Action
Anime Series About A Superhero With A Knockout Punch, Based On Smash
Hit Manga Title, Premieres On North American TV Later This Month!!
San Francisco, CA, July 5, 2016 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, has announced the North American broadcast debut of ONE-PUNCH MAN on Adult
Swim’s Toonami. VIZ Media and Adult Swim’s Toonami team made the
announcement before a packed audience of fans at the nation’s largest
anime convention – Anime Expo – held this past weekend in Los Angeles.
The action adventure about an uncanny superhero with a knockout punch is scheduled to premiere on July 16th (time to be announced), with future episodes set to air each Saturday. Toonami
is the anime programming block on Adult Swim, Turner’s network offering
original and acquired animated and live-action series for young adults.
“One-Punch Man
is a one of a kind show and we’re excited to have it join our Toonami
line-up,” said Jason DeMarco, senior vice president and creative
director, on-air for Adult Swim. “We know our viewers have been hoping
this would happen for a while, and we're thrilled to have been able to
make it happen!”
ONE-PUNCH MAN is
based on the bestselling manga series (the latest chapters serialized
in Weekly Shonen Jump, and graphic novels published by VIZ Media; rated
‘T for Teens), created by writer ONE and artist Yusuke Murata. The anime series was animated by the renowned Japanese studio, Madhouse, and helmed by famed anime director, Shingo Natsume, (Space Dandy, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos), and features character designs by Chikashi Kubota (From the New World, Robotics:notes). For
its broadcast premiere on Toonami, ONE-PUNCH MAN will feature a notable
cast of English voice actors including Max Mittelman (as Saitama), Zach
Aguilar (as Genos), Robbie Daymond (as Mumen Rider) and Erik Kimerer
(as Speed-o’-Sound Sonic).
“With
its compelling characters, high-energy animation and contemporary spin
on the classic superhero premise, ONE-PUNCH MAN is a bombastic action
tale unlike any anime series that has come before,” says Charlene
Ingram, Senior Marketing Manager, Animation. “Don’t miss the premiere on
Adult Swim later this month!”
In ONE-PUNCH MAN, Saitama
only became a hero for fun, but after three years of “special”
training, he finds that he can beat even the mightiest opponents with a
single punch. Though he faces new enemies every day, it turns out being
devastatingly powerful is actually kind of a bore. Can a hero be too
strong?
VIZ
Media is the official North American distributor of the ONE-PUNCH MAN
anime and manga properties and holds the digital and print publishing
rights as well as broadcast rights, digital streaming rights, home video
rights and master merchandising rights to the series.
For additional information on ONE-PUNCH MAN and other anime and manga titles distributed and published by VIZ Media, please visit www.VIZ.com.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Established
in 1986, VIZ Media is the premier company in the field of publishing,
animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing. Along with
its popular digital magazine WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster
properties like NARUTO, DRAGON BALL, SAILOR MOON, and POKÉMON, VIZ Media
offers an extensive library of titles and original content in a wide
variety of book and video formats, as well as through official licensed
merchandise. Owned by three of Japan's largest publishing and
entertainment companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and
Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is dedicated to
bringing the best titles for English-speaking audiences worldwide.
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