VIZ MANGA DEBUTS SEVEN VOLUMES
OF NARUTOIN SEVEN DAYS
Release Promotion Culminates inNARUTO Volume 52
Debuting Same DayAs Print Counterpart on September 6th
VIZ Media starts offSeptember with a special NARUTO release promotion through VIZManga.comand the VIZ Manga App for the Apple iPad™, iPhone™ and iPod™ touch. NARUTO Vol.46 is available now, Vol. 47 launches today, September 1st, and a new volume of NARUTO(volumes 48-51) will be available each day thereafter. On Tuesday, September 6th,NARUTO Volume 52 will debut DAY-AND-DATE with its print counterpart!
Created by Masashi Kishimoto in 1999,NARUTO (rated ‘T’ for Teens) quickly became Japan’s mostpopular ninja manga targeting tweens and teens and has sold more than 85million copies to-date. NARUTO is also one of the most popular anime/mangaproperties in North America. The NARUTO manga and animated series depict the adventures of a youngboy named Uzumaki Naruto who trains to become a ninja. Naruto, cursed with thespirit of the nine-tailed fox demon sealed within his body, is forced to live abullied life discriminated against by his fellow villagers. But Naruto isresilient and undaunted and his determination often inspires those around him.Through the adventures, the young ninja learns the importance of friendship,teamwork, loyalty, hard work, creativity, ingenuity and right vs. wrong. More information on NARUTO is availableat www.NARUTO.com.
NARUTO Vol.52 sees a Cell Seven reunion as Sasuke, Sakura and Naruto finally meet and theformer classmates' complicated past gives way to a violent and unsure future.Naruto realizes he must eventually battle Sasuke one-on-one...to the death! Butwith Sasuke and his dark allies bent on complete destruction, and politicalintrigue in the villages, will the powerful Allied Shinobi Forces allow the two"friends" to meet in battle?!
September5th also sees new additions to 11 other VIZ Media manga series,including:
BLACK BIRD Vol. 10 – available a day earlier than the printcounterpart!
DENGEKI DIASY Vol. 4
DRAGON BALL Z Vol. 25
GRAND GUIGNOL ORCHESTRA Vol. 3
I’LL GIVE MY ALL TOMORROW Vol. 3
KEKKAISHI Vol. 12
OISHINBO Vol. 2
ONE PIECE Vol. 42
OURON HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB Vol. 10
ROSARIO + VAMPIRE II Vol. 4
RUROUNI KENSHIN Vol. 21
VIZ Media's digital manga platform continues to expandaccess for fans in North America to the world's best manga. Starting with theVIZ Manga app (the #1 app for reading manga on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch)in 2010, the recently launched VIZManga.com is now a leading online destinationfor reading manga on desktop/laptop computers and on Android-powered deviceswith built-in web browsers. With one account, registered users can select fromnearly 400 volumes across 40+ series and then enjoy their purchases through evenmore devices than ever.
For more information, please visit VIZManga.comor www.VIZ.com/apps.
