VIZ Media’s POKÉMON Manga Catalog Goes Digital!

POKÉMON ADVENTURES And POKÉMON Movie Adaptations Will Be Available On VIZ Media’s Digital Platform And Partner Sites Starting July 24th

San Francisco, CA, July 24, 2018 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, delivers exciting news to manga readers and POKÉMON fans across North America as it announces the digital launch of a comprehensive library of POKÉMON manga titles.

Beginning today and continuing each month through the start of 2019, POKÉMON ADVENTURES manga arcs will launch digitally on viz.com and the VIZ Manga App, as well as on VIZ Media digital partner platforms including the Nook, Kobo, Kindle, iBooks, comiXology, and Google Play stores.

A variety of popular POKÉMON ADVENTURES manga volumes as well as theatrical movie manga adaptations will be available.

July 24^th:       POKÉMON ADVENTURES Vols. 1-7: RED & BLUE

August:         POKÉMON ADVENTURES Vols. 8-14: GOLD & SILVER

September:   POKÉMON ADVENTURES Vols. 15-22: RUBY & SAPPHIRE

October:       POKÉMON ADVENTURES Vols. 23-25: FireRed & LeafGreen

      POKÉMON ADVENTURES Vols. 26-29: EMERALD

November:    POKÉMON ADVENTURES: DIAMOND & PEARL/PLATINUM Vols. 1-11

December:    POKÉMON ADVENTURES: HEARTGOLD & SOULSILVER Vols. 1-2

                    POKÉMON ADVENTURES: BLACK & WHITE Vols. 1-9

                    POKÉMON ADVENTURES: BLACK 2 & WHITE 2 Vols. 1-2

January:       POKÉMON Manga Movie Adaptations

“The bestselling POKÉMON ADVENTURES have captivated readers of all ages,” says Sarah Fairhall, Editorial Director. “This extremely popular series features action-packed story arcs inspired by the video games. We’re thrilled to now offer fans access to their favorite stories and Pokémon in digital form.”

The POKÉMON ADVENTURES manga series features story by Hidenori Kusaka and art by Satoshi Yamamoto. The POKÉMON movie-tie in manga volumes are by various authors and artists.

POKÉMON is one of the most successful international entertainment franchises of all time. More than 300 million POKÉMON video games and over 23.6 billion Pokémon Trading Cards have been sold in more than 74 countries in addition to substantial publishing and merchandise sales. VIZ Media is the official North American distributor for a wide variety of POKÉMON home media releases including animated series and films and also publishes a variety of POKÉMON manga graphic novel series including POKÉMON ADVENTURES, POKÉMON ADVENTURES: FireRed & LeafGreen, POKÉMON ADVENTURES: EMERALD, POKÉMON ADVENTURES: DIAMOND AND PEARL/PLATINUM, POKÉMON ADVENTURES: HeartGold & SoulSilver, POKÉMON ADVENTURES: BLACK & WHITE, POKÉMON X•Y, and POKÉMON OMEGA RUBY • ALPHA SAPPHIRE.

For additional information on POKÉMON titles distributed and 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.

Learn more about VIZ Media and its properties at viz.com.