VIZ Media LLC is an American

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publisher,

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distributor and

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company headquartered in

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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

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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 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 ...

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, Japan, moved to

, 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

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

, 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 Media HQ

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

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

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

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 ...

, 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

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 ...

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 ...

'' (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'', '' Shadow Lady'', '' The Monkey King'', 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 ''

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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 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'' 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'', 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 ...

'' (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,

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 1 ...

'' manga (even though Viz Media licensed the anime), the now-defunct

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to license ''Wounded Man - The White Haired Demon'', permitted

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 Dec ...

'', 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 published i ...

'', ''

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'', '' Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san'', '' 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 o ...

'' (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

reprinted the manga in May 2009, resulting in a change of license holders from

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(when Yen Press announced the license) to

(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

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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,

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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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Mad Love Chase ''Mad Love Chase'', known in Japan as , is a manga by Kazusa Takashima. In 2001, it began serialization in ''Asuka'' and the first volume was released in July 2002. In 2009, it was licensed by TokyoPopMan of Many Faces'' * ''

Metamo Kiss is a shōjo manga authored by , and published by Kadokawa Shoten. TokyoPop released three volumes were released in the United States by 2007. Story Kohanamaru Taki is a young boy who moves to Tokyo after his grandmother died. Unaware o ...

'' * ''Mikansei No. 1'' * ''Million Tears'' * ''

Miyuki-chan in Wonderland is a comedy, ''yuri'' (love between women) manga written and illustrated by Clamp, an all-female manga artist team consisting of Satsuki Igarashi, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi, and Nanase Ohkawa. The story focuses on the eponymous protagonist, ...

'' * ''Momogumi Plus Senki'' †† * '' Mouryou Kiden'' * '' The One I Love'' * '' Ratman'' †† * ''Red Hot Chili Samurai'' †† * ''

Rizelmine is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The manga was originally serialized for six chapters in the Kadokawa Shoten magazine ''Ace Next'' from November 2001 to April 2002 with a single ''tankōbon'' collection ...

'' * ''

Saber Marionette J is a Japanese anime television series produced by Studio Junio. aired on TV Tokyo from October 1, 1996 to March 25, 1997. It is the first installment of the ''Saber Marionette'' franchise. The show was localized in North America by Ocean Pr ...

'' * '' Samurai Girl: Real Bout High School'' * ''Saving Life'' †† * ''

Sgt. Frog ''Sgt. Frog'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mine Yoshizaki. It was launched in ''Monthly Shōnen Ace'' in April 1999. The story follows the attempts of a platoon of frog-like alien invaders to c ...

'' †† * '' Shirahime-Syo'' * ''

Someday's Dreamers is a Japanese manga series written by Norie Yamada and illustrated by Kumichi Yoshizuki. It was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's ''Comic Dragon'' magazine from May 2002 to January 2003 and was later collected in two bound volumes. In 2006, T ...

'' * ''St. Lunatic High School'' * '' Suki: A Like Story'' * ''

The Third is a light novel series, that has also been made into manga and anime series by Ryo Hoshino and illustrated by Ariko Ito. The anime series goes under the name . According to the New York Comic Convention, ''The Third'' has been licensed by ...

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Trinity Blood is a series of Japanese light novels written by Sunao Yoshida with illustrations by Thores Shibamoto and originally serialized in ''The Sneaker''. Set 900 years after an apocalyptic war between humans and vampires, the series focuses on the ...

'' * '' Welcome to the N.H.K.'' * ''ZONE-00'' †† * ''

Zyword is a single-volume manga created by ex- Clamp member Tamayo Akiyama. It was first published in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten in September 2000. Story Zyword is an unbalanced dimensional structure held by three connection spells called Dawn, Deep ...

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20th Century Boys is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. It was originally serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Spirits'' from 1999 to 2006, with the 249 chapters published into 22 ''tankōbon'' ...

'' * ''

21st Century Boys is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. It was originally serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Spirits'' from 1999 to 2006, with the 249 chapters published into 22 ''tankōbon'' ...

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Abara ''Abara'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Nihei. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Ultra Jump'' from May 19, 2005, to March 18, 2006, with its chapters collected i ...

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Afterschool Charisma is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kumiko Suekane. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Ikki'' from April 2008 to September 2014, and its chapters were compiled by Shogakukan and released i ...

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Alice in Borderland is a Japanese suspense manga series written and illustrated by Haro Aso. It was first serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Shōnen Sunday S'' from November 2010 to March 2015, and later moved to ''Weekly Shōnen Sund ...

'' † * '' All My Darling Daughters'' * ''

Asadora! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' since October 2018, with its chapters published in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes as of November 2022. It ha ...

'' † * '' Assassin's Creed: Blade of Shao Jun'' * '' Battle Royale: Angels' Border'' * ''

Beastars ''Beastars'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's ''Weekly Shōnen Champion'' from September 2016 to October 2020, with its chapters collected in 22 ''t ...

'' † * ''Beast Complex'' † * '' Biomega'' * ''

Black Lagoon ''Black Lagoon'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rei Hiroe. It has been published in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Sunday Gene-X'' since April 2002, with its chapters coll ...

'' † * ''Black Paradox'' * '' Blue Flag'' * '' Bokurano: Ours'' * ''

Boy's Abyss is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryō Minenami. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Young Jump'' magazine since February 2020, and has been compiled into eleven volumes as of December 2022. A live-action televis ...

'' † * ''Came the Mirror & Other Tales'' * ''

Cat Eyed Boy is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuo Umezu. The story is narrated by the titular cat-eyed boy, hated by both humans and demons, who gets involved in tales of horror including monsters and children. The manga was init ...

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Cats of the Louvre is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Big Comic Original'' magazine from June 2016 to July 2017. Publication ''Cats of the Louvre'' is written and illustrated by Taiyō Mat ...

'' * '' Children of the Sea'' * ''

Children of the Whales is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Abi Umeda. The manga is licensed in North America by Viz Media. An anime television series adaptation by J.C. Staff aired in Japan from October to December 2017, and was released globall ...

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Choujin X is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sui Ishida. It has been irregularly serialized on Shueisha's ''Tonari no Young Jump'' website since May 2021 and in ''Weekly Young Jump'' from October 2021 to February 2022. Synopsis has ...

'' † * '' Crazy Food Truck'' † * ''

Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction , also abbreviated as ''DDDDD'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Inio Asano. It is about two high school girls who struggle with the mundanity of life after an alien spaceship descends on Japan. The manga was serialized ...

'' † * ''Deserter: Junji Ito Story Collection'' * ''

Dorohedoro is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Q Hayashida. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazines ''Monthly Ikki'' (November 2000 to September 2014), ''Hibana'' (March 2015 to August 2017), and ''Monthly Shōnen Sunday'' ...

'' * '' Downfall'' * ''

The Drifting Classroom is a Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Kazuo Umezu. It was serialized in the manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from 1972 to 1974, and published as collected ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shogakukan. The series follow ...

'' * ''Drip Drip'' † * '' Fire Punch'' * ''

Fist of the North Star is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. It was serialized in Shueisha's Shōnen manga, ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' for 245 issues published from 1983 to 1988 and initially colle ...

'' † * '' Fragments of Horror'' * ''Frankenstein: Junji Ito Story Collection'' * ''

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'' † * '' Gangsta: Cursed'' * ''Gente'' * '' GoGo Monster'' * ''

Golden Kamuy is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satoru Noda (artist), Satoru Noda. It was serialized in Shueisha's Seinen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from August 2014 to April 2022, with its chapters collected in thirt ...

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Golgo 13 is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Saito, published in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic'' since October 1968. The series follows the title character, a professional assassin for hire. ''Golgo ...

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Goodnight Punpun is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Inio Asano. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Young Sunday'' between 2007 and 2008. Later in ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' from 2008 to 2013, its chapters were collected in thirte ...

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Gyo , fully titled in Japan, is a horror ''seinen'' manga written and illustrated by Junji Ito, appearing as a serial in the weekly manga magazine ''Big Comic Spirits'' from 2001 to 2002. Shogakukan collected the chapters into two bound volume ...

'' * '' Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku'' * ''

House of Five Leaves is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsume Ono. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Monthly Ikki'' from November 2005 to July 2010, with its chapters published in eight volumes under the Ikki Comix imprin ...

'' * '' I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow'' * ''

Insomniacs After School is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Ojiro. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' since May 2019. An anime television series adaptation by Liden Films is set t ...

'' † * ''The Kingdom of the Gods'' * '' Kingyo Used Books'' †† * ''La Quinta Camera'' * '' Levius'' * '' Levius/est'' * ''The Liminal Zone'' * '' Look Back'' * '' Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection'' * ''

March Story ''March Story'' (stylized as ''MARCH STORY'') is a Japanese manga series written by Kim Hyung-min and illustrated by Yang Kyung-il. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Monthly Sunday Gene-X'' from December 2007 to January 2013. Publication Writ ...

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Master Keaton is a Japanese manga series created by Hokusei Katsushika, Naoki Urasawa, and Takashi Nagasaki. It was serialized in '' Big Comic Original'' from 1988 to 1994, with the 144 chapters collected into 18 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Shogakukan. An ...

'' * '' Mermaid Saga'' * ''Mermaid Scales and the Town of Sand'' † * ''

Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yasuo Ohtagaki. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Superior'' since March 2012, with its chapters collected in twenty ''tankōbon'' volumes a ...

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'' * '' Mujirushi: The Sign of Dreams'' * ''

No Guns Life is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tasuku Karasuma. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Ultra Jump'' from September 2014 to September 2021, with its chapters collected in thirteen ''tankōbon'' vol ...

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No Longer Human is a 1948 Japanese novel by Osamu Dazai. It is considered Dazai's masterpiece and ranks as the second-best selling novel ever in Japan, behind Natsume Sōseki's ''Kokoro''. The literal translation of the title, discussed by Donald Keene in his ...

'' * '' No. 5'' * ''

Not Simple ''Not Simple'' (stylized in all lowercase) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsume Ono, presenting a nonlinear narrative of a young man's fractured family history and the search for his missing sister. It was serialized ...

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Oishinbo is a long-running Japanese cooking manga series written by and drawn by . The manga's title is a portmanteau of the Japanese word for delicious, ''oishii'', and the word for someone who loves to eat, ''kuishinbo''. The series depicts the ...

'' †† * '' Ōoku: The Inner Chambers'' * ''

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Ping Pong Table tennis, also known as ping-pong and whiff-whaff, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight ball, also known as the ping-pong ball, back and forth across a table using small solid rackets. It takes place on a hard table div ...

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Pluto Pluto (minor-planet designation: 134340 Pluto) is a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, a ring of trans-Neptunian object, bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is the ninth-largest and tenth-most-massive known object to directly orbit the S ...

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Real Real may refer to: Currencies * Brazilian real (R$) * Central American Republic real * Mexican real * Portuguese real * Spanish real * Spanish colonial real Music Albums * ''Real'' (L'Arc-en-Ciel album) (2000) * ''Real'' (Bright album) (2010) ...

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Record of Ragnarok is a Japanese manga series written by Shinya Umemura and Takumi Fukui and illustrated by Ajichika. It began in Coamix's (formerly also published by Tokuma Shoten) ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Comic Zenon'' in November 2017. It was l ...

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Remina is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Junji Ito. It was serialized in '' Big Comic Spirits'' from September 2004 to July 2005, and published in one volume. Synopsis Following the discovery of a mysterious rogue planet which ...

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Ristorante Paradiso , also known as , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsume Ono, detailing the daily lives of the staff of a restaurant in Rome. The first iteration of the series was serialized in Ohta Publishing's ''Manga Erotics F'' man ...

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RWBY ''RWBY'' (pronounced "Ruby") is an American Anime-influenced animation, anime-influenced Computer animation, computer-animated web series created by Monty Oum for Rooster Teeth. It is set in the fictional world of Remnant, where young people tr ...

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'' * ''Shiver: Junji Ito Selected Stories'' * ''Smashed: Junji Ito Story Collection'' * '' Sneeze: Naoki Urasawa Story Collection'' * ''Soichi: Junji Ito Story Collection'' † * ''

Solanin is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Inio Asano. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Young Sunday'' from 2005 to 2006. In North America, the manga was licensed for English language release by Viz Media. The manga w ...

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Sweet Blue Flowers is a Japanese yuri manga series written and illustrated by Takako Shimura. It was serialized between November 2004 and July 2013 in Ohta Publishing's manga magazine ''Manga Erotics F'', with its chapters collected in eight '' tankōbon'' vol ...

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Tekkonkinkreet , also known as ''Black & White'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto, originally serialized from 1993 to 1994 in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Big Comic Spirits''. The story takes place in the ...

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Tenjo 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 ...

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Tokyo Ghoul is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Sui Ishida. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' between September 2011 and September 2014, and was collected in four ...

'' * '' Tokyo Ghoul:re'' * ''Tombs: Junji Ito Story Collection'' † * ''

Tomie is a Japanese horror manga series written and illustrated by Junji Ito. ''Tomie'' was Ito's first published work he originally submitted to ''Monthly Halloween'', a ''shōjo'' magazine in 1987, which led to him winning the Kazuo Umezu aw ...

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Ultraman ''Ultraman'', also known as the , is the collective name for all media produced by Tsuburaya Productions featuring Ultraman, his many brethren, and the myriad monsters. Debuting with ''Ultra Q'' and then ''Ultraman'' in 1966, the series is one ...

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Urusei Yatsura is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from September 1978 to February 1987. Its 366 individual chapters were published in 34 ''tankōbon'' volum ...

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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 ...

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The Way of the Househusband is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kousuke Oono. Published in the online manga magazine ''Bunch'' since 2018, ''The Way of the Househusband'' follows an ex-yakuza member who retires from crime to become a househusband. T ...

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What a Wonderful World! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Inio Asano. It consists of loosely connected short stories about young adults in modern Japan and their life decisions. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine '' Month ...

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title.

Formerly licensed

* '' 2001 Nights'' * ''

A, A Prime ''A, A Prime'' is a manga anthology of short stories written and illustrated by Moto Hagio. Originally spelled ''A, A′'', it was first published in November 1984 by Shogakukan and brings together three science fiction stories published between ...

'' * '' A.D. Police: Dead End City'' * ''

Act-Age is a Japanese manga series written by Tatsuya Matsuki and illustrated by Shiro Usazaki. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from January 2018 to August 2020, with its chapters collected into 12 ''tankōbon'' volumes. ''Ac ...

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Adolf Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and to a lesser extent in vari ...

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) * '' The All-New Tenchi Muyo!'' * ''

Aqua Knight is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukito Kishiro. It's a tale about Ruliya, a female orca-riding knight, making an epic journey through the aqueous world of Marmundo. After publishing three volumes, Kishiro placed the seri ...

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Area 88 is a Japanese manga series by Kaoru Shintani serialized between 1979 and 1986. The story is about a young pilot named Shin Kazama and his experiences at Area 88, a mercenary air force base secluded in the desert of a war-torn country. Shin ...

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Ashen Victor ''Ashen Victor'', known in Japan as , is a futuristic manga by Yukito Kishiro, taking place in the same universe as his ''Battle Angel Alita ''Gunnm '' ( ja, 銃夢, Ganmu, ), also known as ''Battle Angel Alita'' in English, is a Ja ...

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Ayakashi Triangle sometimes abbreviated as is a Japanese fantasy, romantic comedy manga series written and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. It was serialized in publisher Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine from June 2020 to April 2022, and has been t ...

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B.B. Explosion is a manga by Yasue Imai licensed in the U.S. by VIZ Media. The story revolves around little Airi from Okinawa who enters the Actors school dreaming of appearing in the TV show called ''Boom Boom'' (hence the ''B.B.'' in the title). Plot Ai ...

'' * '' B.O.D.Y.'' †† * ''

Baoh is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki, most famous for his manga ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure''. Originally serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1984 to 1985, it was ...

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Bastard!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazushi Hagiwara. It began its serialization in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in 1988, and has continued irregularly in ''Ultra Jump'' since 2000, with its latest chapter released in ...

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'' (now licensed by

Kodansha USA Kodansha USA Publishing, LLC is a publishing company based in New York, USA, and a subsidiary of Japan's largest publishing company Kodansha. Established in July 2008, Kodansha USA publishes books relating to Japan, Japanese culture, and mang ...

) * '' Battle Angel Alita: Last Order'' (now licensed by Kodansha USA) †† * ''

Beet the Vandel Buster is a Japanese manga series written by Riku Sanjo and illustrated by Koji Inada. It takes place in a fantasy world where humans have been suffering from the attacks of the demon-like Vandels. Humans can fight back by becoming a Vandel Buste ...

'' †† * '' Benkei in New York'' * ''

Beyblade is a line of spinning-top toys originally developed by Takara, first released in Japan in July 1999, along with its debut series. Following Takara's merger with Tomy in 2006, Beyblades are now developed by Takara Tomy. Various toy companies ar ...

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Bio Booster Armor Guyver is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiki Takaya. The Guyver itself is a symbiosis, symbiotic techno-organic (or Biomechanical engineering, biomechanical) device that Human enhancement, enhances the capabilities of its h ...

'' †† * '' Black Jack'' (now licensed by Vertical) †† * ''

Black Rose Alice is a Japanese fantasy romance manga series written and illustrated by Setona Mizushiro. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's ''Princess'' magazine from 2008 to 2011, after which the manga was put on hold for eight years. Mizushiro resumed s ...

'' †† * '' 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

) * ''Socrates in Love'' * ''SOS'' * ''Spriggan (manga), Spriggan'' (now licensed by

) †† * ''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'' * ''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 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, Infini-T Force the Movie: Farewell, Friend'' * ''

'' * ''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, 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 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 collec ...

'' (now licensed by Discotek Media) * ''

'' * ''

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 quart ...

'' (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, ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Ribon'' from January 2002 to June 2004 and collected in seven ''tankōbon'' volumes. The ...

'' * ''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!'' * ''

'' * ''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 ( ...

'' (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'' * ''

'' * ''

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.

References

External links

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Official VIZ Media Facebook Fan Page
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Early history

Shueisha co-ownership and mergers: 2000 to present

Manga ratings

Reception

Publication style

Divisions

Viz Productions

Films

Television

New People

Entertainment complex

Neon Alley

Publications

''Animerica''

''Game On! USA''

''Manga Vizion''

''Pulp''

''Shonen Jump''

''Shojo Beat''

Haikasoru

SuBLime

Business partnerships

Titles

Manga

Currently licensed

= Viz Originals

= Viz Media

= Shojo Beat

= Shonen Jump

= Shonen Sunday

= Studio Ghibli Library

= Viz Select

= Viz Signature

Formerly licensed

Anime

Currently licensed

Formerly licensed

Live-action films

Previously distributed

Website

See also

References

External links