VIZ Media LLC is an American
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
publisher,
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
distributor and
entertainment
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company headquartered in
San Francisco
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
,
California
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. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is owned by Japanese publishing conglomerates
Shueisha
(lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...
and
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.
Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hit ...
, as well as Japanese production company
Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro).
In 2017, Viz Media was the largest publisher of
graphic novel
A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry ...
s in the United States, with a 23% share of the market. In 2020, Viz Media saw a 70% growth in the U.S. market, in line with a 43% increase in overall manga sales in the United States the same year.
Early history
Seiji Horibuchi, originally from
Tokushima Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located on the island of Shikoku. Tokushima Prefecture has a population of 728,633 (1 October 2019) and has a geographic area of 4,146 km2 (1,601 sq mi). Tokushima Prefecture borders Kagawa Prefecture to the north, E ...
in
Shikoku
is the smallest of the four main islands of Japan. It is long and between wide. It has a population of 3.8 million (, 3.1%). It is south of Honshu and northeast of Kyushu. Shikoku's ancient names include ''Iyo-no-futana-shima'' (), '' ...
, Japan, moved to
California
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territori ...
, United States in 1975. After living in the suburbs for almost two years, he moved to San Francisco, where he started a business exporting American cultural items to Japan, and became a writer of cultural information. He also became interested in publishing Japanese
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
in the United States, though he himself was not a fan of Japanese comics until a visit to Japan in 1985 exposed him to
Katsuhiro Otomo
is a Japanese manga artist, screenwriter, animator and film director. He is best known as the creator of '' Akira'', in terms of both the original 1982 manga series and the 1988 animated film adaptation. He was decorated a ''Chevalier'' of th ...
's single-volume title ''
Domu: A Child's Dream''. His idea came to fruition after he met Masahiro Ohga, then managing director of
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.
Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hit ...
, in 1985 and shared his vision. Shogakukan provided Horibuchi with
$200,000 in startup capital, which Horibuichi used in 1986 to found VIZ Communications.
VIZ Communications released its first titles in 1987, which included ''
Legend of Kamui
is a manga series written and drawn by Sanpei Shirato. Set in feudal Japan, it tells the story of a low-born ninja who has fled his clan. The series combines historical adventure with social commentary and themes of oppression and rebellio ...
''; however, sales were mediocre due to the specialist comic market being averse to venturing into new territory. To counteract this problem, VIZ expanded into the general publishing business and began publishing various art related books in 1992. Into these titles, Horibuchi began publishing manga, calling them
graphic novel
A graphic novel is a long-form, fictional work of sequential art. The term ''graphic novel'' is often applied broadly, including fiction, non-fiction, and anthologized work, though this practice is highly contested by comic scholars and industry ...
s so they would be carried by mainstream bookstores. The plan worked, and after several years, leading booksellers began to have dedicated shelves for manga titles. Sales also picked up when VIZ Communications acquired the license for the comedy series ''
Ranma ½
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from August 1987 to March 1996, with the chapters collected into 38 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shogakukan. The st ...
'', which became an instant hit.
The company continued to see success when it expanded into the
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
distribution market, began publishing ''
Shonen Jump'', an English adaptation of the popular Japanese magazine ''
Weekly Shōnen Jump
is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. The chapters of the series that run ...
''. It also acquired another huge selling title, ''
Inuyasha
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in fifty-six '' ...
''. In the late 1990s, VIZ began making the push to move into the European and South American markets.
Shueisha co-ownership and mergers: 2000 to present
When
Shueisha
(lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...
became a joint owner of Viz Media in 2002, both Shogakukan and Shueisha began to release manga exclusively through Viz. Shueisha's deal with Viz may have been prompted by competition with
Raijin Comics
''Raijin Comics'' is a discontinued manga anthology published from 2002 until 2004 in North America by the now-defunct Gutsoon! Entertainment and largely backed by the Sega Corporation at its inception. The collected volumes of ''Raijin Comics'' t ...
, a rival manga publisher created in 2002 by editors and artists who had split off from Shueisha, taking their properties with them. Some exceptions to this exclusivity exist, however: Shueisha permitted
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
's subsidiary
CMX Manga
CMX was an imprint of DC Comics, a division of Warner Bros. Entertainment. It was DC's line of manga translations. CMX was known for its censored release of ''Tenjho Tenge'' and the print version of Fred Gallagher's ''Megatokyo'' web manga seri ...
to license ''
Tenjho Tenge
, also written as ''Tenjo Tenge'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Oh! great. The story primarily focuses on the members of the Juken Club and their opposition, the Executive Council, which is the ruling student body o ...
'' (although it was later re-licensed and re-released by Viz Media) and ''
Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne
is a magical girl ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. The story is about the adventures of a high school girl, Maron Kusakabe, who is the reincarnation of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) and transforms into a phan ...
'', permitted
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...
to license ''
Gantz
''Gantz'' (stylized as ''GANTZ'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from June 2000 to June 2013, with its chapters collected i ...
'', ''
Lady Snowblood ''Lady Snowblood'' may refer to:
* ''Lady Snowblood'' (manga), 1972–1973 serialized manga
* ''Lady Snowblood'' (film), 1973 film adaptation of the manga
** '' Lady Snowblood: Love Song of Vengeance'', the 1974 sequel to the film
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'', ''
Shadow Lady
''Shadow Lady'' (stylized as ''SHADOW LADY'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Katsura. A first full-colored version was published in Shueisha's ''V Jump'' from 1992 to 1993. A one-shot chapter was published in ...
'', ''
The Monkey King
Monkey King, or Sun Wukong, is a main character in the classical Chinese epic novel ''Journey to the West''. (The novel was also translated as ''The Monkey King'' by George Theiner in 1964.)
Monkey King may also refer to:
* Monkey King (horse) (b ...
'', and recently
Yasuhiro Nightow
is a Japanese manga artist. His major work ''Trigun'' was adapted into an anime series and film. He also designed the characters for the video game and anime series ''Gungrave'', and has been working on the manga ''Blood Blockade Battlefront''. ...
's ''
Blood Blockade Battlefront
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Nightow. It revolves around a young photographer named Leonardo Watch, who obtains 'the All Seeing Eyes of the Gods' at the cost of his sister's eyesight. After the incident, ...
'' and
CLAMP's ''
Gate 7
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by the manga artist group Clamp. It was originally published as a one-shot in December 2010, and later began serialization in the March 2011 issue of Shueisha's monthly '' shōnen'' manga mag ...
''. Shueisha also permitted
Udon Entertainment
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to license ''
The Rose of Versailles
, also known as ''Lady Oscar'' and ''La Rose de Versailles'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Riyoko Ikeda. It was originally serialized in the manga magazine '' Margaret'' from 1972 to 1973, while a revival of the s ...
'',
Seven Seas Entertainment
Seven Seas Entertainment is an American publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original English-language manga, but now publishes licensed manga and light novels from Japan, as we ...
to license ''
Hayate X Blade Hayate (write: 疾風 lit. "Hurricane") may refer to:
* Hayate (train), the name of a train service in Japan
* Nakajima Ki-84, a World War II era fighter
* Japanese destroyer Hayate, two destroyers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy
* Forward Ra ...
'' and will later permit Seven Seas Entertainment to license ''
Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tadahiro Miura. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from February 2016 to June 2020, and collected into twenty-four ''tankōbon'' volumes.
In North Am ...
'' and ''
Super HxEros
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryōma Kitada. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Jump Square'' magazine from May 2017 to February 2021, with its chapters collected into twelve ''tankōbon'' volumes. In North America, the ...
'', and permitted
Tokyopop
Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licensed J ...
to license ''
Kodocha
, also known as ''Kodocha'' for short, is a Japanese manga series by Miho Obana. The series was adapted as an OVA by J.C. Staff and released on December 16, 1995 by Shueisha under their Ribon Video label. An anime television series was p ...
'', ''
Marmalade Boy
is a shōjo manga series by Wataru Yoshizumi. It was published by Shueisha in the magazine '' Ribon'' from May 1992 to October 1995 and collected in eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series was adapted by Toei Animation as a 76-episode an ...
'' and ''
Digimon Next
is a Japanese manga series written by Tatsuya Hamazaki and illustrated by Takeshi Okano. It is the second '' Digimon'' manga and was serialized in Shueisha's ''V Jump'' magazine from 2006 to 2008. The main character is Tsurugi Tatsuno and is ...
'' and Manga Planet to license
Silver Fang -The Shooting Star Gin-
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Takahashi. It was published by Shueisha in '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1983 to 1987, and collected in 18 bound volumes. It received the 1987 Shogakukan Manga Award for best ...
and will allow Kodansha USA to license the ''
Battle Angel Alita
''Gunnm '' ( ja, 銃夢, Ganmu, ), also known as ''Battle Angel Alita'' in English, is a Japanese cyberpunk manga series created by Yukito Kishiro and originally published in Shueisha's ''Business Jump'' magazine from 1990 to 1995. The se ...
'' manga in America. Shogakukan permitted Tokyopop to license ''
Corrector Yui
is a Japanese anime television series created by Kia Asamiya. The anime series was produced by Nippon Animation and broadcast on NHK Educational TV from 1999 to 2000. It was licensed for North American release by Viz Media. This series ha ...
'' (even though Viz Media licensed the anime) and
Yumi Tsukirino's Stitch! manga (because Tokyopop had the rights to Disney), Seven Seas Entertainment to license ''
Dai Dark
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Q Hayashida. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''Monthly Shōnen Sunday'' magazine since March 2019, with its chapters collected into five ''tankōbon'' volumes as of August 2022. The ...
'' and the ''
Himitsu Sentai Gorenger
is a Japanese ''tokusatsu'' superhero television series. ''Gorenger'', created by Shotaro Ishinomori, was the first in the long-running ''Super Sentai'' metaseries of ''tokusatsu'' programming. The series aired on NET (now TV Asahi) from April 5, ...
'' manga,
Udon Entertainment
Udon Entertainment Corp. is a Canadian art studio and publisher. The company publishes original and translated comic books, graphic novels, manga and art books related to anime and video games. It was founded in 2000 and is named after udon, a ...
to license the ''
Infini-T Force
is a Japanese 3DCG anime series featuring a crossover between characters from ''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'', ''Casshan'', ''Hurricane Polymar'' and '' Tekkaman: The Space Knight'', all series produced by Tatsunoko Production in the 1970s. ...
'' manga (even though Viz Media licensed the anime), the now-defunct
ComicsOne
ComicsOne Corp. was an American distributor of Asian Comics (manga, manhwa, and manhua), established in 1999. ComicsOne was based in Fremont, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. ComicsOne also served as the distributor for videos and merc ...
to license ''Wounded Man - The White Haired Demon'', permitted
Dark Horse Comics
Dark Horse Comics is an American comic book, graphic novel, and manga publisher founded in Milwaukie, Oregon by Mike Richardson in 1986. The company was created using funds earned from Richardson's chain of Portland, Oregon comic book shops known ...
to license ''
Crying Freeman
is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. ''Crying Freeman'' follows a Japanese assassin hypnotized and trained by the Chinese mafia (called the "108 Dragons") to serve as its agent and covered in ...
'' (even though it was previously licensed by Viz), ''New Lone Wolf and Cub'' (however, this is because Dark Horse has
the original series
''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship and its crew. It later acquired the retronym of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' (''TOS'') to distingui ...
), ''The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword'' and ''
Mob Psycho 100
is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by One. It was serialized on Shogakukan's ''Ura Sunday'' website from April 2012 to December 2017. It has been also available online on Shogakukan's mobile app ''MangaONE'' since Dec ...
'', and permitted
Hachette Book Group
Hachette Book Group (HBG) is a publishing company owned by Hachette Livre, the largest publishing company in France, and the third largest trade and educational publisher in the world. Hachette Livre is a wholly owned subsidiary of Lagardère Grou ...
's subsidiary
Yen Press
Yen Press, LLC is an American manga and graphic novel publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group. It published ''Yen Plus'', a monthly comic anthology, between 2008 and 2013. In addition to translated material, Yen Press ...
to license ''
Azumanga Daioh
is a Japanese ''yonkoma'' comedy manga series written and illustrated by Kiyohiko Azuma. It was serialized from February 1999 to May 2002 in the monthly magazine ''Dengeki Daioh'' by MediaWorks; three additional chapters were published i ...
'', ''
Silver Spoon
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'', ''
Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sōichirō Yamamoto. The series features the daily life of Takagi, who loves to tease her classmate Nishikata, and Nishikata's failed attempts to get back at her. In North America, th ...
'', ''
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU'' and ''
Cirque du Freak
''Cirque du Freak'' (also known as ''Cirque du Freak: A Living Nightmare'') is the first of twelve novels in ''The Saga of Darren Shan'' by Darren Shan (real name Darren O'Shaugnessy), published in January 2000.
A feature film adaptation of ...
'' (however for ''Cirque du Freak'', this is because
their sister company publishes the original novels. For ''Azumanga Daioh'', Yen Press's license of the manga was a month before
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.
Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hit ...
reprinted the manga in May 2009, resulting in a change of license holders from
ASCII Media Works
ASCII ( ), abbreviated from American Standard Code for Information Interchange, is a character encoding standard for electronic communication. ASCII codes represent text in computers, telecommunications equipment, and other devices. Because of ...
(when Yen Press announced the license) to
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.
Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hit ...
(when Yen Press released it). The Yen Press edition is a newly translated and lettered version of ADV Manga's edition (taken from ASCII Media Works) as opposed to the 3-volume edition by Shogakukan. Yen Press has expressed interest in releasing the 3-volume edition although editor Kurt Hassler said he is not "sure this will be possible.", possibly because Shogakukan owns Viz and that they almost exclusively license their titles to them). In March 2010, Shogakukan began a partnership with
Fantagraphics Books
Fantagraphics (previously Fantagraphics Books) is an American publisher of alternative comics, classic comic strip anthologies, manga, magazines, graphic novels, and the erotic Eros Comix imprint.
History
Founding
Fantagraphics was found ...
to issue a line of manga to be edited by Matt Thorn. In 2003, possibly in response to Shogakukan and Shueisha's co-ownership of Viz, Japanese publisher
Kodansha
is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...
formed a co-venture with
Del Rey.
In 2004, VIZ Communications was merged with ShoPro Entertainment, funding company Shogakukan's American distribution division. Horibuchi became the new company's chairman. In 2005, Horibuchi started a related division, Viz Pictures, for releasing selected live-action films in the US to theaters and DVD.
On December 17, 2008, Viz Media announced that starting on April 1, 2009,
Warner Home Video
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Inc. (formerly known as Warner Home Video and WCI Home Video and sometimes credited as Warner Home Entertainment) is the home video distribution division of Warner Bros.
It was founded in 1978 as WCI Home Video ...
would be handling the distribution of both its new and existing catalog releases. Viz itself is still the licensor and will do all production, while tapping the distribution powerhouse that distributes the works of other major companies such as
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National Geographic Channel
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, and
Cartoon Network
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. Viz President and CEO Hidemi Fukuhara stated that he believes the partnership will help the company grow its anime holdings more effectively. Distribution was then transferred to Studio Distribution Services, LLC, a joint venture between WBHE and
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (formerly Universal Studios Home Entertainment, Universal Studios Home Video, MCA/Universal Home Video, MCA Home Video, MCA Videodisc and MCA Videocassette, Inc.) is the home video distribution division of Am ...
, though Warner Home Video's logo still appears on the cover art.
On February 20, 2009, Viz Media laid off an unknown number of employees in order to help be more streamlined to face the current economic climate. On May 11, 2010, Viz Media again laid off a number of workers, 60 this time, again in order to try to become more streamlined. This time they released a press release claiming that none of their current product lines would be affected.
On April 2, 2012, it was announced that the Senior Vice-President and General Manager of Viz Media Ken Sasaki would be succeeding executive producer Hidemi Fukuhara as President and CEO; Fukuhara will subsequently take up the position of Vice-President at the end of the month.
In Fall 2013, Viz began distributing titles to the Philippines. In 2014, it announced it would do the same in India with 75 Shueisha titles being released in that country; Viz titles had been distributed unofficially to that country prior to the announcement.
On July 3, 2019, Viz Media partnered with
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Sony through a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex. The service primarily distributes films and tel ...
to distribute select Crunchyroll licensed titles on home video and electronic sell-through in the United States and Canada.
On July 3, 2020,
Funimation
Crunchyroll, LLC, previously known as Funimation from 1994 to 2022, is an American entertainment company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony as a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex that specializes ...
announced that they would begin streaming the original ''
Naruto
''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...
'' series on July 6. More content from Viz Media started to launch in their catalog such as ''
Hunter × Hunter
''Hunter × Hunter'' (stylized as ''HUNTER×HUNTER'' and pronounced "hunter hunter") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shō ...
'', ''
Sailor Moon R: The Movie'' and two ''
Berserk'' films.
On September 9, 2020, Funimation announced that they had reached a distribution partnership with Viz Media, with Viz Media titles being made available to stream on Funimation's website. The deal was made after select Viz titles were previously made available on Funimation.
Manga ratings
In contrast to similar TV and film ratings, Viz also has set up certain "manga ratings" for their products based on their content.
A (ALL AGES): May be suitable for readers or consumers of any age. For example, may contain mild language and fantasy violence but no swearing or nudity.
T (TEEN): May be suitable for early teens and older. For example, may contain violence, infrequent use of strong language, suggestive themes or situations, crude humor, alcohol and/or tobacco use.
T+ (TEEN PLUS): May be suitable for older teens and adults. For example, may contain intense and/or gory violence, sexual content, frequent strong language, alcohol, tobacco and/or other substance use.
M (MATURE): Suitable for adults only. May contain extreme violence, mature themes and graphic depictions.
Despite its name, Viz's manga ratings were also used on licensed anime titles, though, in the later 2000s, they instead relied on local countries' rating systems.
Reception
Viz Media was awarded the Manga Publisher of the Year Gem Award by
Diamond Comic Distributors
Diamond Comic Distributors, Inc. (often called Diamond Comics, DCD, or casually Diamond) is an American comic book distributor serving retailers in North America and worldwide. They transport comic books and graphic novels, as well as other po ...
in 2007. VIZ continues to publish many titles, some of the most popular including: ''
Dragon Ball
is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters colle ...
'', ''
One Piece
''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...
'', ''
Detective Conan
''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective fiction, detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' ...
'' (as ''Case Closed''), ''
Bleach
Bleach is the generic name for any chemical product that is used industrially or domestically to remove color (whitening) from a fabric or fiber or to clean or to remove stains in a process called bleaching. It often refers specifically, to ...
'', ''
Inuyasha
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in fifty-six '' ...
'', and ''
Naruto
''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...
'' which results a high success of the company as well as a large amount of the North American readers.
Viz also received an award for Manga Trade Paperback of the Year for its release of the fourteenth volume of the ''
Naruto
''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...
'' series.
Publication style
By 2002, Viz Communications kept some publications in the original right-to-left format, while in other publications it mirrored pages from Japan's right-to-left reading format to fit the Western left-to-right reading style. During that year Dallas Middaugh, the senior marketing manager of Viz, stated that the left-to-right version of ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' outsold the right-to-left version of ''Neon Genesis Evangelion'' on a three to one basis; Middaugh concluded that readers wanted "an easy reading experience."
Akira Toriyama
is a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for his highly successful manga series ''Dr. Slump'', before going on to create ''Dragon Ball'' (his best-known work) and acting as a character design ...
, creator of ''
Dragon Ball
is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters colle ...
'', requested that his work, which was separated by Viz into ''Dragon Ball'' and ''Dragon Ball Z'', be published in the original right-to-left format. ''
Vagabond
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'' was printed in right-to-left to preserve historical accuracy. Middaugh said that younger readers of ''Dragon Ball'' adapted to the right to left format more easily than their parents.
VIZ has
censored
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some of its titles. Some titles, such as ''Dragon Ball'', were published in both censored and uncensored forms.
Divisions
Viz Productions
Based in
Los Angeles
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, Viz Productions coordinates the licenses of Japanese material (manga, books, and film) to American film companies. Their goal is to involve the Japanese creators in the production and facilitate communication between all parties in the US and Japan. VIZ Productions' first film is the live action adaptation of ''
All You Need is Kill
''All You Need Is Kill'' is a Japanese science fiction light novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka with illustrations by Yoshitoshi Abe. The book was published in Japanese by Shueisha under their Super Dash Bunko imprint in December 2004, and was late ...
'', ''
Edge of Tomorrow
''Edge of Tomorrow'' (also known as ''Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow'') is a 2014 American science fiction action film starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt with Bill Paxton and Brendan Gleeson in supporting roles. Directed by Doug Liman with ...
'', starring
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962), known professionally as Tom Cruise, is an American actor and producer. One of the world's highest-paid actors, he has received various accolades, including an Honorary Palme d'Or and three Gol ...
and
Emily Blunt
Emily Olivia Leah Blunt (born 23 February 1983) is a British actress. She is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award, in addition to nominations for three British Academy Film Awards. ...
. Their second production was the American live-action adaptation to the supernatural thriller manga series: ''
Death Note
''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to May ...
'', which was directed by
Adam Wingard
Adam Wingard ( ; born December 3, 1982) is an American filmmaker. He has served as a director, producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer, actor, and composer on numerous projects.
Following an early career as a member of the mumblecore ...
and starred
Nat Wolff
Nathaniel Marvin Wolff (born December 17, 1994) is an American actor and musician. He gained recognition for composing the music for ''The Naked Brothers Band (TV series), The Naked Brothers Band'' (2007–2009), a Nickelodeon television serie ...
, as the film's lead.
Viz also has many partnerships with various authors and celebrities, perhaps the most famous being the
cosplay
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film that debuted in the 2013 Tokyo Anime Festival with Kirata Uchiha, played by JadexRoyal. Winning multiple awards for the board including
Masashi Kishimoto
is a Japanese manga artist. His manga series, ''Naruto'', which was in serialization from 1999 to 2014, has sold over 250 million copies worldwide in 46 countries as of May 2019. The series has been adapted into two anime and multiple films, vi ...
. Others include Full Moon, and Last Quarter.
Films
* ''
Edge of Tomorrow
''Edge of Tomorrow'' (also known as ''Live Die Repeat: Edge of Tomorrow'') is a 2014 American science fiction action film starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt with Bill Paxton and Brendan Gleeson in supporting roles. Directed by Doug Liman with ...
''
Television
* ''
Seis Manos
''Seis Manos'' (''Six Hands'') is an American adult animated streaming television series created by Brad Graeber and Álvaro Rodríguez. The plot is set in the fictional town of San Simon in 1970s Mexico and revolves around three orphans trained ...
''
New People
In November 2005, New People was officially formed as a sister company for releasing live-action Japanese films as theatrical releases in selected markets called Viz Pictures. According to Horibuchi, the company will focus on films that focus on the "Japanese 'kawaii (cute) and cool' pop culture."
In 2007, the division released seven films to theaters, including ''
Train Man: Densha Otoko'' and ''
Honey and Clover
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Chica Umino. It was serialized in Takarajimasha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Cutie Comic'' from 2000 to 2001, before being transferred to Shueisha's ''josei'' (aimed at younger ad ...
''. DVD releases for all VIZ Pictures films are distributed exclusively by its parent, VIZ Media.
Viz Pictures renamed themselves to New People and no longer shares office space or employees with Viz Media. Viz Media no longer distributes DVD and Blu-ray releases of their products.
Entertainment complex
In August 2009, Viz Pictures (now known as New People and a separate entity from Viz Media) opened a three-story entertainment complex in San Francisco called New People. The center piece of the complex is a 143-seat movie theater that screens anime and Japanese live-action films. The center also has a cafe, a store selling anime and manga related items, and clothing stores offering Japanese clothing items.
Neon Alley
Neon Alley was a streaming service dedicated to anime and related programming established in October 2012. After moving streaming content from its own platform to
Hulu
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, the branding would be retired in May 2016.
Publications
''Animerica''
''Animerica'' is a quarterly anime and manga
digest that initially started as a monthly
magazine
A magazine is a periodical publication, generally published on a regular schedule (often weekly or monthly), containing a variety of content. They are generally financed by advertising, purchase price, prepaid subscriptions, or by a combinatio ...
featuring reviews of
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
and
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
titles, as well as related works. After a preview issue was released in November 1992, the magazine's first issue was released in February 1993 with a March 1993 cover date.
The magazine originally featured articles and reviews on manga, anime, and related media, as well as manga preview chapters. In 1998, ''
Animerica Extra
''Animerica Extra'' was a monthly manga magazine published in by Viz Media. Established as a companion to the anime news and review magazine ''Animerica'', ''Animerica Extra'' primarily published English-language translations of Japanese manga. T ...
'' was launched as a manga anthology that eventually focused specifically on ''
shōjo'' titles. It was canceled in 2004.
VIZ changed the magazine's format in April 2005, with the new magazine really being two free publications of the same name. One is advertising-oriented and created specially for distribution at anime and manga conventions while the other is more general in scope and distributed through retail stores. Both versions have fewer and briefer articles and a lower page count.
The last monthly issue of the original format ''Animerica'' had a cover date of June 2005 (Volume 13, No. 6).
''Animurica'' was one of the first professional anime and manga magazines released in the United States, and one of the most popular in the 1990s. In 2004, it had a circulation of 45,000 readers, but low sales and high competition from ''
Newtype USA
is a monthly magazine publication originating from Japan, covering anime (and to a lesser extent, tokusatsu, manga, Japanese science fiction, seiyuu, and video games). It was launched by publishing company Kadokawa Shoten on March 8, 1985, with i ...
'' resulted in the essential cancellation of the original magazine and its reformatting as a free digest.
''Game On! USA''
''Game On! USA'' was a monthly magazine that focused primarily on Japanese-developed video games, with an emphasis on the import scene. It served as the American counterpart to Shogakukan's ''Game On!'' magazine. It was published in May 1996 and ran for 7 monthly issues before being discontinued that same year in November. The magazine had news and reviews and other articles about classic fighting games like ''
Street Fighter
, commonly abbreviated as ''SF'' or スト (''Suto''), is a Japanese media franchise centered on a series of fighting video and arcade games developed and published by Capcom. The first game in the series was released in 1987, followed by six ...
'', ''
Samurai Shodown
''Samurai Shodown'', known in Japan as is a fighting game series by SNK. The series began in 1993 and is known for being one of the earliest in the genre with a primary focus on weapon-based combat.
Plot
The stories in the series take place in ...
'' and ''
Virtua Fighter
is a series of fighting games created by Sega-AM2 and designer Yu Suzuki. The original ''Virtua Fighter'' was released in October 1993 and has received four main sequels and several spin-offs. The highly influential first ''Virtua Fighter'' game ...
''. Two video game-based manga series, ''
Super Street Fighter II: Cammy'' by
Masahiko Nakahira
is a manga artist from Kōchi City, Japan. He is best known for his numerous manga adaptations of the popular fighting game series ''Street Fighter''. Two of Nakahira's original concepts for his ''Street Fighter'' manga, the character of Evil Ry ...
, and ''
Samurai Shodown
''Samurai Shodown'', known in Japan as is a fighting game series by SNK. The series began in 1993 and is known for being one of the earliest in the genre with a primary focus on weapon-based combat.
Plot
The stories in the series take place in ...
'' by Kyoichi Nanatsuki and Yuki Miyoshi, were serialized in the magazine. A one shot story based on ''
Battle Arena Toshinden
is a weapons-based fighting game developed by Tamsoft and published by Takara and Sony Computer Entertainment in 1995 for the PlayStation, followed by 1996 ports for the Sega Saturn, Game Boy and MS-DOS. It was one of the first fighting games to ...
'', illustrated by the game's character designer
Tsukasa Kotobuki
is a Japanese character designer for various games and anime series such as ''Saber Marionette J'', ''VS Knight Ramune & 40 Fire'', ''Cyber Team in Akihabara'' and ''Battle Arena Toshinden''. He also did the art for '' Sword of the Dark Ones''. ...
was published in the magazine as well.
''Manga Vizion''
''Manga Vizion'', sometimes misspelled ''Manga Vision'', is a manga anthology introduced by VIZ in 1995. It is believed to be the first manga anthology published in the United States. The premiere issue was dated March 1995 and featured three series: ''
The Tragedy of P
, or , is a Japanese manga collective composed of short stories written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. New stories are published annually in Shogakukan's ''Big Comic Original'' magazine (and other Shogakukan magazines) since 1987.
A 13- ...
'', ''
Samurai Crusader: The Kumomaru Chronicles'', and ''
Ogre Slayer
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kei Kusunoki. The manga has been adapted into a four-episode original video animation (OVA). Both the manga and anime were distributed in North America by Viz Media, though only two volu ...
''. It ran for four years until it was canceled in 1999.
''Pulp''
''Pulp'' was a monthly manga anthology introduced by Viz in 1997. The magazine featured more mature titles, marketed at adults rather than teenage readers. Some of titles serialized in the magazine included: ''
Uzumaki
is a Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Junji Ito. Appearing as a serial in the weekly ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Spirits'' from 1998 to 1999, the chapters were compiled into three bound volumes by Shoga ...
'', ''
Banana Fish
''Banana Fish'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida. It was originally serialized from May 1985 to April 1994 in ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'', a manga magazine publishing manga (girls' m ...
'', and ''
Dance Till Tomorrow
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Yamamoto. It is a romantic comedy which details the life of Suekichi Terayama, a student who will inherit a fortune when he graduates from college and gets married with unexpecte ...
''. The magazine was canceled in 2002.
''Shonen Jump''
''Shonen Jump'' is a
shōnen manga
is an editorial category of Japanese comics targeting an audience of adolescent boys. It is, along with manga (targeting adolescent girls and young women), manga (targeting young adult and adult men), and manga (targeting adult women), ...
anthology
In book publishing, an anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler; it may be a collection of plays, poems, short stories, songs or excerpts by different authors.
In genre fiction, the term ''anthology'' typically categ ...
that debuted in November 2002, with a January 2003 cover date. Based on the popular Japanese anthology ''
Weekly Shōnen Jump
is a weekly ''shōnen'' manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the ''Jump'' line of magazines. The manga series within the magazine consist of many action scenes and a fair amount of comedy. The chapters of the series that run ...
'', published by
Shueisha
(lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...
, ''Shonen Jump'' is retooled for English readers and the American audience and is published monthly, instead of weekly. It features serialized chapters from seven manga series, and articles on Japanese language and culture, as well as manga, anime, video games, and figurines. In conjunction with the magazine, Viz launched new imprints for releasing media related to the series presented in the magazine, and other shōnen works. This includes two new manga imprints, an
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
DVD imprint, a fiction line for releasing
light novel
A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a ''wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English languag ...
s, a label for fan and data books, and a label for the release of art books.
Prior to the magazine's launch, Viz launched an extensive marketing campaign to promote the magazine and help it succeed where other manga anthologies in North America have failed.
Shueisha purchased an equity interest in Viz to help fund the venture,
and
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network (often abbreviated as CN) is an American cable television channel owned by Warner Bros. Discovery. It is a part of The Cartoon Network, Inc., a division that also has the broadcasting and production activities of Boomerang, Car ...
,
Suncoast, and
Diamond Distributors
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became promotional partners in the magazine.
The first issue required three printings to meet demand, with over 300,000 copies sold. It was awarded the ICv2 "Comic Product of the Year" award in December 2002, and has continued to enjoy high sales with a monthly circulation of 215,000 in 2008.
''Shojo Beat''
''Shojo Beat'' was a
shōjo manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
magazine Viz launched in June 2005 as a sister magazine for ''Shonen Jump''.
It featured serialized chapters from six manga series as well as articles on Japanese culture, manga,
anime
is Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japane ...
, fashion and beauty.
Viz launched related "Shojo Beat"
imprint
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Entertainment
* ''Imprint'' (TV series), Canadian television series
* "Imprint" (''Masters of Horror''), episode of TV show ''Masters of Horror''
* ''Imprint'' (film), a 2007 independent drama/thriller film
...
s in its manga,
light novel
A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a ''wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English languag ...
, and anime divisions to coordinate with the magazine's contents.
Targeted at women ages 16–18, the first issue of ''Shojo Beat'' launched with a circulation of 20,000 copies.
By 2007, average circulation was approximately 38,000 copies. Half of its circulation came from
subscriptions
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rather than
store sales.
In May 2009, the magazine was discontinued after 49 issues, with the July 2009 issue being the last released. Viz stated the "difficult economic climate" was behind the magazine's cancellation, and that it would continue releasing the magazine's titles, as well as others, using the "Shojo Beat" imprint.
Haikasoru
In January 2009, Viz Media announced plans to launch a Japanese
science fiction
Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...
novel line called Haikasoru. The first novels were scheduled to be released in the summer of the same year, with four novels: ''The Lord of the Sands of Time'' by
Issui Ogawa is a science fiction writer of more than a dozen novels. His stories are often sociological in nature dealing with issues like disaster and democracy.
Awards
*2004: Seiun Award Best Japanese Novel of the Year for
*2006: Seiun Award Best Japanese ...
, ''ZOO'' by
Otsuichi
is the pen name of , born 1978. He is a Japanese people, Japanese writer, mostly of horror fiction, horror Short story, short stories, as well as a filmmaker. He is a member of the Mystery Writers of Japan and the Honkaku Mystery Writers Club of ...
, ''
All You Need Is Kill
''All You Need Is Kill'' is a Japanese science fiction light novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka with illustrations by Yoshitoshi Abe. The book was published in Japanese by Shueisha under their Super Dash Bunko imprint in December 2004, and was late ...
'' by
Hiroshi Sakurazaka
is a Japanese author of science fiction and fantasy light novels. He is best known for his novel ''All You Need Is Kill'', which formed the basis of the film ''Edge of Tomorrow'', starring Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt.
Life and career
Sakurazaka ...
, and ''Usurper of the Sun'' by
Hōsuke Nojiri
(born 1961 in Mie Prefecture) is a Japanese science fiction writer.
After a career as a CAD programmer and game designer, he was first published in 1992, the ''Creguian'' game novelization.
He admires Arthur C. Clarke, and his own works are ...
.
In addition, the imprint released an expanded edition of
Kōshun Takami
is a Japanese author and journalist. He is best known for his 1999 novel '' Battle Royale'', which was later adapted into two live-action films, directed by Kinji Fukasaku, and three manga series.
Takami was born on 10 January 1969 in Amag ...
's ''Battle Royale''. In 2010, the imprint release
Project Itoh
, real name , was a Japanese science fiction writer and essayist.
History
Itō was born in Tokyo and graduated from the Department of Imaging Arts and Sciences at Musashino Art University. While working as a web designer, he wrote ''Genocidal Or ...
's novel ''Harmony'', which later won a Special Citation
Philip K. Dick Award
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. The imprint is distributed to trade by
Simon & Schuster
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.
SuBLime
In October 2011, Viz Media launched SuBLime as an imprint for titles. The imprint was formed in collaboration with the Japanese yaoi publisher
Libre
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Computing
* Libre software, free software
* Libre Computer Project, developer of open-hardware single-board computers
Medicine
*FreeStyle Libre, a glucose monitoring device
Media
* Libre Times, news site which people can free ...
and its parent company
Animate
Animation is a method by which still figures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most anima ...
to publish English-language yaoi manga for the print and worldwide digital market.
Although the first slate of books announced under SuBLime are Libre titles, the imprint will potentially offer titles from other Japanese publishers in the future.
During FujoCon in July 2020, Viz Media stated that SuBLime had only been partnered with Animate for the first three years after the imprint's initial launch and are currently not partnered with them.
Business partnerships
In March 2016, Viz Media announced that they are collaborating with
United Talent Agency
United Talent Agency (UTA) is a global talent agency based in Beverly Hills, California. Established in 1991, it represents artists and other professionals across the entertainment industry. , the company has more than 1,400 global employees. U ...
on their live action projects based on anime series. On July 3, 2019, Viz Media announced that they had partnered with
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Sony through a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex. The service primarily distributes films and tel ...
to distribute select Crunchyroll licensed titles on home video and electronic sell-through in the United States and Canada, as well as stream selected Viz Media titles on Crunchyroll.
Titles
Manga
Currently licensed
= Viz Originals
=
* ''Devil's Candy'' †
* ''Fangirl'' †
* ''I'm the Grim Reaper''†
* ''The Girl That Can't Get a Girlfriend'' †
* ''World Piece'' †
= Viz Media
=
* ''
07-Ghost
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara. It is set in a fantasy world with different laws, kingdoms, gods and magic. It was serialized in ''Monthly Comic Zero Sum'', a josei manga magazine publi ...
''
* ''
After Hours''
* ''
Animal Crossing New Horizons: Deserted Island Diary''
* ''
BakéGyamon
is a Japanese manga and anime series, with its concept created by Kazuhiro Fujita. The manga series, written and illustrated by , was published in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from March 2006 to April 2007, with its chapters collect ...
''
* ''The Children Nowadays''
* ''
Deadman Wonderland
is a Japanese manga series written by Jinsei Kataoka and illustrated by Kazuma Kondou, who also wrote and illustrated the ''Eureka Seven'' manga, and published in '' Shōnen Ace'' since 2008. Tokyopop acquired the licensing rights to distribut ...
''
* ''
Detroit Metal City
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kiminori Wakasugi. It was serialized in Hakusensha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Animal'' from September 2005 to April 2010, with its chapters collected in ten ''tankōbon'' volume ...
''
* ''
Dinosaur Hour
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Shioya. It features short stories about dinosaurs in humorous situations. It is unique for featuring chapters only 7 or 8 pages long. It started publication in 2004, while the first ...
''
* ''
Dogs
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''
* ''
Excel Saga
is a manga series written and illustrated by Kōshi Rikudō. It was serialized in '' Young King OURs'' from 1996 to 2011, and its individual chapters were collected and published in 27 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shōnen Gahōsha. The series fol ...
''
* ''
Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masahito Soda. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from September 1995 to June 1999. The manga has been licensed in North America by Viz Media.
An anime film ...
''
* ''
Flame of Recca
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Anzai. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from April 1995 to February 2002, with its chapters collected in 33 ''tankōbon'' volumes.
The series was ad ...
''
* ''
Fluffy Fluffy Cinnamoroll''
* ''
Fullmetal Alchemist
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It was serialized in Square Enix's shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga anthology magazine ''Gangan Comics#Monthly Shōnen Gangan, Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' between July 20 ...
'' †††
* ''
Gestalt
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* Gestalt psychology, a school of psychology
* Gestalt therapy, a form of psychotherapy
* Bender Visual-Motor Gestalt Test, an assessment of development disorders
* Gestalt Practice, a practice of self-exploration ...
''
* ''
Happy Happy Clover
is a Japanese Slice of life manga series created and illustrated by Sayuri Tatsuyama, serialized in Shogakukan's '' shōjo'' magazine '' Ciao'' from August 2005 to November 2008. Five ''tankōbon'' volumes were serialized in April 2006 to No ...
''
* ''
Homestuck
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''
* ''
How Do We Relationship?'' †
* ''
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Motoro Mase. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Young Sunday'' (2005–2008) and ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' (2008–2012). A national prosperity law has been passed in a ...
''
* ''
Jormungand''
* ''
Kirby Manga Mania'' †
* ''
The Law of Ueki
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsubasa Fukuchi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from July 2001 to October 2004, with Its chapters collected in sixteen ''tankōb ...
''
* ''
Leave it to PET!''
* ''
The Legend of Zelda
''The Legend of Zelda'' is an action-adventure game franchise created by the Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. It is primarily developed and published by Nintendo, although some portable installments and re-rele ...
'' †
** ''
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess'' †
* ''
Little Battlers Experience
, or simply ''LBX'', is a series of action role-playing video games created by Level-5, involving small plastic model robots known as LBXs (standing for "Little Battler eXperience") that fight on dioramas made out of cardboard, ...
''
* ''
Love's in Sight!
is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Uoyama. It was serialized online via Niconico Seiga and Pixiv from June 2018 to February 2022, with its chapters collected into eight ''tankōbon'' volumes. A television drama ...
'' †
* ''
Loveless
Loveless may refer to:
Film and television
* ''Loveless'' (film), a 2017 Russian film
* ''The Loveless'', a 1982 film starring Willem Dafoe
* Dr. Loveless, a character in ''The Wild Wild West'' TV series and film adaptation
Literature
* ''Love ...
'' †
* ''
MÄR
''Märchen Awakens Romance'', officially abbreviated as ''MÄR'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Anzai, serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from January 2003 to July 2006. ''MÄR'' follows 14-ye ...
''
* ''
Marvel × Shōnen Jump+ Super Collaboration
is a Japanese manga series produced by the digital distribution platform ''Shōnen Jump+'' in collaboration with the American comic book company Marvel Comics. The series is composed of seven one-shots written by various ''Weekly Shōnen Ju ...
''
** ''
Deadpool: Samurai''
** ''
Secret Reverse''
* ''
MegaMan NT Warrior''
* ''
Neon Genesis Evangelion
, also known simply as ''Evangelion'' or ''Eva'', is a Japanese mecha anime television series produced by Gainax and animated by Tatsunoko, directed by Hideaki Anno and broadcast on TV Tokyo from October 1995 to March 1996. ''Evangelion' ...
''
* ''
Nightmare Inspector: Yumekui Kenbun'' †††
* ''
O-Parts Hunter
''O-Parts Hunter'', known as in Japan, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Seishi Kishimoto. It was originally published by Enix, who later became Square Enix, in their ''Monthly Shōnen Gangan'' magazine from August 2001 t ...
'' †††
* ''
One-pound Gospel''
* ''
Persona 5
is a 2016 role-playing video game developed by Atlus. It takes place in modern-day Tokyo and follows a high school student known by the pseudonym Joker who transfers to a new school after being falsely accused of assault and put on probation. ...
'' (manga) †
* ''
Pokémon
(an abbreviation for in Japan) is a Japanese media franchise managed by The Pokémon Company, founded by Nintendo, Game Freak, and Creatures (company), Creatures, the owners of the trademark and copyright of the franchise.
In terms of ...
'' †
* ''
Pokémon Adventures
is a Japanese manga series based on the '' Pokémon'' media franchise created by video game designer Satoshi Tajiri and managed by The Pokémon Company. Tajiri once stated that the series is closest to how he imagined the universe of ''Po ...
'' †
* ''
Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!
''Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!'' (sometimes abbreviated as DPA) is a Pokémon manga based on Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, and Platinum. The series is written and illustrated by Shigekatsu Ihara and published by Shogakukan. All eight vo ...
''
* ''
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team''
* ''Portus''
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Radiant'' †
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The Record of a Fallen Vampire
is a Japanese manga written by Kyo Shirodaira and illustrated by Yuri Kimura. The story centers around Strauss (a vampire king) and follows his search for his queen who has been sealed away by humans unable to defeat her thousands of years ag ...
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Record of Grancrest War
is a Japanese light novel series and tabletop role-playing game written by Ryo Mizuno and illustrated by Miyū. Fujimi Shobo have published it in ten volumes from 2013 to 2018 under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation w ...
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Requiem of the Rose King
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Aya Kanno. Loosely based on the Shakespearean plays ''Henry VI, Part 3'' and ''Richard III'', the series follows an intersex version of Richard III during the tumultuous Wars of the Ros ...
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Sexy Voice and Robo
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Iou Kuroda. It was originally serialized in the ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Spirits Zōkan Ikki'' (re-branded as ''Monthly Ikki'' in 2003) between November 2000 and December 2002, with ...
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Splatoon
is a third-person shooter video game franchise created by Hisashi Nogami, and developed and owned by Nintendo. Set in a post-apocalyptic Earth inhabited by anthropomorphic marine animals, the series centers around fictional cephalopods known a ...
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Splatoon: Squid Kids Comedy Show'' †
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Star Wars: Guardians of the Whills''
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Star Wars: The High Republic – The Edge of Balance'' †
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Star Wars: The Legends of Luke Skywalker''
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Super Mario Adventures
''Super Mario Adventures'' is an anthology of comics that ran in ''Nintendo Power'' throughout 1992, featuring the characters from Nintendo's ''Mario'' series and based loosely on ''Super Mario World''. In 1993, the series was also serialized in ...
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Switch
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* ''That Blue Sky Feeling''
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Tiger & Bunny
''Tiger & Bunny'' (stylized as ''TIGER & BUNNY'') is a 2011 Japanese anime superhero television series produced by Sunrise and directed by Keiichi Sato. The screenplay was written by Masafumi Nishida with original character design by Ma ...
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Transformers: The Manga''
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A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow
is a Japanese manga series by Makoto Hagino. It was serialized in ASCII Media Works' ''Dengeki Maoh'' magazine from June 2017 to March 2021. Viz Media licensed the manga for release in North America and began releasing it in November 2019.
P ...
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* ''Turning Red: 4*Town 4*Real'' †
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Tuxedo Gin''
* ''Until I Love Myself: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist'' †
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Video Girl Ai
''Video Girl Ai'', known in Japan as simply , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Katsura. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 1989 to April 1992. It was followed by a short seq ...
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Wolf's Rain
''Wolf's Rain'' (stylized in uppercase as ''WOLF'S RAIN'') is a Japanese anime television series created by writer Keiko Nobumoto and produced by Bones. It was directed by Tensai Okamura and featured character designs by Toshihiro Kawamoto wi ...
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Wolverine: Snikt!''†
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A Devil and Her Love Song
is a '' shōjo'' manga by Miyoshi Tomori first serialized in '' Biweekly Margaret'' and licensed by Viz Media.
Plot
Maria Kawai transfers to Totsuka High School after being expelled from her previous school St. Katria - a catholic school ...
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Absolute Boyfriend
is a six-volume manga series by Yuu Watase, first serialized in ''Shōjo Comic''. Chuang Yi licensed it for an English language release in Singapore, with the first volume released in March 2005. Viz Media licensed the series for an English ...
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Ai Ore!
is a Japanese manga series by Mayu Shinjo. It was adapted into a live action film in 2012.
Plot
''Ai o Utau Yori Ore Ni Oborero!''
Akira Shiraishi, a young high school boy with feminine features, joins Blaue Rosen, the all-female band for ...
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Aishiteruze Baby
is a shōjo romance manga by Yoko Maki. It was serialized by Shueisha in '' Ribon'' from April 2002 and January 2005 and collected in seven bound volumes. It was adapted as a 26-episode anime television series produced by TMS Entertainment ...
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Alice 19th
is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga written by Yuu Watase. It appeared as a serial in the manga magazine ''Shōjo Comic''.
The heroine's name (Alice), and her encounter with a white rabbit (Nyozeka) starts the storyline. Watase has written that ...
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An Incurable Case of Love
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maki Enjōji. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Petit Comic'' magazine from June 2016 to January 2019 and published in seven volumes. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from ...
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Angel Sanctuary
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki. It was serialized in the Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' from July 1994 to October 2000. It follows Setsuna Mudo, a human teenager who, as the rein ...
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Anonymous Noise
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryoko Fukuyama. The series is published by Hakusensha in Japan and by Viz Media in the United States. The manga has been adapted into an anime television series that aired from April to J ...
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Ao Haru Ride
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Io Sakisaka. It began serialization in the February 2011 issue of Shueisha's ''Bessatsu Margaret'' and ended in February 2015.
''Ao Haru Ride'' received several adaptation ...
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Baby and Me
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Marimo Ragawa. It was published in Hakusensha's magazine ''Hana to Yume'' from 1991 to 1997. In North America, it was published by Viz Media. The series was adapted into an anime televis ...
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Backstage Prince
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Kanoko Sakurakoji. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Betsucomi'' and ''Deluxe Betsucomi'' magazines from 2004 to 2005. ("Act 1" of ''Backstage Prince'' is listed in the tab ...
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Banana Fish
''Banana Fish'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida. It was originally serialized from May 1985 to April 1994 in ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'', a manga magazine publishing manga (girls' m ...
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Basara''
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Beast Master''
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Beauty is the Beast''
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Beauty Pop
is a '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Kiyoko Arai. It originally ran in the Japanese manga magazine ''Ciao''. ''Beauty Pop'' is published in English by VIZ Media under the Shojo Beat label and in French by Soleil Manga. Th ...
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* ''Behind the Scenes!!''
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Black Bird''
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Blank Slate
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Boys Over Flowers
, is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Kamio and set in Tokyo, Japan, and the fictional "Eitoku Academy" (an elite school for children from rich families). It tells the story of Tsukushi Makino, a girl fr ...
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Boys Over Flowers Season 2
''Boys Over Flowers Season 2'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Kamio. It is a sequel to Kamio's ''Boys Over Flowers'', The story takes place at Eitoku Academy, two years after the members of the F ...
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Butterflies, Flowers
is a manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Yoshihara, serialized in ''Petit Comic'' and published by Shogakukan in bound volumes between 2006 and 2009. It is about a young woman, Choko, whose family lost their money, and her entry int ...
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Cactus's Secret
is a Japanese ''Shōjo manga, shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Nana Haruta. The series began serialization in ''Ribon'' magazine on December 29, 2003, and ended its run on April 30, 2005. The individual chapters were collected ...
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Captive Hearts''
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Ceres, Celestial Legend
''Ceres, Celestial Legend'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Watase. It was originally serialized in Shōgakukan's magazine ''Shōjo Comic'' from May 1996 to March 2000, with its chapters collecte ...
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Crown of Love''
* ''Crown of Thorns''
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Dawn of the Arcana
''Dawn of the Arcana'' is a shōjo manga by Rei Toma was serialized in ''Cheese!'' and licensed by Viz Media. This is Rei Toma's first manga to be published in English as well as its original language.
Plot
Nakaba, a princess of Senan is force ...
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Daytime Shooting Star
is a Japanese shōjo manga written and illustrated by Mika Yamamori. It ran in ''Margaret (magazine), Margaret'' from 2011 to 2014. A live-action film adaptation of the same name was released in 2017, as well as a collaboration clothing line w ...
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Demon Love Spell
is a manga series by Mayu Shinjo about a shrine maiden that finds herself falling for a demon that feeds on passion and love. Shinjo initially wrote ''Demon Love Spell'' in 2008 as a two part installment manga for ''Margaret'' magazine, but chos ...
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The Demon Prince of Momochi House
is a Japanese supernatural, romance manga series written and illustrated by ''Aya Shouoto''. It began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's ''shōjo manga'' magazine ''Monthly Asuka'' on July 24, 2013. The manga has been licensed in North America b ...
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Dengeki Daisy
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Kyousuke Motomi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Betsucomi'' magazine from May 2007 to October 2013. Shogakukan later collected the individual chapters into 16 bound vol ...
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Descendants of Darkness
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Matsushita. The story revolves around shinigami. These Guardians of Death work for '' Enma Daiō'', the king of the dead, sorting out the expected and unexpected arrivals to the Under ...
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Dolls
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Doubt!!
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Kaneyoshi Izumi. The story follows Ai Maekawa, a teenager who gives herself a total makeover during a school break in a bid to reinvent her image and become popular. It was s ...
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The Earl and the Fairy
is a completed series of light novels written by Mizue Tani and published in Japan by Shueisha. The story is serialized in Cobalt magazine and illustrated by Asako Takaboshi (Ayuko).
Shueisha has commercially released two drama CDs and a m ...
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Earl Cain
, also known as ''Count Cain'', is a gothic ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Kaori Yuki. ''Earl Cain'' consists of five parts or "Series": , , , , and the sequel series .
Debuting in the Japanese manga magazine ''Bessatsu ...
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* ''Everyone's Getting Married''
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Fairy Cube''
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Fall in Love Like a Comic!
is a shōjo manga by Chitose Yagami. It was serialized in ''Ciao'' magazine, published by Shogakukan in Japan. The series has been licensed in North America by Viz Media and was released on October 2, 2007. The sequel, , was released on Oc ...
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Flower in a Storm''
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From Far Away
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga by Kyoko Hikawa. It was published by Hakusensha in ''LaLa'' from 1993 to 2003 and collected in 14 tankōbon volumes. It is licensed in North America by Viz Media. The story follows a high schoolgirl who is sent ...
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Full Moon o Sagashite
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine '' Ribon'' from January 2002 to June 2004 and collected in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes.
The series wa ...
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Fushigi Yûgi
, also known as ''Fushigi Yûgi: The Mysterious Play'' or ''Curious Play'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Watase. It tells the story of two teenaged girls, Miaka and Yui, who are pulled into ''The Universe of th ...
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Fushigi Yûgi Byakko Senki
, often translated as ''Strange'' or ''Mysterious'', is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori, released on August 11, 1986 through Warner Pioneer.
Background
In February and March 1986 was announced the name of the album along ...
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Fushigi Yûgi Genbu Kaiden
, often translated as ''Strange'' or ''Mysterious'', is the ninth studio album by Japanese singer Akina Nakamori, released on August 11, 1986 through Warner Pioneer.
Background
In February and March 1986 was announced the name of the album along ...
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Gaba Kawa
is a Japanese manga by Rie Takada, originally serialized in Japan from July to November 2007 by Shogakukan in ''Shōjo Comic'' and collected in a single bound volume. It tells the story of a demon girl named Rara who comes to the human worl ...
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The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross premiered in the September 2004 issue of '' Ribon'', running until the June 2008
issue. The 47 chapters were collected and publi ...
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Godchild
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Grand Guignol Orchestra''
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Hana-Kimi
, is a shōjo manga series written by Hisaya Nakajo. The manga was serialized in Japan in Hakusensha's semi-monthly shōjo manga magazine, ''Hana to Yume''. The series was concluded with the Japanese release of volume 23 in August 2004.
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Happy Hustle High
''Happy Hustle High'', originally known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rie Takada. The series is published in Japan by Shogakukan and in the United States in English by VIZ Media.
Plot
''Happy Hustle High'' follows ...
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Happy Marriage!?
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Maki Enjōji. It began serialization in Shogakukan's josei magazine ''Petit Comic'' on June 14, 2009 and ran until September 23, 2012. It is completed in 10 volumes. It has been published ...
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Heaven's Will''
* ''The Heiress and the Chauffeur''
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Here is Greenwood''
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High School Debut
is a '' shōjo'' romance manga by . It was serialized in Japan by Shueisha in ''Bessatsu Margaret'' from 2003 to 2008 and collected in 13 bound volumes. The series was adapted as a drama CD, a series of six light novels written by Yū Kuram ...
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Honey and Clover
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Chica Umino. It was serialized in Takarajimasha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Cutie Comic'' from 2000 to 2001, before being transferred to Shueisha's ''josei'' (aimed at younger ad ...
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* ''Honey Blood''
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Honey Hunt
is a shōjo manga series by Miki Aihara, originally published in Japan by Shogakukan. The series began serialization in the manga magazine ''Cheese!'' in December 2006, with the first tankobon published on June 26, 2007, and the latest v ...
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Honey So Sweet
is a Japanese romance '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Amu Meguro. Published by Shueisha, it was serialized on ''Bessatsu Margaret'' magazine and has been compiled into eight volumes. It was originally released as a one-sho ...
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Hot Gimmick
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Miki Aihara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Betsucomi'' magazine from the December 2000 issue (released in November) to the August 2005 issue (released in July). Shogak ...
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Idol Dreams'' †
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I.O.N
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. Originally serialized in ''Ribon'' from May to November 1997, the six chapters were collected and published in a single ''tankōbon'' volume by Shueisha in December 1997. ...
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Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love'' †
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Imadoki!
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yuu Watase. The manga is five volumes long. It has been licensed in North America by Viz Media.
Plot
Yamazaki Tanpopo moves from Hokkaidō to Tokyo in order to begin high school in an entirely n ...
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Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits'' †
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Kamikaze Girls
''Kamikaze Girls'', originally released in Japan as , is a 2002 Japanese light novel written by Novala Takemoto. The story centers on the friendship between two students named Momoko Ryugasaki and Ichigo "Ichiko" Shirayuri. These two are fro ...
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Kamisama Kiss
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Julietta Suzuki. It was serialized in Hakusensha's '' shōjo'' manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' from February 2008 to May 2016, with the chapters collected in 25 ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...
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Kare First Love
is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series by Kaho Miyasaka. It was originally serialized in ''Shōjo Comic'' from March 2002 to August 2004, and the individual chapters were published in ten ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shogakukan from September 200 ...
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Kaze Hikaru
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taeko Watanabe. Set in the period, the story follows Tominaga Sei, a young girl who poses as a boy named Kamiya Seizaburō so she can join the Mibu-Roshi (Special Police; later known a ...
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Kenka Bancho Otome: Girl Beats Boys''
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Kimi ni Todoke
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' romance manga by Karuho Shiina. It was published by Shueisha in ''Bessatsu Margaret'' from 2005 to 2017 and collected in 30 ''tankōbon'' volumes. In 2008, it won the Best Shōjo Manga award in the 32nd Annu ...
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The King's Beast
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Toma. Set in the same world as Toma's previous work ''Dawn of the Arcana'', the series began serialization in Shogakukan's ''Cheese!'' magazine in January 2019, with the series' indiv ...
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Kiss of the Rose Princess
is a manga series created by Aya Shouoto. The manga was published by Kadokawa Shoten and serialized in ''Monthly Asuka'' magazine on June 24, 2008. The English translation is published by Viz Media; it is the first volume released on Novem ...
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* ''Komomo Confiserie''
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La Corda d'Oro
is a Japanese role-playing game series targeted at a female demographic audience from Koei. The title is Italian for ''The Golden String''.
The story was adapted into a manga by the game's character designer, Yuki Kure, which ...
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Library Wars''
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Like a Butterfly
is a Japanese slice of life romance '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Suu Morishita and published by Shueisha in ''Margaret'' magazine. Volume 1 was released on July 25, 2012 and a total of 12 volumes have been published. A ...
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Love Com
, also known as ''Lovely Complex'', is a romantic comedy shōjo manga by Aya Nakahara. It was published by Shueisha in ''Bessatsu Margaret'' from 2001 to 2006 and collected in 17 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series is about the romance betwee ...
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Love Me, Love Me Not''
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The Magic Touch''
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Maid Sama!
is a Japanese manga series by Hiro Fujiwara. It was serialized in Hakusensha's monthly ''shōjo manga, shōjo'' magazine ''LaLa'' from December 2005 to September 2013, with its chapters collected in 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes.
A 26-episode an ...
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MeruPuri
''MeruPuri'', originally titled , is a Japanese manga series by written and illustrated by Matsuri Hino. ''MeruPuri'' was serialized in Japan in ''LaLa'' magazine, and was published in English by Viz Media.
Plot
High school freshman Airi Hos ...
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Meteor Prince
is a Japanese romance '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Meca Tanaka. Published by Hakusensha, it was serialized on ''LaLa'' magazine from March 23, 2013 to February 24, 2014, with two volumes compiling the chapters released. ...
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Midnight Secretary
is a supernatural romance manga series by Ohmi Tomu that was serialized in the manga magazine ''Petit Comic'' since 2006, with the 34th and final chapter published in the May 2009 issue. The serial chapters were collected in seven '' shinshob ...
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Millennium Snow
, also known as ''A Thousand Years of Snow'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Bisco Hatori. It was originally serialized in Hakusensha's ''LaLa'' magazine from July 2001 to May 2002, and later resumed in the January 2013 i ...
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Mistress Fortune
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. The series debuted in the July 2008 issue of ''Ribon''. It ran for a total of three chapters, ending in the September 2008 issue. ''Mistress Fortune'' was publi ...
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Mixed Vegetables
, also known as ''Mix Vegetable'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ayumi Komura. It was serialized in Japan by Shueisha in the shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga list of manga magazines, magazine ''Margaret (magazine), Margare ...
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Monkey High!
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Shouko Akira. It was first serialized in Shogakukan's ''Deracomi'' magazine, starting in 2004. (Text:「オール新作よみきり30本!『サルヤマっ!』 最彬 聖 ...
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My Love Mix-Up!
is a Japanese manga series written by Wataru Hinekure and illustrated by Aruko. It was serialized in ''Bessatsu Margaret'' from June 2019 to June 2022. A spin-off, titled ''Kieta Hatsukoi: Shōgekijō'', began serialization in July 2021. A l ...
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My Love Story!!
, is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series written by Kazune Kawahara and illustrated by Aruko. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Bessatsu Margaret'' magazine from October 2011 to July 2016. Viz Media published the series in English. ...
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Nana
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Natsume's Book of Friends
is a Japanese manga series by Yuki Midorikawa. It began serialization by Hakusensha in the '' shōjo'' manga magazine ''LaLa DX'' in 2005, before switching to ''LaLa'' in 2008. The chapters have been collected in twenty-nine bound volume ...
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* ''Not Your Idol'' †
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Oresama Teacher
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Izumi Tsubaki, serialized in '' shōjo'' manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' from July 2007 to February 2020. The manga is published in English by Viz Media and Madman Entertainment, and in French by ...
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Otomen
is a Japanese romantic comedy manga written and illustrated by Aya Kanno, which began in ''Bessatsu Hana to Yume'' in late 2006 and concluded on November 26, 2012. The series has been adapted into a live action TV drama. The series has been ...
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Ouran High School Host Club
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Bisco Hatori, and serialized in Hakusensha's ''LaLa'' magazine between the September 2002 and November 2010 issues. The series follows Haruhi Fujioka, a scholarship student at Ouran Aca ...
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Phantom Thief Jeanne
is a magical girl ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. The story is about the adventures of a high school girl, Maron Kusakabe, who is the reincarnation of Joan of Arc (Jeanne d'Arc) and transforms into a pha ...
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Please Save My Earth
, sometimes abbreviated ''Bokutama'', is a '' shōjo'' manga by Saki Hiwatari. It was published by Hakusensha from 1986 to 1994 in the magazine ''Hana to Yume'' and collected in 21 volumes (''tankōbon''). The series was adapted as a six-p ...
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Punch!
is a manga written by Rie Takada, creator of ''Happy Hustle High''. The series is published in Japan by Shogakukan, and in the United States in English by VIZ Media.
''Punch!'' is about a young girl by the name Elle Nagahara, whose family ar ...
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QQ Sweeper
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Kyousuke Motomi. After it ended in 2015, a sequel, titled , began publication later the same year.
Both series are published in North America by Viz Media.
Plot
Sixteen-y ...
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Queen's Quality
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Kyousuke Motomi. After it ended in 2015, a sequel, titled , began publication later the same year.
Both series are published in North America by Viz Media.
Plot
Sixteen-yea ...
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Rainbow Days
is a Japanese Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Minami Mizuno, and published in Shueisha's ''Bessatsu Margaret'' magazine. A Radio drama, drama CD was released with the seventh volume of the manga in October 20 ...
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Rasetsu
Rakshasas ( sa, राक्षस, IAST: : Pali: ''rakkhaso'') lit. 'preservers' are a race of usually malevolent demigods prominently featured in Hindu mythology. According to the Brahmanda Purana, the rakshasas were created by Brahma wh ...
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Red River''
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Revolutionary Girl Utena
is a series created by Be-Papas, an artist collective founded by Kunihiko Ikuhara. The primary entries in the series include a 1996 manga written by Chiho Saito, a 1997 anime television series directed by Ikuhara, and ''Adolescence of ...
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Revolutionary Girl Utena: After the Revolution''
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Romantic Killer
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Wataru Momose. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump+'' website from July 2019 to June 2020, with its chapters collected into four ''tankōbon'' volumes. An original net animation ...
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Rosen Blood
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kachiru Ishizue. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's ''shōjo'' manga magazine '' Monthly Princess'' from September 2017 to July 2022, with its chapters collected in five ''tankōbon'' vo ...
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S · A: Special A''
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Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura''
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Sand Chronicles
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Hinako Ashihara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Betsucomi'' magazine from the May 2003 issue (released in April) to the July 2006 issue (released in June). Shogakukan c ...
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* ''Seiho Boys' High School!''
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Short-Tempered Melancholic
is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga anthology written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. Originally serialized in ''Ribon'', the five short stories were collected and published in a single ''tankōbon'' volume by Shueisha in May 1998. It was publis ...
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* ''Shortcake Cake''
* ''Shuriken and Pleats''
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Skip Beat!
, abbreviated as ''Sukibi'', is a Japanese shōjo manga by Yoshiki Nakamura. It is the story of , a 16-year-old girl who discovers that her childhood friend and romantic goal, Shotaro Fuwa, only keeps her around to act as a maid and to ea ...
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Snow White with the Red Hair
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Sorata Akizuki. It was originally serialized in Hakusensha's bi-monthly ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''LaLa DX'' from August 2006 to August 2011, and was moved to the monthly ''La ...
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So Cute it Hurts!!''
* ''SP Baby''
* ''Spell of Desire''
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St. Dragon Girl
is a Japanese manga by Natsumi Matsumoto, who also created ''Yumeiro Patissiere''. It was serialized in Ribon from October 1999 through April 2003. The individual chapters were collected and published in eight volumes by Shueisha. The series ...
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Stepping on Roses''
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The Story of Saiunkoku
is a series of Japanese light novels written by Sai Yukino and illustrated by Kairi Yura set in fictional ancient China. As of July 2011, the eighteenth and final volume was released, concluding the series. Four side story anthologies have ...
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Strobe Edge
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Io Sakisaka. It began serialization in 2007 in the shōjo manga magazine ''Bessatsu Margaret'' and ended in 2010. The chapters are collected and bound in tankōbon format by Shueisha und ...
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Sugar Princess
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series by Hisaya Nakajo. The series premiered in the 5th issue of Hana to Yume in 2005 and ended in the 2nd issue of 2007. The series was licensed in English by Viz Media.
Plot
Her first time ice skating, May ...
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Sweet Rein''
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Tail of the Moon
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Rinko Ueda. The series began serialization in ''Margaret'' magazine in 2002 and ran until 2007. The individual chapters have been collected into fifteen ''tankōbon'' volumes by ...
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Takane and Hana
is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Shiwasu. The series has been serialized in ''Hana to Yume'' since 2014. The story follows the interactions of 16-year-old Hana Nonomura and 26-year-old Takane Saibara after H ...
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Time Stranger Kyoko
is a manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. Originally serialized in ''Ribon'' from the September 2000 issue to the September 2001 issue, the individual chapters were collected and published in three ''tankōbon'' volumes in ...
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Tokyo Boys & Girls
is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Miki Aihara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' magazine, starting in 1994. Shogakukan later collected the individual chapters into five bound volumes ...
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Ultra Maniac
is a manga series written by Wataru Yoshizumi. The romantic comedy series features 8th grader Ayu Tateishi, a tennis club member, and her transfer student friend, Nina Sakura, who is actually a trainee witch from the magical kingdom. It pre ...
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Vampire Knight
is a Japanese manga series written by Matsuri Hino. It was serialized in Hakusensha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''LaLa'' from 2004 to 2013, with its chapters collected in nineteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga series is licensed in Englis ...
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Vampire Knight Memories'' †
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Voice Over! Seiyu Academy
is a '' shōjo'' manga series by Maki Minami. The series started serialization in the 14th issue of the biweekly manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' on June 20, 2009. In order to accurately present the voice acting business in the manga, the com ...
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W Juliet
is a shōjo romantic comedy manga series by Emura. It was published by Hakusensha in ''Hana to Yume'' between 1997 and 2002 and collected in 14 bound volumes. It is about the relationship between tomboy Ito Miura and the feminine Makoto Am ...
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Wanted''
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The Water Dragon's Bride
is a ''shōjo'' manga by Rei Toma which was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Cheese!'' and is licensed in North America by Viz Media.
Plot
Asahi, a modern-day girl, is whisked away to a strange land. She then befriends a boy named Subaru, who hel ...
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We Were There
The ''We Were There'' books are a series of historical novels written for children. The series consists of 36 titles, first released between 1955 and 1963 by Grosset & Dunlap. Each book in the series is a fictional retelling of an histori ...
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Wild Ones''
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Wolf Girl and Black Prince
is a Japanese shōjo manga series written by Ayuko Hatta. It was adapted into a drama CD in 2013. In 2014, the May issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine announced that an anime television had been green-lit. The anime aired from Oct ...
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Yakuza Lover
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nozomi Mino. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Premium Cheese!'' from March 2018 to March 2019 and in ''Cheese!'' from April 2019 to June 2022. As of November 2022, the series' individua ...
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Yona of the Dawn
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mizuho Kusanagi. It has been serialized in Hakusensha's shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Hana to Yume'' since August 2009, with its chapters collected in thirty-nine ''tankōbon'' ...
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* ''The Young Master's Revenge''
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Yukarism
is a Japanese shōjo manga written and illustrated by Shiomi Chika. The manga was first serialized in ''Bessatsu Hana to Yume'' magazine in 2010 and published in tankōbon form by Hakusensha in June 2011. The series was licensed in North Americ ...
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Yume Kira Dream Shoppe''
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Yurara
is a supernatural shōjo manga by Chika Shiomi (the manga artist of ''Night of the Beasts'' and ''Canon''). It was serialized in Japan between 2003 and 2005 by Hakusensha in ''Bessatsu Hana to Yume'' and collected in five bound volumes. Al ...
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7thGarden
''7thGarden'' (stylized as ''7thGARDEN'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsu Izumi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Jump Square'' from August 2014 to March 2017. It was later announced that the manga would be moved to ...
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Agravity Boys
''Agravity Boys'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Nakamura. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from December 2019 to January 2021 and epilogue chapter was publis ...
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Akane-banashi
is a Japanese manga series written by Yuki Suenaga and illustrated by Takamasa Moue. It follows teenager Akane Osaki as she aims to reach the highest rank in ''rakugo'', partly to avenge her father, who was expelled from the profession six year ...
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Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater
is a Japanese manga anthology consisting of three ''tankōbon'' volumes released between 1983 and 1997 that collect several One-shot (comics), one-shots written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. The stories were originally published in vario ...
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All You Need Is Kill
''All You Need Is Kill'' is a Japanese science fiction light novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka with illustrations by Yoshitoshi Abe. The book was published in Japanese by Shueisha under their Super Dash Bunko imprint in December 2004, and was late ...
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Assassination Classroom
is a Japanese science fiction comedy manga series written and illustrated by Yusei Matsui. The series follows the daily life of an extremely powerful octopus-like being working as a junior high homeroom teacher, and his students dedicate ...
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Astra Lost in Space
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenta Shinohara. It was serialized online from May 2016 to December 2017 via Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump+'' website/app. It was collected in five ''tankōbon'' volume. Viz Media published t ...
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Ayashimon
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuji Kaku. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from November 2021 to May 2022.
Plot
is an unusually strong boy and an avid manga fan who ...
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Bakuman
is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, the same creative team responsible for '' Death Note''. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from August 2 ...
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Barrage''
* ''Beast Children''
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Black Cat
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Black Clover
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūki Tabata. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since February 2015, with its chapters collected in 33 ''tankōbon'' volumes ...
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Black Torch
''Black Torch'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsuyoshi Takaki. It was serialized in Shueisha's monthly magazine ''Jump Square'' from December 2016 to March 2018, and later on the digital platform ''Shōnen Jump+'' from A ...
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Bleach
Bleach is the generic name for any chemical product that is used industrially or domestically to remove color (whitening) from a fabric or fiber or to clean or to remove stains in a process called bleaching. It often refers specifically, to ...
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Blue Box
A blue box is an electronic device that produces tones used to generate the in-band signaling tones formerly used within the North American long-distance telephone network to send line status and called number information over voice circuits. ...
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Blue Exorcist
is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Kazue Kato. The story revolves around Rin Okumura, a teenager who discovers he and his twin brother Yukio are the sons of Satan, born from a human woman, and he is the inhe ...
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Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo
is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Yoshio Sawai. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2001 to November 2005, with its chapters collected in twenty-one '' ...
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* ''Bone Collection''
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Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' †
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Build King
''Build King'' (stylized as ''BUILD KING'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro. It originated as a one-shot that was published in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in April 2018, before becoming a full ...
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Burn the Witch'' †
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Buso Renkin
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. It follows Kazuki Muto, who becomes an alchemical warrior in the battle against alchemical monsters known as homunculi. Watsuki envisioned the manga as his last '' shō ...
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Candy Flurry
is a Japanese manga series written by Ippon Takegushi and illustrated by Santa Mitarashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from April to September 2021, with its chapters collected into three volumes.
Premise
Describ ...
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Chainsaw Man
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. Its first part was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2018 to December 2020; its second part began serializati ...
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Claymore
A claymore (; from gd, claidheamh- mòr, "great sword") is either the Scottish variant of the late medieval two-handed sword or the Scottish variant of the basket-hilted sword. The former is characterised as having a cross hilt of forward-sl ...
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The Comiq
''The Comiq'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from October to November 2018, with its chapters c ...
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Cowa!
''Cowa!'' (stylized as ''COWA!'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1997 to 1998, with the fourteen chapters collected into a single ''tankōbon' ...
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Cross Manage
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by KAITO. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' before from September 2012 to July 2013. The series was also published in North America in English through Viz Media's digital manga ant ...
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D.Gray-man
''D.Gray-man'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino. Set in an alternate 19th century, it tells the story of a young Allen Walker, who joins an organization of exorcists named the Black Order. They use an an ...
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Dandadan
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump+'' app and website since April 2021, with its chapters collected in 15 volumes as of July 2024. An anime television series adaptatio ...
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Dark Gathering
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenichi Kondō. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Jump Square'' since March 2019. An anime television series adaptation by OLM is set to premiere in Q3 202 ...
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Death Note
''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to May ...
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Koyoharu Gotouge. It follows teenage Tanjiro Kamado, who strives to become a demon slayer after his family was slaughtered and his younger sister, Nezuko Kamado, Nezuko, turned into a ...
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Doron Dororon''
* ''Double Taisei''
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Dr. Slump
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in Shueisha's anthology magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1980 to 1984, with the chapters collected into 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series fol ...
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Dr. Stone
''Dr. Stone'' (stylized as ''Dr.STONE'') is a Japanese manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by the South Korean artist Boichi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March 2017 to March 2022, with ...
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Dr. Stone Reboot: Byakuya''
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Dragon Ball
is a Japanese media franchise created by Akira Toriyama in 1984. The Dragon Ball (manga), initial manga, written and illustrated by Toriyama, was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1995, with the 519 individual chapters colle ...
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Dragon Ball Super
is a Japanese manga series written by Akira Toriyama and illustrated by Toyotarou. A sequel to Toriyama's original ''Dragon Ball'' manga, it follows the adventures of Goku and friends during the ten-year timeskip after the defeat of Maj ...
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* ''
Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai'' †
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The Elusive Samurai
is a Japanese historical manga series written and illustrated by Yusei Matsui. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since January 2021, with its chapters collected in eight ''tankōbon'' volumes as of November 2022.
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Eyeshield 21
is a Japanese manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. The series tells the story of Sena Kobayakawa, an introverted boy who joins an American football club as a secretary, but after being coerced by quarte ...
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Food Wars!
is a Japanese manga series written by Yūto Tsukuda and illustrated by Shun Saeki. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from November 2012 to June 2019. Its chapters were compiled in 36 ''tankōbon'' volumes publishe ...
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Genkaku Picasso
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Usamaru Furuya. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Jump Square'' from September 2008 to April 2010, with its chapters collected in three ''tankōbon'' volumes. Th ...
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Ghost Reaper Girl
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihisa Ikeda, Akissa Saiké. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump+'' service since July 2020, with its chapters collected into four ''tankōbon'' volumes as of March 2022.
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Gin Tama
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideaki Sorachi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to September 2018, later in ''Jump Giga'' from December 2 ...
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Goodbye, Eri
is a Japanese one-shot web manga written and illustrated by Tatsuki Fujimoto. It was released on the ''Shōnen Jump+'' website in April 2022 and published in print in July 2022.
Plot
Yuta Ito receives a smartphone for his birthday. Shortly aft ...
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Guardian of the Witch
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Asahi Sakano. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2020 to June 2020, with its chapters collected in three ''tankōbon'' volumes ...
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Gun Blaze West
''Gun Blaze West'' (stylized as ''GUN BLAZE WEST'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2000 to July 2001, wit ...
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Haikyu!!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2012 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in 45 ''tankōbo ...
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Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryuhei Tamura. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from June 2020 to June 2021. The series was published digitally in English by Viz Media.
Plot summary
Trouble-making ...
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Heart Gear
''Heart Gear'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsuyoshi Takaki. The series began serialization on Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump+'' manga website in April 2019. As of August 2022, the series' individual c ...
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* ''Hell Warden Higuma''
* ''Hi-Fi Cluster''
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High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku''
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Hikaru no Go
is a Japanese manga series based on the board game Go, written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The production of the series' Go games was supervised by Go professional Yukari Umezawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekl ...
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Hoshin Engi
, also known as ''Soul Hunter'', is a Japanese manga series by Ryu Fujisaki. ''Hoshin Engi'' is inspired by the Chinese literary classic ''Investiture of the Gods'', a ''shenmo'' novel. The story involves the Chinese mythology and history ...
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Hunter × Hunter
''Hunter × Hunter'' (stylized as ''HUNTER×HUNTER'' and pronounced "hunter hunter") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shō ...
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The Hunters Guild: Red Hood'' †
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i tell c
, stylized as ''i tell c'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazusa Inaoka. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from February to June 2021, with its chapters collected into three ''tankōbon'' vo ...
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Jaco the Galactic Patrolman
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July to October 2013, with the eleven chapters collected into a single volume by Shueisha. It follows Jaco, an extraterr ...
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JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly ''seinen'' manga ...
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Jujutsu Kaisen
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since March 2018, with its chapters collected and published in 21 ''tankōbon'' vo ...
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Jujutsu Kaisen 0
''Jujutsu Kaisen 0'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gege Akutami. The manga, which was originally titled ''Tokyo Metropolitan Curse Technical School'', was serialized in Shueisha's magazine ''Jump GIGA'' from April ...
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Juni Taisen: Zodiac War''
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Just Listen to the Song
is a Japanese one-shot web manga written by Tatsuki Fujimoto and illustrated by Oto Toda. It was released on the ''Shōnen Jump+'' website in July 2022.
Publication
Written by Tatsuki Fujimoto and illustrated by Oto Toda, the one-shot was rele ...
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Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'' †
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Kaiju No. 8
, also known in English as ''Monster #8'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoya Matsumoto. It has been serialized for free on Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump+'' application and website since July 2020, with its chapters collec ...
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Kaiu Shirai x Posuka Demizu: Beyond The Promised Neverland''†
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Knights of the Zodiac
, also known as ''Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac'' or simply ''Knights of the Zodiac'' (translated from the French title ''Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque''), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masami Kurumada. It w ...
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Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nene Yukimori. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Young Jump'' since October 2019, with its chapters collected in eleven ''tankōbon'' volumes as of December 2022. An anime telev ...
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Kuroko's Basketball
is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2008 to September 2014, with its chapters collected in 30 ...
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* ''The Last Saiyuki''
* ''Love Rush!''
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Magu-chan: God of Destruction''
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Mashle: Magic and Muscles'' †
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Me & Roboco
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shuhei Miyazaki. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 2020. The series is published digitally in English language by Viz Media. An anime television serie ...
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Mission: Yozakura Family'' †
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Mitama Security: Spirit Busters''
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Moriarty the Patriot
is a Japanese Mystery fiction, mystery manga series written by Ryōsuke Takeuchi and illustrated by Hikaru Miyoshi, based on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's ''Canon of Sherlock Holmes, Sherlock Holmes'' series. It focuses on the youth of Holmes' ne ...
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Moriking
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomohiro Hasegawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from April 2020 to January 2021.
Plot
Third-year elementary school student Shota Aikawa's pet Japanese rhinoceros ...
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Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation
also known as simply ''Muhyo & Roji'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiyuki Nishi. The series ran in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from November 2004 to March 2008. It follows Toru Muhyo and Jiro "Roji" Kusan ...
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My Hero Academia
is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Kōhei Horikoshi. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 2014, with its chapters additionally collected into ...
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My Hero Academia: Smash!!''
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My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions'' †
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My Hero Academia: Vigilantes'' †
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Naruto
''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...
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Naruto: Chibi Sasuke's Sharingan Legend''
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Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring''
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Neru: Way of the Martial Artist'' †
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Nine Dragons' Ball Parade
is a Japanese manga series written by Mikiyasu Kamada and illustrated by Ashibi Fukui. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from February to July 2021, with its chapters collected into three volumes.
Publication
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Nisekoi: False Love''
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Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom''
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Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan''
* ''
One Piece
''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chapte ...
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One-Punch Man
is a Japanese superhero manga series created by One. It tells the story of Saitama, a superhero who, because he can defeat any opponent with a single punch, grows bored from a lack of challenge. One wrote the original webcomic manga v ...
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* ''Our Blood Oath''
* ''
Phantom Seer
is a Japanese manga series written by Togo Goto and illustrated by Kento Matsuura. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from August 2020 to April 2021, with its chapters collected in four volumes. It was published digitally ...
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Platinum End
is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Jump Square'' monthly magazine from November 2015 to January 2021, with its chapters collected in 14 ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...
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PPPPPP'' †
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Pretty Face
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuhiro Kano. The story revolves around a high school boy who suffers an accident and having his face reconstructed in the form of his crush, attempts to impersonate a girl whom his crush ...
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The Prince of Tennis
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 1999 to March 2008, with its chapters collected in forty-two ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...
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The Promised Neverland
is a Japanese manga series written by Kaiu Shirai and illustrated by Posuka Demizu. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from August 2016 to June 2020, with its chapters collected in twenty ''tankōbon'' volumes. In N ...
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Psyren
, literally meaning ''Siren'' and stylized as ''PSYЯEN'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Toshiaki Iwashiro. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2007 to ...
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Ral Grad
is a Japanese manga series written by Tsuneo Takano and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It is loosely based on the ''Blue Dragon'' video game. The story revolves around the journey of a young man named Ral from the kingdom of Sphaelite. Ral has ...
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* ''Red Sprite''
* ''The Right Way to Make Jump!''
* ''
Robot x LaserBeam
A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. A robot can be guided by an external control device, or the control may be embedded within. Robots may ...
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Rosario + Vampire
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akihisa Ikeda. The story revolves around Tsukune Aono, a boy who inadvertently enrolls in a boarding school for monsters. He quickly befriends Moka Akashiya, a vampire who soon develop ...
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Rosario + Vampire: Season II''
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Rurouni Kenshin
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. The story begins during the 11th year of the Meiji period in Japan (1878) and follows a former assassin from the Bakumatsu, known as Hitokiri Battosai. After his work ...
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Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration''
* ''
Sakamoto Days
''Sakamoto Days'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuto Suzuki. It began serialization in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in November 2020. It is simultaneously published in English by Viz Media a ...
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Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru''
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Sand Land
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akira Toriyama. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from May to August 2000, and was collected into one ''tankōbon'' volume in November 2000 by Shueisha. ''Sand Land' ...
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School Judgment: Gakkyu Hotei''
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Seraph of the End
is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written by Takaya Kagami and illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto with storyboards by Daisuke Furuya. The series is set in a world that allegedly comes to an end at the hands of a "human-made" virus, ra ...
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Show-ha Shoten!
is a Japanese manga series written by Akinari Asakura and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It follows high school students Azemichi Shijimi and Taiyo Higashikata as they aim to become the best comedy duo in Japan. ''Show-ha Shoten!'' has been se ...
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* ''
Slam Dunk
A slam dunk, also simply known as dunk, is a type of basketball shot that is performed when a player jumps in the air, controls the ball above the horizontal plane of the rim, and scores by shoving the ball directly through the basket with one ...
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* ''
Spy × Family
''Spy × Family'' (stylized as ''SPY×FAMILY'' and pronounced "Spy Family") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Endo. The story follows a spy who has to "build a family" to execute a mission, not realizing that th ...
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* ''Stealth Symphony''
* ''
Super Smartphone
is a Japanese manga series written by Hiroki Tomisawa and illustrated by Kentaro Hidano. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from May to October 2022, with its chapters collected into three ''tankōbon'' volumes. The Manga ...
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* ''Takama-ga-hara''
* ''
Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 17–21 and 22–26'' †
* ''
Tegami Bachi
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Asada. The series was first serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' from 2006 to 2007, and then transferred to ''Jump Square'', where it ran ...
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* ''
Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan
''Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe'', known in Japan as , is a series of manga one-shot (comics), one-shots created by Hirohiko Araki. It is a spin-off from ''Diamond Is Unbreakable'', the fourth part of Araki's ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' series, a ...
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* ''Time Killers''
* ''
Time Paradox Ghostwriter
is a Japanese manga written by Kenji Ichima and illustrated by Tsunehiro Date. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from May 2020 to August 2020, and published in two volumes.
Synopsis
Up and coming manga artist Teppei Sasaki has worke ...
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* ''
Tista
Tista, also called Tistedalselva or Tistakanalen, is a river in Halden municipality, in Østfold county, Norway. It is the main river in the Haldenvassdraget system and flows from Femsjøen lake to Iddefjorden fjord
In physical geography, ...
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* ''Tokyo Shinobi Squad''
* ''
Toriko
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro. It follows the adventures of Toriko, a Gourmet Hunter, as he searches for rare, diverse foods to complete a full-course meal. On his journey, he is accompanied b ...
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* ''
Twin Star Exorcists
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiaki Sukeno. The manga has been serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Jump Square'' since October 2013, with individual chapters collected into thirt ...
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* ''
Ultimate Muscle
is a Japanese manga series created by the duo Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada, known as Yudetamago. It follows Suguru Kinniku, a superhero who must win a wrestling tournament to retain the title of prince of Planet Kinniku. N ...
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* ''
Undead Unluck
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshifumi Tozuka. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine since January 2020, with its chapters collected in 15 ''tankōbon'' volumes as of February 2023. An ...
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* ''
Wāqwāq''
* ''
We Never Learn'' †
* ''
Whistle!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Higuchi. The series was published in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March 1998 to October 2002. The series was adapted into a 39-episode anime television series broadc ...
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* ''
Witch Watch
is a Japanese fantasy and romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Kenta Shinohara. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since February 2021, with its chapters collected into nine ''tankōbon'' volumes a ...
'' †
* ''
World Trigger
, also known in short form as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Ashihara. It was initially serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from February 2013 to November 2018, and transferred to ''Jump Square'' in December 2 ...
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* ''
Yu-Gi-Oh!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine between September 1996 and March 2004. The plot follows the story of a boy named Yugi Mutou, w ...
''
* ''
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's
is the second main spin-off of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, succeeding ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'', in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Weekly Shonen Jump and the 15th anniversary of V Jump. The series aired in Japan from April 2, 2008 to Mar ...
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* ''
Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V
, sylized as ''Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V'', is a Japanese anime series animated by Gallop. It is the fourth spin-off anime series in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise following ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal''. The series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 6, 2014 ...
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* ''
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist''
* ''
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'', also known in Japan as , is an anime spin-off and sequel series to the original ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from October 6, 2004 to March 26, 2008, and was succeeded by ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''. ''Yu-Gi ...
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* ''
Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World''
* ''
Yu-Gi-Oh! R
is a Japanese manga series written by Akira Itō, based on Kazuki Takahashi's ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' manga. The series, which is a spin-off side story to the original manga, was serialized in Shueisha's ''V Jump'' magazine between April 2004 and D ...
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* ''
Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
, stylized as Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, is a Japanese manga and anime series and the third spin-off of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, after the preceding ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''. The manga began serialization in Shueisha's ''V Jump'' magazine from Dece ...
''
* ''
Yui Kamio Lets Loose
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Shiibashi, serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from March to November 2019. The individual chapters were collected and published by Shueisha into four ''tankōbon'' volumes. Viz ...
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* ''Zipman!!''
* ''
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* ''
Arata: The Legend'' †
* ''
Call of the Night
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kotoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since August 2019. In North America, the manga is licensed for English release by Viz Media. An anime television ...
'' †
* ''
Case Closed
''Case Closed'', also known as , is a Japanese detective manga series written and illustrated by Gosho Aoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since January 1994, with its ch ...
'' †
* ''
Cross Game
is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuru Adachi. It was serialized in Shogakukan ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from April 2005 to February 2010, with its chapters collected in 17 ' ...
''
* ''
Fly Me to the Moon
"Fly Me to the Moon", originally titled "In Other Words", is a song written in 1954 by Bart Howard. The first recording of the song was made in 1954 by Kaye Ballard. Frank Sinatra's 1964 version was closely associated with the Apollo missions ...
'' †
* ''
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End'' †
* ''
Hayate the Combat Butler
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kenjiro Hata. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' magazine from October 2004 to April 2017. Shogakukan released 52 volumes in Japan from February 2005 to June ...
'' †
* ''
Helck'' †
* ''
Hyde & Closer''
* ''
Inuyasha
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in fifty-six '' ...
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* ''
Itsuwaribito
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuuki Iinuma. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'', where it ran for a year, from January 2009 to February 2010, and it was subsequently transferred to ''Club Sunday' ...
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* ''
Kekkaishi
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yellow Tanabe. The series is about Yoshimori Sumimura and Tokine Yukimura, heirs to rival families of ''kekkai'' (barrier magic) users, who must defend their school from the spirits d ...
''
* ''
Komi Can't Communicate
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tomohito Oda. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' since May 2016, with its chapters collected in twenty-seven ''tankōbon'' volum ...
'' †
* ''
Kurozakuro''
* ''
Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic''
* ''
Maison Ikkoku
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Spirits'' from 1980 to 1987, with the chapters collected into 15 ''tankōbon'' volumes. ' ...
''
* ''
Mao'' †
* ''
Maoh: Juvenile Remix''
* ''
Ranma ½
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from August 1987 to March 1996, with the chapters collected into 38 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shogakukan. The st ...
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* ''
Rin-ne
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from April 2009 to December 2017, with its chapters were collected into forty ''ta ...
''
* ''
Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle'' †
* ''
Yakitate!! Japan
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takashi Hashiguchi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from December 2001 to January 2007, with its chapters collected in 26 ''tankōbon'' volumes. A sixty-nine ...
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* ''
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'' †
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* ''
Baron: The Cat Returns''
* ''
Castle in the Sky
, titled ''Laputa: Castle in the Sky'' for release in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, is a 1986 Japanese animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki. The first film produced by Studio Ghibli, ...
'' (film comic)
* ''
Howl's Moving Castle
''Howl's Moving Castle'' is a fantasy novel by British author Diana Wynne Jones, first published in 1986 by Greenwillow Books of New York. It was a runner-up for the annual Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, and won the Phoenix Award twenty years ...
'' (film comic)
* ''
Kiki's Delivery Service
is a 1989 Japanese Anime, animated fantasy film written, produced, and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, adapted from the Kiki's Delivery Service (novel), 1985 novel by Eiko Kadono. It was animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Yamato Transpor ...
'' (film comic)
* ''
My Neighbor Totoro
is a 1988 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten. The film—which stars the voice actors Noriko Hidaka, Chika Sakamoto, and Hitoshi Takagi—tells the story of a ...
'' (film comic)
* ''
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind may refer to
* Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (manga), ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'' (manga), a manga series by Hayao Miyazaki
* Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (film), ''Nausicaä of the Valle ...
''
* ''
Ponyo
is a 2008 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Mitsubishi, and distributed by ...
'' (film comic)
* ''
Princess Mononoke
is a 1997 Japanese animated epic historical fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki and animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network and Dentsu. The film stars the voices of Yōji Matsuda, Yuriko Ishida ...
'' (film comic)
* ''
Spirited Away
is a 2001 Japanese animated fantasy film written and directed by Hayao Miyazaki, animated by Studio Ghibli for Tokuma Shoten, Nippon Television Network, Dentsu, Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Tohokushinsha Film, and Mitsubishi and distribut ...
'' (film comic)
* ''
The Secret World of Arrietty
''Arrietty'', titled in Japan and ''The Secret World of Arrietty'' in North America, is a 2010 Japanese animated fantasy film directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi as his feature film debut as a director, animated by Studio Ghibli for the Nippon Te ...
'' (film comic)
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* ''
AiON'' ††
* ''
Calling You
"Calling You" is a song from the 1987 film, ''Bagdad Cafe''. It was originally recorded by Jevetta Steele. Bob Telson, the songwriter, also recorded his version. Both versions appeared on the movie soundtrack. The song was nominated for the A ...
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* ''
Chibi Vampire
''Chibi Vampire'', originally released in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuna Kagesaki. The story is about an unusual vampiress girl, who instead of drinking blood must inject it into others because she produc ...
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* ''
Chocolate Cosmos
is a Japanese '' shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Nana Haruta. The series was serialized in ''Ribon'' magazine from the September 2007 issue of the magazine until its final chapter in the November 2008 issue. The individual ch ...
''
* ''
Clamp School Detectives
, also known as ''CLAMP Campus Detectives'', is a manga series by Clamp, which was adapted into a 26-episode anime series, produced by Bandai Visual and Studio Pierrot. The manga series was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's '' Monthly Asuka' ...
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* ''Crazy For You''
* ''
D.N.Angel
''D.N.Angel'' (stylized as ''D•N•ANGEL'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The manga premiered in Japan in the Kadokawa Shoten magazine ''Monthly Asuka'' in November 1997. After two extended hia ...
'' ††
* ''
Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders''
* ''
Eureka Seven
''Eureka Seven'', known in Japan as , is a 2005 Japanese anime series created by Bones. The series was directed by Tomoki Kyoda, with series composition by Dai Satō, character designs by Kenichi Yoshida and music by Naoki Satō. ''E ...
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* ''Girls Bravo''
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* ''Grenadier (manga), Grenadier''
* ''Guardian Hearts'' ††
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* ''Hands Off!''
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* ''Kamiyadori''
* ''Kannazuki no Miko''
* ''Kyo Kara Maoh!'' ††
* ''Lagoon Engine''
* ''Lucky Star (manga), Lucky Star'' ††
* ''Mad Love Chase''
* ''Man of Many Faces''
* ''Metamo Kiss''
* ''Mikansei No. 1''
* ''Million Tears''
* ''Miyuki-chan in Wonderland''
* ''Momogumi Plus Senki'' ††
* ''Mouryou Kiden''
* ''The One I Love (manga), The One I Love''
* ''Ratman (manga), Ratman'' ††
* ''Red Hot Chili Samurai'' ††
* ''Rizelmine''
* ''Saber Marionette J''
* ''Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School''
* ''Saving Life'' ††
* ''Sgt. Frog'' ††
* ''Shirahime-Syo: Snow Goddess Tales, Shirahime-Syo''
* ''Someday's Dreamers''
* ''St. Lunatic High School''
* ''Suki: A Like Story''
* ''The Third''
* ''Trinity Blood''
* ''Welcome to the N.H.K.''
* ''ZONE-00'' ††
* ''Zyword''
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* ''20th Century Boys''
* ''20th Century Boys, 21st Century Boys''
* ''Abara''
* ''Afterschool Charisma''
* ''Alice in Borderland'' †
* ''All My Darling Daughters (manga), All My Darling Daughters''
* ''Asadora!'' †
* ''Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun''
* ''Battle Royale (manga), Battle Royale: Angels' Border''
* ''Beastars'' †
* ''Beast Complex'' †
* ''Biomega (manga), Biomega''
* ''Black Lagoon'' †
* ''Black Paradox''
* ''Blue Flag (manga), Blue Flag''
* ''Bokurano: Ours''
* ''Boy's Abyss'' †
* ''Came the Mirror & Other Tales''
* ''Cat Eyed Boy'' †
* ''Cats of the Louvre''
* ''Children of the Sea (manga), Children of the Sea''
* ''Children of the Whales'' †
* ''Choujin X'' †
* ''Crazy Food Truck'' †
* ''Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction'' †
* ''Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection''
* ''Dorohedoro''
* ''Downfall (manga), Downfall''
* ''The Drifting Classroom''
* ''Drip Drip'' †
* ''Fire Punch''
* ''Fist of the North Star'' †
* ''Fragments of Horror''
* ''Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection''
* ''Gangsta (manga), Gangsta'' †
* ''Gangsta (manga), Gangsta: Cursed''
* ''Gente''
* ''GoGo Monster''
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* ''Golgo 13'' ††
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* ''Gyo''
* ''Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku''
* ''House of Five Leaves''
* ''I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow''
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* ''La Quinta Camera''
* ''Levius (manga), Levius''
* ''Levius (manga), Levius/est''
* ''The Liminal Zone''
* ''Look Back (manga), Look Back''
* ''Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection''
* ''March Story''
* ''Master Keaton''
* ''Mermaid Saga''
* ''Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand'' †
* ''Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt'' †
* ''Monster (manga), Monster''
* ''Mujirushi: The Sign of Dreams''
* ''No Guns Life'' †
* ''No Longer Human (Ito manga), No Longer Human''
* ''No. 5 (manga), No. 5''
* ''Not Simple''
* ''Oishinbo'' ††
* ''Ōoku: The Inner Chambers''
* ''Orochi (manga), Orochi'' †
* ''Phoenix (manga), Phoenix''
* ''Ping Pong (manga), Ping Pong''
* ''Pluto (manga), Pluto''
* ''Ran and the Gray World''
* ''Real (manga), Real'' †
* ''Record of Ragnarok'' †
* ''Remina''
* ''Ristorante Paradiso''
* ''Rooster Fighter'' †
* ''RWBY''
* ''Saturn Apartments''
* ''Sensor (manga), Sensor''
* ''Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories''
* ''Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection''
* ''Sneeze: Naoki Urasawa Story Collection''
* ''Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection'' †
* ''Solanin''
* ''Sunny (manga), Sunny''
* ''Sweet Blue Flowers''
* ''Tekkonkinkreet''
* ''Tenjo Tenge''
* ''Terra Formars'' †
* ''Tesoro''
* ''To Strip the Flesh'' †
* ''Tokyo Ghoul''
* ''Tokyo Ghoul, Tokyo Ghoul:re''
* ''Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection'' †
* ''Tomie''
* ''Ultraman (manga), Ultraman'' †
* ''Urusei Yatsura'' †
* ''
Uzumaki
is a Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Junji Ito. Appearing as a serial in the weekly ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Spirits'' from 1998 to 1999, the chapters were compiled into three bound volumes by Shoga ...
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* ''
Vagabond
Vagrancy is the condition of homelessness without regular employment or income. Vagrants (also known as bums, vagabonds, rogues, tramps or drifters) usually live in poverty and support themselves by begging, scavenging, petty theft, temporar ...
'' †
* ''Venus in the Blind Spot''
* ''The Way of the Househusband'' †
* ''What a Wonderful World!''
* ''Will I Be Single Forever?''
* ''Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead'' †
† - New volumes currently being released
†† - Series not published in entirety
††† -
Yen Press
Yen Press, LLC is an American manga and graphic novel publisher co-owned by Kadokawa Corporation and Hachette Book Group. It published ''Yen Plus'', a monthly comic anthology, between 2008 and 2013. In addition to translated material, Yen Press ...
has the rights to series' digital release due to being a Square Enix title.
Formerly licensed
* ''2001 Nights''
* ''A, A Prime''
* ''A.D. Police: Dead End City''
* ''Act-Age'' (rescinded)
* ''Message to Adolf, Adolf'' (now licensed by Vertical (publisher), Vertical)
* ''The All-New Tenchi Muyo! (manga), The All-New Tenchi Muyo!''
* ''Aqua Knight''
* ''Area 88'' ††
* ''Ashen Victor''
* ''Ayakashi Triangle'' (new chapters are released on the ''Shonen Jump'' app, volumes are licensed by
Seven Seas Entertainment
Seven Seas Entertainment is an American publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original English-language manga, but now publishes licensed manga and light novels from Japan, as we ...
) ††
* ''B.B. Explosion''
* ''B.O.D.Y. (manga), B.O.D.Y.'' ††
* ''Baoh''
* ''Bastard!!'' ††
* ''
Battle Angel Alita
''Gunnm '' ( ja, 銃夢, Ganmu, ), also known as ''Battle Angel Alita'' in English, is a Japanese cyberpunk manga series created by Yukito Kishiro and originally published in Shueisha's ''Business Jump'' magazine from 1990 to 1995. The se ...
'' (now licensed by Kodansha USA)
* ''Battle Angel Alita: Last Order'' (now licensed by Kodansha USA) ††
* ''Beet the Vandel Buster'' ††
* ''Benkei in New York''
* ''Beyblade (manga), Beyblade''
* ''The Big O''
* ''Bio Booster Armor Guyver'' ††
* ''Black Jack (manga), Black Jack'' (now licensed by Vertical) ††
* ''Black Rose Alice'' ††
* ''Blood: The Last Vampire''
* ''Blue Spring (manga), Blue Spring''
* ''Cheeky Angel''
* ''Chicago (manga), Chicago''
* ''ChocoMimi'' ††
* ''Cobra (manga), Cobra'' ††
* ''Crimson Hero'' ††
* ''Dance till Tomorrow''
* ''Di Gi Charat''
* ''Dinosaur King''
* ''Doraemon''
* ''Dragon Drive''
* ''Eagle: The Making of an Asian-American President''
* ''Eat-Man'' ††
* ''El-Hazard''
* ''Flowers & Bees''
* ''Galaxy Express 999''
* ''Getter Robo Go''
* ''Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence'' (film comic)
* ''Gimmick! (manga), Gimmick!''
* ''Grey (manga), Grey''
* ''Haou Airen''
* ''Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time (manga), Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time''
* ''Inubaka: Crazy for Dogs'' ††
* ''Kurohime (manga), Kurohime'' ††
* ''The Legend of Kamui'' ††
* ''Legendz''
* ''Macross II''
* ''Magical Pokémon Journey'' ††
* ''Mai, the Psychic Girl''
* ''Marionette Generation''
* ''Medabots''
* ''Midori Days''
* ''Patlabor, Mobile Police Patlabor'' ††
* ''Mobile Suit Gundam#Manga, Mobile Suit Gundam 0079'' ††
* ''Mobile Suit Gundam Wing''
* ''Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin'' (now licensed by Vertical) ††
* ''Monster Hunter, Monster Hunter: Flash Hunter''
* ''Neko Majin'' ††
* ''No Need for Tenchi''
* ''Ogre Slayer'' ††
* ''Pineapple Army'' ††
* ''Pokémon: The Electric Tale of Pikachu''
* ''Project ARMS''
* ''RahXephon''
* ''Read or Die''
* ''Read or Dream''
* ''Reborn!'' ††
* ''Resident Evil, Resident Evil: The Marhawa Desire''
* ''Rumic Theater'' ††
* ''Rumic World'' ††
* ''Rurouni Kenshin: The Hokkaido Arc'' (rescinded)
* ''Saikano''
* ''Samurai Crusader''
* ''Sanctuary (manga), Sanctuary''
* ''Sensual Phrase''
* ''Shakugan no Shana'' ††
* ''Shaman King'' (now licensed by Kodansha USA)
* ''Short Cuts (manga), Short Cuts''
* ''Short Program (manga), Short Program''
* ''Silent Möbius'' (now licensed by
Udon Entertainment
Udon Entertainment Corp. is a Canadian art studio and publisher. The company publishes original and translated comic books, graphic novels, manga and art books related to anime and video games. It was founded in 2000 and is named after udon, a ...
)
* ''Socrates in Love''
* ''SOS''
* ''Spriggan (manga), Spriggan'' (now licensed by
Seven Seas Entertainment
Seven Seas Entertainment is an American publishing company located in Los Angeles, California. It was originally dedicated to the publication of original English-language manga, but now publishes licensed manga and light novels from Japan, as we ...
) ††
* ''Steam Detectives''
* ''Strain (manga), Strain''
* ''Strawberry 100%'' ††
* ''They Were Eleven'' (now licensed by Denpa (company), Denpa)
* ''Times Two''
* ''Togari (manga), Togari''
* ''Tough (manga), Tough'' ††
* ''Densha Otoko, Train Man: Densha Otoko''
* ''Ultimo (manga), Ultimo''
* ''Voyeur (manga), Voyeur'' ††
* ''Wedding Peach''
* ''Wild Com.''
* ''Wish (manga), Wish''
* ''Xenon (manga), Xenon''
* ''Zatch Bell!'' ††
* ''Zoids: Chaotic Century''
* ''Zoids: New Century''
†† - Series not published in entirety
Anime
Currently licensed
* ''Accel World''
* ''Accel World: Infinite Burst'' (film)
* ''
Bakuman
is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, the same creative team responsible for '' Death Note''. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from August 2 ...
'' (originally licensed by Media Blasters) †
* ''Berserk: The Golden Age Arc#The Egg of the King, Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I: The Egg of the King'' (film)
* ''Berserk: The Golden Age Arc#The Battle for Doldrey, Berserk: The Golden Age Arc II - The Battle for Doldrey'' (film)
* ''Berserk: The Golden Age Arc#The Advent, Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent'' (film)
* ''Blame! (film), Blame!'' (film) ††
* ''Bleach (anime), Bleach''
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* ''Blue Dragon (anime), Blue Dragon''
* ''Blue Dragon (anime), Blue Dragon: Trials of the Seven Shadows''
* ''Blood Lad''
* ''
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations''
* ''
Buso Renkin
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuhiro Watsuki. It follows Kazuki Muto, who becomes an alchemical warrior in the battle against alchemical monsters known as homunculi. Watsuki envisioned the manga as his last '' shō ...
''
* ''Captain Tsubasa, Captain Tsubasa (2018)''
* ''Castlevania (TV series), Castlevania'' ††
* ''Coppelion''
* ''
Death Note
''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to May ...
''
* ''Doraemon (2005 TV series), Doraemon''
* ''Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet''
* ''The Genie Family, The Genie Family (2020)'' †
* ''
Hikaru no Go
is a Japanese manga series based on the board game Go, written by Yumi Hotta and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. The production of the series' Go games was supervised by Go professional Yukari Umezawa. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekl ...
''
* Hunter × Hunter, ''Hunter × Hunter'' (2011)
* ''Hunter × Hunter: Phantom Rouge'' (film)
* ''Hunter × Hunter: The Last Mission'' (film)
* ''
Infini-T Force
is a Japanese 3DCG anime series featuring a crossover between characters from ''Science Ninja Team Gatchaman'', ''Casshan'', ''Hurricane Polymar'' and '' Tekkaman: The Space Knight'', all series produced by Tatsunoko Production in the 1970s. ...
''
* ''Infini-T Force, Infini-T Force the Movie: Farewell, Friend''
* ''
Inuyasha
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in fifty-six '' ...
''
* ''Inuyasha, Inuyasha: The Final Act''
* ''Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time'' (film)
* ''Inuyasha the Movie: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass'' (film)
* ''Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler'' (film)
* ''Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island'' (film)
* ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV series), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' (originally licensed by Warner Bros.)
* ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV series), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders''
* ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV series), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable''
* ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV series), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind''
* ''K (TV series), K''
* ''K: Missing Kings'' (film)
* ''K (TV series), K: Return of Kings''
* ''K (TV series), K: Seven Stories'' (film)
* ''Mazinger Z, Mazinger Z: Infinity'' (film)
* ''Megalobox'' (First season only)
* ''Mr. Osomatsu''
* ''
Naruto
''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. T ...
''
* ''Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow'' (film)
* ''Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel'' (film)
* ''Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom'' (film)
* ''Naruto, Naruto: Shippuden''
* ''Naruto Shippuden the Movie'' (film)
* ''Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Bonds, Naruto Shippuden the Movie 2: Bonds'' (film)
* ''Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Will of Fire, Naruto Shippuden the Movie 3: The Will of Fire'' (film)
* ''Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower'' (film)
* ''Naruto the Movie: Blood Prison'' (film)
* ''Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie'' (film)
* ''The Last: Naruto the Movie'' (film)
* ''Boruto: Naruto the Movie'' (film)
* ''Naruto, Naruto SD: Rock Lee and his Ninja Pals''
* ''
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan''
* ''Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan - Demon Capital''
* ''
One-Punch Man
is a Japanese superhero manga series created by One. It tells the story of Saitama, a superhero who, because he can defeat any opponent with a single punch, grows bored from a lack of challenge. One wrote the original webcomic manga v ...
''
* ''Pokémon (TV series), Pokémon: The Series''
** ''Pokémon: Indigo League'' ††
** ''Pokémon: Adventures on the Orange Islands'' ††
** ''Pokémon: The Johto Journeys'' ††
** ''Pokémon: Johto League Champions'' ††
** ''Pokémon: Master Quest'' ††
** ''Pokémon: Advanced'' ††
** ''Pokémon: Advanced Challenge'' ††
** ''Pokémon: Advanced Battle'' ††
** ''Pokémon: Battle Frontier'' ††
** ''Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl'' ††
** ''Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Battle Dimension'' ††
** ''Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles'' ††
** ''Pokémon: Diamond and Pearl: Sinnoh League Victors'' ††
** ''Pokémon: Black & White'' ††
** ''Pokémon: Black & White: Rival Destinies'' ††
** ''Pokémon: Black & White: Adventures in Unova'' ††
** ''Pokémon: Black & White: Adventures in Unova and Beyond'' ††
** ''Pokémon the Series: XY'' ††
** ''Pokémon the Series: XY Kalos Quest'' ††
** ''Pokémon the Series: XYZ'' ††
** ''Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon'' ††
** ''Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Adventures'' ††
** ''Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends''††
** ''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'' ††
** ''Pokémon Master Journeys: The Series'' ††
* ''Pokémon: The Movie''
** ''Pokémon: The First Movie'' (film; originally licensed by Kids' WB) ††
** ''Pokémon: The Movie 2000'' (film; originally licensed by Kids' WB) ††
** ''Pokémon 3: The Movie'' (film; originally licensed by Kids' WB) ††
** ''Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew'' (film) ††
** ''Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea'' (film) ††
** ''Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai'' (film) ††
** ''Pokémon: Giratina & the Sky Warrior'' (film; originally licensed by Universal Studios Home Entertainment) ††
** ''Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life'' (film) ††
** ''Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions'' (film) ††
** ''Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom, Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram'' (film) ††
** ''Pokémon the Movie: Black—Victini and Reshiram and White—Victini and Zekrom, Pokémon the Movie: White—Victini and Zekrom'' (film) ††
** ''Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice'' (film) ††
** ''Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened'' (film) ††
** ''Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction'' (film) ††
** ''Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages'' (film) ††
** ''Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel'' (film) ††
** ''Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!'' (film) ††
** ''Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us'' (film) ††
** ''Pokémon: Mewtwo Strikes Back—Evolution'' (film) ††
** ''Pokémon the Movie: Secrets of the Jungle'' (film) ††
* ''
Ranma ½
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from August 1987 to March 1996, with the chapters collected into 38 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shogakukan. The st ...
''
* ''Ranma ½, Ranma ½: Big Trouble in Nekonron, China'' (film)
* ''Ranma ½, Ranma ½: Nihao My Concubine'' (film)
* ''Reborn!'' (streaming only; Discotek Media has the home video rights)
* ''Sailor Moon (TV series), Sailor Moon'' (The first two seasons were originally licensed by DIC Entertainment and A.D. Vision#ADV Films, ADV Films, while the third and fourth seasons were originally licensed by Cloverway Inc. and NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, Pioneer Entertainment)
* ''Sailor Moon Crystal''
* ''
Sailor Moon R: The Movie'' (film; originally licensed by Pioneer Entertainment)
* ''Sailor Moon S: The Movie'' (film; originally licensed by Pioneer Entertainment)
* ''Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie'' (film; originally licensed by Pioneer Entertainment)
* ''Terra Formars''
* ''Terra Formars, Terra Formars: Revenge''
* ''
Tiger & Bunny
''Tiger & Bunny'' (stylized as ''TIGER & BUNNY'') is a 2011 Japanese anime superhero television series produced by Sunrise and directed by Keiichi Sato. The screenplay was written by Masafumi Nishida with original character design by Ma ...
''
* ''Tiger & Bunny, Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning'' (film)
* ''Tiger & Bunny, Tiger & Bunny: The Rising'' (film)
* ''
Vampire Knight
is a Japanese manga series written by Matsuri Hino. It was serialized in Hakusensha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''LaLa'' from 2004 to 2013, with its chapters collected in nineteen ''tankōbon'' volumes. The manga series is licensed in Englis ...
''
* ''Vampire Knight, Vampire Knight: Guilty''
* ''
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon''
* ''Zetman''
† - Not currently dubbed or released outside of streaming
†† - Viz only has home video rights
Formerly licensed
* ''Galaxy Express 999, Adieu Galaxy Express 999'' (film; now licensed by Discotek Media)
* ''
Boys Over Flowers
, is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Kamio and set in Tokyo, Japan, and the fictional "Eitoku Academy" (an elite school for children from rich families). It tells the story of Tsukushi Makino, a girl fr ...
'' (now licensed by Discotek Media)
* ''
Ceres, Celestial Legend
''Ceres, Celestial Legend'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Watase. It was originally serialized in Shōgakukan's magazine ''Shōjo Comic'' from May 1996 to March 2000, with its chapters collecte ...
'' (now licensed by Discotek Media)
* ''
Corrector Yui
is a Japanese anime television series created by Kia Asamiya. The anime series was produced by Nippon Animation and broadcast on NHK Educational TV from 1999 to 2000. It was licensed for North American release by Viz Media. This series ha ...
''
* ''
Cross Game
is a Japanese baseball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Mitsuru Adachi. It was serialized in Shogakukan ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from April 2005 to February 2010, with its chapters collected in 17 ' ...
'' (streaming only)
* ''Deko Boko Friends''
* ''
Eyeshield 21
is a Japanese manga series written by Riichiro Inagaki and illustrated by Yusuke Murata. The series tells the story of Sena Kobayakawa, an introverted boy who joins an American football club as a secretary, but after being coerced by quarte ...
'' (now licensed by Sentai Filmworks)
* ''Fatal Fury: Legend of the Hungry Wolf'' (film; now licensed by Discotek Media)
* ''Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture'' (film; now licensed by Discotek Media)
* ''Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle'' (film; now licensed by Discotek Media)
* ''
Flame of Recca
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Anzai. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from April 1995 to February 2002, with its chapters collected in 33 ''tankōbon'' volumes.
The series was ad ...
'' (now licensed by Discotek Media)
* ''
Full Moon o Sagashite
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine '' Ribon'' from January 2002 to June 2004 and collected in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes.
The series wa ...
''
* ''Galaxy Express 999 (film), Galaxy Express 999'' (film; now licensed by Discotek Media)
* ''Grandpa Danger''
* ''Great Dangaioh''
* ''Grey (manga), Grey: Digital Target''
* ''Hamtaro''
* ''
Honey and Clover
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Chica Umino. It was serialized in Takarajimasha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Cutie Comic'' from 2000 to 2001, before being transferred to Shueisha's ''josei'' (aimed at younger ad ...
'' (now licensed by Discotek Media)
* ''Honey and Clover, Honey and Clover II'' (now licensed by Discotek Media)
* Hunter × Hunter (1999 TV series), ''Hunter × Hunter'' (1999)
* ''
I"s''
* ''I"s, I"s Pure''
* ''Jin-Roh'' (with Bandai Entertainment, now licensed by Discotek Media)
* ''
Kekkaishi
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yellow Tanabe. The series is about Yoshimori Sumimura and Tokine Yukimura, heirs to rival families of ''kekkai'' (barrier magic) users, who must defend their school from the spirits d ...
'' (now licensed by Discotek Media)
* ''Key the Metal Idol'' (now licensed by Discotek Media)
* ''Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne''
* ''
Maison Ikkoku
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Spirits'' from 1980 to 1987, with the chapters collected into 15 ''tankōbon'' volumes. ' ...
''
* ''
MÄR
''Märchen Awakens Romance'', officially abbreviated as ''MÄR'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nobuyuki Anzai, serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from January 2003 to July 2006. ''MÄR'' follows 14-ye ...
'' (First 52 episodes only)
* ''
MegaMan NT Warrior'' (First and Second (Axess) season only)
* ''Mega Man Star Force (anime), Mega Man Star Force'' (First 13 episodes only)
* ''Mermaid Saga, Mermaid's Scar''
* ''Mirmo!''
* ''Monster (manga), Monster''
* ''Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit'' (now licensed by Sentai Filmworks, originally licensed by NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, Geneon and later by Media Blasters)
* ''
Nana
Nana, Nanna, Na Na or NANA may refer to:
People and fictional characters
* Nana (given name), including a list of people and characters with the given name
* Nana (surname), including a list of people and characters with the surname
* Nana (c ...
'' (now licensed by Sentai Filmworks)
* ''Neuro: Supernatural Detective'' (streaming only)
* ''Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (anime), Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge'' (now licensed by Discotek Media)
* ''Ogre Slayer''
* ''
One-pound Gospel''
* ''
Please Save My Earth
, sometimes abbreviated ''Bokutama'', is a '' shōjo'' manga by Saki Hiwatari. It was published by Hakusensha from 1986 to 1994 in the magazine ''Hana to Yume'' and collected in 21 volumes (''tankōbon''). The series was adapted as a six-p ...
''
* ''
The Prince of Tennis
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Konomi. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from July 1999 to March 2008, with its chapters collected in forty-two ''tankōbon'' volumes. ...
'' (First 50 episodes only; now licensed by
Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Sony through a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex. The service primarily distributes films and tel ...
)
* ''Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva'' (film)
* ''Project ARMS'' (now licensed by Discotek Media)
* ''Saikano'' (now licensed by Sentai Filmworks)
* ''Sanctuary (manga), Sanctuary''
* ''Strawberry 100%'' (streaming only)
* ''Trouble Chocolate''
* ''
Ultra Maniac
is a manga series written by Wataru Yoshizumi. The romantic comedy series features 8th grader Ayu Tateishi, a tennis club member, and her transfer student friend, Nina Sakura, who is actually a trainee witch from the magical kingdom. It pre ...
'' (Originally licensed by NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, Geneon, now licensed by Discotek Media)
* ''
Video Girl Ai
''Video Girl Ai'', known in Japan as simply , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Katsura. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 1989 to April 1992. It was followed by a short seq ...
''
* ''Zatch Bell!'' (now licensed by New Video)
* ''Zoids: Chaotic Century''
* ''Zoids: Genesis''
Live-action films
Previously distributed
* ''Death Note (2006 film), Death Note'' (now licensed by
Funimation
Crunchyroll, LLC, previously known as Funimation from 1994 to 2022, is an American entertainment company owned by Japanese conglomerate Sony as a joint venture between Sony Pictures and Sony Music Entertainment Japan's Aniplex that specializes ...
)
* ''Death Note 2: The Last Name'' (now licensed by Funimation)
* ''Densha Otoko (film), Densha Otoko''
* ''
Detroit Metal City
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kiminori Wakasugi. It was serialized in Hakusensha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Young Animal'' from September 2005 to April 2010, with its chapters collected in ten ''tankōbon'' volume ...
''
* ''Funky Forest: The First Contact''
* ''
Honey and Clover
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Chica Umino. It was serialized in Takarajimasha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Cutie Comic'' from 2000 to 2001, before being transferred to Shueisha's ''josei'' (aimed at younger ad ...
''
* ''
Kamikaze Girls
''Kamikaze Girls'', originally released in Japan as , is a 2002 Japanese light novel written by Novala Takemoto. The story centers on the friendship between two students named Momoko Ryugasaki and Ichigo "Ichiko" Shirayuri. These two are fro ...
''
* ''L: Change the World''
* ''Love Com, Love*Com''
* ''Nana (2005 film), Nana''
* ''Nana 2''
* ''Ping Pong (2002 film), Ping Pong''
Website
For a period, Viz offered an e-mail service called Viz Mail. In the first two weeks of service, it had 1,000 members. The service allowed users to use stationery and letterheads decorated with characters from Viz Media properties.
Despite the fact that Viz Media's licensed distribution territory includes Canada, the company has been criticized for not providing online anime simulcasts to that country.
See also
* Crunchyroll EMEA, formerly known as Viz Media Europe
References
External links
*
Official VIZ Media Facebook Fan Page*
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