VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN ANIME FEATURE
FILM PREMIERE FOR
TIGER & BUNNY – THE BEGINNING
Catch
Japan’s First Corporate Superheroes In Their Big Screen Debut At
San Francisco’s NEW PEOPLE Cinema; Fans Nationwide Encouraged To
Enter TIGER & BUNNY Cosplay Contest To Win Valuable Prizes!
San
Francisco, CA, September 5, 2012 –
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest
distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, brings
the hero-inspired big screen action of the smash hit anime property –
TIGER & BUNNY – home to the Bay Area as it announces a very
special North American theatrical premiere event for TIGER &
BUNNY – THE BEGINNING to be held at the NEW PEOPLE Cinema, located
inside the dynamic Japanese pop culture entertainment venue in San
Francisco’s Japantown at 1746 Post St.
TIGER
& BUNNY – THE BEGINNING will screen on Saturday, September 29th
at 4:00pm and 7:00pm. The film will
be presented with original Japanese dialogue and English subtitles.
Advanced Tickets are $10.00 and are available online at
NewPeopleWorld.com/films/films-9-2012/;
advance ticketholders will receive a limited edition Wild
Tiger Card at the premiere screening.
Day-of tickets (subject to availability) will be available at the NEW
PEOPLE Cinema box office.
The
TIGER & BUNNY – THE BEGINNING North American premiere event
will also feature a special cosplay contest open to all fans
nationwide and those attending the theatrical premiere. The online
cosplay contest will kick off on Monday, September 10th
and run until Monday, September 28th.
Fans are encouraged to don their best TIGER & BUNNY-inspired
costume and submit a picture for a chance to win valuable domestic
and Japanese TIGER & BUNNY licensed products.
An on-site TIGER
& BUNNY contest will also be streamed to the Tiger & Bunny
Facebook page on the day of the NEW PEOPLE Cinema premiere.
Categories for the cosplay contest include:
Hero Suit,
Off-Duty and
Support Crew.
Official prize sponsors include YesAnime, Animate, Gaia Online and
Bluefin. Please check the official TIGER & BUNNY Facebook page
for http://www.facebook.com/TigerAndBunny
on September 10th for the official entry page.
“TIGER
& BUNNY – THE BEGINNING
is a rollicking, fast-paced movie that
puts a unique spin on the classic superhero story while blending
plenty of action, comedy, and drama into a fun anime adventure that
is sure to delight fans,” says Daisuke Aoki, Vice President,
Animation Licensing. “We invite fans everywhere to think like
heroes, get creative, and join in the TIGER & BUNNY cosplay
contest for a chance to win some cool prizes!”
TIGER
& BUNNY – THE BEGINNING is an
exciting feature film that takes audiences on a wild journey to the
metropolis of Stern Bild, where there are heroes that wear the logos
of sponsors and protect the city from danger. Their exploits are
broadcast on the popular HERO TV.
Wild Tiger (Kotetsu T. Kaburagi) is a
veteran superhero who is past his peak and is ordered by his company
to team up with the rookie hero, Barnaby Brooks Jr. Can these two
mismatched superheroes overcome their differences to protect the
city?
Episodes
of the TIGER & BUNNY anime series are currently available on
VIZAnime.com, the
company’s exclusive web destination for anime, and will also be
carried this fall on Neon
Alley, VIZ Media’s
forthcoming 24-hour anime channel featuring the world’s best anime
(dubbed and uncut).
To
view the official trailer and to follow TIGER & BUNNY on the
official Facebook page, please visit
http://www.facebook.com/TigerAndBunny.
For
more information on TIGER &
BUNNY
and other animated titles from VIZ Media please visit VIZAnime.com.
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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