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Happy Fall and All Hallow’s Eve, readers!

I’m going to show you how to make your very own amigurumi pumpkin. For those wondering what the heck an amigurumi is, here’s your handmade definition provided by yours truly: “Amigurumi” is the Japanese term for a knitted or crocheted stuffed animal or toy.

So, first the not-so-interesting-but-necessary definitions/explanations and materials lists-

Key terms and abbreviations:

round — your working row of circular stitches

NINJA ACTION LEAPS OFF THE PAGE IN THE NARUTO ILLUSTRATION BOOK FROM VIZ MEDIA

Full Color Character Portraits By Creator Masashi Kishimoto Are Depicted In Addition To A Fold Out Poster And Collectible Stickers

San Francisco, CA, October 21, 2010 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the release of the vividly colored NARUTO ILLUSTRATION BOOK on October 26^th. The new soft cover edition is offered by the Shonen Jump imprint, features nearly 100 pages of original illustrations by creator Masashi Kishimoto, and will carry an MSRP of $19.99 U.S. / $27.00 CAN.

Sacramento Comic Book Publisher continues his Supernatural Storyline in Scattered #2

SACRAMENTO ARTIST/PUBLISHER Jason Dube has been self-publishing under his comic book company Scattered Comics for the past 14 years. He has published titles such as Scattered, Panda Days, Caffeine Poisoned, and Waiting for Something to Happen.

Jason Dube is the owner of the popular art studio called Scattered Comics Studios where several of the youngest and talented artists work under him in expanding the ever growing projects from clients from all over the world.

REDMOND, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Nintendo has everyone’s holiday shopping list covered with an array of great new products. These include Mario^™-red, limited-edition Wii^™ and Nintendo DSi XL^™ system bundles that celebrate the 25^th anniversary of the Super Mario Bros.^™ game on the NES^™ and a new Wii Remote^™ Plus controller that has Wii MotionPlus^™ motion technology built right in. Nintendo already offers tremendous video game value, and these products will make it even easier for shoppers to find fun at a great price. All new products go on sale in North America on Nov. 7, and the limited-edition products will be available while supplies last.

“The Radius”

Linebarrels of Iron Part 2 and OVA

Director: Masamitsu Hidaka

Writer: Kiyoko Yoshimura

U. S.  Distributor: FUNimation

U.S. Release Date: Oct. 5th, 2010

Format: DVD / Part 2, 300 minutes; OVA, 50 minutes

Age Rating: TV 14 +

Overall Persona Rating: Part 2 “B”, OVA “C-”

Similar Series: Full Metal Panic and Evangelion

Koichi Hayase and Linebarrel are back to prove that being the “Defender of Justice” doesn’t mean you are smart or even talented, just really lucky and have the best Mecha ever built. You also prove that the stupid guy always get the girls.

DRAGON BALL Z®: TENKAICHI TAG TEAM FOR THE PSP® (PLAYSTATION®PORTABLE) SYSTEM OUT NOW

Get Your Hands on the Fiercest Two Vs. Two Fight Action, Available Now at Retailers Across North America

SANTA CLARA, Calif., (Oct. 19, 2010) – Full of fighting spirit, NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc. today announced the launch of Dragon Ball Z®: Tenkaichi Tag Team for PSP®. Available now at retailers across North America, the latest explosive hand-held grenade of ki fighting fury gives fans 70 playable and customizable characters, a wealth of gameplay modes, and blistering two-on-two battles.

October 24 – a day for Hetalia fans, by Hetalia fans. How wonderful!

This holiday definitely belongs to you, and we here at TOKYOPOP wanted to give back to the community who strongly and loyally supported this series for so long.

To show our appreciation, we are offering the

1st chapter of Volume 2 on the

comiXology app for FREE!

You heard right!

Starting immediately, you can read the the first chapter of the new volume of Hetalia, two months before it hits the bookstores — digitally and for FREE!

SECTION23 FILMS ANNOUNCES

JANUARY SLATE

KOIHIME MUSO COMPLETE COLLECTION Available on January 4th

HOUSTON, October 21, 2010 – Home video distributor Section23 Films today announced its JANUARY slate of releases, including the popular series KOIHIME MUSO. The complete collection will be released by Section23 client Sentai Filmworks.
Product details follow, in order of release

Coming January 2011

Title:                 KOIHIME MUSO COMPLETE COLLECTION

Published by:    Sentai Filmworks

Distributed by:  Section23 Films

Run Time:         325 min.

Street Date:      1/4/2011

Format:             DVD

Language:         Japanese with English Subtitles

SRP:                $49.98

Yotsuba&! volume 5

Author: Kiyohiko Azuma

Publisher: Yen Press

American Release Date: September 15th 2009

Format/Genre/Length: Manga/Comedy/208 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: All Ages

Overall Personal Rating: A

Similar Titles: Chi’s Sweet Home; Azumanga Daioh; Haruhi Suzumiya

It’s the end of summer! Whether it’s meeting cardboard robots or looking for stars or taking a swim at the beach, Yotsuba is going to make sure the summer ends with a bang! But will her new nemesis, the insufferable Yanda, defeat Yotsuba and steal all her ice cream? It’s a rivalry for the ages!

“The Radius:

Title: Kingyo Used Books Volume 2

Author: Seimu Yoshizaki

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release Date: October 19, 2010

Format: Manga (Viz Sig)

Genre: Real Life, Comedy, Adventure, Drama

Publisher Age Rating: T+ (Older Teen)

Personal Review Rating: C

Similar Series: What a Wonderful World

“Manga are just bundles of paper…”  “But, those bundles of paper… can move a lot of people… and touch their hearts.  They’re so… very powerful…”

Synopsis:

“The Radius”:

Title: Pokemon Adventures Vol. 9 : Gold & Sliver

Author: Hidenori Kusaka

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release date: 10/5/2010

Format: Manga

Genre: Action Adventure

Publisher Age Ratting: A (For All Ages)

Overall personal ratting: B

Similar Series: Yi-Gi-Oh!, Dinosaur King

The masked man from the Ilex forest was proving to be much more of a challenge than Gold originally expected. His skills and battle experience was much greater than Golds, but in one last ditch effort, Gold sent his Aipom to try and pull off the man’s mask.  Although Aipom did make contact with the mask, it didn’t come off. Gold would have been done for, if it wasn’t for the fact that the masked man didn’t believe that Gold was worth his time.

“The Radius”:

Title: Naruto Vol. 49

Author: Masashi Kishimoto

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release date: 10/5/2010

Format: Manga

Genre: Action, Adventure

Publisher Age Ratting: T (For teens)

Overall personal ratting: C+

Similar Series: Bleach, One Piece

The Gokage summit is about to begin. The kages of the five great nations head to the land of Iron, a natural village, to hold the Gokage summit. Although the kages of the five great nations (AKA the five shadows) don’t like each other, they all realize that the Akatsuki are big enough of a threat, that they need each other’s help.

Bakegyamon: volume one

Author: Mitsuhisa Tamura

Publisher: Viz Kids

American release date: March 3rd 2009

Format/Genre/Length: Manga/Shounen/200 pages

Publisher/Industry Age Rating: All Ages

Overall Personal Rating: B-

Similar series/titles to check out: Beyblade; Legendz; Toriko

A monstrous battle game with a twist! Sanshiro is always looking for adventure, but this time the adventure finds him. Mysterious forces take him from his island home to the backwards universe based on the real world to play a game with other kids just like him. In a world filled with odd monsters and dangerous games, does Sanshiro have what it takes to get to the final stage of the Backwards Game?

“The Radius”:

Title: Grand Guignol Orchestra Volume 1

Author: Kaori Yuki

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release Date: October 5, 2010

Format: Traditional Manga

Genre: Gothic, Shojo, Supernatural, Drama

Publisher Age Rating: T+ (Older Teen)

Personal Review Rating: B+

Similar Series: D. Gray-man, March Story

There’s a virus terrorizing the world.  This virus causes the body to harden, thus making the victims look like dolls, and so they are called Guignols.  The official Grand Orchestra and the unofficial one are the only bands allowed, by the government, to dispose of Guignols.

“The Radius”:

Title: March Story, Volume 1

Authors: Story by Hyung Min Kim

Art By Kyung Il Yang

Distributor: Viz Media

American Release Date: October 19, 2010

Format: Manga (Viz Sig)

Genre: Gothic, Action, Adventure, Drama, Supernatural

Publisher Age Rating: M (Mature, Contains Supernatural violence, Nudity, and Adult Themes)

Personal Review Rating: A

Similar Series: Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit, Grand Guignol Orchestra, What A Wonderful World, D.Gray-man, Ghost Hunt

“The Radius”

Eden of the East: The Complete Series

Director: Kenji Kamiyama

Studio: Production I. G.

Writer: Kenji Kamiyama

U. S. Distributor: FUNimation

U.S. Release Date: Oct: 19th, 2010

Format: DVD/ 275 minutes

Genre: Drama, Romance, Mystery

Age Rating: M for Mature

Overall Personal Rating: A-

It’s just one of those days, you have to ask yourself “What the heck was I thinking?”. You wake-up with no clothes on a high tech phone and a gun in front of the White House. The first thing you do is wave your gun at a cop who is hassling a young girl. Yes, my thought too was; “Why would I do that?”.

*A message from Geek Chic Daily

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is coming!

Get Ready For The Best To Battle The Best.

Godzilla vs. King Kong.  Alien vs. Predator.  Superman vs. Muhammad Ali.  If there’s one thing us geeks like, it’s seeing the characters we adore crossing universes to get together for the first time.  The only thing we like better, is then watching them pound the snot out of each other.

After a decade of waiting, one of the greatest matchups of all time is finally returning with MARVEL VS. CAPCOM 3: Fate of Two Worlds!

“The Radius”

Naruto Shippuden Box Set 3

Director: Hayato Date

Studio: Studio Pierrot

U.S. Distributor: VIZ Media

U.S. Release Date:  Aug. 3rd, 2010

Format: DVD / 325 minutes

Age Rating: T+ for Older Teens

Overall Personal Rating: B+

Similar Titles: Nabari, Bleach, Sands of Destruction and countless others.

The struggle to save Gaara continues. Sasori appears to have the upper hand and is Deidara leading Naruto and Kakashi on a wild goose chase? I am not sure but this box set will provide the answers.

Synopsis:

Were you one of the lucky fans that recieved the San Diego Comic-Con exclusive issue 1 of Priest: Purgatory?

Or perhaps your are one of the thousands of people
fans that have downloaded the Priest App and digital issues of Priest: Genesis and Priest: Purgatory?

Then don’t just confess your love for Priest–SHOW US by snapping a photo of yourself posing in your scariest vampire pose while holding your iPhone, iPad, or iPod with either a digital cover from Priest: Genesis or Priest: Purgatory displayed at full screen. Then post the photo on our facebook page.

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE SECOND SEASON OF THE HIT VAMPIRE KNIGHT ON VIZANIME.COM, VAMPIRE KNIGHT GUILTY

VIZ Media announces the debut today of VAMPIRE KNIGHT GUILTY, the second season of hit VAMPIRE KNIGHT animated series (both rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens) available now from  HYPERLINK “http://VIZAnime.com” VIZAnime.com, the company’s premier website for anime, as well as the streaming content provider HULU ( HYPERLINK “http://www.Hulu.com” www.Hulu.com).