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SDCC 2013: VIZ Media’s Plans

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OnePiece-GN01VIZ Media is prepared to delight legions of anime, manga, and pop culture fans at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con with its wide array of special events, unique giveaways, informative panel discussions, and other fun activities and convention exclusives.

Visitors to the VIZ Media booth are invited to try out the digital manga experience on the Apple iPad– bring an entire manga library wherever you go!  Over 130 series and 1,500 volumes are now available through VIZManga.com, as well as the exclusive Weekly Shonen Jump digital manga magazine that features the world’s most popular series released simultaneously with Japan!

Want the latest information on new and upcoming VIZ Media manga and graphic novel releases? Want to enter to win a special signed Uglydoll poster? Booth visitors can get their badges scanned in the Kids Corner and get signed up for the VIZ Media newsletter and receive an exclusive Tiger & Bunny collectible card pack! And don’t forget to also charge your mobile device at the special Max Steel charging station!

Fans are further invited to participate in a fun One Piece stamp rally and enter to win a new iPad Mini! Pick up a treasure map at the VIZ Media booth and collect stamps at partners Namco Bandai, booth #121, and FUNimation, booth #4135). For an extra chance to win, also visit the Weekly Shonen Jump truck on Saturday afternoon during the Shonen Jump Fan Meet Up at the 5th Avenue landing behind the convention center!

Weekly Shonen Jump show specials continue at the VIZ Media booth throughout Comic-Con. Fans can receive a limited edition Shonen Jump button by getting their badge scanned and can also sign up for an annual membership at a $19.99 SDCC exclusive price. The show special includes the 2013 Weekly Shonen Jump Yearbook and a choice of an exclusive YU-GI-OH! card OR an exclusive glow-in-the dark Shonen Jump button set!

VIZ Media also invites Comic-Con attendees to check out its Neon Alley 24/7 anime channel, which recently expanded to deliver online web access from Mac and PC devices in addition to offering access on the Xbox 360 and Xbox LIVE® and the PlayStation3 gaming system and the PlayStationNetwork. During Comic-Con, booth visitors can fill out a Neon Alley survey and receive a free 30-day trial membership to the channel and a tote bag! Or join Neon Alley and test your skills to win a prize – the higher the score, the more awesome the prize!

Additional Comic-Con giveaways will include an array of special VIZ Media manga samplers, posters, buttons and more. And don’t forget to check out the extensive Comic-Con anime screening schedule for an array of VIZ Media titles to be screened throughout the weekend, including the highly anticipated Beserk the Golden Age Arc II – The Battle for Doldrey, Accel World, and many more!

Sunday, July 21st is Kids Day at Comic-Con. VIZ Media will offer a full day of fun booth appearances and signings, including one by Uglydollco-creator David Horvath and Uglydoll graphic novel artist Ian McGinty. Hello Kitty graphic novel artist Jacob Chabot and Max Steelgraphic novel writer Tom Pinchuk. The young and the young-at-heart can also learn more about VIZ Media’s kid’s titles and upcoming plans during a special “Kids Comics: Here to Stay!” panel discussion. VIZ Media will release additional details on all of its Kid’s Day activities.

VIZ Media Comic-Con Panels & Special Events Include:

Thursday July 18th

4:00 – 5:00PM    VIZ Media Panel (Room 7AB) – Special Announcements at Panel!

Get the latest updates and exciting news directly from VIZ Media staff on your favorite manga and anime! You’ll also get the scoop on new acquisitions, upcoming releases, and special new projects to be announced!

 

Friday July 19th

1:00 – 2:00PM    VIZAnime Featuring Neon Alley Panel (Room 32AB)

Find out what’s new and hot in the world of VIZ anime, distributors of Japan’s super hit NARUTO, BLEACH and many more. Come join members of the VIZ Media animation team for special announcements, fun prize giveaways, and get an exclusive look at Neon Alley, the 24/7 anime streaming experience that’s like nothing ever seen before.

 

Saturday July 20th

4:00 – 5:00PM    WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP Podcast – Live Recording! (Room 5AB)

Join podcast controller Urian Brown and the rest of the WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP team at our first-ever LIVE podcast recording session, only at Comic-Con! We’ll also be giving away a ton of prizes!

2:00PM WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP Fan Meet Up! (5th Avenue Parking Lot)

Join other fans at the 5th Avenue Landing Parking Lot (Exit the convention center past Hall H and walk down Convention Way toward the harbor and follow the signs) for a special SHONEN JUMP meet-up. Get energized with the SHONEN JUMP team – attendees will receive free sodas and energy drinks featuring Naruto and the rest of your favorite SHONEN JUMP characters. Get there early for a chance to design your own custom-printed SHONEN JUMP t-shirt. Free while supplies last!

 

Sunday July 21st

12:00 – 1:00 PM Panel: Kids Comics: Here to Stay! (Room 28DE) 

What do BABYMOUSE, HELLO KITTY®, UGLYDOLL, NINJAGO, MAX STEEL, and BEN 10 have in common? They’re now all part of the incredible world of kids’ comics! Moderated by author/librarian and Good Comics for Kids contributor Scott Robins, the panel features Eisner-nominated BABYMOUSE creator and CBLDF board member Jennifer Holm, UGLYDOLL co-creator David Horvath, artists Ian McGinty (UGLYDOLL, HELLO KITTY) and Jolyon Yates (NINJAGO), VIZ Media editor Traci Todd (HELLO KITTY, UGLYDOLL), and Jesse Post, Director of Marketing for Papercutz.

VIZ Media Launches Neon Alley Anime Channel on Xbox 360

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NeonAlley-LogoMain-IluminatedVIZ Media has generated 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.

Neon Alley is VIZ Media’s new 24-hour, subscription-based anime channel featuring the world’s best titles (dubbed in English and uncut) and presented in HD (when available) for a low monthly subscription rate of only $6.99. Starting today, Neon Alley can be downloaded directly from the Xbox LIVE marketplace for Xbox LIVE Gold subscribers.

Voice control and voice search via Kinect for Xbox 360 allows for all new ways to interact with Neon Alley content. For a limited time only, the game console based-service is offering a one-week free trial available to all fans who sign up at NeonAlley.com.

Neon Alley’s schedule includes a diverse mix of action, adventure, sci-fi, supernatural, fantasy, and horror anime. Neon Alley carries weekly exclusive episodes of Blue Exorcist, Inuyasga: The Final Act, Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-Ne, Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, and Tiger & Bunny. Fans can catch their favorite blockbuster anime from the beginning, including Death Note, Naruto Shippuden, One Piece, Vampire Knight and more. Future premieres include Accel World and Zetman. Viewers can easily find out what’s showing on Neon Alley with an electronic program guide showing the schedule for the week ahead.

Neon Alley is specially designed to be studio agnostic, featuring titles from other anime producers and content distributors, including Aniplex, FUNimation, NTV, Taiseng, and Anime News Network. Members can also share real-time thoughts and status updates using social media technology from Tout, some of which will air on the network. Neon Alley will continue to unveil more of its programming lineup, special offers, new acquisitions and other partnerships throughout the next several months.

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VIZ Media Cyber Monday Deal

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To coincide with the start of the 2012 holiday season, VIZ Media has just announced a special Neon Alley Cyber Monday promotion that offers a free digital manga volume (up to $8.99 value) to any new subscriber of the recently-launched 24/7 anime channel from the company’s extensive digital library at VIZManga.com and through the VIZ Manga App. The offer runs for a limited time starting today through Monday, December 10th, and fans can choose their free manga volume from a selection of over 600 titles.

Neon Alley is VIZ Media’s new 24-hour, subscription-based anime channel featuring the world’s best titles (dubbed in English and uncut) and presented in HD (when available) for a low monthly subscription rate of $6.99. Neon Alley is the first platform designed to be studio agnostic, offering a diverse array of titles from many leading anime producers and distributors.

 

VIZ Media Brings High Seas Anime Pirate Series One Piece To Neon Alley

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VIZ Media continues the digital anime convergence as it announces that Toei Animation has licensed the celebrated pirate anime action/adventure series, One Piece, for broadcast on Neon Alley, the new 24-hour anime channel VIZ Media is 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.

Neon Alley, featuring the world’s best anime titles all dubbed and uncut in English and presented in HD (when available), is the first platform designed to be studio agnostic, with a diverse array of titles from other leading anime producers and distributors. Programming will include weekly exclusive premieres of hit titles fans love, alongside a mix of new, cutting edge titles they didn’t know they were missing. Neon Alley will be a subscription-based service, subsidized with limited commercial advertising to keep the launch price to consumers at a low $6.99 per month.

One Piece is based on a massively popular manga series created by Eiichiro Oda, that is also published in North America by VIZ Media.

In the venerable anime adventure, Monkey D. Luffy refuses to let anyone or anything stand in the way of his quest to become king of all pirates. With a course charted for the treacherous waters of the Grand Line, this is one captain who’ll never drop anchor until he’s claimed the greatest treasure on Earth – the Legendary One Piece!

VIZ Media Unveils Neon Alley. Coming to Game Consoles This Fall.

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VIZ Media unveiled plans for Neon Alley, a 24-hour anime channel featuring the world’s best titles set to debut on game consoles this fall. The service will be available in the United States and Canada.

Neon Alley’s schedule will include a mix of action, adventure, science fiction, supernatural, fantasy, and horror anime, all uncut and dubbed in English, and presented in HD (when available). Programming will include blockbuster anime titles like Naruto Shippuden, Inuyasha: The Final Act and Death Note. There will also be newer titles like Tiger & Bunny, Beserk: The Golden Age Arc, Zetman and Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan. There will also be original content showing news and behind-the-scenes access for anime and manga fans.

Neon Alley will be a subscription-based service, subsidized with limited commercial advertising, to keep the launch price to consumers at a low $6.99 per month. Anime fans can register online at NeonAlley.com for news, updates on the service’s launch, and to find out how to get a sneak preview of the series debuting during the first season. Neon Alley is the first platform designed to be studio agnostic, featuring titles from other anime producers and distributors, and will unveil its programming lineup, special introductory offers, new acquisitions and other partnerships throughout the next several months.

For more information on Neon Alley, please visit www.NeonAlley.com.

SDCC 2012 – VIZ Media Heads to San Diego Comic-Con

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VIZ Media is heading to San Diego Comic-Con 2012 with an exciting and expansive roster of special personal appearances, exciting panels, anime feature film premieres, and fun giveaways and convention exclusives. They’ll be located in booth #2813.

On Friday July 13th catch a rare personal appearance by Eiko Tanaka, Founder and CEO of Studio 4ºC, which produced the new dark fantasy epic Berserk: The Golden Age Arc film trilogy. VIZ Media will release the first movie on Neon Alley this fall. Ms. Tanaka will make an in-person appearance at the VIZ Media booth for a signing session at 3PM. She will also be a special guest at the Berserk Panel, 5:30PM in Room 32AB, where fans can find out what it really takes to transform the stark manga into an animated feature. Finally, Ms. Tanaka will make introductory remarks at the exclusive Comic-Con screening of Beserk: The Golden Age Arc I – The Egg of the King, 8:30PM in Room 32AB.

The recently announced Neon Alley will be featured at Comic-Con. A brand new 24-hour digital anime channel launching on a major game platform this fall, Neon Alley will feature the world’s best anime titles, including blockbusters Blue Exorcist, Naruto Shippuden, Tiger & Bunny and more. Get the scoop straight from Brian Ige, VIZ Media’s VP of Animation, at the Neon Alley Panel on Friday July 13th, 1PM, Room 32AB. At the VIZ Media booth, fans can sign up for the mailing list and get the first-ever Neon Alley collectible tote bag. Fans will have a chance to be featured on Neon Alley, as VIZ Media will be filming clips at the company’s booth throughout the show. Check the daily schedule for filming times.

Digital manga will also be a highlight of the VIZ Media booth this year. The fun starts on Comic-Con Preview Night – Wednesday, July 11th – with commemorative tote bags given to the first 500 attendees that stop by the booth featuring Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha. The totes will be available at other times throughout the weekend to visitors that complete a round of “passport” activities stationed around the VIZ Media booth.

During Comic-Con, fans that purchase an annual membership to Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha will receive a limited edition YU-GI-OH! Slifer The Sky Dragon trading card (limited quantities available – please visit the booth at show opening for a ticket).

Also be on the lookout for a special photo activity with a life-size 3D Luffy from the hit pirate manga adventure, One Piece. Collectable digital photos will be emailed to participants after the event. Fans can take part in this activity at the VIZ Media booth, or at the Shonen Jump Alpha Jump Truck fan meet-up on Saturday, July 14th at 3PM at the 5th Avenue Landing, behind Hall H of the San Diego Convention Center. Meet up visitors will also receive free ice-cream (while supplies last) and have the opportunity to take part in cosplay & fan art contests to win other cool SJ ALPHA prizes!

Attend the Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha Panel on Saturday July 14th, 12PM in Room 7AB, and get the latest news, expert opinions and a behind-the-scenes look into the manga world from special guests from Japan Yoshihisa Heishi (Editor-in-Chief of Weekly Shonen Jump, founding editor of YU-GI-OH!), Kouji Yoshida (editor of DEATH NOTE), and Kengo Monji (editor of BAKUMAN｡). The guests will also have a heated Q&A showdown with the SJ Alpha editors!

The VIZ Media booth will buzz with a variety of fun activities and giveaways. Don’t miss other fun free VIZ Media product giveaways including VIZ Kids manga and graphic novel samplers, the Haikasoru science fiction imprint samplers, special show lanyards, and an array of assorted anime and manga patches, posters and more (while supplies last)!

Gamers will want to be sure to check out playable demos for Namco Bandai’s latest Naruto Shippuden video game. Stop by and play the demo and also get free Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Generations tchotchkes.

Streaming content provider Hulu also joins in the fun at the VIZ Media booth. Get your show badge scanned to enter to win one of 4 Xbox 360 systems and a 3-month gift card for Hulu Plus. The first 1,000 attendees scanned will receive a limited edition promotional card, featuring Naruto Shippuden, with a free 30-day trial to check out the Hulu Plus subscription service.

Don’t miss the annual VIZ Media Panel, Thursday July 12th, 3PM in Room 7AB, for all the latest updates and exciting news from VIZ Media staff on your favorite manga and anime! Also get the scoop on new acquisitions, upcoming releases, and upcoming projects. Be in line early and get a raffle ticket for a chance to win prizes!