Major
Story Arc Of Akira Toriyama’s Bestselling Action Adventure Series
Arrives In A Vivid Large-Size Color Manga Edition Next Month!
San Francisco, CA, April 7, 2016 –
VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and
licensor of manga and anime in North America, offers a vibrant dose of
Akira Toriyama’s most famous manga (graphic novel) series – DRAGON BALL –
with the release of DRAGON BALL FULL COLOR: FREEZA ARC, Volume 1 on May
3rd.
The
new edition of the classic action epic from the Shonen Jump imprint
covers a fan-favorite story arc of the series and will be presented in a
vivid, full-color volume at a larger 6 5/8" x 10 ¼” trim size. The volume is
rated ‘A’ for All Ages and will carry a print MSRP of $19.99 U.S. /
$22.99 CAN. The DRAGON BALL FULL COLOR: FREEZA ARC, Volume 1 also launches digitally on May 3rd via VIZManga.com
and the VIZ Manga App, as well as from the Nook, Kobo, Kindle, iBooks,
comiXology, and GooglePlay stores. Future full color editions of the
5-volume FREEZA ARC will be published on a quarterly basis.
After
his epic battle with Vegeta, Son Goku and his friends must obtain the
wish-granting Dragon Balls in order to resurrect their fallen allies!
Their search will take them all the way to the planet Namek, where the
evil Freeza and his minions are slaughtering the Namekians in order to
fulfill Freeza’s wish for immortality. What will it take to defeat this
great evil?
Also available digitally and in print from VIZ Media are Volumes 1-3 of the DRAGON BALL FULL COLOR: SAIYAN ARC, the exciting preceding storyline of the classic series.
Renowned
worldwide for his playful, innovative storytelling and humorous,
distinctive art style, Akira Toriyama burst onto the manga scene in 1980
with the wildly popular Dr. Slump. His hit series Dragon Ball
(published in the U.S. as Dragon Ball and Dragon Ball Z) ran from 1984
to 1995 in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. He is also known for
his design work on video games such as Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger, Tobal No. 1, and Blue Dragon.
His manga works include JACO THE GALACTIC PATROLMAN, COWA! And SAND
LAND (all published by VIZ Media), as well as Kajika, Neko Majin, and an
illustrated children's book, Toccio the Angel.
For additional information on DRAGON BALL and 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.
No comments:
Post a Comment