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)
· SAILOR MOON Season 1, Set 2 Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack ($50)
· RANMA ½ Sets 1-5 Blu-ray Limited Edition Sets ($45 ea)
· POKÉMON: INDIGO LEAGUE Complete DVD Set ($45) & POKÉMON: ADVENTURES IN THE ORANGE ISLANDS Complete DVD Set ($25)
· THE LEGEND OF ZELDA: A LINK TO THE PAST ($20) and THE LEGEND OF ZELDA Manga Box Set ($80)
· Anime Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack sets for BLOOD LAD ($55), COPPELION ($55), GARGANTIA ($55), K ($55); DEATH NOTE – DVD only ($40)
· 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)
· 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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