Archive for the 'Manga' Category

Viz Media’s Naruto Manga At Number 25 On USA Today’s Top 150 Best Seller List

Tuesday, March 20th, 2007

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced that the recently released volume 13 of the popular NARUTO™ manga series (rated ‘T’ for Teens), which is published under the company’s SHONEN JUMP™ imprint and also serialized in the monthly SHONEN JUMP magazine (also rated ‘T’ for teens), placed at Number 25 on the USA Today Top 150 Best Seller List through the week of March 11. (more…)

Del Rey’s New York Comic Con 2007 Plans

Thursday, February 15th, 2007

Del Rey is delighted to be a part of the New York Comic Con being held from February 23rd to February 25th, 2007 at the Jacob Javitz Convention Center in Manhattan. (more…)

Death Note One of YALSA’s Top 10 GNs of 2007!

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007

VIZ Media’s DEATH NOTE has been voted one of the YALSA’s (Young Adult Library Services Association - a division of the American Library Association) 2007 top 10 graphic novels for teenage readers! It was the only manga title to make the list! (more…)

Del Rey Manga Acquires Its First American Manga In Collaboration With Pop Superstar Avril Lavigne

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

Del Rey Manga, an imprint of Random House Inc. and one of the premiere publishers of manga in the U.S., announced today the acquisition of MAKE 5 WISHES, created in collaboration with platinum-selling and Grammy Award-nominated recording artist Avril Lavigne. (more…)

Viz Media Announces New Manga Series Debuts For First Quarter 2007

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the release of three new manga series for the first quarter of 2007. These releases include INUBAKA: CRAZY FOR DOGS and two new romantic shĆ´jo series, BACKSTAGE PRINCE and GENTLEMEN’S ALLIANCE+. (more…)

Viz Media Announces New Look And Expanded Coverage For Shojo Beat Magazine

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced exciting expanded coverage for its innovative shojo magazine, SHOJO BEAT, beginning with the January 2007 issue which hits retail shelves today. Building on the growing popularity of comics aimed at female readers, SHOJO BEAT has emerged as the preeminent monthly shojo manga anthology in North America. (more…)

Viz Media Announces Exclusive Retail Launch For Shonen Jump Bleach

Wednesday, October 18th, 2006

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, announced today an exclusive retail launch with Borders and Waldenbooks and Hot Topic for the popular teen property, Shonen Jump BLEACH. (more…)

VIZ Media’s Manga Shonen Jump™ Naruto™ Named Winner Of 2006 Quill Award

Wednesday, October 11th, 2006

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced that Shonen Jump NARUTO Vol. 7 has won the 2006 Quill Award for Best Graphic Novel, a first for any manga. (more…)

Viz Media Signs New International Publishers To Expand The Death Note Manga Into Europe

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies has inked deals with Ediciones Glenat EspaƱa in Spain, Panini in Italy, Tokyopop in Germany and Dargaud Lombard in France to publish the DEATH NOTE manga from Shueisha. It is scheduled for fall 2006 release. (more…)

Naruto Manga Gets Featured

Thursday, September 7th, 2006

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry’s most innovative and comprehensive manga and animation licensing and publishing companies, has announced that the recently released volume 11 of the popular NARUTO manga series, which is published under the company’s SHONEN JUMP imprint and serialized in the monthly SHONEN JUMP magazine, placed at Number 21 on USA Today’s Top 150 Best Seller List for the week of August 27, 2006. This is the highest placement any manga title has ever achieved on the daily’s noted literary sales list, which compiles sales traction for fiction, non-fiction, hardcover as well as paperback titles. (more…)