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    Cover art for Dawn of the Arcana Volume 1. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2009 Rei Toma/Shogakukan

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    A Princess Uses Her Power to Make a Difference in New Fantasy Romance Series Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, has announced the release of the manga series, Dawn of the Arcana, by Rei Toma. The brand new title, available now, is published under the company’s Shojo Beat imprint, is rated ‘T’ for Teens, and carries an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. In Dawn of the Arcana, Princess Nakaba of Senan is forced to marry Prince Caesar of the enemy country Belquat, tantamount to becoming a hostage. While Caesar is pleasing to the eye, he is also selfish and possessive, telling Nakaba outright: “You are my property.” With only her attendant Loki at her side, Nakaba must find a way to

    One Piece Volume 60 will be available digitally before the print edition. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 1997 Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha Inc.

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    Latest Update for VIZManga.com and VIZ Manga App Includes Limited Time Volume 1 20% Off Promotion Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: VIZManga.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media delivers a festive dose of digital sparkle as the 2011 Holiday Season begins with the latest update of manga titles available on VIZManga.com and for digital download on the VIZ Manga App for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The "Shonen Jump Digital Warp" for One Piece starts with the release of Vol. 59, available the same day the print version debuts, along with the digital first of One Piece Vol. 60. This will be quickly followed by the digital first debut of One Piece Vols. 61-62 on December 12th. The "Shonen Jump Digital Warp" is a ‘speed-up’ of selected titles to bring U.S. readers up-to-date with Japanese releases and

    Cover design for The Bruce Lee Chronicles: Volume 1. Photo courtesy of Rivers PR. © 2011 Tiger Rock Publishing

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    Source: Tiger Rock Publishing, Rivers PR press release Special Thanks to Louise Rivers The brand new eBook The Bruce Lee Chronicles: Volume 1 goes on sale in the United Kingdom from December 5th, 2011, courtesy of Tiger Rock Publishing. There`s no better reason to want an iPad/Kindle for Christmas this year! To millions of fans around the world, Bruce Lee was the greatest martial arts icon who ever lived. Join Bruce on one of his greatest real-life adventures and discover the true story behind the making of his most personal movie, WAY OF THE DRAGON (????, aka RETURN OF THE DRAGON, 1972). Officially endorsed by The Bruce Lee Foundation and supported with a foreword from Bruce Lee`s daughter Shannon Lee, this compelling 180 page volume by pro fight-trainer and renowned Lee historian, Steve Kerridge, provides a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at one of the greatest martial arts

    Cover for the D.Gray-Man Illustrations: Noche art book. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2010 Katsura Hoshino/ Shueisha Inc.

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    New Full-Color Art Book Features the Memorable Work of Series Creator Katsura Hoshino Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, will delight manga art fans with the release of D.Gray-Man Illustrations: Noche on December 6th. The new art book arrives just in time for the holidays and will carry an MSRP of $21.99 U.S. / $25.99 CAN. Enter the lavish fictional 19th century world of D.Gray-Man in this new collection featuring nearly 100 pages of full-color character art, magazine covers, and other original compositions by series creator Katsura Hoshino. Also featured are insightful Q&A’s between Hoshino and two manga creators that inspire her: Takeshi Obata, the artist behind Hikaru no Go, Bakuman?, and the smash hit Death Note (all published in North America by

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    Created in Partnership with Autodesk to Benefit Japanese Disaster Recovery; Exhibit of Artwork in Las Vegas Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media has announced the upcoming debut of ART FOR HOPE, a limited edition digital art book anthology created in partnership with Autodesk, Inc. to benefit Architecture for Humanity. The anthology will be available for a limited time, from December 1, 2011 to May 31, 2012, for $4.99 through VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. 100% of VIZ Media’s net proceeds will support Architecture for Humanity’s ongoing disaster reconstruction efforts in Japan. To learn more about these rebuilding projects, please visit ArchitectureForHumanity.org. Each of the 40 artists participating in the ART FOR HOPE anthology used Autodesk SketchBook digital paint and drawing software applications in some way to

    The free to play RPG FULLMETAL BATTLE is now available for iPhone and iPod Touch. Photo courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment. © 2011 Hiromu Arakawa/FA Project?MBS.

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    RPG Fighting Game Based on the Popular Anime Series FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: BROTHERHOOD Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: facebook.com/fullmetalbattle Special Thanks to Scott Lonski FUNimation Entertainment has announced the launch of the highly anticipated iPhone game based on the acclaimed anime series FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: BROTHERHOOD. Developed by Good Game Productions, FULLMETAL BATTLE is a turn-based Online Collectable Card Game with an immediately recognizable RPG style of combat and is available now for the iPhone and iPod Touch and will be followed shortly by the iPad. The game will also soon launch for Facebook and Android. The iPhone and iPod Touch version is the first to launch and can be downloaded from iTunes for free at itunes.apple.com/us/app/fma-battle. FULLMETAL BATTLE is a free to play turn-based Collectable Card Game that lets players design their own state licensed alchemist decks from a variety of abilities and effects inspired

    Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights was named the greatest Japanese science fiction title ever written. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 1967 Ryu Mitsuse. Originally Published in Japan by Hayakawa Publishing, Inc.

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    New Release From Haikasoru Imprint Called the Greatest Japanese Science Fiction Novel of All Time Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: haikasoru.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, has announced the availability of the acclaimed novel, Ten Billion Days and One Hundred Billion Nights, by author Ryu Mitsuse. The hardcover book is published by the company’s Haikasoru imprint and carries an MSRP of $25.99 U.S. / $29.99 CAN. The eBook edition is also available on the Amazon Kindle, the Nook, and Apple’s iBooks Store for $9.99. Haikasoru publishes some of the most compelling contemporary Japanese science fiction and fantasy stories for English-speaking audiences, and is the first imprint based in the U.S. dedicated to Japanese science fiction and fantasy in translation. In Ten Billion Days and One

    Bleach Volume 49 is now available digitally. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2001 Tite Kubo/Shueisha Inc.

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    SHONEN JUMP DIGITAL WARP of 3 New Volumes Brings US Readers Up to Speed with Japanese Counterpart Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: VIZManga.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media expands its November digital manga update even more with the latest announcement of a Bleach ‘Jump Ahead’ that will deliver 3 new volumes of the hit supernatural action saga throughout the month to users on VIZManga.com and for digital download on the VIZ MANGA App for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. This is part of a SHONEN JUMP DIGITAL WARP, a speed-up of selected titles to bring U.S. readers up-to-date with Japanese releases and prepare for the launch of VIZ Media’s Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha on January 30, 2012. The new outlet will be North America’s only near-simultaneous digital manga magazine. Bleach volumes available include (print editions forthcoming):

    Naruto Volume 54 is available digitally two months before the print edition. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 1999 Masashi Kishimoto/Shueisha Inc.

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    Also Sees Debut of Natsume Ono’s Ristorante Paradiso And Gente, as Well as Updates to 17 Popular Series Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: VIZManga.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media continues to lead the digital manga revolution with a variety of new titles just announced for November that are available to read online on VIZManga.com and also for digital download on the VIZ Manga Apps for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Among the notable new releases will be the two latest editions of Naruto – Volumes 54 and 55 – which will be made available on VIZ Media’s digital platforms several months in advance of their print counterparts. This is part of the "Shonen Jump Digital Warp", a speed-up of selection titles to bring North American readers up-to-date with Japanese releases to prepare fans for the debut

    Cover art for X 3-in-1 Edition, Volume 1. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © CLAMP 1992, 1993

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    Discover the Fate of the World in this Lavishly Illustrated Masterwork on November 8th Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, has announced the upcoming release of a deluxe collector’s edition for X, the apocalyptic action epic from the internationally renowned manga creative team of CLAMP. X 3-in-1 Edition, Volume 1, debuts on November 8th, is rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens, and will carry an MSRP of $19.99 U.S. / $22.99 CAN. Each of VIZ Media’s X releases bundles three complete manga volumes and features 24 pages of gorgeous, full-color illustrations never before published outside Japan! The pages are also printed in their original right-to-left reading order and presented in the highest quality. As X (previously released in the United States as X/1999) opens,

    Package art for The Legend of Zelda Manga Box Set. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2011 Nintendo

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    Celebrate the Video Game’s 25th Anniversary with the Complete Set of Manga Volumes in a Keepsake Box Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, will delight gamers and manga fans nationwide with the release of The Legend of Zelda Manga Box Set, just in time to celebrate the series’ 25th Anniversary. The set, available in stores now, is rated ‘A’ for All Ages, includes all 10 volumes of the fantasy action adventure series as well as a full color poster, and carries an MSRP of $69.99 U.S. / $80.99 CAN. THE LEGEND OF ZELDA celebrates its 25th Anniversary this year, and is the best selling role-playing, puzzle-solving, action title for Nintendo video game platforms. More information on the history of THE LEGEND OF ZELDA

    Logo for the new digital magazine Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © Masashi Kishimoto /2007 Shippuden © NMP 2008

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    Digital Magazine Brings Fans the Most Popular Manga in the World Faster than Ever Before Source: VIZ Media press release Official Site: ShonenJump.viz.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui VIZ Media, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in the North America, has announced the countdown to the launch of Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha (Weekly SJ Alpha), a weekly serial anthology of some of the most popular manga series in the world: Naruto, Bleach, One Piece, Bakuman, Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan and Toriko. The first issue of Weekly SJ Alpha goes on sale January 30, 2012, and will be available through VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga Apps for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Each new digital issue of Weekly SJ Alpha brings manga fans in North America the latest chapters of their favorite series only two weeks after it debuts in Japan’s massively popular

    Cover art for Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan Volume 5. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2008 Hiroshi Shiibashi/ Shueisha Inc.

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    Latest Update Features Additions to 16 Popular Series, Digital “Speed Ups” and New Digital Debuts Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: VIZManga.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media opens the Fall season with a bevy of new manga titles that will be available on VIZManga.com and for digital download on the VIZ MANGA App for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. October first half of the month updates are highlighted by new additions to 16 top VIZ Media manga series. The update includes the continuation of a manga “speed up” for Bleach and One Piece that will bring both series up to date with their North American print counterparts by December. Two other notable releases – Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan Vol. 5 and Hyde & Closer Vol. 6 – are also scheduled to launch digitally a day

    Cover art for Psyren Volume 1. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2007 by Toshiaki Iwashiro/Shueisha Inc.

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    A Teenager And His Friends Embark On A Dangerous Adventure To Alter The Future And Save The World Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, has announced the debut of the riveting action manga series – Psyren – on October 4th. The new series, by Toshiaki Iwashiro, will be published under the company’s SHONEN JUMP imprint, is rated ‘T’ for Teens, and will carry an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. Psyren is also currently featured in VIZ Media’s monthly Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. "Save me!" Those were Sakurako Amamiya`s last words to her friend Ageha Yoshina before she mysteriously went missing. Now Ageha`s on a quest to find her. He`s convinced that the mythical Psyren Secret Society has something to do with

    Gender politics combine with hard science fiction in The Cage of Zeus. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2004 Sayuri Ueda. Originally published in Japan by Kadokawa Haruki Corporation.

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    Award-Winning Author Sayuri Ueda Delivers A Kinetic Action Story With A Distinctly Japanese View Of Gender Politics Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: haikasoru.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, has released the newest novel published under its popular Haikasoru imprint. The Cage of Zeus, by author Sayuri Ueda, debuted September 20th and carries an MSRP of $14.99 U.S. / $16.99 CAN. The eBook edition is also now available on the Amazon Kindle, the Apple’s iBooks Store and the Sony Reader Store for $8.99. Haikasoru publishes some of the most compelling contemporary Japanese science fiction and fantasy stories for English-speaking audiences, and is the first imprint based in the U.S. dedicated to Japanese science fiction and fantasy in translation. The Cage of Zeus introduces readers to the

    A sampling of the many great Godzilla T-shirt designs you can win from Impact Merchandising and KAIJUCAST`s new

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    Source: Kyle Yount Official Site: Kaijucast.com Kyle Yount— an old friend of the SciFi Japan crew— recently contacted us about a great new Godzilla-themed contest we think SFJ readers will be interested in. Kyle runs the the informative and entertaining Japanese monster movie podcast called KAIJUCAST, and he`s teamed up with Impact Merchandising to give fans a chance to win $100 worth of product from Impact`s line of Godzilla shirts. "I am a regular visitor to my local comic book shop and noticed a fair amount of new Godzilla shirts," Kyle told SciFi Japan. "For a long time, I had no idea who was producing them, but they were well-designed and looked fantastic. Eventually I discovered that this company, who was giving Godzilla a LOT of attention, was named Impact Merchandising. I found their website and they were quite enthusiastic about getting the opportunity to spread the

    Cover art for Bleach Volume 23. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2001 Tite Kubo/Shueisha Inc.

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    New Digital Volumes To Be Released Weekly And Complement Latest Additions To 19 Other Popular Manga Series Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: VIZManga.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media continues to offer manga fans a vast library of newly added digital titles for September through VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. The latest update includes a just-announced manga “speed up” for Bleach and One Piece that will bring both series up to date with their North American print counterparts by December. Beginning this week and continuing each Monday thereafter, new digital volumes of manga creator Tite Kubo’s supernatural action saga, Bleach, as well as the high seas pirate adventures of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece, will for be available online on VIZManga.com and also for download on the VIZ Manga App. The

    Cover art for Naruto Volume 52. Photo courtesy of VIZ Media. © 1999 Masashi Kishimoto/Shueisha Inc.

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    Release Promotion Culminates in Naruto Volume 52 Debuting Same Day As Print Counterpart on September 6th Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: VIZManga.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media starts off September with a special Naruto release promotion through VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Naruto Volumes 46-47 are available now, Vol. 48 launches today, and a new volume of NARUTO (volumes 49-51) will be available each day thereafter. On Tuesday, September 6th, Naruto Volume 52 will debut DAY-AND-DATE with its print counterpart! Created by Masashi Kishimoto in 1999, Naruto (rated ‘T’ for Teens) quickly became Japan’s most popular ninja manga targeting tweens and teens and has sold more than 85 million copies to-date. Naruto is also one of the most popular anime/manga properties in North America. The Naruto manga and animated

    The Neon Genesis Evangelion manga is now available on VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App. © 1995 Gainax. © 2011 VIZ Media, LLC

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    Classic Sci-Fi Action Saga Will Debut New Weekly Digital Chapters For Only $0.99! Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: VIZManga.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media has announced the digital launch of the acclaimed sci-fi manga masterpiece, Neon Genesis Evangelion, on VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga App for the Apple iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. Neon Genesis Evangelion will be available chapter-by-chapter for only $0.99 each, with a new chapter launching each week. To celebrate the series’ debut, VIZ Media will offer a free Chapter 1 preview; Chapter 2 is also now available for download for $0.99. Neon Genesis Evangelion (rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens), is series co-creator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto`s personal interpretation of the Evangelion characters and story is sure to intrigue new and old fans alike. In 2015, the "Angels" have returned, and Shinji Ikari, a fourteen year-old child

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    New Novel Based on the Popular Japanese Video Game from the Acclaimed Author of Brave Story Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: haikasoru.com Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, with publish author Miyuki Miyabe`s imaginative fantasy novel Ico: Castle in the Mist on August 16th. The new book will be published by the company’s Haikasoru imprint and will carry an MSRP of $15.99 U.S. / $18.99 CAN. A boy with horns, marked for death; A girl who sleeps in a cage of iron. The Castle of the Mist calls for its sacrifice: a horned child, born once a generation. When, on a single night in his thirteenth year, Ico`s horns grow long and curved, he knows his time has come. But why does the Castle of the

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