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(W) Hiro Mashima (A/CA) Hiro Mashima
A hot new manga in the mosh-pit of Rave Masters. Let launches a death match against Jegan. Haru and Friends face Deep Snow, the newest member of Oracion Six. Facing a death sentence, Haru and Friends flee the battle! A mysterious figure appears as they run from Deep Snow and his goons. Why does this person help Haru and the others? Does this figure want a piece of Deep Snow? It seems this battle with Deep Snow is going to warm-up literally!
Key Selling Points:
A popular animated series directed by Takashi Watanabe (Slayers, Lost Universe) now on Cartoon Network!
Rave: Groove Adventure is a popular video game for PlayStation, Playstation 2 and Game Cube
Fun boy adventure series for all ages with proven track record in Japan
Merchandising program launches Spring 2005 with toys, T-shirts, et al.
Blurbs:
This property has everything from epic storylines and comic relief to quest-driven adventure and the coolest cast of characters you'll ever meet.
- WIZARD
L.A.-based TOKYOPOP has been reversioning Japanese graphic novels, called manga, for the U.S. market since 1996, but has recently branched out into reversioning TV series based on those works. Its newest TV property, Rave Master, will be launching on Cartoon Network's thriving Toonami block, which airs during the coveted after-school hours, in early 2004.
- Video Age
WHY IT'S COOL: Because it combines elements from video games, role-playing games, and real life all in one place! Plus, it's another part of the huge .hack saga, which includes the four-part videogame series, their accompanying anime OVAs, and the TV show .hack//SIGN... If you want to figure out everything about The World, you'll have to read this manga. Trust us: it's worth it. Reading about a videogame has never been so fun.
- Jen Contino, Anime Insider
The book's thin veneer is decidedly for the Game-boy- and anime-drenched generation and should appeal to the same crowd that made Pokemon such a monster hit here.
- Publishers Weekly
Move over Pokemon. Sayonara, Beyblade. A new anime series is coming to town that promises to be the next big thing in the world of kids' pop culture and licensing.
- Ramin Zahed, Animation Magazine
In Shops: Feb 22, 2006
SRP: $9.99
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