Panini’s The Licensing Marchine has partnered with Hachette Fasciocoli to bring a Naruto DVD partwork to Italy and Spain.
The Italian subsidiary of Hachette Livre is publishing the partwork series based on popular Naruto manga, which has sold more than 80 million copies worldwide. The property’s anime series airs in more than 60 countries and has an L&M presence in more than 90 countries.
The agreement will see partworks inspired by episodes 1 to 220, with the Italian release set for a Q2 release and the Spanish launch to hit retail in January 2010.