscious friends
a fighting chance, he's hidden one exemption notice
for the lucky one who can find and fight for it...
Wait till you see where he tattooed the map to its
location! RANMA 1/2 by the irrepressible Rumiko
Takahashi: Yin and Yang Was Never So Much Fun!ª
Viz Music CD
RANMA 1/2 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK CD
VOL. 1
17 tracks
stereo, 47 minutes
$16.95 USA/$24.25 CAN
SHIPPING APRIL 4
YA-PA-PA, YA-PA-PA...
Now the music of RANMA 1/2 can accompany you
wherever you go! Add the RANMA 1/2 soundtrack to
your daily escapades: at school, at work, at your
training dojo! This compact disc contains the
opening and closing songs from the first RANMA 1/2
TV series, plus all the funky and funny background
music as well!
Viz Video
RANMA 1/2 ANYTHING-GOES MARTIAL ARTS
SUBTITLED EDITION: GOODBYE GIRL-TYPE
two complete episodes each volume
subtitled
color, stereo, 52 mins.
$29.95 USA
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WATERED-DOWN LOVE
Now available subtitled! Shampoo's nearsighted
suitor Mousse is back from China with a brand-new
grudge against Ranma--his own accidental dunk in
the cursed "Spring of Drowned Duck"! Now Mousse has
revenge on his mind and a bucket of cursed water to
make sure that Ranma understands exactly how he
feels.
Viz Select Comics
BATTLE ANGEL ALITA PART SEVEN, #7
(7 of 8)
story & art by Yukito Kishiro
monthly, b&w, 32 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.00 CAN
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OLD RIVALS NEVER DIE
Alita infiltrates mad scientist Desty Nova's mad
scientist laboratory only to find herself--back on
the Motorball circuit? There she has a surprise
encounter with an old rival.... It's Another
Resurrection and a Third Lease on Life for North
America's Newer, Tougher Manga Sweetheart!
Viz Manga Heroes
BIO-BOOSTER ARMOR GUYVER PART SIX, #5
(5 of 6)
story & art by Yoshiki Takaya
monthly, b&w, 32 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.00 CAN
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FOUR DOWN, ONE TO GO...
As the Guyvers continue to plumb the secrets of the
mysterious organic spaceship abandoned by the
Creators, renegade Aptom launches an attack on
Zektoll, the sole remaining member of the Hyper-
Zoanoid Five! It's the Original Bio-Boostin' Hero
in His Own Hit Manga Series!
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FIST OF THE NORTH STAR
PART FOUR, #5
(5 of 7)
story by Buronson
art by Tetsuo Hara
monthly, b&w, 32 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.00 CAN
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BROTHERLY HATE
Ken recalls his days in training with his brother
Yagi.... When Ken was chosen to carry on the
technique of the Fist of the North Star, Yagi's
bitterness knew no bounds, and it seems he still
hasn't gotten over it! The Fist is back, fighting
for justice on a savage, postapocalyptic Earth!
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MAISON IKKOKU PART SIX, #9
(9 of 11)
story & art by Rumiko Takahashi
monthly, b&w, 40 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.00 CAN
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THE LITTLE GREEN MONSTER
When Yusaku, Shun, Kyoko, Kozue, and Ibuki pay a
visit to a temple to celebrate New Year's,
hilarious jealousies are guaranteed to develop!
Then, when Yusaku applies for a job at Ibuki's
father's company--it seems that our hapless
applicant can do no right.
Viz Video
MAISON IKKOKU: CALL ME CONFUSED
two complete episodes
in English
color, stereo, 52 mins.
$24.95 USA
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THE BELLS OF MAISON IKKOKU
When he joins a campus club, shy student Yusaku's
social calendar is suddenly full. But the only
phone in Maison Ikkoku is in manager Kyoko's room,
and with gaggles of girls calling him every hour to
coordinate activities, is it any wonder that Kyoko
is seeing red every time that particular bell
rings? MAISON IKK0KU from Viz Video: Because Home
is Where the Heart Lives.ª
Viz Video
KEY THE METAL IDOL
two complete episodes each volume
color, stereo, 60 mins.
English $24.95 USA
Subtitled $29.95 USA
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WILL YOU BE ONE OF HER 30,000 FRIENDS?
When the eccentric old scientist who brought her to
life dies, a young android girl named "Key" has but
one hope for the future--if she can win the love of
30,000 people, she will become truly human. What's
the quickest way to do that? Become a pop star, of
course! Follow Key on her adventures in the big
city as she discovers that stardom isn't as easy as
it looks, especially for a girl made of metal.
Available in both English and subtitled VHS!
Viz Manga Heroes
METAL GUARDIAN FAUST #2
(2 of 8)
story & art by Tetsuro Ueyama
monthly, b&w, 40 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.00 CAN
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REINDEER GAMES
The action-packed story of a girl and her robot
continues! Metal Guardian Faust has defeated the
evil robot Rudolph, but now he's assaulted by
Dasher and Dancer. Notice a pattern here? Learn
more about the mysterious sinister organization
behind the attacks on innocent schoolgirl Rushiha!
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NO NEED FOR TENCHI PART TWO, #6
(6 of 7)
story & art by Hitoshi Okuda
monthly, b&w, 32 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.00 CAN
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COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS
In this charming Tenchi comedy of manners, our
hapless hero gets a cold and all the girls trip
over each other for the opportunity to nurse him!
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ONE-POUND GOSPEL ROUND TWO, #4
(4 of 8)
story & art by Rumiko Takahashi
monthly, b&w, 32 pages
$2.95 USA/$4.00 CAN
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DAMNED IF YOU DO...
Rumiko Takahashi's heaven-sent manga continues!
It's time for the big showdown between Kosaku and
his new opponent, but the Mother Superior has
forbidden Kosaku to punch him on his tattoo of the
Virgin Mary! If he does, she won't let him see
Sister Angela again, but if he doesn't, he'll lose
the match!
Anime & Manga Monthly
ANIMERICA Vol. 5, No. 4
monthly, color and b&w, 80 pages
$4.95 USA/$6.50 CAN
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THE VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE
ANIMERICA uncovers the mystical secrets of THE
VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE, a new fantasy-inspired mecha
classic by Shoji Kawamori, director of MACROSS
PLUS! All this, plus our news section, AnimExpress:
Anime Info for the Otaku Generationª; The ANIMERICA
Ultimate Anime Guide; The Import Report; voice-
actor interviews; anime CD reviews and more! Plus,
the sensational serialized end-of-the-world manga
X/1999 by team Clamp! Remember, If It's Anime in
America, It's Gotta be ANIMERICA!
VIZ-IN MAGAZINE Vol. 9, No. 3
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Your monthly guide to new releases from Viz Comics
and Viz Video, America's manga and anime
connection! In-depth sneak peeks at your favorite
manga and anime titles! Don't be misinformed, get
Viz-informed with VIZ-IN!
VIZ-IN Vol. 9, No. 1
Publisher/Seiji Horibuchi
Editor-in-Chief/Satoru Fujii
Editors/Annette Roman and Toshifumi Yoshida
Design & Layout/Hidemi Sahara
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