Hidemi Fukuhara, President and CEO of VIZ Media and Jeff Brown, Warner Home Video Vice President and General Manager have reached an agreement along with their respective companies for Warner’s distribution of new and catalog DVD releases from VIZ.

The distribution deal goes into effect on April 1, 2009, and will include all of the major releases, like Naruto, Bleach, Death Note, InuYasha and Pokemon. The first titles to fall under this new arrangement are Naruto Uncut Box Set 13, Naruto Uncut Box Set 13 Special Edition, and Hunter X Hunter Box Set Volume 2.

Fukuhara and Brown had the following to say about the deal:

Fukuhara: “We’re very encouraged by Warner Home Video’s enthusiasm for this category and our properties and look forward to our titles reaching an even wider audience as a result of this relationship.•bCrLf

Brown: “The association between Warner Home Video and VIZ Media demonstrates our continued commitment to the growing sector of anime. Adding to our previous success with The Animatrix and Appleseed: Ex Machina, we are looking forward to a successful relationship with VIZ Media, one of the top players in the anime genre and children’s animation.•bCrLf