JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE © 1986 by Hirohiko Araki & LUCKY LAND COMMUNICATIONS/SHUEISHA Inc. |
San
Francisco, CA, July 7, 2014 – VIZ
Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of manga
and anime in North America, thrilled a packed audience of fans at the
2014 Anime Expo in Los Angeles this past weekend as it announced the
much heralded return of creator Hirohiko
Araki’s epic supernatural/action/adventure manga (graphic novel)
series, JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE.
Volumes
1 and 2 of JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: PART
3 - STARDUST CRUSADERS are now available digitally on VIZManga.com
and the VIZ MANGA App for the iPad®,
iPhone®
and iPod®
touch as well as for Android-powered smart phones and 7” tablets.
The digital volumes also may be purchased through the Nook, Kindle,
Kobo, iBooks and GooglePlay stores. Subsequent editions will be
released every week for a total of 16 volumes. JOJO'S BIZARRE
ADVENTURE is rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens and carries a digital
MSRP of $6.99 US/CAN.
VIZ
Media originally published the JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE STARDUST
CRUSADERS manga story arc in print in 2005. Fans at the Anime Expo
panel were further delighted with the news that the company’s
SHONEN JUMP imprint also has acquired JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE PART 1
- PHANTOM BLOOD and JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE PART 2 - BATTLE TENDENCY
and plans to release them digital as firsts across its proprietary
and partner platforms in September 2014 and March 2015 respectively.
The
print counterpart for JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE PART 1 - PHANTOM BLOOD
will launch in print beginning in February 2015, with JOJO'S BIZARRE
ADVENTURE PART 2 - BATTLE TENDENCY scheduled to debut Fall 2015.
In
JOJO'S
BIZARRE ADVENTURE,
once there was a mighty bloodline of heroes: the Joestars. In the
1880s, Englishman Jonathan Joestar gave his life to defeat Dio, a
megalomaniacal vampire. Now, 100 years later, Dio is back, and
Jonathan's descendants must travel to Egypt to destroy their
ancestral enemy once and for all.
“VIZ
Media’s original publication of the
JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE STARDUST series story arc complemented the
anime counterpart’s North American broadcast run and fan interest
has endured ever since,” says Leyla Aker, Vice President,
Publishing. “The series is a
multi-generational paranormal adventure story with each section
focusing on a different Joestar descendent as the main character.
We’re very excited to bring this celebrated title back to North
America and also give fans the opportunity to catch JOJO'S
BIZARRE ADVENTURE from the very beginning
later this Summer!”
The
free VIZ Manga App continues to be the top application for reading
digital manga and features a massive library of the most popular
series in the world. Through the
innovative VIZ Manga digital platform registered users are able to
use one account to view their purchased manga across more devices
than ever. New series and volumes are added every Tuesday. Fans
can also find these titles for the NOOK,
Kindle Fire, and Kobo ereaders, as well as in the iBooks and
GooglePlay Stores. These dynamic digital platforms offer fans the
opportunity to explore and enjoy a massive catalog of new and classic
manga titles that spans more than 2,000 volumes across nearly 200
different series.
All
manga volumes are available for purchase and download in the U.S. and
Canada within the VIZ Manga application starting from $6.99 (U.S. /
CAN) each and readers can also explore all titles with free Chapter 1
previews of every series. For more information, please visit
VIZManga.com
or www.VIZ.com/apps.
Download
the free VIZ Manga App for Android and iOS devices at
www.VIZ.com/apps.
To
learn more about VIZ Manga, please visit www.vizmanga.com.
For
more information on JOJO'S BIZARRE
ADVENTURE, or other 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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