DRAGON BALL © 1984 by BIRD STUDIO/SHUEISHA Inc. |
GOKU RETURNS TO NORTH AMERICA AS
VIZ MEDIA RELEASES
DRAGON BALL
FULL COLOR
MANGA EDITION
Experience
Akira Toriyama’s Bestselling Martial Arts Action Adventure In Vivid
Color
San
Francisco, CA, January 27, 2014 –
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of
manga and anime in North America, brings Akira Toriyama’s classic
manga (graphic novel) series DRAGON BALL back to fans in an entirely
new way with the release of DRAGON BALL FULL COLOR Volume 1 on
February 4th.
The new edition from the Shonen Jump imprint features a special full-color treatment of the first DRAGON BALL Z manga volume in a larger 6 5/8" x 10 ¼” size. The volume is rated ‘A’ for All Ages and will carry an MSRP of $19.99 U.S. / $22.99 CAN / £12.99 U.K. Future volumes will be published three times a year.
DRAGON
BALL FULL COLOR Vol. 1 also will be available for digital download
for $12.99 (USD/CAN) from VIZManga.com
and the VIZ MANGA App for the Apple iPad®,
iPhone®
and iPod®
touch, Android-powered smart phones, as well as through the Nook,
Kobo, Kindle, iBooks and GooglePlay stores.
In
the series, Son Goku is the greatest hero on Earth. Five years after
defeating the demon king Piccolo, he’s grown up and has a family.
But what is the real reason for Goku’s incredible strength? A
visitor from outer space arrives bearing terrible news – Goku is an
alien, and the visitor, Raditz, is Goku’s brother! When Raditz
turns out to be a ruthless killer, Goku must fight his incredibly
strong brother to save his family and the entire human race. A
surprising alliance may be Earth’s last hope: Goku will team up
with his old enemy Piccolo to save the world!
“Akira
Toriyama’s bestselling manga series has thrilled generations of
readers, and this new release lets fans revisit his groundbreaking
martial arts action adventure in vivid full color,” says Mike
Montesa, Editor. “Goku has become a skilled fighter, but new foes
threaten his family and the Earth, and he must form new alliances in
order to win the day. Fans current and new won’t want to miss the
gorgeous new release of this classic series!”
Renowned
worldwide for his playful, innovative storytelling and humorous,
distinctive art style, Akira Toriyama burst onto the manga scene in
1980 with the wildly popular DR.
SLUMP.
His hit series Dragon
Ball (published
in the U.S. as DRAGON
BALL and DRAGON
BALL Z; both published by VIZ Media)
ran from 1984 to 1995 in Shueisha's Weekly
Shonen Jump magazine.
He is also known for his influential design work on video games such
as Dragon
Quest, Chrono
Trigger, Tobal
No. 1,
and Blue
Dragon.
His other manga works include COWA!
(also published by VIZ Media), Kajika, Sand
Land, Neko
Majin,
a children's book Toccio
the Angel,
and his newest series, Jaco
the Galactic Patrolman.
For
more information on DRAGON BALL,
or other Akira Toriyama manga titles from VIZ Media, please visit
www.VIZ.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 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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