Viz Media Receives Multiple Nominations For the 2012 Eisner Awards
AOKI URASAWA'S Comic-Con International on April 4, 2012.
The nominations include Hisae Iwaoka, for Best U.S. Edition of International Material. Both titles are published by Viz Media's VIZ Signature imprint.
Named for pioneering writer and comic artist Will Eisner, the awards recognize exemplary comics, graphic novels and other pop writings, and are given each year as part of the annual Comic-Con International convention, at which Viz Media will be a major exhibitor and participant in the programs offered. Winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on the evening of Friday, July 13th during Comic-Con. In 2011, NAOKI URASAWA'S 20th Century Boys won an Eisner Award in the category of Best U.S. Edition of International Material – Asia.
“It's a tremendous honor to have NAOKI URASAWA'S 20th Century Boys nominated again, and we're equally excited to see Hisae Iwaoka's SATURN APARTMENTS recognized with a nomination,” says Tezuka Productions). Many of his books have spawned popular animated and live-action TV programs and films, and 2008 saw the theatrical release of the first of three live-action Japanese films based on 20th Century Boys.
No stranger to accolades and awards, Urasawa received the 2011 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia, and is a three-time recipient of the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award, a two-time recipient of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize, and also received the Takashi Murakami. SATURN APARTMENTS is her most recent manga series
For more information on NAOKI URASAWA'S 20th Century Boys, SATURN APARTMENTS and other Viz Media manga titles, please visit www.viz.com/manga
About Viz Media, LLC
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Viz Media, LLC (Viz Media), is one of the most comprehensive and innovative companies in the field of manga (graphic novel) publishing, animation and entertainment licensing of Japanese content. Owned by three of Japan's largest creators and licensors of manga and animation, SHONEN JUMP magazine, graphic novels, and DVDs, and develops, markets, licenses, and distributes animated entertainment for audiences and consumers of all ages. Viz Media at 295 Bay Street, San Francisco, CA 94133; Phone (415) 546-7073; Fax (415) 546-7086; and website at www.viz.com.
The nominations include Hisae Iwaoka, for Best U.S. Edition of International Material. Both titles are published by Viz Media's VIZ Signature imprint.
Named for pioneering writer and comic artist Will Eisner, the awards recognize exemplary comics, graphic novels and other pop writings, and are given each year as part of the annual Comic-Con International convention, at which Viz Media will be a major exhibitor and participant in the programs offered. Winners will be announced at a gala ceremony on the evening of Friday, July 13th during Comic-Con. In 2011, NAOKI URASAWA'S 20th Century Boys won an Eisner Award in the category of Best U.S. Edition of International Material – Asia.
“It's a tremendous honor to have NAOKI URASAWA'S 20th Century Boys nominated again, and we're equally excited to see Hisae Iwaoka's SATURN APARTMENTS recognized with a nomination,” says Tezuka Productions). Many of his books have spawned popular animated and live-action TV programs and films, and 2008 saw the theatrical release of the first of three live-action Japanese films based on 20th Century Boys.
No stranger to accolades and awards, Urasawa received the 2011 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia, and is a three-time recipient of the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award, a two-time recipient of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize, and also received the Takashi Murakami. SATURN APARTMENTS is her most recent manga series
For more information on NAOKI URASAWA'S 20th Century Boys, SATURN APARTMENTS and other Viz Media manga titles, please visit www.viz.com/manga
About Viz Media, LLC
Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, Viz Media, LLC (Viz Media), is one of the most comprehensive and innovative companies in the field of manga (graphic novel) publishing, animation and entertainment licensing of Japanese content. Owned by three of Japan's largest creators and licensors of manga and animation, SHONEN JUMP magazine, graphic novels, and DVDs, and develops, markets, licenses, and distributes animated entertainment for audiences and consumers of all ages. Viz Media at 295 Bay Street, San Francisco, CA 94133; Phone (415) 546-7073; Fax (415) 546-7086; and website at www.viz.com.
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