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01.10.08 by Widge @ 7:47 am VIZ MEDIA LAUNCHES SIX NEW MANGA SERIES FOR FIRST QUARTER 2008 Diverse New Titles To Kick Off The New Year San Francisco, CA, January 8, 2008 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the launch of six highly anticipated new manga comic series for the First Quarter of 2008. The new releases are designed for Teen and Older Teen readers and include SAND CHRONICLES, HIGH SCHOOL DEBUT, HONEY AND CLOVER and MONKEY HIGH, to be published under the popular SHOJO BEAT imprint, RAL Ω GRAD, under the SHONEN JUMP ADVANCED imprint, and SWITCH, to be offered by the VIZ Media imprint. "We open 2008 with an exciting and diverse collection of new manga titles designed for fans of everything from gritty crime dramas and fantasy/action tales to bittersweet romance stories and zany high school comedy," says Alvin Lu, Vice President, Publishing VIZ Media, "The debut of DEATH NOTE artist Takeshi Obata's latest manga series RAL Ω GRAD continues to show the versatility of this very talented creator as he tackles the genre of fantasy adventure manga. New teen-oriented series like SAND CHRONICLES and HONEY AND CLOVER present softer but equally intriguing stories about growing up, entering adulthood and dealing with life's dramas. The unique stories and characters presented in our newest collection of titles should strike a chord among even the most discriminating fan and we look forward to their success in the New Year." Categorized as: Press Releases and Viz Media
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12.02.07 by Widge @ 8:18 am   SHOUT! FACTORY AND Dic entertainment bring you… SONIC UNDERGROUND: Volume 1 Available for the First Time ON DVD This special 3-DVD set also includes a CD Soundtrack The heroic hedgehog is back! As told in an ancient prophecy, Sonic is reunited with his two siblings, Sonia and Manic, to form a band – Sonic Underground – using their electric guitar, keyboard, and drumset (which seamlessly transform into weapons during battle) to fight the evil Dr. Robotnik, all while searching for their mother, Queen Aleena Hedgehog. But there's still one more problem: the queen doesn't want to meet her children at the wrong time, thus altering the fate of her family – but only when the prophecy is fulfilled can the planet Mobius return to a world of peace and harmony! Sonic Underground is the third animated series based on the popular Sega video game character, featuring Family Matters' Jaleel White as the voice of Sonic and Sean Connery as the voice of Great-Grandfather Athair. Each of the 40 episodes in the series also featured a Sonic Underground song in music video form. Rock on with Prince Sonic, Princess Sonia, and Prince Manic as they travel to planet Mobodoon, elude captivity by the robotic hands of bounty hunters Sleet and Dingo, and battle ART – Dr. Robotnik's most horrible henchman yet! Sonic Underground: Volume 1 will be available for the first time in a 3-DVD set on December 18, 2007 for $34.99 SRP. Categorized as: Press Releases
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11.28.07 by Widge @ 12:12 am Our friends at Filter tell us the following: We were lucky enough to get a sneak peek when the likely lads from Switches swung by the Filter offices for an impromptu acoustic set and they kicked out the jams! This London-based quartet will be releasing their debut album, Lay Down The Law, produced by Rob Schnapf (Beck, Elliott Smith) on Interscope Records in March 2008 but meanwhile we have a 4-song EP to wrap our ears around, as fresh as fresh sounding can be. And here's the set in question: Categorized as: Press Releases
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11.26.07 by Widge @ 3:29 am  In honor of the DVD release of Help! on November 6, 2007, the FIRST EVER Beatles podcast has been created! Narrated by Michael Palin, click on the this linkto check out the 2-part installment (with a 3rd part coming soon). Update: It says there's five parts on the site but there's only three in reality. About Help!: Directed by Richard Lester, who also directed the band’s debut feature film A Hard Days Night, Help! made its theatrical debut in 1965. The story follows The Beatles as they become passive recipients of an outside plot that revolves around Ringo's possession of a sacrificial ring, which he cannot remove from his finger. As a result, he and his bandmates John, Paul and George are chased from London to the Austrian Alps and the Bahamas by religious cult members, a mad scientist and the London police. Categorized as: Press Releases
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11.25.07 by Widge @ 3:33 am VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES DEBUT OF UNIQUE BASKETBALL DRAMA REAL AT RARE IN-STORE APPEARANCE OF FAMED CREATOR TAKEHIKO INOUE Best Selling Manga About Wheelchair Basketball To Be Released Domestically In 2008  NEW YORK, NY, November 20, 2007 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, announced the upcoming 2008 release of Takehiko Inoue's basketball manga comic, Real, last night at a special in-store event attended by the acclaimed artist/creator to inaugurate the new Kinokuniya Bookstore in Bryant Park, New York City. Inoue is also the creator of the mega-hit masterpieces Slam Dunk and Vagabond. Event attendees got a sneak peek at original wall art in the Kinokuniya store illustrated by the artist featuring some of his best-known characters. The Real series is scheduled to debut July 2008 and is the third manga series created by Takehiko Inoue set to be released by VIZ Media. The company plans to debut his long-awaited Slam Dunk basketball series, Rated T for Teens, in September 2008 and VIZ Media will also publish a pair of beautifully illustrated art books; Sumi and Water. VIZ Media currently publishes Inoue's acclaimed samurai series Vagabond, rated M for Mature. Categorized as: Press Releases and Viz Media
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