ACF 1270: VIZ manga updates and digital download news for December

ONE PIECE © 1997 by Eiichiro Oda/SHUEISHA Inc.

  Viz Media Kicks Off December With

Digital Manga Speed Up for ONE PIECE

Latest Update For VIZManga.com And

The VIZ Manga App For iPad, iPhone And

iPod Touch Includes Limited Time Volume1

20% Off Promotion Starting December 7th

VIZ Media delivers a festive dose of digital sparkle as the 2011 HolidaySeason begins with the latest update of manga (graphic novels) titles availableon VIZManga.comand for digital download on the VIZ MANGA App for the Apple iPad, iPhoneand iPod touch.

The SHONEN JUMP DIGITAL WARP starts todayfor ONE PIECE, with the release of Vol. 59, available the same day the printversion debuts, along with the digital first of ONE PIECE Vol. 60. This will bequickly followed by the digital first debut of ONE PIECE Vols. 61-62 onDecember 12th. The SHONEN JUMP DIGITAL WARP is a ‘speed-up’ of selected titles to bring U.S. readersup-to-date with Japanese releases and prepare for the January 2012 launch ofVIZ Media’s WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA, North America’s only near-simultaneousdigital manga magazine.

The SHONEN JUMP DIGITALWARP also continues for Masashi Kishimoto’s hit ninja series NARUTO, with Volume 56 now available,and for Tite Kubo’s supernatural action saga, BLEACH, with Volume 52 debuting onDecember 12th. NARUTO Vols. 54-55 and BLEACH Vols. 49-51, are also available now, ahead of the printeditions.

December 7th willalso see the kick-off of a special limited time promotion that makes all Volume1 manga titles available for up to 20% off (regular prices range from $4.99 to $9.99).This offer will run until midnight PST on December 12th. 

Other notable December digital manga highlights include the release onDecember 12th of fifth and final volume of Kaori Yuki’s GRANDGUIGNOL ORCHESTRA, as well as Vol. 4 of Shunju Aono‘sI’LL GIVE IT MY ALL TOMORROW. Both editions hit one day ahead of their printcounterparts’ release.

Eiichiro Oda’s high seas pirateadventure, ONE PIECE (rated ‘T’ for Teens), is one of the best selling mangaseries of all time. As a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of thePirates. But his life changed when he accidentally gained the power to stretchlike rubber…at the cost of never being able to swim again! Years, later, Luffysets off in search of the "One Piece," said to be the greatesttreasure in the world...

ONE PIECE Vol. 59

After risking everything he had tosave his brother, Luffy faces his biggest tragedy. Whitebeard will make onelast stand against the Navy forces, but when the epic pirate war finally comesto an end, the entire world will be shaken!

ONE PIECE Vol. 60

With the epic Paramount War nowover, the scene shifts back to when a young Luffy first met Ace. Luffy, Ace andtheir friend Sabo get into all types of trouble as they grow up in a tumultuoustime.

ONE PIECE Vol. 61

Determined tobecome stronger and challenge the toughest seas in the world, Luffy and hiscrew decide to go into training. When they finally reunite years later, theywill meet brand new enemies and adventures!

ONE PIECE Vol. 62

Luffy and theStraw Hat crew board their trusted ship and head under the sea towards Fish-manisland. However, getting in their way will be fierce pirates, underwatervolcanoes, and a humongous sea creature!

Additionalmanga volumes launching the first part of December include:

AvailableNow:

BLEACHVols. 36-37

DENGEKIDAISY Vol. 7

NARUTOVol. 56 – Digital first!

NEONGENESIS EVANGELION Chapter 18

NURA:RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN Vol. 6

OISHINBOVol. 5

ONEPIECE Vols. 59-60 – Digital first forVol. 60!

OURANHIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB Vol. 13

TORIKOVol. 7

December12^th:

BAKUMANVol. 8

BLEACHVol. 52 – Digital first!

BLUEEXORCIST Vol. 5

FUSHIGIYUGI: GENBU KAIDEN Vol. 9

GRANDGUIGNOL ORCHESTRA Vol. 5 – Final volume!

I’LLGIVE IT MY ALL TOMORROW Vol. 4

KEKKAISHIVol. 19

NEONGENESIS EVANGELION Chapter 19

ONEPIECE Vols. 61 & 62 – Digital first!

RUROUNIKENSHIN Vol. 28 – Final volume!

VIZ Media’s multiple digital manga platforms allow for universal access toread manga from an iPhone, iPodtouch, iPad, and now, on VIZManga.com fordesktop/laptop computers as well as Android-powered devices with built-in webbrowsers. Withone account, registered users may access their purchases across even moredevices than ever.

The free VIZManga App continues to be the top app for reading manga and features a rapidlygrowing library of the most popular manga series in the world. Over 45 series and 500+ volumes are currently available, with new additions and free Chapter 1 previews added weekly.

For more information, visit VIZManga.com or www.VIZ.com/apps. 

ACF 1253: Holiday manga and anime releases from VIZ KIDS

© 2011 Pokémon. ©1995-2010 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK inc.
TM, ®, and character names are trademarks of Nintendo.

VIZ Media hasplenty to delight even the youngest manga (graphic novel) and anime fans thisholiday season with a variety of new releases from VIZ KIDS to fill young mindswith wonder and fire imaginations with fun adventures with characters from POKÉMON,MAMESHIBA and THE LEGEND OF ZELDA.

This year, VIZ Media highlights THE LEGEND OF ZELDA Manga Box Set, whichcelebrates the series’ 25th Anniversary and bundles all 10 volumesof the fantasy action manga adventure series based on the hit Nintendo videogame. MAMESHIBA will delight young readers with adorable characters in a winter-themedstory and pop-out play scene. The timeless fun of POKÉMON is alsowell-represented this holiday season with the DVD release of the latest featurefilm, POKÉMON – ZOROARK: MASTER OF ILLUSIONS, as well as a POKÉMON DIAMOND ANDPEARL ADVENTURE! Manga Box Set, and much, much more.

Manga Gift Releases:

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA Manga Box Set · Rated “A” for All Ages · MSRP: $69.99 U.S. / $80.99 CAN · Available Now 

The box set containsall 10 volumes of THE LEGEND OF ZELDA manga series and a collectible poster. THELEGEND OF ZELDA takes place in the mystical land of Hyrule, where threespiritual stones hold the key to the Triforce. Whoever holds them will controlthe world. A boy named Link sets out on a quest to deliver the Emerald, thespiritual stone of the forest, to Zelda, Princess of the land of Hyrule. Thejourney will be long and perilous, and Link will need all his skill and courageto defeat evil. The battle for Hyrule and the Sacred Realm has begun.

Mameshiba ♥ Winter © 2011 VIZ Media, LLC. All rights reserved.
Mameshiba characters licensed from Dentsu Inc. © DENTSU INC. All rights reserved.

MAMESHIBA ♥ WINTER · Rated “A” for All Ages · MSRP: $12.99 U.S. / $14.99 CAN · Available Now 

It's a BEAN! It's a DOG! It's... BOTH?! Not quite one or theother – they're Mameshiba, cutelittle bean dogs with their own personalities and strange facts to share.

When it's cold and snowy,Mameshiba are ready to play! The clever beans are building a snow castle, andyou can join in the fun! With MAMESHIBA♥ WINTER  you can decoratethe snowy scenes with stickers and play around the castle with your very ownMameshiba figures. Plus, keep the beans warm by dressing them up in wintergear

POKÉMON – ZOROARK: MASTER OF ILLUSIONS · Rated “A” for All Ages · MSRP: $7.99 U.S. / $9.99 CAN · Available Now 

Ash and Pikachu travel to CrownCity to watch the Pokémon Baccer World Cup competition, but it’s not all funand games. The powerful Pokémon Zoroark has attacked! Ash and his friends mustsolve an old mystery before they can stop Zoroark and save the people of CrownCity.

POKÉMON BLACK & WHITE, Vol. 4 · Rated “A” for All Ages · MSRP: $4.99 U.S. / $5.99 CAN · Available Now 

Meet Pokémon Trainers Black and White! His entire life, Black has dreamed of winning thePokémon League! Now he embarks on a journey to explore the Unova region andfill a Pokédex for Professor Juniper. White has an exciting career as theTrainer of a talented troupe of performing Pokémon. She dreams of making herTepig Gigi a star! Together,Black and White continue on their journey... What surprising new Pokémon – andpeople – will they meet next?!

© 2008-2010 Pokémon.
©1995-2010 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK inc.
Pokémon properties are trademarks of Nintendo.
Pokémon D･P POCKET MONSTER DIAMOND PEARL MONOGATARI © 2007 Shigekatsu IHARA/Shogakukan

POKÉMON DIAMOND & PEARL ADVENTURE! Manga Box Set · Rated “A” for All Ages · MSRP: $59.99 U.S. / $67.99 CAN · Available Now! 

Contains all 8 volumes of the POKÉMONDIAMOND & PEARL ADVENTURE! series and a collectible poster. Most kids spendtheir days at school, but not Hareta. Raised in the wild by Pokémon, he canclimb as high as an Aipom, swim as fast as a Magikarp, and even eat bark like aBidoof! Recruited by Professor Rowan, Hareta decides to become aPokémon Trainer. Along with his first Pokémon, Piplup, and his new friendMitsumi, he sets off in search of the legendary Pokémon Dialga. But TeamGalactic is hunting for Dialga too. Can Hareta and Piplup defeat Team Galacticand stop their evil plans?

POKÉMON MAGNET PLAY BOOK · Rated “A” for All Ages · MSRP: $8.99 U.S. / $10.99 CAN · Available Now 

Now children of all ages can have their own adventures in the UnovaRegion! This book includes eightmagnets that can be used in the book or on any other magnet-friendly surface,featuring Oshawott,Snivy, Tepig, Pikachu, Axew, Pansage,Reshiram and Zekrom.

AnimeGift Releases:

© 2011 Pokémon.
© 1997-2010 Nintendo, Creatures, GAME FREAK, TV Tokyo, Shopro, JR Kikaku.
© PIKACHU PROJECT 2010. Pokémon properties are trademarks of Nintendo.
GENEI NO HASHA ZOROARK © 2010 Momota INOUE/Shogakukan

POKÉMON – ZOROARK: MASTER OF ILLUSIONS DVD · Rated “A” for All Ages · MSRP: $19.98 U.S. / CAN · Available Now 

As Ash and hisfriends journey to Crown City to join the crowds watching the Pokémon BaccerWorld Cup, mysterious forces are in motion that could bring untold misfortuneto them all! What secrets does Zorua, a Pokémon they befriend along the way,hide? Why is the powerful Zoroark rampaging through the city, and what does theappearance of the Legendary Pokémon Raikou, Entei, and Suicune mean? All thesequestions and more will be answered in POKÉMON—ZOROARK:MASTER OF ILLUSIONS! 

POKÉMON DP GALACTIC BATTLES DVDGift Set, Vol. 4 · Rated “A” for All Ages · MSRP: $24.92 U.S. / $24.98 CAN · Available November 22nd 

The DVD gift set contains POKÉMON DP GALACTICBATTLES Vols. 7-8! When it comesto Pokémon, the more, the merrier:  two new friends have joined Ash, Dawn,and Brock on their Sinnoh journey!  Together, they’ll chase a rogue Gibleand face off in a tag battle. Before long, however, things take a turn for theworse as Team Galactic and Pokémon Hunter J return with a vengeance. Now TeamGalactic is poised to achieve its ultimate goal: summoning the Legendary Dialgaand Palkia in order to destroy the world! Are Ash and his friends ready to facethe biggest Galactic battle of all?

For moreinformation on these and other titles available from VIZ Media’s VIZ KIDSimprint, please visit www.VIZKids.com or www.VIZ.com.

ACF 1249: New manga releases from VIZ Media for the holiday season

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST MANGA BOX SET:
© 2002-2010 Hiromu Arakawa/SQUARE ENIX.

VIZ Media will be offering a wide variety ofunique art books and manga (graphic) releases – several of them brand newseries – for the upcoming holiday season.

From the debut of Natsume Ono’s TESORO and the brand new shojo series,DAWN OF ARCANA, by Rei Toma, to a box set of the recently concluded FULLMETALALCHEMIST, to the latest editions of popular ongoing titles including BAKUMAN｡, BLUE EXORCIST, DEATHNOTE BLACK EDITION, NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN, and the recently launched PSYREN,there will be plenty of aspiring young manga artists, spirit bending exorcists,royal romantic intrigue, charming stories of bonds between friends &family, tales of alchemy and more to complement everyone’s holiday season thisyear.

And for the fan that has been especially good all year, don’t miss two gorgeouslyillustrated art books for D.GRAY-MAN and VAMPIRE KNIGHT. Each is filled with vividcharacter art, concept drawings, and insightful artist commentaries and also includesa full-color poster.

BAKUMAN｡,Vol. 8 · Rated “T” for Teens · MSRP: $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN· Available December 6th 

Average studentMoritaka Mashiro enjoys drawing for fun. When his classmate and aspiring writerAkito Takagi discovers his talent, he begs Moritaka to team up with him as amanga-creating duo. But what exactly does it take to make it in themanga-publishing world?

BLUE EXORCIST, Vol. 5 · Rated “T+” for Older Teens · MSRP: $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN · Available December 6th 

Raised by Father Fujimoto, afamous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fatefulargument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth – the bloodof the demon lord Satan runs in Rin’s veins! Rin swears to defeat Satan, butdoing that means entering the mysterious True Cross Academy and becoming anexorcist himself. Can Rin fight demons and keep his infernal bloodline asecret? It won't be easy, especially when drawing his father’s sword releasesthe demonic power within him!

D.GRAY-MAN ILLUSTRATIONS · MSRP: $21.99 U.S. / $25.99 CAN · Available December 6th 

Enter the fictional 19th-centuryworld of D. GRAY MAN with lavish color artwork from its creator, KatsuraHoshino, showcasing her graphic novel and magazine covers and more!Additionally, this book features insightful Q&As between Hoshino and twomanga creators who inspire her: Takeshi Obata, the artist behind HIKARU NO GOand BAKUMAN and the smash hit DEATH NOTE; and Osamu Akimoto, the creator of Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen Mae Hashutsujo.Kochira has been serializedin the best-selling boy's manga magazine in the world, Weekly Shonen Jump, for 35 years and isthe magazine’s longest-running manga series. Edition also includes anexclusive, double-sided, full-color poster.

DAWN OF THE ARCANA © 2009 Rei TOMA/Shogakukan

DAWN of the arcana,Vol.1 · Rated “T” for Teens MSRP: $9.99 U.S. /$12.99 CAN· Available December 6th 

Princess Nakaba of Senan is forcedto marry Prince Caesar of the enemy country Belquat, tantamount to becoming ahostage. While Caesar is pleasing to the eye, he is also selfish and possessive,telling Nakaba outright: “You are my property.” With only her attendant Loki ather side, Nakaba must find a way to cope with her hostile surroundings, herfake marriage...and a mysterious power!

DEATH NOTE BLACK EDITION, Vol. 6 · Rated “T+” for Older Teens · MSRP: $14.99 U.S. / $16.99 CAN· Available Now 

Don’t miss the final omnibusvolume of the Black Edition series collecting DEATH NOTE Volumes 11 and 12. LightYagami is an ace student with great prospects – and he’s bored out of his mind.But all that changes when he finds the Death Note, a notebook dropped by rogueShinigami death god. Any human whose name is written in the notebook dies, andnow Light has vowed to use the power of the Death Note to rid the world ofevil. But when criminals begin dropping dead, the authorities send thelegendary detective L to track down the killer. With L hot on his heels, willLight lose sight of his noble goal…or his life?

FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST MANGA BOX SET · Rated “T” for Teens · MSRP: $219.99 U.S. / CAN · Available Now 

This best-selling action series isnow available in a complete manga box set! Includes volumes 1-27, plus extrassuch as Fullmetal Alchemist Novel: TheTies That Bind and a full-color, two-sided poster. Over a 20%savings over buying the individual volumes!

In an alchemicalritual gone wrong, Edward Elric lost his arm and his leg, and his brotherAlphonse became nothing but a soul in a suit of armor. Equipped with mechanical""auto-mail"" limbs, Edward becomes a state alchemist,seeking the one thing that can restore his and his brother's bodies...thelegendary Philosopher's Stone.

NURA: RISE OF THE YOKAI CLAN, Vol.6 · Rated “T” for Teens · MSRP: $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN · Available December 6th 

While the day belongs to humans,the night belongs to yokai, supernatural creatures that thrive on human fear.Caught between these worlds is Rikuo Nura. He's three-quarters human, but hisgrandfather is none other than Nurarihyon, the supreme commander of the Nuraclan, a powerful yokai consortium. So, Rikuo is an ordinary teenager threequarters of the time, until his yokai blood awakens. Then Rikuo transforms intothe future leader of the Nura clan, leading a hundred demons.

PSYREN, Vol. 1 · Rated “T+” for Older Teens · MSRP: $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN · Available Now 

Ageha Yoshina just got transportedto a warped alternate dimension where you've got to fight your way back toour world – or die trying. "Save me!" Those were Sakurako Amamiya'slast words to her friend Ageha Yoshina before she mysteriously went missing.Now Ageha's on a quest to find her. He's convinced that the mythical PsyrenSecret Society has something to do with the recent rash of disappearances. Andnow he seems to be caught up as a player in their very deadly game...

TESORO - ONO NATSUME SHOKI TANPENSHU © 2008 Natsume ONO/Shogakukan

TESORO · Rated “T” for Teens · MSRP: $12.99 U.S. / $14.99 CAN · Available November 15th  

TESORO is a treasure of 14charming stories about family, friends, couples and unexpected bonds. Writtenby Natsume Ono over ten years, this is the long-awaited collection of her earlywork, including numerous illustrations and previously unpublished stories!

THE ART OF VAMPIRE KNIGHT · MSRP: $24.99 U.S. / $28.99 CAN · Available Now  

Cross over into the mysterious anddeadly world of VAMPIRE KNIGHT with the lush, full-color artwork of MatsuriHino. This hard cover edition includes an extensive gallery with authorcomments, a how-to tutorial, and an exclusive poster.

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

X 3-In-1 DELUXE Collectors Edition, Vol. 1 · Rated “T+” for Older Teens · MSRP: $19.99 U.S. / $22.99 CAN · Available Now  

X, the epic series from CLAMP, isnow available in this deluxe collector’s edition. The pages have beenrecomposed in the original right-to-left reading order and restored to thehighest quality. Each volume contains three of the original graphic novels,along with gorgeous, full-color illustrations never before published outsideJapan!

Kamui Shiro is a young man followedby mystery. Taken from Tokyo by his mother when only a child, Kamui left behindhis dearest friends—the gentle Kotori and her brother Fuma—in the aftermath ofa terrible incident that claimed their mother's life. Returning to Tokyofollowing his mother's death, Kamui is a changed young man – moody and distantto his old friends, yet determined to protect them from the dark forces thatswirl around him. It turns out that he is the nexus of a great cataclysm tocome, and the inheritor to a strange destiny that could decide the fate of theentire world.

More information on VIZ Mediamanga titles at: www.VIZ.com.

ACF 1227: VIZ announces new titles at VIZManga.com & for digital download

 VIZ MEDIA DEBUTS TWO LATEST NARUTO VOLUMES

AHEAD OF PRINT COUNTERPARTS ON VIZMANGA.COM AND

THEVIZ MANGA APP FOR iPAD, iPHONE AND iPOD TOUCH

November Digital Manga UpdateAlso Sees Debut of

Natsume Ono’s RISTORANTE PARADISO And GENTE,
As Well As Updates to 17 Popular Series

VIZ Media has just announced a variety of new titles for November that are available toread online on VIZManga.comand also for digital download on the VIZ MANGA App for the Apple iPad™, iPhone™and iPod™ touch.

Among the notablenew releases will be the two latest editions of NARUTO – Volumes 54 and 55 –which will be made available on VIZ Media’s digital platforms several months inadvance of their print counterparts. This is part of the SHONEN JUMP DIGITAL WARP, a speed-up of selection titles to bringNorth American readers up-to-date with Japanese releases to prepare fans forthe debut of the digital WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA in January 2012.

NARUTOVol. 54 · Rated‘T’ for Teens · Available Today!  

Viaduct to Peace: Naruto and his team engage in an intense battle with theAkatsuki organization as both sides seek the power to determine the future oftheir land. Internecine fighting weakens the Akatsuki, but will their darkforces sideline Naruto?! Print edition debuts on January 3rd, 2012.

NARUTOVol. 55 · Rated‘T’ for Teens · Available November 21st  

The Great War Begins: Evil masterminds Kabuto and Madarainstigate a skirmish with Naruto and friends on Turtle Island. The AlliedShinobi Forces prepare to attack, but are they ready for Kabuto's horde ofreanimated dead ninja?! Print edition debuts on March 6th, 2012.

November also sees the debut of two titles from the critically acclaimedNatsume Ono. RISTORANTE PARADISOweaves a story around the lives of the staff of a restaurant in Rome, and in the follow-up manga, GENTE, continues to followthe character’s romances, heartaches, hopes and dreams. 

RISTORANTEPARADISO · Rated‘T+’ for Older Teens · Available Now!  

At the age of 21,Nicoletta travels to Rome to find her mother, Olga, who abandoned herlong ago. Nicoletta finds her at Casetta dell'Orso, a charming littlerestaurant owned by Olga's husband. The staff of bespectacled gentlemenwelcomes Nicoletta warmly, but Olga's reception is not so pleasant. Olga hasnever told her husband that she ever had children--and he must never know.

GENTEVol. 1 · Rated‘T+’ for Older Teens · Available November 14^th

Buona sera! Welcome to Casetta dell'Orso, a quaint littlerestaurant in the heart of Rome. The food's delicious, but the handsome staffof bespectacled gentlemen is the real draw. Follow these dashing men home andwitness their romances, heartaches, hopes and dreams in this delightfullywhimsical continuation of Natsume Ono's beloved RISTORANTE PARADISO.

Additions to 17 popular VIZ Media series are scheduled for November,with over 30 new manga volumes scheduled to make their digital debut. Updatesinclude the rock-and-roll romantic drama of AI ORE and the courtly royal intrigueof THE STORY OF SAIUNKOKU, as well as the supernatural adventure of BLEACH, theongoing high seas pirate fun of ONE PIECE, and the kinetic sci-fi actiondepicted in new weekly chapters of NEON GENESIS EVANGELION.

New VIZMedia manga volumes launching include:

November 7th:

BLEACHVol. 32

DENGEKIDAISY Vol. 6

NARUTOVol. 54

NEONGENESIS EVANGELION Chapter 14

OISHINBOVol. 4

ONE PIECEVols. 54 & Vol. 55

OURAN HIGHSCHOOL HOST CLUB Vol. 12

RISTORANTEPARADISO Vol. 1

November14th:

AI OREVol. 3

BLACKBIRD Vol. 11

BLEACHVol. 33

CLAYMOREVol. 19

D. GRAY-MANVol. 21

FUSHIGIYUGI: GENBU KAIDEN Vol. 8

GENTEVol. 1

KEKKAISHIVol. 17

NEONGENESIS EVANGELION Chapter 15

ONE PIECEVol. 56

RUROUNIKENSHIN Vol. 26 

November21st:

BLEACHVol. 34

GENTEVol. 2

NARUTOVol. 55

ONE PIECEVol. 57

NATSUME’SBOOK OF FRIENDS Vol. 9

NEONGENESIS EVANGELION Chapter 16

SATURNAPARTMENTS Vol. 4

THE STORYOF SAIUNKOKU Vol. 5

November 28th:

BLEACHVol. 35

GENTEVol. 3 – Final Volume!

INUYASHAVIZ Big Vol. 6 – Exclusive to the VIZManga App for iPad!

KEKKAISHIVol. 18

NEONGENESIS EVANGELION Chapter 17

ONE PIECEVol. 58

RUROUNIKENSHIN Vol. 27

VIZ Media’s digital manga platform allows for universal access for fans for reading manga from their iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, andnow, VIZManga.com for desktop/laptopcomputers and Android-powered devices with built-in web browsers. With one account, registeredusers are able to view their purchases across even more devices than ever.

The free VIZManga App continues to be the top app for reading manga on iOS devices andfeatures a rapidly growing library of the most popular manga series in theworld, currently offering over 45 series and nearly500 volumes, with new additions and freeChapter 1 previews added weekly.

For more information,please visit VIZManga.comor www.VIZ.com/apps. 

ACF 1215: Paranormal thriller PHI-BRAIN ~ KAMI NO PUZZLE acquired by Sentai Filmworks

Sentai Filmworks has acquired the new paranormal thriller series PHI-BRAIN ~ KAMI NO PUZZLE from famed director and manga creator Junichi Sato (Sailor Moon, Sergeant Frog, Pretear, Aria,) and legendary anime studio SUNRISE (Mobile Suit Gundam, Cowboy Bebop, Sorceror Hunters, Dirty Pair, Escaflowne.)  Based on a treatment by ‘Hajime Yatate,‘ a collective name for the Sunrise staff, and with script supervision by Mayori Sekijima (Najica Blitz Tactics, Plastic Little, Sol Bianca, Clamp School,) the 25 episode series will feature character designs by veteran animator Youhei Sasaki and music by Akio Izutsu.

PHI-BRAIN ~ KAMI NO PUZZLE will soon be available digitally on Anime Network Online, followed by many outlets other outlets. 

Synopsis: Kaito Daimon would be a completely average high school student except for one thing: he’s a ‘demon’ at solving puzzles.  Kaito’s so brilliant, in fact, that when he’s asked to take some ‘special’ tests of his unique ability, he immediately suspects that the test itself is a test.  Kaito suddenly finds himself caught up in a lethal Philosopher’s Puzzle made by the sinister group POG, a murderous maze of trap upon trap, where failing to solve the secret correctly will result in death!

Fortunately, Kaito’s skills prove up to the first test, both for himself AND his childhood friend Nanoha, who is also caught up in the deadly scheme.  But now that he has been designated as a Solver, he is pulled into a new life where he must travel the world with other Solvers, attempting to solve the latest deadly riddles left by POG.  There’s a new conundrum around every corner and each deception could lead to death, but once a riddle has been posed, you can count on Kaito to unfold, unravel and unlock it in PHI-BRAIN ~ KAMI NO PUZZLE!

ACF 1212: First deluxe 3-in-1 volume of "X" coming November 8th

VIZ MEDIA TO RELEASE

DELUXE COLLECTOR’S EDITION OF CLAMP’S

APOCALYPTIC MANGA SERIES, X

Manga Powerhouse CLAMP Delivers

AProphetic Vision Of The End Of The World

That Ponders Man’s Biology, Ethics AndIdeals

VIZ Media, has announced the upcomingrelease of a deluxe collector’s edition for X, the apocalyptic action epic fromthe internationally renowned manga (graphic novel) creative team of CLAMP. X 3-in-1 Edition, Volume 1, debuts on November8th, is rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens, and will carry an MSRP of $19.99U.S. / $22.99 CAN.

Each of VIZMedia’s X releases bundles threecomplete manga volumes and features 24 pages of gorgeous, full-color illustrations never beforepublished outside Japan! The pages are also printed in their originalright-to-left reading order and presented in the highest quality.

As X (previously released in the United States as X/1999) opens, Kamui Shiro is a young man followed by mystery. Hewas taken from Tokyo by his mother while still a child and had to leave behindhis dearest friends, including the gentle Kotori and her brother Fuma,following a terrible incident that claimed their mother's life. Returning toTokyo following his mother's death, Kamui is a changed young man – moody anddistant to his old friends, yet determined to protect them from the dark forcesthat swirl around him. It turns out that he is the nexus of a great cataclysmto come, and the inheritor to a strange destiny that could decide the fate ofthe entire world.

“X is the newest series to join our library deluxe collector’sedition manga titles, and its gripping story will resonate with a wide array ofreaders,” says Andy Nakatani, Editorial Director. “The manga creators of CLAMPforged new ground by blending the intricate artwork characteristic of the shojo,or girls, manga genre with the graphic action more often found in ‘seinen,’ or mangaaimed at older male readers. This edition is a great way for fans to revisitthe series in a new way, and is also an entry point for new readers to discoverthe riveting and sometimes controversial manga works created by CLAMP!”

CLAMP is an artistic team composedof four women – Satsuki Igarashi, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Nanase Ohkawa – whoseworks are loved my millions of fans worldwide. They debuted with the mangaseries, RG Veda, in 1989 and went on to create suchinternationally bestselling series as X/1999,Magic Knight Rayearth, Cardcaptor Sakura, Angelic Layer, Chobits, xxxHolic andTsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, allof which have been adapted into popular TV anime series. In addition to manga,CLAMP also produces illustrations, book designs, screenplays, and essays.

More information on X andother VIZ Media manga titles is available at www.viz.com/manga.