Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media concludes 2016 with a final digital manga update featuring a pair of notable new series premieres, as well as the latest additions to fifteen popular continuing titles. New titles for December include comedy and adventure from Kiriko Kubo with the launch of the apocalyptic series, The Children Nowadays. The complete deluxe edition of horror master Junji Ito’s long-awaited Tomie also debuts. Action fans will not want to miss the series finale of Stan Lee and Hiroyuki Takei’s Ultimo, and Naruto fans are invited to catch the conclusion of the Itachi`s Story novel and take advantage of a special Naruto digital manga flash sale. VIZ Media also offers readers a special subscription promotion on Weekly Shonen Jump and invites fans to enjoy FREE digital chapters of popular continuing series such as Boruto: The Next Generation, Dragon Ball Super, Haikyu!!, Hunter X Hunter, My Hero Academia and more!
Naruto: Itachi`s Story - Midnight Available Now! Catch the exciting conclusion of the Itachi`s Story novel. Together with his sworn friend Shisui, Itachi takes on a mission to assassinate a spy in the village in order to join the Anbu. The rivalry between the Uchiha clan and the village grows even more fierce, until finally death comes for his friend. Despairing at both his clan and the village, Itachi heads into the tragic night with his new eye and a fatal resolve. The hope and the dreams he spoke of to his brother... The gentle yet cruel truth awaits. Ultimo, Vol. 12 – Final Volume Available Now! Ultimo and Vice are Karakuri Doji, the mechanical embodiment of pure good and pure evil, devoid of human emotions that can cloud one’s judgment. Their purpose: to battle to the death to prove once and for all whether good or evil is the most powerful force in the universe. The Children Nowadays, Vol. 1 Available December 13th! Kirita is a typical child of the Eighties, equally worried about homework and nuclear war. His precocious friend Takumi can’t figure out why the other kids won’t acknowledge him as their obvious superior. And silent Tsugumu just wants to rock out. Welcome to the secret world of the children nowadays. Tomie: Complete Deluxe Edition Available December 20th! Tomie Kawakami is a femme fatale with long black hair and a beauty mark just under her left eye. She can seduce nearly any man, and drive them to murder as well, even though the victim is often Tomie herself. While one lover seeks to keep her for himself, another grows terrified of the immortal succubus. But soon they realize that no matter how many times they kill her, the world will never be free of Tomie. Check VIZ.com each week throughout the rest of December for additional manga titles to be featured in this month’s digital sales!
Weekly Shonen Jump Holiday Sale · Take advantage of special Holiday pricing on an annual subscription to the world’s most popular weekly manga magazine for only $19.99. Available for a limited time only from Dec. 15th to Jan. 15th. Catch Free Chapter highlights of a variety of popular Weekly Shonen Jump series at: www.viz.com/shonenjump/chapters/all. Free chapters are available now of the following series: · Boruto: The Next Generation · Dragon Ball Super · Haikyu!! · Hunter X Hunter · My Hero Academia · And More!! Digital manga updates for December include new volumes for fifteen additional continuing VIZ Media series. Notable new releases this month include not-to-be-missed volumes for Assassination Classroom (Vol. 13), Black Clover (Vol. 4), Haikyu!! (Vol. 6) and Tokyo Ghoul (Vol. 10). New additions to popular shojo series include Bloody Mary (Vol. 5), Everyone`s Getting Married (Vol. 3) and Yona of the Dawn (Vol. 3). The free VIZ Manga App continues to be the top application for reading digital manga and features a massive library of the most popular series in the world. Through the innovative VIZ Manga digital platform registered users are able to use one account to view their purchased manga across more devices than ever. New series and volumes are added every Tuesday. Fans can also find these titles and more for the NOOK, Kindle Fire, and Kobo eReaders, as well as in the ComiXology, iBooks and Google Play Stores. Most manga volumes are available for purchase and download in the U.S. and Canada within the VIZ Manga application starting from only $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) each. Readers can also explore free Chapter 1 previews of most series. For more information, please visit VIZ.com.
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