VIZ Media Publisher Profile

• http://www.viz.com
• Shonen Jump Official Web Site
• Shojo Beat Official Web Site
• VIZ Store
• Official Naruto Manga and Anime Web Site
• Official Bleach Manga and Anime Web Site
• Official Death Note Web Site

Mailing Address:
VIZ Media, LLC
P.O. BOX 77010
San Francisco, CA 94107

Main Address:
VIZ Media, LLC
295 Bay Street
San Francisco, CA 94133

One of the first companies to publish Japanese manga for the U.S. market, VIZ Media publishes and distributes comics, graphic novels, novel-adaptations of manga, magazines, art books and children's books.

Based in San Francisco, VIZ also releases anime DVDs and handles licensing for its manga and animation properties.

• Shueisha Inc.
• Shogakukan Inc.
• Shogakukan Production Co., Ltd. (ShoPro Japan)
• VIZ Pictures

VIZ publishes manga under several imprints, each with a slightly different editorial focus. They include:

• Shojo Beat - shojo manga
• Shonen Jump and Shonen Jump Advanced - shonen manga
• VIZ Kids - kodomo manga
• VIZ Media - mix of shojo, shonen, josei and seinen manga titles
• VIZ Signature - primarily seinen, josei manga and artistically innovative gekiga (graphic novels)

• Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto
• Bleach by Tite Kubo
• InuYasha by Rumiko Takahashi
• Nana by Ai Yazawa
• Vampire Knight by Matsuri Hino
• Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata
• Naoki Urasawa's Monster by Naoki Urasawa
• Tekkon Kinkreet: Black and White by Taiyo Matsumoto
• Uzumaki: Spiral Into Horror by Junji Ito

• Shonen Jump Magazine
• Shojo Beat Magazine
• Manga Light Novels
• Art Books
• Anime DVDs
• VIZ Pictures Live Action Film DVDs

• VIZ Pictures to release Nana, Honey and Clover films in U.S. - November 3, 2007
• Wired Magazine: Manga Conquers America - October 26, 2007
• Death Note Anime Debuts on Adult Swim - October 20, 2007
• VIZ Online Store Offers Limited Edition Bleach Shoes - October 9, 2007
• Trio of Naruto Releases Tops September Bestseller List - October 1, 2007
• VIZ Pictures to Release Death Note Movies in U.S. - September 20, 2007
• Naruto Nation Blasts Off With Three New Volumes - September 10, 2007
• VIZ Posts New Poll for Manga Fans - August 21, 2007
• VIZ Adds More Arina Tanemura Titles to 2008 Line-up - August 3, 2007