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14:00:33 <bay|SC|Viz> Thanks for coming
14:00:39 <bay|SC|Viz> I'm Mark and Mason from Viz media
14:00:45 <bay|SC|Viz> so we're going to present some of what is going on
14:00:48 <bay|SC|Viz> so what are we going to talk about
14:00:54 <bay|SC|Viz> we're going to talk about current offerings, new releases...
14:01:04 <bay|SC|Viz> we're going to try to power through everything cause i know you guys want to do Q&A
14:01:05 <bay|SC|Viz> first
14:01:07 <bay|SC|Viz> neon alley
14:01:14 <bay|SC|Viz> animation channel done by our anime team
14:01:39 <bay|SC|Viz> (going over the basics)
14:01:50 <bay|SC|Viz> sizzle reel
14:04:19 <bay|SC|Viz> Spring 2013 lineup...
14:04:23 <bay|SC|Viz> new season starts friday april 19th
14:05:13 <bay|SC|Viz> Exclusive dubbed premieres; Naruto Shippuden, Fate/Zero, Accel World, Zetman, Nura Season 2, Lagrange Season 2, Beserked Golden Ages Arc 2, Tiger and Bunny Movie, Naruto shippuden the lsot tower
14:05:15 <bay|SC|Viz> DVD releases
14:05:19 <bay|SC|Viz> we're still putting out new dvds
14:06:42 <bay|SC|Viz> first is pokemon movie 15, Kyurem vs the sword of justice
14:05:26 <bay|SC|Viz> april 2nd 2013
14:05:27 <bay|SC|Viz> $19.98
14:05:36 <bay|SC|Viz> 2nd b&w pokemon movie
14:06:16 <bay|SC|Viz> trailer
14:06:50 <bay|SC|Viz> Nura Rise of the Yokai Clan set 1 DVD/BD
14:06:53 <bay|SC|Viz> april 2nd 2013
14:06:59 <bay|SC|Viz> 44.82/54.97
14:07:03 <bay|SC|Viz> eps 1-13, production art (DVD)
14:07:10 <bay|SC|Viz> BD also includes clean opening, color production art
14:07:17 <bay|SC|Viz> season 2 starts on neon alley in april
14:07:25 <bay|SC|Viz> trailer
14:08:03 <bay|SC|Viz> Naruto Shippuden Uncut Set 14
14:08:06 <bay|SC|Viz> april 23rd 2013
14:08:08 <bay|SC|Viz> 44.82
14:08:13 <bay|SC|Viz> 3 disc set, 167-179
14:08:23 <bay|SC|Viz> clean op/ed, production art, storyboards, omake
14:09:04 <bay|SC|Viz> Pokemon Black and White Set 4
14:09:04 <bay|SC|Viz> May 14th 2013
14:09:05 <bay|SC|Viz> 19.97
14:09:09 <bay|SC|Viz> final set for black and white season 1
14:09:20 <bay|SC|Viz> Tiger and Bunny Set 2
14:09:22 <bay|SC|Viz> DVD/BD
14:09:24 <bay|SC|Viz> May 14th 2013
14:09:29 <bay|SC|Viz> 44.82/54.97
14:09:32 <bay|SC|Viz> eps 14-25
14:09:38 <bay|SC|Viz> dvd includes production art and clean op/ed
14:10:08 <bay|SC|Viz> bd also includes masakazu katsura illustration gallery, tamura and katsura exclusive interview
14:10:19 <bay|SC|Viz> those bd extras are unique to the set
14:10:25 <bay|SC|Viz> never relased before
14:10:38 <bay|SC|Viz> Bleach Uncut Set 17
14:10:40 <bay|SC|Viz> June 11th 2013
14:10:42 <bay|SC|Viz> 44.82
14:10:43 <bay|SC|Viz> 243-255
14:10:49 <bay|SC|Viz> Lagrange the Flower of Rin-ne
14:10:53 <bay|SC|Viz> july 11th 203
14:10:57 <bay|SC|Viz> DVD/BD
14:11:03 <bay|SC|Viz> 44.82/54.97
14:11:07 <bay|SC|Viz> 2 disc set, ep 1-12
14:11:21 <bay|SC|Viz> bd/dvd include product art, clean op/ending, kamogawa drama special feature
14:11:30 <bay|SC|Viz> "most otaku show that viz has put out"
14:12:03 <bay|SC|Viz> That's it for the DVDs...
14:12:05 <bay|SC|Viz> now contests
14:12:07 <bay|SC|Viz> first one...
14:12:17 <bay|SC|Viz> Naruto Design Contest
14:12:21 <bay|SC|Viz> sumit your favorite character
14:12:44 <bay|SC|Viz> winner wins trip to AX
14:12:51 <bay|SC|Viz> creator of naruto is going to be a judge
14:12:55 <bay|SC|Viz> submissions already began
14:13:10 <bay|SC|Viz> contest between viz and welovefine
14:13:39 <bay|SC|Viz> give away time
14:15:16 <bay|SC|Viz> onw publishign portion
14:15:19 <bay|SC|Viz> 3 in 1 program
14:15:25 <bay|SC|Viz> shonen 3-in-1s
14:15:30 <bay|SC|Viz> $14.99 US/16.99 can
14:15:36 <bay|SC|Viz> releases every 4 months, vols 1-4 avial now
14:15:46 <bay|SC|Viz> naruto, bleach one piece and full metal alchemist
14:15:54 <bay|SC|Viz> originally we want it to only cover the first 12 volumes
14:16:02 <bay|SC|Viz> so it's been so popular we're carrying it out for the rest of the series
14:16:25 <bay|SC|Viz> shoujo 3-in 1s, skip beat every 4 months and hana kimi every 3 months
14:16:33 <bay|SC|Viz> different from viz big
14:16:40 <bay|SC|Viz> 50% savings
14:16:43 <bay|SC|Viz> same trim as regular manga
14:16:46 <bay|SC|Viz> takes up less space
14:17:19 <bay|SC|Viz> two new series
14:17:21 <bay|SC|Viz> d.gray man
14:17:25 <bay|SC|Viz> 7/2/13, every 3 months
14:17:33 <bay|SC|Viz> dragon ball, 6/4/13, every 3 months
14:17:57 <bay|SC|Viz> (same price points as before)
14:18:20 <bay|SC|Viz> what separates this one, is that the entire run will be dragonball
14:18:29 <bay|SC|Viz> it will not be split into dragonball and dragonball z
14:18:34 <bay|SC|Viz> the 3-in-1 will be uncensored
14:19:15 <bay|SC|Viz> free comic book day....
14:19:24 <bay|SC|Viz> dragonball and rurouni kenshin restorations available
14:20:04 <bay|SC|Viz> also comes with the kenshin poster
14:20:36 <bay|SC|Viz> next...
14:20:40 <bay|SC|Viz> another special format...
14:20:43 <bay|SC|Viz> box set..
14:20:48 <bay|SC|Viz> bakuman box set
14:20:51 <bay|SC|Viz> 10/1/13
14:20:56 <bay|SC|Viz> $159.99 US
14:21:03 <bay|SC|Viz> Vols 1-20, 7 lbs
14:21:09 <bay|SC|Viz> comes with 2 sided poster and otter no 11 mini comic
14:21:11 <bay|SC|Viz> one piece box set
14:21:13 <bay|SC|Viz> 11/5/13
14:21:15 <bay|SC|Viz> $185.99
14:21:18 <bay|SC|Viz> vols 1-23
14:21:19 <bay|SC|Viz> 9.4lbs
14:21:28 <bay|SC|Viz> comes with 2 sided poster and romance dawn mini-comic
14:21:49 <bay|SC|Viz> coves through baroque works arc
14:21:56 <bay|SC|Viz> tiger and bunny manga
14:22:12 <bay|SC|Viz> 4/9/13, releases every 3 months
14:22:15 <bay|SC|Viz> tiger and bunny comic anthology
14:24:01 <bay|SC|Viz> next series...
14:24:09 <bay|SC|Viz> Magi
14:24:17 <bay|SC|Viz> by Shinobu Ohtaka
14:24:20 <bay|SC|Viz> 8/13/13
14:24:24 <bay|SC|Viz> 9.99 US/12.99 canda
14:24:27 <bay|SC|Viz> every 2 months
14:24:41 <bay|SC|Viz> that's it for the shonen portion
14:24:45 <bay|SC|Viz> now shoujo
14:24:52 <bay|SC|Viz> two new series
14:26:11 <bay|SC|Viz> Voice Over! by Maki Minami (Author of S.A.)
14:25:00 <bay|SC|Viz> 10/1/13
14:25:23 <bay|SC|Viz> every 2 months
14:25:15 <bay|SC|Viz> Sweet Rein by Sakura Tsukuba (missed rest)
14:26:47 <bay|SC|Viz> november
14:26:54 <bay|SC|Viz> the only xmas manga we ever published
14:26:56 <bay|SC|Viz> next series
14:26:59 <bay|SC|Viz> mature josei series
14:27:07 <bay|SC|Viz> Midnight Secretary, 9/3/13, every 2 months ($9.99)
14:27:19 <bay|SC|Viz> Happy Marriage, 8/6/13, every 2 months (9.99)
14:28:41 <bay|SC|Viz> Pokemon Adventures Black and White
14:28:58 <bay|SC|Viz> special edition $4.99 every 2 months (vol 9)
14:29:49 <bay|SC|Viz> regular edition $9.99 relesaes every 4 months, starts 7/2/13 (regular tankoban version)
14:29:18 <bay|SC|Viz> Pokemon Adventures Ruby and Sapphire
14:29:25 <bay|SC|Viz> mato and hidenori kusaka
14:29:27 <bay|SC|Viz> $9.99
14:29:33 <bay|SC|Viz> starts on adventures vol 15, every 2 months
14:29:57 <bay|SC|Viz> Pokemon Adventures heart gold and soul silver
14:30:05 <bay|SC|Viz> vol 1 8/13/13, vol 2 12/10/13
14:30:10 <bay|SC|Viz> $9.99 each
14:30:15 <bay|SC|Viz> pokemon pocket comics, 10/1/13
14:30:20 <bay|SC|Viz> full color, western style
14:31:04 <bay|SC|Viz> My Neighbor Totoro: novel and Picture book
14:31:08 <bay|SC|Viz> 2013 is 20th anniv of totor
14:31:19 <bay|SC|Viz> Hardcover picture book, $19.99 US , 10/1/13
14:31:26 <bay|SC|Viz> Novel $17.99 (same date)
14:31:54 <bay|SC|Viz> Noble V by Hideyuki Kikuchi (vampire hunter D creator)
14:31:43 <bay|SC|Viz> 5/21/13 $14.99
14:32:42 <bay|SC|Viz> Now to digital
14:32:48 <bay|SC|Viz> Viz manga.. the digital imprint
14:32:51 <bay|SC|Viz> 1200 vols to choose from
14:33:15 <bay|SC|Viz> the good thing is that if you purcahse a volume with an account, you can read it on any device,
14:33:46 <bay|SC|Viz> nook, android, apple, kindle, the website
14:34:08 <bay|SC|Viz> we have put out a new app for digital comics for kids
14:34:22 <bay|SC|Viz> the reason to have a separate app is to provide a safe enviroment for parents to ngive to kids
14:34:30 <bay|SC|Viz> it's going to be pokemon, mameshiba, voltron
14:34:32 <bay|SC|Viz> so far only for ipad
14:34:39 <bay|SC|Viz> stickydotcomics
14:35:01 <bay|SC|Viz> (Why is all viz stuff named after red light district stuff)
14:35:11 <bay|SC|Viz> print and digital is now day and date
14:35:28 <bay|SC|Viz> we have a lot of mature titles...
14:35:40 <bay|SC|Viz> not super explicit...they are exclusive to nook or the website
14:35:48 <bay|SC|Viz> march story, dorohedoro and nana
14:35:57 <bay|SC|Viz> digital gifts now available
14:36:05 <bay|SC|Viz> available through website
14:36:16 <bay|SC|Viz> gift favorite manga to family and friends
14:36:24 <bay|SC|Viz> digital firsts ...
14:36:36 <bay|SC|Viz> Nisekoi vol 1/2 by naoshi komi...
14:36:52 <bay|SC|Viz> believe we have a trailer...
14:37:52 <bay|SC|Viz> new releses for april
14:37:58 <bay|SC|Viz> bleach 56, blue exorcist vol 9 toriko vol ...
14:38:03 <bay|SC|Viz> bakuman 19, naruto 61 may
14:38:09 <bay|SC|Viz> june one piece 67 and kenshin restoration 1
14:38:25 <bay|SC|Viz> re-experience favorite series digitally
14:38:28 <bay|SC|Viz> please save my earth...red river...
14:38:57 <bay|SC|Viz> Vizmanga.com/naruto60
14:39:04 <bay|SC|Viz> to commemorate this...
14:39:12 <bay|SC|Viz> free digital download for next 3 days
14:39:23 <bay|SC|Viz> naruto retrospective
14:39:30 <bay|SC|Viz> it has all the color covers of naruto without the brandings
14:39:34 <bay|SC|Viz> bunch of spreads
14:39:44 <bay|SC|Viz> writings from past editors
14:39:48 <bay|SC|Viz> when you do download that or sign up
14:40:14 <bay|SC|Viz> you will be entered into a drawing to win a canvas print
14:40:18 <bay|SC|Viz> 10 of these made
14:40:21 <bay|SC|Viz> 3 here right now
14:42:59 <bay|SC|Viz> moving on
14:43:19 <bay|SC|Viz> Weekly Shonen Jump
14:43:26 <bay|SC|Viz> no longer the alpha phase
14:43:28 <bay|SC|Viz> got rebranded
14:43:31 <bay|SC|Viz> same day as Japan now
14:43:41 <bay|SC|Viz> video...
14:44:36 <bay|SC|Viz> annual subscription for $26 or weekly for $.99
14:44:36 <bay|SC|Viz> 48 issues a year
14:45:57 <bay|SC|Viz> starter pack
14:45:58 <bay|SC|Viz> has the first chapter of all titles that appeared
14:46:24 <bay|SC|Viz> just releaed on newstand app for ipad
14:46:50 <bay|SC|Viz> different subscription model also available
14:46:41 <bay|SC|Viz> $2.99/month
14:46:59 <bay|SC|Viz> exclusively to android phone and tablet
14:47:04 <bay|SC|Viz> free option each week
14:47:25 <bay|SC|Viz> you download and install another app
14:47:30 <bay|SC|Viz> and get free shonen jump with it
14:47:39 <bay|SC|Viz> Weekly Shonen Jump new series
14:47:42 <bay|SC|Viz> One Punch Man
14:48:27 <bay|SC|Viz> Dragonball in full color
14:48:29 <bay|SC|Viz> World Trigger
14:49:25 <bay|SC|Viz> Hanami Fan art contest
14:49:36 <bay|SC|Viz> one of first contents with fan art that can be submitted digitally
14:50:00 <bay|SC|Viz> shonen jump facebook quiz
14:50:10 <bay|SC|Viz> win 6 monthss
14:50:25 <bay|SC|Viz> member exclusives
14:50:26 <bay|SC|Viz> one shot manga
14:50:30 <bay|SC|Viz> Sakuran (tentative)
14:50:46 <bay|SC|Viz> members can get DLC for free for Ninja Storm 3
14:51:08 <bay|SC|Viz> vizmanga.com/namcodlc
14:51:53 <bay|SC|Viz> i think that's it for our presentation
14:51:55 <bay|SC|Viz> let's open for Q&A
14:52:07 <bay|SC|Viz> Q: Do you guys plan to release more HxH or PoT anime?
14:52:39 <bay|SC|Viz> A: Unfortunately... he's print, i'm digital, so ask social media
14:53:03 <bay|SC|Viz> Q: Hulu blocked in canada, Cross Game on DVD? A: No plans to release on physical format
14:53:24 <bay|SC|Viz> Q: Bleach anime continued?
14:53:33 <bay|SC|Viz> A: It would be news to us
14:54:27 <bay|SC|Viz> Q: Shoujo beat coming back?
14:54:30 <bay|SC|Viz> A: We'd love to...
14:54:47 <bay|SC|Viz> Funny thing... we stopped the print versions.. it was actually more emotional when shoujo beat ended
14:54:53 <bay|SC|Viz> Glad to see there are still fans
14:55:02 <bay|SC|Viz> right now the best we have is the shoujo beat community/twitter/facebook
14:55:09 <bay|SC|Viz> we keep talking about it digital
14:55:15 <bay|SC|Viz> we were able to bring back PSME into digital
14:55:17 <bay|SC|Viz> so it's not impossible
14:55:19 <bay|SC|Viz> i hope it happens
14:55:24 <bay|SC|Viz> it's something some of us want to do
14:55:40 <bay|SC|Viz> Q: Lost cover art in 3-in-1s?
14:56:07 <bay|SC|Viz> A: For the 3-in-1s, that is unfortunately not taken into account, we don't have that in there...so yea, we don't have a way to showcase all the art
14:56:14 <bay|SC|Viz> but it's one of those pros and cons in the format
14:56:43 <bay|SC|Viz> Q: Bringing back Maison Ikkoku manga?
14:57:01 <bay|SC|Viz> A: would be great to bring it back, that's one that... we had some difficulties with printing, there's a chance we could bring it back... there's no plans right now
14:57:08 <bay|SC|Viz> if we did it would probably be a new edition
14:57:13 <bay|SC|Viz> if and when, we would announce
14:57:37 <bay|SC|Viz> Q: About 5 or 6 years ago, there was a Ramna 1/2 special... have you made any plans on getting that dubbed?
14:57:54 <bay|SC|Viz> A: I don't believe there are any plans right now for Ramna from the anime department
14:57:58 <bay|SC|Viz> Thank you everyone for joining us
14:58:01 <bay|SC|Viz> thank you for comign
14:58:02 <bay|SC|Viz> end