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VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEW MANGA TITLES SET FOR 2020 RELEASE

08/07/2019

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEW MANGA TITLES SET FOR 2020 RELEASE

New Titles Include Inio Asano's DOWNFALL, POK MON ADVENTURES COLLECTOR'S EDITION, A KIRBY Hardcover Art Guide, And New Shojo Series PRINCE FREYA

San Francisco, CA, July 8, 2019 VIZ Media offered an exciting look at new manga publishing acquisitions during its panel held this past weekend at Anime Expo 2019 in Los Angeles.

The titles are scheduled for publication beginning in early 2020 and include DOWNFALL, the newest work by renowned creator Inio Asano. DOWNFALL uses the manga industry as the setting for a dark look at when living the life of one's dreams ultimately becomes one's undoing. Under license from The Pok mon Company International, the POK MON ADVENTURES COLLECTOR'S EDITION reintroduces the classic manga series in an upscale, omnibus format. The video game-inspired fun continues with KIRBY: ART AND STYLE COLLECTION, a stylish hardcover edition that celebrates the iconic pink character. PRINCE FREYA rounds out the new acquisitions with a fantasy adventure about a young woman who impersonates a prince in order to save her country from invasion.

Additional information on each of these titles will be announced in the near future.

DOWNFALL, By Inio Asano

The latest titlefrom the Eisner-nominated, bestselling author of GOODNIGHT PUNPUN. In this realistic view into the manga industry, selling copies is the only thing that matters. So what if your first series just ended and you have no idea how to start the next one, your marriage is breaking up, your pure love of manga has been destroyed by the cruel reality of the industry and nothing seems to fill the sucking void inside you Find the secret combo for a new hit manga series and everything will be okay. Right?

KIRBY: ART AND STYLE COLLECTION

A stylish new hardcover book featuring the history of Kirby, the hero of the best-selling video games. Includes 25 years' worth of sketches, artwork, Japanese video game box art, and merchandise, as well as exclusive notes from creators and artists who ve brought Kirby to life throughout the years.

POK MON ADVENTURES COLLECTOR'S EDITION, StoryBy Hidenori Kusaka and Art By Mato and Satoshi Yamamoto

When Pok mon Trainer Red encounters a challenger he can't fight alone, he must overcome his rivalries and join up with Blue, his former nemesis, and Green, a thief. Together, this unlikely trio and their Pok mon will need to learn the power of teamwork if they're going to defeat their mutual enemy!

PRINCE FREYA, By Keiko Ishihara

The powerful kingdom of Sigurd has slowly been conquering all the lands that share its borders, and now it has turned its voracious attention to the small, resource-rich kingdom of Tyr. Tyr cannot hope to match Sigurd in strength, so in order to survive it must rely on the intelligence, skill, and cunning of its prince and his loyal knights. But when the prince is poisoned, a young village maiden named Freya, who bears a shocking resemblance to the fallen prince, must step into his place to save them all.

For additional information on anime and manga titles distributed and published by VIZ Media, please visit viz.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 SHONEN JUMP brand and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, DRAGON BALL, SAILOR MOON, and POK MON, 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, Shogakukan Inc., Shueisha Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is dedicated to bringing the best titles for English-speaking audiences worldwide.

Learn more about VIZ Media and its properties at viz.com.
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