With Dada Chen at NYAFF 2013

With Dada Chen at NYAFF 2013
With Dada Chen at NYAFF 2013

Friday, April 25, 2014

Special theatrical premiere of TIGER & BUNNY THE MOVIE: THE RISING in major Canadian cities in June

VIZ MEDIA AND ELEVEN ARTS PRESENT
TIGER & BUNNY THE MOVIE: THE RISING
IN A SPECIAL THEATRCIAL PREMIERE IN
MAJOR CANADIAN CITIES IN JUNE

Japan’s Favorite Corporately Sponsored Superheroes
Deliver The Action For A Big Screen Premiere With
A New Look, New Heroes, And An Intense Battle
Against A New Cast Of Powerful Villains

VIZ Media continues its collaboration with Los Angeles-based film distribution company ELEVEN ARTS and issues a special invitation to fans and filmgoers in Canada to attend the theatrical premiere of TIGER & BUNNY THE MOVIE: THE RISING in 35 Canadian cities – for two days only – Thursday and Sunday, June 26th and 29th.

For this special theatrical event, Japan’s favorite new breed of crime-fighting superhero delivers the big screen anime action to cities across Canada including Calgary, Edmonton, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and many more. Tickets will be available for $12.95 (CAN) each for adults and $10.95 (CAN) each for children (under 12). Attendees will also receive a free 12” x 18” double-sided premium cardstock TIGER & BUNNY THE MOVIE: THE RISING movie poster, while supplies last. A complete list of screenings along with ticket information and theatre locations is available at: http://www.cineplex.com/Movie/tiger-bunny-the-movie-the-rising.

In TIGER & BUNNY THE MOVIE: THE RISING, the heroes are back in an all-new feature-length film! Kotetsu T. Kaburagi, a.k.a. Wild Tiger, and Barnaby Brooks Jr.’s partnership comes to a sudden end when Apollon Media’s new owner Mark Schneider fires Kotetsu and moves Barnaby back into the First League, pairing him up with Golden Ryan, a new hero with awesome powers and a huge ego to match. When the heroes are sent to investigate a string of strange incidents tied closely to the city’s Goddess Legend, they discover three super-powered NEXTs plotting to bring terror and destruction to Stern Bild.

VIZ Media is the also distributor of the TIGER & BUNNY manga series (rated ‘T’ for Teens), which features artwork by Mizuki Sakakibara and is based on the smash hit animated series, created by the famed Tokyo-based anime studio Sunrise. VIZ Media also licenses and distributes the popular TIGER & BUNNY feature film and anime series that are available on DVD/Blu-ray as well as on the company’s NeonAlley.com, the new online destination for on-demand anime.

More information on the TIGER & BUNNY anime is available at: www.facebook.com/TigerAndBunny and VIZAnime.com/tiger-and-bunny/

For more information on manga titles available from VIZ Media, please visit www.VIZ.com
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