VIZ MEDIA PREMIERES ANTICIPATED
SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL ANIME SERIES ON
NEON ALLEY AND HULU ON JULY 5TH
North
America’s Leading Anime Distributor Launches Reboot Of The Famed
Fantasy Action Series; Free Streaming Episodes Premiere At The Same Time
As Japanese Debut!
San Francisco, CA, June 19, 2014 –
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of
manga and anime in North America, delivers the much-anticipated launch
of the new SAILOR MOON anime series – SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL – on July 5th
on Hulu and Neon Alley. The series, which reboots the beloved shojo
fantasy action property, debuts simultaneously in North America at the
same time as its online streaming premiere in Japan, making a true
simultaneous release. Future new episodes (subtitled) will debut in
North America and Japan the first and third Saturday of each month.
Based on Naoko Takeuchi’s legendary manga (graphic novel) series, SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL (rated ‘TV-PG’), retells
the story of Sailor Moon as she searches for her fellow Sailor
Guardians and the Legendary Silver Crystal to stop the dark forces of
Queen Beryl. Visit www.NeonAlley.com and Hulu.com/sailor-moon-crystal for more information; the trailer may also be viewed at http://www.hulu.com/watch/651047 and http://youtu.be/I0B5gnKvHKQ.
SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL will be available through NeonAlley.com, VIZ Media’s consolidated online destination for FREE streaming anime content in the U.S. Episodes will also be available on the free, ad-supported Hulu and Hulu Plus subscription service, where users can watch on a variety of devices including Xbox One, Xbox 360, PlayStation®3 (PS3®) or PlayStation®4 (PS4™) systems Roku, Chromecast, and mobile devices. A full list of Hulu and Hulu Plus-enabled devices can be found at http://www.hulu.com/plus/devices.
“Fans
everywhere have eagerly awaited the launch of the new SAILOR MOON
CRYSTAL series, and we are very excited to announce its premiere on Neon
Alley and Hulu starting next month,” says Charlene Ingram, Senior
Manager, Animation Marketing. “More than two decades after it first
captivated millions of fans, the smash hit story of the valiant sailor
guardians returns in a big way to thrill a whole new generation of
viewers. Join in the celebration throughout the summer as VIZ Media
marks the return of this legendary anime property!”
The original smash hit SAILOR MOON anime series was inspired by the bestselling manga (graphic novel) series created by Naoko
Takeuchi (published in North America by Kodansha). In the series, Usagi
Tsukino is a clumsy but kindhearted teenage girl who transforms into
the powerful guardian of love and justice, Sailor Moon. Meeting allies
along the way who share similar fates, Usagi and her team of planetary
Sailor Guardians fight to protect the universe from forces of evil and
total annihilation!
For more information on SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL, or other award-winning anime 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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