VIZ MEDIA LAUNCHES MULTIPLE SHONEN JUMP DIGITAL MANGA TITLES ON THE U.K. NOOK STORE™
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Most-Loved Shonen Jump Manga Series Including BLUE EXORCIST, BLEACH,
NARUTO, NISEKOI, ONE PIECE And More Debut Today In The U.K. On Barnes
& Noble’s NOOK® HD and NOOK® HD+ Tablets!
San Francisco, CA, August 12, 2013 – VIZ
Media continues to expand its digital publishing presence in the U.K.
with the launch of several of its bestselling manga (graphic novel)
titles in the Barnes & Noble U.K. NOOK Store. VIZ
Media will debut all currently available volumes for eight popular
series from its Shonen Jump imprint, which will be available starting
today to U.K. NOOK customers with the award-winning NOOK HD and NOOK HD+
tablets, as well through the Free NOOK Reading Apps™ for iOS and Android. Pricing for these digital volumes will be £4.99 each.
The following manga titles are available today:
BLEACH Vols. 1-57 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens
BLUE EXORICIST Vols. 1-10 · Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens
DRAGON BALL Vols. 1-16 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens
NISEKOI: FALSE LOVE Vols. 1-4 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens
NARUTO Vols. 1-62 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens
ONE PIECE Vols. 1-67 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens
RUROUNI KENSHIN: RESTORATION Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens
TORIKO Vols. 1-17 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens
“This
is the first time these series will be available digitally anywhere
outside of North America and we're extremely excited to work with NOOK
on this groundbreaking partnership to bring some of our best-loved
Shonen Jump manga titles to avid manga readers across the United
Kingdom,” says Gagan Singh, Executive Vice President and CTO. “Moving
forward, all new volumes for these series will also debut digitally in
the U.K. NOOK Store on the same day that they come out in print in North
America!”
“NOOK
is committed to offering customers the very best in digital reading
from across all genres, and we are pleased to be the first platform to
bring digital Viz Media manga titles to the UK,” said Jim Hilt, Managing
Director, Barnes & Noble S.à r.l. “More and more readers are
looking to access the best in manga and digital graphic novels, and
through strong relationships with publishers like Viz Media, NOOK is
well positioned to continue to deliver the leading selection of this
unique and popular content.”
Viewing manga on NOOK is an authentic experience thanks to NOOK’s innovative technology that formats manga in its original right-to-left reading order. Manga fans can access their favorite graphic novels on the award-winning NOOK HD and NOOK HD+ tablets, which feature stunning HD displays that enable customers to fully enjoy the artwork and compelling storytelling that brings this genre to life.
Viz Media manga titles will also be available on the Free NOOK Reading
Apps for iOS and Android devices, available for download at
http://uk.nook.com/nook-mobile-apps.
For more information on VIZ Media manga titles, please visit www.VIZ.com.
For more information on NOOK U.K., please visit http://uk.nook.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,
Australia, New Zealand 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.
About NOOK Media LLC
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periodicals, comics, apps, movies and TV shows, and the ability to enjoy
content across a wide array of popular devices through Free NOOK
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