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Sailor Moon Online Slumber Party Celebrates Release of English Dub
Ok, Sailor Scouts, get ready: the English dub of the classic Sailor Moon series debuts on Hulu and Neon Alley TODAY, September 5th. The first four episodes will be available on the 5th with English dubs of episodes 5-23 available on the 7th of September. Episodes 35-36, the first time fans will see the whole team together, will be available on Hulu and Neon Alley on September 8th.
To celebrate the release of the English dubs, VIZ Media is hosting an online “slumber party” titled Moonlight Party: A Celebration of Sailor Moon Reborn! The event will be on VIZ Media’s YouTube channel. Festivities start at 8 pm PST on September 5th. The event will let viewers watch the first four episodes on the channel with commentary, inside facts, and information from VIZ’s headquarters in San Francisco.
Fan can submit their Sailor Moon questions through the comments section of the live YouTube broadcast, the VIZ Media Facebook page, and on Twitter with the hashtag #MoonlightParty. The Sailor Moon team will be available to answer any questions about the popular series. A trivia contest will take place during the event. Fans can submit answer through Facebook and Twitter. If you plan on hosting your own Moonlight Party during the event, be sure to share your pictures using #MoonlightParty!
And if that isn’t enough, don’t forget that the fifth episode of Sailor Moon Crystal will be premiering September 6th and introduces Makoto Kino! Sailor Moon Set 1 limited edition DVD/BD combo pack and standard edition DVD will be released on November 11th, 2014.
New Digital Manga Series Premieres and Updates for September
VIZ Manga is the go-to distributor for innovative and popular manga series. This month, VIZ is debuting the digital-first volume of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Part 1 – Phantom Blood Vol. 1 as well as the digital version of Kazue Kato’s short story collection Time Killers. Finally, VIZ is making available digitally Kyo Kara Maoh!, which was previously out of print.
From VIZ:
JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: PART 1 – PHANTOM BLOOD, Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens · MSRP: $10.99 (U.S. / CAN)
The legendary Shonen Jump manga series is now available in English for the first time in a deluxe edition featuring color pages and new cover art! JOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE is a groundbreaking series renowned for its outlandish characters, wild humor and frenetic battles. Don’t miss this exclusive digital first debut of the multigenerational tale of the heroic Joestar family and their never-ending battle against evil!
TIME KILLERS · Rated ‘T+’ for Older Teens · MSRP: $10.99 (U.S. / CAN)
Explore fantastic realms of imagination in this stunning collection of short stories by Kazue Kato, creator of the smash-hit manga series BLUE EXORCIST! With Kato’s amazing and distinctive art leaping from the page, TIME KILLERS includes her first work, Boku to Usagi (Me and the Rabbit), and features the stories and character designs that would become her breakthrough series, BLUE EXORCIST (also published by VIZ Media). Take off on a flight of fantasy with TIME KILLERS!
KYO KARA MAOH!, Vol. 1 · Rated ‘T’ for Teens · MSRP: $4.99 (U.S. / CAN) · Available Sept. 30th
From the creator of Shinobu Kokoro comes an outrageous, gender-bending, high school demon love story! In this digital series debut from VIZ Select, Yuri Shibuya just can’t catch a break. First, he had his head dunked in a toilet. Then he was transported to another world – where he finds himself king of the Mazoku’s, a new race that expects him to lead them to war against all of humanity. And to top it all off, he’s engaged – to a man!
These titles and more are available on VIZ’s manga app for iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, and Android-powered phones and tablets. The app is free and perfect for any manga fan. Titles can also be purchased through the Nook, Kindle, Kobo, ComiXology, iBooks, and GooglePlay stores.
