VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES HOME MEDIA RELEASE OF RANMA ½ ANIME SERIES SET 4 LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY BOX SET
Latest Collection Of Action Packed HD Episodes Of The Legendary Martial Arts Comedy Arrive In Time For The Holidays In A New
3-Disc Blu-Ray Set; Standard Edition DVD Set Also Available
San Francisco, CA, November 20, 2014 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media),
the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North
America, delivers a fresh installment of action-packed RANMA ½ anime
episodes as it announces the home media release on December 9th of Set 4 in the continuing series of High Definition Limited Edition Blu-ray and HD Standard Edition DVD Box Sets.
VIZ
Media is releasing the revered gender-bending martial arts action
comedy, based on the popular manga series created by Rumiko Takahashi,
in the original Japanese series order across seven Limited Edition
Blu-ray and DVD Box Sets. RANMA ½ is rated TV-14.
Arriving
in time for the holidays, the RANMA ½ Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set
Set 4 carries an MSRP of $54.97 U.S. / $63.99 CAN. The set contains
Episodes 70-92 on 3 discs, presented in full 1080p High Definition
resolution with the series’ original, un-cropped 4:3 aspect ratio. Bonus
features include clean openings and endings as well as series trailers. The set comes in a gorgeously illustrated chipboard box with embossed foil stamping.
The
RANMA ½ Standard Edition DVD Set Set 4 also features 23 episodes
presented in crisp HD with the original, un-cropped 4:3 aspect ratio,
and bonus features that include clean openings and endings and trailers.
The Standard Edition DVD set is available with an MSRP of $44.82 U.S. /
$51.99 CAN.
The
mayhem continues in the latest RANMA ½ home media release!! Shampoo
visits Ranma, bringing a souvenir bell from China along with a Phantom
Cat, who’s in search of a bride! Ranma will have to endure his fear of
felines in order to defeat the Phantom Cat. Then, after a series of
certain events, Ryoga becomes the strongest martial artist in the world.
After that, Kuno gets his hands on a secret sword call the “Mangamaru,”
which grants the user here wishes, and one of them is to have a date
with the Pigtailed Girl! Finally, a mysterious foursome has come from
China in search of the legendary Dragon’s Whisker and will stop at
nothing to get it. But what is the Dragon’s Whisker and what does it
have to do with Ranma?
RANMA
½ manga creator Rumiko Takahashi is one of Japan’s most prolific and
respected manga artists and is the creator of several long running
series including MAISON IKKOKU, RANMA ½, and INUYASHA – all published in
North America by VIZ Media. The spotlight on her prolific career began
in 1978 when she won an honorable mention in Shogakukan's annual New
Comic Artist Contest for Those Selfish Aliens. Later that same year, her boy-meets-alien comedy series, Urusei Yatsura, was serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday.
This phenomenally successful manga series was adapted into anime format
and also spawned a TV series and half a dozen theatrical-release
movies, all incredibly popular. Takahashi followed up the success of her
debut series with one blockbuster hit after another— MAISON IKKOKU ran from 1980 to 1987, RANMA ½ from 1987 to 1996, and INUYASHA from 1996 to 2008. Other notable works include MERMAID SAGA, RUMIC THEATER, ONE-POUND GOSPEL, and RIN-NE (all also published in North America by VIZ Media).
For more information on RANMA ½ 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 ONE PIECE, 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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