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| Toshokan Sensou LOVE&WAR © Kiiro Yumi and Hiro Arikawa 2008/HAKUSENSHA, Inc. |
ComiXology,
The Revolutionary Cloud-Based Digital Comics Platform, Adds More Than
385 New VIZ Media Manga Volumes Including Scores Of Legacy Titles And
Fan Favorite Shojo Series
San
Francisco, CA / New York, NY, March 17, 2015 –
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and
licensor of manga and anime in North America, and comiXology have
announced the latest substantial addition of new VIZ Media manga
titles to the revolutionary cloud-based digital comics platform. More
than 385 volumes are available now on comiXology.com and on the
comiXology app for Kindle Fire tablets, iPad, iPhone, Android and
Windows 8-based devices.
The
new English manga volumes span 36 acclaimed series and offer a wide
variety of fan-loved action, comedy, and shojo romance titles. New
volumes for scores of other continuing series also are added to
comiXology each week as part of VIZ Media’s regular digital manga
update schedule. Please visit www.comixology.com
for more information.
The
new VIZ Media titles featured in this update are all published in
Japan by Hakusensha, Inc., one of Japan’s most prominent publishing
companies and renowned for offering a wide array of award-winning
shojo manga series in addition to other genres. This latest
comiXology content update expands the VIZ Media manga catalog on the
platform to more than 1,500 volumes across more than 220 different
series. Readers can enjoy all of these acclaimed releases using
comiXology’s Manga Fixed Format, which enables a dedicated
right-to-left full-page reading experience and the highest page
resolution currently available.
“ComiXology
is a service that is widely enjoyed by many avid comic and manga
readers, and the addition of this substantial library of Hakusensha
titles will give these fans an even larger array of content to enjoy
with all the flexibility and ease of use the digital format offers,”
says Eric Eberhardt, VIZ Media’s Director of Digital Marketing. “We
look forward to continuing our relationship with the comiXology
platform, and invite readers to enjoy the massive selection of VIZ
Media manga content that is now available!”
New
and notable VIZ Media manga series now available on comiXology
include:
LIBRARY
WARS: LOVE & WAR Vols.
1-12 ·
Rated ‘T’ for Teens ·
Complete
Series
In
the near future, the federal government creates a committee to rid
society of books it deems unsuitable. The libraries vow to protect
their collections, and with the help of local governments, form a
military group to defend themselves – the Library Forces!
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| Vampire Knight © Matsuri Hino 2004/HAKUSENSHA, Inc. |
SKIP
BEAT! Vols. 1-33 ·
Rated ‘T’ for Teens ·
Continuing Series
Kyoko
Mogami followed her true love Sho to Tokyo to support him while he
made it big as an idol. But he's casting her out now that he's
famous! Kyoko won't suffer in silence--she's going to get her sweet
revenge by beating Sho in show biz!
PLEASE
SAVE MY EARTH Vols. 1-21 ·
Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens ·
Complete
Series
Are the
woes of the present meant to be endured for the promise of a better
future or to atone for past wrongs? In a captivating epic of love,
fate and faith, seven young people must struggle with this spiritual
puzzle as their alien past lives threaten the future.
OTOMEN
Vols. 1-18 ·
Rated ‘T’ for Teens ·
Complete Series
Asuka
Masamune is a guy who loves girly things – sewing, knitting, making
cute stuffed animals and reading shojo comics. But in a world where
boys are expected to act manly, Asuka must hide his beloved hobbies
and play the part of a masculine jock instead. Can Asuka ever show
his true self to anyone, much less to Ryo Miyakozuka, the girl that
he's falling for?
OURAN
HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB Vols.
1-18 ·
Rated ‘T’ for Teens ·
Complete Series
In
this screwball romantic comedy, Haruhi, a poor girl at a rich kids'
school, is forced to repay an $80,000 debt by working for the
school's swankiest, all-male club – as a boy! There, she discovers
just how wealthy the six members are and how different the rich are
from everybody else...
VAMPIRE
KNIGHT Vols. 1-19 ·
Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens ·
Complete Series
Cross
Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the
Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return
to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to
school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school,
protecting the Day Class from the Academy's dark secret: the Night
Class is full of vampires!
With over
50,000 comics, manga, and graphic novels from more than 75
publishers, comiXology offers one of the biggest selection of digital
comics in the world. ComiXology’s immense catalog and cinematic
Guided View reading experience makes it the best digital platform for
comic, manga and graphic novel fans worldwide. Fans can discover
favorite comics, manga and graphic novels at comixology.com and also
try the comiXology app available on all major mobile platforms.
For
more information on manga titles available 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
ONE PIECE, 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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