Wednesday, May 10, 2017

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE HOME MEDIA DEBUT OF THE POK?MON ADVANCED COMPLETE COLLECTION

Ash And Pikachu Head To The Mysterious Hoenn Region For Fantastic Adventures With New Friends And Pok?mon

San Francisco, CA, May 4, 2017 ? VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, delivers POK?MON adventure and fun to viewers with the home media release of the POK?MON ADVANCED COMPLETE COLLECTION on DVD on May 16th.

POK?MON ADVANCED is the sixth season of the POK?MON animated series and the first season of the POK?MON THE SERIES: RUBY AND SAPPHIRE story arc. The substantial new set includes the complete POK?MON ADVANCED series, featuring a total of 40 episodes, on 5 DVDs. The POK?MON ADVANCED COMPLETE COLLECTION is rated ?TV-Y7,? for viewers ages 7 and older, and will carry an MSRP of $49.99 U.S. / $57.99 CAN.

In the series, Ash heads toward his next challenge?the far-off Hoenn region! While he must say goodbye to old friends, he makes the acquaintance of May, a Trainer just starting out on her Pok?mon journey. Along with her little brother Max and the ever-reliable Brock, this pack of Pok?mon Trainers begin pursuing their dreams?with Ash racking up three Gym badges, while May changes tack to follow the Contest path of a Pok?mon Coordinator.

POK?MON is one of the most successful international entertainment franchises of all time. More than 279 million POK?MON video games and over 21.5 billion Pok?mon Trading Cards have been sold in more than 74 countries in addition to substantial publishing and merchandise sales. VIZ Media is the official North American distributor for a wide variety of POK?MON home media releases including animated series and films and also publishes a variety of POK?MON manga graphic novel series including Pok?mon Adventures, Pok?mon Adventures: FireRed & LeafGreen, Pok?mon Adventures: Emerald, Pok?mon Adventures: Diamond & Pearl/PLATINUM, Pok?mon Adventures: HeartGold & SoulSilver, Pok?mon Adventures: Black & White, POK?MON X?Y, and POK?MON OMEGA RUBY & ALPHA SAPPHIRE.
For additional information on POK?MON titles as well as other anime and manga titles distributed and published by VIZ Media, please visit VIZ.com.

About VIZ Media, LLC
Established in 1986, VIZ Media is the premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing. Along with its popular digital magazine WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, DRAGON BALL, SAILOR MOON, and POK?MON, VIZ Media offers an extensive library of titles and original content in a wide variety of book and video formats, as well as through official licensed merchandise. Owned by three of Japan's largest publishing and entertainment companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is dedicated to bringing the best titles for English-speaking audiences worldwide.

Learn more about VIZ Media and its properties at VIZ.com.

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