VIZ MEDIA DEBUTS SUNNY, A NEW MASTERWORK FROM ACCLAIMED MANGA CREATOR TAIYO MATSUMOTO
Eisner Award-Winning Creator Offers A Poignant Story Of Beating The Odds In Ways That Count
San Francisco, CA, May 8, 2013 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media),
the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North
America, debuts a touching new work by award winning manga creator,
Taiyo Matsumoto, with the release of SUNNY Volume 1 on May 21st.
The new hardcover release will be published under the VIZ Signature
imprint, is rated ‘T’ for Teens, and will carry an MSRP of $22.99 U.S. /
$26.99 CAN. SUNNY will also be available on the same day digitally for
$9.99 U.S. / CAN from the VIZ Manga App and at VIZManga.com.
Translated by noted visual effects artist and Tekkonkinkreet film producer Michael Arias (The Abyss, Princess Mononoke, The Animatrix), SUNNY is
the story of beating the odds, in the ways that count. It’s the
brand-new masterwork from Eisner Award-winner Taiyo Matsumoto, one of
Japan’s most innovative and acclaimed manga artists.
“Taiyo
Matsumoto delivers an emotional, and at times bittersweet, story about a
diverse group of kids that live at a Japanese orphanage,” says Leyla
Aker, Vice President, Publishing. “They find solace in Sunny, a
dilapidated old Nissan car that sits abandoned in the garden of the
orphanage. It’s off-limits to adults but becomes something of a
clubhouse for the kids and a way for them to escape their everyday
lives. It’s been said that Matsumoto’s genius
is his ability to portray both the essential truths and fleeting
moments of transcendence in life. His latest work, SUNNY, reaffirms his
status as one of the world’s greatest manga creators.”
Taiyo
Matsumoto has won extensive international critical acclaim for his
rough and often-unflinching depictions of disaffected youth drawn in an
unconventional and surrealist art style he developed after a visit to
France and exposure to artists like Moebius. His manga works, including
GOGO MONSTER, BLUE SPRING and NO. 5 (all published by VIZ Media), offer a
unique art style that reflects both Japanese and European influences.
His TEKKONKINKREET: BLACK & WHITE (also available from VIZ Media) won the 2008 Eisner Comic Industry Award for the Best U.S. Edition of International Material – Japan, and was also adapted into an anime feature film. Another of Matsumoto’s manga works, PING PONG, was made into an award-winning live action film.
For more information on SUNNY or other manga titles from VIZ Media, please visit www.VIZ.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 digital manga anthology WEEKLY SHONEN
JUMP 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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