Sharky

Following up on what we posted earlier this week, VIZ Media has released a press statement explaining the upcoming new release schedule of the Naruto manga:

"San Francisco, CA, April 26, 2007 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), one of the entertainment industry's most innovative and comprehensive publishing, animation and licensing companies, has announced the launch of NARUTO NATION™, a broad campaign that will bring an unprecedented increase in the frequency of publication of its wildly popular NARUTO™ manga series.

In order to catch up to the present Japanese release schedule and to prepare readers for upcoming notable changes in the main character and story arc, VIZ Media will offer three new volumes of NARUTO per-month from September through December 2007 – a first for any U.S. manga publisher."

Click here for the full article.

VIZ also explained that they will be releasing an Ani-Manga for the first Naruto movie "NINJA CLASH IN THE LAND OF SNOW" this September, and a fourth edition of the NARUTO COLLECTOR magazine this fall, focusing on the manga and on the release of the first NARUTO game for the Xbox 360 -- both of which were previously unannounced.

I'm a little confused on the Naruto Collector tidbit, since I have haven't even heard anything about the 3rd one yet. Anyone know something I don't here?

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