TELEVIX ENTERTAINMENT TO HIGHLIGHT
VIZ MEDIA’S NEW CAPTAIN TSUBASA ANIME SERIES AT NATPE
VIZ
Media Secures Master Licensee Rights for North America & Latin
America; Remake Based On The Beloved Manga Series Debuts In April 2018
In Japan
San Francisco, CA and Beverly Hills, CA, January 10, 2018 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier
company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global
entertainment licensing, announces the acquisition of the forthcoming
CAPTAIN TSUBASA. VIZ Media has secured the digital streaming, EST, home
video and merchandise rights from Shueisha Inc. The series is set to
premiere in Japan this April on TV Tokyo.
In
addition, VIZ Media is partnering with Televix Entertainment to present
CAPTAIN TSUBASA to Latin American buyers at the upcoming NATPE market
(Miami, FL, January 16-18).
Televix represents all broadcast and digital licensing rights in Latin
American territories, and will be taking meetings at the Fontainebleau
Hotel Tresor Tower Suite 1708.
“We are thrilled to be handling one of the most iconic franchises to come out of Japan,” says Hugo Rose, CEO of Televix Entertainment. “We expect audiences will be eager to enter the world of Tsubasa.”
“CAPTAIN
TSUBASA adds a new dimension to VIZ Media’s anime catalog, and we know
audiences will enjoy it’s mix of character drama and intense
on-the-field action,” says Brad Woods, CMO of VIZ Media. “We look
forward to working with Televix to develop CAPTAIN TSUBASA for Latin
American markets, and to scores of new fans and soccer lovers
discovering this exciting anime series.”
The new anime recounts the events of the original manga of the same name by Yoichi Takahashi, which ran in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump
magazine from 1981 to 1988. The manga triggered a huge soccer boom in
Japan and inspired three previous television anime series, four anime
films, mobile and console video games, and even a stage play. Centered
on a young soccer prodigy named Tsubasa Oozora, the new series is from
David Production (JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE), with Toshiyuki Kato (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Diamond is Unbreakable, Level E)
directing. Each episode is characterized by dynamic and stylish soccer
moves, while the characters are fleshed out through Tsubasa’s
friendships and rivalries as he trains and competes.
About Televix Entertainment
Beverly
Hills based Televix Entertainment was established in 1990. Its main
business is the distribution of animation, anime, family entertainment,
documentaries, and feature films domestically and in the international
market. Televix has offices and representatives in San Juan, Sao Paulo,
Bogota, and Santiago. Televix licenses properties to broadcasters, DVD
distributors, merchandising licensees, and mobile operators in Latin
America, and is a qualified aggregator with all of the major digital
platforms in the region.
Televix
is partnered with Aronnax Animation Studios. Based in Lima, Peru,
Aronnax is the leading animation studio in the region and has a
dedicated infrastructure for 3D computer animation and cutting edge
special effects.
Learn more about Televix Entertainment at www.televix.com
About VIZ Media, LLC
Established
in 1986, VIZ Media is the premier company in the fields 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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