San Francisco, CA (September 15, 2008) – Online media distributor leader
Crunchyroll will host a promotional sneak peek of the latest edition of
TOKYOPOP¹s celebrated Princess Ai manga franchise, co-created by DJ Milky
and rock star Courtney Love. In a groundbreaking move, the Princess Ai:
Encounters volume will be available in its entirety for two (2) entire weeks
(September 16-30, 2008) FOR FREE for fans! More information can be found on
the website www.crunchyroll.com <http://www.crunchyroll.com> .
TOKYOPOP Senior Vice President Mike Kiley states that ³this opportunity to
promote our titles to the Crunchyroll community is an exciting new way for
us to branch out and extend our reach to a much wider audience that we hope
will enjoy getting into the Princess Ai experience.²
Princess Ai: Encounters (ISBN: 1-4278-1310-8; EAN: 978-1-4278-1310-7; MSRP:
$9.99) features a Œmixtape¹ approach to the TOKYOPOP universe. ³The volume
showcases the incredible diversity of writers and artists that we work with
by allowing them to mash up their characters with Princess Ai and her
friends,² Kiley reports. Whether Ai is rocking out with Ein from A Midnight
Opera, playing at the high school prom for the cast of Rhysmyth, or visiting
Pamela at The Tarot Cafe to solve a mystery, TOKYOPOP¹s beloved rock
sensation shows up in some very cool new surroundings.
About Crunchyroll
Headquartered in San Francisco, California  Crunchyroll is hailed as a
leading online entertainment brand with the largest international online
community and destination focused on Asian entertainment including anime,
drama, music in addition to electronic entertainment and auto content.
Crunchyroll¹s distribution channel and partnership program delivers content
to over four million passionate fans worldwide. Crunchyroll is funded by the
premiere group Venrock. More information can be found at its website
http://www.crunchyroll.com.
About TOKYOPOP
TOKYOPOP is hailed as a leading youth-oriented entertainment brand and an
innovator of manga creation, with a revolutionary artistic vision that
transcends countless platforms. From the introduction of the first-ever
extensive manga publishing program in North America, to the development of
its manga-originated intellectual properties into film, television and
digital entertainment, TOKYOPOP has changed the way teens experience pop
culture. The company¹s global reach has expanded to Europe and Asia, with
recent offices opening in the UK and Germany and upcoming partnerships in
Australia and China, in addition to its original Los Angeles and Tokyo
operations. With millions of fans logging onto the new social networking
site www.TOKYOPOP.com <http://www.TOKYOPOP.com> , reading its books, which
are licensed in 41 countries in more than 20 languages, and watching its
DVDs and television programs, TOKYOPOP¹s award-winning catalogue of licensed
and original properties has made the company a visionary in an ever-growing
teen entertainment marketplace. Visit www.TOKYOPOP.com for additional
information.
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