VIZ MEDIA ENCOURAGES FANS TO ACCELERATE
THEIR BRAINS WITH THE SIMULCAST PREMIERE OF NEW ANIME SERIES ACCEL WORLD
Debuting Today on VIZAnime.com, A
Bullied Teen Finds New Powers & Strength In A Virtual Reality Video Game
San Francisco, CA, April 6, 2012 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the
largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, adds
another hot new title to its anime arsenal with the announcement of the subtitled,
simulcast premiere of ACCEL WORLD. The new sci-fi fantasy series (rated TV-14,)
launches today, the same day it debuts in Japan on VIZAnime.com, the
company’s own website for free
anime, as well on the free, ad-supported Hulu service and the Hulu Plus
subscription service (www.Hulu.com). Brand new
installments of the 24-episode series are scheduled to premiere on the outlets every
Friday.
The
year is 2046. Haruyuki Arita is a young boy who finds himself on the lowest
social rungs of his school. Ashamed of his miserable life, Haruyuki can only
cope by indulging in virtual games. But that all changes when Kuroyukihime, the
most popular girl in school, introduces him to a mysterious program called Brain Burst and a virtual reality called
the Accel World.
“In this edgy new series launching on VIZAnime.com,
Haruyuki must fight & defeat other Brain Burst users in a virtual
massive multiplayer online game and learn the true purpose of the Brain Burst technology,”
says Lyn Johnson, Senior Marketing Manager, Animation. “Fans have been
anticipating the launch of this inventive series, and we’re very excited to
simulcast it to North America the day it debuts in Japan! Don’t miss this
exciting story that is destined to become a favorite among U.S. fans.”
ACCEL WORLD is based on a series of popular light novels written by Reki Kawahara and animated by the famed studio Sunrise (TIGER & BUNNY, Mobile Suit Gundam, Code Geass, Cowboy Bebop, KEKKAISHI). Kawahara entered the first novel in the series into ASCII Media Works' 15th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2008 and won the Grand Prize. ACCEL WORLD has also inspired a popular manga (graphic novel) series and several video games.
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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 ALPHA and
blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and INUYASHA, 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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