WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP Continues Evolution With Debut of iPad Newsstand App!

VIZ MEDIA REACHES NEW MILESTONE
WITH WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP iPAD NEWSSTAND APP DEBUT

Leader In Digital Manga Distribution
Expands Access To North America’s Popular
Weekly Digital Manga Anthology Featuring
The Latest Chapters Released The Same Day As Japan

San Francisco, CA, April 2, 2013 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, unveils the latest milestone with WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP, the weekly digital serial anthology that features the synchronized latest chapters of a variety of popular manga series debuting on the same day as the Japanese Weekly Shonen Jump magazine counterpart.

IDW Brings Single Issues to Apples iBookstore!

IDW Brings Single Issues to Apple’s iBookstore!
New Issues of Transformers, My Little Pony, Star Trek,
Doctor Who, G.I. JOE, Lock & Key, and
many more available Every Week!

San Diego, CA (March 6, 2013) – It was announced that beginning today and going forward, new weekly single-issue comic titles from IDW Publishing will go live every Wednesday on the iBookstore (iTunes.com/IDWComics). In addition to the 250 graphic novels and collections already available, fans can now look forward to grabbing their favorite new comics on the iBookstore every week, the same way they might have purchased from traditional comic shops or the IDW and Comics Apps (www.AppStore.com).

VIZ Media Debuts sticky DOT comics Free iPad App & Digital Destination for Kids

VIZ MEDIA LAUNCHES FREE
sticky DOT comics
iPAD APP FOR KIDS

New Digital Destination For Young Readers
To Debut 30 Parent-Trusted Manga & Graphic Novels,
Including POKÉMON, VOLTRON FORCE® And LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE™

San Francisco, CA, March 5, 2013 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga, graphic novels and anime in North America, has announced the launch today of sticky DOT comics, its new kids comics app for the Apple iPad® and iPad® mini.

New in Digital from Top Shelf!

Load up on our latest magnificent releases for your smartphone, tablet, or computer screen!

-- Dear Beloved Stranger by Dino Pai - $4.99 (US) DIGITAL
-- Double Barrel #8 by Kevin Cannon & Zander Cannon - $1.99 (US) DIGITAL
-- American Elf 2006 by James Kochalka - $1.99 (US) DIGITAL
-- Nemo: Heart of Ice by Alan Moore & Kevin O'Neill - $4.99 (US) DIGITAL

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Neon Alley Anime Channel Lauches Today On Xbox 360!

VIZ MEDIA LAUNCHES NEON ALLEY ON XBOX 360

Innovative 24/7 Anime Channel Expands To Deliver
A Wide Range Of Exclusive Programming for Xbox LIVE Users

San Francisco, CA, Feb. 12, 2013 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, generates even more excitement for its new Neon Alley 24/7 anime platform as it announces the expansion of its proprietary content delivery service to the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Supernatural Romantic Comedy DEMON LOVE SPELL Now Available fr. VIZ Media!

VIZ MEDIA DEBUTS NEW SHOJO MANGA SERIES
DEMON LOVE SPELL

Catch The New Supernatural Romance Series
From The Celebrated Creator of
AI ORE! And SENSUAL PHRASE

San Francisco, CA, December 5, 2012 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, brings new shojo manga (graphic novel) fun to fans everywhere with the debut of Mayu Shinjo’s DEMON LOVE SPELL Vol. 1. The new series (now available) is published under the Shojo Beat imprint, rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens, and carries an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. The series will also be available on December 18th for digital download from the VIZ Manga digital platform (MSRP $4.99 USD/CAN).

VIZ Manga Digital Platform Holiday 20% Off Promotion Starts Today Thru 1/8!

VIZ MEDIA OFFERS A NEW HOLIDAY PROMOTION
THAT GIVES FANS 20% OFF ON ALL DIGITAL MANGA
ON VIZMANGA.COM AND THE VIZ MANGA APP THRU JANUARY 8th

Explore New Titles Or Catch Up On
Ongoing Series With A Special Discount
That Applies To The Entire VIZ Manga Library
Of Over 1,000 Digital Volumes

December 4, 2012 - VIZ Media has just announced a special new promotion to wrap up 2012 that offers 20% off on all digital manga (graphic novel) titles featured on VIZManga.com and available through the VIZ Manga App, including top-selling titles BAKUMAN｡, BLEACH, BLUE EXORCIST, NANA, NARUTO, ONE PIECE, VAMPIRE KNIGHT, and more. Enjoy the fun of manga throughout the holiday season with this special offer that runs for a limited-time only from now until Tuesday, January 8th.

VIZ Media Offers Android Users New Free Way to Read WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA!

VIZ MEDIA OFFERS ANDROID USERS
A NEW WAY TO READ
WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA FOR FREE

Readers New To Manga Or The Nation’s Leading
Weekly Digital Manga Magazine
Are Invited To Sample Hot New Series
With An Easy-To-Use Ad-Supported Option

December 3, 2012 - VIZ Media gives Android users new to WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA or the manga genre itself an easy reason to explore the nation’s leading digital manga (graphic novel) magazine with a new ad-supported option that allows readers to read a complete issue for free.

Neon Alley Gifting Now Available!

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES
NEW HOLIDAY DIGITAL GIFTING OPTIONS FOR
NEON ALLEY ANIME CHANNEL

November 29, 2012 -VIZ Media makes it easy to give the gift of anime this holiday season with a range of affordable digital gifting options for the company’s new Neon Alley 24/7 anime platform.

WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA Begins Simultaneous Publishing with Japan Releases 1/21/13!

VIZ MEDIA’S WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA
DIGITAL MANGA MAGAZINE
BEGINS SIMULTANEOUS PUBLISHING
WITH JAPANESE RELEASES ON JANUARY 21, 2013

North America’s Leading Digital Manga Magazine
Eliminates Time Delay
To Celebrate One Year Anniversary;
New Series To Join Anthology Starting With
NISEKOI Debuting Today

San Francisco, CA, November 26, 2012 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga, graphic novels and anime in North America, will synchronize its WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP ALPHA (WEEKLY SJ ALPHA), a weekly serial anthology of some of the most popular manga series in the world, to Japan releases starting with the January 21, 2013 issue.

VIZ Media Partners With Tout For New Neon Alley Social Media Video Sharing!

VIZ MEDIA PARTNERS WITH TOUT INDUSTRIES
TO GIVE NEON ALLEY MEMBERS AND
ANIME FANS A FUN NEW WAY TO BE SEEN AND HEARD

VIZ Media And Tout Invite Neon Alley Fans
To Create And Share Real-Time Video Segments
About The 24-Hour Game Console-Based Anime Channel This Fall

San Francisco, CA, August 29, 2012 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, has teamed with Tout Industries, Inc. (www.tout.com), a prominent social media technology company, to utilize its platform to enable Neon Alley members to share real-time video status updates. Tout is the latest partner to be announced for Neon Alley, the 24/7 anime channel VIZ Media will debut this Fall.

Toei's ONE PIECE to Debut This Fall on Neon Alley!

VIZ MEDIA BRINGS THE HIGH SEAS ANIME PIRATE ADVENTURE
ONE PIECE TO NEON ALLEY THIS FALL

ONE PIECE Licensor Toei Animation
Will Be Content Partner For
New Console-Based 24-Hour Anime Channel Launching On
PS3 And Playstation Network

San Francisco, CA, August 21, 2012– VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, continues the digital anime convergence as it announces that Toei Animation, with FUNimation® Entertainment acting as the agent, has licensed the celebrated pirate anime action/adventure series, ONE PIECE, for broadcast on Neon Alley, the new 24-hour anime channel VIZ Media launching this Fall exclusively to the Playstation Network and the PS3 game console. Episodes to air on Neon Alley will be presented uncut and with dubbed English dialogue.

VIZ Manga Digital Schedule Now Synchronized Day-And-Date With Current Print Releases!

VIZ MANGA DIGITAL SCHEDULE SYNCHRONIZES
DAY-AND-DATE WITH CURRENT PRINT RELEASES

All Digital Manga Releases To Debut On Tuesdays;
New Volumes Of Current VIZ Manga Series
Will Debut Simultaneously In Print And Digitally

August 7, 2012 - Leading North American publisher VIZ Media continues to refine its VIZ Manga digital platform with a newly announced general release schedule that will synchronize future manga titles to coincide with the domestic debut of their print counterparts, closing the gap between print and digital manga formats.

Tons of new digital releases!

Top Shelf's digital publishing program continues to expand, faster than ever! Recently we've not only seen killer new releases in the American Elf digital series, the Cannon brothers' unmissable Double Barrel magazine, and Robert Venditti's new Surrogates Case Files series, we've shared with you a true original with Patt Kelley's What Am I Going to Do Without You? and teamed up with Retrofit Comics to bring you digital editions of some of their finest work. Grab your reading device and load up!

IDW Publishing Launches Jinnrise in 2013

IDW Publishing Launches Jinnrise in 2013

Jabal Entertainment’s virgin series rides
international notoriety to 2013 release

San Diego, CA (August 2, 2012)– After serving as the official branding of April’s first-ever Middle East Film and Comic-Con and premiering on comiXology (www.comixology.com), IDW Publishing is thrilled to announce the 2013 release of JINNRISE (www.jinnrise.com). Jabal Entertainment’s virgin comic series, JINNRISE has found a home with the industry’s fastest-growing publisher.

IDW Announces New TRANSFORMERS Digital Comic and Miniseries

IDW Announces New TRANSFORMERS Digital Comic and Miniseries

DINOBOTS enter the TRANSFORMERS PRIME world for the first time ever!

San Diego, CA (July 13, 2012) – IDW Publishing and Hasbro are thrilled to announce the launch of two new comic book series: TRANSFORMERS: FALL OF CYBERTRON and TRANSFORMERS PRIME – RAGE OF THE DINOBOTS. Together, these link the planet-shattering events of the Fall of Cyberton videogame (awarded E3’s Best of Show by Game Informer) with the ongoing story of the Emmy© award winning TRANSFORMERS PRIME animated series produced by Hasbro Studios and currently airing on The Hub TV network!

VIZ Media Unveils Neon Alley, A 24-Hour Anime Channel Launching This Fall!

VIZ MEDIA UNVEILS NEON ALLEY

24-Hour Anime Channel Launches On The Game Console This Fall

San Francisco, CA, June 27, 2012 – VIZ Media, the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga, graphic novels and anime in North America, unveiled plans for Neon Alley, a 24-hour anime channel featuring the world’s best titles set to debut on a major game console this fall. The service will be available in the United States and Canada.

SuBLime Debuts THREE WOLVES MOUNTAIN and HONEY DARLING in Print & Digitally!

GLOBAL YAOI/BOYS’ LOVE MANGA PUBLISHER
SuBLime DEBUTS FIRST PRINT RELEASES WITH
HONEY DARLING AND THREE WOLVES MOUNTAIN

Bold Yaoi/Boys’ Love Manga Publisher Releases
Two Acclaimed New Titles This June

San Francisco, CA, June 12, 2012 SuBLime, the global yaoi manga (graphic novel) publishing initiative between VIZ Media and Japan’s Animate, Ltd. (Animate), delivers its first pair of print editions with the worldwide debuts of HONEY DARLING, by Norikazu Akira, and THREE WOLVES MOUNTAIN, by Bohra Naono. Both new manga (graphic novel) are available now, are rated ‘M’ for Mature Readers, and carry an MSRP of $12.99 U.S. / $14.99 CAN.

Haikasoru Debuts High Octane METAL GEAR SOLID: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS Novel!

HEAVY WEAPONS AND A DEADLY RACE AGAINST
TIME BECKON READERS TO EXPLORE
METAL GEAR SOLID: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS,
NEW FROM VIZ MEDIA’S HAIKASORU IMPRINT

Action-Packed New Novel By Famed Japanese Author Explores
Key Characters And The Plot’s Connection To Previous Metal Gear
Solid Franchise Videogames

San Francisco, CA, June 6, 2012 – VIZ Media’s Haikasoru imprint brings the high octane futuristic military action of Metal Gear Solid to North American readers with the release of METAL GEAR SOLID: GUNS OF THE PATRIOTS, a brand new fiction title by the late Japanese science fiction author, Keikaku (Project) Itoh. The forthcoming novel, which is inspired by the massively successful videogame franchise, hits retailers on June 19th with an MSRP of $15.99 U.S. / $18.99 CAN. An eBook edition will also be available for the Amazon Kindle, Apple’s iBooks Store, the Barnes & Noble’s Nook Books Store, and the Sony Reader™ Store.

E3: Death Rides A Dark Horse! DARKSIDERS® II Gets Digital Comic Series!

DEATH RIDES A DARK HORSE!

DARKSIDERS® II GETS DIGITAL COMIC SERIES!

JUNE 6, LOS ANGELES, CA - E3: From the mind of Joe Madureira comes a full-blown Darksiders® II digital comic series from Dark Horse Comics!