Exclusive TIGER & BUNNY Goods to be Sold at Select Screenings of TIGER & BUNNY: THE RISING

Source: Eleven Arts Entertainment Official Movie Site: tigerandbunny.net/movie2 (Japan), elevenarts.net/tigerandbunny-therising (US) Special Thanks to Erika T. Wright

This weekend, Los Angeles-based film distribution company ELEVEN ARTS and VIZ Media will be working together to bring TIGER & BUNNY: THE RISING (??? ???????? -The Rising-, Gekijoo-ban Taigaa Ando Banii -The Rising-, 2014), the newest installment in the TIGER & BUNNY series to theaters in major cities throughout the U.S. As a special treat for Los Angeles moviegoers, Little Tokyo`s own Anime Jungle will be opening shop at the Downtown Independent movie house, selling TIGER & BUNNY goods imported directly from Japan. In addition to these items, which will only be available at the Los Angeles screenings, Anime Jungle will have a wide array of other TIGER & BUNNY items from among their stock available for purchase. The shop will open for customers from one hour before show time during the Friday, Saturday, and Sunday screenings. Once all of the merchandise for the weekend has been sold, Anime Jungle`s special distribution of the items at the Los Angeles screenings will cease. Only individuals who are valid ticketholders will be able to purchase anything from the shop after they have been granted entry and admission. In addition to the merchandise for sale, ticketholders will receive an exclusive complementary TIGER & BUNNY: THE RISING clear file and 12" x 18" double-sided cardstock movie poster while supplies last. In addition to Anime Jungle`s offerings at the Los Angeles showings, Fans attending the screenings in San Francisco at NEW PEOPLE CINEMA will have the chance to purchase exclusive TIGER & BUNNY goods from Animate. Tickets for the Los Angles screenings at Downtown Independent may be purchased for $15 (tax and fees not included) at tigerandbunny.brownpapertickets.com. A complete list of screenings and theater locations, as well as other information is available on the official website elevenarts.net/tigerandbunny-therising.

About ELEVEN ARTS, INC.

ELEVEN ARTS is the Los Angeles based film distribution company that has brought many acclaimed Japanese films, live-action and animation features, to North American audiences. ELEVEN ARTS’s major live-action titles include Japan Academy Awards winner MEMORIES OF TOMORROW (starring Ken Watanabe) and Oscar nominated director (with THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI in 2004) Yoji Yamada’s samurai film LOVE AND HONOR. ELEVEN ARTS is also a respected distributor of popular animation titles such as the EVANGELION franchise, FULLMETAL ALCHEMIST: THE SACRED STAR OF MILOS, and PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA THE MOVIE PART 1: BEGINNINGS/ PART 2: ETERNAL/ PART 3: REBELLION.

About VIZ Media, LLC

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 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.

For more information on the TIGER & BUNNY films, please see the previous coverage here on SciFi Japan: