ACF 1201: NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BONDS added to Naruto movie marathon

Limited Time MarathonCelebrates Upcoming

DVD and Blu-ray Release of LatestMovie,

And Includes All Five NARUTO Movies

To celebrate the upcoming DVD and Blu-ray release of NARUTO SHIPPUDENTHE MOVIE: BONDS (in stores October 25th), and the birth month ofthe Naruto character, VIZ Media has just announced the addition of the NARUTOSHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BONDS (dubbed) to the special NARUTO movie marathon on VIZAnime.com, thecompany’s own website for freeanime, as well as on the streaming content provider HULU (www.Hulu.com).

A total of 5 featurefilms featuring the spunky ninja are now available to stream from both sitesthru October 23rd. The marathon includes NARUTO THE MOVIE: NINJA CLASH INTHE LAND OF SNOW, NARUTO THE MOVIE 2: LEGEND OF THE STONE OF GELEL, NARUTO THEMOVIE 3: GUARDIANS OF THE CRESCENT MOON KINGDOM (all movies rated TV-14),available with either subtitled or English dubbed dialogue tracks. NARUTOSHIPPUDEN:THE MOVIE is also available dubbed on both streaming sites.

In NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BONDS (rated TV-14), a group of mysterious flying ninja have arrived fromoverseas to launch a sudden attack against the Hidden Leaf Village, leavingbehind a wake of destruction. The group is revealed to be the “Sky Ninja” fromthe Land of Sky, a nation thought to have been destroyed by the Hidden LeafVillage long ago. To save their village, Naruto and his friends set out to stopthis new threat. During the course of the mission, Naruto crosses paths withSasuke, his friend who has parted ways from the Leaf Village.

The NARUTO movie marathon may be accessed from thee dedicated site at: www.VIZAnime.com/naruto-movie-marathon/. More information on NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BONDS is available at www.Naruto.com and www.VIZ.com/naruto-shippuden-movie-video.

ACF 1179: Naruto movie marathon on VIZAnime.com and Hulu

The World’s Most Popular NinjaTakes Center Stage

In Four Action-Packed Feature Films

Set To Stream ThroughoutOctober

To celebrate the upcoming U.S. theatrical premiere and DVD and Blu-rayrelease of NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BONDS, and the birthday of the Narutocharacter on October 10th VIZ Media has just announced a special NARUTOmovie marathon on VIZAnime.com, the company’s own website for free anime, as well as on thestreaming content provider HULU (www.Hulu.com).

A total of 4 featurefilms featuring the spunky ninja will stream on both sitesthru October 23rd and will include NARUTO THE MOVIE: NINJA CLASH INTHE LAND OF SNOW, NARUTO THE MOVIE 2: LEGEND OF THE STONE OF GELEL, NARUTO THEMOVIE 3: GUARDIANS OF THE CRESCENT MOON KINGDOM. For the first time, thesefilms will also be made available to stream with either subtitled or Englishdubbed dialogue tracks. NARUTO SHIPPUDEN:THE MOVIE will also be available dubbedon both streaming sites.

VIZ Media will premiere the latestNARUTO feature film – NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE:BONDS – in a special theatrical event to be held at the New York School of Visual Arts Theatre (SVA) on Saturday,October 15^th as part of the company’s activities at the 2011 NewYork Comic-Con. Esteemed Japanese voice actress Junko Takeuchi, who provides the original voice forNaruto, will also attend the event.
 

NARUTOTHE MOVIE: NINJA CLASH IN THE LAND OF SNOW (Rated TV-14)

A land forever covered in ice... Aprincess missing for ten years... And one high-spirited ninja named Naruto!

In this first NARUTO feature film,Naruto and the rest of Squad 7 take on a new mission: bring popular movie starYukie Fujikaze to the Land of Snow, where they're filming the final scenes ofher latest movie. Trouble is, she's even more headstrong than Naruto, and shedoesn't want to go! Her reluctance may be connected to what else lies in waitfor them – three rogue Snow ninja and a tyrannical ruler seeking the key to amysterious treasure.

NARUTOTHE MOVIE 2: LEGEND OF THE STONE OF GELEL (Rated TV-14)

Naruto, Shikamaru and Sakura arein the middle of returning a lost ferret to its owner--the easiest missionever. Or so they think! When a young knight, Temujin, attacks them out ofnowhere, they are drawn into a fierce struggle over a treasure harboringlegendary power – the Stone of Gelel. Temujin's master wants to use the stone'spower to create a utopia, while the last of the clan who once controlled thestone wants to keep it sealed away forever. Naruto and the others, along withhelp from Gaara and Kankuro, must protect the stone from those who want tomisuse its power. When the dream of utopia becomes a nightmare, it'll take aninja to set things right!

NARUTOTHE MOVIE 3: GUARDIANS OF THE CRESCENT MOON KINGDOM (Rated TV-14)

Naruto, Sakura and Kakashi team upwith Rock Lee to protect Prince Michiru and his son Hikaru on their return hometo the Crescent Moon Kingdom. Easy enough, until the royal family becomes aroyal pain!

Prince Michiru can't helpindulging his son, even buying him a circus along the way! Naruto has a toughtime putting up with both the spoiled Hikaru and a saber-toothed tiger, but thereal adventure begins when they reach the Land of the Moon and find themselvesfacing a villainous uprising. Does Naruto have what it takes to save an entirekingdom?

NARUTOSHIPPUDEN: THE MOVIE (Rated TV-14)

A powerful spirit that oncethreatened to destroy the world is back! Naruto's mission is to protect apriestess named Shion, who is the only one with the power to seal away themonster. She also has the uncanny ability to predict someone's fate. Her latestprediction: Naruto will soon die. Naruto's only hope is to abandon Shion, butthat's not Naruto's style. He decides to face her fatal prediction head-on – anddie!

More information on NARUTO is availableat www.Naruto.com.

ACF 1085: Final episode of "Neuro: Supernatural Detective" now streaming online

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE CLIFFHANGER SERIES FINALE OF
NEURO: SUPERNATURAL DETECTIVE ANIME SERIES

Don’t Miss The Final Episode About A Demon That “Eats” Mysteries, Streaming Exclusively on VIZAnime and HULU

VIZ Media has announced that the exciting concluding episode of the anime series NEURO: SUPERNATURAL DETECTIVE is now streaming on VIZAnime.com (www.VIZAnime.com), the company’s own premier website for free anime, as well as the streaming content provider HULU (www.Hulu.com).

NEURO: SUPERNATURAL DETECTIVE (rated TV-MA) is based on a popular manga (graphic novel) series created by Yusei Matsui, and was produced by the famed animation studio, MADHOUSE. The series depicts the adventures of Neuro Nogami, a demon that feeds on unsolved criminal mysteries and riddles of the human world. In order to protect his identity, he forms a secret partnership with Yako, an incisive 16-year-old high school girl. This unlikely crime-solving duo devours one mystery after another in search of the ultimate appetizing mystery!

In the series’ final episode, Neuro’s demon powers do not work inside the ruins, and he is near-death as monstrous Sai the Thief impales him. Yako stops Sai as he is about to end Neuro’s life, and she gets to the bottom of all the unsolved mysteries. She also figures out who killed her father, why Laritta seems to have seen Selene, and who Selene truly is. Yako even unravels details of Sai’s birth and his innermost thoughts. Sai is taken aback, but that won’t stop him from trying to kill Neuro!

VIZAnime.com is a free-to-use web destination that is now the permanent home to some of the company’s best-loved animated series. Over 1,700 episodes are currently available, and new content is added on a weekly basis. Series currently simulcast on VIZAnime.com include TIGER & BUNNY, BLUE EXORCIST, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN and BLEACH. Other fan-favorite series available include CROSS GAME, DEATH NOTE, FULL MOON, INUYASHA: THE FINAL ACT, KEKKAISHI, NAOKI URASAWA’S MONSTER, NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN, ONE PIECE, VAMPIRE KNIGHT, and more!

For more information on NEURO: SUPERNATURAL DETECTIVE and other animated titles from VIZ Media visit www.VIZAnime.com.

ACF 1083: Simulcast premiere of Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan - Demon Capital tomorrow

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE SIMULCAST PREMIERE OF
NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN - DEMON CAPITAL
ON VIZANIME.COM AND HULU ON JULY 3RD

To Celebrate, NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN Vol. 1
Manga Available For Limited Time As Free Download On VIZ Manga App

VIZ Media has announced the online simulcast of the second season of the hit animated fantasy action-adventure, NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN – DEMON CAPITAL, on VIZAnime, the company’s own free website for anime, as well as on content provider HULU. The first subtitled episode of the new season (rated TV-14) launches tomorrow, Sunday July 3rd, with new episodes to debut weekly.

To celebrate the premiere, VIZ Media also makes the NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN manga (graphic novel) Volume 1 (rated ‘T’ for Teens) available digitally for FREE via the VIZ Manga App for the Apple iPad™, iPhone™ and iPod touch™. The special promotion runs for a limited time only starting July 1st. The VIZ Manga App is free to download through the iTunes store and is the leading digital application to read Japanese manga. For more information on the VIZ Manga App, visit www.VIZ.com/apps.

NURA RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN – DEMON CAPITAL is based on a bestselling manga series created by Hiroshi Shiibashi, and also published in North America by VIZ Media under its Shonen Jump imprint. Rikuo Nura looks like your typical junior high student, but in reality, he is a quarter yokai and is the grandson of Nurarihyon, the leader of all yokai! As the Third Heir to the Nura Clan, Rikuo has successfully brought an end to the territory conflict against the Shikoku yokai. Now, Rikuo must face his most powerful enemies yet—the Hagoromo-Gitsune and her Kyoto yokai! With her absolute power and charisma, the Hagoromo-Gitsune is taking the ancient capital of Kyoto by storm in a quest to fulfill her four-hundred-year-old wish. Joined by the Oshu-Tono Family yokai and the Keikain Clan Onmyoji, Rikuo and his Nura Clan will take on the Hagoro-Gitsune for an epic showdown!

VIZAnime.com is a free-to-use web destination that is now the permanent home to some of the company’s best-loved animated series. Over 1,700 episodes are currently available, and new content is added on a weekly basis. Series currently simulcast on VIZAnime.com include TIGER & BUNNY, BLUE EXORCIST, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN and BLEACH. Other fan-favorite series available include CROSS GAME, DEATH NOTE, FULL MOON, INUYASHA: THE FINAL ACT, KEKKAISHI, NAOKI URASAWA’S MONSTER, NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN, ONE PIECE, VAMPIRE KNIGHT, and more!

To stream subtitled NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN – DEMON CAPITAL animated episodes and other VIZ Media animated titles, please visit VIZAnime.com.

For more information on NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN and other Shonen Jump manga titles, please visit www.ShonenJump.com.

ACF 987: "Full Moon" is now available on Hulu and VIZAnime.com

VIZ MEDIA LAUNCHES THE ANIME SERIES
FULL MOON ON HULU AND VIZANIME.COM

Episodes 1-5 Will Stream For
FREE With New Episodes Available Every Friday!

VIZ Media has announced the recent launch of the shojo-inspired anime series FULL MOON on VIZAnime.com, the company’s premiere website for anime, as well as through the streaming content provider HULU (www.Hulu.com).

VIZAnime and HULU will stream episodes 1-5 (subtitled) of the series for FREE. Two new FULL MOON episodes will be uploaded and also available to stream for FREE each Friday!

FULL MOON (Rated ‘T’ for Teens) is a bittersweet tale of puppy love, tragedy, and aspirations of pop-star fame. The anime series is based on a popular shojo manga (also published by VIZ Media) created by Arina Tanemura. In the series, Mitsuki Koyama dreams of becoming a singer, but a malignant tumor in her throat prevents her from fulfilling her wish. One day two Spirits of Death named Takuto and Meroko appear and tell her she only has one year left to live! But the Spirits can grant Mitsuki a temporary reprieve from her illness and give her singing career a magical push start. Will Mitsuki be able to fulfill her dreams with Takuto and Meroko's help? Follow Mitsuki on her journey to become a singer in this exciting new series.

To learn more about the FULL MOON anime and manga series, visit VIZAnime.com or ShojoBeat.com.

ACF 900: "Neuro: Supernatural Detective" now available at VIZAnime.com & Hulu

MEET A DEMON THAT “EATS” RIDDLES
IN THE FANTASY MYSTERY ANIME SERIES
NEURO: SUPERNATURAL DETECTIVE

New Series Now On VIZAnime.com and Hulu

VIZ Media has brought an exciting new animated series to North American audiences with the recent launch of NEURO: SUPERNATURAL DETECTIVE on VIZAnime.com (www.VIZAnime.com), the company’s own premier website for free anime, as well as the streaming content provider HULU (www.Hulu.com).

The new series (rated ‘M’ for Mature) will debut with the first five subtitled episodes available, with new installments available weekly.

In NEURO: SUPERNATURAL DETECTIVE, Neuro Nogami is a demon that feeds on criminal mysteries and riddles in the human world. In order to protect his identity, he forms a partnership with Yako, an incisive 16-year-old high school girl. This unlikely crime-solving duo devours one mystery after another in search of the ultimate appetizing mystery!

NEURO: SUPERNATURAL DETECTIVE is based on a popular manga (graphic novel) series created by Yosei Matsui that sold over 3 million copies in Japan and is produced by the famed animation studio, MADHOUSE.

For more information on NEURO: SUPERNATURAL DETECTIVE and other animated titles from VIZ Media visit www.VIZAnime.com.

ACF 848: MAR to debut on VizAnime.com & Hulu on Monday, January 17, 2011

VIZ MEDIA DEBUTS MÄR ON VIZANIME.COM AND HULU

An Ordinary Boy Becomes A Hero In The Land Of His Dreams

VIZ Media has announced the launch of MÄR (rated ‘T’ for Teens) available on VIZAnime.com, the company’s premier website for anime, as well as the streaming content provider HULU (www.Hulu.com), starting on Monday January 17th.

VIZAnime.com and HULU will stream for FREE episodes 1-5 of MÄR (subtitled). Two additional FREE new episodes will launch each Monday.

MÄR is based on the hit manga series by Nobuyuki Anzai (creator also of FLAME OF RECCA), published in North America by VIZ Media. An ordinary middle-school boy with an overactive imagination, Ginta Toramizu dreams about fairy tales and make-believe lands. One day at school, a gate appears and he enters the World of MÄR, the world of his dreams.

Within the World of MÄR exist ÄRM: accessories with unique powers. Soon, Ginta stumbles upon Babbo, an ÄRM that can speak, and learns that he has been summoned to this mythical world to stop the Chess Pieces, a group of rogue soldiers, from destroying the World of MÄR. Now part of Team MÄR, Ginta and Babbo fight in War Games against the Chess Pieces to save the MÄR World. But will Ginta’s mission be compromised by his ally’s secrets?

To learn more about MÄR anime and manga series, visit VIZAnime.com or ShonenSunday.com (free Chapter 1 manga preview available).

ACF 769: VIZ devuts anime "Ultra Maniac" based on manga by Wataru Yoshizumi

VIZ MEDIA DEBUTS NEW ANIME SERIES
ULTRA MANIAC AVAILABLE FROM iTUNES, HULU
AND VIZANIME.COM

Episode 1 Available For FREE Download-To-Own For Limited Time

VIZ Media has announced the launch of ULTRA MANIAC (rated TV-14) available now from the iTunes Store in the U.S. and Canada (www.iTunes.com), as well as the streaming content provider HULU (www.Hulu.com) and VIZAnime.com, the company’s premier website for anime.

The first part of ULTRA MANIAC season one (dubbed episodes 1-13) is available from iTunes for the Download-To-Own (DTO) price of $1.99 (U.S.) each, and a Download-To-Rent (DTR) price of $0.99 (U.S.) each. As a special treat for viewers, ULTRA MANIAC episode 1 is available to download for FREE until November 23rd.

Beginning December 6th, ULTRA MANIAC season one part two (episodes 14-26) will also be available for DTO and DTR.

VIZAnime.com and HULU will stream FREE episodes 1-5 of ULTRA MANIAC (subtitled). Two additional new episodes will launch each Monday.

ULTRA MANIAC is based on the popular shojo manga of the same name (also published by VIZ Media, rated ‘A’ for All Ages) by creator Wataru Yoshizumi. Ayu Tetsushi is in her second year of junior high and is known as the cool popular tennis club girl that all the girls idolize. Then, Ayu meets Nina, a transfer student whose strange personality leaves Ayu a little perplexed. Soon, Ayu discovers that Nina is a witch that came from the Kingdom of Magic to study abroad!

Learn more about ULTRA MANIAC anime and manga series at VIZAnime.com or ShojoBeat.com.

ACF 733: 2nd season of Vampire Knight Guilty on VIZAnime.com and Hulu

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES VAMPIRE KNIGHT GUILTY,
THE SECOND SEASON OF THE HIT VAMPIRE KNIGHT,
AVAILABLE NOW ON VIZANIME.COM

VIZ Media has announced the debut of VAMPIRE KNIGHT GUILTY, the second season of the hit VAMPIRE KNIGHT animated series (both rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens) available now from VIZAnime.com, the company’s premier website for anime, as well as the streaming content provider HULU (http://www.hulu.com/).

Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to their dorms, they cross paths with the mysterious Night Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school, protecting the Day Class from the Academy's dark secret: the Night Class is full of vampires!

In VAMPIRE KNIGHT GUILTY, Yuki is torn between the two people she cares for most when Zero is accused of Shizuka Hio’s murder and Kaname refuses to attest to his innocence. Drawn deeper into the world of vampires, Yuki struggles to recall the events of ten years earlier but fails time and again. Kaname evades Yuki’s questions about the past, but when her visions of blood grow more frequent and intense, the past may come to light whether she wants it to or not!

VAMPIRE KNIGHT and VAMPIRE KNIGHT GUILTY are based on the best-selling manga series created by Matsuri Hino (rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens and published by VIZ Media), who burst onto the scene in Japan with her debut title, Kono Yume ga Sametara (When This Dream Is Over) in LaLa DX magazine. With the success of subsequent series such as CAPTIVE HEARTS and MERU PURI (both also published domestically by VIZ Media), Hino has firmly established herself as a major force in the world of shojo manga. VAMPIRE KNIGHT is currently serialized in LaLa magazine in Japan.

For more information on the VAMPIRE KNIGHT manga and to read free previews online visit http://www.shojobeat.com/. For more information on this and other animated titles from VIZ Media visit http://www.vizanime.com/.

ACF 631: INUYASHA limited time promo

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES SPECIAL NEW PROMOTION
FOR INUYASHA FEATURE FILMS AND TV EPISODES
AVAILABLE FROM iTUNES, HULU AND VIZANIME.COM

Offered At Special Prices Only For Limited Time

VIZ Media has announced a new promotion for INUYAHSA episodes and feature films (all rated ‘T’ for Teens) available now from the iTunes Store in the U.S. and Canada(http://www.itunes.com/), as well as the streaming content provider HULU http://www.hulu.com/) and VIZAnime.com, the company’s premier website for anime.

iTunes will offer the first three INUYASHA feature films (dubbed) – INUYASHA THE MOVIE: AFFECTIONS TOUCHING ACROSS TIME, INUYASHA THE MOVIE 2: THE CASTLE BEYOND THE LOOKING GLASS, and INUYASHA THE MOVIE 3: SWORDS OF AN HONORABLE RULER, for a special Download-To-Own (DTO) sale price of $4.99 (U.S.) each until August 3rd. Additionally, INUYASHA TV episode 1 is available to download for FREE, and episodes 2-167, covering Seasons 1-7, will be 50% off and available for iTunes users to download for only $0.99 each.

HULU will stream INUYASHA: AFFECTIONS TOUCHING ACROSS TIME (subtitled) for free until August 11th; it will also be available during the same period on VIZAnime.com, the free-to-use interactive web destination that is the permanent home to some of the company’s best-loved animated series.

INUYASHA is a hit TV anime series is based on a massively popular manga (also published by VIZ Media, rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens) by famed creator Rumiko Takahashi, who won the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award for the series in 2002. Many of Takahashi’s titles have been adapted into other media such as anime, live-action TV series, and film. The INUYASHA anime series ran for 167 episodes in total and has also spawned an exciting finale series, INUYASHA THE FINAL ACT (also available on VIZAnime.com), as well as several successful feature films.

INUYASHA
When an enchanted well draws her into the past, Kagome, an ordinary modern schoolgirl, finds her destiny tied to the doglike half-demon Inuyasha and a mythical gem called the Shikon Jewel, or "Jewel of Four Souls," of which the smallest shard can grant the user unimaginable power. Throughout their quest to restore the shattered Shikon Jewel, Inuyasha and Kagome have never faced an enemy more deadly or more cunning than the demon mastermind Naraku. With the Shikon Jewel nearly whole and in Naraku’s hands, the race to collect the remaining shards intensifies and a battle of epic proportions is brewing on the horizon...

INUYASHA THE MOVIE: AFFECTIONS TOUCHING ACROSS TIME
200 years ago, Inuyasha's father sealed away a powerful demon from a foreign land named Hyoga. A Shikon Jewel shard awakens Hyoga's son, Menomaru, inspiring him to absorb the remains of his father's power to take control of the world! It's now up to Inuyasha and his friends to stop this nearly invincible foe!

INUYASHA THE MOVIE 2: THE CASTLE BEYOND THE LOOKING GLASS
With their greatest foe seemingly defeated, Inuyasha and his friends return to their lives. But their short period of peace is once again shattered as a new enemy begins to emerge. Kaguya, the self-proclaimed Princess from the Moon of legend, begins a plan to plunge the world into a perpetual night of the full moon. Inuyasha, Kagome, Miroku, Sango and Shippo must once again unite to face a new threat.

INUYASHA THE MOVIE 3: SWORDS OF AN HONORABLE RULER
Many years ago, the Great Dog Demon wielded the Three Swords of the Fang. Upon his death, he bequeathed a sword to each of his sons, Inuyasha and Sesshomaru, leaving the third sword, the wrath-filled Sounga, locked away forever. Now that the Sounga's power has been awakened, these two battling brothers must put away their sibling rivalry and face off against the force that spells doom for all mankind.

Learn more about the INUYASHA anime and manga series at VIZAnime.com or ShonenSunday.com.

ACF 272: Uncut English dubbed episodes of "Naruto" on Joost and Hulu start today

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH

OF NARUTO ENGLISH DUBBED UNCUT EPISODES
ON JOOST AND HULU
Innovative Online Video Streaming Services To Now Carry
English Dubbed Uncut Episodes in North America

Can't get enough Naruto news? Well, here's the latest from VIZ:

VIZ Media, LLC., one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies has announced the availability of English dubbed uncut episodes of NARUTO anime on Joost.com and Hulu.com beginning on April 15th. Joost and Hulu are both online video services that offer hit TV shows, movies and clips — all for free.

The first five episodes of NARUTO (English dubbed) will launch on April 15th with a new English dubbed episode launching every Wednesday thereafter. Each episode will stream on both Joost (US and Canada) and Hulu (US) for approximately 5 weeks then rotate off the site making room for the next new episodes.

Joost is a global service with more than 48,000 program elements from more than 300 content partners, including more than 400 television series, 1,200 movie and short film titles and 15,000 music videos. Hulu has more than 41,000 video assets from more than 140 content partners and offers nearly 1,300 show and movie titles, including 300 full-length feature films and 550 television series, with hundreds of videos added to the service each week. NARUTO subtitled versions launched on both Joost and Hulu in September 2008.

The launch of the NARUTO English dubbed episodes is the latest expansion of VIZ Media’s ongoing plan to make available a variety of hit animated series through some of the most innovative web-based, video streaming outlets. Joost and Hulu both provide convenient 24/7 accessibility and offer users the freedom to legally share full-length episodes or clips via e-mail or embed them on other web sites, blogs and social networking pages.

NARUTO has emerged as one of the world's most popular Japanese animated series, attracting millions of devoted viewers with a blend of stylish animation, multi-faceted characters and riveting story lines. This animation is based on the popular manga series and enjoys tremendous international popularity. In North America, NARUTO (rated TV-14) has become the hottest animated series and is one of VIZ Media’s most successful manga and animated properties in terms of sales.

Created by Masashi Kishimoto, NARUTO depicts the adventures of a young boy named Uzumaki Naruto who trains to become a ninja. The boy is cursed with the spirit of a nine-tailed fox demon and is forced to live a bullied life discriminated against by his fellow villagers. Naruto is resilient and undaunted in his quest to become a master ninja and his determination often inspires those around him. Through amazing adventures, the young ninja learns the importance of friendship, teamwork, loyalty, hard work, creativity, ingenuity, and right vs. wrong. Dedicated website at http://www.naruto.com/.

“We’re very excited to launch uncut dubbed NARUTO episodes on both Joost and Hulu and offer fans the opportunity to watch their favorite ninja online for free anytime,” says Ken Sasaki, Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, VIZ Media. “The availability of these episodes, uncut and featuring a very talented English voice cast, will undoubtedly help grow the online audience for NARUTO and also attract many new viewers. Joost and Hulu both offer dedicated anime channels with a variety of VIZ Media offerings, and we invite fans to visit each Wednesday for a fun new adventure featuring the world’s most popular ninja!”

To view NARUTO English dubbed uncut episodes, please visit Joost.com and/or Hulu.com beginning April 15th.

For more information on NARUTO and to view free episodes of NARUTO Shippuden animation (English Subtitled) please visit http://www.naruto.com/.