2009 PRESS RELEASES

VIZ MEDIA LICENSES BLUE DRAGON ANIMATED SERIES TO TELEVIDEO SERVICES FOR LATIN AMERICAN BROADCAST
December 17, 2009

VIZ MEDIA TO KICK OFF 2010 WITH THE RELEASE OF NEW MANGA not simple
December 15, 2009

FINAL VOLUME OF THE ULTIMATE FOOD MANGA - OISHINBO RELEASING JANUARY 19TH!
December 10, 2009

VIZ MEDIA UNLEASHES NAOKI URASAWA’S MONSTER FOR SPECIAL DVD BOX SET DEBUT
December 3, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEW DVD RELEASES FOR JANUARY 2010
December 1, 2009

VIZ MEDIA RELEASES NEW SHOJO MANGA SERIES BUTTERFLIES, FLOWERS
December 1, 2009

PONYO, POKÉMON AND ZELDA DELIGHT YOUNGER READERS THIS HOLIDAY SEASON IN NEW BOOKS AND MANGA RELEASES FROM VIZ MEDIA
November 16, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANIMATES THE HOLIDAYS WITH NEW DVD RELEASES TO BE AMONG MUST-HAVES ON WISH LISTS THIS SEASON
November 16, 2009

VAMPIRES, CRIME DRAMA, GHOSTS, TEENAGE ANGST AND MORE FOR THIS GIFT GIVING HOLIDAY SEASON
November 12, 2009

VIZ MEDIA MAKES IT A HOLIDAY SEASON OF SHOJO WITH FUN NEW RELEASES
November 12, 2009

VIZ MEDIA OFFERS AN EMOTIONAL MIX OF THE REAL AND IMAGINARY IN THE DEBUT OF TAIYO MATSUMOTO’S GOGO MONSTER
November 10, 2009

INUYASHA MANGA LOOMS LARGER-THAN-LIFE IN NEW VIZBIG EDITION
November 6, 2009

VIZ MEDIA BRINGS THE DRAMA AND SUSPENSE OF Naoki Urasawa’s MONSTER TO THE SONY PLAYSTATION® NETWORK’S VIDEO DELIVERY SERVICE
November 5, 2009

VIZ MEDIA SERVES UP SCIENCE FICTION, ACTION FANTASY, ROMANCE AND JAPANESE CUISINE FOR NEW FOURTH QUARTER MANGA RELEASES
November 3, 2009

VIZ MEDIA LETS THE BULLETS AND ACTION FLY IN NEW MANGA SERIES JORMUNGAND
October 29, 2009

VIZ MEDIA INVITES READERS TO A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE WITH THE NEW BEAST MASTER MANGA SERIES
October 28, 2009

PLUNGE INTO THE FATAL LAST CASE OF LEGENDARY CRIME DETECTIVE IN NEW NOVEL DEATH NOTE: L, change the WorLd
October 27, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES FOR DECEMBER 2009
October 23, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES ANIMATED PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE DRAMA Naoki Urasawa’s MONSTER NOW AVAILABLE ON iTUNES
October 15, 2009

VIZ MEDIA PUBLISHES RIN-NE THE NEWEST MANGA SERIES FROM CELEBRATED MANGA CREATOR – RUMIKO TAKAHASHI
October 13, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE CAPTIVATING EPILOGUE TO BOYS OVER FLOWERS MANGA
October 8, 2009

VIZ MEDIA TO PUBLISH THE POIGNANT NEW MANGA SERIES WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD!
October 6, 2009

VIZ MEDIA AND VIZ MEDIA EUROPE SHOWCASE EXCITING ANIME PROPERTIES FOR ALL AGES AT 2009 MIPCOM SHOW
October 5, 2009

DVD RELEASES FOR NOVEMBER 2009
September 30, 2009

VIZ MEDIA EUROPE ACQUIRES THE TV, DVD, STREAMING, DTO AND MERCHANDISING RIGHTS TO MEGA POPULAR VAMPIRE KNIGHT ANIME SERIES FOR THE UNITED KINGDOM
September 30, 2009

VIZ MEDIA BECOMES MASTER LICENSOR FOR GOTHIC ANIMATED SERIES VAMPIRE KNIGHT
September 29, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES INUYASHA THE FINAL ACT SCHEDULED TO STREAM IN THE U.S. SIMULTANEOUS TO AIRING IN JAPAN
September 28, 2009

VIZ MEDIA BRINGS THE ANIMATED SHOJO TITLE – HONEY AND CLOVER – TO FANS IN A SPECIAL UNCUT DVD BOX SET
September 17, 2009

VIZ MEDIA RELEASES THE TEENAGE NINJA ACTION ADVENTURE OF NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE ON DVD THIS FALL
September 16, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE POKÉMON POSTER COLLECTION
September 15, 2009

VIZ MEDIA SCIENCE FICTION IMPRINT HAIKASORU TO DEBUT NEW NOVELS ZOO AND USUPER OF THE SUN
September 14, 2009

VIZ MEDIA EUROPE ANNOUNCES BLUE DRAGON ANIME SERIES TO AIR ON ITALIA UNO NETWORK
September 14, 2009

VIZ MEDIA TEAMS WITH DISNEY XD
September 10, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF BLEACH THE MOVIE 2: THE DIAMONDDUST REBELLION ON DVD
September 1, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES DVD RELEASES FOR OCTOBER 2009
August 31, 2009

Japanese Animation and Manga Powerhouses Acquire Top European Distributors
August 28, 2009

VIZ MEDIA BRINGS THE STYLISH ANIMATED ROCK AND ROLL MELODRAMA NANA TO NORTH AMERICA IN A SPECIAL UNCUT DVD BOX SET
August 27, 2009

VIZ MEDIA TO DEBUT THE IMAGINATIVE STEAMPUNK ACTION MANGA SERIES TEGAMI BACHI: LETTER BEE
August 24, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES DEBUT OF ANIMATED PSYCHOLOGICAL SUSPENSE MASTERPIECE Naoki Urasawa’s MONSTER ON MANGA ENTERTAINMENT’S ANI-MONDAYS BLOCKS ON SYFY and CHILLER
August 21, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ADDS PUNK ROCK, HIGH FASHION, TEENAGE LOVE AND REBELLION TO ITS LIBRARY WITH THE RELEASE OF TWO NEW NOVELS: MISSIN’ AND MISSIN’ 2: KASAKO
August 18, 2009

VIZ MEDIA PRESENTS THE HISTORICAL AND ROYAL INTRIGUE OF ŌOKU: THE INNER CHAMBERS MANGA SERIES
August 7, 2009

VIZ MEDIA DEBUTS CELEBRATED ROMANTIC MANGA SERIES KIMI NI TODOKE: FROM ME TO YOU Releasing Today!
August 4, 2009

NEW BLACK BIRD MANGA SERIES TAKES FLIGHT FROM VIZ MEDIA
August 4, 2009

FOUR NEW MANGA TITLES THAT BREAK THE BOUNDARIES OF CONVENTION DEBUT FOR FREE – ON SIGIKKI.COM
July 30, 2009

VIZ MEDIA PREVIEWS THREE EXCITING MANGA SERIES TO BE PUBLISHED UNDER THE NEW SHONEN SUNDAY IMPRINT AT THE 2009 COMIC-CON SHOW
July 28, 2009

VIZ MEDIA BRINGS THE LATEST NARUTO SHIPPUDEN STORY ARC TO iTUNES FOR DIGITAL DOWNLOAD – FIRST EPISODE NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE
July 25, 2009

VIZ MEDIA’S INUYASHA ANIME EPISODES NOW AVAILABLE ON THE ITUNES STORE FIRST EPISODE NOW AVAILABLE FOR FREE
July 22, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES INUYASHA EPISODES NOW AVAILABLE ON HULU IN THE US
July 21, 2009

VIZ PICTURES LICENSES A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF INSIGHTFUL NEW DOCUMENTARIES PROFILING PROMINENT JAPANESE MODERN ARTISTS WITH THE NEW PEOPLE ARTIST SERIES
July 20, 2009

VIZ MEDIA WILL DAZZLE READERS WITH A TRIO OF NEW RELEASES BASED ON CELEBRATED NEW HAYAO MIYAZAKI FILM PONYO
July 20, 2009

STARTING POINT: 1979-1996 TRACES THE FIRST HALF OF THE CAREER OF FAMED ANIMATION DIRECTOR HAYAO MIYAZAKI NEW FROM VIZ MEDIA
July 17, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEW DVD RELEASES FOR SEPTEMBER 2009
July 16, 2009

VIZ MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2009 COMIC-CON
July 15, 2009

VIZ MEDIA PARTNERS WITH JAPAN’S IKKI MAGAZINE TO LAUNCH SIGIKKI.COM, AN ONLINE MANGA WEBSITE TO PRESENT A DIVERSE COLLECTION OF TITLES ACCLAIMED FOR CREATIVE QUALITY
July 15, 2009

VIZ MEDIA WELCOMES ULTIMO CREATORS STAN LEE AND HIROYUKI TAKEI FOR RARE PERSONAL APPEARANCES AT 2009 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL
July 15, 2009

NARUTO SEASON 2 ANIMATED SERIES TO DEBUT ON DVD IN BRAZIL AS VIZ MEDIA LICENSES HOME ENTERTAINMENT RIGHTS TO PLAYARTE PICTURES
July 10, 2009

VIZ MEDIA’S HONEY AND CLOVER ANIME NOW AVAILABLE ON THE ITUNES STORE
July 9, 2009

VIZ MEDIA’S NEWEST IMPRINT, SHONEN SUNDAY, WILL RELEASE THE FIRST MANGA TO EVER BE PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN JAPAN AND NORTH AMERICA
July 8, 2009

VIZ MEDIA’S NANA ANIME NOW AVAILABLE ON THE ITUNES STORE
July 8, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE U.S. PREMIERE OF BLEACH THE MOVIE 2: THE DIAMONDDUST REBELLION AT VIZ CINEMA IN SAN FRANCISCO FOR TWO NIGHTS ONLY
July 7, 2009

VIZ MEDIA DELIGHTS FANS WITH ANNOUNCEMENT OF ACCELERATED PUBLISHING SCHEDULE FOR HIT PIRATE MANGA SERIES ONE PIECE
July 6, 2009

NEW VIZ MEDIA SCIENCE FICTION IMPRINT HAIKASORU RELEASES DEBUT TITLES ALL YOU NEED IS KILL AND THE LORD OF THE SANDS OF TIME
June 26, 2009

VIZ MEDIA CONTINUES TO ENTICE APPETITES WITH THE LATEST EDITION OF OISHINBO
June 23, 2009

VIZ MEDIA RELEASES DAISUKE IGARASHI’S SURREAL AQUATIC MANGA CHILDREN OF THE SEA
June 22, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEW DVD RELEASES FOR AUGUST 2009
June 18, 2009

VIZ MEDIA’S SHONEN JUMP MAGAZINE JULY ISSUE NOW AVAILABLE FEATURING STAN LEE AND SHAMAN KING MANGA CREATOR HIROYUKI TAKEI'S GROUNDBREAKING COLLABORATIVE PROJECT - ULTIMO
June 17, 2009

VIZ MEDIA CHANNEL LAUNCHES ON SONY PLAYSTATION NETWORK
June 9, 2009

VIZ MEDIA OFFERS A SELECTION OF INTRIGUING NEW MANGA SERIES FOR RELEASE THROUGHOUT THE THIRD QUARTER OF 2009
June 4, 2009

VIZ MEDIA UNLEASHES THE WILDEST, SHOCKINGLY FUNNY MANGA FOR NOT SO FAINT OF HEART, DETROIT METAL CITY
May 27, 2009

VIZ MEDIA RELEASES HISTORICAL BOOK - THE CENTURY OF THE BLACK SHIPS
May 18, 2009

VIZ MEDIA’S RELEASE OF NEW MANGA SERIES – IKIGAMI: THE ULTIMATE LIMIT WILL BRING ABOUT QUESTIONS OF JUSTICE, SOCIETY AND THE BEST WAY TO REALLY APPRECIATE LIFE
May 14, 2009

VIZ PICTURES TO RELEASE THE DARK ROMANTIC COMEDY HAPPILY EVER AFTER ON DVD
May 5, 2009

VIZ MEDIA DELIGHTS NARUTO FANS WITH THE NEW SHONEN JUMP NARUTO SHIPPUDEN COLLECTOR
May 4, 2009

VIZ MEDIA TO DAZZLE MANGA AND SUPERHERO FANS WITH A SPECIAL SHONEN JUMP MANGA SAMPLER FEATURING ULTIMO FOR 2009 FREE COMIC BOOK DAY
May 1, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEW DVD RELEASES FOR JULY 2009
April 29, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES A CAPTIVATING LINE UP OF NEW ANIMATED AND LIVE-ACTION DVD RELEASES FOR SECOND QUARTER 2009
April 29, 2009

VIZ MEDIA INVITES READERS TO MAKE A STOP WITH THE AWARD-WINNING NOVEL THE STATIONMASTER
April 27, 2009

VIZ MEDIA DELIVERS SCI-FI, ROMANCE, NINJA, DINOSAURS AND HEAVY METAL IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2009
April 27, 2009

VIZ MEDIA BRINGS ACTION PACKED NEW EPISODES OF SMASH-HIT SERIES BLEACH TO ADULT SWIM
April 24, 2009

VIZ MEDIA LAUNCHES NARUTO SHIPPUDEN PROMOTIONAL CAMPAIGN WITH TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT FOR FYE AND SUNCOAST STORES NATIONWIDE
April 22, 2009

VIZ MEDIA EUROPE LAUNCHES NEW OFFICIAL BUSINESS TO BUSINESS WEB SITE AT WWW.VIZEUROPE.COM
April 21, 2009

VIZ MEDIA PARTNERS WITH SBT TO BRING NARUTO SEASON 2 TO BRAZIL
April 20, 2009

VIZ MEDIA LICENSES FIVE TOP ANIMATED SERIES TO FUNIMATION CHANNEL FOR US TELEVISION LAUNCH
April 16, 2009

JAPAN’S WEEKLY SHONEN SUNDAY MAGAZINE AND VIZ MEDIA TRANSPORT READERS TO THE RUMIC WORLD WITH THE SIMULTANEOUS EAST-WEST DEBUT OF RUMIKO TAKAHASHI'S NEWEST MANGA SERIES RIN-NE
April 15, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF NARUTO ENGLISH DUBBED UNCUT EPISODES ON JOOST AND HULU
April 13, 2009

VIZ PICTURES TEAMS WITH TRANS WORLD ENTERTAINMENT TO PROMOTE THE LIVE ACTION FEATURE FILM - DEATH NOTE: L, change the WorLd
April 10, 2009

VIZ MEDIA NOMINATED IN MULTIPLE CATEGORIES FOR THE 2009 WILL EISNER COMIC INDUSTRY AWARDS
April 9, 2009

VIZ MEDIA OPENS A FUN NEW VIRTUAL STORE ON LEADING ONLINE 3D SOCIAL NETWORKING DESTINATION SITE THERE.COM
April 7, 2009

VIZ MEDIA SIMULCASTS ANOTHER FREE EPISODE OF NARUTO SHIPPUDEN ON NARUTO.COM
April 6, 2009

VIZ MEDIA LAUNCHING BLEACH AND NARUTO ANIMATED FEATURE FILMS ON iTunes
March 27, 2009

VIZ MEDIA LAUNCHES SPECIAL NARUTO SHIPPUDEN WATCH-AND-WIN CONTEST ON OFFICIAL NARUTO WEB SITE NARUTO.COM
March 25, 2009

SPUNKY NINJA RIDES DIGITAL CONVERGENCE WAVE WHEN THE LATEST EPISODE OF NARUTO SHIPPUDEN STREAMS ON OFFICIAL U.S. NARUTO WEBSITE
March 19, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES DIVERSE COLLECTION OF NEW DVD RELEASES FOR MAY AND JUNE 2009
March 18, 2009

VIZ MEDIA SWEEPS ALL TOP 10 SPOTS ON THE NEWEST NEW YORK TIMES MANGA BEST SELLER LIST
March 17, 2009

VIZ MEDIA CONTINUES THE CELEBRATION WITH A SPECIAL SHONEN JUMP DRAGONBALL: EVOLUTION POSTERZINE
March 13, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES ANNUAL ART ISSUE OF SHOJO BEAT MAGAZINE
March 11, 2009

VIZ MEDIA CELEBRATES THE EVOLUTION OF DRAGON BALL
March 3, 2009

VIZ MEDIA'S BLUE DRAGON ANIME NOW AVAILABLE ON THE ITUNES STORE
February 25, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF BLUE DRAGON FOR DOWNLOAD ON XBOX LIVE
February 25, 2009

IT’S BOY MEETS GIRL – AND ANOTHER GIRL – IN VIZ MEDIA DEBUT OF I”s DVD BOX SET
February 3, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES ANIMATED DVD RELEASES FOR APRIL 2009
January 28, 2009

VIZ MEDIA LAUNCHES LANDMARK IMPRINT ‘HAIKASORU’ TO PUBLISH ACCLAIMED JAPANESE SCIENCE FICTION NOVELS
January 27, 2009

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES A NEW LINE OF FUN J-POP INSPIRED GRAPHICS, APPAREL AND MORE AVAILABLE AT ZAZZLE
January 7, 2009

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