WITH THE SIMULCAST PREMIERE OF NEW ANIME SERIES ACCEL WORLD
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Bullied Teen Finds New Powers & Strength
In A Virtual Reality Video Game
VIZ Media adds another hot new title to
its anime arsenal with the announcement of the subtitled, simulcast premiere of
ACCEL WORLD. The new sci-fi fantasy series (rated TV-14) recently launched on the
same day it debuted in Japan on VIZAnime.com,
the company’s own website for free
anime, as well on the free, ad-supported Hulu service and the Hulu Plus
subscription service (www.Hulu.com). Brand new
installments of the 24-episode series are scheduled to premiere on the outlets every
Friday.
The year is 2046.
Haruyuki Arita is a young boy who finds himself on the lowest social rungs of
his school. Ashamed of his miserable life, Haruyuki can only cope by indulging
in virtual games. But that all changes when Kuroyukihime, the most popular girl
in school, introduces him to a mysterious program called Brain Burst and a virtual reality called the Accel World.
“In this edgy new series launching on VIZAnime.com, Haruyuki must fight &
defeat other Brain Burst users in a virtual massive multiplayer online game and learn the true purpose
of the Brain Burst technology,” says Lyn Johnson, Senior Marketing Manager,
Animation. “Fans have been anticipating the launch of this inventive series,
and we’re very excited to simulcast it to North America the day it debuts in
Japan! Don’t miss this exciting story that is destined to become a favorite
among U.S. fans.”
ACCEL WORLD is based on a series of popular light novels written by Reki Kawahara and animated by the famed studio Sunrise (TIGER & BUNNY, Mobile Suit Gundam, Code Geass, Cowboy Bebop, KEKKAISHI). Kawahara entered the first novel in the series into ASCII Media Works' 15th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2008 and won the Grand Prize. ACCEL WORLD has also inspired a popular manga (graphic novel) series and several video games.
For more
information on VIZ Media anime properties, visit www.viz.com/anime.
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