VIZ MEDIA DEBUTS THE FUN AND ADVENTURE OF POK MON MANGA IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND
VIZ Kids Launches Popular Series, Including POK MON BLACK AND WHITE, POK MON ADVENTURES: DIAMOND AND PEARL/PLATINUM And POK MON ADVENTURES: HEARTGOLD AND SOUL SILVER, In The Important British And Irish Markets
San Francisco, CA, May 20, 2013 VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media) brings the fun and adventure of the popular POK MON manga (graphic novel) franchise to the United Kingdom and Ireland for the first time. Simon & Schuster U.K. is the official distributor of VIZ Media titles in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
Several POK MON manga series are scheduled for release under the company's VIZ Kids imprint and kicks off with the U.K. debut of POK MON BLACK AND WHITE, now available. The series is rated A' for All Ages and will carry an RRP of £3.99. VIZ Media plans to follow this title with the debut of POK MON ADVENTURES: DIAMOND AND PEARL/PLATINUM on June 6th and will launch the POK MON ADVENTURES: HEARTGOLD AND SOULSILVER series later this Autumn.
POK MON BLACK AND WHITE introduces readers to Pok mon Trainers Black and White! His entire life, Trainer Black has dreamed of winning the Pok mon League! Now he embarks on a journey to explore the Unova region and fill a Pok dex for Professor Juniper. Trainer White runs a thriving talent agency for performing Pok mon. She dreams of making her Tepig, Gigi, into a star! Together, Black and White continue on their journey...What surprising new Pok mon and people will they meet next?!
The POK MON BLACK AND WHITE manga series was written by Hidenori Kusaka, with artwork by Satoshi Yamamoto, and was inspired by the Pok mon Black Version and Pok mon White Version video games. Pok mon is one of the most successful video game franchises of all time, having sold more than 236 million games worldwide to date.
POK MON is a property that is universally loved by millions of readers of all ages around the world, and the forthcoming U.K. and Ireland launch of popular story arcs like POK MON BLACK AND WHITE, POK MON ADVENTURES: DIAMOND AND PEARL/PLATINUM, and POK MON ADVENTURES: HEARTGOLD AND SOULSILVER will bring the fun and exciting adventures of Pok mon manga to an awaiting audience in Britain and Ireland, says Kevin Hamric, VIZ Media Director of Publishing, Sales and Marketing. VIZ Media is committed to bringing more manga titles to the U.K. and Irish markets, and we look forward to announcing additional new releases in the very near future!
For more information on VIZ Media's POK MON manga and anime titles, please visit www.VIZ.com/Pokemon/.
For more information on VIZ Media titles available in the United Kingdom, please visit http://www.VIZMedia.co.uk.
About Simon & Schuster UK
Simon & Schuster UK is one of the leading general book publishing companies in the UK. The group is based in London with sister companies in Australia, Canada and the United States. Within the U.K. division, there are 3 imprints: Simon & Schuster; Simon & Schuster Illustrated and Simon & Schuster Children s Books, which publish a wide and eclectic mix of authors ranging across commercial fiction, literary fiction, general non-fiction, and children s publications. Home to bestselling authors and award winners; Simon & Schuster UK prides itself on being a commercially driven publishing house of quality writing. It also runs a sales and distribution service for a number of independent and international publishers including VIZ Media, Duncan Baird, Andrews McMeel Publishing, Rebellion, and Black Library. For more information, visit our website at www.simonandschuster.co.uk.
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 www.VIZ.com.
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VIZ MEDIA DEBUTS THE FUN AND ADVENTURE OF POK MON MANGA IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND IRELAND 
