VIZ issues final digital manga update for 2015

DRAGON BALL © 1984 by BIRD STUDIO/SHUEISHA Inc.

VIZ MEDIA COMPLETES 2015 WITH A FINAL

DIGITAL MANGA UPDATE FOR THE YEAR

Two Exciting Digital Manga Series Debut As Well As A WEEKLY

SHONEN JUMP Promotion, New Holiday Flash Sale And Other

Special Bundled Manga Content Available For A Limited Time!

VIZ Media finishes 2015 with a second digital manga update for December, which rounds out the month’s new content.

New titles include the launch of BOYS OVER FLOWERS SEASON 2, which debuts digitally on December 22nd and resumes creator Yoko Kamio’s acclaimed shojo manga story set two years after the conclusion of the original series. Eri Sakondo’s modern-day spin on a classic Japanese folktale, MOMOGUMI PLUS SENKI, arrives on December 29th and completes the new series debuts for the month.

Readers are invited to take advantage of the second-half of December’s selection of Digital Manga Starter Bundles that offer the opportunity to dive into multiple collected volumes from a wide collection of acclaimed series at special savings over buying the volumes individually. Bundles are available to readers for a limited time exclusively from VIZManga.com and ComiXology.

VIZ Media’s WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP also holds a digital promotion that runs until January 31st, 2016, offering special annual membership pricing of only $19.99 (regularly priced at $25.99) for an entire year of the hottest manga content straight from Japan. As part of this promotion, new and current annual subscribers will receive a digital version of the NARUTO Yearbook, available December 28th. The 64-page digital supplement features the climactic final chapter of the hit manga series along with the opening chapter of NARUTO: THE SEVENTH HOKAGE AND THE SCARLET SPRING, an interview with creator Masashi Kishimoto, fan art galleries and much more!

Continuing for a series of limited 2-day periods throughout the remainder of December, VIZ Media’s manga Holiday “Flash Sale” will offer $2 off select titles across all of its major imprints. “Flash Sale” titles are available at VIZManga.com and via the VIZ Manga app, and readers are invited to check the site each week for the rest of December to see which favorite titles will be marked down from the following imprints:

Shonen Jump & Shonen Jump Advanced
VIZ Signature
Shojo Beat
Shonen Sunday
VIZ Media & VIZ Select

New Manga Series Digital Debuts for the Second-Half of December:

HANA NOCHI HARE © 2015 by Yoko Kamio • Leaf Production/SHUEISHA Inc.

BOYS OVER FLOWERS SEASON 2, Vol. 1 • Rated ‘T’ for Teens •
DIGITAL MSRP: $6.99 (U.S. / CAN) • Available December 22nd!
Twelve years after the conclusion of the original smash-hit rom-com series, Yoko Kamio brings readers BOYS OVER FLOWERS SEASON 2! Set two years after the members of the legendary "F4" clique have graduated from Eitoku Academy, a new group called the "Correct 5" is around to rule the school.

MOMOGUMI PLUS SENKI, Vol. 1 • Rated ‘T’ for Teens •
DIGITAL MSRP: $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) • Available December 29th!
After transferring to a new school, Yuuki, a distaster-attracting young student, is told that his is actually the reincarnation of Momotaro from Japanese foklore. What's worse, he was cursed by demons in his previous life! And if he doesn't break the curse, he will die on the day he turns eighteen. Luckily for Yuuki, he won't have to battle these demons alone--his three mystical minions, Yukishiro, Masahiko and Sawa will be there to instruct and protect him every step of the way!

The Following Digital Manga Bundles Are Available Throughout The Entire Month Of December:

• YUYU HAKUSHO Vols. 1-10 $20.00
• YUYU HAKUSHO Vols. 1-19 $38.00
• BOYS OVER FLOWERS Vols. 1-10 $25.00
• BOYS OVER FLOWERS Vols. 1-20 $40.00
• BOYS OVER FLOWERS Vols. 1-36 + JEWELRY BOX Vol. 37 $74.00

Manga Bundles Available From Dec. 14th-20th:

• BIOMEGA Vols.1-6 $24.00
• NANA Vols. 1-10 $20.00
• TERRA FORMARS Vols. 1-5 $25.00

Manga Bundles Available From Dec. 21st-27th:

• CROSS MANAGE Vols.1-5 $10.00
• DRAGON BALL Vols. 1-16 $48.00
• DR. SLUMP Vols. 1-18 $36.00
• ONE PIECE Vols. 1-11 $44.00
• SHAMAN KING Vols. 1-15 $60.00
• SHAMAN KING Vols. 16-32 $51.00
• TORIKO Vols. 1-15 $30.00

Manga Bundles Available From Dec. 28th-Jan. 3rd:

• BLACK BIRD Vols.1-9 $30.00
• D. GRAY MAN Vols. 1-24 $72.00
• DRAGON BALL FULL-COLOR Vols. 1-3 $24.00
• NARUTO Vols.1-16 $64.00
• OTOMEN Vols. 1-5 $17.50
• YU-GI-OH! Vols. 1-7 $21.00

Additional notable digital manga updates for the second-half of December include new volumes for CHEEKY ANGEL (Vol. 16) and HANAKO AND THE TERROR OF ALLEGORY (Vol. 3), along with the exciting series finales for CHOCOLATE COSMOS (Vol. 4), CRAZY FOR YOU (Vol. 6), EUREKA SEVEN: GRAVITY BOYS & LIFTING GIRL (Vol. 2), SABER MARIONETTE J (Vol. 5), SAMURAI GIRL REAL BOUT HIGH SCHOOL (Vol. 6) and WELCOME TO THE N.H.K. (Vol. 8).

The free VIZ Manga App continues to be the top application for reading digital manga and features a massive library of the most popular series in the world. Through the innovative VIZ Manga digital platform registered users are able to use one account to view their purchased manga across more devices than ever. New series and volumes are added every Tuesday. Fans can also find these titles and more for the NOOK, Kindle Fire, and Kobo eReaders, as well as in the ComiXology, iBooks and Google Play Stores.

Most manga volumes are available for purchase and download in the U.S. and Canada within the VIZ Manga application starting from only $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) each. Readers can also explore free Chapter 1 previews of every series. For more information, please visit VIZManga.com or www.VIZ.com/apps.

To learn more about VIZ Manga, please visit www.vizmanga.com.

ACF 1345: VIZ expands digital manga titles for NOOK Tablet & NOOK Color

NARUTO © 1999 by Masashi Kishimoto/SHUEISHA Inc

VIZ MEDIA EXPANDS DIGITAL MANGA TITLES

AVAILABLE FOR BARNES & NOBLE’S

NOOK TABLET™ AND NOOK COLOR™

15 New Shonen Jump Series Now Available
For Barnes & Noble’s 7-Inch NOOK^© Devices,

Including BAKUMAN｡, BLEACH, DEATH NOTE,
NARUTO, ONE PIECE And More!

The digital manga convergence continues across North America as VIZ Media, LLC, largest distributor and publisher of anime and manga in North America, announces the launch of 15 additional manga (graphic novel) series for the Barnes & Noble NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color. Beginning today, the company expands its library of digital manga titles offered in the NOOK Store™ to include a variety of popular manga series published under the Shonen Jump and Shonen Jump Advanced imprints.

Volumes are presented in their original Japanese Right-to-Left reading format and are available for purchase and fast download in the U.S. and Canada for $4.99 -$9.99 (U.S. / CAN) each. Over 35 series and 400+ volumes are now available, and new digital manga volumes, including previews, are added weekly.

Viewing manga on NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color is authentic thanks to Barnes & Noble’s newly implemented technology that formats manga in its original right-to-left reading order. Fans can read favorite graphic novels on the award-winning NOOK 7-inch devices, which feature a full-color VividView™ touchscreen. NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color also give users access to the world’s largest digital bookstore, popular movies, TV shows, music and more through the top entertainment services, as well as a collection of high-quality apps, fast Web browsing and email. 

The following VIZ Media manga titles are now available, with more to be announced soon:

BAKUMAN｡ Vols. 1-8 ·  Rated “T” for Teens

BLEACH Vols. 1-37; Vols. 49-50 ·  Rated “T” for Teens

BLUE EXORCIST Vols. 1-6 ·  Rated “T+” for Older Teens

CLAYMORE Vols. 1-19 ·  Rated “T+” for Older Teens

D.GRAY-MAN Vols. 1-21 ·  Rated “T+” for Older Teens

DEATH NOTE Vols. 1-12 (Full Series!) ·  Rated “T+” for Older Teens

DRAGON BALL Vols. 1-16 (Full Series!) ·  Rated “A” for All Ages

DRAGON BALL Z Vols. 1-26 (Full Series!) ·  Rated “T” for Teens

NARUTO Vols. 1-57 ·  Rated “T” for Teens

NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN Vols. 1-6 ·  Rated “T” for Teens

ONE PIECE Vols. 1-58 ·  Rated “T” for Teens

ROSARIO + VAMIPRE Vols. 1-10 (Full Series!) ·  Rated “T+” for Older Teens

ROSARIO + VAMPIRE  SEASON 2 Vols. 1-6 ·  Rated “T+” for Older Teens

RUROUNI KENSHIN Vols. 1-28 (Full Series!) ·  Rated “T+” for Older Teens

TORIKO Vols. 1-7 ·  Rated “T” for Teens

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

For more information on NOOK devices, visit www.nook.com.

To purchase VIZ Media manga titles for the NOOK Tablet and NOOK Color, visit the NOOK Book Store at www.barnesandnoble.com/s?view=grid&store=EBOOK&sort=DD&PN=viz&FMT=KA.

ACF 350: NARUTO SHIPPUDEN now on iTunes - 1st episode free!

VIZ MEDIA BRINGS THE LATEST
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN STORY ARC TO iTUNES FOR DIGITAL DOWNLOAD

FIRST EPISODE NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE

Company Announces Availability Of New Episodes Featuring
The World’s Most Popular Ninja At The 2009 Comic-Con International

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), announced at 2009 Comic-Con International the exclusive download-to-own debut of NARUTO Shippuden on the iTunes Store (www.iTunes.com) in the US and the iTunes Store in Canada (www.iTunes.ca)

The series launches with the first 4 episodes (English dubbed) of the hit series, and the first episode will be available for download for free beginning now through August 31st. Four new NARUTO Shippuden episodes will follow beginning in October.

Created by Masashi Kishimoto, NARUTO was first introduced in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in Japan in 1999 and quickly became that country’s most popular ninja manga targeting tweens and teens and has sold more than 85 million copies to-date. The manga series (rated ‘T’ for Teens) and animated counterpart (NARUTO rated ‘T’ for teens, and NARUTO Shippuden rated ‘T+’ for older teens) is one of VIZ Media’s most successful properties and has captivated millions of fans across North America, Europe and South America. NARUTO is a co-production of TV TOKYO, VIZ Media parent company Shueisha Inc., and Pierrot Co., Ltd.

“We’re very excited to bring the latest NARUTO Shippuden story arc to iTunes,” says Ken Sasaki, Vice President of Strategy & Business Development, VIZ Media. “NARUTO Shippuden is the latest addition to the more than 150 earlier NARUTO episodes and several feature films that are offered on the iTunes Store. These new Shippuden episodes are being made available well in advance of the eventual DVD release and offer fans the flexibility, 24/7 accessibility and convenience of digital download. As the world’s most popular ninja continues to capture the imaginations of millions, we look forward to continue to offer episodes on iTunes and deliver the most exciting anime properties to fans around the world.”

In the NARUTO manga and animated series, Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja in training, wants to be the best ninja in the land. He's done well so far, but Naruto knows he must train harder than ever and leaves his village for intense exercises that will push him to his limits. NARUTO Shippuden begins two and a half years later, when Naruto returns to find that everyone has been promoted up the ninja ranks—except him. Sakura’s a medic ninja, Gaara’s advanced to Kazekage, and Kakashi… well, he remains the same. But pride isn’t necessarily about becoming a ninja, especially when Naruto realizes that Sasuke never returned from his search for Orochimaru. Plus, the mysterious Akatsuki organization is still an ever-present danger. As Naruto finds out more about the Akatsuki’s goals, he realizes that nothing in his universe is as it seems. Naruto is finding that he’s older, but will he also prove wiser and stronger?

More information on NARUTO is available at www.Naruto.com. NARUTO Shippuden episodes are available on iTunes at www.itunes.com/tv/narutoshippuden.

ACF 349: Inuyusha available on iTunes - 1st episode free through August 31st, 2009

VIZ MEDIA’S INUYASHA ANIME EPISODES
NOW AVAILABLE ON THE ITUNES STORE
FIRST EPISODE NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE

More news about Inuyasha from Viz:

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), has announced the exclusive availability of its popular INUYASHA animated series on the iTunes Store (www.iTunes.com) in the US and the iTunes Store (www.itunes.ca) in Canada. iTunes is launching with episodes 1-13 for $1.99 per episode or $22.99 for one full season. More episodes will be added at future dates. Find out more at www.itunes.com/tv/inuyasha.

As a special promotion, the first episode of INUYASHA will be exclusively available on iTunes as a free download beginning through August 31, 2009.

INUYASHA is a hit TV anime series based on the manga by famed creator Rumiko Takahashi, who won the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award for INUYASHA in 2002. Many of the Takahashi titles have been adapted into other media such as anime, live-action TV series, and film. Takahashi’s manga, as well as the other formats her work has been adapted into, have continued to delight generations of fans around the world.

Distinguished by her wonderfully endearing characters, Takahashi’s work adeptly incorporates a wide variety of elements such as comedy, romance, fantasy, and martial arts. Rumiko Takahashi is an artist who truly represents the very best from the world of manga. Please visit the new official North American web site for all Rumiko Takahashi-related news and information located at www.TheRumicWorld.com.

“We are thrilled to launch INUYASHA on iTunes, adding this mega popular anime to the many other titles now available on iTunes”, says Ken Sasaki, Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, VIZ Media. “The ease of downloading these episodes from iTunes will excite die-hard INUYASHA fans as well as entice new ones’.”

INUYASHA storyline: Pulled back in time to Japan's ancient past, Japanese high school girl Kagome finds her destiny linked to a dog-like half-demon named Inuyasha, who remembers Kagome's previous incarnation as the woman who killed him - and to the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls," which can fulfill the greatest dreams of any man or monster. Now Kagome and Inuyasha must work together to search for the scattered shards of the jewel before everyone's nightmares are given the power they need to come true.

VIZ Media publishes many titles by Rumiko Takahashi including the INUYASHA manga and THE ART OF INUYASHA. For more information on the INUYASHA anime please visit Inuyasha.viz.com. For more information on VIZ Media please visit www.viz.com.