VIZ MEDIA AND COMIXOLOGY ANNOUNCE SUBSTANTIAL UPDATE OF NEW DIGITAL MANGA TITLES FROM JAPANESE PUBLISHER HAKUSENSHA
ComiXology,
The Revolutionary Cloud-Based Digital Comics Platform, Adds More Than
385 New VIZ Media Manga Volumes Including Scores Of Legacy Titles And
Fan Favorite Shojo Series
San Francisco, CA / New York, NY, March 17, 2015 –
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and
licensor of manga and anime in North America, and comiXology have
announced the latest substantial addition of new VIZ Media manga titles
to the revolutionary cloud-based digital comics platform. More than 385
volumes are available now on comiXology.com and on the comiXology app
for Kindle Fire tablets, iPad, iPhone, Android and Windows 8-based
devices.
The
new English manga volumes span 36 acclaimed series and offer a wide
variety of fan-loved action, comedy, and shojo romance titles. New
volumes for scores of other continuing series also are added to
comiXology each week as part of VIZ Media’s regular digital manga update
schedule. Please visit www.comixology.com for more information.
The
new VIZ Media titles featured in this update are all published in Japan
by Hakusensha, Inc., one of Japan’s most prominent publishing companies
and renowned for offering a wide array of award-winning shojo manga
series in addition to other genres. This latest comiXology content
update expands the VIZ Media manga catalog on the platform to more than
1,500 volumes across more than 220 different series. Readers can enjoy
all of these acclaimed releases using comiXology’s Manga Fixed Format,
which enables a dedicated right-to-left full-page reading experience and
the highest page resolution currently available.
“ComiXology
is a service that is widely enjoyed by many avid comic and manga
readers, and the addition of this substantial library of Hakusensha
titles will give these fans an even larger array of content to enjoy
with all the flexibility and ease of use the digital format offers,”
says Eric Eberhardt, VIZ Media’s Director of Digital Marketing. “We look
forward to continuing our relationship with the comiXology platform,
and invite readers to enjoy the massive selection of VIZ Media manga
content that is now available!”
New and notable VIZ Media manga series now available on comiXology include:
LIBRARY WARS: LOVE & WAR Vols. 1-12 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens ·
Complete Series
In
the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid
society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect their
collections, and with the help of local governments, form a military
group to defend themselves – the Library Forces!
SKIP BEAT! Vols. 1-33 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens · Continuing Series
Kyoko
Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he made
it big as an idol. But he's casting her out now that he's famous! Kyoko
won't suffer in silence--she's going to get her sweet revenge by
beating Sho in show biz!
PLEASE SAVE MY EARTH Vols. 1-21 · Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens ·
Complete Series
Are
the woes of the present meant to be endured for the promise of a better
future or to atone for past wrongs? In a captivating epic of love, fate
and faith, seven young people must struggle with this spiritual puzzle
as their alien past lives threaten the future.
OTOMEN Vols. 1-18 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens · Complete Series
Asuka
Masamune is a guy who loves girly things – sewing, knitting, making
cute stuffed animals and reading shojo comics. But in a world where boys
are expected to act manly, Asuka must hide his beloved hobbies and play
the part of a masculine jock instead. Can Asuka ever show his true self
to anyone, much less to Ryo Miyakozuka, the girl that he's falling for?
OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB Vols. 1-18 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens · Complete Series
In
this screwball romantic comedy, Haruhi, a poor girl at a rich kids'
school, is forced to repay an $80,000 debt by working for the school's
swankiest, all-male club – as a boy! There, she discovers just how
wealthy the six members are and how different the rich are from
everybody else...
VAMPIRE KNIGHT Vols. 1-19 · Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens · Complete Series
Cross
Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the
Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to
their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to
school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school,
protecting the Day Class from the Academy's dark secret: the Night Class
is full of vampires!
With
over 50,000 comics, manga, and graphic novels from more than 75
publishers, comiXology offers one of the biggest selection of digital
comics in the world. ComiXology’s immense catalog and cinematic Guided
View reading experience makes it the best digital platform for comic,
manga and graphic novel fans worldwide. Fans can discover favorite
comics, manga and graphic novels at comixology.com and also try the
comiXology app available on all major mobile platforms.
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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Vampire Knight © Matsuri Hino 2004/HAKUSENSHA, Inc.
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