Multi-Volume Box Sets from Perfect Square Imprint Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: VIZ.com/Pokemon Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen
Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2011 Pokémon. © 1995-2011 Nintendo/ Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK TM, ®, and character names are trademarks of Nintendo. POCKET MONSTERS SPECIAL © 1997 Hidenori KUSAKA, Satoshi YAMAMOTO/SHOGAKUKANVIZ Media, LLC, the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, delivers POKÉMON fun and adventure to fans and readers of all ages as it prepares to release a pair of new manga box sets early next month along with a third box set scheduled to debut in early October. The Pokémon Adventures Ruby & Sapphire Box Set and the Pokémon Black and White Box Set 2 are scheduled for release on September 2nd under the company’s Perfect Square imprint. A new Pokémon Adventures Diamond & Pearl/Platinum Box Set will be available on October 7th. Pokémon manga are rated ‘A’ for All Ages and each of the forthcoming sets also features a collectible full-color poster. Pokémon Adventures Ruby & Sapphire Box Set MSRP: $59.99 U.S. / $79.99 CAN · Rated ‘A’ For All Ages · Available September 2, 2014 Ruby’s father Norman is the new Gym Leader of Petalburg City. But Ruby doesn’t want to follow in his father’s footsteps -- he wants to win Pokémon Contests! Sapphire’s father Professor Birch is the local Pokémon researcher. But Sapphire is tired of gathering scientific data -- she wants to win Pokémon Battles! When Ruby and Sapphire meet, they’re more likely to hit each other than hit it off. But then Sapphire challenges Ruby to a competition! Which of them will achieve their dreams in just eighty days?! Set contains the complete Ruby & Sapphire arc (Vols. 15-22) of the bestselling Pokémon Adventures Ruby & Sapphire series and a collectible color poster!
Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2011 Pokémon. © 1995-2011 Nintendo/Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK TM, ®, and character names are trademarks of Nintendo. POCKET MONSTERS SPECIAL © 1997 Hidenori KUSAKA, Satoshi YAMAMOTO/SHOGAKUKANPokémon Black and White Box Set 2 MSRP: $25.99 U.S. / $29.99 CAN · Rated ‘A’ For All Ages · September 2, 2014 Meet Pokémon Trainers Black and White! 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 along the way?! Compact manga set includes Pokémon Black and White Volumes 9–14 and a collectible color poster! Pokémon Adventures Diamond & Pearl/Platinum Box Set MSRP: $89.99 U.S. / $115.99 CAN · Rated ‘A’ For All Ages · Available October 7, 2014 The box set contains the complete Diamond & Pearl/Platinum story arc (Vols. 1-11) of the bestselling Pokémon Adventures series, along with a collectible color poster! Pokémon Trainers Pearl and Diamond are starstruck! Their goal? To perfect their Pokémon comedy act. So how do they wind up as bodyguards to a pampered little rich girl on a quest to reach the peak of Mt. Coronet? Thrills and laughs are guaranteed as the Pokémon Adventures series continues with Pokémon Adventures Diamond & Pearl/Platinum. “POKÉMON fans are guaranteed to have hours of fun with the latest multi-volume box set releases for three of the property’s most popular manga series including Pokémon Adventures Ruby & Sapphire, Pokémon Adventures Diamond & Pearl/Platinum, and Pokémon Black and White,” says Beth Kawasaki, Senior Editorial Director. “We look forward to this collection of imaginative adventures that feature dynamic characters and exotic new Pokémon complementing the late summer reading season and opening fall for readers of all ages!”
Image courtesy of VIZ Media. © 2011 Pokémon. © 1995-2011 Nintendo/ Creatures Inc./GAME FREAK TM, ®, and character names are trademarks of Nintendo. POCKET MONSTERS SPECIAL © 1997 Hidenori KUSAKA, Satoshi YAMAMOTO/SHOGAKUKANPOKÉMON is one of the most successful international entertainment franchises of all time. Nickelodeon magazine gave the property its 2009 “Favorite Manga Award,” and more than 260 million POKÉMON video game titles have been sold to-date worldwide. The 17th season of the POKÉMON animation, POKÉMON THE SERIES: XY, launched January 2014, in the U.S. on Cartoon Network. VIZ Media is the official North American publisher of a variety of popular Pokémon manga graphic novel series. VIZ Media’s Perfect Square imprint focuses on delivering original comics, manga and other children’s books with an emphasis on strong storytelling, eye-popping graphics, empowering themes, and a dash of irreverence, that captures the imagination of a whole new generation. Additional information on titles published by Perfect Square is available at PerfectSquare.com. For more information on other manga titles from VIZ Media, please visit VIZ.com.
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Headquartered in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by three of Japan`s largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. With its popular digital manga anthology Weekly Shonen Jump and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and INUYASHA, VIZ Media offers cutting-edge action, romance and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages. VIZ Media properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products. Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at VIZ.com.