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VIZ MEDIA LAUNCHES MULTIPLE SHONEN JUMP
DIGITAL MANGA TITLES ON THE U.K. NOOK STORE™
8 Most-Loved Shonen Jump Manga Series Including BLUE EXORCIST,
BLEACH, NARUTO, NISEKOI, ONE PIECE And More Debut Today In
The U.K. On Barnes & Noble’s NOOK® HD and NOOK® HD+ Tablets!
VIZ Media continues to expand its digital publishing presence in the U.K. with the launch of several of its bestselling manga (graphic novel) titles in the Barnes & Noble U.K. NOOK Store. VIZ Media will debut all currently available volumes for eight popular series from its Shonen Jump imprint, which will be available starting today to U.K. NOOK customers with the award-winning NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ tablets, as well through the Free NOOK Reading Apps™ for iOS and Android. Pricing for these digital volumes will be £4.99 each.
The following manga titles are now available:
BLEACH Vols. 1-57 • Rated ‘T’ for Teens
BLUE EXORICIST Vols. 1-10 • Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens
DRAGON BALL Vols. 1-16 • Rated ‘T’ for Teens
NISEKOI: FALSE LOVE Vols. 1-4 • Rated ‘T’ for Teens
NARUTO Vols. 1-62 • Rated ‘T’ for Teens
ONE PIECE Vols. 1-67 • Rated ‘T’ for Teens
RUROUNI KENSHIN: RESTORATION Vol. 1 • Rated ‘T’ for Teens
TORIKO Vols. 1-17 • Rated ‘T’ for Teens
“This is the first time these series will be available digitally anywhere outside of North America and we're extremely excited to work with NOOK on this groundbreaking partnership to bring some of our best-loved Shonen Jump manga titles to avid manga readers across the United Kingdom,” says Gagan Singh, Executive Vice President and CTO. “Moving forward, all new volumes for these series will also debut digitally in the U.K. NOOK Store on the same day that they come out in print in North America!”
“NOOK is committed to offering customers the very best in digital reading from across all genres, and we are pleased to be the first platform to bring digital Viz Media manga titles to the UK,” said Jim Hilt, Managing Director, Barnes & Noble S.à r.l. “More and more readers are looking to access the best in manga and digital graphic novels, and through strong relationships with publishers like Viz Media, NOOK is well positioned to continue to deliver the leading selection of this unique and popular content.”
Viewing manga on NOOK is an authentic experience thanks to NOOK’s innovative technology that formats manga in its original right-to-left reading order. Manga fans can access their favorite graphic novels on the award-winning NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ tablets, which feature stunning HD displays that enable customers to fully enjoy the artwork and compelling storytelling that brings this genre to life. Viz Media manga titles will also be available on the Free NOOK Reading Apps for iOS and Android devices, available for download at http://uk.nook.com/nook-mobile-apps.
For more information on VIZ Media manga titles, please visit www.VIZ.com.
For more information on NOOK U.K., please visit http://uk.nook.com.
