VIZ MEDIA CELEBRATES WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP’S
3-YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Limited Time Promotion Marks The Milestone With
4 FREE Digital Issues Featuring The Best Manga Including DEATH NOTE Creator Takeshi Obata’s Brand New Series And More!
San Francisco, CA, January 15, 2015 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media),
the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in
North America, celebrates the 3 Year Anniversary of the launch of the
official digital English edition of WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP, the world’s most
popular weekly manga magazine.
To mark the milestone, VIZ Media invites readers to sample WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP for FREE
with a special promotion. For a limited time, beginning with the
January 19 edition, four complete issues (Jan. 19; Jan. 26; Feb. 2 and
Feb. 9) of WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP will be available to read for free at shonenjump.com.
In
addition to the U.S. and Canada, WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and the special
limited time promotion are available to readers in the U.K., Ireland,
South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand at ShonenJump.VIZ.com
and through the WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP App for iOS and Android devices.
Additionally in North America, the free WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP issues also
will be available via the VIZ Manga App and WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP App for
iOS and Android devices.
In
each week’s issue, don’t miss Takeshi Obata’s brand new school
courtroom manga drama, GAKKYU HOTEI: SCHOOL JUDGEMENT. In the series, as
problems continue to plague the elementary school system, a new
solution has been enacted in the form of the School Judgment System! Now
the young students themselves will be responsible for solving the
issues that befall them. Defense attorney
Abaku Inugami may be only a sixth grader but he's as fierce as they
come in the courtroom as he uncovers the truth behind the incidents
plaguing the school. Plus he never forgets to practice his cool
"Objection" poses!
WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP is
published digitally every week by VIZ Media and features the latest
installments of some of the world’s most popular manga series released
to English readers across North America on the same day as the
magazine’s general print release in Japan,
including BLEACH, BLUE EXORCIST, FOOD WARS!, NISEKOI, ONE PIECE,
ONE-PUNCH MAN, SERAPH OF THE END: VAMPIRE REIGN, TORIKO, WORLD TRIGGER
and YU-GI-OH! ZEXAL.
“WEEKLY
SHONEN JUMP’s global scope and readership has grown substantially since
our digital launch in 2012,” says Andy Nakatani, VIZ Media
Editor-in-Chief of WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP. “We are preparing an exciting
year of manga content,
and new and veteran manga readers alike can take advantage of the
special anniversary promotion to check out all of the great WEEKLY
SHONEN JUMP content that is available to English readers on the same day
as the issue hits in Japan!”
As
part of the 3 Year Anniversary promotion, new 1 Year Memberships are
available for only $19.99 (USD). WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP members receive 48
weekly digital issues as well as special premiums such as Yu-Gi-Oh!
Collectable Trading Cards,
rare one-shot manga releases, digital-only promotions, and access to
additional subscriber-only content including creator interviews and
insightful promo videos. (*Note: Yu-Gi-Oh! cards are only available to annual subscribers in the US and Canada.) Current subscribers can also access their accounts via VIZManga.com, the VIZ Manga App, and shonenjump.viz.com or with the WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP App on iOS and Android devices.
For more information on WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and exclusive subscriber offers, please visit shonenjump.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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