VIZ MEDIA HOSTS SAILOR MOON MOONLIGHT PARTY 2 TO CELEBRATE NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE OF LATEST DUBBED EPISODES
November 21st Virtual Live Stream Soiree Coincides With
Neon Alley Episode Premieres And Will Include Live Commentary, Real Time Q&A And Trivia Contests For SAILOR MOON Prizes
San Francisco, CA, November 18, 2014 –
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of
manga and anime in North America, continues to celebrate the triumphant
return of the classic SAILOR MOON anime series and marks the premiere of
the latest high definition Episodes 24-36 – featuring the brand new
English dub cast – available to stream on Neon Alley and Hulu starting
on Friday, November 21st beginning at 7:00pm (PST).
The release time and date for the remaining English episodes of this
epic first season will be announced during the event. These latest
exclusive dubbed episodes will be available for a limited time only
during the Holiday season!
Fans can join in on the festivities with VIZ Media and Neon Alley by attending Moonlight Party 2: A Celebration of SAILOR MOON Reborn! Building on the success and positive fan feedback following the first Moonlight Party
held in September, the free virtual party will take place once again as
a unique live stream event on VIZ Media’s YouTube channel at: http://bit.ly/SMMnLtP2 beginning at 7:00pm (PST) on Friday, November 21st.
Fans
are invited participate in the event and stream SAILOR MOON Episodes
24, 25, 33, 34 and 35 (showcasing Jupiter, Venus, and Princess Serenity)
via Neon Alley/Hulu and also take part in a real-time Q&A with VIZ
Media staff that will run throughout the evening. Viewers can submit
questions throughout the event via YouTube, in the comments sections of
the actual live stream (as available), or on the official VIZ Media Facebook page, and via Twitter using the special hashtag, #MoonlightParty,
Fans
also can interact with members of the VIZ Media SAILOR MOON team, which
will be present during the live stream to answer questions and offer
lively commentary and little known information about the series and
these new episodes. A SAILOR MOON trivia contest also will take place
and fans and aspiring Sailor Guardians are invited to submit their
answers via Facebook and Twitter to win special prizes. SAILOR MOON fans nationwide are also encouraged to share pictures from their own Moonlight Parties by using the hashtag #MoonlightParty on their favorite social media platforms.
Neon Alley is VIZ Media’s consolidated online destination for FREE streaming anime content in the U.S. with over 3,200 subtitled and English dubbed episodes and movies from more than 36 series!
In the latest SAILOR MOON episodes, Sailor
Moon, Sailor Mercury and Sailor Mars continue their quest for the
Legendary Silver Crystal as two new powerful allies join the fight.
Sailor Jupiter is the tall and tough Guardian of Thunder, and Sailor
Venus is the Guardian of Love and the most experienced member. Sailor
Moon herself gets an impressive new power and learns more about the
mysterious Tuxedo Mask. Could their distant pasts be intertwined, and
does that have anything to do with the Moon Princess they seek? The
final ordeal with Queen Beryl looms on the horizon, and it will take
everything the Sailor Guardians have to be victorious!
“Thousands of fans joined us for our very first SAILOR MOON Moonlight Party,
and the enthusiasm and love that was expressed for this iconic series
inspired us to hold another event to mark the dub premiere of the
concluding half of Season 1,” says Charlene Ingram, Senior Manager,
Animation Marketing. “Not only will viewers catch the dub debut of
Sailor Jupiter voiced by Amanda Miller, and Sailor Venus, voiced by
Cherami Leigh, we’ll be sharing plenty of commentary and trivia, as well
awarding lots of SAILOR MOON prizes. We look forward to everyone
joining us and hope this event might inspire fans to hold some Sailor
Guardian soirees of their own!”
The smash hit SAILOR MOON anime series is inspired by the bestselling manga (graphic novel) series created by Naoko
Takeuchi (published in North America by Kodansha). In the series, Usagi
Tsukino is a clumsy but kindhearted teenage girl who transforms into
the powerful guardian of love and justice, Sailor Moon. Meeting allies
along the way who share similar fates, Usagi and her team of planetary
Sailor Guardians fight to protect the universe from forces of evil and
total annihilation!
VIZ
Media’s SAILOR MOON Season 1 Set 1 Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVD Combo
Pack as well as the Standard Edition DVD set are both now available for
purchase. The SAILOR MOON Season 1 Set 2 Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack and
Standard Edition DVD sets are now available for preorder from leading
anime and video retailers.
Fans
can also catch the brand new SAILOR MOON reboot – SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL –
with new episodes (subtitled) available to stream each week on Hulu and
Neon Alley.
For more information on SAILOR MOON, or other award-winning anime 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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