VIZ MEDIA DELIVERS A RANGE OF NEW DIGITAL MANGA OFFERINGS TO FANS DURING THE SECOND-HALF OF JANUARY
Catch The Digital Debut Of Osamu Tezuka’s Manga Masterpiece PHOENIX, And Special Print WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP Jump Pack
VIZ
Media has detailed a host of new digital manga offerings as well as an
update to the digital WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP Starter Pack to kick off the
second-half of January. A new WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP Jump Pack, combining a
3-month WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP digital subscription, YU-GI-OH! Collectible
Card, and print edition sneak peek of series featured in the anthology,
is also now available in stores.
Casual
and die-hard fans alike won’t want to miss the host of new digital
manga updates available scheduled to debut today and January 28th on VIZManga.com and the VIZ MANGA App for the Apple iPad®, iPhone® and iPod®
touch, Android-powered smart phones and 7” tablets. The digital manga
titles are also available on the Nook, Kindle, Kobo, iBooks and
GooglePlay stores, and readers can now explore and enjoy a wide range of
new and classic series that spans more than 2,000 volumes across 170
different series.
An update to the popular and free WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP Starter Pack is also available at VIZManga.com;
no subscription or purchase is necessary. The update also includes the
first chapter of the new ALL YOU NEED IS KILL manga, by acclaimed
creator Takeshi Obata (artist for DEATH NOTE and more), based on the
bestselling novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka. With the WEEKLY
SHONEN JUMP Starter Pack, manga fans can get up-to-date on all current
series featured in the world’s most popular weekly manga magazine before
diving into the latest issue. WEEKLY
SHONEN JUMP carries the latest installments of some of the world’s most
popular manga series including ONE PIECE, NARUTO SHIPPUDEN, NISEKOI,
BLEACH, TORIKO, and WORLD TRIGGER, released digitally by VIZ Media each
week to English readers on the same day as their general release in
Japan. For more information on WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and exclusive subscriber offers, please visit shonenjump.viz.com.
Also new for the second-half of January is the WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP Jump Pack, which gives Shonen Jump fans an ideal way to access
all of the publication’s great manga, secure collectable Yu-Gi-Oh!
cards, and gain access to 3 months of digital WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP content
in one convenient location. The first full issue for 2014 is now
available, and features a Yu-Gi-Oh! "Archfiend Commander" Card along
with a chance to win an extra “Slifer: The Sky Dragon” card. Complete
details are contained in the new issue. The Jump Pack is rated ‘T’ for
Teens, carries an MSRP of $19.99 U.S. / $22.99 CAN, and is available
exclusively through retailers serviced by Diamond Comic Distributors.
Interested fans should check with their local comics retailer for
availability.
The
second-half of January also sees the digital debut of Osamu Tezuka’s
legendary manga masterwork PHOENIX, as well as updates to 17 other
popular ongoing manga series, including the exciting conclusion to the
action series BLACK CAT, and new multi-volume updates to other series
including BABY & ME, BOYS OVER FLOWERS, FIREFIGHTER! DAIGO OF FIRE
COMPANY M, KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC (SAINT SEIYA), MUHYO & ROJI’S
BUREAU OF SUPERNATURAL INVESTIGATION, SKIP BEAT!, and YUYU HAKUSHO.
PHOENIX Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens · MSRP: $10.99 (U.S. / CAN)
Considered
by many to be the peak of Osamu Tezuka's artistic achievement and
called his "life's work" by the author, PHOENIX is composed of twelve
complex stories linked by the presence of the mythical bird, an immortal
guardian of the universal life force. Read in order, the separate
stories jump across time, alternating between a distant future and a
distant past, converging on the present, with characters from one story
being reincarnated in another. With grand historical sweep, the
self-contained opening volume of Osamu Tezuka's acclaimed PHOENIX saga
gives an epic account of the human spirit in a time of chaos and
warfare, where would-be warrior Nagi and his crew struggle against the
elements, invaders, and history itself.
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 view their purchased manga across more devices than
ever. New series and volumes are added every Tuesday. Fans can also find these titles and more for the NOOK, Kindle Fire, and Kobo ereaders, as well as in the iBooks and GooglePlay Stores.
All
manga volumes are generally available for purchase and download in the
U.S. and Canada within the VIZ Manga application starting from $6.99
(U.S. / CAN) each and readers can also explore all titles with free
Chapter 1 previews of every series. For more information, please visit VIZManga.com or www.VIZ.com/apps.
Download the free VIZ Manga App for Android and iOS devices at www.VIZ.com/apps.
To learn more about VIZ Manga, please visit www.vizmanga.com.
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PHOENIX © 2003 Tezuka Productions
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