The Real Face of a VTuber Available Now

Today, Lilien Games and Whisper Games announced that the courtroom mystery game The Real Face of a VTuber is now available on Steam. The game features a cute narrative with some deadly twists, with gameplay inspiration taken from the popular Ace Attorney series as players will try to figure out who is responsible for the […]

Miso’s End of 2025 Manga Minis!

December 31 is here, which means it’s time for Miso’s End of 2025 Manga Minis! We have a huge slate of reviews to get through this month, with highlight anticipated releases Love Bullet and Maid to Skate out now! We also have an advance review of Kodama’s Smile! and some other recent volume 1s. Check […]

Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut, Kiwami, Kiwami 2 Available on Next-Gen Consoles

To celebrate Like a Dragon/Yakuza’s 20th anniversary, SEGA and Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio just released next-gen versions of Yakuza 0 Director’s Cut, Kiwami, Kiwami 2. Available now for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, and PC, these new versions come with improvements that bring the games to the new generation of consoles. Players who […]

A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose Gets Blu-Ray Release This January

Today, AnimEigo announced that it will release A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose on Blu-Ray this January. This edition of the anime (based on the manga from Osamu Tezuka) will come with a new English dub from SkySet Entertainment. About A Time Slip of 10,000 Years: Prime Rose In A Time Slip of 10,000 […]

Dragon Spira Coming to PC and Consoles Next Year

Last weekend, KEMCO announced that the RPG Dragon Spira will head to PlayStation and Xbox consoles as well as PC via Steam next year. The game blends turn-based battles with a board-game growth system and challenges players to manage their experience through a variety of different challenges involving the Sugoroku Board mechanic. About Dragon Spira […]

Shuten Order Physical Editions Coming This Spring

Yesterday, EXNOA (the company that operates DMM Games) and Tookyo Games announced that Shuten Order physical editions will arrive to Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 will be released in Spring 2026. The game’s Nintendo Switch 2 physical edition will arrive fully on cartridge (as opposed to a Game Key Card). For those who don’t want […]

Hanaori-San Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life Arrives This October

Today, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that the rom-com series Hanaori-San Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life will head to North American bookshelves next October. The series will be released in 2-in-1 omnibus installments. About Hanaori-San Still Wants to Fight in the Next Life Seven Seas Entertainment is thrilled to announce the license acquisition […]

Noir Caesar and Tokyopop Announce Deep 3 This March

Today, Tokyopop and Noir Ceasar announced that the basketball manga Deep 3 will head to western shelves on March 2026. The series, created by Mizuno Mitsuhiro and Ryosuke Tobimatsu, follows a young hopeful trying to make it big in the National Basketball Organization. About Deep 3 The manga, by creator Mizuno Mitsuhiro and artist Ryosuke […]

Get Stuffed with Our November 2025 Manga Minis!

November’s come and gone, and with it another American Thanksgiving; we give thanks for our November 2025 Manga Minis! Check out our reviews of the debut volume of Baki the Grappler as well as continuing volumes of On and Off: Work Life Imbalance, Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table, and more! Check […]

Kodansha Print Club Releases Girlfriend, Girlfriend Omnibus Next Month

To celebrate the one year anniversary of Kodansha Print Club, the publisher announced that it will bring Girlfriend, Girlfriend in an omnibus edition starting December 9. In addition to this news, Kodansha also revealed that Love, That’s an Understatement, Teppu, and Blade Girl will be receiving volume 3 releases next month too! About Girlfriend, Girlfriend […]

Tokyopop’s Black Friday Sale Arriving This Week

Get your manga wishlists ready, because Tokyopop’s Black Friday Sale debuts this Friday! The manga publisher announced its biggest sale all year from November 28 through December 1 with discounts galore! Additionally, those who sign up for SMS alerts can receive a code for free shipping for orders $25 and up. About Tokyopop’s Black Friday […]

Toei Debuts New Tokusatsu Series PROJECT R.E.D. Next Year

Today, Toei announced that it will release a new weekly tokusatsu series to Japanese airwaves, with PROJECT R.E.D. coming next year. The first series in this initiative is Super Space Sherriff Gavan Infinity, which highlights a new age for super sentai. About PROJECT R.E.D. Since 1975, Japan’s iconic Super Sentai series has defined the tokusatsu […]

GUNNAR Optiks Black November Sale Now Available

If you’re ready to shop ‘til you drop, GUNNAR Optiks has you covered with its Black November sale! From now throughout the month and into December, the company with a solution to pesky blue-light exposure has a ton of sales for its popular lenses! From mystery boxes to free gifts with purchase, there’s a lot […]

Physical Pre-Orders for The Angry Video Game Nerd 8-Bit Available Now

The Angry Video Game Nerd 8-Bit is a difficult game and a retro love letter to the NES era. Now YOU can get your hands on a physical copy of the title, whether it be the retro NES version or the modern current-gen one. Mega Cat Studios and Retroware just announced that the game will […]

Manga Mavericks to Release GREAT METAL GOD in North America

Manga Mavericks just announced that it will release the one-shot manga GREAT METAL GOD on November 19 digitally, with a print edition coming December 16. Iwakuni Kogyo’s tale of mecha sci-fi action will be available for a wider audience very soon! About GREAT METAL GOD Jump into the cockpit of a sci-fi-like fairy tale of […]

Pre-Orders Available for Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection

Last weekend, Capcom announced that Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflections pre-orders are now available. The game will be heading to Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on March 13. In addition to the pre-order news, a new trailer highlighting some new features was released as well. About Monster Hunter Stories […]

Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch 2 Edition Coming This January

The Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nintendo Switch 2 Edition is coming soon! Nintendo just announced that the premier cozy game will get a Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade on January 15, featuring a ton of features for the console. For those that still have the original Switch version, the game will have a $4.99 upgrade pack. […]

Miso Moment: Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

With Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc out tomorrow in wide release, this marks a little over three years since the first episode of the anime debuted. Any boy, was the wait worth it. Equal parts heart-stopping and heartbreaking, the continuation film of the anime’s first season falls squarely into the series’ next major […]

Looking for the Full Moon Vol. 2 comes to Blu-Ray Next Month

Today, AnimEigo announced that its Blu-Ray set of Looking for the Full Moon Vol. 2 will be available on November 11.  Pre-orders are available now on the AnimEigo website and include a free exclusive slipcover. This set will include episodes 27-52 of the shojo manga adaptation and will also include the first-ever release of an […]

Miso at the Movies! Perfect Blue and Battle Royale

Watching anime is always awesome, but it’s even better when it’s Miso at the Movies! We were able to check out two limited-time engagements, with the anime classic Perfect Blue and live-action film Battle Royale getting exclusive cinema theater screenings. Grab some popcorn and check out our thoughts! Just a heads up before we begin, […]

Spindle Cheats Death and Heads to Switch and PC

Today, Deck 13 Spotlight and Wobble Pig announced that Spindle is now available on PC and Nintendo Switch. The action-adventure title explores a world where no one can die, and a grim reaper who needs to get to the bottom of this mystery. (You can also play as an adorable pig too.) About Spindle Spindle is […]

Kodama Announces New Manga Lineup at New York Comic Con

Yesterday at New York Comic Con, Kodama announced its new manga lineup for the first half of the year. The new manga publisher will release its flagship announcement Sun-Ken Rock in a new Perfect Edition (modeled after its debut Baki releases), with other titles following suit. About Kodama’s New Manga Lineup New titles revealed at […]

Catch the Kodama Booth at New York Comic Con Right Now!

If you’re at New York Comic Con today, you can check out an immersive Kodama booth at the convention! Beginning last night, this new booth includes a one-of-a-kind experience where readers can check out the classic manga as well as grab some merchandise imported directly from Japan. Additionally, there will be opportunities to purchase the […]

End of September 2025 Manga Minis!

We started the month with some manga, so now let’s celebrate the last day with end of  September 2025 Manga Minis! The return of the (manga) Merc with a Mouth, a webcomic anthology, and the debut of Paru Itagaki’s next serial in the west lead the way for an easy breezy manga minis! Deadpool: Samurai […]

James Rolfe’s Thrilling Novella Gnome Cave Now Available

It’s time for the Angry (and Scary!) Video Game Nerd to rise again as James Rolfe’s Gnome Cave is now available physically and digitally through Kindle. The book comes from the Angry Video Game Nerd creator as it weaves a story of conquering the past while revisiting a nightmarish world. About Gnome Cave Gnome Cave is […]

Battle Royale 25th Anniversary Screenings Coming Next Month

Iconic Events Releasing and Lionsgate just announced a slew of Battle Royale 25th anniversary screenings in October across North America. The classic film that helped popularize the survival game genre comes with a 4K remaster as well as a special interview with Kenta Fukasaku, screenwriter of the film and son of the late Kinji Fukasaku. […]

Kenshi Yonezu’s Kick Back gets RIAA Platinum Certification, Iris Out Single Released

Nearly three years after its original release, Kenshi Yonezu achieves a historic first as his song Kick Back (the opener to Chainsaw Man’s first season) received the RIAA Platinum Certification this week. The song reached 1,000,000 million units since its October 2022 release, marking the very first Japanese-language track to do so! This comes hot […]

An Interview with Daniel Liévano, The Folio Society’s 1Q84 Illustrator

With The Folio Society’s release of Haruki Murakami’s 1Q84 out now, readers will be able to experience the modern classic with a new physical edition and illustrations from Daniel Liévano. We were able to talk with Liévano regarding the illustration and time with The Folio Society. Miso: Thanks for taking some time to answer some […]

The Fable: Manga Build Roguelike Sketches up a November Release

Yesterday, Kodansha announced that it will release MONO ENTERTAINMENT’s The Fable: Manga Build Roguelike for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam November 5. The game features the critically-acclaimed manga as players will create situations that will help series protagonist Akira in high-stakes action sequences. About The Fable: Manga Build Roguelike After circulating more than 28 […]

Sasuke – The Complete Television Series Heads to Blu-Ray This October

Today, AnimEigo and MediaOCD announced the Blu-Ray release of Sasuke – The Complete Television Series. This collection packages all 29 episodes and will come with a previously unreleased English dub. This collection will be released on October 14, with pre-orders available now. About Sasuke – The Complete Television Series Anime distributor AnimEigo and parent company […]

Play Acclaim Showcase Debuts Tomorrow!

It’s a dawn of the classics as the Play Acclaim Showcase comes to YouTube tomorrow! Beginning at 2:30 PM ET/11:30 AM PT, the revived company will debut some new titles as well some special surprises for long-time fans. About Play Acclaim Showcase Tomorrow, Acclaim is back. Not as a reboot, but a rebirth for the […]