Wish List Releases Include New Shojo Series, Manga Box Sets New Omnibus Editions, And Adorable Gift Books Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, gives fans plenty to choose from as it offers a diverse selection of manga titles that will make thoughtful gifts to suit any budget this holiday season. The 2012 holiday manga selection features the launch of the brand new shojo series Demon Love Spell, as well as the recent debut of Strobe Edge. Shojo fans can further enjoy the celebrated series, Ouran High School Host Club, in a fabulous new 18-volume box set edition. VIZ Media will also release Hayao Miyazaki’s celebrated manga, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, in a special new box set. The intense psychological manga masterpiece, Loveless, resumes after a four-year hiatus with the release of the new Volume 9, as well as a new 2-in-1 omnibus edition of the series’ first 2 volumes. Neon Genesis Evangelion fans can look forward to the release of Volume 13 of the acclaimed sci-fi action series, as well as the launch of a new 3-in-1 omnibus edition. Finally, gaming and pop culture fans can also look forward to the release of the Street Fighter x Sanrio: World View hardcover gift book and Street Fighter x Sanrio: Sticker Book. VIZ also delivers a colorful collection of manga and other graphic novel selections that are sure to excite kids and younger fans and catch the attention of their gift-giving friends and family members this holiday season. Published under VIZ Media’s VIZ Kids imprint, the titles include the latest full-color graphic novel volumes for Mr. Men and Little Miss, Mameshiba, Redakai, Voltron Force, and Winx Club. VIZ Media has also released several new Pokémon Adventures manga box set editions for the Black and White, Red & Blue, and Silver & Gold series.

NEW MANGA BOX SETS:

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Box Set Rated “T” for Teens · MSRP: $60.00 U.S. / $67.99 CAN · Available Now! The Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Deluxe Box Set collects all 7 volumes of the original celebrated manga series by Hayao Miyazaki into 2 new hardcover editions packaged in a special illustrated slipcase. In a long-ago war, humankind set off a devastating ecological disaster. Thriving industrial societies disappeared. The earth is slowly submerging beneath the expanding Sea of Corruption, an enormous toxic forest that creates mutant insects and releases a miasma of poisonous spores into the air. At the periphery of the sea, tiny kingdoms are scattered on tiny parcels of land. Here lies the Valley of the Wind, a kingdom of barely 500 citizens; a nation given fragile protection from the decaying sea`s poisons by the ocean breezes; and home to Nausicaä. Ouran High School Host Club Rated “T” for Teens · MSRP: $139.99U.S. / $159.99 CAN · Available Now! Ouran High School Host Club was created by Bisco Hatori and has been a bestselling series in North America since its debut. In this screwball romantic comedy, Haruhi, a poor girl at a rich kids’ school, is forced to repay an $80,000 debt by working for the school’s swankiest, all-male club -- as a boy! There she discovers just how wealthy the six members are and how different the rich are from everybody else. The new box set bundles Volumes 1-18 of the popular manga series and also includes a special notepad featuring full-color character art.

NEW HOLIDAY SHOJO MANGA:

Demon Love Spell, Volume 1 Rated “T+” for Older Teens · MSRP: $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN · Available December 4th In this series by celebrated manga creator Mayu Shinjo (Ai Ore!, Sensual Phrase), Miko is a shrine maiden who has never had much success at seeing or banishing spirits. Then she meets Kagura, a sexy demon who feeds off of women’s feelings of passion and love. Kagura’s insatiable appetite has left many girls at school brokenhearted, so Miko casts a spell to seal his powers. Surprisingly the spell works -- sort of -- but now Kagura is after her! Strobe Edge, Volume 1 Rated “T” for Teens · MSRP: $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN · Available Now! Creator Io Sakisaka’s Strobe Edge asks the timeless question, “What is love?” Ninako Kinoshita’s friends tell her it’s one thing, but Ninako wants to discover this mysterious emotion herself. When she meets Ren Ichinose, a handsome, enigmatic guy worshipped by all the girls at her school, she finds her heartbeat quickening with excitement! Is Ninako about to experience the many facets of love?

OTHER VIZ MEDIA RELEASES:

Neon Genesis Evangelion 3-in-1, Volume 1 Rated “T+” for Older Teens · MSRP: $19.99 U.S. / $22.99 CAN · Available Now! Neon Genesis Evangelion, Volume 13 Rated “T+” for Older Teens · MSRP: $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN · Available Now! Japan`s most controversial anime series is over... but not the manga version of NEON GENESIS EVANGELION! Series co-creator Yoshiyuki Sadamoto`s personal interpretation of the iconic Evangelion characters and story is sure to intrigue new and old fans alike. Catch the first 3 volumes of the series in a new 3-in-1 omnibus edition that also features stunning full-color artwork. In the latest Evangelion Volume, 13, the world hangs in the balance as NERV pilot Asuka fights to survive an onslaught of Evas determined to destroy her. Shinji rushes to help, but he may be too late. Deep inside the NERV command center, Dr. Ikari is about to set in motion the last act of the Instrumentality Project. Everything has gone according to Ikari`s plans so far, but even he cannot foresee the role Shinji will play in determining the future! Loveless 2-in-1, Volume 1 Rated “T+” for Older Teens · MSRP: $14.99 U.S. / $16.99 CAN · Available Now! Loveless, Volume 9 Rated “T+” for Older Teens · MSRP: $14.99 U.S. / $16.99 CAN · Available Now! In Loveless, Ritsuka Aoyagi is alone in the world -- never fitting in at school and alienated from his own past by a fragmented memory. When his beloved older brother Seimei is brutally murdered, Ritsuka is heartbroken but determined to find answers. His only lead is Soubi, a mysterious, handsome college student who offers him an intimate link to his brother’s other life: a dark and vibrant world of spell battles and secret names. LOVELESS 2-in-1 omnibus edition also includes 6 full-color pages, as well as 50 pages of bonus comics and insightful artist commentary from Yun Kouga previously not published in North America.

Street Fighter x Sanrio: World View MSRP: $12.99 US / $14.99 CAN · Available Now! Life is not a video game. But don’t you sometimes wish it was? The characters of STREET FIGHTER video game series, with the help of Hello Kitty and Friends, have lived through countless battles and learned many life lessons along the way. Now you can learn how to live like a warrior too! Street Fighter x Sanrio: Sticker Book MSRP: $7.99 US / $9.99 CAN · Available Now! The two legendary brands -- Street Fighter and Sanrio -- come together in the coolest sticker book ever with more than 65 stickers, bumper stickers, and paper doll stickers featuring STREET FIGHTER characters as well as Hello Kitty and Sanrio Friends.

VIZ KIDS RELEASES:

Little Miss Daredevil: The incredible Race Rated “A” for All Ages · MSRP: $6.99 U.S. / $7.99 CAN · Available Now! VIZ Media’s Mr. Men And Little Miss collection features comic book versions of characters from the popular Mr. Men And Little Miss series of children’s books, originally created by author Roger Hargreaves in 1971. Little Miss Daredevil: The incredible Race takes readers along for a wild ride as this spunky Little Miss scales the top of Mount Dillydale, takes a wrong turn and rockets into outer space, and proves that no thrill’s too thrilling for Little Miss D! Mameshiba: We Could Be Heroes Rated ‘A’ for All Ages · MSRP: $6.99 U.S. / $7.99 CAN · Available Now! Are they beans? Are they dogs? Not quite either one -- they`re Mameshiba! These cute friends are back for more laughs, more trivia, and more adventure! This time, the intrepid legumes travel to a magical land, combine to form a giant robot, and help a friend in love. Plus, Tiger Bean stars in three adorable shorts created by Lark Pien (Long Tail Kitty, Mr. Elephanter)!

Pokémon Adventures Red & Blue Box set Rated “A” for All Ages · MSRP: $49.99 U.S. / $56.99 CAN · Available Now! Capture the excitement of Pokémon Adventures with Volumes 1-7 of the series in a box set that also features a collectible poster! All your favorite Pokémon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga adventure! Red doesn`t just want to train Pokémon, he wants to be their friend too. Bulbasaur and Poliwhirl seem game. But independent Pikachu won`t be so easy to win over! And watch out for Team Rocket, Red... They only want to be your enemy! Pokémon Adventures Gold & Silver Box set Rated “A” for All Ages · MSRP: $49.99 U.S. / $56.99 CAN · Available Now! The excitement continues! Complete your Pokémon Adventures collection with volumes 8-14 of the venerable series in this box set that also includes a collectible poster. Catch more exciting Pokémon adventures starring Gold and his rival Silver! First someone steals Gold`s backpack full of Poké Balls (and Pokémon!). Then someone steals Prof. Elm`s Totodile. Can Gold catch the thief -- or thieves?! Keep an eye on Team Rocket, Gold... Could they be behind this crime wave? Pokémon Adventures Black and White Box set Rated “A” for All Ages · MSRP: $34.99 U.S. / $39.99 CAN · Available Now! Meet Pokémon Trainers Black and White in this box set of eight volumes! His entire life, Black has dreamed of winning the Pokémon League! Now he embarks on a journey to explore the Unova region and fill a Pokédex for Professor Juniper. White has an exciting career as the Trainer of a talented troupe of performing Pokémon. She dreams of making her Tepig Gigi a star! Together, Black and White continue on their journey... What surprising new Pokémon -- and people -- will they meet next?!

Redakai Vol. 1 Rated “A” for All Ages · MSRP: $7.99 U.S. / $9.99 CAN · Available Now! Follow the adventures of Team Stax as they race against competitors searching the world for mystical Kairu energy, the primal power of the universe. In the hands of good, Kairu is a living energy that guides the universe. But in the hands of evil, Kairu is the most destructive power in the world. Those who can harness it can eventually obtain the highest rank of Kairu warrior: Redakai. Ky, Maya and Boomer are Team Stax. Together they plan to conquer the Kairu! Winx Club, Vol. 4: Dragon`s Flame Rated “A” for All Ages · MSRP: $6.99 U.S. / $7.99 CAN · Available Now! The Winx Club graphic novels follow the magical adventures of five best friends -- Bloom, Stella, Musa, Tecna and Flora -- at Alfea, a school for fairies in the amazing dimension of Magix. This group of beautiful fairies fights evil using their unique magical powers! As they battle scary monsters and troublemaking witches, the girls become stronger fairies and closer friends. In volume 4, after The Trix steal the power of the Dragon Flame from Bloom, they set out to seize control of the whole Magix dimension! As the Winx Club battles The Trix and Bloom tries to get her power back, some unexpected help comes from Aisha -- the Fairy of Waves -- and the magical Pixies! Voltron Force, Vol. 5: Dragon Dawn Rated “A” for All Ages · MSRP: $7.99 U.S. / $9.99 CAN · Available December 4th Years ago, Voltron mysteriously disappeared, and the five lions were scattered throughout the universe. Over time, the lions were recovered by the original Voltron Force: Lance, Pidge, Hunk, Princess Allura, and Commander Keith. Now, with the help of three new recruits, Voltron rises again, to defend the universe once more! In the latest volume, there’s a species of dragon on Planet Doom that hatches every hundred years. The eggs are just about to hatch, and Maahox orders the Drule army to collect them and ship them off to Planet Arus! Will the dragon dawn be too much for the Voltron Force? For more information on these and other titles available from VIZ Media, please visit VIZ.com and VIZkids.com.

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