VIZ’s New Acquisitions and More Announcements from Anime NYC
VIZ Media made several announcements at Anime NYC. Here is a quick rundown: Two exciting titles debut Summer 2020 -> a collection of Junji Ito’s short works in VENUS IN THE BLIND SPOT (includes his terrifying adaptation of Rampo Edogawa’s “Human Chair”), and for the young and young-at-heart, SPLATOON: SQUID KIDS COMEDY SHOW, based on the hit video game series from Nintendo. VIZ is gearing up for a DEMON SLAYER speed up starting May 2020, with a new print volume debuting every month. Plus, new chapters are coming to the Shonen Jump digital vault this December. VIZ has also acquired new digital-only Shonen Jump titles -> ROBOTxLASERBEAM, RED SPRITE, LOVE RUSH, HI-FI CLUSTER, YUI KAMUI LETS LOOSE, THE LAST SAIYUKI, NE0;LATION, HELL WARDEN HIGUMA, and STEALTH SYMPHONY. Finally, starting today, Pluto TV launches a dedicated NARUTO channel – channel 677.