VIZ MEDIA PREVIEWS NEW NARUTO RELEASES AHEAD OF CREATOR MASASHI KISHIMOTO’S FIRST-EVER INTERNATIONAL APPEARANCE
Final
Manga Volume Of Seminal Ninja Action Adventure Will Coincide With
Creator’s Special Appearance At 2015 New York Comic Con; NARUTO
Illustration Book, 3 New Novels And Final Manga Series Box Set Edition
Announced
San Francisco, CA, May 5, 2015 –
Coming right after news of NARUTO manga (graphic novel) creator Masashi
Kishimoto’s first international appearance outside of Japan, set to
take place at the 2015 New York Comic-Con, VIZ Media has announced
several forthcoming new NARUTO titles that longtime fans and readers
will not want to miss.
VIZ
Media and ReedPOP, the organizers of the New York Comic Con, will
welcome Kishimoto sensei for a very special series of appearances at the
massive pop culture convention that will take place October 8th-11th at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan.
VIZ
Media, LLC (VIZ Media) is the largest publisher, distributor and
licensor of manga and anime in North America. The company is the master
North American licensor for the incredibly influential ninja action
property, publishing the bestselling NARUTO manga series as well as
distributing the popular NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN anime series and
related feature films.
The
NARUTO manga series finale, Volume 72, will be released in print and
also digitally in October, and brings the long-running ninja action
adventure to its thrilling conclusion. Following its release, VIZ Media
also will offer fans UZUMAKI NARUTO: ILLUSTRATIONS, a new softcover art
book set to be released in November showcasing the artwork and characters from the manga series’ concluding story arc.
November 2015 sees the debut of NARUTO: KAKASHI’S STORY, the
first of three new NARUTO prose novels focusing on key characters from
the series that will be complemented by original cover illustrations
from Masashi Kishimoto. The other two novels include NARUTO: SHIKAMARU’S
STORY, set for release in February 2016, and NARUTO: SAKURA’S STORY,
which is scheduled for release in May 2016. VIZ Media will release the
third and final NARUTO comprehensive manga box set in January 2016.
“Masashi
Kishimoto and his seminal series forever changed the manga landscape,
and NARUTO has become one of the world’s most successful entertainment
properties, with millions of passionate international fans,” says Andy
Nakatani, Editor in Chief, WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP. “We’re very proud to
welcome him for his first ever professional appearance in North America
at the 2015 New York Comic-Con, an event that will coincide with the
eagerly anticipated release of the final volume of the manga series. And
there’s plenty more NARUTO excitement in store with the brand new
spin-off serial NARUTO: THE SEVENTH HOKAGE AND THE SCARLET SPRING,
running currently in WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP, as well as an upcoming
illustration book, three novels, and the third and final manga box set!”
NARUTO, Vol. 72 ·
Rated ‘T’ for Teens · Print MSRP: $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN; Digital MSRP: $6.99 · Available October 2015
The
peace following Kaguya's defeat is short-lived as Sasuke tries to take
total control. Can Naruto change his old friend's mind and bring true
peace to the ninja world in the final volume of NARUTO?
UZUMAKI NARUTO: ILLUSTRATIONS ·
Print MSRP: $19.99 U.S. / $22.99 CAN · Available November 2015
Experience
Masashi Kishimoto's artwork in all of its colorful glory in this
collection of images from the conclusion of the best-selling Naruto manga!
Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura, Kakashi and all your favorite characters appear
in nearly a hundred pages of gorgeous full-color images. The book also
features commentary from creator Masashi Kishimoto, a beautiful
double-sided poster and a sticker sheet!
NARUTO: KAKASHI’S STORY (Novel) ·
Print MSRP: $10.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN · Available November 2015
A year has passed since the Fourth Great Ninja War, and Kakashi’s
appointment to Hokage looms. But first he heads to the Land of Waves
for a dangerous mission rescuing hostages from a top-secret airship.
There he confronts a ninja whose heart is frozen by tragedy. Having lost
both his friend’s eye and his greatest abilities, can Kakashi really
protect anyone? What is the true meaning of the will of fire gained in
the distant heavens? Kakashi finds these answers and more as he opens
the door to a new ninja era.
NARUTO MANGA BOX SET Vol. 3 ·
PRINT MSRP: $185.99 U.S. / $214.99 CAN · Available January 2016
The
third and final NARUTO Box Set contains the thrilling conclusion to one
of the most popular manga series of all time. The set features volumes
49-72 at a substantial savings over buying them individually, along with
exclusive premiums.
Author/artist
Masashi Kishimoto was born in 1974 in Okayama Prefecture, Japan. Like
many of his peers, he was first inspired to become a manga artist in
elementary school when he read Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball series. After spending time at art school, Kishimoto won the Hop Step Award for new manga artists with his story, Karakuri.
After considering various genres for his next project, he decided on a
story steeped in traditional Japanese culture. His first version
of NARUTO, drawn in 1997, was a one-shot story about fox spirits; his
final version, which debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1999,
quickly became the most popular ninja manga in the world. The series
also spawned multiple anime series, movies, novels, video games and
more. Having concluded the series in late 2014, Masashi Kishimoto has
kept himself busy this year with a new side story Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring and writing the latest NARUTO anime feature film, both of which will focus on the title character's son, Boruto.
Additional information on NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN is available at www.Naruto.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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