SUMERTIME READING FUN CONTINUES IN AUGUST AS VIZ MEDIA DETAILS A SIZEABLE NEW MONTHLY DIGITAL MANGA UPDATE

SUMERTIME READING FUN CONTINUES IN AUGUST AS VIZ MEDIA DETAILS A SIZEABLE NEW MONTHLY DIGITAL MANGA UPDATE

8 New Manga Series Join The Extensive Digital Catalog; 3-Day Flash Sales Kick Off Throughout The Month Along With Brand New Digital Manga Bundles And Updates To 18 Continuing Series

VIZ Media opens August with a substantial new digital manga update. Fresh content that is sure to capture the attention of fans and readers includes the launch of 8 new series as well as updates to many other continuing VIZ Media digital manga titles.

August's new series debuts include launch of the superhero inspired MY HERO ACADEMIA, the comedic hijinks of MAID-SAMA!, middle school shojo manga drama in TOKYO BOYS AND GIRLS, the sci-fi action of ULTRAMAN, the apocalyptic adventure of KAMIYADORI, the bloody horror of GOTH, and more action-packed paranormal adventure from the bestselling HANDS OFF! universe with HANDS OFF!: DON'T CALL US ANGELS along with the intense romantic drama of CRAZY FOR YOU.

Beginning this month, VIZ Media also expands the ways that readers can enjoy digital manga titles as it now makes series from WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and the Shonen Jump imprint available for direct digital purchase from ShonenJump.com and the Weekly Shonen Jump app.

For a series of limited 3-day periods throughout August, VIZ Media kicks off a manga Flash Sale that will offer $2 off select titles across all of its major imprints. Flash Sale titles are available at VIZManga.com and via the VIZ Manga app, and readers are invited to check the site each week to see which favorite titles will be marked down from the following imprints:

Shonen Jump & Shonen Jump Advanced

VIZ Signature

Shojo Beat

Shonen Sunday

VIZ Media & VIZ Select

Throughout the entire month, VIZ Media also continues its Digital Manga Bundle Promotion offering manga readers specially curated selections each containing multiple full volumes from critically acclaimed and legacy titles such as D. GRAY MAN, DEADMAN WONDERLAND, ITSUWARIBITO (2 bundles available), MAGI and FATE/STAY NIGHT at substantial savings over the regular individual digital MSRPs. These latest manga bundle selections are available to readers for a limited time throughout June exclusively from VIZManga.com and through the comiXology platform.

Additional noteworthy updates for August include new digital volumes for 18 other continuing VIZ Media series. Included in the August update are not-to-be-missed volumes for VIZ Select such as CHEEKY ANGEL (Vols. 7-8), SGT FROG (Vols. 15-16), GRENADIER (Vol. 5) and GIRLS BRAVO (Vol. 8), along with action titles such as Assassination CLASSROOM (Vol. 5), NARUTO (vol. 71), ONE PIECE (Vol. 71) TORIKO (Vol. 29) and JOJO'S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: PART 2 BATTLE TENDENCY (Vol. 2). Readers also can catch the series conclusions of SPELL OF DESIRE (Vol. 5), METAMO KISS (Vol. 3) and VOICE OVER! SEIYU ACADEMY (Vol. 12).

New August 2015 Digital Manga Series Debuts:

MY HERO ACADEMIA, Vol. 1 Rated T' for Teens

DIGITAL MSRP: $6.99 (U.S. / CAN) Available Now!

What would the world be like if 80 percent of the population manifested superpowers called Quirks ? Heroes and villains would be battling it out everywhere! Being a hero would mean learning to use your power, but where would you go to study? The Hero Academy of course! But what would you do if you were one of the 20 percent who were born Quirkless?

MAID-SAMA 2-In-1 Rated T' for Teens

DIGITAL MSRP: $10.99 (U.S. / CAN) Available Now!

As if being class president of a predominantly male high school isn't hard enough, Misaki Ayuzawa has a major secret she works at a maid caf after school! How is she supposed to keep her image of being ultrasmart, strong and overachieving intact once school heartthrob Takumi Usui discovers her double life?!

TOKYO BOYS AND GIRLS, Vol. 1 Rated T+' for Older Teens

DIGITAL MSRP: $6.99 (U.S. / CAN) Available August 11th!

Mimori Kosaka s dream comes true when she s accepted to the Meidai Attached High School and gets to wear their super-fashionable uniform! She s excited about having a fun freshman year of high school, but things don t turn out as effortlessly as she had hoped.

ULTRAMAN, Vol. 1 Rated T' for Teens

DIGITAL MSRP: $8.99 (U.S. / CAN) Available August 18th!

Decades ago, a being known as the Giant of Light joined together with Shin Hayata of the Science Special Search Party to save Earth from an invasion of terrifying monsters called Kaiju. Now, many years later, those dark days are fading into memory, and the world is at peace. But in the shadows a new threat is growing, a danger that can only be faced by a new kind of hero a new kind of ULTRAMAN

GOTH (Single Volume) Rated M' for Mature

DIGITAL MSRP: $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) Available August 18th!

In four gruesome stories, two murder-fixated teens lose themselves in their obsession. But can you handle seeing humanity s darkest side revealed in all its glaring, gory glory?

KAMIYADORI, Vol. 1 Rated M' for Mature

DIGITAL MSRP: $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) Available August 18th!

From Kei Sanbe comes a chilling vision of a virus that is utterly out of control... In a dark future, a biological disease that transforms humans into monsters called the Kamiyadori plagues the city. The peacekeeping forces include a specially trained team called the Right Arms. These agents must keep tight control on those who are infected - and the only salvation they offer is execution! But when one Right Arms officer is unable to kill a young boy and his sister, he sets off a chain of events that may bring a ray of hope to a world filled with despair and chaos...

HANDS OFF! DON'T CALL US ANGELS Rated T' for Teens

DIGITAL MSRP: $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) Available August 25th!

More action-packed paranormal adventure from the bestselling Hands O

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