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VIZ Media LLC is an American manga publisher,
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distributor and
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company headquartered in
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,
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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
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, as well as Japanese production company Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions (ShoPro). In 2017, Viz Media was the largest publisher of
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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 in
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, Japan, moved to
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, 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 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's single-volume title '' Domu: A Child's Dream''. His idea came to fruition after he met Masahiro Ohga, then managing director of
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, 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 ''
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''; 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
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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 ''
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'', which became an instant hit. The company continued to see success when it expanded into the
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distribution market, began publishing '' Shonen Jump'', an English adaptation of the popular Japanese magazine ''
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''. 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
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, 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
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's subsidiary
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to license ''
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'' (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 pha ...
'', 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 know ...
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'', '' Shadow Lady'', '' The Monkey King'', and recently
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's ''
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'' and CLAMP's ''
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''. Shueisha also permitted
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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 ser ...
'',
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 w ...
to license '' Hayate X Blade'' and will later permit Seven Seas Entertainment to license '' Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs'' and '' Super HxEros'', and permitted
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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 ''
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'' 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 ...
'' (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'' and the ''
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'' manga,
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to license the ''
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'' manga (even though Viz Media licensed the anime), the now-defunct
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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 know ...
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
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), ''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 Decem ...
'', and permitted
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'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 publishe ...
'', ''
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'', '' Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san'', '' My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU'' and ''
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'' (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
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reprinted the manga in May 2009, resulting in a change of license holders from ASCII Media Works (when Yen Press announced the license) to
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(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 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 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,
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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, and Cartoon Network. 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
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, 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 to distribute select Crunchyroll licensed titles on home video and electronic sell-through in the United States and Canada. On July 3, 2020,
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announced that they would begin streaming the original ''
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'' 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 Shōn ...
'', '' 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 in 2007. VIZ continues to publish many titles, some of the most popular including: '' Dragon Ball'', ''
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'', ''
Detective Conan ''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 cha ...
'' (as ''Case Closed''), '' Bleach'', ''
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, creator of '' Dragon Ball'', 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. ''
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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
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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
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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 ''
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'', ''
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'', starring
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and
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. Their second production was the American live-action adaptation to the supernatural thriller manga series: '' Death Note'', which was directed by
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and starred
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, as the film's lead. Viz also has many partnerships with various authors and celebrities, perhaps the most famous being the cosplay film that debuted in the 2013 Tokyo Anime Festival with Kirata Uchiha, played by JadexRoyal. Winning multiple awards for the board including Masashi Kishimoto. Others include Full Moon, and Last Quarter.


Films

* ''
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''


Television

* '' Seis Manos''


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 adu ...
''. 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, 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 featuring reviews of
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and manga 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 List of manga magazines, 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 translat ...
'' 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 ''
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'' 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 ...
'' 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'' ga ...
''. 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 R ...
, 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 ...
'' 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 ...
'', 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'', '' Samurai Crusader: The Kumomaru Chronicles'', and '' Ogre Slayer''. 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'', 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 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 hand-drawn and 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 Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...
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, Suncoast, and Diamond Distributors 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 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 hand-drawn and 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 Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...
, fashion and beauty. Viz launched related "Shojo Beat" imprints 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 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 uni ...
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, ''
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. In addition, the imprint released an expanded edition of Kōshun Takami'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. The imprint is distributed to trade by
Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster () is an American publishing company and a subsidiary of Paramount Global. It was founded in New York City on January 2, 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. As of 2016, Simon & Schuster was the third largest pu ...
.


SuBLime

In October 2011, Viz Media launched SuBLime as an imprint for titles. The imprint was formed in collaboration with the Japanese yaoi publisher
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and its parent company Animate 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 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'' * '' 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 collec ...
'' * ''The Children Nowadays'' * ''Deadman Wonderland'' * ''Detroit Metal City'' * ''Dinosaur Hour'' * ''Dogs (manga), Dogs'' * ''Excel Saga'' * ''Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M'' * ''Flame of Recca'' * ''Cinnamoroll, Fluffy Fluffy Cinnamoroll'' * ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' ††† * ''Gestalt (manga), Gestalt'' * ''Happy Happy Clover'' * ''Homestuck'' * ''How Do We Relationship?'' † * ''Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit'' * ''Jormungand (manga), Jormungand'' * ''Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives in Pupupu, Kirby Manga Mania'' † * ''The Law of Ueki'' * ''Leave it to PET!'' * ''The Legend of Zelda (manga), The Legend of Zelda'' † ** ''The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (manga), The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess'' † * ''Little Battlers Experience'' * ''Love's in Sight!'' † * ''Loveless (manga), Loveless'' † * ''MÄR'' * ''Marvel × Shōnen Jump+ Super Collaboration'' ** ''Marvel × Shōnen Jump+ Super Collaboration, Deadpool: Samurai'' ** ''Marvel × Shōnen Jump+ Super Collaboration, Secret Reverse'' * ''MegaMan NT Warrior'' * ''Neon Genesis Evangelion (manga), Neon Genesis Evangelion'' * ''Yumekui Kenbun, Nightmare Inspector: Yumekui Kenbun'' ††† * ''O-Parts Hunter'' ††† * ''One-pound Gospel'' * ''Persona 5'' (manga) † * ''List of Pokémon manga, Pokémon'' † * ''Pokémon Adventures'' † * ''Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!'' * ''Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Ginji's Rescue Team'' * ''Portus'' * ''Radiant (series), Radiant'' † * ''The Record of a Fallen Vampire'' ††† * ''Record of Grancrest War'' * ''Requiem of the Rose King'' † * ''Sexy Voice and Robo'' * ''Spider-Man: Fake Red'' † * ''Splatoon'' † ** ''Splatoon, Splatoon: Squid Kids Comedy Show'' † * ''Guardians of the Whills, Star Wars: Guardians of the Whills'' * ''Star Wars: The High Republic, Star Wars: The High Republic – The Edge of Balance'' † * ''Star Wars, Star Wars: The Legends of Luke Skywalker'' * ''Super Mario Adventures'' * ''Switch (manga), Switch'' * ''That Blue Sky Feeling'' * ''Tiger & Bunny'' * ''Transformers, Transformers: The Manga'' * ''A Tropical Fish Yearns for Snow'' * ''Turning Red: 4*Town 4*Real'' † * ''Tuxedo Gin'' * ''Until I Love Myself: The Journey of a Nonbinary Manga Artist'' † * ''Video Girl Ai'' * ''Wolf's Rain'' * ''Wolverine: Snikt!''† * ''X (manga), X'' * ''Yo-kai Watch (manga), Yo-kai Watch'' †


= Shojo Beat

= * ''A Devil and Her Love Song'' * ''Absolute Boyfriend'' * ''Ai Ore!'' * ''Aishiteruze Baby'' * ''Alice 19th'' * ''An Incurable Case of Love'' * ''Angel Sanctuary'' * ''Anonymous Noise'' * ''Ao Haru Ride'' * ''Baby and Me'' * ''Backstage Prince'' * '' Banana Fish'' * ''Basara (manga), Basara'' * ''Beast Master (manga), Beast Master'' * ''Beauty is the Beast'' * ''Beauty Pop'' * ''Behind the Scenes!!'' * ''Black Bird (manga), Black Bird'' * ''Blank Slate (manga), Blank Slate'' * ''Bloody Mary'' * ''Boys Over Flowers'' * ''Boys Over Flowers Season 2'' * ''Butterflies, Flowers'' * ''Cactus's Secret'' * ''Captive Hearts (manga), Captive Hearts'' * ''Ceres, Celestial Legend'' * ''Crown of Love (manga), Crown of Love'' * ''Crown of Thorns'' * ''Dawn of the Arcana'' * ''Daytime Shooting Star'' * ''Demon Love Spell'' * ''The Demon Prince of Momochi House'' * ''Dengeki Daisy'' * ''Descendants of Darkness'' †† * ''Dolls (1995 manga), Dolls'' * ''Doubt!!'' * ''Hakushaku to Yōsei, The Earl and the Fairy'' * ''Earl Cain'' * ''Everyone's Getting Married'' * ''Fairy Cube'' * ''Fall in Love Like a Comic!'' * ''Flower in a Storm'' * ''From Far Away'' * ''Full Moon o Sagashite'' * ''Fushigi Yûgi'' * ''Fushigi Yûgi Byakko Senki'' † * ''Fushigi Yûgi Genbu Kaiden'' * ''Gaba Kawa'' * ''The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross'' * ''Earl Cain, Godchild'' * ''Grand Guignol Orchestra'' * ''Hana-Kimi'' * ''Happy Hustle High'' * ''Happy Marriage!?'' * ''Heaven's Will (manga), Heaven's Will'' * ''The Heiress and the Chauffeur'' * ''Here is Greenwood'' * ''High School Debut'' * ''
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 adu ...
'' * ''Honey Blood'' * ''Honey Hunt'' * ''Honey So Sweet'' * ''Hot Gimmick'' * ''Idol Dreams'' † * ''I.O.N (manga), I.O.N'' * ''Ima Koi, Ima Koi: Now I'm in Love'' † * ''Imadoki!'' * ''Jiu Jiu'' * ''Kakuriyo: Bed and Breakfast for Spirits'' † * ''Kamikaze Girls'' * ''Kamisama Kiss'' * ''Kare First Love'' * ''Kaze Hikaru'' † * ''Kenka Bancho Otome: Girl Beats Boys'' * ''Kimi ni Todoke'' * ''The King's Beast'' † * ''Kiss of the Rose Princess'' * ''Komomo Confiserie'' * ''La Corda d'Oro'' * ''Toshokan Sensō, Library Wars'' * ''Like a Butterfly'' † * ''Love Com'' * ''Love Me, Love Me Not (manga), Love Me, Love Me Not'' * ''The Magic Touch (manga), The Magic Touch'' * ''Maid Sama!'' * ''MeruPuri'' * ''Meteor Prince'' * ''Midnight Secretary'' * ''Millennium Snow'' * ''Mistress Fortune'' * ''Mixed Vegetables'' * ''Monkey High!'' * ''My Love Mix-Up!'' † * ''My Love Story!!'' * ''My Special One'' † * ''Nana (manga), Nana'' * ''Natsume's Book of Friends'' † * ''Not Your Idol'' † * ''Oresama Teacher'' * ''Otomen'' * ''Ouran High School Host Club'' * ''Phantom Thief Jeanne'' * ''Please Save My Earth'' * ''Prince Freya'' † * ''Punch!'' * ''QQ Sweeper'' * ''QQ Sweeper, Queen's Quality'' † * ''Rainbow Days'' † * ''Yurara, Rasetsu'' * ''Red River (manga), Red River'' * ''Revolutionary Girl Utena'' * ''Revolutionary Girl Utena, Revolutionary Girl Utena: After the Revolution'' * ''Romantic Killer'' † * ''Rosen Blood'' † * ''S · A: Special A'' * ''Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura'' * ''Sand Chronicles'' * ''Seiho Boys' High School!'' * ''Short-Tempered Melancholic'' * ''Shortcake Cake'' * ''Shuriken and Pleats'' * ''Skip Beat!'' † * ''Snow White with the Red Hair'' † * ''So Cute it Hurts!!'' * ''SP Baby'' * ''Spell of Desire'' * ''St. Dragon Girl'' * ''Stepping on Roses'' * ''The Story of Saiunkoku'' * ''Strobe Edge'' * ''Sugar Princess'' * ''Sweet Rein'' * ''Tail of the Moon'' * ''Takane and Hana'' * ''Time Stranger Kyoko'' * ''Tokyo Boys & Girls'' * ''Ultra Maniac'' * ''Vampire Knight'' * ''Vampire Knight, Vampire Knight Memories'' † * ''Voice Over! Seiyu Academy'' * ''W Juliet'' * ''Wanted (manga), Wanted'' * ''The Water Dragon's Bride'' * ''We Were There (manga), We Were There'' * ''Wild Ones (manga), Wild Ones'' * ''Wolf Girl and Black Prince'' † * ''Yakuza Lover'' † * ''Yona of the Dawn'' † * ''The Young Master's Revenge'' * ''Yukarism'' * ''Yume Kira Dream Shoppe'' * ''Yurara''


= Shonen Jump

= * ''7thGarden'' † * ''Agravity Boys'' * ''Akane-banashi'' † * ''Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater'' * ''
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 ...
'' * ''Assassination Classroom'' * ''Astra Lost in Space'' * ''Ayashimon'' † * ''Bakuman'' * ''Barrage (manga), Barrage'' * ''Beast Children'' * ''Black Cat (manga), Black Cat'' * ''Black Clover'' † * ''Black Torch'' * '' Bleach'' * ''Blue Box (manga), Blue Box'' † * ''Blue Exorcist'' † * ''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'' †† * ''Bone Collection'' * ''Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' † * ''Build King'' * ''Burn the Witch (manga), Burn the Witch'' † * ''Buso Renkin'' * ''Candy Flurry'' † * ''Chainsaw Man'' † * ''Claymore (manga), Claymore'' * ''The Comiq'' † * ''Cowa!'' * ''Cross Manage'' * ''D.Gray-man'' † * ''Dandadan'' † * ''Dark Gathering'' † * ''Death Note'' * ''Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba'' * ''Doron Dororon'' * ''Double Taisei'' * ''Dr. Slump'' * ''Dr. Stone'' † * ''Dr. Stone, Dr. Stone Reboot: Byakuya'' * '' Dragon Ball'' * ''Dragon Ball Super'' † * ''Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai'' † * ''The Elusive Samurai'' † * ''Eyeshield 21'' * ''Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma, Food Wars!'' * ''Genkaku Picasso'' * ''Ghost Reaper Girl'' † * ''Gin Tama'' †† * ''Goodbye, Eri'' * ''Guardian of the Witch'' * ''Gun Blaze West'' * ''Haikyu!!'' * ''Hard-Boiled Cop and Dolphin'' * ''Heart Gear'' † * ''Hell Warden Higuma'' * ''Hi-Fi Cluster'' * ''High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku'' * ''Hikaru no Go'' * ''Hoshin Engi'' * ''Hunter × Hunter'' † * ''The Hunters Guild: Red Hood'' † * ''I"s'' * ''I Tell C, i tell c'' † * ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' * ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' † * ''Jujutsu Kaisen'' † * ''Jujutsu Kaisen 0'' * ''Juni Taisen: Zodiac War'' * ''Just Listen to the Song'' * ''Kaguya-sama: Love Is War'' † * ''Kaiju No. 8'' † * ''Kaiu Shirai x Posuka Demizu: Beyond The Promised Neverland''† * ''Saint Seiya, Knights of the Zodiac'' * ''Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible'' † * ''Kuroko's Basketball'' * ''The Last Saiyuki'' * ''Love Rush!'' * ''Magu-chan: God of Destruction'' * ''Mashle, Mashle: Magic and Muscles'' † * ''Me & Roboco'' † * ''Mission: Yozakura Family'' † * ''Mitama Security: Spirit Busters'' * ''Moriarty the Patriot'' † * ''Moriking'' * ''Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation'' * ''My Hero Academia'' † * ''My Hero Academia: Smash!!'' * ''My Hero Academia: Team-Up Missions'' † * ''My Hero Academia: Vigilantes'' † * ''
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, Naruto: Chibi Sasuke's Sharingan Legend'' * ''Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring'' * ''ne0;lation'' * ''Neru: Way of the Martial Artist'' † * ''Nine Dragons' Ball Parade'' † * ''Nisekoi, Nisekoi: False Love'' * ''Nora: The Last Chronicle of Devildom'' * ''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 cha ...
'' † * ''One-Punch Man'' † * ''Our Blood Oath'' * ''Phantom Seer'' * ''Platinum End'' * ''PPPPPP (manga), PPPPPP'' † * ''Pretty Face'' * ''The Prince of Tennis'' * ''The Promised Neverland'' * ''Psyren'' * ''Ral Grad'' * ''Red Sprite'' * ''The Right Way to Make Jump!'' * ''Robot x LaserBeam'' * ''Rosario + Vampire'' * ''Rosario + Vampire, Rosario + Vampire: Season II'' * ''Rurouni Kenshin'' * ''Rurouni Kenshin, Rurouni Kenshin: Restoration'' * ''Sakamoto Days'' † * ''Samurai 8: The Tale of Hachimaru'' * ''Sand Land'' * ''School Judgment: Gakkyu Hotei'' * ''Seraph of the End'' † * ''Show-ha Shoten!'' † * ''Slam Dunk (manga), Slam Dunk'' * ''Spy × Family'' † * ''Stealth Symphony'' * ''Super Smartphone'' * ''Takama-ga-hara'' * ''Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man, Tatsuki Fujimoto Before Chainsaw Man: 17–21 and 22–26'' † * ''Tegami Bachi'' * ''Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan'' † * ''Time Killers'' * ''Time Paradox Ghostwriter'' * ''Tista (manga), Tista'' † * ''Tokyo Shinobi Squad'' * ''Toriko'' * ''Twin Star Exorcists'' † * ''Ultimate Muscle'' * ''Undead Unluck'' † * ''Wāqwāq (manga), Wāqwāq'' * ''We Never Learn'' † * ''Whistle!'' * ''Witch Watch'' † * ''World Trigger'' † * ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' * ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'' * ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V (manga), Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V'' * ''Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duelist'' * ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' * ''Yu-Gi-Oh!, Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium World'' * ''Yu-Gi-Oh! R'' * ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal'' * ''Yui Kamio Lets Loose'' * ''Zipman!!'' * ''Zombiepowder.''


= Shonen Sunday

= * ''Arata: The Legend'' † * ''Call of the Night'' † * ''Case Closed'' † * ''Cross Game'' * ''Fly Me to the Moon (manga), Fly Me to the Moon'' † * ''Frieren, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End'' † * ''Hayate the Combat Butler'' † * ''Helck (manga), 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 '' ...
'' * ''Itsuwaribito'' * ''Kekkaishi'' * ''Komi Can't Communicate'' † * ''Kurozakuro'' * ''Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic'' * ''Maison Ikkoku'' * ''Mao (manga), 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 s ...
'' * ''Rin-ne'' * ''Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle'' † * ''Yakitate!! Japan'' * ''Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'' †


= Studio Ghibli Library

= * ''Baron: The Cat Returns'' * ''Castle in the Sky'' (film comic) * ''Howl's Moving Castle (film), Howl's Moving Castle'' (film comic) * ''Kiki's Delivery Service'' (film comic) * ''My Neighbor Totoro'' (film comic) * ''Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind (manga), Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind'' * ''Ponyo'' (film comic) * ''Princess Mononoke'' (film comic) * ''Spirited Away'' (film comic) * ''The Secret World of Arrietty'' (film comic)


= Viz Select

= * ''Aion (manga), AiON'' †† * ''Calling You (anthology), Calling You'' * ''Chibi Vampire'' * ''Chocolate Cosmos'' * ''Clamp School Detectives'' * ''Crazy For You'' * ''D.N.Angel'' †† * ''Duklyon: Clamp School Defenders'' * ''Eureka Seven'' * ''Fate/stay night'' †† * ''Flower of the Deep Sleep'' * ''Future Diary'' †† * ''The Girl Who Leapt Through Time'' * ''Girls Bravo'' * ''Glass Wings'' * ''Goth (novel), Goth'' * ''Grenadier (manga), Grenadier'' * ''Guardian Hearts'' †† * ''Hanako and the Terror of Allegory'' * ''Hands Off!'' * ''Haru Hana'' * ''Hibiki's Magic'' †† * ''Judas (manga), Judas'' * ''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''


= Viz Signature

= * ''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'' * ''Golden Kamuy'' † * ''Golgo 13'' †† * ''Goodnight Punpun'' * ''Gyo'' * ''Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku'' * ''House of Five Leaves'' * ''I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow'' * ''Insomniacs After School'' † * ''The Kingdom of the Gods'' * ''Kingyo Used Books'' †† * ''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 ...
'' * ''
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 w ...
) †† * ''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 ...
'' (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 udo ...
) * ''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 w ...
) †† * ''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'' (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'' * ''Bleach: Memories of Nobody'' (film) * ''Bleach: The DiamondDust Rebellion'' (film) * ''Bleach: Fade to Black'' (film) * ''Bleach: Hell Verse'' (film) * ''Blue Dragon (anime), Blue Dragon'' * ''Blue Dragon (anime), Blue Dragon: Trials of the Seven Shadows'' * ''Blood Lad'' * ''Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'' * ''Buso Renkin'' * ''Captain Tsubasa, Captain Tsubasa (2018)'' * ''Castlevania (TV series), Castlevania'' †† * ''Coppelion'' * ''Death Note'' * ''Doraemon (2005 TV series), Doraemon'' * ''Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet'' * ''The Genie Family, The Genie Family (2020)'' † * ''Hikaru no Go'' * 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 1 ...
'' * ''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'' * ''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 s ...
'' * ''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, Tiger & Bunny: The Beginning'' (film) * ''Tiger & Bunny, Tiger & Bunny: The Rising'' (film) * ''Vampire Knight'' * ''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'' (now licensed by Discotek Media) * ''Ceres, Celestial Legend'' (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 ...
'' * ''Cross Game'' (streaming only) * ''Deko Boko Friends'' * ''Eyeshield 21'' (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'' (now licensed by Discotek Media) * ''Full Moon o Sagashite'' * ''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 adu ...
'' (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'' (now licensed by Discotek Media) * ''Key the Metal Idol'' (now licensed by Discotek Media) * ''Lagrange: The Flower of Rin-ne'' * ''Maison Ikkoku'' * ''MÄR'' (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 (manga), Nana'' (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'' * ''The Prince of Tennis'' (First 50 episodes only; now licensed by Crunchyroll) * ''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'' (Originally licensed by NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan, Geneon, now licensed by Discotek Media) * ''Video Girl Ai'' * ''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'' * ''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 adu ...
'' * ''Kamikaze Girls'' * ''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
* {{Authority control Viz Media, 1986 establishments in California American companies established in 1986 American subsidiaries of foreign companies Anime companies Book publishing companies based in San Francisco Entertainment companies based in California Entertainment companies established in 1986 Manga distributors Mass media companies established in 1986 Publishing companies based in the San Francisco Bay Area Publishing companies established in 1986