VIZ MEDIA LAUNCHES THE SWEET SHOJO MANGA CONFECTION KOMOMO CONFISERIE
New
Manga Series About An Ex-Rich Girl Who Starts Working At A Pastry Shop
And Finds Love For The First Time From The Creator Of S•A And VOICE OVER! SEIYU ACADEMY
San Francisco, CA, August 26, 2015 –
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and
licensor of manga and anime in North America, announces the release of
its latest shojo manga (graphic novel) series with the launch of KOMOMO CONFISERIE on September 1st.
The romantic comedy, created by Maki
Minami, about a sheltered but determined girl finding her way in the
world after her family goes bankrupt is rated ‘T’ for Teens and will
carry a print MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. KOMOMO CONFISERIE also launches digitally on September 1st via VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App, as well as from the Nook, Kobo, Kindle, iBooks, comiXology, and GooglePlay stores. The
series will be published under the company’s Shojo Beat imprint with
new volumes scheduled for release in print and digitally on a quarterly
basis.
As
a little girl, Komomo Ninomiya delighted in picking on Natsu Azumi, the
son of her family’s pastry chef. Ten years later, when the family
fortune is lost and she has no place to live, Komomo encounters Natsu
again in her hour of need. Now that Natsu is a master pastry chef in his
own right, he’ll help Komomo – but only if she works for him at his new
confiserie!
“In
KOMOMO CONFISERIE, Maki Minami has created a strong, unique heroine who
tackles challenges in her own way including working hard for the first
time in her life,” says Nancy Thistlethwaite, Senior Editor. “Be
prepared for a lot of laughs as Komomo and Natsu learn to get along in
this sweet new series!”
Manga creator Maki Minami is from Saitama Prefecture in Japan and debuted in 2001 with Kanata no Ao (Faraway Blue). Her other works include Kimi wa Girlfriend (You're My Girlfriend), Mainichi ga Takaramono (Every Day Is a Treasure) and Yuki Atataka (Warm Winter). Her series, S•A, (published in English by VIZ Media; rated ‘T’ for Teens), was serialized in Japan's Hana to Yume
magazine and was also adapted into a popular anime series. Maki Minami
also is the creator of VOICE OVER! SEIYU ACADEMY, which is published in
English by VIZ Media.
For more information on KOMOMO CONFISERIE or other shojo manga titles published by 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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