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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
1998's VIDEO GAME HIT
NOW AVAILABLE AS ANIME AND MANGA!
POKÉMON
GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL!
San Francisco, CA (7/15/98) - Viz Communications proudly announces the November '98 launch of anime and manga based on Pokémon, the game and toy phenomenon of the year! Originating in Japan as a Nintendo Game Boy video game, the 150 extraordinary, collectible creatures of Pokémon quickly exploded into music, clothing, manga, and an animated TV series; over a year after its first appearance, the original game was still on Top Ten sales charts. Telling the story of 10-year-old Ash (and his loveable Pokémon Pikachu) as he tries to become the World’s Greatest Pokémon Trainer, Pokémon comes to America this Fall as a daily syndicated TV series, a video game and toy series. Pokémon is supported by $12 million in advertising from Nintendo. Now discover Pokémon from Viz Comics and Viz Video!
Video
Pokémon: I Choose You, Pikachu!
The Pokémon daily anime TV series is now available on home video from Viz Video and Pioneer! Each volume contains three complete episodes of fun and adventure suitable for all ages. In Episode 1, Ash sets off to see the world with Pikachu in tow, and runs straight into trouble. In Episode 2, Ash travels to the Pokémon Center, only to run into the bad guys called Team Rocket: Jessie, James and Meowth! In Episode 3, Ash and his friend Misty travel deep into the green depths of the Viridian Forest in search of Pokémon and find the creepy-cute Caterpie and Pidgeotto! All this, plus special extras with each video: mini-comics, trading cards and more!
Pokémon: I Choose You, Pikachu! Ships in November '98. It is 75 minutes long, English dubbed, and retails for $14.98. It is distributed by Pioneer.
Monthly Comic
Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu
All new manga adventures of the Pokémon world not just an adaptation of the anime! Something's eating the wiring in the Ketchum house in Pallet Town, and when 10-year-old Ash Ketchum looks under the floorboards, he finds his first Pokémon: Pikachu! But Ash has a lot to learn about becoming a Pokémon trainer. Can he defeat his rival Gary, gym leader Misty, and more?Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu is a 4-issue series written and drawn by Toshihiro Ono. Each issue is 40 pages long and retails for $3.25 in the U.S. and $4.40 in Canada.
Viz Communications, Inc. is the leading U.S. publisher of Japanese animation and comics (anime and manga) for English-speaking audiences. Founded in 1987, Viz serves a growing market of dedicated fans of all ages, and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Shogakukan, one of Japan's three largest manga publishers.
Based in San Francisco, CA, Viz publishes dozens of popular titles such as Ranma 1/2, Dragon Ball Z, and Neon Genesis Evangelion, and an integrated line of entertainment media & magazines such as Animerica, videos, comic books, graphic novels, mail-order catalogs, merchandise, CD soundtracks, and web sites. Readers and customers regularly visit Viz's home page at www.viz.com and its Internet magazine of Japanese popular culture at www.j-pop.com.
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