VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE PREMIERE OF JAZZ ANIME DRAMA KIDS ON THE SLOPE ON NEON ALLEY NEXT WEEK
Launching On The 24/7 Digital Anime Channel, Series By The Acclaimed Team Behind Cowboy Bebop Follows A Group Of Young Jazz Musicians In 60s Era Japan
San Francisco, CA, January 9, 2014 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media),
the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in
North America, announces a very special mid-season anime series debut
with the launch of KIDS ON THE SLOPE on Neon Alley on Friday, January 17th at 9:30pm (PST).
The 12-episode anime drama about a group of young Japanese jazz musicians originally aired in Japan as a part of the prestigious ‘noitaminA’ block on Fuji TV,
is rated ‘TV-14,’ and new installments will debut every Friday. KIDS ON
THE SLOPE is distributed in North America by Sentai Filmworks.
Get
ready to be blown away as the acclaimed team behind COWBOY BEBOP
reunites for a tale of life, love, and all that jazz in KIDS ON THE
SLOPE! Set during the summer of 1966 and based on a popular manga series
created by Yuki Kodama, KIDS ON THE SLOPE! is the story of High school
freshman Kaoru Nishimi struggling to adjust to the latest of many moves
in his young life - this time to his uncle’s home in the seaside town of
Kyushu. It’s never easy adjusting. But this time will be different.
This time he’ll meet friends who’ll change his life forever. And he’ll
discover a new passion, one that grabs his heart and rocks him to his
very soul. It’s called JAZZ, and together with bad boy Sentaro and music
store girl Ritsuko, they’re going to follow their muse to wherever the
music takes them!
Neon Alley is VIZ Media’s innovative 24-hour English-dubbed linear anime channel that is available for general web access as well as for the Xbox 360® and Xbox LIVE® and the PlayStation®3 (PS3™) gaming system and the PlayStation®Network. Fans can also take advantage of the platform’s Video-On Demand “Catch Up” option which offers the flexibility to watch shows such as KIDS ON THE SLOPE anytime. The “Catch Up” option also allows viewers to search for specific content by individual series or by latest additions.
“KIDS
ON THE SLOPE is a rich character-driven drama that demonstrates the
power that music has to dramatically alter lives, and we’re very excited
to bring it to North American fans on Neon Alley,” says Charlene
Ingram, Senior Animation Marketing Manager. “Directed by Shinichiro Watanabe of Cowboy Bebop and Space Dandy fame, the series wonderfully captures the look and sound of 60s era Japan. Watanabe reunites with acclaimed Cowboy Bebop
composer Yoko Kanno, who creates a rich and textured jazz soundtrack
for this dynamic new musical drama. We invite fans to catch the
mesmerizing premiere!”
Neon
Alley’s diverse programming schedule includes a mix of action,
adventure, sci-fi, supernatural, fantasy, and horror anime, all uncut
and dubbed into English and presented in HD (when available), for a low
monthly subscription rate of only $6.99.
For more information on Neon Alley, please visit www.NeonAlley.com.
For more information about other anime titles from VIZ Media, please visit: www.viz.com.
For more information on Sentai Filmworks, please visit www.sentai-filmworks.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.
About Sentai Filmworks
Sentai
Filmworks is one of the fastest-growing anime companies in North
America, producing hit series like Persona 4, Girls und Panzer, Devil
Survivor 2, Bodacious Space Pirates, Majestic Prince and High School of
the Dead as well as high profile theatrical films such as Grave of the
Fireflies, K-ON! and Appleseed. Sentai Filmworks’ programs are
distributed through Ingram Entertainment, Diamond Comic Distributors,
Section23Films and Waxworks through retailers Amazon, Best Buy, Fry’s,
FYE, Hastings, Suncoast, The Right Stuf, Wal-Mart and other good and
fine stores. Digital product offerings may be found at Amazon, Anime
Network, Crunchyroll, Google Play, Hulu, iTunes, Netflix, PlayStation
Network, Rovi, Samsung, Vudu, XBOX Marketplace and YouTube.
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