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VIZ
Media Returns To Mid-West’s Largest Anime/Manga Convention With
Exclusive Products, Advance Copies Of Upcoming Titles, Special Guest
Appearances, Informative Panels And Much More
San
Francisco, CA, May 7, 2015 –
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of
manga and anime in North America, has announced its participation at
the Anime Central 2015 convention
with an exciting weekend full of unique
booth giveaways and exclusive items for sale, informative panel
discussions and special guest appearances, anime screenings, and
other fun activities.
Anime
Central 2015 (ACen) takes place May 15th
to 17th
in Rosemont, IL, at the Hyatt Regency O’Hare and the adjacent
Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, located less than 30 minutes
from downtown Chicago. ACen presents special Guests of Honor from the
Japanese and U.S. sectors of the anime and manga industry, as well as
gaming, cinema, and other Asian pop culture personalities. VIZ Media
will be located in Booth #I-11. Complete details on Anime Central
2015 are available at: http://www.acen.org.
The
VIZ Media booth will offer fans a wide variety of retail products
available for purchase throughout the convention. Special exclusive
products include a NARUTO manga replica ($15.00) featuring the Uchiha
Brothers in a pivotal and touching moment. Be among the first to get
a SAILOR MOON R Event T-Shirt ($15.00) featuring an exclusive design
in both unisex and ladies’ styles/sizes! Also pick up a special
advance copy of Volume 1 of the forthcoming new shojo manga series,
SO CUTE IT HURTS!! ($10.00; rated ‘T’ for Older Teens) ahead of
its June 2nd
street date. All purchases also offer the buyer a selection of 1 of 4
exclusive VIZ Media tote bags that make for a handy way to carry
convention treasures.
Other
VIZ Media products available at Anime Central 2015 include:
-
SAILOR MOON Season 1, Set 1 Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack with special gift with purchase (while supplies last) ($65)
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SAILOR MOON Season 1, Set 2 Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack ($50)
-
RANMA ½ Sets 1-5 Blu-ray Limited Edition Sets ($45 ea)
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POKÉMON: INDIGO LEAGUE Complete DVD Set ($45) & POKÉMON: ADVENTURES IN THE ORANGE ISLANDS Complete DVD Set ($25)
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THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: A LINK TO THE PAST ($20) and THE LEGEND OF ZELDA Manga Box Set ($80)
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Anime Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack sets for BLOOD LAD ($55), COPPELION ($55), GARGANTIA ($55), K ($55); DEATH NOTE – DVD only ($40)
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Manga Box Sets for BLEACH ($175), DEATH NOTE ($115), NARUTO ($215), ONE PIECE ($186), OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB ($140), and VAMPIRE KNIGHT ($100)
-
LOVE STAGE Vol. 1 Advance Copy ($13: street date 5/12)
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WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP annual membership, with exclusive Game Mat and Yu-Gi-Oh! Ultimaya Tzolkin promo card ($25); all ACen subscribers have an opportunity to enter a special sweepstakes, please stop by the VIZ Media booth for details
Fans
can also stop by the VIZ Media booth to pre-order the upcoming SAILOR
MOON R Season 2, Set 1 Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and
will receive an exclusive gift with purchase commemorative coin while
supplies last. Anime Central attendees
that sign up at the VIZ Media booth for the company’s official
newsletter will receive a free TOKYO GHOUL manga poster. Also catch a
variety of free items including manga samplers, postcards and posters
for popular VIZ Media anime and manga properties and more!
VIZ
Media’s Anime Central 2015 Panels Include:
Friday
May 15th
4:30PM
VIZ Media Industry
Panel
(Panel
Room 1)
Join VIZ Media as
we pull back the curtain on your favorite manga and anime. Be
the first to hear about upcoming releases and throw questions at our
staff!
6:00PM
VIZ Media Official
SAILOR MOON Panel
(Panel
Room 1)
One
year ago, VIZ Media announced at Anime Central the return of the
legendary SAILOR MOON anime. Now, one year later, join members of the
VIZ Media SAILOR MOON staff as they talk about the impact of this
beloved anime series and celebrate the long-awaited return of Usagi
and her friends! Don’t miss special appearances at the panel by the
SAILOR MOON English cast including Stephanie
Sheh (Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon), Sandy Fox (Chibiusa), Amanda C.
Miller (Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter), Cherami Leigh (Minako Aino /
Sailor Venus), and Cristina Vee (Rei Hino / Sailor Mars)
Saturday
May 16th
9:00PM
VIZ Media Presents: The
Classics Of Shonen Jump
(GR
Industry Panel Rooms)
Long
before hits such as NARUTO and BLEACH came to be, SHONEN JUMP
magazine brought us many classic manga series such as KNIGHTS OF THE
ZODIAC, DRAGON BALL and RUROUNI KENSHIN. Think you know them all?
Find out at this panel as VIZ Media goes through a list of
legendary SHONEN JUMP classics and how you can get them!
Also
don’t miss special convention screenings of a variety of acclaimed
VIZ Media anime titles including SAILOR MOON, SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL,
ZETMAN and GARGANTIA and more! Specific screening times and dates
will be listed in the official Anime Central 2015 program guide.
For
more information on award winning
anime and 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 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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