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Uh-oh: Media Blasters suspends Bakuman and Ikki Tousen


7:00 PM on 02.06.2012
Uh-oh: Media Blasters suspends Bakuman and Ikki Tousen photo



Media Blasters has just announced that they will be removing Bakuman Issue 2 DVD (episodes 8-13) and Ikki Tousen Great Guardians Complete Series DVD (episodes 1-12) from their release schedule. According to the Right Stuf website, all pending customer orders for the titles are now being placed on hold. No new release dates for the two series have been revealed. 

[Via ANN]






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