VIZ MEDIA LAUNCHES NEW MONSTER HUNTERTM FANTASY ACTION MANGA SERIES: FLASH HUNTER BASED ON HIT VIDEO GAME
New imaginative series based on Capcom’s Smash Hit Monster HunterMT Property launch this spring
San Francisco, CA, March 14, 2016 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), North America’s Largest Manga and Anime Publisher, Distributor, and Licensor, Brings All New Action Manga Inspired by Capcom’s Monster HunterMT, one of the most popular RPG video game properties.
MONSTER HUNTER: FLASH HUNTER is a manga (graphic novel) series written by Keiichi Hikami, with illustrations by Shin Yamamoto, and is scheduled for release on April 12.e. The fantasy action series is rated “T” for teens and will carry a printed MSRP of US $ 10.99 / C $ 12.99. MONSTER HUNTER: FLASH HUNTER will also launch digitally on April 12e via VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga app, as well as in Nook, Kobo, Kindle, iBooks, comiXology, Google Play and BOOK WALKER Global stores. Subsequent volumes in the 10-volume series will be published in English every two months.
It is a time when monsters rule the world, soaring in the sky, treading the land and filling the seas. Mankind survives on the fringes, relying on a special type of hero to defend people from danger: the monster hunters!
In the first volume of the series, hunting giant man-eating beasts is not a job for the weak, but with courage it takes skill and experience to be a good hunter. It also takes good teamwork. Raiga and his comrades are now experts, but when they set out on the Monster Hunter path, they didn’t have those qualities. When they go to face the dragon Queropeco, they quickly learn that this flaw could cost them dearly …
“MONSTER HUNTER: FLASH HUNTER is based on Capcom’s best-selling game property which has sold over 33 million units across four game titles,” said Michael Montesa, editor. “Video game fans won’t want to miss this action-oriented fantasy new series that offers a whole new way to enjoy the storyline and popular characters.”
For more information on MONSTER HUNTER: FLASH HUNTER or other manga titles published by VIZ Media, please visit www.VIZ.com.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Based in San Francisco, California, VIZ Media distributes, markets and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by three of Japan’s largest manga and animation companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc. and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media has the largest anime and manga library for the English speaking audiences in North America, the UK, Ireland and South Africa. With its popular WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP digital manga anthology and hit properties like NARUTO, BLEACH and ONE PIECE, VIZ Media offers cutting edge properties for action, romance and family for fans of anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy games of all ages. The properties of VIZ Media are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming videos, and a variety of consumer products. Learn more about VIZ Media, anime and manga at www.VIZ.com.
About Capcom
Capcom is a leading global developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment for game consoles, PCs, portable and wireless devices. Founded in 1983, the company has created hundreds of games, including groundbreaking franchises Resident Evil®, Street Fighter®, Monster Hunter ™, Ace Attorney®, Mega Man® and Devil May Cry®. Capcom maintains operations in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Tokyo, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Korea, with its head office located in Osaka, Japan. You can find more information about Capcom and its products at www.capcom.com or www.capcom-unity.com.
Capcom, the Capcom logo, Ace Attorney, Devil May Cry, Mega Man, Monster Hunter, and Resident Evil are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Capcom Co., Ltd., in the United States or other countries. Street Fighter is a registered trademark of Capcom USA, Inc. All other marks are the property of their respective owners.
Daniel pickett
Afi founder and editor Daniel “Julius Marx” Pickett has been around toys his entire life. The first line he ever collected was the Mego’s World’s Greatest Super Heroes line in the 1970s. He has been surrounded by collectibles ever since. In 1999, he was baffled by the lack of information and news on some of his favorite toy lines he collected. Since he couldn’t find the information, he decided to sue himself, thinking that other people might be interested in the same news as well. He started writing a weekly toy industry column and an action figure for a toy news site and within a few years he tripled the site’s daily traffic with his updates, reviews and its product characteristics. He has established relationships with all the major toy makers and many sculptors, painters and mold makers. He turned his hobby into a global expertise that the industry adopted. In 2004, he teamed up with his toy buddy Jason “ToyOtter” Geyer and they created their own website www.ActionFigureInsider.com. Daniel has been quoted both in industry and in the mass media. Over the years, Daniel and AFi have been called upon as experts in the field. Daniel has been featured regularly on “Attack of the Show” on the G4 Network as the main contributor to their “Mint On Card” segment, and our homepage has been linked twice to the “Pop Candy” blog from USA. Today. Daniel’s content has also been featured on Bloomberg News, MSNBC.com, Time.com, The Wall Street Journal, The Saturday Evening Post, CNN.com, AssociatedPress.com Wired.com, Fark.com, Boing-Boing, Gizmodo .com, Ain’t It Cool News, the official blog for Star Wars, Geekology, G4, CNet, and Toy Fare magazine, among others. He has been a consultant on toy lines, books, documentaries and television shows. But it all sounds really arrogant and “his own horn” – basically, Daniel loves toys and he LOVES to talk about them.