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New Media Blasters Release Dates

posted on 2003-03-01 01:30 EST by Jonathan Mays

Media Blasters has announced fifteen new release dates for the months of May and June.

May 5
Berserk #6

May 27
Madara
Alien From Darkness
Knight Hunters Complete
Virtua Fighter #1
Genma Wars #2
Space Pirate Mito #3

June 24
Y's II: Castle in the Heavens
If I See You in My Dreams TV
Samurai Deeper Kyo #1 (with or without box)
Mirage of Blaze #1 (with or without box)
Gun Frontier #2: Midnight Samurai
Bible Black #3

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