Comedy
Series About A Social Misfit And College Movie Effects Club Is The
Latest From The Acclaimed Creator Of OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB And
MILLENNIUM SNOW
San Francisco, CA, January 27, 2016 –
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and
licensor of manga and anime in North America, proudly brings creator
Bisco Hatori’s dramatic new manga (graphic novel) comedy to English
readers with the launch of BEHIND THE SCENES!! on February 2nd.
The
new shojo series by the famed creator of OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB
and MILLENNIUM SNOW will be published in print and digital editions
under the Shojo Beat imprint. BEHIND THE SCENES!! is rated ‘T’ for Teens, and will carry a print MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN. The series also launches digitally on February 2nd via VIZManga.com
and the VIZ Manga App, as well as from the Nook, Kobo, Kindle, iBooks,
comiXology, and GooglePlay stores. Subsequent volumes of the continuing
series will be published in English twice a year.
In
BEHIND THE SCENES!!, Ranmaru Kurisu comes from a family of hardy,
rough-and-tumble fisherfolk and he sticks out at home like a delicate,
artistic sore thumb. It’s given him a raging inferiority complex and a
permanently pessimistic outlook. Now that he’s in college, he’s hoping
to find a sense of belonging. But after a whole life of being left out,
does he even know how to fit in?!
As
Volume 1 opens, it’s two months into Ranmaru’s college career, and if
he’s learned one thing, it’s that he’s really uncomfortable around other
people. But when he stumbles into a zombie mob attack, he’s totally
forced out of his comfort zone! Of course it’s just a movie shoot, but
when he wakes up from his ignoble faint, he’s been whisked away behind
the scenes with the Art Squad! Could this group of weirdos be what
Ranmaru’s been looking for all his life?!
“Creator
Bisco Hatori continues to demonstrate her skill at capturing all of the
complexities, cliques and daily dramas of student life in BEHIND THE
SCENES!!,” says Pancha Diaz, Editor. “Ranmaru
Kurisu has been a social misfit all of his life but he may have finally
found a place to fit in after a chance encounter introduces him to a
very unique, and slightly quirky, group of potential new friends.”
Bisco Hatori made her manga debut with Isshun kan no Romance (A Moment of Romance) in LaLa DX magazine.
Her first full-fledged series was MILLENNIUM SNOW (published by VIZ
Media) and she gained widespread acclaim for the comedy, OURAN HIGH
SCHOOL HOST CLUB (published by VIZ Media), which became her breakout hit.
For additional information on BEHIND THE SCENES!! or other manga titles published by 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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