Viz Announcements from NY Comic Con

During this past weekend’s New York Comic Con, Viz Media confirmed plans for a domestic release of the 2004 suspense thriller anime television series Monster, based on the manga by Naoki Urasawa, also published by Viz. Viz Pictures confirmed a domestic DVD release, and possible limited theatrical release, for the live action Death Note spin-off film L: change the WorLd.

Viz Media revealed its acquisition of English language translation and publication rights to creator Rumiko Takahashi’s (Inuyasha, Urusei Yatsura) upcoming new manga serial. The new series, which has not had a title revealed yet, is scheduled to debut Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine later this spring.

Viz announced plans for domestic publications of a number of new publications.

To Premiere in October
What a wonderful world!, by Inio Asano
Yu-Gi-Oh! R, by Akira Ito
Boys Over Flowers: Jewelry Box, by Yoko Kamio (a one-volume epilogue story)

To Premiere in November
Gogo Monster, by Taiyo Matsumoto
Beast Master, by Kyousuke Motomi
The Gentlemen’s Alliance Cross artbook, by Arina Tanemura

To Premiere in December
Jormungand, by Keitaro Takahashi
Butterfly, Flowers, by Yuki Yoshihara

To Premiere in January 2010
Natsume’s Book of Friends, by Yuki Midorikawa
Not Simple, by Natsume Ono
All My Darling Daughters, by Fumi Yoshinaga

Source: Anime News Network