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VIZ Media Publisher Profile

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Publisher Name:

VIZ Media

Founded:

1986

Official Web Sites:

Address:

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

About This Publisher:

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.

Publishing Affiliations:

Manga Categories:

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)

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