New
Multi-Volume Manga Box Sets On The Way This Fall For POKÉMON ADVENTURES
And POKÉMON BLACK AND WHITE Along With A New POKÉMON BLACK AND WHITE
POCKET COMIC
San Francisco, CA, September 2015 –
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and
licensor of manga and anime in North America, expands its POKÉMON manga
(graphic novel) catalog with several notable new releases forthcoming
this Fall.
Set
for publication under the company’s Perfect Square imprint, the POKÉMON
BLACK AND WHITE Box Set Vol. 3 is now available, and will be quickly
followed by the October publication of POKÉMON BLACK AND WHITE POCKET COMICs Vol. 2 along with the POKÉMON ADVENTURES MANGA BOX SET Vol. 4. These new POKÉMON manga and box set titles are each rated ‘A’ for All Ages.
POKÉMON BLACK AND WHITE Vol. 3 · MSRP: $25.99 U.S. / $29.99 CAN · Rated ‘A’ For All Ages · Available Now!
Meet
Pokémon Trainers Black and White! His entire life, Black has dreamed of
winning the Pokémon League! Now he embarks on a journey to explore the
Unova region and fill a Pokédex for Professor Juniper. White has an
exciting career as the Trainer of a talented troupe of performing
Pokémon. She dreams of making her Tepig Gigi a star! Together, Black and
White continue on their journey... What surprising new Pokémon – and
people – will they meet next?!
In
the latest BLACK AND WHITE box set, which features art by Satoshi
Yamamoto and story by Hidenori Kusaka, Team Plasma leader N shakes
Black's faith in his relationship with his Pokémon. Then, just when
Black is about to call it quits and go home, he gets a last-minute
chance to earn the final Pokémon badge he needs to be eligible to
compete in the Pokémon League! How will Black regain his confidence in
time to win this crucial gym battle...? Box set features the concluding
manga editions – Vols. 15-20 – of the POKÉMON BLACK AND WHITE series
along with a collectible mini poster.
POKÉMON ADVENTURES Box Set Vol. 4 · MSRP: $54.99 U.S. / $69.99 CAN · Rated ‘A’ For All Ages · Available October 6th
These volumes containing the FireRed & LeafGreen story
arc feature art by Satoshi Yamamoto and story by Hidenori Kusaka. It
starts off with Green about to meet her long-lost parents, but then they
are sucked into a vortex created by a mysterious Pokémon! Red and Blue
want to help, but first they must improve their battle skills. Then, the
Three Beasts of Team Rocket are up to their old tricks again! In the
EMERALD story arc, Gold and Crystal are back! Professor Oak sends the
two friends to help rescue Red, Yellow, Blue and Green – who have all
been turned to stone! But first, the pair must fight a fearsome creature
that Archie, the former leader of Team Aqua, wished into existence
using the powers of the Wish Pokémon Jirachi! Box set contains all of
the POKÉMON ADVENTURES FireRed & LeafGreen and EMERALD manga series – Vols. 23-29 – along with a collectible mini poster.
POKÉMON Black AND WHITE POCKET COMICS Vol. 2 · MSRP: $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN · Rated ‘A’ For All Ages · Available October 6th
A pocket-sized book jam-packed with four-panel comic strips featuring POKÉMON Black AND WHITE characters,
Pokémon vital statistics, Pokémon trivia, Pokémon puzzles, and Pokémon
fun quizzes! To the forest! To the sea! To Legendary Island! Join our
Pokémon pals on a quest through Unova for the Legendary Joke – while
testing your Pokémon knowledge and laughing all the way!
POKÉMON
is one of the most successful international entertainment franchises of
all time. To date more than 260 million POKÉMON video game titles and
over 21.5 billion Pokémon Trading Cards have been sold in more than 73
countries in addition to substantial publishing and merchandise sales.
VIZ Media is the official North American publisher for POKÉMON manga
graphic novel series including POKÉMON ADVENTURES XźY, POKÉMON
ADVENTURES, POKÉMON ADVENTURES: DIAMOND & PEARL, POKÉMON ADVENTURES:
HeartGold & SoulSilver,
POKÉMON ADVENTURES: BLACK & WHITE and also distributes a wide
variety of POKÉMON home media including animated series and feature
films.
For more information on other Pokémon manga and 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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