VIZ Revealed New Titles and Other News at Anime NYC

During Anime NYC, VIZ Media revealed a few new titles they acquired for Summer 2020. These titles include Venus in the Blind Spot from Junji Ito and Splatoon: Squid Kids Comedy Show by Hideki Goto. Venus in the Blind Spot will serve as a “best of” for Ito’s work. Meanwhile, Splatoon is a new manga designed for fans of all ages. Here are the official synopses:

“VENUS IN THE BLIND SPOT By Junji Ito
This ultimate collection presents the most remarkable short works of Junji Ito’s career, featuring an adaptation of Rampo Edogawa’s classic horror story “Human Chair” and fan favorite “The Enigma of Amigara Fault.” In a deluxe presentation with special color pages and color illustrations from his most recent long-form manga NO LONGER HUMAN, every page invites readers to revel in a world of terror.

SPLATOON: SQUID KIDS COMEDY SHOW By Hideki Goto
New Inklings take center stage as they and their friends embark on hilarious escapades in the world of Splatoon, the hit video game series from Nintendo!”

In addition to these announcements, VIZ announced that the Demon Slayer manga will start releasing a new volume every month starting in May 2020. Also, the following titles were also acquired as digital exclusive titles for Shonen Jump:

• ROBOTxLASERBEAM (Summer 2020)

• RED SPRITE (Winter 2019)

• LOVE RUSH (Early 2020)

• HI-FI CLUSTER (Early 2020)

• YUI KAMUI LETS LOOSE (Early 2020)

• THE LAST SAIYUKI (Early 2020)

• NE0;LATION (Spring 2020)

• HELL WARDEN HIGUMA (Spring 2020)

• STEALTH SYMPHONY (Spring 2020)

Finally, if you have Pluto TV, they have launched a Naruto channel, CH 677.