Viz Media, considered Manga Publisher of the Year in 2007 by Diamond Comic Distributors, has announced a set of manga volumes coming out this holiday season focused chiefly on a young female audience. Among the titles are The Art of Gentlemen's Alliance (Arina Tanemura), Beast Master (Kyousuke Motomi), and Vampire Knight (Matsuri Hino).
“Shojo manga fans have much to look forward to during this year’s holiday season,” says Gonzalo Ferreyra, Vice President Sales & Marketing, VIZ Media. “Many of these series have dramatically expanded the core Shojo audience, receiving universal renown and acclaim."
Beast Master is the story of a wild-looking teenager, Leo Aoi, with a special connection to animals. He catches the intrigue of Yuiko Kubozuka, an overzealous animal lover, who finds Leo less frightening than he appears... at first. Leo's berserk side appears whenever he sees blood, and it's up to Yuiko to get through to him during these violent fits.
Vampire Knight, the story of a school with a night class of vampires, is coming out with it's eigth volume in this release. The Art of Gentlemen's Alliance is a collection of highly stylized artwork ffeaturing all the major characters from The Gentlemen's Alliance, including exclusive art for the North American edition.
Other titles coming out in this release include Hot Gimmick, Vizbig Edition and Fushigi Yugi, Vizbig Edition.