Day 2: Viz Panel Liveblog

12:12 PM (Mike): Announce “Bleach Day,” at Comic-Con. We actually have press passes to Comic-Con too, and we are going to go try to interview Tite Kubo!

12:15 PM (Mike): They’re talking about manga now. One Pound Gospel, Real, Slam Dunk

12:20 PM (Mike): solanin, which sounds kinda like Honey and Clover; aimed at twentysomethings

12:20 PM (Mike): Black Lagoon, the manga. Dust jackets at Comic Con

12:23 PM (Mike): Bleach manga box set, vol. 1-21. MSRP $150. Naruto box, Vol. 1-27. Death Note box, Vol. 1-12.

12:30 PM (Mike): Still talking about manga releases. Will wait until licensing announcements.

12:31 PM (Mike): A shoujo manga about massages?

12:33 PM (Mike): Doing drawings/door prizes. Maybe I missed the new license announcements?

12:37 PM (Mike): Q&A now. Looks like it’s over. Oh well.

Author: gendomike

Michael "Gendomike" Huang is the co-founder and was the editor-in-chief of Anime Diet from 2006-2015. He lives in the Los Angeles area and works as a software engineer, though he also holds a divinity degree from Fuller Theological Seminary. Mike has been a fan of all things anime, manga, and games for over 25 years ever since he watched Evangelion on a fuzzy video shared by a friend. He continues to watch, read, and play today.