HELLO KITTY® ORIGINAL GRAPHIC NOVELS COLLECTED INTO AN UPCOMING COLORFUL BOX SET FROM PERFECT SQUARE
Join
Hello Kitty And Her Friends In A Fun New Box Set Coming In Fall 2015
Featuring Six Full-Color Editions Of Whimsical Original Adventures
San Francisco, CA, March 12, 2015 –
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of
anime and manga in North America, previews a special treat for the
ardent Hello Kitty® fan and pop culture aficionado with the release in September of the first-ever HELLO KITTY® Graphic Novel Box Set.
Set
to be published under the company’s Perfect Square imprint, the
forthcoming HELLO KITTY BOX SET will contain all six HELLO KITTY
original graphic novels released to date and will come packaged in an
illustrated slip case. The HELLO KITTY Original Graphic Novel Box Set is
rated ‘A’ for All Ages and will carry an MSRP of $39.99 U.S. / CAN.
Perfect
Square’s HELLO KITTY titles depict whimsical, full-color adventures of
the iconic Sanrio character and her friends created by the talented
artistic team of Jacob Chabot, Ian McGinty, Jorge Monlongo, and Giovanni
Castro, along with an array of special guest artists featured in each
edition.
The HELLO KITTY Original Graphic Novel Box Set will contain the following titles: HELLO KITTY: HERE
WE GO!, HELLO KITTY: DELICOUS!, HELLO KITTY: SURPRISE!, HELLO KITTY:
JUST IMAGINE…, HELLO KITTY: WORK OF ART, and HELLO KITTY: IT’S ABOUT
TIME.
HELLO KITTY: HERE WE GO!
Join
Hello Kitty in her first comic book adventures as she explores an
underground realm, moonlights as an international super spy, climbs the
Himalayas, travels back in time, and discovers that sometimes, the best
place to get away from it all is between the pages of a good book.
HELLO KITTY: DELICIOUS!
Hello
Kitty is serving up some extra special treats! What's on the menu?
Something sweet, something spicy, and a pie that's out of this world!
Plus, Dear Daniel's making dinner, but...you might want to make other
plans. And Hello Kitty makes a new friend with a HUGE appetite!
HELLO KITTY: SURPRISE!
Expect
the unexpected! A day at the beach is more than just fun in the sun. A
mysterious egg holds a tiny secret. Mama and Papa have a few secrets of
their own. And a quiet afternoon with a good book is more enchanting
than Hello Kitty ever could have imagined!
HELLO KITTY: JUST IMAGINE…
Hello
Kitty and her friends are letting their imaginations run wild—dreaming
up rainy day adventures, inventing amazing machines and solving problems
in the most inventive ways. When creativity and friendship combine, the
possibilities are endless!
HELLO KITTY: WORK OF ART
Picture
this: Hello Kitty and her friends are making music, producing plays,
snapping photos, solving mysteries and...playing with dragons? Art is
all around, and Hello Kitty and her friends know exactly where to find
it!
HELLO KITTY: IT'S ABOUT TIME
Let
the good times roll! It's time for beach parties, dance contests,
last-minute birthday gifts and time machines! Plus, journey inside a
cuckoo clock and much, much more! Past, present or future, Hello Kitty
and her friends are having a blast!
Hello Kitty®
is a true lifestyle brand that enjoys tremendous international
popularity. The global pop icon is loved by fans of all ages, as
evidenced by more than 15 million followers on her Facebook page!
VIZ
Media’s Perfect Square imprint focuses on delivering original comics,
manga (graphic novels) and other children’s books with an emphasis on
strong storytelling, eye-popping graphics, empowering themes, and a dash
of irreverence, that captures the imagination of a whole new
generation.
For more information on other manga titles from VIZ Media, please visit www.VIZ.com.
About Sanrio®
Sanrio is the global lifestyle brand best known for pop icon Hello Kitty®, who recently celebrated her 40th Anniversary. Home to many endearing characters including Chococat® My Melody®, Badtz-Maru® and Keroppi®, Sanrio was founded on the ‘small gift, big smile®’
philosophy – that a small gift can bring happiness and friendship to
people of all ages. Since 1960, this philosophy has served as the
inspiration for the broad spectrum of unique products and experiences. Today,
more than 50,000 Sanrio-branded items are available in over 130
countries and upwards of 15,000 U.S. retail locations including
department, specialty, national chain stores and over 80 Sanrio
boutiques. For more information please visit www.sanrio.com and www.facebook.com/hellokitty.
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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