VIZ Media Announces Pokemon in "Unova"

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VIZ Media Announces Pokemon in "Unova"
By The Editor
September 24, 2014 - 15:15

Pokemon BW: Adventures in Unova DVD case art

FANTASTIC ADVENTURES AWAIT IN POKÉMON BW: ADVENTURES IN UNOVA DVD SET 1 RELEASE FROM VIZ MEDIA

Ash, Pikachu And Their New Friends Take On The Unova Region’s Ultimate Challenge In The Latest POKÉMON Anime DVD Box Set

VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), the largest distributor and licensor of anime and manga in North America, announces that Pokémon fans will embark on an exciting adventure through the Unova region where they will meet their favorite Pokémon when the home media release of POKÉMON BW: ADVENTURES IN UNOVA DVD SET 1 launches on September 23rd.

POKÉMON BW: ADVENTURES IN UNOVA DVD SET 1 features more than 9 hours of animated fun contained on 4 discs. The new set is rated ‘TV-V7’ (for Viewers Over the Age of 7) and will carry an MSRP of $26.95 U.S. / $31.98 CAN.

In BW: ADVENTURES IN UNOVA, Ash and his friends Iris and Cilan have foiled Team Rocket's latest evil plan, and a new danger lurks on the horizon! But first, with eight Gym badges in hand, Ash is ready to take on the region's ultimate challenge: the Unova League, where he'll face familiar rivals and new opponents in his ongoing quest to become a Pokémon Master! Meanwhile, Iris has been having some trouble connecting with her powerful and stubborn Dragonite – can a visit home to the Village of Dragons help sort things out for the aspiring Dragon Master? And what exciting new adventures await our heroes beyond the Unova League? The answers will come as the journey continues!

Pokémon is one of the largest entertainment franchises in the world, selling more than 260 million video games, shipping more than 21.5 billion Pokémon TCG cards, and featuring a library of more than 700 animation episodes and 16 full-length animated films. In October 2013, the Pokémon X and Pokémon Y video games launched worldwide for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, selling nearly 12 million copies globally in the first four months of sale.

VIZ Media offers a wide range of DVD Box Sets for several acclaimed POKÉMON animated series including the various POKÉMON ADVENTURES story arcs as well as POKÉMON BLACK & WHITE and POKÉMON feature films such as POKÉMON THE MOVIE: BLACK – VICTINI AND RESHIRAM, POKÉMON THE MOVIE: WHITE –VICTINI AND ZEKROM, POKÉMOn THE MOVIE: GENESECT AND THE LEGEND AWAKENED and POKÉMON THE MOVIE: KYUREM VS. THE SWORD OF JUSTICE.

VIZ Media also publishes a wide array of POKÉMON manga (graphic novel) series titles under its Perfect Square imprint.

For additional information on VIZ Media’s POKÉMON manga and anime titles, please visit www.VIZ.com.