Source: Viz Media
Summary:
Viz Media announced that they will release the first volume of Kenta Shinohara’s Astra Lost in Space manga on December 5, 2017. The series will ship under Viz’s Shonen Jump imprint.
Volumes of the series will be released in physical and digital editions, with print copies carrying a suggested price of $9.99 ($12.99 CAD). The first volume is currently available via viz.com as a digital-first release.
Viz Media announced that they will release the first volume of Kenta Shinohara’s Astra Lost in Space manga on December 5, 2017. The series will ship under Viz’s Shonen Jump imprint.
Volumes of the series will be released in physical and digital editions, with print copies carrying a suggested price of $9.99 ($12.99 CAD). The first volume is currently available via viz.com as a digital-first release.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
VIZ MEDIA LAUNCHES NEW MANGA SERIESĀ ASTRA LOST IN SPACE
Experience Interstellar Space Travel And Adventure In The New Sci-Fi Series ASTRA LOST IN SPACE
San Francisco, CA, November 13, 2017 āĀ VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media),Ā a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, delivers the sci-fi survival epic ASTRA LOST IN SPACE on December 5th.
The new manga series, byĀ Kenta Shinohara, will be released in print under the Shonen Jump imprint and is rated āTā for Teens. Series volumes will carry an MSRP of $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 each.Ā Volume 1 is available now as aĀ digital-first release viaĀ viz.comĀ and the VIZ Manga App, as well as from the Nook, Kobo, Kindle, iBooks, comiXology, and Google Play stores.Ā Future print and digital editions of ASTRA LOST IN SPACE will be released in English on a quarterly basis.
As ASTRA LOST IN SPACE opens, itās the first day of Planet Camp, and Aries Spring couldnāt be more excited! Aries, along with eight other strangers, leave for Planet McPa for a weeklong excursion. Soon after they arrive, however, a mysterious orb appears and transports them into the depths of space, where they find an empty floating spaceshipā¦
āASTRA LOST IN SPACE has thrilled readers of the WEEKLY SHONEN JUMPĀ free section with its engaging characters, unpredictable plot twists and next-level storytelling,ā says Marlene First, Editor. āWeāre proud to present readers with the seriesā print release and invite them to experience a fantastic sci-fi survival epic this winter!ā
Creator Kenta Shinohara began his manga career as an assistant to the legendary creator, Hideaki Sorachi, of GINTAMA (also published by VIZ Media). In 2006, he wrote and published a manga one-shot,Ā Sket Dance, that began serialization in 2007 inĀ Weekly Shonen JumpĀ in Japan.Ā Sket DanceĀ went on to win the 55thĀ Shogakukan Manga Award in the Shonen manga category and inspired an anime adaptation in 2011. Shinohara began ASTRA LOST IN SPACE in 2016 forĀ Jump+.
For additional information onĀ ASTRA LOST IN SPACEĀ and other manga titles published by VIZ Media, please visitĀ viz.com.
About VIZ Media, LLC
Established in 1986, VIZ Media is the premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing. Along with its popular digital magazine WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP and blockbuster properties like NARUTO, DRAGON BALL, SAILOR MOON, and POKĆMON, VIZ Media offers an extensive library of titles and original content in a wide variety of book and video formats, as well as through official licensed merchandise. Owned by three of Japan’s largest publishing and entertainment companies, Shueisha Inc., Shogakukan Inc., and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, Co., Ltd., VIZ Media is dedicated to bringing the best titles for English-speaking audiences worldwide.
Learn more about VIZ Media and its properties atĀ viz.com.
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