ACF 1181: VIZ announces plans for 2011 New York Comic Con

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VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

FOR 2011 NEWYORK COMIC CON

VIZMedia Welcomes NARUTO Japanese Voice Actress

And Announces NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THEMOVIE: BONDS

U.S. Film Premiere, Along With A Special Panel Discussions,

BoothActivities And Giveaways

VIZ Media hasannounced a packed schedule of events, panel discussions, promotional giveaways,theatrical film premieres, and rare guest appearances for the 2011 New YorkComic Con, taking place at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City,October 13th – 16th. VIZ Media will be located inBooth 932.

Theannual New York Comic Con is the largest gathering on the East Coast dedicated to comics,graphic novels, anime, manga, video games, toys, movies, and television. Complete details on New York ComicCon is available at: www.newyorkcomiccon.com.

Digitaltechnology and distribution has forever changed the way fans read and purchasemanga, and VIZ Media will showcase its industry-leading VIZ Manga App for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPodtouch in a fun interactive demo as well as its online manga web portal at VIZManga.com. VIZ Manga currently featuresmore than 40 popular manga seriesand over 400 volumes.

This year, VIZMedia is proud to welcome Junko Takeuchi, the Japanese voice of Naruto, who will participate in a specialNARUTO SHIPPUDEN panel discussion on Friday, October 14th from1:15pm to 2:15pm in Room 1A22. Come welcome the actress for her first-ever U.S.appearance, and hear her experiences performing the voice for the world’s mostpopular ninja!

VIZ Media will exciteNARUTO SHIPPUDEN fans even more with a special U.S. theatrical premiere of thelatest action-packed feature film. The NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BONDS eventwill be on Saturday, October 15th at 6:00pm at the School of VisualArts Theatre (SVA), located near the Javits Convention Center at 333 West 23rd Street. Join Junko Takeuchi to celebrate theU.S. premiere of this exciting new film. Check a posted schedule at the VIZMedia booth for designated times for free ticket giveaways! All fans thatattend the premiere will receive a special Heroes of Anime gift bag that includesthe new NARUTO SHIPPUDEN™: Ultimate NinjaImpact™ PSP video game from Namco Bandai Games of America (released onOctober 18th), in addition to other fun NARUTO collectibles.

VIZ Media is pleased to welcome Masayuki Ozaki of Sunrise,the co-creator and Executive Producer of the hit anime TIGER & BUNNY,currently streaming on VIZAnime.com. Hewill participate in a can’t-miss TIGER & BUNNY panel discussion, takingplace on Sunday, October 16th from 1:15pm to 2:15pm in Room 1A03.

VIZ Media also welcomes VOLTRON FORCE head writer Brian Smith, and twoof the lead artists, Jacob Chabot (Vol. 1) and Dario Brizuela (Vol. 3) from theupcoming graphic novel series for an in-person booth appearance and signingsession at on Saturday October 15th & Sunday October 16that 3PM.

Fans can hear exciting updates about the company’s upcomingreleases, as well as get the scoop on groundbreaking new projects at the VIZMedia Panel, set for Sunday, October 16th from 10:45am to 11:45am inRoom 1A23.

New York Comic Con visitors arealso invited to sample VIZ Media’s ART FOR HOPE, a special limited editiondigital art book anthology to be sold through the VIZ Manga App andVIZManga.com, with 100% of net proceeds supporting ongoing disaster reliefefforts in Japan. Attendees can receive a limited edition ART FOR HOPE previewposter, available fora suggested minimum donation of $5, with all proceeds benefitting Architecturefor Humanity.

Finally,don’t miss special product giveaways at the VIZ Media booth, including aspecial collectable 25th Anniversary tote bag, NARUTO SHIPPUDENtemporary tattoos, SHONEN JUMP screen wipes, and on Sunday, VIZ Kids Day, MAMESHIBAheadbands, VIZ Kids manga samplers and full color posters featuring VOLTRONFORCE and MAMESHIBA.