VIZ MEDIA CELEBRATES ONE PIECE, THE WORLD’S TOP SELLING MANGA SERIES, WITH A FREE DIGITAL ONE PIECE RETROSPECTIVE
The High Seas Pirate Adventure By Eiichiro Oda Has More Than 345 Million Copies In Print Worldwide
San Francisco, CA, November 21, 2013 –
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of
anime and manga in North America, announces a free gift to fans and
users of its VIZManga.com
digital manga website and VIZ Manga App with the release of the ONE
PIECE RETROSPECTIVE. The new digital edition celebrates an important
milestone, as ONE PIECE has become the world’s top selling manga series
of all time with over 345 million copies in print.
The
special digital retrospective for the pirate adventure series created
by Eiichiro Oda will be given as a free premium to all currently
registered VIZ Manga.com and VIZ Manga App users, as well as to new
members that sign up between November 21st and 27h. Fans can sign up at VIZManga.com and also explore ONE PIECE volumes available for digital download through the VIZ MANGA App for the Apple iPad®, iPhone® and iPod® touch, and Android-powered smart phones and tablets (including Kindle Fire).
The
ONE PIECE Digital Retrospective features five exclusive, full color art
spreads, as well as a comprehensive collection of covers for all 69 ONE
PIECE volumes. The edition also features a personal interview with
creator Eiichiro Oda and one-shot STRONG WORLD, the manga short where
fans will find out what the world of ONE PIECE looked like over 20 years
ago in a time before Luffy was even born. The ONE PIECE Digital
Retrospective will only be available digitally for fans for a limited
time.
“ONE
PIECE has achieved something very significant and the sales milestone
speaks to the strong international appeal of the enduring characters and
gripping story that Eiichiro Oda created that are universally loved in
multiple countries by millions of fans of all ages,” says Andy Nakatani,
Editor-in-Chief, WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP. “The continuing spread of digital
technology will bring these action packed high-seas adventures to even
more readers. We’d like to thank the legions of ONE PIECE readers and
VIZ Manga users and also interest new ones with this special ONE PIECE Digital Retrospective.”
Readers are invited to catch the latest ONE PIECE manga chapters, released in English on the same day as their Japanese counterpart, in the pages of VIZ Media’s digital WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP digital manga magazine. ONE PIECE anime episodes also currently air in North America on Adult Swim’s Toonami as well as on VIZAnime, VIZ Media’s own free website for streaming anime content, and other outlets including FUNimation.com, HULU.com, and OnePieceOfficial.com.
As
a child, Monkey D. Luffy dreamed of becoming King of the Pirates. But
his life changed when he accidentally ate the Gum-Gum Fruit, an
enchanted Devil Fruit that gave him the ability to stretch like rubber.
The only drawback? He'll never be able to swim again – a serious
handicap for an aspiring sea dog! Years later, Luffy sets off on his
quest to find the "One Piece," said to be the greatest treasure in the
world...
ONE PIECE creator Eiichiro Oda began his manga career at the age of 17, when his one-shot cowboy manga, Wanted!,
won second place in the coveted Tezuka manga awards. Oda went on to
work as an assistant to some of the biggest manga artists in the
industry, including Nobuhiro Watsuki (RUROUNI KENSHIN), before winning
the Hop Step Award for new manga artists. His pirate adventure ONE
PIECE, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in 1997, has become one of the most popular manga in Japan and the rest of the world.
The
free VIZ Manga App continues to be the top application for reading
digital manga and features a massive library of the most popular series
in the world. Through
the innovative VIZ Manga digital platform, registered users are able to
use one account to access their purchased titles across more devices
than ever. The platform features a massive library of the most popular
manga series in the world, with over 1,700 volumes across more than 170
different series. All manga volumes are generally available for purchase
and download in the U.S. and Canada within the application starting
from $6.99 (U.S. / CAN) each.
For more information, please visit VIZManga.com or www.VIZ.com/apps.
Download the free VIZ Manga App for your Android and iOS devices at www.VIZ.com/apps.
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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