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VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES NORTH
AMERICAN DVD AND BLU-RAY RELEASE OF TIGER
& BUNNY SET 1
Catch
Japan’s First Corporate Superheroes In An Action-Packed Anime
Series That Explores A Most Unlikely Friendship Between
A
Washed-Up Veteran And A Rookie With An Attitude
San
Francisco, CA, February 13, 2013 –
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest
distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, gives
fans a rollicking dose of anime action with the DVD and Blu-ray
release on February 19th
of TIGER & BUNNY Set 1. The 2-disc set, which contains Episodes
1-13 of the 26-episode action/sci-fi series, is rated TV-14, and will
carry a DVD MSRP of $44.82 U.S. / $43.24 CAN, and a Blu-ray MSRP of
$54.97 U.S. / $66.15 CAN.
To
celebrate the new release, for a limited time only starting February
12th,
VIZ Media also invites North American fans to catch free virtual
screening of TIGER & BUNNY Episode 1 (English dubbed) hosted by
VIZ Media DVD/Blu-ray producer Reginald Rhodes. At the end of the
screening, viewers will have the opportunity to enter to win TIGER &
BUNNY Set 1 (Blu-ray edition) or a 16GB iPad Mini. The contest runs
until March 5th;
please visit the TIGER & BUNNY official Facebook page at
www.facebook.com/TigerAndBunny
or YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/vizmedia,
for the special screening and contest instructions.
“TIGER
& BUNNY enjoys a substantial and fast-growing U.S. and
international fan following, and we’re extremely excited to bring
the series to the attention of even more viewers with these new DVD
and Blu-ray releases,” says Brian Ige, Vice President, Animation.
“TIGER & BUNNY puts a new spin on
the classic superhero narrative while incorporating lots of action,
comedy, and drama into a unique story about a most unlikely
friendship. Don’t
miss this thrilling story of two polar
opposites working to fight evil!”
TIGER
& BUNNY DVD Set 1 offers English (dubbed) and Japanese (English
subtitled) 2.0 stereo audio options as well as bonus features
including production art and the original Japanese trailer. The
Blu-ray edition features 1080p High
Definition video, English and Japanese DTS-HD Audio as well as
English subtitles, a special Making of TIGER & BUNNY segment,
logo and production art, and the original Japanese trailer for the
series.
TIGER
& BUNNY was produced by the famed Japanese anime company,
Sunrise, and was directed by Keiichi Sato (director of KARAS), with
original character designs by Masakazu Katsura, the creator of the
manga series, I”S and VIDEO GIRL AI, and ZETMAN. Stern
Bild City is a thriving metropolis where superheroes called “NEXTs”
protect the streets, sponsors pull the strings, and a hugely popular
show called Hero TV captures
all of it. Veteran
hero Kotetsu T. Kaburagi (AKA Wild Tiger) and hotheaded new rookie
Barnaby Brooks, Jr. (nicknamed Bunny by Kotetsu) are forced to team
up not only to protect Stern Bild City, but to earn as many points on
Hero TV as
possible. Joined
by a diverse cast of heroes, each with different powers and answering
to their own corporate sponsors, Tiger and Bunny must find a way to
work together, uncover the secret of the “Ouroboros,” and earn
enough points to become this year’s “King of Heroes.”
To
view the official trailer and to follow TIGER & BUNNY on the
official Facebook page, please visit
http://www.facebook.com/TigerAndBunny.
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 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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