Innovative Character Designs By Famed Manga Creator Among 500+ Illustrations Collected In New Hardcover Art Book
San Francisco, CA, November 6, 2018 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media), a
premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution,
and global entertainment licensing, explores the video game-related
artwork of famed creator Akira Toriyama with the release of DRAGON QUEST
ILLUSTRATIONS: 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION on December 11th.
The print-only, hardcover edition collects a wide array of illustrations for the popular role-playing video game (RPG) Dragon Quest,
whose characters were notably designed by the legendary DRAGON BALL
manga creator, Akira Toriyama. DRAGON QUEST ILLUSTRATIONS: 30th ANNIVERSARY EDITION will carry an MSRP of $34.99 U.S. / $46.99 CAN.
Akira Toriyama brought the world of the renowned Dragon Quest
video games to life through his creative, fun and inventive design
work. Thirty years of genius are on display in this stunning
comprehensive hardcover collection of over 500 illustrations from the Dragon Quest video games, from Dragon Quest (originally released as Dragon Warrior in English) to Dragon Quest Heroes II. Includes fold-out poster of the Dragon Quest timeline.
“DRAGON QUEST ILLUSTRATIONS: 30th
ANNIVERSARY EDITION celebrates Akira Toriyama’s lasting contributions
to one of the most popular video game franchises of all time,” says
David Brothers, Editor. “Dragon Quest has helped to shape the
continued evolution of the RPG genre and Toriyama’s designs—created
concurrently with his work on some of the best manga in the world—have
always been a focal point of this celebrated series.”
Internationally
renowned for his playful, innovative storytelling and humorous,
distinctive art style, Akira Toriyama burst onto the manga scene in 1980
with the wildly popular series, DR. SLUMP. His hit series DRAGON BALL
(published in the U.S. as DRAGON BALL and DRAGON BALL Z) ran from 1984
to 1995 in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. He is also known for his design work on video games such as Dragon Quest, Chrono Trigger, Tobal No. 1, and Blue Dragon. His acclaimed manga works include COWA!, Kajika, SAND LAND, Neko Majin, and a children's book, Toccio the Angel.
VIZ Media is the official North American publisher of a wide array of
Akira Toriyama titles, including DRAGON BALL, DRAGON BALL Z and DRAGON
BALL SUPER, as well as DR. SLUMP, SAND LAND and COWA!.
Dragon Quest
is a classic video game property developed by Square Enix that
originally debuted in Japan in 1986 and influenced scores of RPG titles
that followed. The Dragon Quest video game franchise spans 30
years and over 30 individual game releases. Many of these titles are
available in English. The newest game, Dragon Quest XI was released in Japan for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation 4 in July 2017, and worldwide for the PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows in September 2018.
For more information on anime and manga titles distributed, published and licensed from VIZ Media, please visit 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 POKÉMON, 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.
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