Viz Media Highlights Top Anime Properties at the 2011 Licensing International Expo
Vampire Knight Among The Popular Animated Titles To Be Showcased
San Francisco, CA, June 13, 2011 – Viz Media, LLC (Viz Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, brings some of the hottest anime properties to the 2011 Licensing International Expo, taking place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, June 14th-16th, 2011. Viz Media will be located in Booth #2481.
The Licensing International Expo is the preeminent marketplace for the hottest international brands and properties. It features a show floor of more than 7,000 properties from all of Hollywood's major film studios, global entertainment companies, Fortune 500 consumer brands, sporting teams, interactive properties, fashion labels, and cutting-edge artists and designers. The annual event celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2010.
The properties Viz Media will highlight at 2011 Licensing International Expo include:
BLEACH
BLEACH is an epic action series aimed at teens and based on a popular manga series created by Tite Kubo. Ichigo Kurosaki is an ordinary 15-year-old boy who happens to be able to see ghosts. His fate takes an extraordinary turn when he meets Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper who shows up at Ichigo's house on the trail of a Hollow, a malevolent lost soul. Drawn to Ichigo's high level of spiritual energy, the Hollow attacks Ichigo and his family, and Rukia steps in to help but is injured and unable to fight. As a last resort, Rukia decides to transfer part of her Soul Reaper powers to Ichigo. Now Ichigo, who is a full-fledged Soul Reaper, and Rukia, minus her powers, must together to face the challenges that lie ahead. More information is available on the dedicated website at www.bleach.viz.com.
HATSUNE MIKU
HATSUNE MIKU, the popular Vocaloid virtual pop singer that has become a massive pop culture phenomenon in Japan, makes her debut in the U.S. at Licensing Show! The world's first true digital pop star, HATSUNE MIKU is a striking, blue-haired digital female avatar and the most popular of the Vocaloid Character Series software originally created by iTunes World Music charts.
KEKKAISHI
KEKKAISHI is a story of mystical forces powerful in the region known as Karasumori. For over 400 years, it has been the duty of a clan of “Kekkaishi” – barrier masters – to guard this land and exterminate the supernatural creatures that are drawn to it night after night.
Yoshimori Sumimura is a junior high school student at Karasumori Academy, which is built upon the Karasumori grounds. By night, Yoshimori follows the tradition ed down through generations and fulfills his destiny as the twenty-second “Kekkaishi” of the Sumimura clan. But by day, Yoshimori's got other demons to contend with, like an obsession with cake making and a seriously crotchety grandfather! Yoshimori's pretty neighbor, childhood friend and rival, Tokine Yukimura, is also a “Kekkaishi,” but their families are caught up in a feud over who is the true practitioner of the art. Protecting ordinary people from the ever-present danger of the Karasumori grounds, Yoshimori will continue to grow stronger as he battles the forces of evil again tonight! For more information on KEKKAISHI, please visit www.VIZAnime.com.
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN
TIGER & BUNNY
The city of Stern Bild is protected by corporate superheroes known as NEXT, who fight crime while promoting their sponsors on the popular show “Matsuri Hino. Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school, protecting the Day Class from the Academy's dark secret: the Night Class is full of vampires! For more information on the VAMPIRE KNIGHT anime series, please visit www.VIZAnime.com.
About Viz Media, LLC
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Viz Media, LLC (Viz Media), is one of the most comprehensive and innovative companies in the field of manga (graphic novel) publishing, animation and entertainment licensing of Japanese content. Owned by three of Japan's largest creators and licensors of manga and animation, SHONEN JUMP magazine, graphic novels, and DVDs, and develops, markets, licenses, and distributes animated entertainment for audiences and consumers of all ages. Viz Media at 295 Bay Street, San Francisco, CA 94133; Phone (415) 546-7073; Fax (415) 546-7086; and website at www.VIZ.com.
San Francisco, CA, June 13, 2011 – Viz Media, LLC (Viz Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, brings some of the hottest anime properties to the 2011 Licensing International Expo, taking place at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, June 14th-16th, 2011. Viz Media will be located in Booth #2481.
The Licensing International Expo is the preeminent marketplace for the hottest international brands and properties. It features a show floor of more than 7,000 properties from all of Hollywood's major film studios, global entertainment companies, Fortune 500 consumer brands, sporting teams, interactive properties, fashion labels, and cutting-edge artists and designers. The annual event celebrated its 30th Anniversary in 2010.
The properties Viz Media will highlight at 2011 Licensing International Expo include:
BLEACH
BLEACH is an epic action series aimed at teens and based on a popular manga series created by Tite Kubo. Ichigo Kurosaki is an ordinary 15-year-old boy who happens to be able to see ghosts. His fate takes an extraordinary turn when he meets Rukia Kuchiki, a Soul Reaper who shows up at Ichigo's house on the trail of a Hollow, a malevolent lost soul. Drawn to Ichigo's high level of spiritual energy, the Hollow attacks Ichigo and his family, and Rukia steps in to help but is injured and unable to fight. As a last resort, Rukia decides to transfer part of her Soul Reaper powers to Ichigo. Now Ichigo, who is a full-fledged Soul Reaper, and Rukia, minus her powers, must together to face the challenges that lie ahead. More information is available on the dedicated website at www.bleach.viz.com.
HATSUNE MIKU
HATSUNE MIKU, the popular Vocaloid virtual pop singer that has become a massive pop culture phenomenon in Japan, makes her debut in the U.S. at Licensing Show! The world's first true digital pop star, HATSUNE MIKU is a striking, blue-haired digital female avatar and the most popular of the Vocaloid Character Series software originally created by iTunes World Music charts.
KEKKAISHI
KEKKAISHI is a story of mystical forces powerful in the region known as Karasumori. For over 400 years, it has been the duty of a clan of “Kekkaishi” – barrier masters – to guard this land and exterminate the supernatural creatures that are drawn to it night after night.
Yoshimori Sumimura is a junior high school student at Karasumori Academy, which is built upon the Karasumori grounds. By night, Yoshimori follows the tradition ed down through generations and fulfills his destiny as the twenty-second “Kekkaishi” of the Sumimura clan. But by day, Yoshimori's got other demons to contend with, like an obsession with cake making and a seriously crotchety grandfather! Yoshimori's pretty neighbor, childhood friend and rival, Tokine Yukimura, is also a “Kekkaishi,” but their families are caught up in a feud over who is the true practitioner of the art. Protecting ordinary people from the ever-present danger of the Karasumori grounds, Yoshimori will continue to grow stronger as he battles the forces of evil again tonight! For more information on KEKKAISHI, please visit www.VIZAnime.com.
NARUTO SHIPPUDEN
TIGER & BUNNY
The city of Stern Bild is protected by corporate superheroes known as NEXT, who fight crime while promoting their sponsors on the popular show “Matsuri Hino. Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the Guardians of the school, protecting the Day Class from the Academy's dark secret: the Night Class is full of vampires! For more information on the VAMPIRE KNIGHT anime series, please visit www.VIZAnime.com.
About Viz Media, LLC
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Viz Media, LLC (Viz Media), is one of the most comprehensive and innovative companies in the field of manga (graphic novel) publishing, animation and entertainment licensing of Japanese content. Owned by three of Japan's largest creators and licensors of manga and animation, SHONEN JUMP magazine, graphic novels, and DVDs, and develops, markets, licenses, and distributes animated entertainment for audiences and consumers of all ages. Viz Media at 295 Bay Street, San Francisco, CA 94133; Phone (415) 546-7073; Fax (415) 546-7086; and website at www.VIZ.com.
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