VIZ MEDIA TO WELCOME THE CREATORS OF POK MON ADVENTURES AT 2016 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL
Hidenori Kusaka And Satoshi Yamamoto Will Make Their First-Ever North American Appearance At The Nation's Preeminent Annual Pop Culture And Comics Convention
San Francisco, CA, April 11, 2016 VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, announces that it will welcome the creators of the POK MON ADVENTURES manga (graphic novel) series Hidenori Kusaka and Satoshi Yamamoto for a very special, first-ever professional appearance at the 2016 Comic-Con International. POK MON ADVENTURES is published in English exclusively by VIZ Media.
Comic-Con International is one of the nation's largest comic book, science fiction and pop culture events, and will take place July 20th 24th at the San Diego Convention Center, in San Diego, CA. VIZ Media will be located in Booth 2813. Complete details on Comic-Con are available at: www.comic-con.org.
Hidenori Kusaka and Satoshi Yamamoto are scheduled to make a series of appearances throughout Comic-Con. The pair will meet fans at the VIZ Media booth for signings and participate on a POK MON panel event alongside VIZ Media editors. Other exciting POK MON activities will be detailed soon.
It's a tremendous honor to welcome Hidenori Kusaka and Satoshi Yamamoto as special guests for the 2016 Comic-Con International, says Beth Kawasaki, Senior Editorial Director for Perfect Square. We know fans of all ages will be very excited for the opportunity to join in the fun as POK MON celebrates its 20th Anniversary and VIZ Media celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year.
Hidenori Kusaka writes and Satoshi Yamamoto creates artwork for POK MON ADVENTURES, where fans' favorite Pok mon game characters jump out of the screen into the pages of this action-packed manga! The creative duo have developed several series within the POK MON ADVENTURES universe including Pok mon Adventures, Pok mon Adventures: FireRed & LeafGreen, Pok mon Adventures: Emerald, Pok mon Adventures: Diamond & Pearl/PLATINUM,Pok mon Adventures: HeartGold & SoulSilver, Pok mon Adventures: Black & White and POK MON X Y. They are currently working on the twelfth and thirteenth story arcs, POK MON X Y and POK MON RUBY SAPPHIRE.
In addition to writing manga, Hidenori Kusaka also edits children's books and plans mixed-media projects for Shogakukan's children's magazines. He uses the Pok mon Electrode as his author portrait.
Satoshi Yamamoto began drawing VIZ Media's POK MON ADVENTURES in 2001, starting with volume 10. Yamamoto's favorite manga creators/artists include Fujiko Fujio (Doraemon), Yukinobu Hoshino (2001 Nights), and Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira). He loves films, monsters, mysteries, punk rock music, and livin' the good life. He uses the Pok mon Swalot as his artist portrait.
POK MON is one of the most successful international entertainment franchises of all time. More than 275 million POK MON video game titles and over 21.5 billion Pok mon Trading Cards have been sold in more than 74 countries in addition to substantial publishing and merchandise sales. VIZ Media is the official North American distributor for a wide variety of POK MON home media releases including animated series and films and also publishes a variety of POK MON manga graphic novel series including Pok mon Adventures, Pok mon Adventures: FireRed & LeafGreen, Pok mon Adventures: Emerald, Pok mon Adventures: Diamond & Pearl/PLATINUM,Pok mon Adventures: HeartGold & SoulSilver, Pok mon Adventures: Black & White and POK MON X Y.
For additional information on POK MON and other anime/manga titles published by VIZ Media, please visit www.VIZ.com.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Established in 1986, VIZ Media is the premiere company in the field of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing. Along with its popular digital magazine WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, DRAGON BALL, SAILOR MOON, and POK MON, VIZ Media offers an extensive library of titles and original content in a wide variety of book and video formats, as well as through official licensed merchandise. Owned by three of Japan s largest publishing and entertainment companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is dedicated to bringing the best titles for English-speaking audiences worldwide.
Learn more about VIZ Media and its properties at www.VIZ.com.
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VIZ MEDIA TO WELCOME THE CREATORS OF POK MON ADVENTURES AT 2016 COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL
