VIZ MEDIA ANNOUNCES THE AWARD-WINNING 20TH CENTURY BOYS IN A NEW PERFECT EDITION
A Deluxe Version Of Naoki Urasawa’s Acclaimed Series About A Group Of Boys Trying To Save The World From Destruction
San Francisco, CA, August 2018 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a
premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution,
and global entertainment licensing, proudly announces the release of
Naoki Urasawa’s award-winning manga 20TH CENTURY BOYS in a deluxe new omnibus edition on September 18th.
20TH
CENTURY BOYS: THE PERFECT EDITION Vol. 1 will be published exclusively
in print and includes two complete volumes of the original 22-volume
epic manga series in a deluxe omnibus edition featuring new cover art
and select pages in their original color presentation. A final volume titled 21st
CENTURY BOYS: THE PERFECT EDITION concludes the two-time Eisner winning
story. Volume 1 will carry a print MSRP of $19.99 U.S. / $26.99 CAN.
Future PERFECT EDITION releases of the series will be published by VIZ
Media on a quarterly basis.
As 20TH CENTURY BOYS begins, humanity, having faced extinction at the end of the 20th
century, would not have entered the new millennium if it weren’t for
them. In 1969, during their youth, they created a symbol. In 1997, as
the coming disaster slowly starts to unfold, that symbol returns. This
is the story of a group of boys who try to save the world.
“20TH
CENTURY BOYS is one of Naoki Urasawa’s best known and most beloved
works,” says Mark de Vera, Editor. “Urasawa has become one of the most
respected creators not only among manga fans but also among a widespread
comics and graphic novel fanbase around the world. We invite new and
longstanding fans to enjoy the PERFECT EDITIONS of this extraordinary
manga series.”
Naoki
Urasawa's career as a manga artist spans more than twenty years and has
firmly established him as one of the true manga masters of Japan. Born
in Tokyo in 1960, Urasawa debuted with BETA! in 1983 and hasn't
stopped his impressive output since. Well-versed in a variety of genres,
Urasawa's oeuvre encompasses a multitude of different subjects, such as
a romantic comedy (Yawara! A Fashionable Judo Girl), a suspenseful human drama about a former mercenary (Pineapple ARMY; story by Kazuya Kudo), a captivating psychological suspense story (Monster; also published by VIZ Media), a sci-fi adventure manga (20th Century Boys), and a modern reinterpretation of the work of the God of Manga, Osamu Tezuka (Pluto: Urasawa x Tezuka;
co-authored with Takashi Nagasaki, supervised by Macoto Tezka, and with
the cooperation of Tezuka Productions; published in English by VIZ
Media). Many of his books have spawned popular animated and live-action
TV programs and films, and 2008 saw the theatrical release of the first
of three live-action Japanese films based on 20th Century Boys.
For additional information on 20TH CENTURY BOYS and other manga titles published by VIZ Media, please visit viz.com.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Established
in 1986, VIZ Media is the premier company in the fields 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 POKÉMON, 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.
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