VIZ MEDIA CAPTURES THE ATTENTION OF YOUNGER FANS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON WITH A COLORFUL ARRAY OF MANGA AND GRAPHIC NOVEL RELEASES
Catch The Latest All-Ages Releases For POKÉMON, MR. MEN AND LITTLE MISS™, MAMESHIBA, REDAKAI, VOLTRON FORCE®, And WINX CLUB In Time For The 2012 Holiday Season!
San Francisco, CA, November 19, 2012 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media),
the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North
America, delivers a colorful collection of manga and other graphic novel
selections that are sure to excite kids and younger fans and catch the
attention of their gift-giving friends and family members this holiday
season.
Published under VIZ Media’s VIZ Kids imprint, the titles include the latest full-color graphic novel volumes for MR. MEN AND LITTLE MISS™, MAMESHIBA, REDAKAI, VOLTRON FORCE®,
and WINX CLUB. VIZ Media has also released several new POKÉMON
ADVENTURES manga box set editions for the BLACK AND WHITE, RED &
BLUE, and SILVER & GOLD series.
LITTLE MISS DAREDEVIL: The incredible Race · Rated “A” for All Ages ·
MSRP: $6.99 U.S. / $7.99 CAN · Available Now!
VIZ Media’s MR. MEN And LITTLE MISS collection features comic book versions of characters from the popular Mr. Men And Little Miss™ series
of children’s books, originally created by author Roger Hargreaves in
1971. LITTLE MISS DAREDEVIL: THE INCREDIBLE RACE takes readers along for
a wild ride as this spunky LITTLE MISS scales the top of Mount
Dillydale, takes a wrong turn and rockets into outer space, and proves
that no thrill’s too thrilling for Little Miss D!
MAMESHIBA: WE COULD BE HEROES · Rated ‘A’ for All Ages ·
MSRP: $6.99 U.S. / $7.99 CAN · Available Now!
Are they beans? Are they dogs? Not quite either one – they're Mameshiba! These
cute friends are back for more laughs, more trivia, and more adventure!
This time, the intrepid legumes travel to a magical land, combine to
form a giant robot, and help a friend in love. Plus, Tiger Bean stars in
three adorable shorts created by Lark Pien (Long Tail Kitty, Mr. Elephanter)!
POKÉMON ADVENTURES RED & BLUE Box set · Rated “A” for All Ages ·
MSRP: $49.99 U.S. / $56.99 CAN · Available Now!
Capture
the excitement of POKÉMON ADVENTURES with Volumes 1-7 of the series in a
box set that also features a collectible poster! All your favorite
Pokémon game characters jump out
of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga adventure! Red
doesn't just want to train Pokémon, he wants to be their friend too.
Bulbasaur and Poliwhirl seem game. But independent Pikachu won't be so
easy to win over! And watch out for Team Rocket, Red... They only want to be your enemy!
POKÉMON ADVENTURES GOLD & SILVER Box set · Rated “A” for All Ages ·
MSRP: $49.99 U.S. / $56.99 CAN · Available Now!
The
excitement continues! Complete your POKÉMON ADVENTURES collection with
volumes 8-14 of the venerable series in this box set that also includes a
collectible poster. Catch more exciting Pokémon adventures starring
Gold and his rival Silver! First someone steals Gold's backpack full of
Poké Balls (and Pokémon!). Then someone steals Prof. Elm's Totodile. Can
Gold catch the thief – or thieves?! Keep an eye on Team Rocket, Gold... Could they be behind this crime wave?
POKÉMON BLACK AND WHITE Box set · Rated “A” for All Ages ·
MSRP: $34.99 U.S. / $39.99 CAN · Available Now!
Meet
Pokémon Trainers Black and White in this box set of eight volumes! His
entire life, Black has dreamed of winning the Pokémon League! Now he
embarks on a journey to explore the Unova region and fill a Pokédex for
Professor Juniper. White has an exciting career as the Trainer of a
talented troupe of performing Pokémon. She dreams of making her Tepig
Gigi a star! Together, Black and White continue on their journey... What surprising new Pokémon – and people – will they meet next?!
REDAKAI Vol. 1· Rated “A” for All Ages ·
MSRP: $7.99 U.S. / $9.99 CAN · Available Now!
Follow
the adventures of Team Stax as they race against competitors searching
the world for mystical Kairu energy, the primal power of the universe. In
the hands of good, Kairu is a living energy that guides the universe.
But in the hands of evil, Kairu is the most destructive power in the
world. Those who can harness it can eventually obtain the highest rank
of Kairu warrior: Redakai. Ky, Maya and Boomer are Team Stax. Together they plan to conquer the Kairu!
WINX CLUB, Vol. 4: DRAGON’S FLAME · Rated “A” for All Ages ·
MSRP: $6.99 U.S. / $7.99 CAN · Available Now!
The
WINX CLUB graphic novels follow the magical adventures of five best
friends – Bloom, Stella, Musa, Tecna and Flora – at Alfea, a school for
fairies in the amazing dimension of Magix. This group of beautiful
fairies fights evil using their unique magical powers! As they battle
scary monsters and troublemaking witches, the girls become stronger
fairies and closer friends. In volume 4, after The Trix steal the power
of the Dragon Flame from Bloom, they set out to seize control of the
whole Magix dimension! As the Winx Club battles The Trix and Bloom tries
to get her power back, some unexpected help comes from Aisha – the
Fairy of Waves – and the magical Pixies!
VOLTRON FORCE®, Vol. 5: dragon dawn · Rated “A” for All Ages ·
MSRP: $7.99 U.S. / $9.99 CAN · Available December 4th
Years
ago, Voltron mysteriously disappeared, and the five lions were
scattered throughout the universe. Over time, the lions were recovered
by the original Voltron Force: Lance, Pidge, Hunk, Princess Allura, and
Commander Keith. Now, with the help of three new recruits, Voltron rises
again, to defend the universe once more! In the latest volume, there’s a
species of dragon on Planet Doom that hatches every hundred years. The
eggs are just about to hatch, and Maahox orders the Drule army to
collect them and ship them off to Planet Arus! Will the dragon dawn be
too much for the Voltron Force?
For more information on these and other titles available from VIZ Media’s VIZ KIDS imprint, please visit: www.vizkids.com.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Headquartered
in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and
licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by
three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc.,
Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ
Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English
speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and
South Africa. With its popular monthly manga anthology SHONEN JUMP
magazine and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and INUYASHA,
VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family friendly
properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all
ages. VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs,
animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming
video and a variety of consumer products. Learn more about VIZ Media,
anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.
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