SPEED GRAPHER MANGA VOL 1 GN

Title: Speed Grapher - MANGA Creator: Tomozo, Yusuke Kozaki Volume 1: 978-1-4278-1186-8 Price: $10.99 (Can) 11.99 Format: Manga, 192 pgs. Volume Number: 1 of 3 Dimensions: 5 x 7.4375 ' Category: Action Rating: M (Mature Age 18+) Content Indicator: Non-Sexual Partial Nudity, Explicit Sexual Violence, Moderate Violence, ,Tobacco Reference/Use Sales Territory: USCOMSAXCAMEREUROPEMESOAMER Product Synopsis: In the Tokyo of the future, a second Japanese bubble economy propels the city into a feeding frenzy of desire. It's in this seedy world that Saiga, a photojournalist and war photographer infiltrates the shadowy secret world of the Roppongi Club and Kagura, a young girl and modern goddess who's touch transforms Saiga into the Speed Grapher, a man with the supernatural ability to make anything and anyone he photographs explode. And that's just the beginning... Sell Sheet Keynote: Smile for the camera, or perish in the glare of its lens... Key Selling Points: Online marketing campaign with viral promotions and property profile page that includes a preview, exclusive contests, and more on TOKYOPOP.com; also promoted on key community websites including MySpace, Facebook, etc. Crosspromoted with the anime available from FUNimation (six DVDs released to date) Crosspromoted with the Speed Grapher Novel (Vol. 1: 978-1-4278-1196-7); Volume 1 of the manga features a preview of the novel Co-op available A pointed and dark indictment of greed and capitalism, as the hero's self-sacrifice and materialism is juxtaposed with his enemy's uber-wealth and greed The manga, novel, and anime all follow a similar story; the novel is a more detailed version of the anime and manga story arc Shrinkwrapped with Parental Advisory sticker on the front cover