2008 PRESS RELEASES

VIZ PICTURES AND NCM FATHOM PARTNER TO BRING LIVE-ACTION DEATH NOTE II: THE LAST NAME EVENT TO THE BIG SCREEN
August 25, 2008

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES CAPTIVATING NEW SHOJO MANGA SERIES TO DEBUT IN THIRD QUARTER
August 21, 2008

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE DEBUT OF NEW WORKS FROM FAMED MANGA ARTIST TAKEHIKO INOUE INCLUDING SLAM DUNK and REAL MANGA SERIES and SUMI AND WATER, THE VAGABOND ART BOOKS
August 19, 2008

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES NORTH AMERICAN DEBUT OF STAN LEE AND HIROYUKI TAKEI’S ULTIMO IN SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF SHONEN JUMP MAGAZINE
August 5, 2008

VIZ MEDIA PREVIEWS DRAMATIC NEW MANGA TITLES SET FOR RELEASE IN 2009
August 4, 2008

VIZ MEDIA'S TEKKONKINKREET BY TAIYO MATSUMOTO WINS 2008 EISNER AWARD
August 1, 2008

VIZ PICTURES ANNOUNCES DVD RELEASE OF ROCK AND ROLL ROMANTIC DRAMA NANA 2
July 22, 2008

VIZ MEDIA LAUNCHES HOLLYWOOD-BASED FILM COMPANY TO LICENSE AND PRODUCE LIVE ACTION FILMS BASED ON POPULAR JAPANESE GRAPHIC NOVEL PROPERTIES
July 21, 2008

VIZ Media's NARUTO (Uncut), BLEACH and DEATH NOTE Now Available on the iTunes Store
July 15, 2008

VIZ MEDIA TEAMS WITH NBA PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS STAR GREG ODEN TO INTRODUCE NEW MANGA SERIES - SLAM DUNK
July 14, 2008

VIZ MEDIA CELEBRATES TWO HISTORIC SHONEN JUMP ANNIVERSARIES WITH EXCITING NEW COLLECTOR’S EDITONS
July 10, 2008

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES DVD RELEASE OF NARUTO THE MOVE 2: THE LEGEND OF THE STONE OF GELEL
July 1, 2008

VIZ MEDIA PARENT COMPANY SHUEISHA INVESTS IN JAPANESE PUBLISHER SHOGAKUKAN’S LICENSING AND MERCHANDISING SUBSIDIARY TO FORM NEW PARTNERSHIP – SHOGAKUKAN-SHUEISHA PRODUCTIONS CO., LTD.
June 19, 2008

VIZ MEDIA AND KONAMI DIGITAL ENTERTAIMENT, INC. ANNOUNCE LICENSING DEAL
June 19, 2008

VIZ MEDIA BRINGS UNIQUE AND EXCITING PROPERTIES FOR ALL AGES AND INTERESTS TO 2008 LICENSING INTERNATIONAL EXPO
June 5, 2008

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES UNPRECEDENTED IN-PERSON APPEARANCES FOR JUNE 11 NEW YORK CITY MOVIE EVENT BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY
June 2, 2008

VIZ MEDIA DEBUTS NEW NARUTO CHAPTER BOOK SERIES AT 2008 BOOK EXPO AMERICA
May 30, 2008

VIZ MEDIA SHOWCASES A VARIETY OF NEW TITLES AT 2008 BOOKEXPO AMERICA SHOW
May 30, 2008

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES DVD RELEASE OF POKÉMON: THE RISE OF DARKRAI
May 27, 2008

VIZ MEDIA’S SHONEN JUMP WELCOMES BLEACH MANGA CREATOR TITE KUBO FOR ULTRA-RARE APPEARANCE AT 2008 SAN DIEGO COMIC-CON INTERNATIONAL
May 21, 2008

VIZ PICTURES ANNOUNCES DVD RELEASE OF LIVE ACTION FEATURE FILM - HONEY & CLOVER
May 12, 2008

VIZ PICTURES AND NCM FATHOM DEBUT LIVE ACTION JAPANESE FEATURE DEATH NOTE ON THE BIG SCREEN
May 5, 2008

VIZ MEDIA’S LICENSING NEWS FLASH!!!
April 23, 2008

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE DEBUT OF NEW ANIMATED FANTASY ACTION SERIES–BUSO RENKIN
April 23, 2008

VIZ MEDIA TEAMS WITH NCM FATHOM TO PRESENT BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY ON THE BIG SCREEN FOR ITS U.S. DEBUT IN SPECIAL TWO-NIGHT EVENT
April 22, 2008

VIZ PICTURES ANNOUNCES THEATRICAL SCREENINGS OF SLAPSTICK COMEDY - MAIKO HAAAAN!!!
April 21, 2008

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES AN ARRAY OF EXCITING PLANS FOR 2008 NEW YORK COMIC CON INCLUDING STAN LEE PRESS EVENT
April 17, 2008

VIZ PICTURES AND NCM FATHOM BRING LIVE ACTION DEATH NOTE FEATURE TO THE BIG SCREEN FOR ONLY TWO NIGHTS IN NORTH AMERICAN DEBUT
April 15, 2008

VIZ MEDIA AND THE LICENSING MACHINE ANNOUNCE THE LONG AWAITED ANIMATED SERIES DEATH NOTE AND BLEACH FOR ITALIAN AND GERMAN TERRITORIES
April 8, 2008

VIZ MEDIA PRESENTS EXCITING NEW JAPANESE ANIMATED SERIES AT 2008 MIPTV
April 8, 2008

VIZ PICTURES ANNOUNCES DVD RELEASE OF LIVE-ACTION FILM NANA
April 7, 2008

VIZ MEDIA AND MANGA ENTERTAINMENT ANNOUNCE EXCLUSIVE DVD DISTRIBUTION DEAL FOR THE UK AND IRELAND
April 7, 2008

COMICS LEGEND STAN LEE AND SHAMAN KING MANGA CREATOR HIROYUKI TAKEI PRESENT THEIR NEW COLLABORATION… ULTIMO (KARAKURIDÔJI ULTIMO)
April 4, 2008

VIZ MEDIA MAKES 2008 FREE COMIC BOOK DAY A MANGA DAY WITH SPECIAL FREE ISSUE OF SHONEN JUMP MAGAZINE
March 26, 2008

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES LICENSE FOR BLEACH THE MOVIE: MEMORIES OF NOBODY
March 24, 2008

VIZ MEDIA TO DEBUT NINE NEW MANGA SERIES FOR SECOND QUARTER 2008
March 11, 2008

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF BLUE DRAGON ON CARTOON NETWORK
February 29, 2008

VIZ PICTURES ANNOUNCES THEATRICAL SCREENINGS OF MANGA INSPIRED FILM - NANA IN LOS ANGELES AND NEW YORK
February 26, 2008

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE LONG AWAITED NEW NARUTO!
February 20, 2008

VIZ PICTURES ANNOUNCES THEATRICAL SCREENINGS OF FUNKY FOREST: THE FIRST CONTACT IN THREE NORTH AMERICAN CITIES
February 13, 2008

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES ANNUAL ART ISSUE OF SHOJO BEAT MAGAZINE
February 12, 2008

VIZ PICTURES ANNOUNCES SPECIAL THEATRICAL SCREENING OF HONEY & CLOVER IN CHICAGO
February 11, 2008

VIZ MEDIA AT THE JOHN F. KENNEDY CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS PARTICIPATING IN THE JAPAN! CULTURE + HYPER CULTURE EXHIBIT SPOTLIGHTING JAPANESE ART AND POP CULTURE
February 5, 2008

VIZ PICTURES RELEASES LOVE★COM THE MOVIE ON DVD
February 1, 2008

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES EXCITING NEW ANIMATED RELEASES FOR FIRST QUARTER 2008
January 31, 2008

VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES DEBUT OF SECOND SEASON OF BLEACH ON ADULT SWIM
January 28, 2008

VIZ MEDIA TEAMS WITH AMAZON UNBOX TO OFFER NARUTO UNCUT, DEATH NOTE AND BLEACH ANIMATION FOR DIGITAL DOWNLOAD
January 25, 2008

VIZ MEDIA RELEASES THE THIRD ANNUAL SHOJO BEAT MUSIC AWARDS ISSUE, FEBRUARY 2008
January 24, 2008

VIZ MEDIA TO SHOWCASE VARIETY OF UNIQUE ANIMATED PROPERTIES FROM JAPAN AT 2008 NATPE CONFERENCE
January 22, 2008

VIZ MEDIA'S BRAVE STORY WINS!
January 16, 2008

VIZ MEDIA LAUNCHES SIX NEW MANGA SERIES FOR FIRST QUARTER 2008
January 8, 2008

VIZ MEDIA BRINGS NEW PERSPECTIVE TO MANGA ARENA WITH DEBUT OF VIZBIG EDITION IMPRINT
January 3, 2008

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